- Partnership to ensure superior speed, scalability and reliability to customers -

NEW YORK, April 24 — AskIt.com, a leader in outsourced online customer service solutions, has chosen GlobalCenter Inc., a Global Crossing subsidiary and a leading Internet services business, to manage their servers and infrastructure.

GlobalCenter will provide the Internet infrastructure necessary to manage online enterprises that are highly available, flexible and scalable. These Data Centers also house the on-site engineering and technical support staff as well as specialty consultants to run AskIt.com’s servers and infrastructure effectively and economically.

"By partnering with a world-class data center we are ensuring our customers maximum up-time, speed, security and service," said Ken Shapiro, president of AskIt.com. "After looking at several Internet services companies, GlobalCenter was clearly the leader in providing the most secure, reliable and scaleable infrastructure for AskIt.com and our customers. With GlobalCenter, AskIt.com is continuing its practice of partnering with industry-leading companies."

The data centers are physically located in major metropolitan business centers and are seamlessly integrated with the Global Crossing IP network infrastructure, making data centers "On Net" all the time. "On Net" data centers are built to specifications that deliver the highest standards in security and reliability because "uptime" is imperative to get customer content to end-users.

AskIt.com (www.askit.com) was founded in September, 1999 by a team of successful entrepreneurs with a proven track record of building and growing Internet and start-up companies. The company provides outsourced online customer service and support solutions for e-commerce and corporate Web sites of small to medium-sized companies and organizations. AskIt.com’s solution reduces inbound emails and customer support costs up to 80%, increases customer service levels by offering 24x7 automated support and allows companies to gain valuable insight into their businesses. AskIt.com customers include: Dean & Deluca, Golf Day, the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the New York New Media Association, BabyUniverse.com and ActionGear.com. AskIt.com is a privately held company and is headquartered in New York. For additional information, contact ken@askit.com or call (212) 254-4194.

About GlobalCenter
GlobalCenter Inc. is a subsidiary of Global Crossing Ltd. (Nasdaq: GBLX). As a leading Internet services business, GlobalCenter delivers the only integrated commerce solution designed for scale in the global "e"conomy. By seamlessly integrating its proprietary infrastructure, applications and complex Web hosting, GlobalCenter provides customers the Internet infrastructure necessary to manage complex online enterprises. GlobalCenter's customers include many of the largest and most densely trafficked sites on the Web, including Yahoo!, The Motley Fool, Ziff Davis, MP3.com and eToys.Global Crossing, GlobalCenter's parent company, is building, and offering services over, the world's first global fiber optic network, which will enable The Global Crossing Network and its telecommunications and Internet product offerings to For more information, contact GlobalCenter at www.globalcenter.net or Global Crossing at www.globalcrossing.com.