Friday, October 3, 2008

Lehman - Internap

Docket 655

Internap and LBI are parties to that certain Internap Network Services
Terms and Conditions of Service dated January 31, 2000 (along with relevant Sales Orders, it is
collectively referred to as the “Internap Services Contract”). A copy of the Internap Services
Contract is attached as Exhibit “A.”
OBJECTION
6. Internap objects to the cure amount on the basis that its cure claim is
$228,634.54.
ARGUMENT
7. Pursuant to sections 365(b)(1) and 365(f)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, as a
condition of assuming and assigning an executory contract, a chapter 11 debtor must cure any
defaults existing under the contract.
8. As an initial matter, the Debtors’ description of the contract as “Trial” is
vague. Internap assumes that the Debtors are seeking to assume and assign the Internap Services
Contract. Internap, however, requests clarification as to the contract, which the Debtors seek to
assume and assign.
9. Moreover, the amount the Debtors listed as the cure amount for the
Internap Services Contract does not include the amount due on September 1, 2008 of $56,858.77
or the amount due on October 1, 2008 of $56,858.77. When those amounts are added to the
Debtors’ cure amount, the total cure amount is $228,634.54.
10. In connection with its assumption of the Internap Services Contract,
Internap requests that the Court order LBI or Barclays Capital, Inc. to pay Internap $228,634.54
as the cure amount.
11. Internap reserves the right to amend its cure claim to the extent that
charges continue to accrue or to account for adjustments, which may have not been billed or
have not yet become due under the terms of the Internap Services Contract.

contract attached as

Monday, September 29, 2008

CDN Consolidation Could Be ‘Imminent’

from Data Center Knowledge:

>>Industry analysts who track the content delivery sector have been warning for months that the explosion of new companies in the sector would inevitably result in a consolidation. In May the list of CDN providers reached 50 companies, and Dan Rayburn predicted a shakeout would occur in the next 18 months.

JPIX, the Largest Internet Exchange in Japan, Extends Peering Fabric To Equinix Tokyo Data Center

Partnership Allows Both Companies to Further Enhance Their Traffic Exchange Services

TOKYO, Sept. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the leading global provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, and Japan Internet Exchange Co. Ltd. (JPIX), the largest Internet exchange in Japan, today announced that JPIX has extended its peering fabric to the Equinix Tokyo-2 (TY2) Internet Business Exchange (IBX(R)) data center located in Shinagawa. As a part of the agreement, Equinix customers will be able to directly exchange traffic, or "peer," with JPIX*s diverse aggregation of Internet service providers, cable TV service providers and content providers, allowing high-quality traffic exchange participants to increase reliability, improve performance and reduce the costs of network traffic exchange.

JPIX, with over 100 customers, including Japan*s Tier-1 ISPs, cable TV service providers and content providers, is a strategic exchange point for Internet traffic in Japan. Through this agreement, JPIX will set up an Internet Exchange (IX) switch at the Equinix TY2 center, and it will use Equinix*s IBXLink service to directly connect to the Equinix TY1 center located in Heiwajima.

Equinix is the global leader in interconnection and peering, offering high-performance private and public peering services. The peering relationships facilitated by Equinix*s interconnection solutions help form the strategic foundation for the growth of the Internet, from email to video to virtually any other application that must traverse multiple networks to get from origin to destination. "As the leading advocate of peering in Asia since 2002 Equinix has been actively encouraging peering relationships between international and Japanese customers by providing innovative services and organizing forums that foster greater interaction," said David Wilkinson, Managing Director of Equinix Japan. "This partnership with JPIX is a milestone that enhances the peering fabric for both companies, allowing customers the ability to further scale their peering relationships with a larger aggregation of ISPs, content providers and content delivery networks."

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Internet Vigilantism

from the Renesys Blog (recently a few posts on Nanog had addressed the same problem):

>>Atrivo (aka Intercage), a Concord, California-based Internet hosting service,
disappeared from the Internet for around two days recently. They didn't go bankrupt or suffer a physical catastrophe. Their providers simply shut them down by refusing their traffic. This might very well be the first time in history that the Internet community, a cooperative association of networks with no governing body, has collectively put someone out of business, if only briefly. The alleged sins of Atrivo have been documented extensively, both in the popular media (e.g., the Washington Post) and in technical forums (e.g., Spamhaus and numerous postings to the NANOG mailing list). It is clear that emotions run high with respect to Atrivo, long accused of benefiting from cyber-crime by hosting purveyors of malware, adware, spam, viruses and other cyber-surges. In this blog, we'll take a quick look at their brief demise and make a few observations.