NTT America Gold Sponsor of Network World’s IT Roadmap Conference and Expo in Seattle, WA

NEW YORK--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--NTT America, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) and a Tier-1 global IP network services provider, today announced that the company will serve as a gold level sponsor of Network World’s IT Roadmap Conference and Expo, which will be held today, Thursday, September 17, at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle, WA. Hosted by Network World, Inc., the free, one-day, regional IT event addresses best solutions and best practices to keep companies moving through tough economic times.

“This is a great example of how IT Roadmap helps Seattle-based companies remain globally competitive.”

The IT Roadmap Conference and Expo combines a professional conference with a private expo on nine mission-critical topics of enterprise IT including application delivery; cloud computing; data centers; green IT; IP communications; network management, automation and control; security and compliance; virtualization; and WAN, LAN and mobility. The event is focused on takeaway strategies and solutions that are ready to implement enterprise wide, including forecasts from industry analysts, case histories from successful end users, and quotes from IT’s key vendors.

Operating a Global IP Network node in Seattle for more than a decade, NTT America directly connects Seattle-based enterprises, content providers and service providers to major markets around the world via its Global Tier 1-IP Backbone (NTT Communications Global IP Network). The Seattle node, located in the Westin Building, is one of the core points of presence (PoPs) that NTT America operates on the West Coast to handle transpacific and transcontinental connections. The transpacific portion of NTT America’s Global IP Network maintains the highest capacity available worldwide, currently exceeding 210Gbps of lit capacity.

“It is important that Seattle-based companies stay ahead of the game when it comes to connectivity to hundreds of multinational corporations and to the world’s largest potential markets– Asia and Southeast Asia,” said Paul Desmond, Network World Events Editor. “This is a great example of how IT Roadmap helps Seattle-based companies remain globally competitive.”

Representatives from NTT America will be on hand at booth #400 to discuss NTT America’s Global IP Network solutions with IT professionals from Seattle-area corporations. NTT America’s enterprise solutions include IP transit bandwidth from 10mbps to 10Gbps, and managed services, including IntelliSecurity, Managed Router Service and DoS Attack Countermeasures. The Global IP Network is built upon a single global ASN, operates in dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 mode, and contains extensive private peering (over 1tbps) with other global networks. The Global IP Network is distinguished by industry-leading SLAs (service level agreements) and global NOCs (network operations centers) staffed by engineers to ensure top quality support, and backed by the financial strength and stability of NTT Group, a Fortune Global top 50 company.

About NTT America

NTT America is North America’s natural gateway to the Asia-Pacific region, with strong capabilities in the U.S. market. NTT America is the U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation, the global data and IP services arm of a Fortune Global 500 telecom leader: Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation (NTT). NTT America provides world-class Enterprise Hosting, managed network, and IP networking services for enterprise customers and service providers worldwide. For additional information on NTT America, visit us on the Web at www.nttamerica.com.

U.S. product information regarding the NTT Communications Global IP Network and its award winning IPv6 transit services may be found at http://www.us.ntt.net/, by calling 877-8NTT-NET (868-8638), or by emailing sales@us.ntt.net.

About NTT Communications Corporation

NTT Communications provides a broad range of global networks, management solutions and IT services to customers worldwide. The company is renowned for delivering reliable, high-quality security, hosting, voice, data and IP services; its expertise in managed networks; and its leadership in IPv6 transit technology. NTT Communications’ extensive infrastructure includes Arcstar™ Global IP-VPN and Global e-VLAN, as well as a Tier-1 IP backbone reaching more than 150 countries in partnership with major Internet service providers, and secure data centers in Asia, North America, and Europe. NTT Communications is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, one of the world’s largest telecoms with listings on the Tokyo, London and New York stock exchanges. Please visit www.ntt.com/index-e.html.

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