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Hitachi Information Systems Selects Virtela for Global Expansion of Network Services Business

Posted on: Wednesday, 3 August 2005, 09:00 CDT

DENVER, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtela, a global network solutions company, today announced that Hitachi Information Systems, Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan (known as HitachiJoho), has partnered with Virtela to expand HitachiJoho's managed network services portfolio and extend enterprise network reach for its customers around the world. This relationship underscores Virtela's focus on expansion into international markets, with an emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region.

HitachiJoho will resell Virtela's entire managed network services portfolio under HitachiJoho's newly announced NETFORWARD/GL offering. With the addition of this service, HitachiJoho will be fully engaged in the worldwide network service business and be able to offer Japanese-based enterprises unparalleled network performance, reliability and reach to connect offices and remote workers around the globe. Their end users benefit from Virtela's optimal path routing over fully redundant networks worldwide, with automatic failover that guarantees uninterrupted performance.

"Virtela is honored to partner with HitachiJoho and enable its customers to experience a single point of contact for best-of-breed outsourced network services around the world," said Virtela CEO Larry Morgan. "We're pleased to be working with one of the largest and most prominent systems integrators in Japan to augment their offerings with an enhanced level of network coverage, customization and management for businesses based in one of the world's fastest growing regions."

The new HitachiJoho services suite leverages Virtela's innovative multi- carrier network architecture -- Virtela's Global Service Fabric(SM) -- which uses proprietary algorithms to dynamically route customers' network traffic over the best performing carrier network at any given time around the world. Virtela has relationships with more than 200 carriers worldwide to offer the greatest global reach (190+ countries) and widest selection of network access options. These carrier networks are monitored in real-time on a 24x7 basis to ensure that customer data, voice and video communications travel over the most cost effective and highest quality route available.

"HitachiJoho customers can now enjoy the richest selection of fully managed services through a single source -- and single bill -- to meet their diverse requirements for end-to-end connectivity, network monitoring, and access management around the world," said Fumio Wakamori, Ph D., Executive Officer and General Manager of the Network Services Division at HitachiJoho. "Our partnership with Virtela reinforces our commitment to the quality, breadth and cost-effectiveness of the seamless services we provide to thousands of customers every day."

Enterprises of any size can also exploit the industry's greatest footprint for business-class DSL VPN services -- 100 countries -- for seamless high- speed connectivity between their locations around the world via a single point of contact. In the future, HitachiJoho plans to reinforce its network services business by expanding the Virtela services it offers to customers, including managed videoconferencing and LAN monitoring and management services.

For more information about the benefits of Virtela's partner programs, please visit http://www.virtela.com/partners, email partner@virtela.net or call +1.720.475.4270.

About Hitachi Information Systems, Ltd.

Hitachi Information Systems, Ltd. is committed to contributing to the development of the information network society of the 21st century. This commitment involves providing high-quality solutions in IT and e-commerce with services that range from system planning/development to administration. To ensure the success of these endeavors, we will apply the wealth of skills and know-how we have accumulated over the years and continue to energetically embrace new developments in IT fields.

Hitachi Information Systems, Ltd. offers the best IT solution for every business customer. Our motto, "The Best Application Solution," embodies our commitment to providing unique and complete IT solutions tailored to meet various business needs and assure full customer satisfaction. For more information, visit http://www.hitachijoho.com/.

About Virtela

Virtela Communications Inc. delivers award-winning network and security solutions to many of the world's largest and fastest-growing multinational companies. Currently serving customers across six continents, Virtela's network reach spans more than 190 countries. Virtela's unique Internet Protocol Service Fabric (IPSF(SM)), MPLS Service Fabric (MPLS-SF(SM)) and Ethernet Service Fabric (ESF(SM)) offer the foundation for delivering critical applications via the company's acclaimed service methodology, with a services suite that includes IP-based virtual private networks (VPNs), security services, Voice over IP, Video over IP, and network consulting services.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with a second Network Operations Center in Mumbai, India. Virtela is a privately held company funded by investors including Norwest Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Palomar Ventures, Symantec Corp., and Juniper Networks . Virtela is part of the Norwest Venture Partners family of portfolio companies, which have included PeopleSoft, Tivoli Systems, Polycom, Extreme Networks, Verio, and C2C. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit http://www.virtela.net/.

Virtela Communications, Inc.

CONTACT: Jane Morrissey of Virtela, +1-720-475-4012, mobile,+1-303-808-7671, jmorrissey@virtela.net

Web site: http://www.hitachijoho.com/

Web site: http://www.virtela.com/partners

Web site: http://www.virtela.net/

Source: PRNewswire

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