Mirror Image Internet Plans Deployment of World's Largest Content Delivery Network

Business Wire, Nov 1, 1999

WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 1999--

First Phase of Network Buildout Equivalent to 2270 Content

Delivery Servers-Largest in the World. Cascade Architecture Gives

Direct Access to Hundreds of Networks On Five Continents

Mirror Image Internet, Inc., a content distribution and Internet infrastructure company that speeds up the delivery of Web sites, owned by Xcelera.com Inc. (AMEX: XLA), today announced plans for the immediate expansion of its global content distribution network. The company's highly scalable Content Access Points(TM)(CAPs) enhance Internet content delivery speeds to end-users worldwide.

Mirror Image's global cascading network will operate on four levels: Content Access Points; virtual CAPs; thousands of interoperable caches installed in networks around the world; and browsers on any desktop.

"There is no other content distribution network with the same capabilities, scalability and overall speed performance as our patented solution, holding all distributed content within milliseconds from any user," said David Wu, President of Mirror Image.

"We bring the Internet to users' doorsteps, empowering people and businesses to do real on-line e-business without being hostage to the "world wide wait,"' said Wu.

Mirror Image is deploying their new high-end Content Access Points in 28 major Internet regions on five continents to speed up Web access for its customers, including Internet Content Providers, Service Providers and enterprises. These massive server clusters are capable of delivering 75 percent of customers' Internet traffic up to ten times faster than traditional traffic flow, with a serving capacity equal to 2,270 content delivery servers. This huge network build-out will extend the capabilities of the Mirror Image CAPs already deployed in London, Frankfurt, St. Louis, MI and Washington, DC.

"Mirror Image's large powerful architecture is the most scalable and robust solution available for Content Providers, ISPs, and enterprises that want to significantly speed up Internet access speeds," said Kevin Still of Telecity, the first independent, UK facilities management company purely supplying services to Internet businesses. "This latest deployment extends the reach and power of an already massive network, bringing content even closer to end-users globally."

About Mirror Image

Mirror Image Internet, Inc. eliminates the "world wide wait" by providing content distribution services that speed Internet traffic and improve quality of service for Internet Content Providers, Service Providers, and corporations. By deploying an open network of highly scalable Content Access Points at key Internet exchange points around the world, Mirror Image adds a new, high-speed infrastructure layer on top of the Internet. This global network stores content closer to the end user and powers Mirror Image's instaDelivery(SM) Internet Services. With direct cross-connectivity into the Internet infrastructure, Mirror Image provides the fast delivery of 75% of Internet traffic to millions of end users worldwide - at rates up to ten times faster than traditional traffic flow.

Principally owned by Xcelera.com Inc. (AMEX: XLA), Mirror Image serves customers worldwide through headquarters in Woburn, Mass. and European regional operational centers in London and Frankfurt. For additional information, visit Mirror Image Internet on the Web at www.mirror-image.com.

About Xcelera.com

Xcelera.com Inc., formerly The Scandinavia Company, Inc., is traded on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol "XLA". Xcelera.com also has various other holdings including hotels, real estate, deo.com, MNW Records Group and investments.