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Cogent Selects Herakles Data as New Point of Presence in Sacramento SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Herakles Data, Sacramento's premier data center, today announced Cogent Communication Group, Inc. (AMEX:COI) a leading Internet Service provider has chosen Herakles Data's world class, mission critical facility for colocation of Cogent's presence in Sacramento, CA. Herakles' carrier neutral business model, employed from the outset in 2001, allows it to offer class leading support to carriers such as Cogent. Herakles' data center is recognized as one of the industries most reliable providers for providing uninterrupted service, while delivering un-paralleled levels of customer service and enjoys the further distinction of being one of the first providers to enjoy continuous cash flow positive results since its inception. Cogent provides competitively priced, high quality Tier 1 Internet access and point-to-point services to businesses and carriers in all major markets throughout the North America and Europe. The company currently has a presence in over 85 markets throughout the United States and Europe and is one of today's top carriers of Internet traffic in the world. "Cogent has been added to our ever growing list of Tier 1 carriers that sell dedicated services to our client base. In today's market most customers are seeking the most cost-effective solutions to meet their bandwidth requirements and Cogent can certainly meet their needs," said Lou Kirchner, President and CEO of Herakles. About Cogent Communications Cogent Communications is a multinational, Tier 1 Internet service provider. Cogent's facilities based, all-optical network delivers ultra-high speed bandwidth that is both highly dependable and very economical. Cogent provides Internet access and point-to-point services to businesses and carriers in major metropolitan areas across North America and Europe. Cogent's unique network -- designed exclusively for Internet data -- enables Cogent to provide customers with a very reliable, high performance, dedicated connection at a price that cannot be matched by competitors. Cogent has a presence in 11 countries in over 85 markets including 27 Cogent-owned Colocation Centers. Cogent Communications is headquartered at 1015 31st Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20007. For more information, visit http://www.cogentco.com/. About Herakles, LLC Herakles, LLC is a privately held company, offering mission critical colocation space and managed services to private and public institutions seeking to outsource their primary or disaster recovery IT infrastructure. Herakles operates a world class internet data center located in Sacramento, CA. Herakles' facility is fully built out, which enables its clients to immediately install their equipment without capital expenditure. The facility features state-of-the art security, 99.999 percent infrastructure reliability and is carrier neutral. Herakles designs custom solutions to meet the specific and varied needs of their clients, from small businesses to large enterprise companies. For more information, visit http://www.heraklesdata.com/. For additional information please contact: Dawn Woodworth, 916-679-2100 DATASOURCE: Herakles CONTACT: Dawn Woodworth of Herakles, LLC, +1-916-679-2100 Web site: http://www.heraklesdata.com/

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