Verio Readies For Hurricane Ivan With Emergency Preparedness And Business Continuity Planning []

Similar Planning Helped to Ensure Normal Operations for Customers throughout Hurricane Frances

Englewood, Colo., September 10, 2004 - Verio, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications and leader in global IP solutions, is implementing emergency preparedness and business continuity planning as it continues to monitor the course of the hurricane.

Verio's facilities, including its data center in Boca Raton, Florida, will be monitored on a 24 hour basis, to help ensure uninterrupted business operations for customers. The Florida data center is housed in a Category 5 rated building designed to withstand significant weather occurrences such as hurricanes. The facility has fully redundant power systems to ensure continuous power capabilities for an extended period. Additionally, backup generators are serviced through multiple priority contracts in the event refueling is required.

Verio is also communicating ongoing updates on the current hurricane situation it is monitoring, and the steps it is taking in critical areas to maintain normal business operations.

During the recent Hurricane Frances, Verio recorded no outages to data center service, nor any unusual spikes or slowdowns in data center performance. The company's emergency response team implemented a full-scale Emergency Preparedness Plan, outlining all possible situations due to the uncertain behavior of the hurricane, and closely monitoring the situation prior to and throughout the storm.

Verio worked closely with its customers to ensure their business recovery plans were in place and to address any outstanding preparation issues both in advance and throughout the hurricane's sweep across the state of Florida. Although the South Florida area suffered power outages, none of the information systems hosted on customers' behalf in Verio's data center suffered any interruption of service.

“We are committed to ensuring minimal impact to our customers' service, whether they are affected by natural occurrences or other emergency situations,” said Randy Laminack, vice president of data center operations for Verio. “During Hurricane Frances, our staff worked around the clock to ensure all business operations were maintained. As we now monitor the path of Hurricane Ivan, we will make certain that our disaster recovery and business continuity planning is fully maintained and accessible to all our customers.”

Customer support operations will also continue their normal 24/7 staffing, with contingency plans in place as needed.

Verio's network infrastructure servicing the facility also employs redundant monitoring and systems. Preparations for uninterrupted connectivity during traumatic on-site conditions include redundant circuits with diverse logical and physical paths into the data center. These circuits are monitored for performance and uptime, with support and fail-over capabilities from remote monitoring teams across the country. Verio's goal is to maintain normal service levels regardless of conditions in a particular site, by maintaining redundant facilities in geographically dispersed locations, and implementing appropriate preparedness plans.

About Verio
Verio Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications (NTT Com), which provides complementary global network access reaching over 200 countries worldwide. Verio is one of the world's largest operator of Web sites for businesses and a leading provider of global IP solutions. NTT Com and Verio market their global IP solutions under the NTT/VERIO brand. The company offers businesses a broad range of Internet services, including Web hosting, dedicated access, virtual private networks, and managed service offerings, among other enhanced services. Verio supports its operations with highly reliable and scalable global infrastructure and systems including the NTT/VERIO Global IP Network, and provides Web hosting services to customers in more than 146 countries. The combination of Verio and NTT Com offers services to meet the growing and diverse needs of all businesses, including small to medium businesses, large global enterprises and multi-national corporations. More information can be found at www.verio.com and www.ntt.com/index-e.html.