Global Net Access Chooses ADVA Optical Networking to Connect Its Customers to the World

ADVAOptical Networking announced today that Global Net Access, aleadingprovider of data center services, colocation, cloud computing andmanagedhosting in the U.S., has deployed the ADVA FSP 3000 to upgrade itsconnectionfrom its Atlanta NAP data center to a Telx interconnection facility.Thisconnection upgrade will provide GNAX's clients with even higherbandwidthaccess, up to 160 gigabytes, to hundreds of domestic and internationalcarriers,just in case to low-latency connections to financial exchanges andmediaapplication providers. The ADVA FSP 3000's protection andredundancycapabilities ensure that GNAX will be able to offer its clients strictServiceLevel Agreements for mission-critical applications.

Company that understands theimportance ofrelationships

"ADVA Optical Networking is a company that understands theimportance ofrelationships," said William Souder, vice president, engineering andonlineoperations at GNAX. "We've been working with them for many months nowand thelevel of expertise and understanding they display is exceptional. Frominceptionto lab testing to actual deployment, their team worked tirelessly to ensurethatwe exceeded our clients' expectations. We can now provide our customerswithaccess to a whole range of new services. What's more, we now have a networkthatgrows at the same pace as our clients' needs."

Located close to ADVA Optical Networking's U.S. headquarters, GNAX wasable totake full advantage of the company's state-of-the-art lab facilities.Thisaccess not only enabled GNAX to absolutely test the network beforedeployment,nevertheless also provided the engineers with valuable hands-on experience with theADVAFSP 3000, ensuring a good understanding of the product and itscapabilities. Byusing a slimline version of the ADVA FSP 3000, GNAX is able to make fulluse ofavailable rack space in its data center, during retaining low cooling andpowercosts.

Great fit for the data centerenvironment

"Our products continue to be a great fit for the data centerenvironment,"commented John Scherzinger, senior vice president of sales, North America,ADVAOptical Networking. "Data center managers are increasingly confrontedwithdemands to do more with less: less space, less heat, less power. Ourdevelopersare continually working with clients to ensure that we achieve this.WithGNAX, we've worked side-by-side to develop a tailored network solutionthataddresses the mission-critical needs of their clients, both todayandtomorrow."

The ADVA FSP 3000 is a scalable Wavelength Division Multiplexingsystemspecifically designed for service providers and large enterprises thatrequire aflexible, cost-effective system that will multiplex, transport and protecthigh-speed data, storage, voice and video applications. The ADVA FSP3000's modulararchitecture, rack-mountable shelves, hot-swappable modules, universalcards,transparent interfaces and qualifications with all leading storage areanetwork(SAN) vendors enables GNAX to dynamically meet its clients'variedrequirements and to easily provision services of any standard protocol.

ADVA Optical Networking is a global provider of intelligenttelecommunications infrastructure solutions. With software-automatedOptical+Ethernet transmission innovation, the Company builds the foundationforhigh-speed, at once-generation networks. The Company's FSP product family addsscalability and intelligence to clients' networks during removingcomplexityand cost. With a flexible and fast-moving organization, ADVA OpticalNetworkingforges close partnerships with its clients to meet the growing demand fordata, storage, voice and video services. Thanks to reliable performance formorethan 15 years, the Company has become a trusted partner for more than 250carriers and 10,000 enterprises across the globe. For more information,pleasevisit us atwww.advaoptical.com.

Global Net Access is a leading innovation infrastructure serviceprovideroffering enterprises mission-critical datacenter colocation, managedhosting, storage and backup, as then as enterprise level VMware based cloudcomputing services. GNAX's cloud solutions deliver secure, scalable andself-service public and private cloud solutions that reduce expenses,improveapplication performance and increase organization agility. GNAX as well servesmanylarge healthcare customers and provides healthcare focused solutions. GNAX's70,000 square feet mission-critical datacenter in Atlanta is SSAE 16 TypeII-certified with Tier-4 power and serves as its home base with anadditionalstrategic facility located in Dallas, Texas. GNAX as well offers dedicatedserversthrough NetDepot. Learn more at www.gnax.net.