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TechColumbus and Platform Lab Deliver Improved Value to Tenants and Clients With Ethernet Internet Services From tw telecom

Posted on: Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 08:00 CDT

Multi-year contract for Ethernet Internet services enables Platform Lab to perform critical high bandwidth testing for national and international clients

LITTLETON, Colo., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- tw telecom, (Nasdaq: TWTC) a leading provider of managed voice, Internet and data networking solutions for businesses, today announced that TechColumbus and its IT test division, Platform Lab, will begin using 1 Gbps burstable Ethernet Internet service provided by tw telecom for tenant traffic and load test client high bandwidth testing.

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TechColumbus is Central Ohio's catalyst for technology-based economic development. Through a broad range of business and technology services to entrepreneurs and startups, to small-medium businesses, and to large corporations and research organizations, TechColumbus is accelerating and strengthening the region's innovation economy. As part of these services, TechColumbus runs an IT test facility, Platform Lab. The primary service Platform Lab provides is the ability for commercial enterprises to validate performance of web-based applications with high bandwidth and load test software tools.

"We selected tw telecom for their capability to provide a high value service that is flexible, reliable and highly scalable," said Steve Gruetter, Platform Lab Director. "The ability to offer test environments for our clients quickly, reliably, securely - and at outstanding value - is key to our business."

"The name of the game in today's marketplace is finding the most efficient and scalable solutions that work every time. And that is where tw telecom excels," said Roger Paschal, vice president and general manager for tw telecom in Columbus.

tw telecom connects more commercial buildings to its fiber network than any other competitive communications provider, only exceeded by the large global incumbents. In fact, it has the third highest market share of retail Ethernet ports in service. With its own national fiber network and IP backbone, tw telecom has the national capability, robust product portfolio and national/local customer care teams to support mission critical enterprise applications and to deliver the industry's most sought after customer experience.

About tw telecom

tw telecom holdings inc., a unit of tw telecom inc., headquartered in Littleton, Colo., provides managed network services, specializing in Ethernet and transport data networking, Internet access, local and long distance voice, VoIP, VPN and security, to enterprise organizations and communications services companies throughout the U.S. As a leading provider of integrated and converged network solutions, tw telecom delivers customers overall economic value, quality, service, and improved business productivity. Please visit www.twtelecom.com for more information.

About TechColumbus

TechColumbus accelerates the growth of the innovation economy by providing vital resources and assistance to people and enterprises that depend on technology to achieve their business goals.

TechColumbus is the catalyst for technology-driven economic growth in Central Ohio. Its mission includes creating new companies, strengthening existing businesses, opening doors to technology resources, helping promote and attract the next generation of high-wage/high-growth industry sectors, supporting the attraction and retention of talented people, and promoting opportunity for all citizens. Within a decade, Central Ohio will be widely recognized as one of the premier technology-enriched communities in the world and a leader in tech-related business formation, expansion, and attraction. Please see www.techcolumbus.org for more information.

About Platform Lab, the IT test resource of TechColumbus

Platform Lab provides the best value -- for any company, anywhere -- to conduct IT testing, development and projects. Platform Lab is the nation's only non-profit information technology test and training facility, providing organizations across the nation the complete means to conduct a variety of IT test projects. Clients increase the quality of their applications, organizations, and people without investing in expensive short-term assets.

Platform Lab provides a competitive advantage to our clients by offering short term physical or remote access to IT hardware, software and massive bandwidth for all types of companies for the explicit purpose of IT testing, development and projects.

MEDIA CONTACT: Bob Meldrum bob.meldrum@twtelecom.com 303.566.1354

SOURCE tw telecom inc.

Source: PR Newswire

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