SAVVIS Communications a leading global managed services provider and the exclusive provider of Broadband to the International Emmy Awards, today annou...

SAVVIS Communications a leading global managed services provider and the exclusive provider of Broadband to the International Emmy Awards, today announced that the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, producers of the International Emmy Awards, will enable their 500 judges to screen this year’s award nominations at home over the SAVVIS network and power sixteen judging centers. The International Emmys are awarded to the best television programs produced outside the United States. SAVVIS will save the Academy time and money by digitizing the International Emmy Award nominated programs and offering the judges a secure, online screening process via SAVVIS’ secure, high performance global IP network. The Academy thus avoids the time and expense of producing and shipping hundreds of tapes in multiple formats to locations around the world.

“Our industry-leading Internet-based screening process is the future of the business. It integrates broadband transmissions and network solutions to deliver a simultaneous, worldwide judging system for the International Emmy competition,” said Bruce Paisner, President of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. “Previously, the International Emmy judging process was costly and time-consuming. Now SAVVIS’ global media services have converged the digitization and distribution of the nominated shows by allowing us to benefit from SAVVIS’ managed services and global IP network.”

“SAVVIS’ exclusive broadband relationship and continued participation with the prestigious International Emmy Awards demonstrates our presence in the media industry and highlights an important element in our global media services offering. Our global media services simplify the control and management of content for media and entertainment companies worldwide,” said Darcy Lorincz, Vice President & General Manager of Global Rich Media Services at SAVVIS. “We can help companies manage every step of the content lifecycle process – from creation to distribution, from film and video, to images and audio in virtually any format or bit-rate.”

SAVVIS’ strategic approach is based on the use of virtualization technology, a utility services model, and automated software management and provisioning systems. This allows SAVVIS to dynamically provision and manage its customers’ dedicated network, hosting, server, and storage solutions from an IT resource pool offering improved performance and flexibility at a lower total cost.

About The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is the largest organization of global broadcasters, with members from 61 countries and over 250 companies. It was chartered in 1969 with a mission to honor and encourage excellence in television programming outside the United States by presenting the International Emmy Award. The Academy is a unique, independent organization including the world’s top television and media leaders who come together to exchange ideas, discuss common issues, and promote new strategies for the future development of quality global television programming.

About SAVVIS
SAVVIS Communications (NASDAQ: SVVS) is a global IT Utility provider 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 world’s largest providers of IP computing services and the world’s third largest provider of hosting services. 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.

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