-- Adds HP Helion Managed Cloud Service to Its Cloud Connect
Solutions Ecosystem
BROOMFIELD, Colorado,
Oct. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3
Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) today announced the addition of
HP Helion Managed Cloud Service to the Level 3 Cloud Connect
Solutions ecosystem. Enterprises and government agencies will be
able to establish secure, high-performance, efficient connections
to HP Helion Managed Cloud Service using Level 3's Virtual Private
Network (VPN) and security services in North America, Latin
America and Europe. This
alliance provides Level 3 and HP customers worldwide with a
reliable and flexible path to migrate and manage mission-critical
applications and data in the cloud.
To address common concerns among enterprises related to cloud
and data center migration, including security, performance and
control, Level 3 has collaborated with HP and other cloud service
providers to offer comprehensive cloud networking. The solution
enables customers to be more agile by providing rapid service
provisioning, dynamic bandwidth and usage-based billing for them to
focus on developing and delivering core business applications in
the cloud.
"The combination of HP and Level 3 delivers the tools for
customers to transform their IT and network architecture in the
cloud," said Anthony Christie, chief
marketing officer of Level 3. "By forging relationships with the
most respected brands in the cloud services industry, like HP,
enterprises can execute their cloud strategies with confidence in
the performance of their cloud environments, allowing customers to
focus on the growth of their business."
Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions offers VPN connectivity built
directly into HP Helion Managed Cloud Service. Private network
access coupled with managed network security services via the
global Level 3 network to HP dual-active cloud sites establishes
load balancing and redundant failover, which deliver 99.999 percent
uptime – addressing enterprises' primary concerns about data
security, business continuity and reliability in the cloud. Level 3
Cloud Connect Solutions also delivers direct connections to HP
Helion Managed Virtual Private Cloud for Public Sector. HP Helion
Managed Virtual Private Cloud for Public Sector follows applicable
regulatory standards such as FedRAMP and FISMA, which provide
customers with reassurances about the security and compliance of
their overall cloud strategy.
"Effective management and security of business-critical data are
key concerns among enterprises today, so it remains imperative for
HP to deliver and protect core business applications in the cloud,"
said Jim Fanella, vice president,
Workload and Cloud, HP Enterprise Services. "The combination of HP
Helion and Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions provides customers with
needed security, control and responsiveness to meet the changing
demands of their business."
Level 3 and HP expect these services to be available in
North America during the fourth
quarter of 2014 with global availability in the first half of
2015.
Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions offers multiple ways to connect
enterprises with cloud and data center services, including
MPLS/IPVPN, Virtual Private Line
Service, Ethernet Virtual Private Line, Ethernet Private
Line and Wavelength services. Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions
supports enterprise customers from a range of industries including
healthcare, retail, research and manufacturing. For more
information about Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions, visit
www.level3.com/cloudconnectsolutions.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications,
Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500 company that provides local,
national and global communications services to enterprise,
government and carrier customers. Level 3's comprehensive portfolio
of secure, managed solutions includes fiber and infrastructure
solutions; IP-based voice and data communications; wide-area
Ethernet services; video and content distribution; data center and
cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves customers in more than 500
markets in over 60 countries across a global services platform
anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected
by extensive undersea facilities. For more information, please
visit www.level3.com or get to know us on Twitter, Facebook and
LinkedIn.
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service names, product names, company names or logos included
herein are the trademarks or service marks of their respective
owners. Level 3 services are provided by subsidiaries of Level 3
Communications, Inc.
Forward-Looking Statement
Some statements
made in this press release are forward-looking in nature and are
based on management's current expectations or beliefs. These
forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of performance and
are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of
which are outside Level 3's control, which could cause actual
events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the
statements. Important factors that could prevent Level 3 from
achieving its stated goals include, but are not limited to, the
company's ability to: manage risks associated with continued
uncertainty in the global economy; increase revenue from its
services to realize its targets for financial and operating
performance; maintain and increase traffic on its network; develop
and maintain effective business support systems; manage system and
network failures or disruptions; avert the breach of its network
and computer system security measures; develop new services that
meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins; manage the
future expansion or adaptation of its network to remain
competitive; defend intellectual property and proprietary rights;
manage continued or accelerated decreases in market pricing for
communications services; obtain capacity for its network from other
providers and interconnect its network with other networks on
favorable terms; attract and retain qualified management and other
personnel; successfully integrate future acquisitions; effectively
manage political, legal, regulatory, foreign currency and other
risks it is exposed to due to its substantial international
operations; mitigate its exposure to contingent liabilities; and
meet all of the terms and conditions of its debt obligations.
Additional information concerning these and other important factors
can be found within Level 3's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Statements in this press release should be
evaluated in light of these important factors. Level 3 is under no
obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such obligation to,
update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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