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Christian Book Distributors Selects Internap to Deliver High Performance e-Retail ExperienceIntelligent IP Solutions Bring Speed and Reliability to Leading Online Christian RetailerATLANTA –December 4, 2006– Internap Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ: INAP), a leading provider of performance-based routing solutions over the Internet, today announced that Christian Book Distributors (CBD), the leading catalog and internet distributor of Christian products direct-to-the-consumer, has deployed a combination of Internap managed and premise-based solutions for faster Internet connectivity and reliable delivery of its customer-facing e-retail applications. The Internap® Professional Services team was also enlisted to assess and optimize CBD’s network infrastructure by creating a redundant, multi-homed environment. Founded in 1978, CBD sells an expansive catalog of products ranging from books, bibles and music, to toys, specialty gift items and homeschool products through its website www.christianbook.com . The privately-owned company was ranked by Internet Retailer as one of the top 20 Web sites for books, CDs and DVDs, based on sales by category. Using the Internap Flow Control Platform™ (FCP) and Performance IP service through Boston, CBD’s network is optimized to improve the performance of its Web-based applications such as interactive search, shopping carts and music downloads. Together, the solutions mitigate the company’s vulnerability to Internet congestion, enabling quicker page downloads, faster credit card transactions and higher quality of service (QoS). “In our world, speed and availability are equally imperative. Internap provides the right combination of products and expertise to help us deliver the best possible customer experience,” said Win Mattina, assistant vice president, Christianbook.com, LLC. “With the holidays approaching, we also need an end-to-end solution that doesn’t burden our internal resources. Internap offered ‘one- stop-shopping’ that meets major deadlines, optimizes the network and isolates risk down to the last mile.” CBD cites a direct correlation between decreases in customer support costs and improved site performance, and has set its own thresholds to quickly identify and track network problems down to one-tenth of a second. Network improvements also positively impact CBD’s ability partner with strategic vendors for fulfillment and inventory management, so the performance benefits delivered by the Internap solutions go beyond to support operations and help overall customer satisfaction. “We believe the most successful e-retailers, like CBD, understand that creating and maintaining valuable customer relationships requires more than selling great products. Their site’s network must also perform at an optimal level to give shoppers a quality online experience,” said James P. DeBlasio, president and chief executive officer, Internap. “As the company continues to grow, Internap looks forward to helping them leverage the Internet to develop loyal, satisfied customers.” About Performance IP™ and the FCP The FCP solution is an innovative route-control appliance that provides multi-homing customers visibility and control of how traffic is routed across the Internet. Customers can define routing policies to accommodate business objectives, budget and traffic demands. Internap is a trademark of Internap. All other trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Contacts: Internap Investor Contact: |