Industrial Electric Wire & Cable Selects SAVVIS To Improve Network Performance

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2004--

Switch To SAVVIS Gives Wire & Cable Distributor Increased Productivity, Reduced Monthly Costs And Less End-user Frustration

“We are pleased that IEWC's implementation went smoothly”

SAVVIS Communications (NASDAQ:SVVS), a leading global IT Utility, today announced that Industrial Electric Wire & Cable (IEWC), a full-line stocking distributor of electrical and electronic wire and cable products, has chosen SAVVIS' managed network services to link its facilities nationwide.

With stocking facilities in Wisconsin, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and Arizona, IEWC required a high-performance network that could be implemented quickly to reduce the impact on its employees and customers.

"In one month, SAVVIS' network performance improvements have enabled us to recoup the cost of installation while our ongoing monthly costs have been reduced by more than 30 percent," said Tom Phelps, network manager at IEWC. "In over ten years of implementing wide area network links over various technologies, I've never seen an implementation go so well and so quickly."

"We are pleased that IEWC's implementation went smoothly," said Jack Finlayson, president and chief operating officer of SAVVIS. "Our ability to deliver superior performance at a low cost and with easy implementation is a result of our highly automated software management and provisioning systems that provide customers with a simple, yet comprehensive end-to-end view of their IT infrastructure. This visibility enables us to reduce customer dependence on redundant hardware while being much more responsive to their needs," he added.

Early this year, SAVVIS acquired the assets of Cable & Wireless USA, Inc. which added a tier-1 IP network, more than 3,000 enterprise customers, and a complete range of managed hosting, consulting and infrastructure services including 15 world class data centers. Now three months into integrating these complementary assets, SAVVIS is focused on delivering a wide range of managed utility services that enable enterprises of all types -- including those in the manufacturing sector -- to reach end users seamlessly and efficiently, while reducing overall operational costs.

About Industrial Electric Wire and Cable

Industrial Electric Wire and Cable, Inc., an employee-owned company, was incorporated in 1962. They are a stocking distributor and processor of electronic and electrical wire, cable and cable management products with warehouses in Wisconsin, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and Arizona. Industrial Electric Wire & Cable is an ISO 9002 registered operation, as well as certified by UL and CSA for all reprocessing and repackaging functions. Each of their regional warehouse locations maintains a broad range of products, including most types of electronic, instrumentation, and computer cable; lead, hook-up and high temperature wire; tubing; portable cord and control cable; power, mining and reeling cable. In addition, they stock many highly- engineered cables for specific customers and special markets that they serve. The industry's top wire mills work with them. Further information about Industrial Electric can be found at http://www.iewc.com.

About SAVVIS

SAVVIS Communications (NASDAQ:SVVS) is a global IT Utility that leads the industry in delivering secure, reliable, and scalable hosting, network, and application services. SAVVIS' strategic approach combines the use of virtualization technology, a utility services model, and automated software management and provisioning systems. This allows customers to focus on their core business while SAVVIS ensures the quality of their IT infrastructure. With its recent acquisition of the assets of Cable & Wireless America, SAVVIS becomes one of the worlds' largest providers of IP computing services and the world's third largest provider of hosting services. For more information about SAVVIS, visit: http://www.savvis.net. For more information about end-to-end media services from SAVVIS' WAM!NET division, visit: www.wamnet.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from SAVVIS' expectations. Certain factors that could affect actual results are set forth as risk factors in SAVVIS' SEC reports and filings, including its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2004, and all subsequent filings. SAVVIS assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements.