jte@psi.com (John Eldredge) (10/23/90)
PSINet's Local Presence Grows to Include 60 Cities Nationally. Reston, VA, September 27, 1990 - William L. Schrader, President & CEO, Performance Systems International, Inc. (PSI), today announced that PSI's national network (PSINet) will now be present in over 60 U.S. cities. These local hubs offer cost-effective access to a growing spectrum of internetworking services for the individual and corporate user of electronic information. "Each Point-of-Presence (POP) PSI installs represents a long-term commitment by PSI to the geographical area in which it is located," Schrader stated. In the coming months, PSI will be opening 20 new Points-of-Presence (POPs) in: Akron, OH Garden City, NY Pittsburgh, PA Atlanta, GA Houston, TX Raleigh, NC Baltimore, MD Minneapolis, MN Rockville, MD Chicago, IL New Orleans, LA San Francisco, CA Dallas, TX Orlando, FL Seattle, WA Denver, CO Philadelphia, PA South Bend, IN Detroit, MI With the 20 currently operating POPs and 20 more to be announced in January, PSI will have over 60 POPs throughout the U.S. available for interconnection of customer Local Area Networks (LANs), and local dialup services. PSINet is a reliable and multi-functional wide area network (WAN) system and service. It spans the continental U.S. from its customer's premises to its "core nodes" placed at intersecting fiber optic paths. Its combination of hardware, software and communications facilities represents a substantial deployment of components which are integrated, fielded and managed to offer unparalleled networking services. PSI is a value-added internetworking and information services provider headquartered in Reston, Virginia. CONTACT: John T. Eldredge Director of Sales & Marketing Performance Systems International, Inc. 11800 Sunrise Valley Drive - Suite 1100 Reston, VA 22091 +1 703.620.6651 1.800.82PSI82 info@psi.com