Huard, deputy director of the McGowan
Institute of Regenerative Medicine and associate professor of Orthopaedic
Surgery, Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, and Bioengineering at the
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Huard is one of the world's top cell biologists researching the
potential therapeutic use of stem cells.
His work with these stem cells has potential implications ranging from
repairing heart muscle damaged by heart attack or disease to the prevention of
rejection during organ and tissue transplantation .mdausa. "Virtela's proven
managed service approach can benefit any organization looking to upgrade the
performance of their enterprise network and simplify its management, while
boosting overall return on investment.

Virtela VPN is the foundation on which Virtela delivers its comprehensive
suite of network, security and application solutions. Currently serving customers across six continents , Virtela's
network reach spans more than 190 countries. For more information, please call +1 (720 ) 475-4000 or visit
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He currently is working with the stem
cells he discovered while searching for a cure for Duchene muscular dystrophy
(DMD), a genetic disease that is estimated to affect one in every 3,500 boys. Mankin Chair at the
University of Pittsburgh. "Virtela also demonstrated
superior knowledge of all the components of our solution, a willingness to
tailor their services to meet our needs and a work-ethic that we felt would be
vital in order to successfully roll-out our network solution.

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My belief is that this
study should erase doubts scientists may have had about the potential
effectiveness of post-natal stem cells.
This ability to self-replenish is significant because in order for stem
cells to be used for treatment, a large quantity of the cells would be
required. The paper is
under consideration for Molecular Biology of Cell paper of the year.

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In addition to searching for a cure for DMD, Dr.

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Huard, senior author of the
study. With post -natal stem cells taken from the recipient and then
reintroduced in an autologous manner, rejection would not be an issue.
With the fully customized Virtela network, which replaces MDA's dial-up
connections with a high-performance broadband VPN, the organization is no
longer bandwidth constrained .mdausa. Virtela is a privately held company
funded by investors including Norwest Venture Partners , New Enterprise
Associates, Palomar Ventures, Symantec Corp.

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As one of the world's premier charitable organizations, MDA was
experiencing rapid growth that strained its network infrastructure .
"Virtela's backbone redundancy provides us with superior performance and
availability," said Rod Brandon, MDA IT director.

About MDA
MDA is a voluntary health agency working to defeat more than
40 neuromuscular diseases, including muscular dystrophy, Lou Gehrig's disease,
spinal muscular atrophy and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, through programs of
worldwide research, comprehensive services, and far-reaching professional and
public health education.

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Huard's laboratory, was first
author of the study. These post-natal
cells were able to undergo population doublings while maintaining their
ability to regenerate muscle in an animal model, a key finding indicating that
they could maintain their treatment potential. Huard's research and Children's, please visit
the hospital's Web site at http://www. After an extensive RFP
process, Virtela proved to be the only provider able to offer a one-stop shop
for fully managed broadband services across all of MDA's locations. Users can now securely exchange large volumes
of classified information, distribute software online, and the network has led
to the standardization of email, accounting, data storage and other critical
applications now able to be brought online and centralized throughout the
organization. Ongoing , Virtela delivers 24x7 proactive
monitoring, management and support, customer control via web portal , a single
point of contact, a single integrated bill, 4-hour hardware replacement
worldwide and stringent service level agreements, including outage
notification within 15 minutes.

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Dr. Donaldson Chair at
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Henry J.

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Adult and post-natal stem cells are often overlooked in favor of embryonic
stem cells in the national debate over the therapeutic use of stem cells.S."
MDA was attracted to Virtela's prompt, expert management of myriad access ,
transport and equipment vendors and a uniquely flexible approach that affords
MDA the option to co-manage a portion of their Virtela-provided network
hardware on an as-needed basis.

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Breakthrough Study at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Finds Adult Stem Cells Show Same Ability to Self-Renew as Embryonic

A dedicated project manager handles the process from
beginning to end -- from provisioning and monitoring to integrated billing and
support.virtela.

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PITTSBURGH, In a ground-breaking study , scientists
at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh have discovered that adult, or post-
natal, stem cells have the same ability as embryonic stem cells to multiply, a
previously unknown characteristic indicating that post-natal stem cells may
play an important therapeutic role.

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Researchers from Children's and the University of Pittsburgh in Dr. Huard's laboratory also
is researching the use of stem cells to repair injured muscle following
sports-related injuries, as well as to treat cardiac, joint and bone injuries.

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"Scientists have typically believed that adult or post-natal stem cells
grow old and die much sooner than embryonic stem cells, but this study
demonstrates that is not the case," said Dr.

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A population doubling
is a method of measuring the age of a population of cells.
Dr.org), has selected Virtela's
managed private networking services to improve communications between its
national headquarters and more than 200 locations and 1,000 users throughout
the U. MDA experienced an immediate surge in network applications
performance via Virtela's multi-carrier Global Service Fabric architecture ,
which leverages proprietary algorithms to direct customer traffic over the
best-performing network path at any given time.
"We are excited that Virtela's broadband network solution is part of MDA's
far-reaching efforts to combat neuromuscular diseases," said Vab Goel,
Virtela's chairman and partner at Norwest Venture Partners., and Juniper Networks
(Nasdaq: JNPR).

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But there are also many
ethical concerns surrounding the use of embryonic stem cells, concerns that
you don't have with post-natal or adult stem cells.
Previous research has found that embryonic stem cells could undergo more than
200 population doublings before the cells began to die.
The study was supported by the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the
National Institutes of Health, the William F. Key to its
service-oriented and consultative approach, Virtela augments its core
offerings with value-added capabilities such as network architecture and
security policy consulting, design and implementation, including provisioning
and on-site installation.

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DMD is the most common form of muscular dystrophy affecting children and
patients often die in early adulthood because of heart damage.
For more information on Dr.

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Until now, it has been generally believed that embryonic stem cells had a
greater capacity to multiply than post-natal stem cells, making them more
desirable to research as a potential treatment, according to Johnny Huard,
PhD, director of the Growth and Development Laboratory at Children's Hospital
of Pittsburgh. delivers award-winning network and security
solutions to many of the world's largest and fastest-growing multinational
companies.
Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with a second Network
Operations Center in Mumbai, India.

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"The entire world is closely following the advances in stem cell
research, and everyone is interested in the potential of stem cells to treat
everything from diabetes to Parkinson's disease.

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The use of embryonic stem cells could be complicated by issues of
rejection, with the recipient's immune system rejecting the foreign embryonic
stem cells.
Virtela's years of experience working with carrier partners worldwide have
resulted in the industry's most exhaustive database of network costs and SLA
data, which translates into aggressive pricing and performance guarantees for
customers . For more information about MDA, call (800) 572-1212
or visit http://www.

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Bridget Deasy, PhD, a scientist in Dr.
Virtela provides one stop shopping for implementation and management of
local and wide-area network access via relationships with more than 200 access
providers worldwide .

About Virtela
Virtela Communications Inc.

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Deasy, a research assistant professor in the
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of
Medicine, discovered that a unique population of muscle-derived stem cells was
able to undergo more than 200 population doublings, as well. Virtela manages more than 15 access providers on MDA's behalf,
determining the best access method and price available for each location.

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Muscular Dystrophy Association Improves Communications Across 200+ Locations
Via Managed Broadband Private Network From Virtela

Key Network Benefits:

- Fully customized design that increased capacity at local offices while

reducing costs

- Smooth transition from cumbersome dial-up connections to
business-class DSL VPNs

- End-to-end management of multiple carriers + vendors through a single
point of contact

DENVER, Virtela, a global network solutions
company, today announced that the major not-for-profit health agency, the
Muscular Dystrophy Association (http://www.
Furthermore, the organization's incumbent carrier was not delivering solutions
quickly or effectively enough to meet a rising demand for a distributed
network that leveraged broadband capabilities.

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The findings are published in the July 1, 2005, issue of Molecular Biology
of the Cell, published by the American Society for Cell Biology.
There also may be important advantages to post-natal stem cells when it
comes to autoimmunity, according to Dr.edu.virtela.

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Huard's laboratory were able to expand post-natal stem cells to a population
level comparable to that reached by researchers using embryonic stem cells. and Jean W. Virtela's
multi-carrier design offers the broadest worldwide footprint for DSL-based
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), with extensive coverage to more than 100
countries today."
To access a case study of MDA's network implementation, please visit
http: //www.net/mda.org.

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MDA Selects Virtela to Deliver the Quality of a For-Profit Nationwide Network on a Non-Profit Budget

Virtela's unique Internet
Protocol Service Fabric (IPSF(SM)) and MPLS Service Fabric (MPLS-SF(SM)) offer
the foundation for delivering critical applications via the company's
acclaimed service methodology, with a services suite that includes IP-based
virtual private networks (VPNs), security services, Voice over IP, Video over
IP, and network consulting services.net.

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