Frontier GlobalCenter Expands Applications Networking Services with Oracle's Internet Platform

Frontier GlobalCenter, the data and Internet arm of Frontier Communications, has announced a partnership with Oracle Corp. to offer an Internet hosting platform for Applications Service Providers (ASPs). The two companies will work together to create a technology concept that leverages Frontier GlobalCenter's Digital Distribution Architecture and Oracle's Internet Platform to provide customers with secure, scalable, and cost-effective application outsourcing solutions. This collaboration aims to meet the growing demand for outsourced and hosted applications management and IT resources, allowing businesses to access desired applications at a fraction of the cost.

Key Takeaways:

• Frontier GlobalCenter and Oracle plan to work together on a technology concept that combines Frontier's Digital Distribution Architecture and Oracle's Internet Platform to offer customers a seamless Internet hosting platform.
• The partnership aims to provide reliable, scalable, secure, and cost-effective application outsourcing solutions to enterprises and service providers.
• The two companies will leverage the Frontier Optronics Network, a 20,000-route mile, fiber optic, redundant ring architecture, to deliver high-speed and high-reliability services.
• Frontier's Digital Distribution Architecture consists of three centers of excellence: the Frontier Optronics Network, Media Distribution Centers, and Application Networking Services.
• Global Crossing and Frontier Corporation plan to merge, creating a seamless global IP network with over 77,000 ultra-high bandwidth fiber miles connecting 159 major cities in 19 countries.

Statistics:

• 120 major U.S. metropolitan areas are currently connected by the Frontier Optronics Network.
• The Frontier Optronics Network operates at OC-48 (2.5 Gbps) speeds.
• The network comprises a 20,000-route mile, fiber optic, redundant ring architecture.
• Frontier GlobalCenter's Media Distribution Centers are designed to high-security, disaster-resistant specifications to ensure guaranteed uptime.
• The partnership aims to provide secure, scalable, cost-effective, and reliable application outsourcing solutions.

Sources:

• 1999 Business Wire article on Frontier GlobalCenter's expansion of applications networking services with Oracle's Internet Platform
• Frontier GlobalCenter's website, www.globalcenter.net
• Oracle's website, https://www.oracle.com
• Frontier Corporation's website, www.frontiercorp.com
• Frontier Communications' press releases, available by fax at 1-800-448-8533