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Concentric Network Corporation®, A NEXTLINK® company, provides complete, easy-to-use Internet business solutions for small- to medium-sized companies and customized Virtual Private Network (VPN) and data center services for larger organizations worldwide. Concentric's portfolio of services for small- to medium-sized companies includes high-speed DSL access, Web hosting, and e-commerce. For larger enterprises, the company offers global transit, dedicated Web hosting, and data center services. Concentric is the first Application Infrastructure Provider (AIP), offering a suite of infrastructure services that enable application service providers to deliver applications and Web-based services over the Internet or a VPN. Concentric's VPN solutions enable an organization to securely and reliably communicate with its offices, mobile sales force, business partners, vendors, and customers.
In addition to an extensive European network and trans-Atlantic capacity, Concentric's services are offered through a worldwide network of data centers and a private, nationwide OC-3/OC-12 network. Concentric also operates seven state-of-the-art hosting centers at strategic locations worldwide. All Concentric services are backed by 24x7 customer support, and many are backed by industry-leading service level agreements. The company consistently receives top ratings by Visual Networks www.visualnetworks.com, an independent research firm that grades the performance of network service providers each month.
Concentric has strong strategic relationships with leading telecommunications and networking companies, including Cisco Systems, Corio, Inc., ClickAction, Covad Communications Company, CyberCash, Inc., GRIC Communications, Insight, INTERSHOP Communications, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Microsoft Corporation, Netopia, Inc., Nortel Network, NorthPoint Communications, Register.com, SBC Communications, Sony Communication Network of America (a division of Sony Electronics Inc.), and Williams Communications Group.
The company has received the Most Innovative ISP award two-years in a row from Inter@ctive Week, has received Product of the Year for ConcentricAIP from Network Magazine, and two Well-Connected Awards from Network Computing for Most Innovative Service Provider of the Year and for Best Enterprise Internet Service Provider for ConcentricHost. Deloitte & Touche recently ranked Concentric the 6th fastest growing technology company in Silicon Valley, as part of their Fast 50 Program and 13th fastest growing company nationwide, as part of their Fast 500 program. Traded on NASDAQ under the symbol "NXLK," Concentric is headquartered in San Jose, California with U.S. operations in Irvine, California; Chicago, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; Saginaw, Michigan; Secaucus, New Jersey; and European operations in the UK (London, Manchester, Birmingham) and the Netherlands (Almere), along with sales and channel support worldwide.

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