SAN FRANCISCO, March 19, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- DigiLava, Inc. (Pink Sheets:DGLV) today announced it has signed a new contract with PurespeedPlus, one of the nation's leading virtual dial access providers, that will continue to make PurespeedPlus the exclusive provider of wholesale dial-up services to the San Francisco-based ASP and BSP through mid-2005.
DigiLava, a recognized pioneer in Application Service Provider of rich-media direct response marketing for businesses and enterprises, began using PurespeedPlus' softswitch-based managed modem services more than a year ago. PurespeedPlus also supplies DigiLava with private line, IP transit, pass-through radius and co-location services that help support its overall business strategy. DigiLava will continue to offer national dial-up access to more than 30,000 cities, towns and municipalities in the U.S. for residential and business users. This continuous partnership will allow DigiLava to expand coverage and offer full nationwide roaming across the network.
"Over the past year, PurespeedPlus has demonstrated its commitment to DigiLava and has proven to be a reliable network partner," said Baldwin Yung, President of DigiLava. "PurespeedPlus' network performance, geographic reach, and willingness to work closely with us to meet our needs played key roles in our decision to partner and extend this relationship."
"DigiLava has earned a strong reputation for providing outstanding customer service and innovative ASP and BSP solutions," said Chris Cicolini, PurespeedPlus' Vice President of Business Development. "We're pleased that they have elected to extend their relationship with PurespeedPlus, and look forward to continuing to provide them with advanced network capabilities that support their customers."
About DigiLava
Founded in 1998, DigiLava, Inc. is a leading San Francisco-based Application Service Provider (ASP) of permission-based digital direct response marketing and communications that offers empowering technology to direct marketers, web publishers and advertisers. The Company's core products and services enable clients to optimize their marketing and advertising campaigns by effectively delivering and tracking online video enhanced rich-media promotions, newsletters, PR & IR releases, and distance learning, including purchases, pass-along and new customer acquisition.
For additional information about DigiLava, please visit http://www.digilava.com.
About PurespeedPlus
PurespeedPlus is a leading Nation-wide wholesale provider of Internet services. PurespeedPlus offers commercial and residential dial-up access from more than 16,000 POPs in the U.S. PurespeedPlus has been aggressively pursuing the build-out of the largest network in the United States by contracting with networks such as Level 3, ICG, Allegiance, Coretel, Aleron, Starnet, O1, and others, to provide low-cost, raw dial-up access and other services traditionally available at a higher rate when purchased directly through the carrier.
For more information about PurespeedPlus, please visit www.purespeedplus.com.