Exodus Communications,
Inc. and GTE Internetworking, a
division of GTE Corp., announced an agreement to work together in an
attempt to increase overall network performance.
Under the agreement, the two companies agreed to pair up to increase the
traffic volume at current network interconnection points and expand the number of exchange
points between the networks to cover a wider geographic area within the
United States.
Exodus hosts popular Web sites such as Hotmail,
GeoCities, HotBot, SportsLine USA and Lycos. GTE Internetworking’s
current customers include America Online, InfoSeek, Los Angeles Times,
ZDNet, The Boston Globe and hundreds of thousands of business and
consumer customers.
“By reaching this agreement, both GTE and Exodus can continue to
concentrate on maintaining the high-level of performance our customers
have come to expect,” Chuck Gibney, president business services at GTE
Internetworking. “We’re pleased to be able to work with Exodus to
increase interconnections to meet the growing demands of the
Internet.”