eXchange and Novani Partner to Provide the Bay Area's Premier Internet Infrastructure Services

San Francisco, CA Oct 1, 2001 -- eXchange Colocation, LLC (www.exchangecolo.com), a premier carrier-neutral colocation facility for telecommunications and e-commerce in Northern California, today announced a strategic alliance with Novani (www.Novani.com), the full service Internet Operations Manager. Under the terms of the agreement, Novani will provide inclusive managed services to eXchange's new and existing customers.

The partnership combines eXchange's telecommunications infrastructure and tactical downtown San Francisco location with Novani's managed services expertise to provide mission-critical eBusinesses with a single solution for top-tier infrastructure colocation and management.

"With eleven years experience in designing and deploying mission-critical Internet infrastructures, Novani brings an engineering expertise to the table that is unparalleled in the service provider industry," states Mark Hansen, Director of Operations. "We are pleased to be able to offer this premier level of managed services to our customers."

"eXchange Colocation's campus facility here in the heart of San Francisco allows us to offer our customers services