Lexent Metro Connect, the leading provider of dark fiber networks in the New York Metropolitan area, today announces that its custom, build-to-suit, truly carrier-neutral network solutions provide financial companies, enterprise businesses and carriers the opportunity to construct the shortest distance between two network points, reducing latency and enhancing reliability. This announcement comes on the heels of Lexent's recent low latency, dark fiber network expansion news into key facilities operated by leading datacenter providers including Equinix, Switch and Data, Telx, Savvis and others, in New Jersey.

Lexent's solutions leverage its already vast network footprint to analyze and plan custom paths to shorten network distance, which ensures the lowest latency dark fiber routes. With thousands of fiber miles to choose from, Lexent's ability to construct custom network paths provides companies that require dark fiber, the ability to transform their communications infrastructure quickly, efficiently and cost effectively.

Simply shaving a few milliseconds off a dark fiber route can mean the difference between thousands of dollars on each transaction. Today, Lexent's metro dark fiber network already provides some of the lowest latency paths available (sub 100 micro-second) interconnecting all of the major New York City carrier hotels and over 100 enterprise buildings to the top New Jersey datacenters. Global banks, financial exchanges and other enterprise clients located within miles of the Lexent network can choose from existing or custom network solutions to for ultra fast, secure connectivity in, out and throughout the region.

"Lexent is the only truly neutral, open access dark fiber provider in the New York Metro region that can provide a quick to market custom network solution that can shave microseconds across a network's path," states Ray La Chance, President and CEO of Lexent Metro Connect. "Our goal is to provide our customers 'freedom of choice,' enabling them to develop customized optical network solutions over a secure, high-capacity fiber infrastructure that has been route optimized to minimize latency between core regional datacenter facilities ."

In partnership with its sister company, Hugh O'Kane Electric, a leading provider of mission critical electrical and telecommunications infrastructure design, installation and maintenance services, Lexent Metro is able to provide fast, flexible and carrier neutral dark fiber networks, overcoming third party construction issues that often plague other providers in and around New York City and New Jersey.

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Solution to Include Video Hosting, Premium Content, and Monetization Support

SAN DIEGO, Calif., September 22, 2009 -- VMIX (www.vmix.com), a leading online video platform provider, today announced they have signed an agreement to provide comprehensive video solutions for 116 GAP Broadcasting (www.gapbroadcasting.com) radio station websites.

EVP of Digital Media for GAP Broadcasting Vic Savelli said that VMIX's ability to deliver premium, sponsorable content, coupled with the company's extensive experience working with broadcast clients, made them the obvious choice.

"We need a total solution that will help us grow local audiences, increase user engagement and boost advertising revenues," said Savelli. "We believe that VMIX brings both the technology and know-how needed to help us accomplish those goals through the distribution of our original video content, listener generated content, and premium content."

Mike Glickenhaus, President and CEO of VMIX, said that, increasingly, broadcast clients are calling for complete, end-to-end and easy-to-use video solutions that maximize their online revenue streams. "VMIX answers that call directly, with premium, highly sponsorable content. We also bring precise insight on how to maximize engagement by incorporating listener generated content and focused monetization strategies."

Glickenhaus went on to say "GAP Broadcasting is recognized across the radio industry as being a top operator of local radio stations and an innovator that has found early success with its digital initiatives. We are thrilled to have them as a partner joining our more than 400 media and entertainment industry sites. "Our goal is to be a true business and media partner. We look forward to working in that capacity with George Laughlin, President at GAP Central, Erik Hellum, President GAP West, Jim Donahoe, President GAP East and Vic Savelli, EVP of Digital Media for GAP Broadcasting--helping them grow their audiences and increasing their ad revenues with online video."

Glickenhaus also added that radio broadcasters interested learning more about what VMIX has to offer, can find him and other representatives at the 2009 NAB Radio Show, September 23-25th in Philadelphia. Mike will be participating in the panel discussion Digital: It Can Be Simple on Friday September 25, from 1:45-3:00 p.m.

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SAN FRANCISCO,September 16, 2009 -- ANET, Japan's leading web conferencing system provider has launched its FRESH VOICE HD desktop video conferencing system with the strength of Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS) Video ConferenceEngine™ inside.

Recognizing today's growing need for businesses to improve productivity and efficiency, ANET is providing enterprises with a sophisticated video conferencing system that offers Full HD voice and video, desktop and document sharing and the ability to invite and schedule conferences. It also connects up to 50 locations, which is suitable for linking large groups or corporate meetings.

FRESH VOICE HD desktop video conferencing allows enterprises to improve productivity and offers savings of up to ¥40 million ($425,000) in costs each year.

GIPS Video ConferenceEngine™ is a software solution which enables a superior video conference experience on any IP device. GIPS engineers are world's leading experts at resolving the diverse problems of IP communications such as synchronized voice and video, jitter, packet-loss and lip synchronization. Device and bandwidth constraints are also resolved providing conference providers, application developers, telecom equipment and mobile device manufacturers a faster time-to-market, minimal resource costs and a sophisticated HD video conference experience for users.
About ANET

ANET Company Limited, established in Tokyo in 1997, is a leading provider of web conferencing system and specialized for software development of visual communication. ANET's web conferencing system, "Fresh Voice," has been supported by more than 2,000 enterprises in various industries since its release. "Fresh Voice" has also maintained the top market share in Japan for four successive years since 2005. Anet's customers includes; Canon, Citizen, Fujifilm, NEC, Nikon, Nissan, Sony, Toyota, and other major enterprises in Japan.

About IPTV Evangelist

IPTV Evangelist (ipTVe) is the ultimate guide to the people and the companies that are defining the red-hot iTV and IPTV markets. Founded by streaming video pioneer Gilbert B. Hammer, IPTV Evangelist combines the latest iTV and IPTV news and analysis with interviews with key players. As the title of the site implies, Gilbert is passionate about the space, which he views as the next-generation for online and mobile entertainment for its creative integration of new and improved forms of communication, storytelling and community.