SAVVIS Recognized for Excellence in Managed Hosting

Business Wire, Sept 24, 2002

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2002

SAVVIS Receives Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering Award for Product

Differentiation Innovation for its "Fast Pack"

Intelligent Hosting(SM) Service

SAVVIS Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:SVVS), a global managed IP and managed hosting services provider, today announced it has been selected as the recipient of the Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering Award for Product Differentiation Innovation for its Fast Pack Intelligent Hosting(SM) Service.

This recognition is the result of market analysis conducted by Frost & Sullivan and documented in a recently completed study entitled "U.S. Business Data Transport Services Market."

The Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering award for Product Differentiation Innovation is presented each year to the company that has best demonstrated the ability to develop and/or advance products with more innovative capabilities than competing vendors and products.

This award recognizes the company's successful adoption of new or existing technology that has become a part of its well-designed product family. Such innovation is expected to significantly contribute to the industry in terms of product performance and degree/rate of technical change.

Frost & Sullivan is recognizing SAVVIS for its Fast Pack Intelligent Hosting(SM) , which is geared toward enterprises that require more powerful managed hosting services, but still desire simplicity and bottom-line value.

With the addition of Fast Pack to its hosting portfolio, SAVVIS now serves the mid-market with sophisticated bundled solutions, without limiting the functionality required for robust Web and enterprise-level services. Fast Pack augments SAVVIS' tailored solutions, which are targeted to larger enterprises, based on specific requirements.

"SAVVIS' is demonstrating innovation, growth and impressive financial stability in a very distressed telecommunications market," said James Clayton, research analyst, Frost & Sullivan. "At a time when service providers are struggling to develop managed hosting solutions that combine affordability with performance, SAVVIS has introduced an innovative new bundled managed hosting offering geared toward companies with common web, enterprise or database hosting requirements."

Wesley Smith, COO of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said about Fast Pack, "We required a fully managed solution, bundled with critical core security services, and we needed it operational in days, not months. SAVVIS met this challenge."

The Frost & Sullivan team of industry experts presents industry Marketing Engineering awards to top companies in a variety of regional and global markets.

These awards recognize the superior planning and execution of product launches, strategic alliances, distribution strategies, technological innovations, customer service, mergers and acquisitions, and a host of other crucial marketing factors such as leadership, strategy, service, innovation, integration and development.

Before considering the recipient of this award, the analyst team tracks competing market participants' product differentiation strategies through ongoing research. This research consists of market participant interviews, end-user surveys, and extensive secondary research. The data compiled through this research is analyzed based upon specific measurement criteria for this market engineering award.

Participants are then ranked with respect to the measurement criteria. The award recipient is ranked number one in the industry.

About Frost & Sullivan

Founded in 1961, Frost & Sullivan is recognized as a global leader in strategic market training and growth consulting. Frost & Sullivan presents Market Engineering Awards to companies that demonstrate excellence in their industry, commending the diligence, commitment, and innovative business strategies required to advance in the global marketplace.

Frost & Sullivan rigorously analyzes specific criteria to determine Market Engineering Award recipients in a vast variety of market industries and landscapes. For further information, visit www.frost.com.

About SAVVIS

SAVVIS Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:SVVS) is a global network service provider that delivers IP VPNs (virtual private networks), managed hosting and Internet services to the enterprise. SAVVIS targets the financial services industry and other industries with demanding network requirements such as legal, media, retail, professional services, healthcare and manufacturing.

Known as "The Network that Powers Wall Street(SM)," SAVVIS connects to more than 4,700 financial institutions worldwide and provides a portfolio of services via Financial Xchange(SM). Its customer base is 30 percent financial services, with 80 percent of its revenue derived from Managed IP VPNs.

SAVVIS' IP VPNs were named "Product of the Year" for 2001 by the editors of Network Magazine, surpassing well-known VPN providers such as AT&T, WorldCom, Sprint and Genuity. The company was ranked the eighth fastest-growing technology company in North America on the 2001 Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500.