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Digex, Incorporated (NASDAQ
IGX), a leading provider of managed Web and application hosting services, today announced that John Crane, the world's leading supplier of sealing products, has selected Digex to host and manage its online initiatives, including its content management system.
John Crane manufactures, markets and services sealing systems and associated products, including mechanical seals, mechanical packing and sealing support systems as well as power transmission couplings and centralized lubrication systems. With more than 7,000 employees and facilities in 47 countries, the company serves customers in process, automotive and industrial markets, offering the industry's most complete product portfolio for sealing rotating equipment.
According to Maggie Cakebread, e-Business marketing manager for John Crane, the company seeks to expand its leadership in the sealing products market by bringing its extensive product catalog online for its global client base. Digex is hosting John Crane's marketing and information site, including its content management system, which allows local business offices to control their own sites, including language and content options.
Digex is acting as a virtual extension of the company's IT staff, supporting the entire Windows 2000 infrastructure that runs John Crane's online environment. Digex provides John Crane with its high-end managed hosting solution, including 24x7 value-added monitoring, maintenance, security, back-up and platform management services. Like all Digex managed hosting solutions, the platform is supported by the unrivaled reach, performance and reliability of WorldCom's (WCOEQ) facilities-based UUNET global IP network. Through Digex's managed hosting model, the company can easily scale its configuration to accommodate future e-Business initiatives.
"John Crane is the industry leader in delivering world-class sealing products, services and support, so it makes sense that we would look to Digex for world-class hosting," said Cakebread. "Our core competency is manufacturing and marketing mechanical seals and other related products. Relying on Digex's services and expertise allows us to focus on creating and maintaining the content our customers demand, rather than worrying about hardware and software capabilities."
"The manufacturing industry is experiencing greater demand from customers to offer a full range of information and services online," said John Callari, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Digex. "John Crane is responding to this demand, and we are pleased to put the power of Digex managed services behind them as they continue to remain the leader in the sealing products industry."
About John Crane
A member of the Smiths Group plc, John Crane is the world's leading supplier of sealing systems and associated products, including mechanical seals, mechanical packing and sealing support systems as well as power transmission couplings and centralized lubrication systems. With more than 7,000 employees and facilities in 47 countries, the company serves customers in process, automotive and industrial markets. Additional information on John Crane is available at http://www.johncrane.com/ .
About Digex
Digex is a leading provider of managed Web and application hosting services. Digex customers, from mainstream enterprise corporations to Internet-based businesses, leverage Digex's services to deploy secure, scaleable, high performance e-Enablement, Commerce and Enterprise IT business solutions. Additional information on Digex is available at http://www.digex.com/ .
About the WorldCom-Digex Affiliation
The WorldCom-Digex affiliation strategically combines the custom managed Web and application hosting expertise of Digex with the shared, dedicated and colocation hosting technologies of WorldCom to offer businesses of all sizes the full continuum of secure, dependable hosting services. Powered by the reach and reliability of the facilities-based WorldCom global network, the WorldCom-Digex affiliation rapidly delivers scalable, high-availability outsourced solutions that enable companies throughout North America, Europe and Asia to better focus on their core business.
IGX), a leading provider of managed Web and application hosting services, today announced that John Crane, the world's leading supplier of sealing products, has selected Digex to host and manage its online initiatives, including its content management system.John Crane manufactures, markets and services sealing systems and associated products, including mechanical seals, mechanical packing and sealing support systems as well as power transmission couplings and centralized lubrication systems. With more than 7,000 employees and facilities in 47 countries, the company serves customers in process, automotive and industrial markets, offering the industry's most complete product portfolio for sealing rotating equipment.
According to Maggie Cakebread, e-Business marketing manager for John Crane, the company seeks to expand its leadership in the sealing products market by bringing its extensive product catalog online for its global client base. Digex is hosting John Crane's marketing and information site, including its content management system, which allows local business offices to control their own sites, including language and content options.
Digex is acting as a virtual extension of the company's IT staff, supporting the entire Windows 2000 infrastructure that runs John Crane's online environment. Digex provides John Crane with its high-end managed hosting solution, including 24x7 value-added monitoring, maintenance, security, back-up and platform management services. Like all Digex managed hosting solutions, the platform is supported by the unrivaled reach, performance and reliability of WorldCom's (WCOEQ) facilities-based UUNET global IP network. Through Digex's managed hosting model, the company can easily scale its configuration to accommodate future e-Business initiatives.
"John Crane is the industry leader in delivering world-class sealing products, services and support, so it makes sense that we would look to Digex for world-class hosting," said Cakebread. "Our core competency is manufacturing and marketing mechanical seals and other related products. Relying on Digex's services and expertise allows us to focus on creating and maintaining the content our customers demand, rather than worrying about hardware and software capabilities."
"The manufacturing industry is experiencing greater demand from customers to offer a full range of information and services online," said John Callari, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Digex. "John Crane is responding to this demand, and we are pleased to put the power of Digex managed services behind them as they continue to remain the leader in the sealing products industry."
About John Crane
A member of the Smiths Group plc, John Crane is the world's leading supplier of sealing systems and associated products, including mechanical seals, mechanical packing and sealing support systems as well as power transmission couplings and centralized lubrication systems. With more than 7,000 employees and facilities in 47 countries, the company serves customers in process, automotive and industrial markets. Additional information on John Crane is available at http://www.johncrane.com/ .
About Digex
Digex is a leading provider of managed Web and application hosting services. Digex customers, from mainstream enterprise corporations to Internet-based businesses, leverage Digex's services to deploy secure, scaleable, high performance e-Enablement, Commerce and Enterprise IT business solutions. Additional information on Digex is available at http://www.digex.com/ .
About the WorldCom-Digex Affiliation
The WorldCom-Digex affiliation strategically combines the custom managed Web and application hosting expertise of Digex with the shared, dedicated and colocation hosting technologies of WorldCom to offer businesses of all sizes the full continuum of secure, dependable hosting services. Powered by the reach and reliability of the facilities-based WorldCom global network, the WorldCom-Digex affiliation rapidly delivers scalable, high-availability outsourced solutions that enable companies throughout North America, Europe and Asia to better focus on their core business.