Monarch Studios To Launch Its Digital Cinema Network On SAVVIS' Intelligent IP Platform

25 Theatres Slated To Receive Movies Digitally In FebruaryRollout To 200 Metropolitan Areas Within Twelve Months

3-Nov-00

SAVVIS Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: SVVS), the premier Intelligent IP networking(SM) service provider and the No. 1 performing Internet backbone, announced that it has been selected by Monarch Studios to deliver its Digital Cinema Network (DCN) to movie theatres in multiple locations nationwide. The network is another example of the flexible solutions that can be built for data-intensive businesses on the SAVVIS Intelligent IP platform. Monarch Studios, a leading-edge digital film production studio in Orlando, Florida, plans to roll out its Digital Cinema Network in February 2001. DCN will initially connect 25 theatres in the top 25 markets and expects to expand to about 200 metropolitan areas within the next twelve months. ""The digital cinema revolution has been held back because neither the major film studios nor the movie theatres will pay the high cost of installing digital projectors,"" said Dan Cetrone, Chief Operating Officer of Monarch. ""Monarch Studios has put together the two key pieces - the distribution network, with SAVVIS' expertise, and the digital projectors - and is offering the package free to theatres."" ""Security on the DCN is essential to prevent bootlegging or copyright infringement,"" said Cetrone. ""SAVVIS manages a network that 4700 top financial institutions rely on for secure, real-time transmission of critical data, so I knew I was in good company. SAVVIS offered the network we need now, with the ability to scale as our business grows. And with SAVVIS' Intelligent IP, I'm free to focus on the expansion of Monarch's core business, not on the details of managing a network."" Monarch needed a flexible, low cost platform that offers a variety of connection options for both Monarch Studios and the movie theatres. SAVVIS proposed a private IP network, with some DSL connections to reach remote locations, that delivers unmatched security, reliability and speed over SAVVIS' industry-leading backbone. ""When the secure transmission of data-intensive files is at stake, SAVVIS can provide a flexible solution - no matter what the industry,"" said Brad Hokamp, Executive Vice President of Product Management/Marketing for SAVVIS. ""We built our network to meet the needs of the most demanding customers - financial institutions - whose businesses are built on the ability to transmit mission-critical data over a secure, high performance network. With the advent of digital distribution in the entertainment industry, SAVVIS' Intelligent IP platform will assist another industry in offering its customers improved products and services."" For more information about SAVVIS and its Intelligent IP networking, visit www.savvis.net.

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