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ASHBURN, Va., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MCI, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCIP) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Totality Corp., a privately-held, San Francisco-based provider of remote managed services for business-critical applications and infrastructure. This acquisition, a significant step toward expanding MCI's managed services capabilities, enables MCI to satisfy the growing demand from its enterprise and government customers to manage a wider array of IT functions end-to-end. With the addition of Totality, MCI is enabling the remote monitoring and management of applications whether they are hosted at MCI's colocation centers or at customer locations, further extending MCI's managed hosting portfolio. MCI will now be able to offer its customers more flexible hosting options ranging from colocation services to Enterprise Hosting services to outsourcing of application management services. "As more businesses and governments transition to IP, they are looking for higher-value services that help them better manage their IP infrastructure," said Jonathan Crane, MCI executive vice president and chief strategy officer. "This acquisition enables MCI to provide more fully integrated solutions from the networking to the application layer with the performance and reliability customers have come to expect from MCI." About MCI, Inc. MCI, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCIP) is a leading global communications provider, delivering innovative, cost-effective, advanced communications connectivity to businesses, governments and consumers. With one of the most expansive global IP backbones and wholly-owned data networks, MCI develops the converged communications products and services that are the foundation for commerce and communications in today's market. For more information, go to http://www.mci.com/. DATASOURCE: MCI, Inc. CONTACT: Brittany Feinson of MCI Public Relations, +1-800-644-NEWS Web site: http://www.mci.com/

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