Europe's Largest Post Production House Chooses AboveNet

Europe's Largest Post Production House Chooses AboveNet

LONDON, December 13/PRNewswire/ -- AboveNet Communications UK Ltd., a leading provider of fibre
connectivity solutions for businesses and carriers and a subsidiary of
AboveNet Inc., today announced the completion of a dedicated fibre optic
network for Europe's largest visual effects and computer animation studio,
Framestore CFC.

With a portfolio of production projects including 'Superman
Returns', 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' and 'Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory' amongst others, the ability for Framestore CFC to
distribute and share content between their three production sites in London
is crucial to the day to day running and success of the business. With the
ever increasing transformation from film to digital based production, this
need is one which many media companies share, and is a fundamental element to
the making of today's films.

The networking criteria to support the distribution of this
high-level digital media were speed, security and most importantly,
scalability. By connecting IP House, Framestore CFC's datacentre, to both
their headquarters in Noel Street, and their secondary office in Wells
Street, AboveNet designed and implemented a dedicated three site Dark Fibre
network, to be managed by Framestore CFC for the sole purpose of transporting
this data. AboveNet's network not only meets the current needs for Framestore
CFC but is prepared for even greater capacity in the future, allowing for
instant scalability as well as providing Framestore CFC with immediate access
to their stored content.

Traditionally, Framestore CFC has accessed its renderfarm
(1600 processors) from its location in Soho. Due to the increasing space
constraints and air conditioning issues, Framestore CFC has chosen to move
all equipment to IP House Datacentre, where AboveNet's fibre network enables
them secure, instant access to this data as if it were still onsite. Moving
this equipment has allowed for future expansion as well as the added security
of an environment within a specialist co-location facility. Framestore CFC is
the first visual effects company in Europe to implement a long distance
metropolitan 10 Gigabit Ethernet backbone across three sites, providing a
solution that facilitates the ability to share their digital content quickly
and securely whilst knowing that they have the capacity built in for any
future growth to the business.

"As one of the only providers of a completely dedicated fibre
network, AboveNet is tailored specifically to meet the demands of businesses
which require extreme security and the ability to transport massive amounts
of data at tremendous speeds. This network performance makes AboveNet a known
and valued supplier to many of the top production studios and media companies
in and between London and the U.S.," said John Dowbiggin, Managing Director
of AboveNet Communications UK Ltd. "We are delighted to have been awarded
this opportunity which validates AboveNet as a key provider, offering
exceptional value to the media industry."

"AboveNet put the fibres in, we connected our gear up, it
worked and continues to do so. We've reduced our headaches over server room
capacity in central London and it has put us a step nearer to engineering
Nirvana!" said Steve Prescott, Framestore CFC's Director of Technology.
"Thanks AboveNet."

About AboveNet, Inc.

AboveNet, Inc. provides fiber connectivity solutions for businesses and
carriers. Its private optical network delivers key network and IP services in
and between 14 top U.S. metro markets and London. AboveNet's network is
widely used in demanding markets such as financial services, media, health
care and retail.

About Framestore CFC

Framestore CFC was formed in December 2001 through the union of two of
the most creative and dynamic companies in the industry: FrameStore and The
Computer Film Company (CFC). The company is now the largest visual effects
and computer animation studio in Europe, with over 35 years of combined
experience in digital film and video technology.

The company has won numerous international awards including two
Technical Academy Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences, three BAFTA Craft Awards and eleven Primetime Emmy Awards.

The company's movie portfolio includes work on such films as
'Superman Returns', 'X-Men: The Last Stand', 'V for Vendetta',
'The Proposition', 'The Constant Gardener', 'Doom', 'Nanny McPhee', 'Troy',
'Thunderbirds', 'Cold Mountain', 'Love Actually', and all of the
Harry Potter movies. Recent television work includes 'Ocean Odyssey',
'Sea Monsters', 'Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real', 'Space Odyssey: Voyage
to the Planets', 'Sea Monsters', 'The Giant Claw' and 'Land of Giants'
(Walking With Dinosaurs specials) and 'Dinotopia'. Among Framestore
CFC's notable commercial credits are Rexona 'Go Wild', Guinness 'noitulovE',
Renault Espace 'Hector's Life', Audi 'Illusions', Johnnie Walker 'Tree',
the Post Office 'Ant' commercials, Johnnie Walker 'Fish', Levi's 'Odyssey',
Audi 'Drink Like a Fish', Xbox 'Mosquito' and Guinness 'Surfer'.

Source: AboveNet Communications UK Ltd

Contact: Jolene Wessels, AboveNet Communications UK Ltd, +44-(0)-20-7531-2200, jwessels@above.net

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