Sunit Patel, Chief Financial Officer, will speak at the Bank of America 2006 Credit Conference in Orlando, on Monday, December 4, at approximately 9:50 a.m. EST. Robin Grey, Senior Vice president and treasurer, will speak at the Credit Suisse 8th Annual Media and Telecom Conference in New York City on Wednesday, December 6, at approximately 9:40 a.m. EST. Kevin O`Hara, President and Chief Operating Officer, will speak at the UBS 34th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference in New York City on Thursday, December 7, at approximately 9:00 a.m. EST.

Level 3 Communications, Inc., an international communications company, operates one of the largest Internet backbones in the world. Through its customers, Level 3 is the primary provider of Internet connectivity for millions of broadband subscribers. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services over its broadband fiber optic network including Internet Protocol (IP) services, broadband transport and infrastructure services, colocation services, voice services and voice over IP services. The services are designed to provide building blocks that enable Level 3`s customers to meet growing demands for advanced communications solutions.The principal components offered by Level 3`s (3)VoIP Enhanced Local service include network trunking, local telephone numbers, local number portability, the safety of E-911, operator assistance, caller ID, directory listings, and directory assistance. The service is designed to allow Level 3 customers to retain the flexibility to manage and control end-user features without the difficulties of implementing complex interconnection arrangements.

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"We are already working on our second facility in the Dallas Fort Worth area," says Christopher Faulkner, CEO of C I Host. "It will be online and operational within 12 months to allow us to continue to expand."

The Web host is adding 600 new dedicated servers and more than 4,000 new shared hosting accounts per month, in addition to completing more than 50 colocation deals per month. C I Host has data centers in Dallas, Texas, Los Angeles, California, Chicago, Illinois and Newark, New Jersey, as well as a planned opening in London, England.

Over the last 18 months, C I Host has expanded many of its facilities and developed an anti-scam toolbar and other strategies to protect Internet users from Internet crime. The company has also developed Web-based technology to expand the market for musicians and artists to sell their products and services and to help arts-related nonprofits to raise funds to help those affected by national disasters.

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Data393, a leading managed IT infrastructure provider, announced today an agreement to provide dedicated server hosting to Boulder, Colo.-based LeftHand Networks, the leader in clustered open iSCSI storage area networks (SAN).

Under this agreement, Data393 will provide dedicated server services to LeftHand Networks to support their website and other web-based products.

“Data393 offers an ideal hosting environment – high performance servers, quick deployment and outstanding network connectivity – that allows us to focus on the growth of our storage systems featuring our flagship storage software, SAN/iQ,” said Chris Lewicki, director of IT for LeftHand Networks. “By concentrating our efforts on SAN/iQ, LeftHand is able to provide its customers with the only iSCSI SAN solution that leverages industry-standard servers such as the HP ProLiant DL380.”

Data393 offers dedicated servers featuring Intel Xeon processors, Windows or Linux operating systems, quality multi-carrier bandwidth and 24/7 support from a SAS 70 certified data center.

“Data393 has worked hard to ensure that our dedicated server solution offers LeftHand Networks the flexibility and reliability they need as they continue to grow,” said Erik Porter, Data393 co-founder and vice president of Sales. “Data393 has invested more than million into a state-of-the-art facility that provides IT managers the answer to high hardware prices and server room build-outs.”

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