The time of year to enjoy the time with our families, reflect on the year past, and look forward to the next, is upon us. During this holiday season, Atlantic Metro will be observing the following holidays and will be operating under a limited schedule.

November

• Wednesday November 26, 2008
Corporate office, administration and sales will be closing at 2:00PM
NOC will be operating with limited coverage
• Thursday November 27, 2008 - Thanksgiving
Corporate office, administration and sales will be closed
NOC will be operating with limited coverage
• Friday November 28, 2008
Corporate office, administration and sales will be closed
NOC will be operating with limited coverage

December

• Wednesday December 25, 2008 - Christmas Eve
Corporate office, administration and sales will be closing at 2:00PM
NOC will be operating with limited coverage
• Thursday December 25, 2008 - Christmas
Corporate office, administration and sales will be closed
NOC will be operating with limited coverage
• Friday December 26, 2008
Corporate office, administration and sales will be closed
NOC will be operating with limited coverage
• Wednesday December 31, 2008
Corporate office, administration and sales will be closing at 2:00PM
NOC will be operating with limited coverage

January

• Thursday January 1, 2009
Corporate office, administration and sales will be closed
NOC will be operating with limited coverage

Happy Holidays!

Regards,
Atlantic Metro Communications Staff

–Ori Lahav, Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer, outbrain

The Opportunity

Headquartered in New York with Research and Development in Israel, outbrain provides web-based services for ratings and content recommendations for blog posts and news articles. The company’s services can be downloaded, customized and ratings tracked through personalized scores based on outbrain’s five-star rating system. outbrain required a centrally located data center facility provider who could offer security, ample power and bandwidth to support the company’s growing global business in an environment that allowed for 24×7x365 support. “Our largest concerns when looking for a reliable data center provider were 1. ample power and 2. a network to support our web-based service requirements,” stated Ori Lahav, Co-founder and CTO of outbrain.

The Solution

outbrain selected Atlantic Metro Communication’s data center facility space for its power, network capacity and on-demand network support in New York City. Immediately, Atlantic Metro provided professional, knowledgeable on-site support, quickly and efficiently. “Atlantic Metro has provided our company with exceptional support since day one,” continued Mr. Lahav. “The Atlantic Metro team understood the requirements of web-based companies and as a result, provided network solutions based on our company needs. In addition, Atlantic Metro’s on-site support of our equipment is a true value-add for companies like ours that are overseas yet still require on-site, technical care.”

The Results

Outbrain rates Atlantic Metro Communications staff and services as exceptional. “outbrain is a company that goes above and beyond for its clients and we feel that we have found a provider that does the same for outbrain,” stated Mr. Lahay. “The technical team at Atlantic Metro knows what customers require, and then delivers the necessary support in an effective manner. We are confident that other young or growing companies, who are moving fast and require good, reliable service, will find Atlantic Metro is worth outsourcing their Data Center investment.”

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Atlantic Metro’s White Glove trained technicians ensure that every customer’s equipment ships directly to its colocation facilities where it is securely stored and racked, professionally cabled, inventoried and tested. From shipping to installation and turn-up, Atlantic Metro ensures that its customers enjoy careful and secure technical management. With this high-level of attention to proper mounting and installation, Atlantic Metro customers bypass many operational flaws or even failures, which commonly occur at other firms’ facilities.

Models.com, the most visited fashion modeling website in the world with over one million visitors per month, recently selected Atlantic Metro’s White Glove Services to install its servers in Atlantic Metro’s colocation facility. “Atlantic Metro’s White Glove Service technicians provided immediate confidence and security,” commented Mark Davis, Technical Director of Models.com. “The Atlantic Metro team made sure our equipment shipment was timely and then professionally cabled and inventoried. As a result, Models.com enjoyed a seamless transition to additional servers, without any down-time or delay.”

One of the driving forces behind Atlantic Metro’s newly deployed White Glove service is James Doherty, recently promoted to the position of Director of Operations. Mr. Doherty oversees all aspects of Atlantic Metro’s operational departments, including the company’s Network Operations Center, Engineering, Network Logistics, and Field Operations, which include managing the company’s White Glove Services.

“Atlantic Metro’s business is a state-of-the-art, highly specialized, technology business. Our company’s is founded on delivering the highest level of quality service thereby ensuring trust and respect with our customers,” states Doherty. “Atlantic Metro’s White Glove Service is another cornerstone in the foundation of our commitment to our customers.”

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About Atlantic Metro Communications

Since 2002, Atlantic Metro Communications has operated state-of-the-art Internet Data Centers and networks throughout the New York Metropolitan area and Chicago. The company also provides managed Internet Service Provider (ISP) solutions, colocation, metro transport, IP bandwidth, managed hosting & voice solutions. Atlantic Metro Communications provides services to many ISPs, web hosting solution providers, enterprise financial networks, Web 2.0 startups, VoIP suppliers, and carriers. Currently, Atlantic Metro Communication’s global network includes multiple PoPs in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Toronto, Canada and London, UK. For more information on Atlantic Metro Communications, please visit www.atlanticmetro.net.

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Jaymie Scotto & Associates

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ATLANTIC METRO COMMUNICATIONS SPONSORS WORDCAMP NY OCTOBER 6, 2008

New York, NY, October 2, 2008: Atlantic Metro Communications (AMC), a managed Internet service provider offering colocation, IP transit, nation-wide transport and New York metro area dark fiber solutions, is pleased to announce they are sponsoring WordCamp New York 2008. The event is being held on Sunday, October 6, 2008 and will feature the following speakers:

- Matt Mullenweg (Keynote speaker) — Talking on “The State of WordPress”
- Michael Hampton - WordPress Security
- Jeremy Clarke - Blogging Networks
- Jen Simmons - Video Blogging
- Aaron Brazell - Making it into the Big Leagues
- Shay David - Interactive Blogging

WordCamp is a conference that focuses on WordPress technology and platforms. Attendees range from casual end users to core developers. The New York event, being held at Sun Microsystems’ offices at 101 Park Avenue, is currently oversold at 152 tickets.

The event is made possible by sponsors that include: Kaltura, an open source video solution for any site; Margaret Roach Inc.; Atlantic Metro Communications; and Sun Microsystems. The NY event will be held Sunday, October 5, 2008 from 9:30am-6:00pm. The $30.00 entrance fee includes a catered lunch and a WordCamp NY 2008 t-shirt.

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About Atlantic Metro Communications

Since 2002, Atlantic Metro Communications has operated state-of-the-art Internet Data Centers and networks throughout the New York Metropolitan area and Chicago. The company also provides managed Internet Service Provider (ISP) solutions, colocation, metro transport, IP bandwidth, managed hosting & voice solutions. Atlantic Metro Communications provides services to many ISPs, web hosting solution providers, enterprise financial networks, Web 2.0 startups, VoIP suppliers, and carriers. Currently, Atlantic Metro Communication’s global network includes multiple PoPs in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Toronto, Canada and London, UK. For more information on Atlantic Metro Communications, please visit www.atlanticmetro.net.

For Media Inquiries, please contact:

Ilissa Miller at Jaymie Scotto & Associates

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At Atlantic Metro Communications we share the feeling that we’re all in this together. The principals of AMC also own a few other businesses, one of which, Metro Xchanges, an Illinois based non-profit, is giving back to the Internet community we helped co-create by operating Chicago’s only non-profit Internet eXchange Point (IXP); ChIX. Today we announce, in a joint partnership with Tiscali International Network for an additional offering to allow more community members to interconnect to ChIX. Tiscali operates one of the largest international IP and MPLS network and has leveraged their position in the business world to allow remote peering participants to connect to the ChIX.

Listed below is the official press release on this great new offering by Tiscali and Metro Xchanges/ChIX!

TISCALI INTERNATIONAL’S (TINet) WORLD-CLASS REMOTE PEERING SOLUTIONS PROVIDE NETWORKS ACCESS TO THE CHICAGO IX (ChIX)

Milan, Italy and Chicago, IL USA, September 23, 2008:  Tiscali International Network (TINet), the world’s only carrier exclusively dedicated to the wholesale IP-MPLS market, and The Chicago IX (ChIX), the first non-profit Internet Exchange platform operating in Chicago, Illinois, today announced that TINet’s Remote Peering solutions are now available to the ChIX member community.  This groundbreaking peering arrangement will open up TINet’s Remote Peering Solutions to an anxious new market segment and further solidify the Chicago IX’s role as a key Internet exchange Point in the Mid-West.

TINet’s Remote Peering product offer customers a variety of choices that include point-to-point and point-to-multipoint solutions as well as dedicated bandwidth and bandwidth on-demand options.  These IP ‘flavours’ are specifically engineered to be optimized over TINet’s global MPLS network where latency is guaranteed and Class of Service (CoS) is monitored and enforced through their world-class 24×7 pro-active monitoring and help desk.

The ChIX, a non-profit platform, is a unique service model.  ChIX is managed and delivered by some of the leading minds in the industry and provides the IP community with a network neutral platform focused on providing quality of service while simultaneously focused on creating a community that works together.

“TINet is an ideal partner who brings a valuable product and solution to the ChIX community,” commented James Cornman, Chief Technical Officer of Metro Xchanges, the managing company of the ChIX.  “To enable fast, simple, Ethernet connectivity to a global leader providing quality MPLS solutions is a value add, not only to members of the ChIX, but any network provider looking to enter the Chicago market.”

“The ChIX offers TINet a unique experience to offer our quality class of service, products and solutions to a sophisticated market-place,” added Paolo Gambini, CMO of Tiscali International Network.  “We see this as an opportunity to expand our reach, while participating in ground-breaking chance to be part of a growing community.”

The ChIX platform was made possible by donations from Atlantic Metro Communications, Steadfast Networks, Bit Gravity, Townsend Asset Group, James Cornman and Stephen Klenert.  The platform is located at 350 East Cermak Road, Suite 240 in Chicago, Illinois.

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About Metro Xchanges
Metro Xchanges is a non-profit organization that operates public Internet exchange points.  The company launched the first non-profit exchange point the ChIX in January 2008 and has had positive response in the marketplace.  The company was formed on the basis that it will serve the community as a non-profit neutral platform focused on providing quality of service while dedicated in creating a community that is focused on working together.

For more information on ChIX, please visit www.chicagoix.net.

About Tiscali International Network (TINet)
Tiscali International Network (TINet) - the carrier arm of Tiscali Group - is a pure play carrier business delivering International Wholesale Products to Carriers and Service Providers worldwide. As a specialist player exclusively focusing on wholesale customers, TINet has engineered its network and its organisation to deliver the best service experience to its Service Providers customer base.
TINet IP/MPLS backbone counts 90 POPs and extends over 16 European countries and across the United States, Canada, as well as Singapore and Hong Kong. Its Autonomous Systems (AS3257) in only 5 years has grown up to become a core ASN in the global Internet routing table as well as the largest IPv6 backbone outside Asia. TINet has been one of the very first companies worldwide to have a “next generation Internet” multi-service network in actual production that implements a full suite of service-enabling protocols such as MPLS, CoS, IPv6 and Multicasting.

For more information on TINet, please visit www.tiscali.net.

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We plan to graduate SIP to TDM muxing service from our LABS services offerings shortly. Below is a usage monitoring graph from just 1 of our TDM gateways located in NYC.

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Atlantic Metro Communications plans on rolling our SIP to TDM services across all of its Internet Data Center locations (New York, Chicago and Los Angeles)

Please contact sales_at_atlanticmetro.net if you are interested in this type of service.

Account Representative

Candidate will be responsible for finding new leads, managing leads that are distributed to you, meeting with clients for data center tours or simple face to face meetings to discuss potential sales opportunities. Ideal candidate would have in-depth knowledge of the ISP/Hosting business including Colocation terminology, bandwidth billing models, metro transport and fiber-optic terminology. Position is base + commission. Sky is the limit.

NOC Technician

Candidate will be responsible for installation and cabling of customer and Atlantic Metro internal servers and networking equipment as well as fielding support requests and monitoring network systems. Ideal candidate would have installation and low-medium level troubleshooting of Linux/FreeBSD/Windows including modifying IP configurations, starting/stopping services, handling software firewalls and RAID arrays as well as ethernet cabling/crimping. Candidate would also be responsible for running ethernet/fiber-optic cross-connects and must be willing work 1 weekend day and be on-call one week a month. Can you multitask? Do you consider yourself a self-starter? Can you lift a 50lb box or server? Overtime is available but not required.

2 Positions available

Please visit our Employment page for more details.

Yet for some enterprises, such as calling card companies or wholesale voice providers, who own legacy equipment that keeps their costs low, only an affordable SIP-to-TDM platform makes business sense, experts say.

One company that offers a full suite of voice services, including that critical platform, is newly formed Atlantic Metro Communications, a Manhattan-based group led by Chief Executive Officer Stephen M. Klenert and Chief Technical Officer James H. Cornman.

According to Klenert, many enterprise companies have legacy PBXs which only support T1s.

Read the full article here: http://small-business-voip.tmcnet.com/topics/smb-voip/articles/39156-alantic-metro-communications-offers-creative-managed-voip-services.htm
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