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Village Voice Media Holdings Improves Network Performance With XO Communications MPLS IP-VPN Solution
HERNDON, VA, Feb 01, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO) today announced that it has deployed
a nationwide MPLS IP-VPN solution for Village Voice Media Holdings,
LLC (VVMH), for the benefit of its operating companies that consist
of 14 weekly newspapers and daily Web sites, including New York's
Village Voice, the LA Weekly, Denver's Westword and the Phoenix New
Times.
XO Communications is providing a fully managed MPLS-based wide area
networking solution connecting the various locations of the operating
companies across nine states, including a data center and VVMH
corporate offices in Phoenix, Arizona. The XO MPLS IP-VPN solution
provides VVMH and its operating companies with a secure, private IP
network with Class of Service capabilities and high-speed Ethernet
access to support optimal performance for delivery of digital media
files and access to central applications. The XO solution also paves
the way for VVMH and the operating companies' eventual migration to
Voice over IP (VoIP).
"XO Communications was very focused on meeting our business and
networking goals with a managed network solution that supports all of
our operations nationwide," said Gerard Goroski, Chief Information
Officer at VVMH. "As a result, we are already realizing many
benefits, including improved network performance, greater flexibility
and better control over networking costs."
The XO MPLS IP-VPN solution replaces VVMH's legacy point-to-point
private line network and provides the company with increased network
flexibility, scalability and significant operational savings. The XO
solution delivers improved cost-efficiencies by converging voice and
data traffic over a single IP network infrastructure while also
providing faster data speeds to support high-bandwidth media files
with more scalable and flexible Ethernet access.
"We worked closely with VVMH to design a customized solution to give
them the flexibility and scalability their business required," said
David Paul, general manager for XO Communications in Phoenix. "Using
solutions like the XO MPLS IP-VPN, companies can use technology to
achieve a strategic business advantage through increased productivity
and reduced operational efficiencies."
XO MPLS IP-VPN
XO MPLS IP-VPN offers businesses and large enterprises a secure,
intelligent and managed network solution to connect offices,
customers and partners and converge a wide range of voice, video and
data applications over a single IP network infrastructure. XO MPLS
IP-VPN provides a wide range of access options to connect locations
and flexible Classes of Services to prioritize Internet, intranet,
extranet, voice, video and mission-critical business applications --
all over a single, high performance application-aware IP network.
Key benefits of XO MPLS IP-VPN include:
-- Nationwide Coverage - Broad coverage with service availability in 75
metropolitan markets across the United States.
-- Flexible and Scalable Network Architecture - MPLS-based network
architecture provides any-to-any connectivity among all sites and
automatically sets up pathways to new sites.
-- Broad Range of Access Options - Customers can utilize the service
with Dedicated Internet Access at speeds from T-1 through OC-X and Ethernet
services.
-- Robust Classes of Service - Optimize data traffic flows to support
any type of application with one flat rate for access to all four classes
of service.
-- Fully Managed - Reduces total cost of ownership and provides 24/7
monitoring of network facilities and equipment.
For more information about XO MPLS IP-VPN or other XO services go to
www.xo.com, or contact an XO sales representative by calling (866)
349-0134.
About Village Voice Media
Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC provides administration and
services to its operating companies that consist of 14 weekly
newspapers and daily Web sites, including New York's Village Voice,
LA Weekly, Denver's Westword and Phoenix New Times. Online, in print,
and on mobile devices, Village Voice Media Holdings' operating
companies combine music, food and events coverage with gritty,
hard-hitting journalism to create the most powerful city guides in
each market. While the focus of the brand is local, its free
classifieds site, backpage.com, partnership with social
recommendation engine LikeMe.Net and national sales force, allows VVMH
and the operating companies to extend their reach to a national
level. For more information, visit www.villagevoicemedia.com.
About XO Communications
XO Communications, a subsidiary of XO Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: XOHO),
is a leading nationwide provider of advanced communications services
and solutions for businesses, enterprises, government, carriers and
service providers. Its customers include more than half of the Fortune
500, in addition to leading cable companies, carriers, content
providers and mobile network operators. Utilizing its unique
combination of high-capacity nationwide and metro networks and
broadband wireless capabilities, XO offers customers a broad range of
managed voice, data and IP services with proven performance,
scalability and value in more than 75 metropolitan markets across the
United States. For more information, visit www.xo.com.
Media Contacts:
Chad Couser
XO Communications
T: 703-547-2746
Email Contact
Courtney Harper
Reputation Partners (for XO Communications)
T: 312-819-5722
Email Contact
SOURCE: XO Communications
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