Atlantic.Net Press Releases

GAINESVILLE, FL (10/31/01) – Atlantic.Net, one of the nation’s fastest–growing Internet-Protocol (IP) companies, today announced the official launch of its True Private Network service. Atlantic.Net’s True Private Network (TPN) allows companies to exchange data, documents and other confidential information between locations without crossing the Internet. Whereas other private networks, such as Virtual Private Networks, encrypt data and pass it over the Internet along with public traffic, Atlantic.Net’s True Private Network service uses multi-protocol label switching technology to transfer data over a private network that runs parallel to public traffic.

“There are three big advantages to True Private Networks–security, quality and cost,” said Cameron Clayton, consumer services product manager at Atlantic.Net. “With True Private Networks, data passes through a completely private segment on the Atlantic.Net pipe. Our technology works with a variety of dedicated access methods, and there are no limitations on the number of locations and no additional configuration changes necessary as a network expands. Because the service is network-based, it does not require new hardware or upgrades, decreasing the cost and the chances of equipment failure.”

To learn more about Atlantic.Net’s True Private Network, call 1-800-422-2936 or visit the corporate Web site at https://www.atlantic.net.

About Atlantic.Net

Atlantic.Net, recently named number 223 on the 2001 Inc. 500 list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies, offers broadband, e-commerce, Web solutions and dial-up services. The company was founded in 1994 by two University of Florida students, Marty Puranik and Jose Sanchez, who launched one of North Florida’s first commercial Internet services in Gainesville and nearby Ocala in 1995. Over the past six years, Atlantic.Net has acquired 13 Internet service companies and augmented its e-business services to include true private networks, fractional T-1 through DS-3 connectivity, DSL and ISDN access, Web hosting and Web design. The company has offices in Gainesville, Tampa and Ft. Lauderdale.