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ChinaCache Establishes Strategic Partnership With China CERNET Network

Posted on: Wednesday, 3 January 2007, 21:00 CST

ChinaCache to Provide CDN Services to China CERNET nationwide customers

BEIJING, Jan. 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- ChinaCache, the leading content distribution network (CDN) service provider in China, today announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with China CERNET Network Limited. Under the terms of the agreement, ChinaCache will provide CDN solutions to CERNET Network to serve its nationwide customers. ChinaCache will set up CDN service nodes at CERNET Network's data centers across the country.

Entrusted by the Chinese Ministry of Education, CERNET Network is the executing body of China Education and Research Network (CERNET) which provides network, technology and information services to more than 1,500 education and research institutions across the country. Its nationwide backbone network now covers more than 200 cities in 31 provinces.

''CERNET Network is very pleased to have established this strategic partnership with ChinaCache. The CDN solutions by ChinaCache will allow us to effectively reduce the operation bottleneck and to better serve our customers,'' commented Fu Xiaodong, deputy general manager of CERNET Network.

Wang Song, Chief Executive Officer of ChinaCache, said, ''Our partnership with CERNET Network is creating a brand new model of collaboration between CDN service provider and education portals in China. ChinaCache will work with CERNET Network to provide innovative solutions and quality services to better serve the needs of our customers in the education sector.''

As the leading CDN service provider in China, ChinaCache has built the largest CDN network where it is serving more than 100 blue-chip customers. ChinaCache's total network capacity reached 100Gbps by the end of 2006. ChinaCache's CDN solutions will significantly enhance the performance of CERNET by providing network efficiency and sufficient bandwidth to increase network speed.

About CERNET Network

CERNET Network Limited was founded in 2000 with funding from the Chinese Ministry of Education and from various prestigious education institutions including Tsinghua University and Beijing University. CERNET Network has been playing an important role in China's initiative to promote information technology. It currently has several affiliations including CERNET Online, CERNET Broadband and CERNET Investment.

About ChinaCache

Established in 1998, ChinaCache is a leading content distribution network (CDN) service provider in China. The company is committed to providing innovative and customized CDN solutions and services and solutions to create long-term value and potential growth for its customers. ChinaCache has thus far built 85 service nodes in more than 40 major cities across China. China Cache's CDN network is well interconnected with all major carriers in China, including China Telecom, China Netcom, China Mobile, China Unicom, China Railcom, and China CERNET.

For more information, please contact: Wei An ChinaCache Public Relations Tel: +86-10-6437-3399 x611 Email: wei.an@chinacache.com Yi Rui China CERNET Network Tel: +86-10-6279-3576 x216 Email: yir@cernet.com Web: http://www.cernet.com/

ChinaCache

CONTACT: Wei An of ChinaCache Public Relations, +86-10-6437-3399 x611,or wei.an@chinacache.com; or Yi Rui of China CERNET Network, +86-10-6279-3576x216, or yir@cernet.com

Web Site: http://www.cernet.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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