Masergy Joins Amazon as Direct Connect Partner

DALLAS, TX--(Marketwired - Feb 4, 2014) - Masergy Communications Inc., a global leader in managed networking and cloud services, today announced availability of direct, private access to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Direct Connect throughout North America. Masergy's managed cloud network delivers on-demand access to AWS for a predictable, consistent experience and increased performance and security.

Masergy is now providing customers private, on-net access to AWS by physically interconnecting with Amazon via East and West Coast data centers. This integration provides direct private access to the AWS suite of products and services in all U.S. regions as well as the AWS GovCloud.

"Companies wanting to deploy critical applications on cloud services such as AWS are often challenged by the non-deterministic performance, diminished security, and lack of Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities associated with access via the public internet," said John Dumbleton, senior vice president of business development for Masergy. "Our relationship with Amazon resolves these issues by providing on-demand, high performance cloud networking solutions with an unsurpassed customer experience."

With Masergy's cloud networking services, customers optimize application performance while also receiving the industry's best Service Level Agreement (SLA), the ability to modify services in real time as data needs require, and an Intelligent Network Analyst to view and track all network traffic. In addition, Masergy's intelligent connectivity to AWS provides users with:

• Private on-net access
• QoS
• Ability to quickly adjust connection speeds to 50M, 100M, 200M, 300M, 400M, 500M, 1G, and 10G

About Masergy
Masergy is a managed networking and cloud services provider delivering customized, high-performance solutions that help businesses compete in the global marketplace. The company pioneered one of the first managed cloud networks in 2000 that could deliver a pure Ethernet experience to any location worldwide. Masergy has since expanded its offerings and today operates the largest independent global network platform, a fully integrated cloud communications offering, cloud-based security and managed network services. These solutions deliver a superior customer experience with guaranteed performance, scalability and reach. Masergy's award-winning technology, flexible solutions and unmatched passion for customer care are why a growing number of the world's largest companies rely on Masergy to deliver performance beyond expectations. For more information about Masergy visit www.masergy.com or follow the company on Twitter @Masergy.