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April 28, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Cable & Wireless (cw.com) today announced that Six Flags, Inc. (sixflags.com), a theme park company with sites in the United States and Europe, has deployed Cable & Wireless? Content Delivery Network Services (CDNS). Six Flags is leveraging Cable & Wireless CDNS to enhance Web site performance and maintain a Web infrastructure that can scale to meet spikes in site traffic. In addition to the deployment of CDNS, Cable & Wireless will continue to provide Six Flags with Web hosting and streaming services. Six Flags employs a media and feature-rich Web site that includes online ticket sales and streamed videos of park attractions.
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“We are very pleased with our new integrated Web services provided by Cable & Wireless,” said Russell Kuteman, vice president of finance, Six Flags, Inc. “In the few months since we combined our Web content delivery service with our Cable & Wireless hosting service we have realized significant cost efficiencies while improving the quality of service through a more coordinated site configuration, content management, preventive maintenance and troubleshooting effort.?
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Cable & Wireless has continued to offer more service integration. ?Cable & Wireless is excited to expand its relationship with Six Flags and to help them provide their customers with a compelling Internet experience to extend their enjoyment of Six Flags attractions and parks,” said Simon Cunningham, chief executive officer of Cable & Wireless America. “Cable & Wireless is the only provider that can offer a single, integrated solution of hosting, content delivery and streaming services to companies like Six Flags. Our ability to offer a single source solution is a major benefit to large enterprises that are looking to simplify their vendor relationships.”
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Cable & Wireless is a global telecommunications company with customers in 80 countries.
