Online Gaming Company Chooses WorldCom for High Performance, Reliability and Global Reach
CLINTON, Miss., August 13, 2002 - WorldCom (WCOEQ, MCWEQ), the leading global business data and Internet communications provider, today announced that Super Computer, Inc., a revolutionary online computer gaming company, has selected WorldCom Internet Colocation Services to power its cutting-edge services which support millions of online video game players.
Super Computer, Inc. (SCI) was created for the 13 million online video game players to improve the quality of their experience while addressing the high cost of the game server rental industry. To establish a leadership position in the rapidly growing market, SCI developed a supercomputer capable of delivering game server access with unsurpassed speeds, reliability and value.
By choosing WorldCom, SCI benefits from the cost and operating efficiencies of colocation outsourcing, while leveraging the performance, security and reliability of WorldCom’s world-class Internet data centers and direct, scalable, high-speed connections to the facilities-based WorldCom global IP network. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
"WorldCom has long been a tier one Internet provider, and unquestionably has the most superior and expansive IP network on the planet," said Jesper Jensen, president of Super Computer. "The two biggest factors for success in online gaming are network performance and equipment performance. We require access to the best network in order for us to be successful."
SCI's colocation solution ensures that its gaming servers will be up and running 24/7, even at peak usage times. With its industry-leading six-point Internet colocation performance guarantees, WorldCom assures 100 percent network availability, 100 percent power availability and 99.5 percent packet delivery, as well as other key network performance metrics. In addition, Super Computer chose WorldCom because its network could easily scale and provide the necessary bandwidth - beyond speeds of 1.6 Gbps - as it grows.
"The Super Computer agreement highlights the fact that WorldCom is a viable provider today and in the future," said Rebecca Carr, WorldCom director of Global Hosting Services. "By outsourcing to WorldCom, SCI can leverage our Internet expertise and our global Internet footprint to deliver the world-class speed and reliability of our network to its customers."
Currently colocated in WorldCom's state-of-the-art Atlanta data center, the company plans to expand into additional centers around the globe over the next nine months.
With the support of its managed Web and application hosting affiliate Digex (NASDAQ: DIGX), WorldCom offers the full array of Web hosting solutions from colocation to shared, dedicated and custom managed hosting. Each runs over WorldCom's facilities-based global network, through WorldCom's state-of-the-art data centers across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific. Web hosting services are part of the full continuum of advanced data communications solutions WorldCom provides to business customers around the world.
About Super Computer, Inc.
Super Computer, Inc. (SCI) is the world's fastest growing game hosting solution. With the invention of the world's first supercomputer for FPS game hosting, the Jupiter Cluster, and the Callisto mini-cluster for Broadband Providers, SCI is working with the gaming industry to consolidate the game hosting market. With the move to WorldCom's network, SCI now offers the world's fastest gaming technology and connectivity. SCI introduced the concept of games hosted on supercomputers to the consumers in June 2002 with the www.supercomputergaming.com site. SCI is privately owned. For more information, please visit www.supercomputerinc.com.
About WorldCom, Inc.
WorldCom, Inc. (WCOEQ, MCWEQ) is a pre-eminent global communications provider for the digital generation, operating in more than 65 countries. With one of the most expansive, wholly-owned IP networks in the world, WorldCom provides innovative data and Internet services for businesses to communicate in today's market. In April 2002, WorldCom launched The Neighborhood built by MCI - the industry's first truly any-distance, all-inclusive local and long-distance offering to consumers. For more information, go to http://www.worldcom.com.
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