UltraDNS Expands Internationally Through Strategic Partnership With IXEurope

UltraDNS to Provide Managed Directory Infrastructure Services to IXEurope; IXE to Resell UltraDNS Services to its ISP and Managed Bandwidth Customers

SAN MATEO, Calif. February 20, 2002 -- UltraDNS™ Corporation, the leading Directory Infrastructure Services Provider (DISP), today announced a strategic partnership with IXEurope, a provider of neutral colocation and facilities management services. Under this partnership, IXEurope will resell UltraDNS' managed directory infrastructure services to its customer base of Corporate, Internet and Telecom customers located throughout Europe.

"Working with pan-European and Global XSPs and telcos is a critical component of UltraDNS' strategy to provide interoperable directory solutions in the telecommunications space," said Ben Petro, President and CEO, UltraDNS.

With this new partnership, IXEurope will begin reselling the UltraDNS Managed DNS Service™, enabling it to provide customers with access to UltraDNS' carrier-class, 100 percent fail-safe outsourced DNS infrastructure solutions. The Managed DNS Service adds the valuable protection of "never-fail" URL/IP address resolution to IXEurope's service offerings.

"This partnership allows IXE and its large customer base to experience UltraDNS' robust global directory infrastructure services that enhance the reliability and performance of the world's largest directories including DNS, a neutral fabric layer of the Internet that initiates every information exchange," stated Ray Stephens, Vice President Marketing of UltraDNS.

"IXEurope continues to offer high-quality managed services to our customers," said Russell Poole, IXEurope General Manager UK. "Our partnership with UltraDNS expands our service offering to include a robust directory infrastructure and further positions IXEurope as a first-class choice for companies that require neutral colocation, best of breed facilities, quality managed services, and an internal marketplace in which to operate."

With its sophisticated IXDataCenters in London, Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Zurich, Düsseldorf, and Sophia-Antipolis, IXEurope provides neutral colocation and managed services to Internet, telecom, and corporate organizations providing them with speedier access to market and the freedom to focus on their core business.

About IXEurope
IXEurope provides Internet infrastructure, neutral co-location and facilities management services to corporate, Internet and telecoms organization, allowing them speedier access to market and the freedom to focus on their core business. IXDatacentres are present across Europe in all major business centers including, London, Paris, Zurich, Milan and Barcelona. IXEurope is an ISO9002 Quality Certified Company and a founding member of the Co-location and Hosting Association. Funders include the Bank of America, JP Morgan and European Acquisition Capital.

About UltraDNS
Based in San Mateo, Calif., UltraDNS™ Corporation is the leading Directory Infrastructure Services Provider (DISP), delivering solutions that enhance the reliability and performance of the world's largest directories and the mission-critical applications that access them. UltraDNS provides managed services and also develops custom infrastructure solutions based on its proprietary Directory Services Platform, the first global directory infrastructure capable of the most demanding database problems -- such as Internet site requests. Customers include Oracle, MSN Hotmail, Forbes.com, Corio, and Handspring. For more information, visit www.neustarultraservices.biz.

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