Podcast Alert: EarthLink Podcast Series Highlights Benefits of Business Private Networks

VANCOUVER, Wash., May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- "You're Linked to EarthLink" is EarthLink's audio podcast series that links people to company initiatives, news, and innovations. In this podcast, Linda Beck, president of EarthLink Business Solutions and New Edge Networks, discusses how private high-speed business networks can help businesses increase sales, reduce costs, and improve customer experience.

EarthLink Business Solutions is the business services unit of Atlanta- based EarthLink Inc. (NASDAQ: ELNK) . Together with New Edge Networks, EarthLink Business Solutions is a total business communications solutions provider. It is a single source provider for businesses high-speed Internet access, Web hosting, ecommerce, remote access to VPNs, and fully managed private wide area networks. Customers include single-location businesses as well as midsize and large enterprises with complex network requirements throughout the United States. EarthLink Business Solutions has offices in Atlanta, Vancouver, Wash., and Pasadena, Calif. The company's website is http://www.earthlink.net/biz/. Phone: 1-888-758-2963.

About New Edge Networks

New Edge Networks, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a wholly owned subsidiary of EarthLink Inc. (NASDAQ: ELNK) . New Edge Networks builds and manages private networks for businesses and communications providers. Through its nationwide backbone network with almost 900 switches and Internet routers, New Edge Networks uses any blend of network and access technologies (MPLS, frame relay, ATM, xDSL, cable, wireless, and satellite) for providing high-speed connections at any business address in the United States. Network options include any combination of access, network management functions, and on-site installation services. For more information visit http://www.newedgenetworks.com/ or call 1-360-693-9009.