REPEAT/Brave New Worlds Inc. Chooses Exodus Communications for Internet Data Center and Server Co-Location Services

Business Wire, May 20, 1999

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 1999--

Brave New Worlds Inc., a leading e-commerce consulting company, Wednesday announced that it has selected Exodus Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:EXDS), a leading provider of Internet system and network management solutions for enterprises with mission-critical Internet operations, to remotely host its applications, including the award-winning Symphero E-Commerce Service.

Brave New Worlds will locate its servers in Exodus'(TM) Irvine Internet Data Center (IDC) and will utilize Exodus' high-speed, redundant backbone and network management expertise. Brave New Worlds' application combined with Exodus' infrastructure and network management expertise will provide fast, reliable and secure data delivery for the online industry.

Brave New Worlds Chief Executive Officer Brian DeSpain commented on the selection of Exodus: "At Brave New Worlds, we are committed to developing the most robust e-commerce solutions for our customers. Accordingly, our customers need the best possible co-location solution.

"Exodus' ability to handle multi-machine co-locations combined with their ability to rapidly scale bandwidth to match customer needs makes them an ideal partner for successful e-commerce ventures."

"By outsourcing their Internet operations to Exodus, Brave New Worlds not only gets reliability and security immediately, but also an infrastructure that can grow to meet their needs in the future," said Ellen M. Hancock, president and CEO of Exodus.

DeSpain continued: "In today's Internet economy, Exodus' low-latency network, high-bandwidth IDCs and over 160 public and private peering arrangements make them the vendor of choice. We are looking forward to a long relationship with them."

About Exodus Communications

Exodus Communications is a leading provider of Internet system and network-management solutions for enterprises with mission-critical Internet operations.

The company manages Internet Web sites and its network infrastructure from eight Internet Data Centers in the San Francisco (3), Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Washington D.C. and Seattle metropolitan areas and a server hosting facility in London. Exodus has announced the planned addition of new Internet Data Centers in Chicago and London and second Internet Data Centers in Seattle and Washington, D.C.

Exodus' wholly owned subsidiary, Arca Systems, is a premier provider of advanced network and system security consulting services. Arca designs and develops state-of-the-art security technology solutions for complex and sensitive information networks and systems. More information on Exodus can be found at http://www.exodus.net.

About Brave New Worlds

Brave New Worlds is a Pasadena-based e-commerce consulting group. Founded in 1996, Brave New Worlds focuses on developing extranets, intranets and Internet Web sites with a special emphasis on developing sustainable revenue and ROI models.

More information on Brave New Worlds may be found at http://www.bravenewworlds.com. More information about the Symphero E-Commerce Service is at http://www.symphero.com. More information on XAO E-Commerce Software is at http://www.xao.com.

Note to Editors: Exodus, Exodus Communications and Arca Systems are trademarks of Exodus Communications Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.