XO Communications and NEXL Network Systems Team to Deliver Full Suite of Managed Hosting Solutions to Businesses
17 Août 2005 - 3:01PM
PR Newswire (US)
RESTON, Va. and PEABODY, Mass., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
XO Communications, Inc. (OTC:XOCM.OB) (BULLETIN BOARD: XOCM.OB) and
NEXL Network Systems today announced an alliance to offer
businesses end-to-end managed hosting solutions, from the network
through to the managed application level. Together, the two
companies will offer solutions that leverage XO state-of- the-art
data centers and IP network infrastructure and NEXL's leadership in
delivering complete managed infrastructure computing services.
Under a multi-year agreement, XO and NEXL will co-market and sell
each other's services through XO direct and indirect sales channels
and NEXL's direct sales force. NEXL becomes the provider of complex
managed services to XO managed hosting customers, and XO becomes a
preferred provider of data center and network services to NEXL
customers. XO and NEXL will jointly deliver end-to-end managed
hosting solutions leveraging XO data centers and Tier 1 OC-192
national IP network and NEXL's complete range of infrastructure
computing services. The companies will offer these solutions to new
customers that want to outsource the hosting and management of
their web-based applications. Customers will be hosted within
secure and fully redundant XO data centers, which are directly
connected to the XO IP network. NEXL will design, implement and
manage the solutions, delivering a wide range of managed
application, security, and storage services. "By creating this
alliance with NEXL Network Systems, XO can continue to offer
businesses the latest in outsourced managed hosting solutions, from
design and implementation to the day-to-day management of their
applications and equipment," said Barbara Branaman, vice president
and general manager of XO Communications' hosting business unit.
"NEXL's leading managed offerings complement XO's data center and
networking expertise, together allowing us to provide customers a
single source solution for outsourcing their mission- critical
applications." "The new relationship between NEXL and XO
Communications enables us to give customers a best of breed Managed
Hosting experience, from analysis and design to ongoing support and
management," said Dean Oliver, President and Chief Operating
Officer of NEXL Network Systems. "This is an exciting alliance for
both companies, as well as for the customer." About XO
Communications XO Communications is a leading provider of national
and local telecommunications services to businesses, large
enterprises and telecommunications companies. XO offers a complete
portfolio of services, including local and long distance voice,
dedicated Internet access, private networking, data transport, and
Web hosting services as well as bundled voice and Internet
solutions. XO provides these services over an advanced, national
facilities-based IP network and serves more than 70 metropolitan
markets across the United States. For more information, visit
http://www.xo.com/. About NEXL Network Systems Established in 1989,
privately held NEXL has become one of the most respected
Information Technology Solution Providers in the country. The NEXL
mission is to provide complete computing services in the areas of
Enterprise Computing and Storage, Networking and Security, and
Managed Services that reduce a client's total cost of ownership,
enhances the value of their computing environment and drives the
success of their business. NEXL has offices in Massachusetts,
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Colorado,
Illinois, Florida and California. For more information visit us at
http://www.nexl.com/ or call us at 888.289.NEXL (6395). DATASOURCE:
XO Communications CONTACT: Chad Couser of XO Communications,
+1-703-547-2746, , or Lauren Berg of NEXL Network Systems,
+1-978-573-9293, Web site: http://www.xo.com/ http://www.nexl.com/
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