Vocus Announces New Product PacificIX

Today ASX listed Vocus Communications Limited (ASX: VOC), will announce details of PacificIX, the first new product from the recently listed wholesale telecommunications company. The peering service connecting Sydney and Auckland will be officially announced at the AusNOG 04 conference.

PacificIX will be a multilateral Internet Peering Exchange allowing participants to connect and exchange traffic between Sydney and Auckland and Vocus believes the peering service will significantly improve speed and connectivity by delivering a much faster direct path between the two countries ISPs, Telcos and Hosting companies.

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Vocus CEO, James Spenceley has been named the Eastern winner in the 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards.

Spenceley’s success was recognised last night, when he won the category for “Young Entrepreneur” (for business owners under the age of 35). Finalists were assessed based on entrepreneurial spirit, financial performance, innovation, personal integrity and influence, strategic direction and national and global impact.

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Vocus deploys Arbor Networks Peakflow System

Arbor Networks, Inc., a leading provider of network security and management solutions announced today that Vocus Communications has selected Arbor’s Peakflow SP platform (“Peakflow SP”) for protection against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.

Vocus CEO, James Spenceley emphasises that this decision enables Vocus to not only secure our infrastructure, but offer “Clean Internet” services to service providers across Australia and New Zealand.

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