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Phoenix Media Captures Wider Online Audience with Internap Optimized IP Solutions

Alternative publisher expands customer base; Gains fast, reliable access to online content with Internap's premium Internet solutions

ATLANTA, GA - July 13, 2007

Internap Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ: INAP), a global provider of fast, reliable end-to-end Internet business solutions, today announced that Phoenix Media/ Communications Group, an alternative arts and entertainment publisher, has benefited from a 1300% percent increase in its peak Web user base by improving network performance through Internap's Performance IP(tm) service. Internap supports all of Phoenix Media's Web-based applications and allows the Boston-based company to provide a consistently dependable user experience for each of its 12 online media properties, which are accessed via www.thephoenix.com.

Internap's premium IP services allow Phoenix Media to provide ad-supported music video streams in-house, to reach and connect with an eclectic target demographic via its pioneer alternative music radio station, www.fnxradio.com. The optimized bandwidth has also allowed Phoenix Media to grow its online advertising revenue from sponsors and advertisers including AT&T, Best Buy, Budweiser, Dunkin Donuts, Guitar Center, Nissan, Southern Comfort, and Verizon, in line with the company's expansion goals.

Phoenix Media leverages Internap's Private Network Access Point (P-NAP) architecture, which includes patented intelligent route control technology. As a result, the company experiences increased network uptime and faster Web page response times. Internap's premium IP service also supports more page views on Phoenix Media's sites, especially during sudden traffic spikes.

100% Reliability and 24x 7 Support
In 2006, the Associated Press newswire service, major news aggregators and search engines picked up Phoenix Media's tongue-in-cheek "100 Unsexiest Men in the World" article, leading to a six-fold increase in Web traffic which crashed Phoenix media's Web servers and slowed internal applications for up to a week thereafter.

This year, Phoenix Media did not lose a second to outages or poor IP performance when it published the 2007 version of the article. Instead, the network's optimized connectivity, which is backed by Internap's 100% uptime guarantee and 24 x 7 Network Operations Center (NOC) support, allowed the site to achieve 400,000 page views in a single day without disrupting needs for internal networked applications.

Additionally, by consolidating multiple operating systems and applications onto servers in an Internap facility, Phoenix Media has gained a more powerful, flexible, and robust infrastructure that will allow it to deploy virtualization technology as part of its business continuity and disaster recovery plan.

Executive quote

"Internap is leading the charge toward empowering content owners, like Phoenix Media, to take advantage of new opportunities to enhance their brand, increase mindshare and become the online destination of choice," said James P. DeBlasio, president and chief executive officer for Internap. "We're pleased that Phoenix Media trusts Internap to help give users access to original content when they want it, how they want it - and with assurance that their network will provide the ultimate experience 100% of the time."

Customer quote

"We're no longer restricted by limitations of managing the network internally, thanks to Internap's highly available and optimized Internet solutions," said John J. Bucchiere III, director of Information Technology for Phoenix Media. "Our new ability to scale means we have complete freedom and flexibility to offer more services and increase access to dynamic web pages. With Internap's multi-homed access, we can reach a wider audience at work, at home or on the go."

About the company

About Internap
Internap is a leading Internet solutions provider that manages, delivers and distributes applications and content with unsurpassed performance and reliability. With a global platform of data centers, managed IP services, content delivery network (CDN) and content monetization services, Internap frees its customers to drive innovation inside their business and create new revenue opportunities. More than 3,000 companies across the globe trust Internap to help them achieve their Internet business goals. Internap is "Making Innovation Possible." For more information visit www.internap.com.

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619-516-2559

internap@lewispr.com

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