ASMGi Joins Switch and Data As an Authorized Agent


[Tampa, FL – September 13, 2006] – Switch and Data, a leading provider of colocation, interconnection and Internet exchange services with 33 data centers in 23 markets, is pleased to announce that ASMGi has joined Switch and Data’s Authorized Agent program.

ASMGi is a leader in providing connectivity, network infrastructure and data management solutions to large and small enterprises. Switch and Data’s Authorized Agent program enables ASMGi to complement its portfolio of managed IT services with national carrier-neutral colocation, interconnection and Internet exchange (PAIX) services.

Steven Roesing, CEO of ASMGi states, “It is very exciting for us to join the Switch and Data family. Our strategy is to expand our national footprint and our alliance with Switch and Data fills that void. Switch and Data’s data centers across North America provide our clients with the secure infrastructure and network densities necessary to build a complete solution.”

ASMGi houses its world-class Network Operations Center (NOC) at Switch and Data’s data center in the heart of downtown Cleveland. Working with Switch and Data, ASMGi leverages the reliability, security and redundancy of the data center while offering its clients carrier-class services tailored to their clients’ needs with and array of bandwidth options available through the multiple network providers colocated within the same space.

About Switch and Data
Switch and Data is a leading provider of Internet exchange and colocation services. Based in Tampa, Florida, Switch and Data operates the largest footprint of neutral Internet exchange and colocation facilities in North America with 33 data centers in 23 markets serving more than 800 customers. Switch and Data’s PAIX is recognized worldwide as the premier name in peering and Internet exchange services and is home to one of the largest commercial exchange points in North America. For more information, please visit http://www.switchanddata.com.

About ASMGi
Advanced Server Management Group, Inc. (ASMGi) is a leading provider of IT services for large and small enterprises, including Infrastructure Services and Co-Location, Managed IT Services and Outsourcing, IT Consulting, and Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery. ASMGi, headquartered in Cleveland, OH serves a variety of clients throughout the United States and Canada. More information can be found at its web site http://www.asmgi.com.

Contacts:
Duncan Elliott
Switch and Data
+813 207 7786
delliott@switchanddata.com

Nikki DiFilippo
Via Vera Group
+ 216 780 0472
nikki@viaveragroup.com