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March 1, 2002 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — WorldCom (worldcom.com), a data and Internet communications
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provider, and PlaceWare, Inc. (placeware.com), a provider of Web conferencing and collaboration services, today announced that PlaceWare has
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chosen WorldCom to provide Internet co-location services for its
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conferencing solutions.
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By choosing WorldCom, PlaceWare will achieve the cost and operating
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efficiencies of co-location outsourcing, while leveraging the security and
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reliability of WorldCom’s IDCs and scalable direct connections to its
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facilities-based network. Financial terms of the agreement were not
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disclosed.
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“Like PlaceWare, enterprises of all sizes can save time, money and IT
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resources by outsourcing the management and monitoring of their Internet
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infrastructure with WorldCom,” said Ron McMurtrie, vice president of
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WorldCom global e-services. “WorldCom’s wholly owned global network assets,
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combined with the industry’s first six-point service level guarantees,
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deliver the reliable Internet infrastructure customers need to ensure their
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Web-based business continuity.”
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The PlaceWare Web conferencing solution was recently recognized as one of
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Computerworld’s “Top Emerging Companies to Watch for in 2002,” and was
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recently awarded the Brandon Hall Award for E-Learning Services and 2002
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Crossroads A-List award for “Best Web-based Conferencing Solution.”
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PlaceWare’s Internet site offers features including online service
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registration, product demonstrations, tutorials and online seminars, a
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return on investment calculator, e-learning guidelines, and a “Tips and
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Tricks” presentation.
