Highwinds Network Group, Inc., a multi-platform IP services and content distribution provider, today announced that veteran media executive and entrepreneur Brian Bedol has joined its board of directors, bringing with him nearly three decades of industry expertise. While his accomplishments are numerous and varied, Bedol is perhaps best known for founding and operating two successful independent cable networks: Classic Sports Network and CSTV: College Sports Television, which were sold off to ESPN and CBS respectively, and renamed ESPN Classic and CBS College Sports Network. While running CSTV, Bedol was one of the first media executives to recognize the value that could be created from aggregating niches using the Internet. In addition to the nationally distributed 24-hour network, CSTV built an online network operating official athletic sites and live broadband channels for over 200 universities and conferences, earning the company recognition as a pioneer in multi-platform distribution of sports.

Highwinds Network Group, Inc., a multi-platform IP services and content distribution provider, today announced that it has closed a round of equity financing from European Founders Fund, recognized for their prestigious investments and first-rate local network in Europe. The new investment round - which follows on the heels of a $55 million investment Highwinds announced earlier this year to support their network infrastructure build-out - is specifically slated for strategic expansion in Europe.

Highwinds Network Group, Inc., a multi-platform IP services and content distribution provider, announced that it is gaining considerable traction in the rich media design market, as an increasing number of technical and creative agencies are finding value in reselling Highwinds' content delivery services to their customers. In addition to offering direct access to their leading CDN technologies, Highwinds' gives its channel partners the ability to control their own billing and pricing structures, provision new customer accounts within seconds and private-label Highwinds' StrikeTracker™ dashboard. For rich media design firms like 9mmedia, i5labs, One Pica and VirtuPoint, selecting Highwinds as their CDN partner was a natural choice because of the business and technological gains.

Highwinds Network Group, Inc., a multi-platform IP services and content distribution provider, today announced that it has completed a significant port upgrade on the Amsterdam Peering Exchange (AMS-IX), one of the world's largest and fastest growing Internet exchanges. Highwinds' upgrade to a single 80G connection in Amsterdam, the largest of its kind within AMS-IX, is aimed at supporting the rapid growth of the Highwinds CDN and reinforces Highwinds' commitment to the global peering community.

Highwinds Network Group, Inc. and Technicolor, the Services Division of Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS), announced today that the companies have signed a major partnership agreement. Under the agreement, Highwinds' RollingThunder™ content delivery network will provide lightning-fast content delivery, real-time analytics and other advanced capabilities for Technicolor's digital content distribution solutions that power distribution of some of the world's largest media and entertainment companies.