Sharedband Leverages Highwinds System Suite

By Highwinds Network Group Inc., PRNE
Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Highwinds System Suite Enables Sharedband to Create a Customized Network Covering Multiple Locations, Services, Carriers and Formats

WINTER PARK, Florida, March 2, 2011 - Highwinds(R), a leader in content delivery, network and IP services,
today announced that Sharedband Technologies is utilizing a tailored set of
services available through Highwinds System Suite(TM). The System Suite
brings together network infrastructure and content delivery services under
one agreement. It offers customers a great deal of flexibility, scalability
and bundling opportunities from a single-source provider. Sharedband is using
Highwinds' transit, transport, peering and colocation services in 11 U.S. and
European cities.

Sharedband's technology is designed to radically improve the performance
and resilience of Internet connections by aggregating multiple, low-cost
broadband connections into a single high-performance connection. Sharedband
has its roots in the United Kingdom and is undergoing U.S. expansion by
forming key partnerships and casting a generous technological net over the
country. Highwinds is a vital part of the expansion, and deployments are
currently underway.

"Highwinds is an absolutely perfect match for us," said Paul Evans,
founder and CEO of Sharedband. "We were able to make a large number of small
deployments, rather than a small number of large deployments, to have a
presence in ten major U.S. metropolitan areas. Highwinds bundles all the
services we need - and none that we don't - and utilizes a Multi-Use Port in
each location. They also aggregate our commit level across all services. And
it's all scalable, ready to grow as our demand grows."

Highwinds System Suite offers value to customers by enabling them to mix
and match physical network locations, services, carriers and formats to build
a customized network under one commit level with aggregate volume pricing
across all services. This may include any combination of CDN, transit,
transport, peering, colocation and content storage services. Sharedband is
using Highwinds' transit, transport and colocation services, with between
five and eight servers in each of 11 data centers. Services are combined
under a single commit level and utilize one Multi-Use Port in each location,
a single cross-connect that simplifies each installation and eliminates the
need for expensive switches.

"This is truly a unique offering that is ideal for so many businesses,
but especially for those that need a low barrier to entry for content
delivery and network services, a customized blend of services in multiple
locations, and the ability to scale rapidly," said Steve Liddell, president
of Content Delivery and Network Services for Highwinds. "Sharedband has the
infrastructure and services they need now, and as their business grows, we'll
simply scale our solution to keep pace."

Highwinds' RollingThunder(R) network consists of a ringed, redundant
architecture made up of multiple 10 Gbps connections between its more than 70
points of presence worldwide. The network boasts more than 1,600 peering
sessions and has visibility into 12,000 networks.

"Highwinds' network overlay is phenomenal - data centers and points of
presence precisely where we need them. They also have an impressive peering
infrastructure, both in its size and its geographic reach, which was a
critical element in our decision. I have yet to see another one like it. And
finally, great service isn't lost on us. Highwinds' staff has been very
responsive, competent and easy to work with," said Evans.

About Sharedband

Sharedband's innovative software allows multiple Internet connections to
be combined using Sharedband's Broadband Virtualization technology. The
solution can be licensed to third parties such as ISPs or delivered via a
nationwide Sharedband managed service across the U.S. and U.K. The managed
service can be purchased through third parties such as resellers or direct
from us.sharedband.com. Sharedband is a patented technology and
Sharedband Limited is a private company based in Ipswich, Suffolk, U.K. with
Sharedband Technologies, LLC as its U.S. wholly-owned subsidiary.

About Highwinds Network Group, Inc.

Highwinds is a content delivery, network and IP services business that
offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including CDN, IP transit,
transport, peering, colocation, content storage and IP software. The company
delivers content and rich media over its high-performance RollingThunder(R)
network to millions of global users every day. Highwinds' CDN customers gain
unprecedented command and control with its StrikeTracker(R) console and open
APIs. Highwinds is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla., and maintains data
centers around the world. For more information, visit
www.highwinds.com.

Highwinds, RollingThunder and StrikeTracker are registered trademarks and
System Suite is a trademark of Highwinds Network Group, Inc.

Deborah Hamilton, deborah at mediamondcine.com, +1-303-682-9439

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