DALLAS -- NTT America, Inc., a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation, announced today a major upgrade in its client's core infrastructure using NTT Communications Global IP Network. SoftLayer Technologies, a leading on-demand hosting provider, implemented new 10GigE router installations from Cisco and direct 10 gigabit Ethernet (10GigE) backbone connections to NTT Communications. The upgrade allows SoftLayer to move away from multiple single-gigabit backbone connections to larger and more robust 10GigE connections, which will improve overall performance and long term network manageability.

"Our early adoption of 10GigE proves our commitment to maximum performance and network scalability. SoftLayer led the industry by offering full gigabit Ethernet connections to every server and is now one of the first hosting providers to move to 10GigE backbone connections," said Ric Moseley, vice president of engineering at SoftLayer.

NTT America Inc.