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XO Communications and NEXL Network Systems Team to Deliver Full Suite of Managed Hosting Solutions to Businesses
[August 17, 2005]

XO Communications and NEXL Network Systems Team to Deliver Full Suite of Managed Hosting Solutions to Businesses


RESTON, Va. and PEABODY, Mass., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XO Communications, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: XOCM.OB) and NEXL Network Systems today announced an alliance to offer businesses end-to-end managed hosting solutions, from the network through to the managed application level. Together, the two companies will offer solutions that leverage XO state-of- the-art data centers and IP network infrastructure and NEXL's leadership in delivering complete managed infrastructure computing services.


Under a multi-year agreement, XO and NEXL will co-market and sell each other's services through XO direct and indirect sales channels and NEXL's direct sales force. NEXL becomes the provider of complex managed services to XO managed hosting customers, and XO becomes a preferred provider of data center and network services to NEXL customers.
XO and NEXL will jointly deliver end-to-end managed hosting solutions leveraging XO data centers and Tier 1 OC-192 national IP network and NEXL's complete range of infrastructure computing services. The companies will offer these solutions to new customers that want to outsource the hosting and management of their web-based applications. Customers will be hosted within secure and fully redundant XO data centers, which are directly connected to the XO IP network. NEXL will design, implement and manage the solutions, delivering a wide range of managed application, security, and storage services.
"By creating this alliance with NEXL Network Systems, XO can continue to offer businesses the latest in outsourced managed hosting solutions, from design and implementation to the day-to-day management of their applications and equipment," said Barbara Branaman, vice president and general manager of XO Communications' hosting business unit. "NEXL's leading managed offerings complement XO's data center and networking expertise, together allowing us to provide customers a single source solution for outsourcing their mission- critical applications."
"The new relationship between NEXL and XO Communications enables us to give customers a best of breed Managed Hosting experience, from analysis and design to ongoing support and management," said Dean Oliver, President and Chief Operating Officer of NEXL Network Systems. "This is an exciting alliance for both companies, as well as for the customer."
About XO Communications
XO Communications is a leading provider of national and local telecommunications services to businesses, large enterprises and telecommunications companies. XO offers a complete portfolio of services, including local and long distance voice, dedicated Internet access, private networking, data transport, and Web hosting services as well as bundled voice and Internet solutions. XO provides these services over an advanced, national facilities-based IP network and serves more than 70 metropolitan markets across the United States. For more information, visit http://www.xo.com/.
About NEXL Network Systems
Established in 1989, privately held NEXL has become one of the most respected Information Technology Solution Providers in the country. The NEXL mission is to provide complete computing services in the areas of Enterprise Computing and Storage, Networking and Security, and Managed Services that reduce a client's total cost of ownership, enhances the value of their computing environment and drives the success of their business.
NEXL has offices in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Illinois, Florida and California.
For more information visit us at http://www.nexl.com/ or call us at 888.289.NEXL (6395).
XO Communications


CONTACT: Chad Couser of XO Communications, +1-703-547-2746,[email protected], or Lauren Berg of NEXL Network Systems, +1-978-573-9293,[email protected]



Web site: http://www.xo.com/http://www.nexl.com/

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