Terremark to Host NANOG 51

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Terremark Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMRK), a leading global provider of managed IT infrastructure services, today announced that it will host NANOG 51, the North American Network Operators Group’s (NANOG) forum for the exchange of technical information and discussion of network implementation practices. NANOG 51 will take place in Miami, Florida from January 30 to February 2, 2011.
  
NANOG is an education and operations organization that coordinates and disseminates technical information related to backbone/enterprises networking technologies and operational practices. NANOG events are held tri-annually and attract more than 450 Internet network operations, engineers, and software and hardware vendors from around the world.

“NANOG 51 gathers global network operators to exchange ideas and share the latest technical and operational information affecting networks worldwide”, said Donald J. Welch, president and CEO of Merit Network Inc., the organization that coordinates NANOG meetings. “We are proud to have Terremark as a partner and to host NANOG in Miami for the third time.”

“Miami is a major hub for global network operators and we are excited to host NANOG 51 in the city where we are headquartered,” said Josh Snowhorn, Vice President of Global Business Development at Terremark. “NANOG is the perfect opportunity for the people behind the scenes of the Internet infrastructure industry to share knowledge, talk about challenges and most importantly, build relationships.”

NANOG was formed to promote dialog between people concerning the creation, maintenance and operation of Internet Protocol networks. NANOG provides a forum where people from the network research, operator and vendor communities can come together to identify and solve the problems that arise in operating and growing the Internet. NANOG serves as a bridge between the technical staff of leading Internet providers close to network operations, technical communities such as standards bodies, and the academic community. For more information on NANOG 51, please visit http://www.nanog.org/ or contact nanog-support@nanog.org.

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