SlipStream Data's Web & Email Solution Accelerates Dialup in New Zealand

Quicksilver Internet now selling SlipStream Data's acceleration solution - bringing high speed to more than 50% of New Zealand residents accessing the Internet through dial-up connections.

WATERLOO, ON (PRWEB) May 6, 2003 — SlipStream Data Inc. today announced the signing of its first international client, Quicksilver Internet, a privately-held company providing telecommunications and Internet services in New Zealand.

This partnership provides us a foothold in the important Asia-Pacific market. Quicksilver will be offering SlipStream to its customers, as well as other ISPs that white label their services," says Ron Neumann, President of SlipStream Data. More than 50% of New Zealand residents access the Internet through dial-up connections. With our technology, this experience can be richer and more enjoyable."

Since launching its technology in 2000, SlipStream Data has signed significant North American ISPs such as United Online and increased their subscriber base to hundreds of thousands. SlipStreams technology compresses, optimizes and streamlines web and email content when it leaves the server. This provides surfers with a dramatic improvement in web-browsing speed, meaning pages download in seconds, not minutes. The New Zealand partnership represents the first international ISP that will enable SlipStream to expand into Asian and European markets.

It is our mission to provide New Zealanders with a no-nonsense alternative for their telecommunications and Internet services," says Trevor Isted of Quicksilver Internet. With SlipStream, we are realizing dreams of the online revolution by eliminating headaches associated with long waits for downloading web content and email on traditional dial-up accounts."

About Quicksilver Internet
Quicksilver Internet is a New Zealand-wide provider of premium Internet access and Toll services to both Residential and Business customers, specialising in quality services at affordable prices. Quicksilver provides a range of products including 56K dial-up Internet access, Jetstream Starter and Full rate services, Frame Relay, DDS, Ethernet and other broadband connections, as well as National and International Toll services. Quicksilver Internet is a registered trademark of Mercury Telecommunications Limited. Mercury was formed in June 1999 and is owned and operated by a small group of private shareholders. Mercurys head office is situated in Auckland.

About SlipStream Data
Founded in 2000 in Waterloo, Ontario, SlipStream Data Inc. is a privately-owned software development company that delivers on the need to increase the speed of Internet access — regardless of network connection — by providing unparalleled compression. SlipStreams solutions accelerate connection speed by as much as 5 times, when compared to traditional dial-up connections. The companys primary customers are ISPs, ASPs, carriers and corporations, including United Online for their NetZero and Juno solutions. For more information, visit: www.SlipStreamdata.com.

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SlipStream is a trademark of SlipStream Data Inc.

For more information contact:
André Fuochi
Maverick Public Relations
Tel: 416-640-5525, ext. 233
Email: andref@maverickpr.com

Ron Neumann
SlipStream Data Inc.
Tel: 519-886-6738, ext. 222
Email: ronn@slipstreamdata.com