Verizon Completes Terremark Acquisition

NEW YORK, April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) today closed its previously announced acquisition of Terremark Worldwide, Inc., clearing the way for Verizon to lead the rapidly evolving global managed IT infrastructure and cloud services market.  

The acquisition was completed via a short-form merger under Delaware law; therefore, no Terremark shareholder vote was required.  Terremark will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon.

As a result of the merger, all outstanding shares of Terremark that were not tendered into the previously completed tender offer (except for shares held in the treasury of Terremark or by Verizon or Verizon Holdings, or shares for which appraisal rights are properly demanded) were converted into the right to receive $19 per share in cash without interest and subject to any required withholding of taxes, the same consideration paid to stockholders in the tender offer.  

With the closing of the transaction, Terremark's common stock will cease trading on NASDAQ as of market close on April 11, 2011, and will no longer be listed on NASDAQ.

Accelerating Verizon's Cloud Strategy

Terremark, which will continue to be based in Miami, will help fuel overall Verizon growth by accelerating the company's strategy to provide "everything-as-a-service" to business and government customers globally.  

"There is a fundamental shift under way in how enterprises consume IT resources, and concluding this transaction is a turning point in Verizon's push to provide integrated, enterprise-class cloud solutions and accelerate growth in this important segment," said Robert Toohey, president of Verizon Business.  "In the coming months, we'll leverage our collective strengths to roll out a differentiated portfolio of secure, on-demand cloud computing solutions to be delivered through a unified enterprise IT platform."

Access to Expanded Global Capabilities

Verizon and Terremark enterprise clients will benefit from an unmatched combination of products, professional services and people that taps the strengths of both companies' assets.  Customers of both companies will now be able to access Verizon's and Terremark's respective IT services and cloud portfolios -- including virtualization, managed hosting, application management, storage and cloud computing services -- that help companies operate more nimbly while taking advantage of  better economics.  Terremark also further strengthens Verizon's federal business, with government-grade cloud computing solutions and facilities.  

Additionally, both Verizon and Terremark clients can now take advantage of each company's expansive global data center footprint.  Verizon customers can tap into Terremark's Network Access Point (NAP) centers in Miami, Culpeper, Va., and Santa Clara, Calif.; its facilities in Europe and the U.S.; and its data center assets in Latin America including the Dominican Republic, Colombia and Brazil.  Terremark customers now have access to Verizon data centers across North America, Europe and in the Asia-Pacific region.

Verizon is a global leader in driving better business outcomes for enterprises and government agencies. Verizon delivers integrated IT and communications solutions via its high-IQ global IP and mobility networks to enable businesses to securely access information, share content and communicate. Verizon is rapidly transforming to a cloud-based "everything-as-a-service" delivery model that will put the power of enterprise-class solutions within the reach of every business. Find out more at www.verizonbusiness.com.

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