Global 2000, headquartered here in Guilderland, announced the launch of DSL services, in Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Glens Falls, Plattsburgh, and other surrounding areas. The why is simple. DSL can attain speeds in excess of 400 to 500 times the speed of an ordinary modem by utilizing the copper wire infrastructure of the phone company. Well, for one, web pages open in the blink of an eye. Mail leaves your computer as you touch the send key.
Orders are immediate.
But there are other DSL advantages besides speed. With a shared resource like cable, businesses have been leery to step into fast internet connections that are wide open and accessible. With DSL, all connections are point to point secure, without so much as a possibility of being dropped in on by neighbors. In fact, it was touted by C-NET, a premier online technology magazine, as one of the top 5 ISPs in the state. In the long term, no one wins if you cheat performance, Adam Wills, chief technology officer of Global 2000, said.