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Shriners Hospitals for Children Selects Level 3 to Provide Data Center Connectivity

Aug 14, 2008 8:00:00 AM

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Level 3 Communications' Business Markets Group today announced it has been selected by Shriners Hospitals for Children to provide network connectivity between that company's data center, hospitals and disaster recovery site. According to the terms of the multi-year agreement, Level 3 will deliver a virtual private network built on its recently upgraded multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) network, with direct connections to several Shriners Hospitals and data center sites, and providing full mesh connectivity.

"We needed to partner with a network provider that possessed the national presence and technological capabilities to support our hospitals in a secure, robust and cost-effective manner," said Gene D'Amore, vice president of information services for Shriners Hospitals for Children. "Level 3 was chosen to supply our long-term applications and disaster recovery network requirements."

Shriners Hospitals is implementing advanced health care information technology across the 22 hospitals in its international health care system, making it possible for Shriners Hospitals and affiliates to share and store medical images electronically. The Level 3 infrastructure enables this PACS (Picture Archive Communications System) technology across the hospitals and provides greater efficiency for image storage and retrieval, resulting in reduced operational costs and improved response to patient requests for their medical records.

"Shriners Hospitals for Children needed a highly reliable network to help ensure data center security, improve disaster recovery efficiency and support bandwidth-intensive applications like digital imaging," said Raouf Abdel, president of Level 3's Business Markets Group. "The solution Level 3 provided gives Shriners, its affiliates and its patients access to critical leading-edge medical care that can help improve patient privacy and safety while potentially saving time and lives in emergency response situations."

About Level 3 Communications

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVLT), an international communications company, operates one of the largest Internet backbones in the world, connecting more than 180 markets in 20 countries. The company serves a broad range of wholesale, enterprise and content customers with a comprehensive suite of services including: Internet Protocol (IP) services, broadband transport and infrastructure services, colocation services, voice and voice over IP services, and content delivery and media distribution services. These services provide the building blocks to enable Level 3's customers to meet their growing demands for advanced communications solutions. The company's Web address is http://www.Level3.com.

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SOURCE Level 3 Communications, Inc.


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