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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549




                                    FORM 10-K

[X] ANNUAL  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934
   For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999

                                       OR

[  ] TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  13  OR  15(d)  OF THE SECURITIES
   EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from       to
                         Commission file number 0-29375




                        SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
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            (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)






                 DELAWARE                                43-1809960
                                        
         (State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
      incorporation or organization)



                           12007 SUNRISE VALLEY DRIVE
                            RESTON, VIRGINIA 20191
              (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


                                (703-453-7500)
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

       Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities  Registered  pursuant  to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common stock, par
                             value $.01 per share

     Indicate by check mark  whether the  registrant:  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [ ] No [X]

     Indicate  by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405  of  Regulation  S-K  is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to
the   best  of  registrant's  knowledge,  in  definitive  proxy  or  information
statements  incorporated  by  reference  in  Part  III  of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]

     The aggregate  market value of the voting stock held by  non-affiliates  of
the registrant as of March 15, 2000 was approximately $670,465,000.

     The number of shares of the  registrant's  common stock  outstanding  as of
March 15, 2000 was 92,892,297.


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                        SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION


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PART I
  Item 1.    Business .....................................................................   3
  Item 2.    Properties ...................................................................  33
  Item 3.    Legal Proceedings ............................................................  34
  Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ..........................  34
PART II
  Item 5.    Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters ........  35
  Item 6.    Selected Financial Data ......................................................  35
  Item 7.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of      38
             Operations. ..................................................................
  Item 7A.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk ...................  44
  Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data ..................................  44
  Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial       44
             Disclosure ...................................................................
PART III
  Item 10.   Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant ...........................  45
  Item 11.   Executive Compensation .......................................................  47
  Item 12.   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management ...............  55
  Item 13.   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions ...............................  56
PART IV
  Item 14.   Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K ..............  59
             Signatures ...................................................................  62
             Index to Consolidated Financial Statements ...................................  F-1





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                                     PART I


ITEM 1. BUSINESS.


 Cautionary Statement

     Except  for any  historical  information,  the  matters  we discuss in this
report on Form 10-K concerning our company contain  forward-looking  statements.
Any statements in this report on Form 10-K that are not statements of historical
fact, are intended to be, and are,  "forward-looking  statements" under the safe
harbor  provided  by  Section  27(a)  of the  Securities  Act of  1933.  Without
limitation,  the words "anticipate,"  "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend,"
"plan"  and  similar  expressions  are  intended  to  identify   forward-looking
statements.  The  important  factors  we  discuss  below and  under the  caption
"Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of Financial  Condition  and Results of
Operations," as well as other factors identified in our filings with the SEC and
those  presented  elsewhere  by our  management  from time to time,  could cause
actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the  forward-looking
statements made in this report.  These factors include those set forth in Item I
under the heading "Business -- Risk Factors."


OVERVIEW

     The terms  "SAVVIS,"  "we," "us" and "our" as used in this report  refer to
SAVVIS  Communications  Corporation,  a Delaware  corporation,  formerly  SAVVIS
Holdings  Corporation,  and its subsidiaries,  except where by the context it is
clear that such  terms mean only  SAVVIS  Communications  Corporation.  The term
"Bridge" as used in this report refers to Bridge  Information  Systems,  Inc., a
Missouri  corporation,  which owns  approximately 49% of our outstanding  common
stock.

     We are a rapidly growing provider of high quality,  high performance global
data networking and  Internet-related  services to medium and large  businesses,
multinational  corporations and Internet service  providers.  We currently offer
the following services:

   o  MANAGED DATA NETWORKING  SERVICES that provide  secure,  high quality data
      communication   links   over  our   network   to   connect  a   customer's
      geographically  dispersed offices, known as intranets,  or to connect with
      its customers and suppliers, known as extranets.

   o  HIGH BANDWIDTH  INTERNET ACCESS SERVICES  including  dedicated  access and
      digital  subscriber  line,  commonly  known as DSL,  services and Internet
      security  services  which  connect our  customers  to the Internet at high
      speeds.

   o  COLOCATION   SERVICES   that   allow  our   customers   to  locate   their
      mission-critical content and networking hardware in our data centers which
      provide a highly secure, fault tolerant environment.

     We began commercial  operations in 1996,  offering Internet access services
to local  and  regional  Internet  service  providers.  In April  1999,  we were
acquired by Bridge,  a global  provider of real-time  and  historical  financial
information and news regarding stocks,  bonds,  foreign exchange and commodities
to the financial services  industry,  which it delivered to an estimated 235,000
trading terminals around the globe as of December 31, 1999. Bridge constructed a
highly  redundant,  fault  tolerant  network based on Internet  protocol and ATM
technologies  to  service  some  of  the  largest  financial   institutions  and
institutional  investors in the world. In September 1999, the SAVVIS ProActiveSM
Network was  created  through the  combination  of the network of Bridge,  which
network was  constructed  to meet the  exacting  requirements  of the  financial
services industry  worldwide,  and the SAVVIS network,  which was constructed to
provide  high  quality  Internet  access  in the  United  States.  Both of these
networks have been  operational  since 1996 and we refer to the combined network
as the "SAVVIS ProActiveSM Network."

     On February 18, 2000,  simultaneously  with the  completion  of our initial
public offering,  we acquired the Internet protocol network assets of Bridge for
total consideration of approximately $88 million and the employees of Bridge who
operate that  network were  transferred  to us. This  transaction  significantly
expanded  our  managed  data  networking  services,  which we began  offering in
September 1999.


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     Pursuant to a network services agreement between Bridge and us, Bridge pays
us for the use of the SAVVIS ProActiveSM Network to deliver Bridge's content and
applications to over 4,500 financial  institutions,  including 75 of the top 100
banks in the world and 45 of the top 50  brokerage  firms in the United  States.
Since January 1996, Bridge has converted a substantial  portion of its customers
from less  technologically  advanced protocols to its Internet protocol network.
As of December 31, 1999, of Bridge's estimated 235,000  terminals,  an estimated
135,000 terminals were connected to the SAVVIS ProActiveSM  Network.  Bridge has
advised us that it intends to convert the  remaining  100,000  terminals  on its
other networks to the SAVVIS  ProActiveSM  Network over the next three years. As
Bridge converts terminals,  we expect it to order additional connections from us
under the network services  agreement.  In addition,  while over 4,500 financial
services  companies  are  customers  of Bridge and we only derive  revenue  from
Bridge for delivering  Bridge content and  applications to these  companies,  we
intend to  aggressively  market our services to occupants of the 6,000 buildings
connected to the SAVVIS ProActiveSM  Network, in particular to Bridge's customer
base. We currently  provide  Internet access services  directly to approximately
1,150 customers.

     The SAVVIS ProActiveSM Network architecture, which interconnects over 6,000
buildings in 83 of the world's major commercial cities in 43 countries, is based
on the following technologies:

   o  asynchronous  transfer  mode,  commonly  known as ATM,  which supports the
      transmission of all kinds of content and allows data to be prioritized;

   o frame  relay,  which  is  a  shared  network  technology  commonly  used in
      communications networks; and

   o  Internet protocol, a communications protocol that is a core element of the
      Internet  and is used on  computers,  but that cannot  currently  reliably
      deliver real-time data,  unless operated over an ATM network,  such as the
      SAVVIS ProActiveSM Network.

     Additionally,  our 83 city global system  connects to ten private  Internet
access  points,  which we call  PrivateNAPsSM,  where our network  connects to a
number of Internet  service  providers,  including Sprint  Corporation,  Cable &
Wireless  plc and UUNET,  an MCI  Worldcom  company,  allowing  us to bypass the
congested  public  Internet  access  points.  This network  design enables us to
provide  real-time data delivery and guarantee low latency and low data loss. It
also allows us to tailor our service  offerings to our  customers'  needs and to
offer a range of quality of service levels.

     We charge each customer an initial  installation  fee that typically ranges
from  $500 to $5,000  and a  monthly  fixed  fee that  varies  depending  on the
services  provided,  the bandwidth used and the quality of service level chosen.
Our customer  agreements  are typically for 12 to 36 months.  As of December 31,
1999, approximately 6% of our customer agreements, representing approximately 6%
of our revenues for the month of December  1999,  were  month-to-month  and were
able to be terminated on 30 days' notice.  We expect the proportion of customers
on  month-to-month  agreements will continue to decrease as we add new customers
and our sales force continues to pursue longer renewals.

     Currently,  our  revenue  is  derived  primarily  from  the  sale  of  data
networking,  Internet  access and colocation  services with Bridge  representing
approximately 80% of our total revenue.  Through December 31, 1998 and 1999, our
revenue was primarily derived from the sale of Internet access services to local
and regional Internet service providers in the United States.  Beginning in late
1998, we expanded our service offering to corporate customers as well.


RELATIONSHIP WITH BRIDGE AND WELSH CARSON

     Bridge  is a  privately  held  company  whose  principal  shareholders  are
investment  partnerships  managed by Welsh,  Carson,  Anderson & Stowe, or Welsh
Carson,  a sponsor of private  equity  funds with  extensive  experience  in the
communication and information services industries. On September 10, 1999, Bridge
sold in a private placement  approximately 25% of its equity ownership in SAVVIS
to existing stockholders of Bridge. In addition,  pursuant to an agreement dated
February 7, 2000,  Bridge on February 28, 2000 sold 6,250,000 shares for cash of
SAVVIS  common stock to an investment  partnership  sponsored by Welsh Carson at
the initial public offering price of $24 per share, totaling $150 million.


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Bridge  currently  owns  approximately  49% of  our  outstanding  common  stock.
Investment  partnerships  sponsored by Welsh Carson currently own  approximately
38%  of  Bridge's   outstanding  voting  stock  and  approximately  16%  of  our
outstanding common stock.

     In connection with our acquisition of Bridge's  network,  we entered into a
10-year network services agreement with Bridge that commits Bridge to purchase a
minimum of $105 million,  $132 million and $145 million of network services from
us in 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively.  Thereafter, Bridge will be required to
purchase at least 80% of its network  services from us, declining to 60% in 2006
through  the end of the  agreement  in  2010.  We will  incur  losses  from  the
operation  of the network  under the  network  services  agreement,  and had the
network services agreement been in effect in 1999, Bridge would have represented
approximately  83% of our 1999  revenues.  We have  instituted  a lead  referral
program  for  Bridge's  approximately  500 sales  representatives  worldwide  to
generate  sales leads for us. We also entered into a number of other  agreements
with Bridge,  including a master  establishment  and  transition  agreement,  an
equipment colocation permit, an administrative  services agreement,  a technical
services  agreement,  a GECC  Sublease and a local network  services  agreement.
Together  these  agreements  provided for,  among other things,  the transfer of
Bridge's  technical and support personnel to us, and our purchase from Bridge of
support and administrative  services,  including  help-desk services and network
operations  center  services.  These  agreements are described in more detail in
Item 13 of this report.


MARKET OVERVIEW

     Market  opportunity.  As the Internet  has emerged as a strategic  business
component,  investment in Internet services has begun to increase  dramatically.
According to International Data Corporation,  an independent  research firm, the
demand for U.S. Internet and e-commerce services was $2.9 billion in 1997 and is
expected to grow to $22 billion by 2002, a 50% compound  annual  growth rate. In
addition,  demand for data transport services is growing rapidly as evidenced by
International  Data  Corporation's  estimate  that Internet  service  providers'
corporate  access revenues will grow from $2.9 billion in 1998 to $12 billion by
2003, a 32.5%  compound  annual growth rate.  We believe a significant  Internet
market will continue to be Internet infrastructure and usage.

     Internet network services.  Since the  commercialization of the Internet in
the early 1990s,  businesses have rapidly  established  corporate Internet sites
and connectivity as a means to expand customer reach and improve  communications
efficiency.  Internet access service is now one of the fastest growing  segments
of the global  telecommunications  services  market.  According to International
Data  Corporation,  the number of Internet users worldwide reached 38 million in
1996 and is  forecasted  to grow to over 170 million by the year 2000.  Internet
access  services  represent  the  means  by  which  Internet  service  providers
interconnect  users to the Internet or to  corporate  intranets  and  extranets.
Access services  include dial-up access for mobile workers and small  businesses
and  high-speed   dedicated  access  used  primarily  by  mid-sized  and  larger
organizations.  In addition  to  Internet  access  services,  Internet  services
providers are increasingly providing a range of value-added services,  including
shared and dedicated web hosting and server colocation,  security services,  and
advanced  applications  such as  Internet  protocol-based  voice,  fax and video
services.

     Corporate data network services.  Other than Internet related services, the
majority  of  business  data  communications  today take  place over  private or
managed  corporate data and electronic data interchange  networks.  According to
International  Data  Corporation,  the market for data  network  services in the
United States grew from approximately $3.0 billion in 1997 to approximately $5.5
billion in 1998. International Data Corporation expects that the market for data
network  services in the United  States will  continue to grow  rapidly to reach
approximately $12.8 billion in 2003.

     Today, organizations employ local data networks, or local area networks, to
interconnect  personal computers and workstations.  The highly successful use of
local area networks for  information-sharing,  messaging and other  applications
has  led  organizations  to  aggressively  deploy  wide  area  networks,   which
effectively  interconnect local area networks and replicate their  functionality
across a much broader  geographic  area.  The demand for wide area  networks has
grown  as  a  result  of  today's  competitive  business  environment.   Factors
stimulating higher demand include the need to provide broader and more


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responsive  customer service and to operate faster and more effectively  between
operating  units,  suppliers  and  other  business  partners.  In  addition,  as
businesses  become  more  global in  nature,  the  ability  to  access  business
information across the enterprise has become a competitive necessity.

     Convergence between the Internet and corporate data networking. Today, many
businesses are utilizing Internet-related services as lower-cost alternatives to
several  traditional   telecommunications   services.   The  near  ubiquity  and
relatively  low cost of the Internet  have  resulted in its  widespread  use for
specific applications, most notably web access and e-mail. Internet protocol has
become the communications  protocol of choice for the desktop and for local area
networks.  As a  result,  Internet  protocol  wide area  network  implementation
requires no protocol  conversion,  reducing overhead and improving  performance.
Many  corporations  are connecting  their remote  locations  using  intranets to
enable more efficient communications with employees, providing remote access for
mobile  workers  and  reducing  telecommunications  costs by  using  value-added
services such as Internet protocol-based fax and video-conferencing.

     Industry analysts expect the market for both Internet  protocol-based  data
networking  services and Internet  access to grow rapidly as companies  increase
their use of the Internet,  intranets,  extranets and privately managed Internet
protocol networks.  According to industry analyst Forrester  Research,  Inc., an
independent  research firm, the total market for Internet  services is projected
to grow from $6.2 billion in 1997 to approximately $49.7 billion in 2002.

     Rapid  growth in  e-commerce.  While  most  corporations'  early use of the
Internet was to establish an Internet marketing  presence,  businesses today are
using the Internet much more aggressively: to generate new revenues, to increase
efficiency  through  improved  communications  with  suppliers  and other  third
parties, and to improve internal communications.  The rapid growth of e-commerce
encompasses both  business-to-business and  business-to-consumer  communications
and  transactions,  and the projected growth of these markets over the next five
years is  dramatic.  Forrester  Research,  Inc.  projects  that the  market  for
business-to-business  e-commerce  will  grow  from $43  billion  in 1998 to $1.3
trillion in 2003. In addition, Forrester Research, Inc. projects that the market
for  business-to-consumer  e-commerce  will grow from $8 billion to $108 billion
over the same period.

     Outsourcing of Internet related  services.  In order to capitalize fully on
the new opportunities presented by the Internet and e-commerce,  businesses will
require  high   quality,   reliable  and  flexible   data   communications   and
infrastructure services capable of supporting mission-critical  applications. We
believe that an  increasing  number of businesses  will seek to outsource  these
services to third-party  providers for several reasons.  First, the rapid growth
of Internet-related  businesses has created a shortage of information technology
personnel skilled in Internet protocol and e-commerce development.  Second, many
companies believe that establishing leadership in their industry with respect to
Internet-related  services is important to the future of their  business.  Given
this  posture,  time  to  market  is  critical  and  turning  to a  specialized,
third-party   provider  can  often  shorten  time  to  market.   Finally,   many
infrastructure services require significant up-front investment.  Many companies
will choose to preserve their capital to invest in activities  that are integral
to  their  business  strategy  and  seek  to  develop  their  infrastructure  by
purchasing services rather than investing in networks, systems and equipment.

     Rapid growth in colocation and web site hosting. While in the past only the
largest companies provisioned their own data networking services, until recently
businesses of all sizes typically housed, maintained and monitored their own web
and content servers. As Internet-enabled  applications become  mission-critical,
larger and more difficult to develop and maintain and require increasing amounts
of  investment,  we believe a substantial  number of businesses  will  outsource
their colocation and web site hosting  requirements to third parties.  Forrester
Research,   Inc.  projects  that  the  web  site  hosting  business,   including
colocation, dedicated and shared hosting, will grow from less than $1 billion in
1998 to almost $15 billion by 2003. We believe that companies  seeking  Internet
protocol  expertise,  high levels of  security,  fault-tolerant  infrastructure,
local and remote support and the cost benefits of a shared  infrastructure  will
be most likely to outsource these services.

     Limitations of Internet protocol and the Internet.  Despite the remarkable,
rapid success of Internet  protocol,  the Internet  faces  limitations  that may
serve as a bottleneck  between the full  potential of Internet  protocol and its
use in  mission-critical  applications.  First,  in Internet  protocol  routing,
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data  travels  through  the network  without a  pre-defined  path or  guaranteed
delivery. Individual packets may travel separate paths and arrive at the network
destination at different  times.  Second,  Internet  protocol  packets cannot be
identified  as belonging to one class of traffic or another.  For example,  in a
given  flow  of  Internet  protocol  packets  it is  not  possible  to  separate
"real-time" traffic,  such as voice over Internet protocol,  from lower priority
traffic,  such as e-mail.  Each of these  issues  limits the utility of Internet
protocol for mission-critical,  real-time enterprise networks.  While we believe
that an improved  version of Internet  protocol will be implemented,  the timing
and efficiency of these improvements remain uncertain.

     Bottlenecks  at  network  access  points.  The  Internet  is a  network  of
networks.  Communication among these networks takes place at access points where
they interconnect.  Despite the near ubiquity of the Internet,  there are only a
few major public network  access  points.  However,  since the  introduction  of
network   access   points,   the  volume  of  Internet   traffic  has  increased
dramatically,  often overwhelming  network access points' capacity to handle the
smooth  exchange  of traffic.  The public  network  access  points are now space
constrained,  have inadequate  power and air  conditioning,  have poor security,
often employ older, less technologically  advanced switching technologies,  have
limited or no available  maintenance  or support  staff,  and are not  centrally
managed.  No single  entity has the economic  incentive or ability to facilitate
problem  resolution,  to optimize  peering of data  networks,  or to bring about
centralized   routing   administration.   As  a  consequence   of  the  lack  of
coordination,  and in order to avoid the  increasing  congestion  at the  public
network access points,  selected backbone providers have established connections
at private network access points, connecting to other backbone providers for the
exchange of traffic and bypassing public network access points.


BUSINESS STRATEGY

     Our objective is to tap the rapidly growing market for reliable, high speed
data  communications  and Internet  services.  In pursuit of this objective,  we
intend to:

     Provide a single source for managed data network  services and high quality
Internet services.  Data communications and the Internet are mission-critical to
thousands of businesses worldwide and, according to industry studies, the market
for these  services  continues to grow  rapidly.  Corporations  are  continually
expanding and enhancing existing networks and deploying new services in response
to this  growth.  By  providing a wide range of services  for both  Internet and
managed data networking  services,  we offer a single source solution to the key
challenges  faced by  corporate  information  technology  managers  implementing
Internet,  intranet  and  extranet  applications.  Since  the  requirements  and
internal capabilities of customers vary significantly,  we offer our services on
a  service-only  basis and a fully  managed  basis,  with service and  equipment
included.

     Capitalize  on Bridge  relationships  to penetrate  its customer  base.  We
intend to  aggressively  market our services to the over 4,500 Bridge  customers
already  connected to our network  through both our sales force and the over 500
Bridge sales  representatives  around the world. We provide incentives to Bridge
employees to refer Bridge  customers to us. Since Bridge  customers  are already
connected to our network, we believe we enjoy significant  time-to-market,  cost
and quality  advantages  and enhanced  customer  retention  when  delivering our
services to these customers.

     Target potential customers in buildings connected to our network. We intend
to actively  market our services to the  businesses in the over 6,000  buildings
worldwide  that are  connected to our network.  These  buildings  are  generally
located in central business districts of major cities and are typically occupied
by multiple  businesses.  Because our network is already in place,  we expect to
enjoy  time-to-market,  cost and quality advantages when delivering  services to
current and new customers located in these buildings.

     Expand our network and PrivateNAPsSM infrastructure.  We intend to leverage
the substantial  investments made in our network  infrastructure and service and
support   capabilities  to  service  new  customer  segments,   including  large
corporations in other targeted vertical markets,  medium and smallbusinesses and
Internet  service  providers.  We intend to continue to expand our data  network
infrastructure to connect new cities and new buildings to our network.  Over the
next two  years,  we expect to  establish  facilities  in 48  additional  cities
worldwide. We believe that this expansion will allow us to


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continue to expand our customer base,  improve our service offerings and improve
our  economies  of  scale.  We also  intend to  continue  the  expansion  of our
PrivateNAPsSM  with the addition of three  PrivateNAPsSM by June 30, 2000. Given
the  high  volume  of  traffic  that is  carried  on our  network,  we are  also
evaluating  the purchase of local and long haul fiber to further  reduce network
operating costs.

     Grow  domestic  and  international  distribution  channels.  We  intend  to
aggressively grow our distribution channels. We expect to significantly increase
the size of our  sales  force  for both  global  data  networking  services  and
Internet access services in 2000 and enter into  distribution  arrangements with
companies  licensed to provide our services in markets  where we do not directly
hold such  licenses.  We will also attempt to establish  relationships  with our
Internet  service  provider  customers who are interested in  cross-selling  our
global data networking services to their existing customer base.

     Provide enabling  infrastructure for e-commerce  services.  We believe that
many of our target customers, particularly the financial services companies that
receive Bridge content and applications,  are aggressively  pursuing  e-commerce
strategies.  We believe  that our network  architecture  of ATM  technology  and
PrivateNAPsSM, highly available domestic and international dial access platforms
and security  services will enable  businesses to communicate with customers and
suppliers over the Internet and secure websites. As a result, we believe that we
are  well  positioned  to  help  our  customers  capitalize  on the  substantial
anticipated growth in e-commerce.

     Develop  and market new  services.  We intend to  continue  to develop  new
services,  such as voice and video,  that will enable us to further leverage our
network  infrastructure and our customer base. For example, we have deployed ATM
to the edge of our  network  and intend to  aggressively  deploy ATM  devices at
customer  premises  allowing for the provision of multiple network  applications
with  different  quality of service  levels over the same local access lines and
customer equipment.  The deployment of these devices will allow our customers to
combine  services that they may currently buy from multiple  vendors,  each on a
different  network,  onto our  network  at a  reduced  cost.  We are also in the
process of upgrading and  expanding  our data center  facilities to over 250,000
square feet of space,  and expect to offer complex web hosting services at these
facilities.  We intend to further expand our relationship with Bridge to develop
tailored  product  offerings  which bundle news,  financial  content and trading
applications  with our data  networking  services.  We also  intend  to  develop
bundled content or applications and network services with other trading partners
targeted at new vertical markets.


SAVVIS SERVICES

     We  believe  that we are  well  positioned  to  solve  the  major  problems
currently facing Internet and data networking customers.  We designed the SAVVIS
ProActiveSM  Network to offer a guaranteed,  superior level of  performance  for
both Internet and data networking services.  We deliver a comprehensive range of
high performance,  quality of service  differentiated  products,  including data
networking,   Internet  access,  intranets,   extranets,  colocation  and  other
services.

     A common feature among all of the services that we provide to our customers
is the substantial  flexibility to choose among a range of offerings,  including
on a service-only basis and a fully managed basis. On a service-only  basis, the
customer is  responsible  for the design and  integration of its network and the
purchase  of network  hardware,  relying on us only for network  services.  On a
fully  managed  basis,  we  are  responsible  for  the  design,  implementation,
integration and ongoing support of the customer's network.


 Global Data Networking Services

     The  SAVVIS   ProActiveSM   Network  provides  a  reliable,   high  quality
environment  to  transfer  private  corporate  data  among  offices,  employees,
customers and suppliers  because our network uses multiple  backbones,  switches
and local  connections  to attain a high level of redundancy and is monitored 24
hours a day, 365 days a year. Because all of our global data networking services
are carried  over a single  network,  we are able to offer  these  services on a
cost-effective  basis  relative to less  technologically  advanced  private line
networks,  while  providing  comparable  quality and  security  and  significant
improvements in redundancy, flexibility and scalability.


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     Managed Data  Networking.  Managed data  networking  services  provide data
communication  links over a shared  network  environment.  Because  we  operate,
manage and monitor  our global  network  end-to-end,  we are able to provide our
customers with higher  performance  and greater  reliability  than networks that
utilize the public  Internet.  Customers  can connect to our data network  using
ATM,  frame relay or Internet  protocol  technologies.  Customers  contract  for
connectivity  to our  global  network  and  configure  software-based  permanent
virtual  circuits that emulate much of the  functionality  of private lines, but
with improved  scalability  and redundancy and the ability to "burst" beyond the
stated capacity of the permanent virtual  circuits.  Our managed data networking
services  are  designed  for those  customers  that require a very high level of
quality and security for their networking services.

     Virtual  Private  Network  Services.  For customers who want to realize the
cost  benefits of a shared  network but do not require the level of  performance
and  security  of  our  managed   data   networking   services,   we  offer  our
Internet-based  virtual  private  network  services.  Virtual  private  networks
utilize the near-ubiquity of the Internet to provide cost-effective connectivity
for  businesses  with  large  numbers  of  sites,  sites  that do not have  high
bandwidth requirements,  sites that are in remote locations or mobile workers. A
typical   Internet-based   virtual  private  network  supports  dial-up  access,
resulting in extensive geographic coverage and, together with the implementation
of tunneling,  encryption,  authentication and access control technologies,  can
establish a secure  link  between the mobile  worker and the  corporate  network
environment.   One  of  our   primary   competitive   advantages   is  that  our
Internet-based  virtual  private  network  customers  are  served  by  our  high
performance network.

     Packet  Transport  Services.   We  offer   point-to-point  data  connection
services,  which  are  implemented  as  ATM or  frame  relay  permanent  virtual
circuits,   for  customers  requiring  high  bandwidth   point-to-point  network
communications.

     Dial Access. By the end of 2000, we plan to offer local dial access in over
20 U.S.  markets,  toll- free dial access for all other U.S.  markets as well as
international  dial access.  By the middle of 2001,  we expect to provide  local
dial access in approximately  100 U.S. cities,  increasing to approximately  300
U.S.  cities by the end of 2001.  Our dial access  service  will  enable  mobile
workers,  telecommuters and small-office and home-office users to connect to our
high quality global data network.  This service is targeted at those  businesses
with extensive  extranets designed for e-commerce  services and companies with a
significant number of mobile workers who demand reliable,  high-quality  dial-up
services.

 Internet Access Services

     We offer  our  customers  in the U.S.  a broad  range  of  Internet  access
services  designed to meet the varied needs of corporate  customers and regional
Internet service  providers.  Our Internet access services range from high-speed
continuous access provided by dedicated telephone circuits to lower-cost dial-up
services.  The principal  features of our Internet  access services are the high
performance,  reliability  and  flexibility  provided by the SAVVIS  ProActiveSM
Network that is connected to our system of PrivateNAPsSM  allowing our customers
to bypass the congested  public  Internet  access points.  We plan to make these
services  available outside the U.S. beginning in the third quarter of 2000. The
high  performance  of our  Internet  access  services  has been  verified by our
analysis of data collected by Keynote  Systems,  Inc.,  which showed that we had
the second best mean download time in 1999.

     Dedicated Access. We offer customers a range of bandwidth options, from 128
kilobits per second to 155 Mbps on a fully dedicated or burstable basis. We also
provide all required Internet protocol  addresses,  primary and secondary domain
name service, newsfeed service and network time protocol.

     Ethernet Service. For customers that seek a cost-effective 100% fiber optic
network technology for high-speed Internet access, we offer our 10 Mbps Ethernet
service.  Our  Ethernet  service  transmits  information  through  a  customer's
existing  local area network  router.  This service is an  intermediate  upgrade
between our 1.5 Mbps service and our fractional 45 Mbps service.

     DSL Service. For commercial  customers that seek cost-effective  continuous
connectivity for high-speed  Internet access, we offer symmetric DSL services at
speeds up to 1.5 Mbps. DSL services  transmit  information  through a customer's
existing copper telephone lines by encoding the information in a digital format.
We currently offer DSL services in 16 U.S. cities,  and we expect to add service
to approximately 12 additional cities by the end of 2000.


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     Wholesale  Internet Access. We provide  wholesale  Internet access to local
and regional  Internet  service  providers  who use our network to connect their
customers to the Internet.

     Internet Security  Services.  For companies using the Internet,  protection
from  internal  and  external  threats to their  corporate  network is extremely
important.  We offer a broad  range of security  services  designed to provide a
customer with the ability to:

     o authenticate users attempting to gain access to its network;

     o prevent intruders from accessing its network;

     o protect the integrity of the content on its network; and

     o encrypt secured transmissions of company data through the Internet.

     We evaluate and assess a customer's security needs,  recommend  appropriate
security services,  and implement,  manage, monitor and maintain these services.
We also perform  security audits to find  deficiencies in a customer network and
in host computers attached to that network and recommend  appropriate  services.
Our security  services  utilize the  products  and  services of Netrex,  Inc., a
well-known Internet security provider.


 Colocation Services

     We offer customers a secure,  fault-tolerant environment in which to locate
their  mission-critical  content  and  networking  hardware.  We  provide  these
services  in data  center  facilities  that are  currently  being  upgraded  and
expanded to over 250,000 square feet of space. These state-of-the-art facilities
are  located  directly on our network to provide  high  quality,  cost-effective
Internet  access and hosting to the web sites of our  colocation  customers.  We
expect to complete  upgrades and expansions during 2000 in Boston,  London,  New
York, St. Louis,  Los Angeles,  San Francisco,  Dallas,  Chicago and Washington,
D.C.  By using  our  colocation  facilities,  customers  enjoy a highly  secure,
fault-tolerant  environment  and direct  access to our global  data  network and
avoid significant capital outlays required to construct such facilities on their
own.  Customers have physical and remote access to our colocation  facilities 24
hours a day, 365 days a year, to manage,  monitor and maintain their  equipment,
or they may engage us to provide support services.  Our colocation  services are
targeted  at content  providers,  Internet-centric  businesses  and  application
service providers.


SALES AND MARKETING

     We contact  potential new customers  through our direct sales force and our
recently implemented lead referral program. Our direct salespeople together with
our sales engineers develop sales proposals for potential new customers. After a
sale is completed and the services are  implemented,  the client  solutions team
assumes the management of the customer relationship, handling support issues and
selling additional services and connectivity as the customer's business grows.

     Direct Sales. Our direct sales force consisted of  approximately  100 sales
representatives  and sales  engineers in the U.S. as of December  31, 1999.  Our
direct sales force is specialized  along product lines,  which enables our sales
representatives  to develop an expertise in a specific  product area,  including
customer  applications and requirements.  This  specialization also allows us to
customize our sales  compensation  arrangements to the sales cycle,  revenue and
margin  characteristics of each product. All sales  representatives take part in
an extensive training program designed to develop in-depth  technical  expertise
so they can better understand  customers'  complex  networking needs and develop
customized solutions.

     Our sales force is divided between our Global Networking Sales Division and
our Internet  Access Sales  Division.  We employ a  distributed  sales model for
global networking sales to facilitate a consultative sales approach.  Our global
data  networking  sales force  currently  consists of twenty people based in six
major cities in the U.S. In contrast,  we have a centralized sales model for our
Internet  Access  Sales  Division.  Our Internet  access  sales force  presently
consists of approximately  114  representatives  based in Reston,  Virginia.  We
intend to locate additional  centralized  sales teams in Europe,  Asia and Latin
America by the end of 2001.


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     Bridge Lead  Referrals.  We expect to capitalize on our  relationship  with
Bridge, a major content provider to financial  services  companies,  to generate
sales leads in the financial  services market.  As of December 31, 1999,  Bridge
had approximately 500 sales  representatives  worldwide,  located in the world's
key financial centers.  These sales  representatives  support a customer base of
over 4,500 financial  services  companies already  connected to our network.  We
expect to be able to provide  these  businesses  with  additional  services in a
rapid,  cost-effective  and scaleable  manner. In addition to Bridge, we believe
that  additional  content  providers  will be  interested in  establishing  lead
referral programs.  A relationship with SAVVIS will enable a content provider to
deliver  its  service  in a  real-time,  high  quality  manner  and  provide  an
incremental revenue opportunity through a lead referral commission.

     Alternate Channels. In addition to relationships with content providers, we
have developed new distribution  arrangements with over 500 Internet-related and
communications  companies.  To help these companies  compete in today's changing
market, our alternate channels strategy brings companies network infrastructure,
sales and technical support and value added data services. Through our Web based
access our partners have access to our lead  referral  program,  free  marketing
materials  and  collateral  and an exclusive  incentive  promotion.  Our channel
partners  will  benefit by  generating  additional  revenues,  providing  a more
complete   service  bundle  and  reduce   customer  churn.  We  have  identified
distribution  opportunities with Internet service  providers,  competitive local
exchange carriers,  DSL companies and other  communications and Internet-related
companies in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America.

     Client  Solutions  Team.  Our  client  solutions  team is  responsible  for
customer relationship management. The team alerts customers when their bandwidth
utilization  approaches capacity and advises customers on methods to improve the
performance and security of their network using additional SAVVIS services. This
team is also able to cross-sell to existing customers additional services,  such
as  advising  a managed  data  networking  client  on  Internet  and  e-commerce
services.

     Marketing. Our marketing programs are designed to build national and global
awareness of the SAVVIS brand name and its  association  with high  performance,
high quality corporate data networking  services and Internet  services.  We use
brand awareness and direct marketing programs to generate leads,  accelerate the
sales process,  retain  existing  customers and promote new products to existing
customers. Our print advertisements are placed in trade journals, newspapers and
special-interest  publications.  We participate in industry trade shows, such as
Networld+InterOP, IT Expo and Internet World. At the 1999 Networld+InterOP show,
our virtual private network services were named the "Best of Show" for wide area
network  services.  We also  use  direct  mail,  e-newsletters,  widespread  fax
distributions,  surveys, telemarketing,  Internet marketing, on-line and on-site
seminars,  collateral materials,  advertising,  welcome kits and direct response
programs to  communicate  with  existing  customers  and to reach  potential new
customers.  Many of these marketing programs are co-funded by our suppliers. Our
marketing programs are targeted at information technology executives, as well as
senior  marketing  and  finance  managers.  We  closely  track  the  impact  and
effectiveness of our primary marketing programs.

     Sales Force  Automation.  We use our  proprietary  sales  force  automation
system to manage all pre-sales  communications  with our prospective  customers.
All  distribution  and tracking of sales leads occur through this system.  Sales
leads are imported from data sources such as corporate web sites, telemarketing,
direct mail and national advertising  campaigns,  and assigned regionally to the
desktops  of the  appropriate  sales  representatives.  All  contact  with these
prospects is documented in the sales force automation  system through every step
of the sales cycle, from initial contact to contract receipt. In addition,  this
system allows sales  management to monitor the sales  activity of their specific
sales  representatives  and generate  sales  forecasts  based on that  activity.
Further,  our sales force automation system tracks all marketing  communications
with the  prospective  customers,  allowing us to measure the  effectiveness  of
various  collateral  materials and marketing  campaigns in an effort to maximize
our marketing  dollars.  Lastly, our sales people use our sales force automation
system to track and manage their personal sales prospects and to send customized
packages of sales  literature,  brochures and faxes directly from their computer
desktops, thereby improving sales efficiency.


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CUSTOMERS

     We currently provide services to approximately 1,150 customers. On February
18, 2000,  Bridge entered into a network  services  agreement with us and became
our largest  customer.  Assuming we had received the minimum  revenues under the
network services  agreement for the first year of the agreement in 1999,  Bridge
would have represented  approximately  83% of our 1999 revenues.  We expect that
Bridge will account for a significant percentage of our revenues during 2000. No
individual  customer  accounted for more than 5% of our revenues during the year
ended  December 31,  1999.  We also provide  services to many  Internet  service
providers and Internet-centric businesses.

     Our  contracts  with our  customers are typically for one to three years in
length. The Bridge network services  agreement is a ten-year  contract.  Many of
our customer contracts contain service level agreements that provide for service
credits should we fail to maintain specified levels of quality.


CUSTOMER SERVICE

     Our goal is to  provide  the  highest  level  of  customer  service  in the
industry.  We  believe  that  high  quality  customer  service  is  critical  to
attracting and retaining  customers and to satisfying  the rapidly  growing data
networking  requirements  and Internet  services needs of these  customers.  Our
comprehensive approach to customer service and satisfaction includes a focus on:

     o providing written guarantees of service quality;

   o providing  services on a service only basis and a fully managed basis, with
     service and equipment  included,  that are tailored to meet customer needs;
     and

     o providing   effective   management,   monitoring   and  support  for  our
customers' data networks.

     We believe our  network  architecture,  proprietary  routing  policies  and
industry leading service level  agreements  provide our customers with very high
service quality.  We are able to offer our customers different levels of service
priority  for their  different  data  transmission  needs over one  high-quality
network. For example, e-commerce and real-time applications,  such as voice, can
be assigned the highest level of quality of service,  while other  applications,
such as e-mail,  can be assigned a lower  priority of service.  By assigning the
highest  level of service only to  mission-critical  or real-time  applications,
customers can lower their overall data services costs without compromising their
data networking requirements.

     Customer Call Centers.  Customer support  personnel located in call centers
in St. Louis,  Missouri,  London, England and Singapore handle service inquiries
from our customers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year,  and provide this service in
eight  languages.  These  personnel are organized in client teams and are highly
trained to identify and resolve  customer  issues  rapidly and  completely.  Our
customer  call center  support  services  are  supplied to us by Bridge  under a
ten-year technical services  agreement.  Bridge reported to us that in September
1999 its call centers answered an average of 6,000 calls per week, maintained an
average hold time of under 15 seconds and  resolved 98% of customer  issues with
front-line support personnel. To track trouble tickets and customer information,
Bridge  uses a  proprietary  management  platform  based on  Vantive  enterprise
software,  a highly scaleable  platform for problem tracking and customer record
access and  maintenance  that is easily  accessible  by  personnel at all of our
network  operations  centers.  We use an integrated  client/circuit  information
database  that  allows  our  customer  support  personnel  to  quickly  access a
customer's profile from any of our support centers.  In our local markets, we or
Bridge  have  available  to us over 270 field  technicians  who are  experts  in
Internet  protocol,  Unix, NT and ISDN  technology and who are generally able to
respond to customer requests within two hours.

     Management,  Monitoring  and  Maintenance.  We provide our  customers  with
detailed  monitoring,  reporting and management  tools that allow them to review
their usage  patterns,  network  availability,  outage events,  latency and data
loss. These tools allow our customers to evaluate the performance of our service
against  our  service  level  guarantee  as  well  as  review   utilization  and
performance data to facilitate their network planning and design activities.


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     Service Level  Agreements.  The  consistent,  reliable  performance  of the
SAVVIS  ProActiveSM  Network  enables  us to  provide  effective  service  level
agreements  to our  customers.  We believe  that  companies  unable to support a
commensurate  level  of  predictable  network  performance  will  not be able to
provide  service  level  agreements  with value to the customer or will do so at
substantial risk to their own business.


SAVVIS PROACTIVESM NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE


 OVERVIEW

     The SAVVIS ProActiveSM Network reaches 43 countries,  with facilities in 83
major cities,  including 58 international cities and 25 U.S. cities. Our network
interconnects  over 6,000  buildings  worldwide and is based on ATM, frame relay
and Internet protocol  technologies.  In addition,  our network incorporates ten
PrivateNAPsSM,  which allows our Internet traffic to bypass the congested public
Internet access points.

     We have  designed  our  network  to enable us to offer our  customers  high
speed,  high quality  services,  as well as a range of quality of service levels
and multiple levels of redundancy. Our network is designed with:

     Open System  Architectures.  Our  network is based on ATM,  frame relay and
Internet protocol technologies. These are open systems networking protocols that
are in  widespread  use in data  communications.  Internet  protocol is the most
commonly used and fastest growing networking  protocol in the world. By carrying
Internet protocol on our network, we generally allow our customers to connect to
their customers,  suppliers and remote offices using equipment already installed
in their networks and the networks to which they connect. Additionally, by using
ATM and frame relay in our network,  we enhance network  utilization and quality
of service,  and we are able to easily communicate with third party networks for
the  delivery  of  traffic  on and off our  network  without  procuring  special
interface technologies or devices.

     Quality of Service  Differentiation.  Our network architecture allows us to
offer  and  guarantee  different  levels  of  service  priority  for  customers'
different  data  transmission  needs.  For  example,  e-commerce  and  real-time
applications,  such as voice,  can be assigned  the highest  level of  priority,
while other  applications,  such as e-mail,  can be assigned a lower priority of
service.  By  offering a quality of service  differentiated  product,  we enable
customers to select a  price/performance  combination  that is  appropriate  for
their  needs.  As we deploy ATM  devices at the  customer  premises in the first
quarter of 2000,  customers will be able to run multiple  applications,  such as
Internet access,  intranet and private voice,  over the same equipment and local
access, thereby saving on local network transport and equipment costs.

     High Reliability.  We utilize multiple,  redundant  circuits,  switches and
physical  locations  to  substantially  reduce the effects of a single  point of
failure  within our network.  This  redundancy,  combined with our switching and
routing equipment,  generally enables us to automatically reroute traffic when a
failure occurs,  resulting in higher overall network  performance and integrity.
Our  backbone  switches  also  incorporate  high  levels  of  equipment-specific
redundancies,  resulting in higher  levels of  availability  than those found in
basic routing platforms.  We also employ  uninterruptable  power supplies and/or
electric  generator back-ups at each switching  facility,  designed to limit the
impact of local power outages on our network.


 Global Network Components

     The components of our network include the following:

     Switching  Facilities.  There  are  over 200  Lucent  ATM and  frame  relay
switches,  providing a highly redundant switch backbone deployed  throughout the
SAVVIS  ProActiveSM  Network.  We have over 300 backbone  routers  installed and
there are approximately 10,500 Nortel routers located in office buildings and on
Bridge's  customers'  premises.  Our switches are located in secure  facilities,
which provide highly


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reliable, direct access to high-speed telecommunications infrastructure. In each
switching facility, we rent space, install networking  equipment,  including ATM
or frame relay switches, routers and high-speed analog and digital modems.


     Backbone Capacity. Our network is designed with a highly redundant backbone
infrastructure,   including   diversely   routed  long  haul  and  local  access
connections from multiple  carriers.  We interconnect  our switching  facilities
through  high speed lines  leased from a variety of  carriers,  including  Qwest
Communications  International,  Inc., MCI Worldcom,  Inc. and  Broadwing,  Inc.,
formerly known as IXC Communications,  Inc. Our leased line connections range in
capacity  from  45  Mbps  through  155  Mbps  in  the  U.S.  and  up to 45  Mbps
internationally.  To enhance our  redundancy,  we lease ATM service  from Sprint
Corporation. This service is delivered using the highest quality of service mode
available and our service connections range in capacity from 45 Mbps through 620
Mbps.  The  combination  of our leased  lines and Sprint ATM  service  makes our
transmission  backbone highly redundant so that at least two diverse paths exist
between all of our switching facilities.  The "fault tolerant"  configuration of
our network  allows data  packets to travel on many  alternate  paths to connect
points on our network.


     PrivateNAPsSM.  For our customers'  Internet traffic, we have built private
network  access  points,  or  PrivateNAPsSM,  where we connect  to the  Internet
backbones operated by Sprint Corporation, Cable & Wireless plc and UUNET, an MCI
Worldcom  company.  At each of our  PrivateNAPsSM,  we are  connected  to  these
carriers  through transit  agreements that allow us to connect to their Internet
networks  for a monthly  fee.  Since we are a paying  customer  of each of these
Internet  backbone  providers,  we  believe we realize  better  response  times,
installation  intervals,  service levels and routing  flexibility  than Internet
service   providers  that  rely  solely  on  free  public  or  private   peering
arrangements. We currently operate ten PrivateNAPsSM in the U.S. In addition, to
enhance  our carrier  redundancy,  at each of our  PrivateNAPsSM,  we connect to
other Internet  backbones through peering  arrangements  where each party to the
peering  arrangement agrees to carry the other party's traffic for free. We have
peering  arrangements  in  place  with  AboveNet  Communications,  Inc.,  DIGEX,
Incorporated,  Exodus  Communications,  Inc.,  Frontier  GlobalCenter,  Level  3
Communications,  LLC, PSINet Inc. and Williams  Communications Group, Inc. These
peering  arrangements  allow for  settlement-free,  direct  connections  between
networks,  where local access  charges are  generally  split evenly  between the
applicable parties.  Smaller Internet service providers typically connect to our
network through transit agreements that allow them to connect to our network for
a fee.


     Our  PrivateNAPSM   architecture  combined  with  our  proprietary  routing
policies  enables  us to route  customer  traffic  directly  onto  the  Internet
backbone  of its  destination  for a  substantial  portion  of  global  Internet
addresses.  This network  architecture allows our customers' Internet traffic to
generally  bypass  congested  public  Internet  network access  points,  thereby
reducing data loss and latency and improving  reliability  and  performance.  In
addition,  customers  directly  connected to the same  PrivateNAPSM  get one-hop
access, meaning their data pass through only one router, when communicating with
each other, and two customers connected to different PrivateNAPsSM enjoy two-hop
access,  meaning  their data pass through only two routers,  when  communicating
with each other, in both cases completely bypassing the public Internet.


     Dial Access  Platforms.  We are  currently  deploying 25 Nortel dial access
platforms  in over 20 cities in the U.S.,  which we expect to have  completed by
the end of 2000. By mid-2001, we plan to deploy dial access in approximately 100
U.S. cities, increasing to approximately 300 U.S. cities by the end of 2001. Our
dial coverage may be  supplemented by toll free dial access where we do not have
local dial access,  and by the end of 2001 the platforms are expected to contain
over 20,000 ports.


     Colocation.  We are in the process of upgrading  and expanding our Internet
colocation  data center  facilities  to over  250,000  square feet of space.  We
expect to complete the upgrade and expansion during 2000 in Boston,  London, New
York, St. Louis,  Los Angeles,  San Francisco,  Dallas,  Chicago and Washington,
D.C. All of these  facilities will be served by multiple 2.5 gigabits per second
connections  for  local  access.   Development  is  underway  to  elevate  these
facilities to state-of-the-art  levels with high availability,  mission-critical
environments, including uninterruptable power supplies, back-up generators, fire
suppression,   separate  cooling  zones  and  seismically  braced  racks.  These
facilities will be accessible 24


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hours a day,  365 days a year,  both  locally and  remotely,  and will have high
levels of  physical  security.  These  facilities  include  two fully  redundant
colocation  facilities  in St.  Louis,  Missouri,  each of  which  will  contain
approximately  90,000  square  feet,  approximately  60,000  of  which  will  be
subleased to Bridge.


 Network Operations Centers

     Our global network operations center,  which is owned and managed by Bridge
and located in St.  Louis,  Missouri,  operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year,
and is  staffed by over 20 of our  skilled  technicians.  We also have  regional
network  operations  centers in London and  Singapore.  These  regional  centers
operate for  ensuring  backup for the St.  Louis  facility.  From these  network
operations centers, we remotely monitor the components of the SAVVIS ProActiveSM
Network,  including  our  PrivateNAPsSM,  and perform  network  diagnostics  and
equipment  surveillance.  The  network  operations  centers  use  sophisticated,
proprietary  network  management  platforms  based on the Lucent  NavisCore,  HP
OpenView,  and Nortel  Optivity  programs  to monitor  and manage our  switching
facilities and our routers.


TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW

     Private networks.  Private networks typically comprise a number of private,
leased lines that interconnect  multiple corporate locations.  The advantages of
private lines include quality,  since capacity is reserved for the exclusive use
of the network owner, and security, since the owner's data transmissions are not
commingled with those of other  customers.  Private line networks have been most
popular in the U.S.,  where capacity prices are lowest.  While private lines are
typically secure and reliable,  they do not use network capacity efficiently and
are not flexible or scaleable as changes in network topology are implemented.

     Shared networks.  Until recently,  prices for long-haul  telecommunications
capacity  outside  of  the  U.S.,  particularly   international  capacity,  were
relatively  expensive.  Since the  advent of data  networking,  only  users with
extremely  high  capacity  requirements  invested  in private  networks in these
locations.  Most other users employed shared  networking  technologies,  whereby
multiple corporate  locations would be interconnected with the data network of a
major  telecommunications  carrier or value-added  network service  provider for
carriage to the appropriate destination.

     X.25 was an early open shared network protocol that was designed to support
mission-critical  communications  over analog networks.  X.25 has been extremely
popular  outside of the U.S.,  where until  recently  private line networks have
remained  expensive,  and in  developing  markets  where the  telecommunications
infrastructure  is  sometimes  unreliable.  X.25  contemplates  extensive  error
detection  and data  recovery  processes,  which  slows  the  effective  rate of
transmission.

     Today,  ATM, frame relay and Internet protocol are driving the migration of
traffic  from  private  line  networks  to shared  networks  and from older open
protocols such as X.25 to newer architectures.

     Frame Relay.  Frame relay  evolved  from X.25  networks and today is widely
used  for  applications  such  as  local  area   network-to-local  area  network
communications.  Unlike  X.25,  frame relay does not  perform any complex  error
detection  or error  recovery of data.  As a result,  it is a simpler and faster
technology.   Frame  relay  circuits  are  effective  to  create  a  network  of
interconnected  sites because each site needs only one link into the frame relay
network to  communicate  with all other  sites.  Frame relay is less costly than
point-to-point  private networks,  and its  software-defined  "virtual circuits"
make it easier to alter network  topology as connectivity  requirements  change.
One  limitation  of the frame relay  protocol is its  application  for real-time
services.  Frame relay  packets are variable in length,  and as large data files
transit the  network  they can cause  delays at key  aggregation  and  switching
points,  often causing other traffic to be delayed.  These delays can materially
degrade the quality of real-time services such as voice and video.

     ATM. The ATM protocol was specifically designed to support the transmission
of all types of content, including data, video and voice, over a single network.
ATM generally has the ability to prioritize  cells to ensure that real-time data
takes priority over less  time-sensitive  material when  transiting the network.
This enables service providers to offer service guarantees with a greater degree
of confidence and  facilitates the  introduction of real-time  services that are
difficult under other protocols.


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Additionally,  ATM  data  cells  are  small  and  fixed  in  size,  facilitating
high-speed  line  transport  at speeds up to 2.5 billion  bits per  second.  One
limitation of ATM is that the benefits created by the small, fixed nature of ATM
cells also create incremental traffic on the network. Each cell requires its own
identification  and  addressing  information,  which is repeated in each of many
individual ATM cells that comprise a given data transmission. The replication of
this  "header"  information  generates  additional  overhead  for  the  network,
requiring the network operator to provision additional transmission capacity.


     Internet Protocol. Internet protocol is a simple, highly scaleable protocol
that is a core  element  of the  architecture  of the  Internet  and can be used
across most network technologies in use today. Internet protocol has also become
the  communications  protocol  of choice  for the  desktop  and the  local  area
network,  thus data  networking  over  Internet  protocol  requires  no protocol
conversion,  reducing overhead and improving performance.  The protocol does not
distinguish  among  classes of  traffic,  which  limits  its  ability to deliver
real-time services.


     Our Network. We have built the SAVVIS ProActiveSM Network to take advantage
of the  rapid  growth of  Internet  protocol  in  corporate  networks,  to offer
customers the ability to run multiple  applications  on a single  network and to
allow  customers  to choose the quality of service  level which best meets their
needs.  By building our network to run Internet  protocol over ATM, we allow our
customers to overcome the  limitations  of Internet  protocol and  designate the
level of priority to be accorded to their traffic.


COMPETITION


     The markets that we serve are intensely competitive. In addition, we expect
to  face  significant   additional  competition  in  the  future  from  existing
competitors  and new  market  entrants.  Many of our  competitors  have  greater
financial,  technical and marketing  resources,  larger customer bases,  greater
name  recognition and more  established  relationships in the industries that we
operate in than we do.


     We believe that a highly reliable network infrastructure,  a broad range of
quality  products and services,  a knowledgeable  sales force and the quality of
customer support are the primary competitive factors in our targeted markets and
that price is generally secondary to these factors. We believe that we presently
are well positioned to compete  favorably with respect to most of these factors.
Our current and potential competitors in our targeted markets include:


     Data Networking Companies. Several data networking companies such as Equant
N.V., Infonet Services Corporation,  Concert Management Services Inc. and Global
One offer data  networking  services  to  business  customers  worldwide.  These
services include ATM and frame relay,  private line, Internet access and network
outsourcing.  These companies have significant  experience in offering  tailored
services and market their  expertise  in  providing  these  services and related
technology.  For example,  Reuters Group plc and Equant N.V. recently  announced
that they intend to form a joint venture for the purposes of offering IP network
services  to the  financial  services  industry.  There are also a number of new
entrants,  such as Digital Island Inc.,  that are targeting  specific  niches to
deliver customers' data traffic worldwide.


     Internet Service  Providers.  Our current and potential  competitors in the
market include Internet service providers with a significant regional,  national
or global presence targeting business customers, such as Apex Global Information
Services,  Inc.,  AT&T Corp.,  Cable & Wireless  plc, GTE  Internetworking,  ICG
Communications,  Inc.,  Intermedia  Communications  Inc.,  PSINet  Inc.,  Sprint
Corporation,  UUNET, an MCI Worldcom company, Concentric Network Corporation and
Verio Inc. Many of these companies are developing Internet-based virtual private
network  services that attempt to replicate some or all of the  functionality of
our managed data networking services.


     Telecommunications  Carriers.  Many large  carriers,  including AT&T Corp.,
British  Telecommunications  plc,  Cable & Wireless  plc,  MCI  Worldcom,  Inc.,
Deutsche Telekom AG and Sprint  Corporation,  offer data networking and Internet
access services. They compete with us by bundling various services such as local
and long distance voice,  data transmission and video services to their business
customers.  We believe  that there is a move toward  horizontal  integration  by
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companies  through  acquisitions  of or joint  ventures  with  Internet  service
providers  to meet the  Internet  access  and data  networking  requirements  of
business customers.  Accordingly,  we expect to experience increased competition
from these telecommunications carriers.

     Other   Competitors. Because  we  offer  a  broad  range  of  services,  we
encounter  competition  from  numerous  businesses  which  provide  one  or more
similar  services.  For  example,  we  compete  with  companies  such  as Exodus
Communications,  Inc.,  Qwest Communications International Inc., Global Crossing
Ltd.,  DIGEX,  Incorporated  and  Level 3 Communications, Inc. in the colocation
facilities market.


REGULATORY MATTERS

     As with  any  provider  of  global  data  networking  and  Internet  access
services,  we face  regulatory and market access  barriers in various  countries
resulting from restrictive laws,  policies and licensing  requirements.  Our six
major markets consist of the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France,
Italy and Japan.  Data  networking and Internet  access services are now open to
competition in all of these foreign markets,  but a license is required,  except
for France  where no license is  required.  We believe  that we are  licensed to
provide data networking and Internet access services as an independent  operator
under the  applicable  telecommunications  regulations in the United Kingdom and
Italy,  that in France we are  authorized to provide such  services  without any
license and that in Germany we have notified the necessary  authorities to allow
us to provide such services.  In Japan,  we are currently  authorized to provide
data  networking  services  only to  Bridge  and are in the  process  of  making
application for the appropriate license to offer services to third parties.

     In most other  countries  that we  believe  represent  significant  revenue
potential,  our data  networking  and Internet  access  services are now open to
competition,  although  in most  cases a license is  required.  In some of these
countries,  including Australia,  Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong,
Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden and
Switzerland,  we are authorized to provide data  networking and Internet  access
services  to Bridge  and  third  parties.  However,  in the  remainder  of these
countries,   including  Brazil,   Canada,   Chile,  India,   Indonesia  and  the
Philippines, we are authorized to offer data networking services only to Bridge,
although with respect to Canada,  we have already applied to provide services to
third  parties.  Our  business  plan does not  contemplate  selling  significant
services outside of the U.S., except to Bridge, in the near term. Therefore,  we
do not believe that our  inability to offer  services to third  parties in these
countries is significant.

     In addition,  we face regulatory and market access barriers in countries in
which we do not  operate  but in which we have an  obligation  to  purchase  the
Bridge Internet protocol network assets that we have not already acquired in the
Bridge  asset  transfer.  These  Bridge  network  assets  generally  will not be
transferred   to  us  as  part  of  the  Bridge   asset   transfer   because  of
telecommunications licensing or other regulatory requirements.

     We are in the process of seeking regulatory  approvals in some countries to
offer services to Bridge and third parties,  including Greece, Ireland, Hungary,
Taiwan,  and  Venezuela  and with respect to Mexico,  Bridge  only.  Although we
expect the asset transfer to occur in these countries  within one year after the
completion  of our initial  public  offering  we cannot  assure you that we will
obtain any of these  approvals.  We do not  believe  that the  failure to obtain
these  licenses will have a material  impact on our revenues as we do not expect
revenues from non-U.S. customers to be substantial in the near term.


 World Trade Organization Agreement and its Implications

     On February 15, 1997, 69 countries at the World Trade Organization  reached
an agreement to liberalize  market access and  introduce  national  treatment in
basic  telecommunications  services. Since then, two of the 69 participants have
submitted  improved  basic  telecommunications  schedules  and three World Trade
Organization  members who did not participate in the negotiations have submitted
commitments,   bringing   the   total   number   of   governments   with   basic
telecommunications  schedules to 72. In February  1998, the results of the World
Trade  Organization  negotiations on market access for basic  telecommunications
services  formally  entered  into  force and  became  binding  on the  signatory
countries.


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     Despite  the  World  Trade  Organization  agreement,  regulatory  obstacles
continue to exist in a number of  signatory  countries.  First,  some  signatory
countries made only limited  commitments in terms of the services that they were
willing to  liberalize  and the  timeframe  in which they were willing to do so.
Second,  some less  developed  signatory  countries  are not well  prepared  for
competition  or for  effectively  regulating a liberalized  market;  gaining the
requisite experience and expertise is likely to be a long and difficult process.
Finally,   even   in   liberalized   countries,   there   remains   considerable
"post-liberalization  red tape," such as complicated  licensing  rules,  foreign
ownership  limits,  high fees and undeveloped  competition  and  interconnection
safeguards.

     Corporate  Presence.  In a number of  jurisdictions,  we are  permitted  to
provide data  networking or Internet  access  services to local  customers  only
after  first   establishing  a  corporate   presence,   by  way  of  either  the
incorporation of a subsidiary or the registration of a branch or  representative
office.  We have  established or will establish such a local presence in each of
the jurisdictions where such a presence is legally required.


 Regulatory Analysis by Service Type

     Data Networking Services. The core of our data networking services business
is  providing  managed data  networking  services to  corporate  customers.  The
managed data networking services that we provide are generally  characterized as
data transmission  services or value added services for licensing  purposes.  We
are  authorized  by law or by  individual  license  or a  general  authorization
obtainable by simple notification or declaration by an automatic "class" license
to  provide  these  services  in the  foreign  countries  in which we  expect to
generate  significant  revenue from data  networking  services.  In the European
Union member countries, such services may be provided upon the satisfaction of a
simple  registration,  notification or authorization  procedure,  in some cases,
without the need for any formality.

     Internet Access  Services.  The Internet access services that we provide in
the U.S. do not require any authorization.  The Internet access services that we
offer  outside of the U.S.  generally  do not require any  authorization  beyond
those required for managed data  networking  services and value added  services.
However,  because the regulation of Internet access is ill-defined or in flux in
some  countries,  there is a risk that customers are using our network to access
the Internet in countries that may prohibit,  or wish to prohibit,  such access.
We may limit this risk by  discontinuing  such access if  measures  are taken or
threatened by the pertinent  authorities  to restrict the use of our network for
Internet access.


 Substantive Regulation in Key Markets

     The regulatory regimes applicable to the United States, the United Kingdom,
Germany,  France, Italy and Japan, which will be our six major markets following
the Bridge asset transfer, as well as that of the European Union, are summarized
below.

     United  States.  We believe that the  regulatory  framework  governing  the
provision  of  telecommunications  services in the United  States  permits us to
offer all of our planned data  networking  services  without  significant  legal
constraints.  We provide these services on a resale basis or a facilities basis.
To the  extent  that any of these  planned  or  future  services  require  prior
authorization,  either by the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, or by a
state public utility  commission,  we believe there is no significant  risk that
such an application  would be denied or would face processing  delays that would
have a material adverse effect on us.

     Nevertheless, services offered over the Internet or using Internet protocol
may present  distinct  regulatory  issues,  as is also the case in the  European
Union. The regulatory classification and treatment of some of these services has
not been resolved  authoritatively in the United States, and it is possible that
various Internet-related  services will be subject to prior authorization and to
as yet undefined  terms and conditions  under which such  authorizations  may be
granted.

     The  provision  of basic  telecommunications  services on a common  carrier
basis is subject to  regulation  in the United  States.  An entity that provides
such services on a common  carrier  basis is classified as a  telecommunications
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by a  telecommunications  carrier  are subject to the FCC's  jurisdiction  under
Title II of the Communications Act. Intrastate  telecommunications  services are
subject to regulation by the relevant state Public Utility Commission.

     We believe  that the  products  and  services  we offer are not  subject to
regulation,  but  there is some risk  that the FCC or a state  commission  could
determine that our products and services should require  specific  authorization
or be  subject  to  other  regulations.  If  that  were  to be the  case,  these
regulatory   requirements  could  include  prior   authorization   requirements,
tariffing   requirements  and  the  payment  of  contributions  to  federal  and
state-created  subsidy mechanisms  applicable to providers of telecommunications
services.  Some of these contributions would be required whether or not we would
be subject to authorization or tariff requirements.

     There  also is some  uncertainty  about  the  regulatory  status  of  voice
services  provided on data  networks.  If we were to offer voice services in the
future,  there is some risk that those  services  could be subject to regulation
and that those  services could be treated  similarly to voice services  provided
over  conventional  circuit-switched  network  facilities for purposes of making
payments to local  telephone  companies for origination and termination of calls
and for other purposes.

     European Union. In the last ten years, the European Union has established a
comprehensive  and  flexible   regulatory   system,   culminating  in  the  full
liberalization of  telecommunication  networks and services effective on January
1, 1998.  By that date,  ten European  Union member  countries  were required to
adopt  a  fully  liberalized  telecommunications  regime.  These  countries  are
Austria,  Belgium,  Denmark,  Finland,  France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands,
Sweden and the United  Kingdom.  The five remaining  European  Union  countries,
Luxembourg,  Ireland,  Spain,  Portugal  and Greece,  were  allowed a derogation
allowing  them to delay  the  full  liberalization  of their  telecommunications
regime  until  a  later  date.   As  a  result,   Luxembourg   liberalized   its
telecommunications  regime on July 1, 1998;  Spain and  Ireland  liberalized  on
December 1, 1998; and Portugal liberalized on January 1, 2000.  Currently,  only
Greece is not required to have a fully  liberalized  telecommunications  regime.
Greece is required to liberalize by December 31, 2000.

     The process of opening up the  telecommunications  markets in the  European
Union  was  achieved  through  European  Union  legislation  called  directives.
Directives are addressed to and binding on European  Union member  countries and
require  implementation into national law. There are two types of European Union
directives  relating to  telecommunications:  first,  directives  adopted by the
European  Commission  aimed at liberalizing  European Union markets and, second,
directives  adopted by the European Council aimed at ensuring that a minimum set
of harmonized rules, to ensure fair competition, applies throughout the European
Union.  All 15 European Union member countries were obligated to incorporate the
principles  contained in these directives into their  respective  domestic legal
frameworks.  However,  the  impact of the  European  Union  directives  has been
affected  in some  cases by late or  inadequate  implementation,  as well as the
irregular  enforcement by the domestic  regulatory  authorities of some European
Union member states.

     United Kingdom. The  Telecommunications Act of 1984 provides the regulatory
framework  for  the  provision  of  telecommunications  services  in the  United
Kingdom.   The  authorization   regime   established  by  this  act  is  largely
infrastructure based, meaning that "systems" are licensed, with licenses for the
provision of specific services being the exception.  This  authorization  regime
also is based on licenses, rather than regulations or other generally applicable
instruments.  There are two  broad  types of  licenses,  individual  and  class.
Finally,  with minor  exceptions,  regulatory  treatment under this act does not
hinge on whether the license applies to data or voice.

     We provide our managed data networking services and value added services on
an international basis under the Telecommunications Services License, which is a
class license. This license authorizes the provision of fixed telecommunications
services  of  any  description,   other  than   international   voice  services,
broadcasting and conditional access services. This license allows the connection
of the licensee's  telecommunications  system to essentially  any other licensed
system, and allows the commercial supply of services to third parties from up to
20  premises.   Internet   access   services  are  not  subject  to   additional
service-specific regulation.


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     Germany. The legal framework for the deregulation in the telecommunications
sector in Germany was transformed by the  Telecommunications  Act of 1996, which
became  effective on August 1, 1996,  and its  implementing  ordinances  adopted
since then. This act has liberalized most telecommunications  services,  subject
to a licensing  regime that is in conformity with European  Community law in all
material  respects.   However,  some   telecommunications   services,   such  as
asynchronous DSL, are not liberalized. Nevertheless, the managed data networking
services and value added  services that we offer can be provided in Germany upon
notifying the regulatory authorities, which we have done.

     France. The legal framework for regulation in the telecommunications sector
in France was transformed by the  Telecommunications  Act of 1996,  which became
effective on July 28, 1996, and subsequent decrees on interconnection, universal
service, numbering,  licensing and rights-of-way.  This act has liberalized most
telecommunications services, subject to a licensing regime that is in conformity
with European  Community law. The data networking  services we provide,  whether
managed data networking  services or Internet access services,  currently do not
require any form of authorization.

     Italy.  Pursuant to law No. 103/1995 and subsequent decrees,  the provision
of telecommunications  services in Italy to the general public is subject to the
granting of two specific authorizations from the Ministry of Communications. One
authorization relates to provision of telecommunications services through direct
access to the  public  network,  including  Internet  access  services,  and one
authorization relates to provision of packet- and circuit-switched data services
or simple resale of capacity, including data transmission.  For the provision of
telecommunications  services  through  switched access to the public network,  a
notice must be filed with the  Ministry of  Communication.  Savvis has  received
both of the above referenced authorizations and provided the requisite notice.

     Japan. The legal framework for regulation in the telecommunications  sector
in Japan is the  Telecommunications  Business  Law.  This law requires a Special
Type 2 License  if a company  makes its  international  communication  facility,
including privately leased international lines, available to any third party for
the purpose of  telecommunication by that third party. In this context, the term
"telecommunication" encompasses the act of data transmission.  Accordingly, if a
company provides its customers access to an overseas database through its leased
lines,  it will be required to obtain a Special  Type 2 License.  However,  if a
company  were to  replicate  the  database  in Japan  and  permit  access to the
database from within the country, the Telecommunications  Business Law would not
apply,  even if all the information  were  transmitted  directly to the database
from an overseas  parent  company or  subsidiary.  Under the  Telecommunications
Business Law, information transfers exclusively between a parent company and its
subsidiary are exempt from licensing.  Moreover,  if a company provides Internet
access  services  directly  or  indirectly  through  the local  Internet  access
providers  that hold a Type 1 License or a Special Type 2 License,  it will only
be  required  to obtain a General  Type 2  License,  in  general.  We are in the
process of applying for a Special Type 2 License.

 Regulatory Assessment of Other Markets

     Europe,  excluding  European  Union  member  countries.  Telecommunications
services are liberalized in varying  degrees in European  countries that are not
European Union member countries. As a matter of practice, Switzerland and Norway
conform  their  regulatory  frameworks  to the  European  Union model and we are
authorized to provide services to Bridge and third parties in both countries. By
contrast,  in Hungary, upon filing the necessary  notification,  a foreign owned
subsidiary may provide limited data networking  services to a defined group and,
upon receipt of necessary  licenses,  may provide Internet access  services.  In
Poland,  however,  minimum local ownership requirements limit greatly the extent
to which data networking or Internet access services may be provided.

     Asia,  excluding  Japan.  Regulatory  regimes  vary  greatly  in  character
throughout  Asia.  At the  liberalized  end  of the  range,  countries  such  as
Australia and New Zealand have liberalized  policies that require no licenses to
provide data  networking and Internet  access  services and we are authorized to
provide services to Bridge and third parties in both countries. Other countries,
such as Taiwan, are open to competition, but require service providers to comply
with extensive licensing procedures,  which we are in the process of processing.
At the more restrictive end,  countries such as Indonesia and India require some
minimum  level of domestic  ownership  in order to provide data  networking  and
Internet access services to persons other than Bridge.


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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

     We do not own any or  registered  trademarks,  except for our business name
and several product names for which we are in the process of applying, nor do we
hold  any  material   licenses,   franchises  or  concessions.   We  enter  into
confidentiality  and  invention  assignment  agreements  with our  employees and
consultants   and  control  access  to  and   distribution  of  our  proprietary
information.


EMPLOYEES

     As of December 31, 1999, we employed 214 full-time persons, 67 of whom were
engaged  in  engineering,  operations  and  customer  service,  117 in sales and
marketing,  and 30 in finance and  administration.  Approximately  100 personnel
were  transferred  from Bridge to SAVVIS upon the transfer of the Bridge network
on February 18, 2000. None of our employees is represented by a labor union, and
we have not  experienced  any work  stoppages to date.  We consider our employee
relations to be good.


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                                  RISK FACTORS

     In connection  with the safe harbor  provisions  of the Private  Securities
Litigation  Reform  Act of 1995,  set  forth  below  are  cautionary  statements
identifying  important  factors  that could  cause our actual  results to differ
materially from those projected in any forward-looking  statements made by or on
behalf  of  us,   whether   oral  or  written.   We  wish  to  ensure  that  any
forward-looking  statements are accompanied by meaningful  cautionary statements
in order to maximize to the fullest extent  possible the projections of the safe
harbor  established  in the Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995.
Accordingly,  any such  statements  are qualified in their entirety by reference
to, and are accompanied by, the following important factors that could cause our
actual results to differ materially from those projected in our  forward-looking
statements.


RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS


A SIGNIFICANT  PORTION OF OUR REVENUES IS EXPECTED TO COME FROM BRIDGE,  AND THE
LOSS OF BRIDGE AS A CUSTOMER  OR REDUCED  DEMAND FROM  BRIDGE  WOULD  MATERIALLY
ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS.

     We have  entered  into a network  services  agreement  with Bridge  whereby
Bridge became our largest customer. Under the network services agreement, Bridge
committed  to purchase at least of $105 million of network  services  from us in
2000.  Assuming we had received these minimum revenues for the first year of the
agreement in 1999,  Bridge would have represented  approximately 83% of our 1999
revenues.  The network services  agreement with Bridge could be terminated prior
to its term if we default in our performance under this agreement,  including if
we fail to meet our service  level  commitments,  or Bridge is unable to perform
its  obligations  under the  agreement.  The loss of Bridge  as a  customer,  or
reduced demand from Bridge,  would materially  reduce our expected revenues and,
consequently, would have a material adverse effect on our business.


BRIDGE IS HIGHLY  LEVERAGED,  HAS HAD  SIGNIFICANT  NET LOSSES AND NEGATIVE CASH
FLOW TO DATE AND IS REQUIRED TO MAKE AN $88 MILLION  DEBT  REPAYMENT BY JUNE 30,
2000.  IF BRIDGE IS UNABLE TO MEET ITS  FINANCIAL  COMMITMENTS  TO US, WE MAY BE
ADVERSELY AFFECTED.

     We will rely on Bridge to meet its  financial  commitments  to us.  For the
fiscal years ended December 31, 1996, 1997 and 1998, Bridge has informed us that
it had net losses of  approximately  $61 million,  $69 million and $143 million,
respectively.  For the nine months  ended  September  30,  1999,  Bridge had net
losses of approximately  $134 million and had negative cash flows from operating
activities  of  approximately  $76  million.  Bridge  has  informed  us  that it
continued  to use cash in its  operating  activities  for the three months ended
December 31, 1999 and March 31, 2000.

     As of September 30, 1999,  Bridge had $1,240  million of  indebtedness  and
$470  million  of  redeemable  preferred  stock.  Under  the  terms  of its debt
agreements,  Bridge is required to repay approximately $360 million of its total
indebtedness  on or before June 30, 2000. To date, $272 million has been repaid.
Bridge  received   aggregate  proceeds  from  our  initial  public  offering  of
approximately  $177  million  from its sale of our shares,  our  purchase of the
network assets, the payment of a preferential  distribution and the repayment of
a portion of our indebtedness to them. In addition, pursuant to a stock purchase
agreement  dated  February 7, 2000,  Bridge on February 28, 2000,  sold for $150
million in cash to Welsh  Carson  6,250,000  shares of our common  stock held by
Bridge.  The purchase price per share was equal to the initial  public  offering
price per share.  Bridge has informed us that it has used all of these  proceeds
to reduce its  indebtedness.  Of the amounts paid down,  Bridge has subsequently
reborrowed $25 million under a revolving credit agreement.

     We cannot  assure you that Bridge will have  sufficient  sources of capital
to:

   o  meet  its  capital   expenditure,   debt   service  and  working   capital
      requirements,  including its obligations to us under the network  services
      agreement; or

   o  satisfy the requirement under its credit agreement to repay $88 million of
      its indebtedness by June 30, 2000.


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     The  failure  by Bridge to meet  these  requirements  could have a material
adverse effect on our operations and the price of our common stock.

THE AUDIT REPORT  ACCOMPANYING  BRIDGE'S 1998 FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  CONTAINS AN
EXPLANATORY PARAGRAPH REGARDING BRIDGE'S ABILITY TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN.

     As a result of losses,  working  capital  deficiencies  and other liquidity
issues Bridge's  independent  auditors' report on its 1998 financial  statements
includes an explanatory  paragraph  regarding its ability to continue as a going
concern.

IF THE AMORTIZATION PERIODS FOR BRIDGE'S INTANGIBLES HAD BEEN SHORTER,  BRIDGE'S
LOSSES WOULD HAVE INCREASED.

     At  September  30, 1999,  Bridge's  unamortized  goodwill  and  intangibles
resulting from  acquisitions was  approximately  $863.9 million or approximately
54% of total  assets.  Goodwill is the excess of cost over the fair value of the
net assets of  businesses  acquired.  We cannot assure you that Bridge will ever
realize  the value of such  goodwill.  This  goodwill  is being  amortized  on a
straight-line  basis over 3 to 40 years.  Bridge will  continue to evaluate on a
regular basis whether events or circumstances have occurred that indicate all or
a portion of the carrying  amount of goodwill may no longer be  recoverable,  in
which case an additional  charge to earnings  would become  necessary.  Any such
future  determination  requiring  the  write-off  of a  significant  portion  of
unamortized  goodwill could have a material adverse effect on Bridge's financial
condition or results of operations.  If Bridge had used amortization  periods of
no longer  than ten  years,  the net loss would  have been  $68.7  million,  $86
million,  $180.7  million and $180  million for the periods  ended  December 31,
1996, 1997, 1998 and September 30, 1999, respectively.

BRIDGE MAY BE ENTITLED TO TERMINATE  THE NETWORK  SERVICES  AGREEMENT OR COLLECT
LIQUIDATED DAMAGES IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO MEET QUALITY OF SERVICE LEVELS.

     Pursuant to the network services agreement with Bridge, we have agreed that
the  network  will  perform  in  accordance  with  specific  quality  of service
standards within 12 months from the date we acquire the network. In the event we
do not meet the required  quality of service levels,  Bridge will be entitled to
credits  and,  in the event of a material  breach of such  quality  of  services
levels, Bridge will be entitled to terminate the network services agreement and,
whether or not the network  service  agreement is terminated,  collect up to $50
million as liquidated damages once during any 36-month period.

OUR LIMITED  HISTORY,  AND THE FACT THAT WE ONLY  RECENTLY  BEGAN  OFFERING DATA
NETWORKING AND COLOCATION  SERVICES,  MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO EVALUATE OUR
PERFORMANCE.

     Although we began  commercial  operations in 1996,  we only recently  began
offering  data  networking  and  colocation  services.  We expect to  generate a
substantial  portion of our  revenues  from these  services  in the  future.  In
addition,  many of our executive officers and key technical  employees joined us
recently,  and we have adopted our business strategies recently.  Because of our
limited  operating  history,  you have very limited operating and financial data
about us upon which to base an evaluation of our  performance  and prospects and
an investment in our common stock.  Therefore,  you should consider and evaluate
our prospects in light of the risks and difficulties  frequently  encountered by
rapidly growing companies,  particularly  companies in the rapidly evolving data
networking, Internet access and colocation markets.

OUR  HISTORICAL  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  WILL  NOT  BE  COMPARABLE TO OUR FUTURE
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE.

     In February 2000, we acquired Bridge's Internet protocol network assets and
entered into an agreement to provide data  networking  services to Bridge.  As a
result, our historical  financial  information  included in this report will not
necessarily be comparable to our results of operations,  financial  position and
cash flows in the future.

WE EXPECT TO CONTINUE TO INCUR  SUBSTANTIAL  LOSSES AND HAVE NEGATIVE  OPERATING
CASH FLOW.

     We incurred losses of approximately $14.0 million,  $20.0 million and $46.7
million  in 1997,  1998 and 1999 and had  negative  cash  flows  from  operating
activities of $10.5 million,  $20.6 million and $24.5 million in these years. We
expect to incur  significant  net  losses,  negative  cash  flow from  operating
activities and negative EBITDA at least through 2002.


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WE EXPECT OUR OPERATING EXPENSES TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY.

     From the  acquisition  by Bridge of our  company  on April 7, 1999  through
December 31, 1999,  we had a loss of  approximately  $38.6  million and net cash
used in operating  activities of approximately $18.3 million. As of December 31,
1999, our accumulated  deficit was approximately  $38.6 million,  which reflects
only our losses  since Bridge  acquired our company on April 7, 1999.  We expect
our  operating  expenses to increase  significantly,  especially in the areas of
data  communications and operations,  as a result of the acquisition of Bridge's
network  assets,  and sales and marketing,  as we continue to develop and expand
our business.  As a result, we will need to increase our revenues  significantly
to generate cash flow from our operations.


WE WILL INCUR LOSSES FROM THE  OPERATION  OF THE NETWORK TO PROVIDE  SERVICES TO
BRIDGE UNDER THE NETWORK  SERVICES  AGREEMENT UNTIL WE USE THE NETWORK EITHER TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO BRIDGE OR NEW CUSTOMERS.

     Under the network  services  agreement  with  Bridge,  the amount we charge
Bridge for the use of the network as  configured  on the date of the transfer is
based on the cash costs of operating  that network.  As a result,  we will incur
losses from the operation of the network to provide  services to Bridge until we
use the network  either to provide  additional  services to Bridge not currently
covered by the network services  agreement,  such as connecting new customers of
Bridge or adding  additional  connections to existing  customers,  or to provide
services  to new  customers.  We  cannot  guarantee  that  we will  sell  enough
additional services to become profitable.


WE ARE  OBLIGATED  TO PROVIDE  NETWORK  SERVICES TO BRIDGE FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO
FIVE YEARS AFTER THE TERMINATION OF THE NETWORK SERVICES  AGREEMENT AT THE RATES
IN EFFECT AT THE DATE OF THE AGREEMENT'S TERMINATION.

     We are  required to provide  network  services to Bridge  under the network
services  agreement  for  a  period  of up  to  five  years  subsequent  to  the
termination of the  agreement.  These services must be provided to Bridge at the
rates in effect for our third  party  customers  at the date of the  agreement's
termination. If the price to be paid by Bridge is less than the cost incurred by
us to provide the service, such services will be provided at a loss to us.


THE  PURCHASE OF THE  NETWORK  ASSETS  FROM  BRIDGE  RESULTED IN A  PREFERENTIAL
DISTRIBUTION TO BRIDGE.

     Because we recorded the network  assets  purchased  from Bridge at Bridge's
historical  net book  value,  the excess of the  payments to Bridge over the net
book value,  approximately $58 million, was treated for accounting purposes as a
preferential  distribution to Bridge. As a result our  stockholders'  equity has
been reduced and purchasers of our common stock in our initial  public  offering
experienced a dilution in tangible book value per share.


IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO RAISE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL, WE MAY HAVE TO DELAY SOME OR ALL
OF OUR EXPANSION PLANS.

     As we develop and expand our business,  we will require significant capital
to fund our capital  expenditures,  operating deficits and working capital needs
as well as our debt service  requirements.  We believe  that our existing  cash,
cash  equivalents,  short-term  investments  and anticipated  vendor  financing,
including the net proceeds from the initial public offering,  will be sufficient
to meet our capital  requirements through the end of 2000. We currently estimate
that we will make  approximately  $149 million of capital  expenditures in 2000,
exclusive  of our purchase of the network  assets from Bridge,  and we expect to
make significant  capital  expenditures in the following years. In addition,  we
expect to incur  significant  net  losses,  negative  cash  flow from  operating
activities  and negative  EBITDA at least through 2002.  The actual  amounts and
timing  of our  future  capital  requirements  may vary  significantly  from our
estimates.  Our  capital  needs may exceed our current  expectations  because of
factors  such as  acquisitions  that we may make,  changes in the demand for our
services, regulatory developments, the competitive environment in our markets or
failure to expand our business as expected. In that case, we may need to


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seek additional capital sooner than we expect, and such additional financing may
not be  available  on  acceptable  terms or at all.  If we are  unable  to raise
additional  capital when needed,  we may have to delay or abandon some or all of
our  expansion  plans  or  otherwise  forego  market  opportunities.  We do  not
currently have a credit facility from which we could access additional capital.



IF WE ARE NOT RELEASED FROM  REGULATION  UNDER THE BANK HOLDING  COMPANY ACT, WE
WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR BUSINESS AS WE EXPECT.


     State  Street   Corporation,   a  bank  holding  company,   currently  owns
approximately  7.7% of the outstanding voting capital stock of Bridge on a fully
diluted basis and approximately 2% of our outstanding common stock. State Street
also has the right to elect one member of Bridge's  board of  directors.  At the
time State Street made its  investment  in Bridge in 1996,  State Street  agreed
with the Federal  Reserve Board to regard Bridge as a subsidiary of State Street
for purposes of the Bank Holding  Company Act, and Bridge agreed to restrict its
activities  and its  investments  to those  permitted  for bank holding  company
subsidiaries under Regulation Y of the Federal Reserve Board. At the time Bridge
acquired us in April 1999,  State Street and Bridge agreed that we also would be
regarded as a bank  holding  company  subsidiary  and subject to the  applicable
restrictions on our activities.  Permitted activities for a bank holding company
subsidiary  include the transmission of data,  provided that no more than 30% of
the revenue generated by a bank holding company subsidiary from that activity is
derived from the transmission of data that is not financial, banking or economic
in nature.  Accordingly,  in connection with Bridge's acquisition of our company
in April 1999, Bridge undertook to ensure that at least 70% of our revenue would
be derived  from the  transmission  of  qualifying  data.  We  believe  that the
services we will provide to Bridge  under the network  services  agreement  will
satisfy this requirement initially.


     In the event State  Street does not comply with its  agreement to cooperate
with us to ensure that,  by the close of business on April 30, 2000,  we will no
longer be subject to the activity and investment  restrictions  of Regulation Y,
our  revenues  from  Bridge  and/or  revenues  from  the  transmission  of other
qualifying  data will need to represent at least 70% of our total revenue.  As a
result, we may not be able to expand our business as currently contemplated.


OUR FAILURE TO MANAGE OUR GROWTH EFFECTIVELY COULD IMPAIR OUR BUSINESS.


     We expect our business to continue to grow rapidly, which may significantly
strain  our  management,  financial,  customer  support,  sales,  marketing  and
administrative  resources,  as well as our network operations and our management
and  billing  systems.  Such  a  strain  on  our  managerial,   operational  and
administrative  capabilities  could adversely affect the quality of our services
and our ability to generate revenues. To manage our growth effectively,  we will
have to further enhance the efficiency of our operational support and other back
office systems, and of our financial systems and controls.  We will also have to
expand,  train and manage our employees and third-party  providers to handle the
increased  volume and complexities of our business.  In addition,  if we fail to
project traffic volume and routing preferences  correctly,  or fail to determine
the appropriate  means of expanding our network,  we could lose customers,  make
inefficient use of our network, and have higher costs and lower profit margins.


OUR  SUBSTANTIAL  ONGOING  RELATIONSHIPS  WITH  BRIDGE  WILL  BE CRITICAL TO OUR
SUCCESS.   IF  BRIDGE  TERMINATES  ANY  OF  THESE  RELATIONSHIPS,  OUR  BUSINESS
PROSPECTS WILL BE IMPAIRED.


     Bridge  provides  to us  many  technical,  administrative  and  operational
services and related support functions, including technical and customer support
service and project management in the procurement and installation of equipment.
Bridge also provides to us additional  administrative and operational  services,
such as payroll and accounting  functions,  benefit management and office space.
If Bridge  unexpectedly  stops providing these services for any reason, we could
face  significant  challenges and costs in assuming these services or finding an
alternative to Bridge.  This could impair our operations,  adversely  affect our
reputation and harm our financial results.


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     In addition, we sublease from Bridge some of the network assets that Bridge
currently  leases  from  General  Electric  Capital  Corporation,  or GECC.  The
aggregate amount of our capitalized lease obligations to Bridge is approximately
$22 million.  We do not have a direct relationship with GECC. If Bridge fails to
perform  its  obligations  under its  agreement  with  GECC,  our rights to such
network assets may be impaired.


WE ARE CONTROLLED BY PARTIES WHOSE INTERESTS MAY NOT BE ALIGNED WITH YOURS.

     Bridge  and   investment   partnerships   sponsored  by  Welsh  Carson  own
approximately  49% and 16% of our  outstanding  common stock,  respectively.  In
addition,   Welsh  Carson   partnerships  own   approximately  38%  of  Bridge's
outstanding voting stock.  Consequently,  Bridge and Welsh Carson control us and
are in a position to elect our entire board of directors and control all matters
affecting us. In addition, Welsh Carson may be deemed to be a controlling person
of Bridge.

     Some decisions concerning our operations or financial structure may present
conflicts   of  interest   between   Bridge  and  Welsh  Carson  and  our  other
stockholders.  For example, Bridge or Welsh Carson may make investments in other
entities engaged in the telecommunications  business,  some of which may compete
with us. Also,  Bridge and Welsh Carson are under no  obligation  to bring to us
any investment or business  opportunities of which they are aware, even if these
opportunities are within our scope and objectives.

     We  entered  into a  number  of  agreements  with  Bridge  relating  to the
acquisition of Bridge's global Internet protocol network and to our provision of
global data networking  services to Bridge and Bridge  provides  various support
services to us. Because we were  controlled by Bridge during the  negotiation of
the  agreements,  we cannot assure you that these  agreements  are comparable to
those  that  would  have  been  reached  had the  terms  been  negotiated  on an
arm's-length basis.


WE  DEPEND  ON  KEY  PERSONNEL.  IF  WE  ARE UNABLE TO HIRE AND RETAIN QUALIFIED
PERSONNEL, WE MAY BE UNABLE TO IMPLEMENT OUR BUSINESS STRATEGY EFFECTIVELY.

     Our future  performance  depends to a  significant  degree on the continued
contributions of our management  team, sales force and key technical  personnel.
In  particular,  we depend on Robert  McCormick,  our  Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. McCormick was appointed Chief Executive Officer in
November  1999. In addition,  our business  plan  contemplates  the  significant
expansion of our sales and marketing  staff.  The industries in which we compete
are characterized by a high level of employee mobility and aggressive recruiting
of  skilled  personnel.  As a  result,  we may have  difficulty  in  hiring  and
retaining  highly  skilled  employees.  Our  future  performance  depends on our
ability to attract, retain and motivate highly skilled employees.


FAILURES IN OUR NETWORK OR WITH THE NETWORK  OPERATIONS CENTER COULD DISRUPT OUR
ABILITY TO PROVIDE OUR DATA NETWORKING, INTERNET ACCESS AND COLOCATION SERVICES,
WHICH COULD HARM OUR BUSINESS AND INCREASE OUR CAPITAL COSTS.

     Our ability to  successfully  implement  our business plan depends upon our
ability to provide high quality, reliable services. Interruptions in our ability
to provide our data networking,  Internet access and colocation  services to our
customers  could adversely  affect our business and  reputation.  Our operations
depend  upon our ability to protect our  equipment  and network  infrastructure,
including   connections  to  our  communications   transmission,   or  backbone,
providers,  and our customers'  data and equipment,  against damage from natural
disasters, as well as power loss, telecommunications failure and similar events.
The occurrence of a natural disaster or other unanticipated problem could result
in interruptions in the services we provide to our customers and could seriously
harm our business and business prospects.


WE ARE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON OUR SUPPLIERS, AND ANY INTERRUPTIONS COULD IMPAIR OUR
SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS.

     If we are unable to obtain required  products or services from  third-party
suppliers  on a timely  basis  and at an  acceptable  cost,  we may be unable to
provide  our data  networking,  internet  access and  colocation  services  on a
competitive and timely basis. We are dependent on other companies to supply


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various key  components  of our  infrastructure,  including  network  equipment,
backbone connectivity,  the connections from our customers to our network, which
we call local access, and connection to other Internet network providers. If our
suppliers  fail to provide  products  or  services  on a timely  basis and at an
acceptable cost, we may be unable to meet our customer service  commitments and,
as a result, we may experience increased costs or loss of revenue.


IF WE ARE UNABLE TO EXPAND OUR NETWORK AS  EXPECTED,  OUR RESULTS OF  OPERATIONS
WOULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED.

     Our success will depend on our ability to continue to expand our network on
a timely,  cost-effective  basis. A number of factors could hinder the expansion
of our network.  These factors  include cost  overruns,  the  unavailability  of
appropriate facilities,  communications capacity or additional capital, strikes,
shortages,  delays in obtaining  governmental  or other  third-party  approvals,
natural disasters and other casualties, and other events that we cannot foresee.
In addition,  expanding or enhancing our network,  including through hardware or
software upgrades,  could result in unexpected  interruptions of services to our
customers.


IF OUR ESTIMATES  REGARDING OUR TRAFFIC LEVELS ARE NOT CORRECT,  WE MAY HAVE TOO
MUCH OR TOO LITTLE CAPACITY.

     We rely on other carriers to provide several data transmission services. We
generally lease data transmission  capacity before we have secured customers and
our leased  capacity  costs are typically  fixed monthly  payments  based on the
capacity made  available to us. Our failure to correctly  estimate  transmission
capacity  could  increase  the  cost or  reduce  the  quality  of our  services.
Underestimation  of  traffic  levels  could  lead  to a  shortage  of  capacity,
requiring us to lease more capacity, which may be at unfavorable rates, or could
lead to a lower quality of service  because of increased  data loss and latency.
Overestimation of traffic levels, because our traffic volumes decrease or do not
grow as expected, would result in idle capacity, thereby increasing our per-unit
costs.


WE HAVE EXPERIENCED  CUSTOMER  TURNOVER IN THE PAST AND MAY CONTINUE TO DO SO IN
THE  FUTURE.   IF  WE  CONTINUE  TO  EXPERIENCE   CUSTOMER  TURNOVER  WITHOUT  A
CORRESPONDING GROWTH IN NEW CUSTOMERS, OUR BUSINESS MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED.

     Customer  turnover in the Internet access  business is high.  Customer loss
results in loss of future  revenue from  subscribers  who  discontinue or reduce
their  services.  Customer  loss occurs for several  reasons,  such as voluntary
disconnection  by  subscribers  who choose to switch to a competing  service and
termination by Internet access providers for nonpayment of bills or abuse of the
network. We have experienced customer turnover in the past and as our subscriber
base grows and the  industry  matures,  our  customer  loss may continue or even
increase. If, in the future, we were to lose a large number of customers without
signing  contracts with new  customers,  there could be an adverse impact on our
business.


OUR  BRAND  IS NOT AS WELL KNOWN AS SOME OF OUR COMPETITORS'. FAILURE TO DEVELOP
BRAND RECOGNITION COULD HURT OUR ABILITY TO COMPETE EFFECTIVELY.

     We need to  strengthen  our brand  awareness to realize our  strategic  and
financial  objectives.  Many of our  competitors  have  well-established  brands
associated with the provision of data networking, Internet access and colocation
services. The promotion and enhancement of our brand also will depend in part on
our success in continuing to provide high quality  Internet  access services and
in providing high quality data  networking and  colocation  services.  We cannot
assure you that we will be able to maintain or achieve these levels of quality.


ANY BREACH OF SECURITY OF OUR NETWORK COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR BUSINESS.

     Our network may be vulnerable to unauthorized access,  computer viruses and
other  disruptive  problems caused by customers,  employees or others.  Computer
viruses,  unauthorized  access  or  other  disruptive  problems  could  lead  to
interruptions, delays or cessation of service to our customers and these


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customers' end users.  Unauthorized access also could potentially jeopardize the
security  of  confidential  information  stored in the  computer  systems of our
customers,  which might result in our liability to our customers, and also might
deter potential customers.  We may be unable to implement security measures in a
timely manner or, if and when implemented,  these measures could be circumvented
as a result of accidental or intentional actions. In the past, security measures
employed by others have been circumvented by third parties. Eliminating computer
viruses and  alleviating  other  security  problems  may require  interruptions,
delays or cessation of service to our customers and these  customers' end users.
Any breach of  security on our  network  may result in a loss of  customers  and
damage to our reputation.


WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MEET THE OBLIGATIONS UNDER OUR SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS.

     We have service level agreements with many of our Internet access customers
in which we provide  various  guarantees  regarding  our levels of  service.  In
addition,  the network services agreement with Bridge requires levels of service
and we offer service level agreements to other data networking customers.  If we
fail to  provide  the  levels  of  service  required  by these  agreements,  our
customers  may be entitled to terminate  their  relationship  with us or receive
service credits for their accounts.  If Bridge or a significant  number of other
customers  become  entitled to exercise,  and do  exercise,  these  rights,  our
revenues could be materially reduced.


WE MAY MAKE  ACQUISITIONS  OR ENTER INTO JOINT VENTURES OR STRATEGIC  ALLIANCES,
EACH OF WHICH IS ACCOMPANIED BY INHERENT RISKS.

     If appropriate  opportunities present themselves,  we may make acquisitions
or investments  or enter into joint  ventures or strategic  alliances with other
companies. Risks commonly encountered in such transactions include:

     o the  difficulty  of  assimilating  the  operations  and  personnel of the
combined companies;

   o  the  risk  that we may not be able to  integrate  the  acquired  services,
      products  or  technologies  with  our  current   services,   products  and
      technologies;

     o the potential disruption of our ongoing business;

     o the inability to retain key technical and managerial personnel;

   o the  inability  of  management  to  maximize  our  financial  and strategic
      position through the successful integration of acquired businesses;

   o  increases  in  reported  losses  as a result  of  charges  for  in-process
      research and development and amortization of goodwill and other intangible
      assets;

     o adverse impact on our annual effective tax rate;

     o difficulty in maintaining controls, procedures and policies; and

   o the  impairment  of  relationships  with employees, suppliers and customers
      as a result of any integration.


WE FACE  REGULATORY  RESTRICTIONS  IN SIGNIFICANT  NUMBER OF COUNTRIES THAT HAVE
DELAYED AND MAY PREVENT US FROM ACQUIRING OR OPERATING  BRIDGE ASSETS LOCATED IN
THESE COUNTRIES.  THESE ASSETS REPRESENT  APPROXIMATELY 4% OF THE NET BOOK VALUE
OF THE ASSETS ACQUIRED FROM BRIDGE.

     Regulatory restrictions in the following ten countries currently prevent us
from  acquiring the Bridge  network  assets  located in these  countries.  These
countries are:

     o Europe--Poland;

     o Africa--South Africa;

     o Middle  East--Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates;


     o Asia Pacific--China, India, Macau and Thailand; and

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     o The Americas/Caribbean--none.

     Regulations  in the  following  eight  countries  permit us to acquire  the
Bridge  network  assets  located  in  these  countries  upon  obtaining   proper
regulatory  authorization,  which  we are  in the  process  of  pursuing.  These
countries are:

     o Europe--Greece, Ireland and Hungary;

     o Africa--none;

     o Middle East--none;

     o Asia Pacific--Malaysia and Taiwan; and

     o The Americas/Caribbean--Bahamas, Mexico and Venezuela.

     We will be obligated  to acquire the network  assets from Bridge in each of
these 17 countries at book value once we have  received the required  approvals.
We  cannot  assure  you,  however,  that we will be  able  to  comply  with  the
regulatory and other requirements necessary to allow us to acquire these assets.
In all  countries  where we have  received  regulatory  approval  to acquire and
operate the Bridge assets,  we will be permitted to deliver network  services to
Bridge, but not necessarily data networking services to third parties. Providing
services  to  third   parties  in  these   countries   may  require  a  separate
authorization or may not be permitted under current regulations.


NUMEROUS FACTORS MAY CAUSE  FLUCTUATIONS IN OUR QUARTERLY REVENUES AND OPERATING
RESULTS, AS WELL AS IMPACT OUR LONG-TERM VIABILITY.

     Our quarterly  revenues and operating  results have  fluctuated in the past
and are likely to fluctuate  significantly from quarter to quarter in the future
due to a number of factors. These factors include the following:

   o demand  for  and  market acceptance of our data networking, Internet access
      and colocation services;

     o the fixed nature of approximately 75% of our costs;

   o the   timing   and  magnitude  of  capital  expenditures,  including  costs
      relating to the expansion of operations;

     o increasing sales, marketing and other operating expenses;

     o the  compensation of our sales personnel based on achievement of periodic
sales quotas;

     o our ability to generate revenues for our services;

     o changes  in  our  revenue  mix between usage-based and fixed rate pricing
plans; and

     o fluctuations in the duration of the sales cycle for our services.

     Other factors, which are beyond our control, may also affect us, including:

   o  conditions specific to the data networking, Internet access and colocation
      services industries, as well as general economic factors;

     o the  announcement  or  introduction  of  new  or enhanced services by our
competitors;

     o our  ability  to  obtain,  and the pricing for, local access connections;
and,

     o changes in the prices we pay Internet backbone providers.

     Accordingly, we believe that period-to-period comparisons of our results of
operations  are not  meaningful  and should not be relied upon as indications of
future  performance.  In  addition,  these  factors  may  impact  our  long-term
viability.


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     It is possible that in some future  periods our results of  operations  may
fall below the expectations of investors. In this event, the price of our common
stock may fall.  You should not rely on  quarter-to-quarter  comparisons  of our
results of operations as an indication of future performance.


WE MAY BE LIABLE FOR THE MATERIAL  THAT CONTENT  PROVIDERS  DISTRIBUTE  OVER OUR
NETWORK.

     The  law  relating  to the  liability  of  private  network  operators  for
information  carried on or  disseminated  through  their  networks is  currently
unsettled.  We may  become  subject  to legal  claims  relating  to the  content
disseminated  on our network.  For example,  lawsuits may be brought  against us
claiming that  material on our network on which one of our customers  relied was
inaccurate.  Claims could also involve  matters such as defamation,  invasion of
privacy and copyright infringement. Content providers operating private networks
have been sued in the past,  sometimes  successfully,  based on the  content  of
material.  If we need to take costly  measures  to reduce our  exposure to these
risks,  or are required to defend  ourselves  against such claims,  our business
could be adversely affected.


RISKS RELATED TO OUR INDUSTRY


DATA  NETWORKING,  INTERNET  ACCESS AND COLOCATION  SERVICES ARE NEW AND RAPIDLY
GROWING MARKETS, BUT THIS GROWTH MAY NOT CONTINUE.

     According to International Data Corporation,  an independent research firm,
the market for data networking  services has been growing  rapidly.  If the data
networking  services market does not grow as expected,  or our anticipated share
of that  market  does not grow as  expected,  our  revenues  could be less  than
expected.

     In addition,  the market for Internet access and related services,  such as
colocation services,  is in an early stage of growth. As a consequence,  current
and future  competitors are likely to introduce  competing  services,  and it is
difficult  to predict  the rate at which the market will grow or at which new or
increased  competition will result in market  saturation.  We face the risk that
the market for high performance Internet access and related services may fail to
develop or may develop more slowly than we expect,  or that our services may not
achieve  widespread market acceptance.  Furthermore,  we may be unable to market
and sell our services  successfully and cost-effectively to a sufficiently large
number of customers.


WIDESPREAD COMMERCIAL USE OF THE INTERNET MAY BE HAMPERED BY POOR PERFORMANCE.

     Despite  growing  interest in the varied  commercial  uses of the Internet,
many businesses have been deterred from purchasing  Internet access services for
a number of reasons,  including  inconsistent or unreliable  quality of service,
lack of availability of cost-effective,  high-speed options, a limited number of
local  access  points for  corporate  users,  inability  to  integrate  business
applications  on the  Internet,  the need to deal with  multiple and  frequently
incompatible  vendors and a lack of tools to simplify  Internet  access and use.
Capacity  constraints  caused by growth in the use of the Internet  may, if left
unresolved,  impede further development of the Internet to the extent that users
experience delays, transmission errors and other difficulties.


GROWTH IN INTERNET ACCESS BUSINESS MAY BE HAMPERED BY SOME COMPANIES' RELUCTANCE
TO ADOPT INTERNET STRATEGIES FOR COMMERCE AND COMMUNICATION.

     The  adoption of  Internet  strategies  for  commerce  and  communications,
particularly by those individuals and enterprises that have historically  relied
upon  alternative  means of commerce and  communication,  generally  requires an
understanding and acceptance of a new way of conducting  business and exchanging
information.  In particular,  enterprises that have already invested substantial
resources in other means of conducting  commerce and exchanging  information may
be  particularly  reluctant or slow to adopt a new strategy  that may make their
existing  personnel and infrastructure  obsolete.  The failure of the market for
business-related  Internet  services to further develop could cause our revenues
to grow more  slowly  than  anticipated  and reduce the demand for our  Internet
access and colocation services.


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OUR  ABILITY TO COMPETE  FOR  INTERNET  ACCESS  BUSINESS  MAY BE WEAKENED IF THE
PROBLEMS OF INTERNET CONGESTION, TRANSMISSION DELAYS AND DATA LOSS IS RESOLVED.


     If the  Internet  becomes  subject to a form of central  management,  or if
Internet  backbone  providers  establish  an  economic  settlement   arrangement
regarding  the  exchange  of traffic  between  data  networks,  the  problems of
congestion,  latency and data loss  addressed  by our Internet  access  services
could be largely resolved and our ability to compete for business in this market
could be adversely affected.


THE MARKETS  FOR DATA  NETWORKING,  INTERNET  ACCESS AND  COLOCATION  ARE HIGHLY
COMPETITIVE, AND WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMPETE EFFECTIVELY.

     The markets for data  networking,  Internet access and colocation  services
are extremely  competitive,  and there are few significant barriers to entry. We
expect that  competition  will intensify in the future,  and we may not have the
financial  resources,  technical  expertise,  sales and  marketing  abilities or
support  capabilities  to compete  successfully  in these  markets.  Many of our
existing Internet access data networking and colocation competitors have greater
market   presence,   engineering  and  marketing   capabilities  and  financial,
technological  and personnel  resources than we do. As a result,  as compared to
us, our competitors may:

   o develop  and  expand their networking infrastructures and service offerings
      more efficiently or more quickly;

     o adapt  more  rapidly  to  new  or  emerging  technologies  and changes in
customer requirements;

     o take  advantage of acquisitions and other opportunities more effectively;


     o develop  products  and services that are superior to ours or have greater
market acceptance;

   o  adopt more aggressive pricing policies and devote greater resources to the
      promotion, marketing, sale, research and development of their products and
      services;

     o make more attractive offers to our existing and potential employees;

     o establish  cooperative  relationships  with  each  other  or  with  third
parties; and

   o  more effectively take advantage of existing  relationships  with customers
      or exploit a more  widely  recognized  brand name to market and sell their
      services.

     Our competitors include:

   o  backbone  providers that may provide us connectivity  services,  including
      AT&T, Cable & Wireless plc, GTE Internetworking, ICG Communications, Inc.,
      Sprint Corporation and UUNET, an MCI Worldcom company;

   o  global,  national and  regional  telecommunications  companies,  including
      regional Bell  operating  companies  and providers of satellite  bandwidth
      capacity; and


     o global, national and regional Internet service providers.


     We expect that new  competitors  will enter the data  networking,  Internet
access and  colocation  markets.  Such new  competitors  could include  computer
hardware, software, media and other technology and telecommunications companies,
as well as  satellite  and  cable  companies.  A  number  of  telecommunications
companies and online service providers  currently offer, or have announced plans
to offer or expand, their data networking services. Further, the ability of some
of these potential  competitors to bundle other services and products with their
data  networking  services  could place us at a  competitive  disadvantage.  For
example,  Reuters Group plc, a news and financial information  distributor,  and
Equant N.V., an international  telecommunications  provider,  recently announced
that they intend to form a joint venture for the purposes of offering IP network
services access to the financial services  industry.  Various companies are also
exploring the possibility of providing,  or are currently providing,  high-speed
data services using alternative delivery methods, including the cable television
infrastructure, direct broadcast


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satellites,  all optical networks,  wireless cable and wireless local access. In
addition,   Internet   backbone   providers   may  benefit  from   technological
developments,  such as improved router technology, that will enhance the quality
of their services.


OUR FAILURE TO ACHIEVE  DESIRED PRICE LEVELS COULD IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO ACHIEVE
PROFITABILITY OR POSITIVE CASH FLOW.


     We expect  competition  and other  factors  to  continue  to cause  pricing
pressure in the markets we serve.  Prices for data  networking,  Internet access
and colocation  services have decreased  significantly  in recent years,  and we
expect significant price declines in the future. In addition,  by bundling their
services and reducing  the overall  cost of their  services,  telecommunications
companies  that  compete with us may be able to provide  customers  with reduced
communications  costs in connection with their data networking,  Internet access
or colocation services, thereby significantly increasing pricing pressure on us.
We may not be able to offset the effects of any such price  reductions even with
an  increase  in the number of our  customers,  higher  revenues  from  enhanced
services,  cost reductions or otherwise.  In addition,  we believe that the data
networking,  Internet access and colocation industries are likely to continue to
encounter   consolidation  in  the  future.   Increased  price   competition  or
consolidation  in these  markets  could  result in erosion of our  revenues  and
operating margins and could prevent us from becoming profitable.


NEW TECHNOLOGIES COULD DISPLACE OUR SERVICES OR RENDER THEM OBSOLETE.


     New  technologies  or industry  standards  have the potential to replace or
provide lower cost alternatives to our Internet access services, data networking
and  colocation  services.  The  adoption of such new  technologies  or industry
standards  could render these services  obsolete or  unmarketable.  For example,
these  services rely on the continued  widespread  commercial  use of the set of
protocols,  services and  applications  for linking  computers known as Internet
protocol.  Alternative sets of protocols,  services and applications for linking
computers  could  emerge and become  widely  adopted.  Improvements  in Internet
protocol  could emerge that would allow for the assignment of priorities to data
packets in order to ensure their  delivery in the manner  customers  prefer,  as
well as other  improvements,  which could  eliminate  one  advantage  of the ATM
architecture  of our  network.  We  cannot  guarantee  that  we  will be able to
identify  new  service  opportunities  successfully  and  develop  and bring new
products and services to market in a timely and  cost-effective  manner, or that
products,  software  and services or  technologies  developed by others will not
render our current and future services non-competitive or obsolete. In addition,
we cannot  assure you that our  current  and  future  services  will  achieve or
sustain market  acceptance or be able to address  effectively the  compatibility
and  interoperability  issues  raised by  technological  changes or new industry
standards. If we fail to anticipate the emergence of, or obtain access to, a new
technology or industry standard,  we may incur increased costs if we seek to use
those  technologies and standards or our competitors that use such  technologies
and standards may use them more cost-effectively than we do.


THE DATA NETWORKING AND INTERNET ACCESS  INDUSTRIES ARE HIGHLY REGULATED IN MANY
OF THE COUNTRIES IN WHICH WE PLAN TO PROVIDE SERVICES,  WHICH COULD RESTRICT OUR
ABILITY TO CONDUCT BUSINESS INTERNATIONALLY.


     We  are  subject  to  varying   degrees  of   regulation  in  each  of  the
jurisdictions  in which we provide  services.  Local laws and  regulations,  and
their   interpretation  and  enforcement,   differ   significantly  among  those
jurisdictions.  Future regulatory,  judicial and legislative  changes may have a
material  adverse  effect on our  ability to  deliver  services  within  various
jurisdictions.


     National  regulatory  frameworks  that are consistent with the policies and
requirements  of the World Trade  Organization  have only recently  been, or are
still being, put in place in many countries outside the U.S. and European Union.
These  nations  are in the  early  stages of  providing  for and  adapting  to a
liberalized  telecommunications  market. As a result,  in these markets,  we may
encounter  more  protracted  and  difficult  procedures  to obtain  licenses and
negotiate interconnection agreements.


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     Our   operations  are  dependent  on  licenses  and   authorizations   from
governmental  authorities  in each  foreign  jurisdiction  in  which  we plan to
operate.  These  licenses and  authorizations  generally  will  contain  clauses
pursuant to which we may be fined or our license may be revoked. Such revocation
may be on short notice,  at times as short as 30 days' written  notice to us. We
may not be able to obtain or retain the licenses necessary for our operations.


ADOPTION OR  MODIFICATION  OF  GOVERNMENT  REGULATIONS  RELATING TO THE INTERNET
COULD HARM OUR BUSINESS.

     There  is  currently  only a small  body of laws and  regulations  directly
applicable to access to or commerce on the Internet. However, existing laws have
been applied to Internet transactions in a number of cases. Moreover, due to the
increasing popularity and use of the Internet, international, national, federal,
state and local  governments  may adopt  laws and  regulations  that  affect the
Internet.  The  nature of any new laws and  regulations  and the manner in which
existing and new laws and  regulations may be interpreted and enforced cannot be
predicted  accurately.  The  adoption  of any future laws or  regulations  might
decrease the growth of the Internet,  decrease  demand for our services,  impose
taxes or other costly technical  requirements or otherwise  increase the cost of
doing  business  on the  Internet or in some other  manner have a  significantly
harmful  effect on us or our  customers.  The U.S.  government  also may seek to
regulate some segments of our activities as it has with basic telecommunications
services. Moreover, the applicability to the Internet of existing laws governing
intellectual property ownership and infringement,  copyright,  trademark,  trade
secret,  obscenity,  libel,  employment,  personal  privacy and other  issues is
uncertain and developing.  We cannot predict accurately the impact, if any, that
future laws and  regulations or changes in laws and  regulations may have on our
business.


RISKS RELATED TO OUR COMMON STOCK


A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OUR SHARES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE AND BRIDGE INTENDS TO
SELL ADDITIONAL SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK IN THE FUTURE.  THIS COULD REDUCE OUR
STOCK PRICE AND IMPAIR OUR ABILITY TO RAISE FUNDS IN NEW STOCK OFFERINGS.

     Immediately  after the  completion of our initial public  offering,  we had
92,883,340 shares of common stock outstanding and available for resale beginning
at various points of time in the future.  Sales of substantial amounts of shares
of our common stock in the public market after this offering,  or the perception
that those sales will occur, could cause the market price of our common stock to
decline. Those sales also might make it more difficult for us to sell equity and
equity-related  securities  in the  future  at a time  and at a  price  that  we
consider appropriate. In particular,  Bridge has indicated to us that it intends
in the  future to sell a portion of its  shares of our  common  stock  which may
include sales in the open market or in private  placements or sales to strategic
investors.


OUR  CERTIFICATE OF  INCORPORATION,  BYLAWS AND DELAWARE LAW CONTAIN  PROVISIONS
THAT COULD DISCOURAGE A TAKEOVER.

     Our certificate of incorporation and Delaware law contain  provisions which
may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, including provisions
that give the board of directors the power to issue shares of preferred stock.

     We have also  chosen to be subject to Section 203 of the  Delaware  General
Corporation  Law,  which  prevents a stockholder of more than 15% of a company's
voting stock from entering into  business  combinations  set forth under Section
203 with that company.


ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.

     Our  executive  offices  are  located in Reston,  Virginia  and  consist of
approximately 10,500 square feet that are leased under an agreement that expires
in 2004. We have recently entered into a ten and a half-year lease for an 80,000
square foot  facility in Herndon,  Virginia to house our  executive  management,
sales and marketing  personnel and our  Washington,  D.C. data center.  We lease
facilities  for  our  sales  offices  and  network  equipment  in  a  number  of
metropolitan areas and specific cities. We also


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lease approximately  10,000 square feet from Bridge in St. Louis,  Missouri.  We
believe  that our existing  facilities,  including  the  additional  space,  are
adequate for our current needs and that suitable additional or alternative space
will be available in the future on commercially reasonable terms as needed.


ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     From time to time,  we may be  involved  in  litigation  relating to claims
arising out of our ordinary course of business. We are not currently involved in
any material legal proceedings.


ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

     On December 7, 1999, stockholders holding at least a majority of our common
stock  consented  in  writing to an  amendment  of our 1999  stock  option  plan
providing for an increase in the number of shares of common stock  available for
issuance under the plan.


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                                     PART II


ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.


(A)(1) MARKET PRICE OF COMMON STOCK.

     Our common stock,  $.01 par value per share,  has been quoted on the Nasdaq
National  Market under the symbol  "SVVS" since our initial  public  offering on
February  15,  2000.  During the  preceding  two years there was no  established
trading  market for our shares of common  stock.  There are currently 411 record
holders of our common stock.

     We have not  declared or paid any cash  dividends on our common stock since
our inception. We do not intend to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the
foreseeable  future.  We  anticipate  we will retain any earnings for use in our
operations and the expansion of our business.


(A)(2) RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES

     Between  January 1, 1999 and  December  31,  1999,  we  granted  options to
purchase  3,937,868  shares  of  our  common  stock  to a  total  of  200 of our
employees,  each at an exercise price of $.50 per share. In that same period, we
granted options to purchase  4,139,000  shares of our common stock to a total of
185  employees of Bridge,  each at an exercise  price of $.50 per share.  All of
these  options were granted  pursuant to our stock option plan. In October 1999,
we granted to our  employees  the right to convert  options to purchase  236,882
shares of common stock of Bridge into options to purchase  236,882 shares of our
common stock at an exercise  price of $0.50 per share.  During  fiscal 1999,  we
issued  5,232,289  shares  pursuant  to the  exercise  of stock  options  by our
employees and employees of Bridge for an aggregate exercise price of $2,616,145.
These  issuances  were effected in reliance on the exemption  from  registration
provided by Rule 701  promulgated  under Section 3(b) of the  Securities  Act of
1933 and were effected without the use of an underwriter.


(B)   USE OF PROCEEDS

     The  Registration  Statement  on Form  S-1 (the  "Registration  Statement")
relating to the initial public offering of our common stock (File No. 333-90881)
was declared  effective by the SEC on February 14, 2000. The offering  commenced
on February 15, 2000 and terminated when all of the shares were sold on February
18, 2000. The managing underwriters for the initial public offering were Merrill
Lynch, Pierce,  Fenner & Smith Incorporated,  Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated,
Bear Stearns & Co. Inc.,  Banc of America  Securities LLC and CIBC World Markets
Corp. In the initial  public  offering,  a total of 17,000,000  shares of common
stock were registered. We sold an aggregate of 14,875,000 shares of common stock
pursuant to the Registration  Statement.  Bridge Information Systems,  Inc., the
selling  stockholder,  sold an  aggregate  of  2,125,000  shares of common stock
pursuant to the Registration Statement. The initial public offering price of the
shares was $24.00 per share.  Underwriting  discounts  and  commissions  for the
shares sold in the  initial  public  offering by us and the selling  stockholder
totaled  $21.4  million  and  $3.1  million,   respectively.   After   deducting
underwriting  discounts and commissions  and other expenses,  we and the selling
stockholder received  approximately $333 million and $48 million,  respectively,
in net  proceeds  from the  initial  public  offering.  Of the $333  million  we
received, we used approximately $121 million to purchase assets from Bridge.

     There has been no material change to the information previously provided in
the Registration  Statement relating to expenses incurred in connection with the
offering  and the use of proceeds  from the  offering.  None of our  expenses in
connection  with the offering  were paid directly or indirectly to our directors
or officers or their associates,  or to persons owning 10% or more of our common
stock or other affiliates of our company.


ITEM  6. SELECTED  CONSOLIDATED  FINANCIAL  AND  OPERATIONAL  DATA  (DOLLARS  IN
       THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA).

     The following  information should be read in conjunction with "Management's
Discussion  and  Analysis of  Financial  Condition  and Results of  Operations",
"Business", and our consolidated financial statements and related notes included
elsewhere in this report. We derived the selected historical


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consolidated  financial  data  presented  below  from our  audited  consolidated
financial  statements.  Our consolidated  financial statements as of and for the
years ended  December 31, 1996, and 1997 have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP,
independent  auditors.  Our consolidated  financial statements as of and for the
periods  since then have been  audited by  Deloitte  & Touche  LLP,  independent
auditors. We began commercial operations in 1996.

     On April 7, 1999,  Bridge acquired all our equity  securities and accounted
for this acquisition as a purchase  transaction.  Since the purchase transaction
resulted in our company becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Bridge,  SEC rules
required us to establish a new basis of accounting for the purchased  assets and
liabilities.  The accounting for the purchase transaction has been "pushed down"
to the financial  statements of SAVVIS.  Therefore,  the purchase price has been
allocated to the underlying  assets  purchased and liabilities  assumed based on
the  estimated  fair  market  values  of these  assets  and  liabilities  at the
acquisition  date.  As a result of the  application  of fair  value  accounting,
intangibles, goodwill, other liabilities and stockholders' equity were increased
in the SAVVIS consolidated balance sheet. The consolidated balance sheet data as
of December  31, 1999 and  consolidated  statement  of  operations  data for the
period from April 7, 1999 through  December 31, 1999 reflect our  acquisition by
Bridge and are labeled  "Successor." The financial data for the periods prior to
the acquisition are labeled "Predecessor."

     On September 10, 1999, Bridge sold in a private placement approximately 25%
of its equity ownership in SAVVIS to existing  shareholders of Bridge,  at which
time Welsh Carson  purchased  from Bridge a 12% interest in SAVVIS.  On February
28, 2000, Bridge completed the sale of an additional  6,250,000 shares of SAVVIS
common stock to Welsh Carson at $24 per share, for a total cash consideration of
$150  million.  Bridge  and Welsh  Carson now own  approximately  49% and 16% of
SAVVIS common stock, respectively.

     We  calculate   EBITDA  as  earnings   (loss)   before   depreciation   and
amortization,  interest income and expense and income tax expense (benefit).  We
have included information concerning EBITDA because our management believes that
in our  industry  such  information  is a relevant  measurement  of a  company's
financial performance and liquidity. EBITDA is not determined in accordance with
generally  accepted  accounting  principles,  is not  indicative of cash used by
operating  activities  and  should  not  be  considered  in  isolation  or as an
alternative  to, or more  meaningful  than,  measures of  operating  performance
determined  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted   accounting   principles.
Additionally,  our  calculation  of  EBITDA  may  not be comparable to similarly
titled measures of other companies, as other companies may not calculate it in a
similar manner.


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                                                                        PREDECESSOR                               SUCCESSOR
                                                ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------
                                                           YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,             PERIOD FROM       PERIOD FROM
                                                --------------------------------------------   JANUARY 1 TO      APRIL 7 TO
                                                     1996           1997           1998       APRIL 6, 1999   DECEMBER 31, 1999
                                                -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- ------------------
                                                                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)
                                                                                              
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
Revenues ......................................  $       290    $     2,758    $    13,674     $     5,440      $    18,549
 Direct costs and operating expenses:
 Data communications and
   operations .................................        1,044         11,072         20,889           6,429           21,353
 Selling, general and administrative ..........        1,204          5,130         12,245           4,751           20,160
 Depreciation and amortization ................          153            631          2,288             817           14,351
 Impairment of assets .........................           --             --             --           1,383               --
                                                 -----------    -----------    -----------     -----------      -----------
   Total direct costs and operating
    expenses ..................................        2,401         16,833         35,422          13,380           55,864
                                                 -----------    -----------    -----------     -----------      -----------
Loss from operations ..........................       (2,111)       (14,075)       (21,748)         (7,940)         (37,315)
Interest expense, net .........................          (60)          (482)          (100)           (135)          (1,302)
                                                 -----------    -----------    -----------     -----------      -----------
Loss before minority interest and
 extraordinary item ...........................       (2,171)       (14,557)       (21,848)         (8,075)          (1,302)
Minority interest in losses, net of
 accretion ....................................           --            547           (147)             --               --
Extraordinary gain on debt
 extinguishment, net of tax ...................           --             --          1,954              --               --
                                                 -----------    -----------    -----------     -----------      -----------
Net loss ......................................  $    (2,171)   $   (14,010)   $   (20,041)    $    (8,075)     $   (38,617)
                                                 ===========    ===========    ===========     ===========      ===========
Net loss attributable to common
 stockholders .................................  $    (2,171)   $   (14,161)   $   (22,666)    $    (9,025)     $   (38,617)
                                                 ===========    ===========    ===========     ===========      ===========
Basic and diluted net loss per share
 before extraordinary item ....................  $      (.06)   $      (.38)   $      (.42)    $      (.14)     $      (.54)
Extraordinary gain on debt
 extinguishment, net of tax ...................           --             --            .03              --               --
                                                 -----------    -----------    -----------     -----------      -----------
Basic and diluted loss per common
 share ........................................  $      (.06)   $      (.38)   $      (.39)    $      (.14)     $      (.54)
                                                 ===========    ===========    ===========     ===========      ===========
Weighted average shares outstanding ...........   35,396,287     36,904,108     58,567,482      66,018,388       72,075,287
                                                 ===========    ===========    ===========     ===========      ===========
OTHER FINANCIAL DATA:
EBITDA ........................................  $    (1,958)   $   (12,897)   $   (17,653)    $    (7,123)     $   (22,964)
Capital expenditures ..........................          884            697          1,688             275              837
Cash used in operating activities .............       (1,293)       (10,502)       (20,560)         (6,185)         (18,273)
Cash used in investing activities .............         (884)          (697)        (2,438)           (274)            (837)
Cash provided by financing activities .........        2,740         12,024         24,121           4,533           21,383





                                                            PREDECESSOR                   SUCCESSOR
                                               --------------------------------------   -------------
                                                         AS OF DECEMBER 31,                 AS OF
                                               --------------------------------------    DECEMBER 31,
                                                 1996         1997           1998            1999
                                               --------   ------------   ------------   -------------
                                                               (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
                                                                            
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Cash and cash equivalents ..................    $  573     $   1,398      $   2,521       $  2,867
Goodwill and intangibles, net ..............        --            --          1,406         26,250
Total assets ...............................     1,888         4,313         11,663         39,296
Debt and capital lease obligations .........     1,126         8,814          2,759         29,958
Redeemable stock, net of discount and
 deferred financing costs ..................       500         5,261         36,186             --
Stockholders' deficit ......................      (693)      (14,903)       (33,197)        (2,766)


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ITEM  7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
   OF OPERATIONS.

     You should read the following  discussion  together  with our  consolidated
financial  statements and the related notes to those  financial  statements that
are included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K, beginning on page F-1 of this
report.


OVERVIEW


     We are a rapidly growing provider of high quality,  high performance global
data networking and  Internet-related  services to medium and large  businesses,
multinational  corporations  and  Internet  service  providers.  To provide  our
Internet  access  services,  we  use  the  SAVVIS  ProActiveSM  Network,  a data
communications  network that uses our eight  PrivateNAPsSM  and our  proprietary
routing  policies to reduce data loss and enhance  performance  by avoiding  the
congested public access points on the Internet.


     We began commercial  operations in 1996,  offering Internet access services
to local and regional  Internet service  providers.  Our customer base has grown
from 15 customers at the end of 1996 to approximately 1,150 presently.


     On March 4, 1998, we acquired Interconnected  Associates,  Inc., a regional
Internet  service  provider  serving  approximately  170  customers  in Seattle,
Washington and Portland,  Oregon,  for $750,000 in cash and shares of our common
stock with an estimated fair value of $583,000. We accounted for the acquisition
using the purchase method of accounting.


     On  April  7,  1999,  we  were  acquired  by  Bridge  in a  stock-for-stock
transaction that was accounted for as a "purchase  transaction" under Accounting
Principles  Board  Opinion No. 16.  Under the terms of the  transaction,  Bridge
issued  approximately  3,011,000  shares  of  its  common  stock  together  with
approximately  239,000  options and warrants on its common stock in exchange for
all of  our  outstanding  equity  securities.  Since  the  purchase  transaction
resulted in our company becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Bridge,  SEC rules
required us to establish a new basis of accounting for the assets  purchased and
liabilities  assumed.  As a result, the purchase price has been allocated to the
underlying  assets  purchased and  liabilities  assumed based on estimated  fair
market value of these assets and  liabilities on the  acquisition  date, and the
difference  between the purchase price and the fair market value was recorded as
goodwill.  The accounting for the purchase transaction has been "pushed down" to
our financial statements. The impact of the acquisition on our balance sheet, as
a  result  of  the  application  of  fair  value  accounting,  was  to  increase
intangibles,  goodwill,  other liabilities and stockholders' equity. As a result
of the  acquisition  and the "push down"  accounting,  our results of operations
following the acquisition,  particularly our depreciation and amortization,  are
not comparable to our results of operations prior to the acquisition.


     On September 10, 1999, Bridge sold in a private placement approximately 25%
of its equity  ownership in SAVVIS to the existing  stockholders  of Bridge,  at
which time Welsh Carson  purchased  from Bridge a 12% interest in SAVVIS at that
time. On February 28, 2000, Bridge completed the sale of an additional 6,250,000
shares of SAVVIS common stock to Welsh Carson at $24 per share, for a total cash
consideration of $150 million. Bridge and Welsh Carson now own approximately 49%
and 16% of SAVVIS common stock, respectively.


     Simultaneously  with the completion of the initial  public  offering of our
common stock in February 2000, we acquired  Bridge's  global  Internet  protocol
network,  which has been  integrated  with our network since September 1999, for
total  consideration  of  approximately  $88 million and we paid a  preferential
distribution to Bridge of  approximately  $58 million.  At that time, we entered
into a 10-year  network  services  agreement  with  Bridge  under  which we will
provide  managed  data  networking   services  to  Bridge.   The  purchase  will
substantially increase our depreciation and amortization.  Our initial fees will
be based upon the cash cost to Bridge of operating  the network as configured on
October  31,  1999,  as  adjusted  for  changes to the  network  and  associated
personnel  related to Bridge's network  requirements  through February 17, 2000.
Our fees for additional  services provided  following  February 17, 2000 will be
set for a three-year term based on an agreed price schedule.  The price schedule
for additional services will be


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subject to annual review and  negotiation  between Bridge and SAVVIS and will be
mutually agreed upon by Bridge and SAVVIS or determined by binding  arbitration.
Bridge has agreed to pay us a minimum of $105  million,  $132  million  and $145
million for network services in 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively.

     In  addition,  Bridge  has  agreed  that the  amount  paid to us under  the
agreement for the fourth, fifth and sixth years will not be less than 80% of the
total  amount paid by Bridge and its  subsidiaries  for Internet  protocol  data
transport  services in each of those years;  and the amount paid to us under the
agreement  for the seventh  through tenth years will not be less than 60% of the
total  amount paid by Bridge and its  subsidiaries  for Internet  protocol  data
transport services in each of those years.

     Because under the network services agreement the amounts paid to us for the
services to be provided over the original network acquired from Bridge are based
upon the cash cost to operate the original network,  the purchase of the network
and provision of services  under the network  services  agreement will result in
losses  and  negative  cash flow from  operations  until we can sell  additional
services over that network to Bridge or other customers. However, because Bridge
is paying us the cash cost to operate the  original  network  and the  estimated
total cost for additional network facilities,  we expect any additional revenues
generated from the use of the network to generate higher  incremental  operating
margins.

     Bridge has agreed to provide to us various  services,  including  technical
support,  customer support and project  management in the areas of installation,
provisioning,  help desk, and repair and maintenance.  In addition,  Bridge will
agree to provide to us additional  administrative and operational services, such
as payroll and accounting functions,  benefit management and office space, until
we develop the  capabilities to perform these services  ourselves.  We expect to
generally develop many of these capabilities by the end of 2000.

     Revenue.  Our  revenue  will be  derived  primarily  from  the sale of data
networking,  Internet access and colocation services. Through December 31, 1998,
our revenue was primarily  derived from the sale of Internet  access services to
local and regional Internet service providers in the United States. Beginning in
late 1998, we also began to offer Internet  security and colocation  services to
corporate customers. Beginning in September 1999, we began to offer managed data
networking services.

     We charge each customer an initial  installation  fee that typically ranges
from  $500 to  $5,000  and a fixed  monthly  fee that  varies  depending  on the
services  provided,  the bandwidth used and the quality of service level chosen.
Our customer  agreements  are typically for 12 to 36 months.  As of December 31,
1999, approximately 6% of our customer agreements, representing approximately 6%
of our revenues for the month of December  1999,  were  month-to-month  and were
able to be terminated on 30 days' notice.  We expect the proportion of customers
on  month-to-month  agreements will continue to decrease as we add new customers
and our sales force continues to pursue longer renewals.

     Prices for  telecommunication  services,  including  the services we offer,
have  decreased  significantly  over the past  several  years and we expect this
trend to continue for the foreseeable future.

     We expect that a  substantial  portion of our revenues will be generated by
our network services agreement with Bridge. Assuming we had received the minimum
revenues  under  the  network  services  agreement  for  the  first  year of the
agreement in 1999,  Bridge would have represented  approximately 83% of our 1999
revenues.  As of December 31,  1999,  Bridge had an  estimated  135,000  trading
terminals  connected to the SAVVIS ProActiveSM  Network and an estimated 100,000
trading  terminals  connected  over networks using older  protocols.  Bridge has
informed us that it expects to convert its  remaining  customers to the Internet
protocol  network over the next three years. We expect that, to the extent these
customers are converted, Bridge will order additional services from us under the
network  services  agreement.  We cannot assure you that any of these  customers
will be converted or as to what schedule any conversions will be completed.

     While we expect our  revenues  from Bridge to  increase,  we expect them to
decrease as a percentage of our total revenues as we expand our data networking,
Internet  access and colocation  customer  base. We believe data  networking and
colocation  services will increase as a percentage of our  non-Bridge  recurring
revenues as we expand these service offerings.


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     DIRECT  COSTS  AND EXPENSES. Direct costs and expenses are comprised of the
following items:

     Data  communications  and operations.  Data  communications  and operations
expenses include the cost of:

     o connections to other Internet service providers;

     o leasing local access lines;

     o transmission connections;


     o engineering salaries and related benefits;


     o other related repairs and maintenance items;


     o leasing routers and switches;


     o leasing colocation space; and


     o installing local access lines at customer sites.


     These costs will also include the cost of the network operations center, as
well as the  customer  help desk and other  services  that will be  provided  by
Bridge  under  the  technical  services   agreement.   Data  communications  and
operations expenses will increase significantly with the inclusion of the Bridge
network. In addition,  we expect that these costs will increase in total dollars
as we expand our network and increase our customer base, but we expect that they
will decrease as a percentage of revenues.


     Selling,  general and administrative.  Selling,  general and administrative
expenses include the cost of:


     o sales and marketing salaries and related benefits;


     o advertising and direct marketing;


     o sales commissions and referral payments;


     o office rental;


     o administrative support personnel;


     o bad debt expense; and


     o travel.


     We anticipate  that these  expenses will  increase  significantly  in total
dollars as we add more sales personnel and administrative  support personnel and
increase our  marketing  initiatives  to support the  acquisition  of the Bridge
network and for the expansion of our customer base. Annual facility expenses are
expected to  increase  significantly  beginning  in the year 2000 as a result of
newly leased headquarters  facility in Herndon,  Virginia.  Our incremental cost
will  approximate  $2 million per year. We expect noncash  compensation  expense
will  materially  increase as a result of stock options  granted to employees of
SAVVIS and Bridge.  During the period from October  through  December  1999,  we
granted  2,843,258  stock  options  with an  exercise  price of $.50 per  share.
Noncash  compensation cost based upon the difference  between the exercise price
and the imputed fair value of our common stock as of the respective option grant
dates  totaling  approximately  $51 million  will be  recorded  over the vesting
periods of such options,  which  periods range from  immediate up to four years.
Approximately $1.5 million of noncash  compensation  expense was recorded in the
fourth quarter of 1999.


     Depreciation  and  amortization.   Depreciation  and  amortization  expense
consists  primarily  of the  depreciation  and  amortization  of  communications
equipment, capital leases, goodwill and intangibles. We expect these expenses to
increase  as we make  significant  investments  in the  network as we expand our
business.  Generally,  depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method
over the useful life of the  associated  asset,  which ranges from three to five
years. Goodwill resulting from our acquisition by Bridge is being amortized over
three years and other intangibles are being amortized over one to three years.


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     Interest expense. Historical interest expense is related to indebtedness to
banks,   convertible  notes,  loans  from  Bridge  and  capitalized  leases.  In
connection with our purchase of Bridge's  Internet  protocol network assets,  we
will enter into  capitalized  leases with Bridge  relating to their  capitalized
leases for network  equipment that Bridge could not directly  assign to us. As a
result, our interest expense will increase.

     Income tax expense.  We incurred  operating  losses from inception  through
December 31, 1999 and, therefore, have not recorded a provision for income taxes
in our historical financial  statements.  We have recorded a valuation allowance
for  the  full  amount  of our  net  deferred  tax  assets  because  the  future
realization of the tax benefit is uncertain. As of December 31, 1999, we had net
operating loss carry forwards of approximately  $48 million.  Section 382 of the
Internal  Revenue Code  restricts the  utilization  of net operating  losses and
other  carryover tax attributes upon the occurrence of an ownership  change,  as
defined.  Such an  ownership  change  occurred  during  1999 as a result  of the
acquisition of our company by Bridge.  Management  believes that this limitation
may  restrict  our  ability  to  utilize  the  net  operating  losses  over  the
carryforward periods ranging from 15 to 20 years.

     As we expand  our  network,  increase  our  employee  base to  support  our
expanded operations and invest in our marketing and sales operations,  we expect
our  losses,  net cash  used in  operating  activities  and  negative  EBITDA to
increase substantially for the foreseeable future.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The historical  financial  information  included in this Form 10-K will not
reflect our future results of operations, financial position and cash flows. Our
results of  operations,  financial  position  and cash flows  subsequent  to the
purchase of Bridge's network and the commencement of the related agreements will
not be comparable to prior periods.


 Period from January 1, 1999 to April 6, 1999 (Predecessor)

     For the period  from  January  1, 1999 to April 6,  1999,  which is the day
before the acquisition by Bridge of our company,  revenue was approximately $5.4
million.  Data  communications  and  operations  expenses  for the  period  were
approximately $6.4 million,  and selling,  general and  administrative  expenses
were approximately $4.8 million.  Depreciation and amortization expenses for the
period January 1, 1999 to April 6, 1999 were approximately $.8 million. An asset
impairment  charge of  approximately  $1.4 million was also recorded during this
period.  Interest expense,  net, was $.1 million and the net loss for the period
was approximately $8.1 million.


 Period from April 7, 1999 to December 31, 1999 (Successor)

     For the period from April 7, 1999,  which is the date of the acquisition by
Bridge of our company,  to December 31, 1999, revenue increased to approximately
$18.5 million.  Data  communications and operations expenses for the period were
approximately $21.4 million,  and selling,  general and administrative  expenses
increased to approximately $20.2 million. Depreciation and amortization expenses
for the period increased to approximately $14.4 million, due to the amortization
of goodwill and other  intangible  assets  associated  with the  acquisition  by
Bridge.  Interest expense, net, was $1.3 million and the net loss for the period
was approximately $38.6 million.


 Year Ended December 31, 1999 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 1998

     The following  discussion  compares combined  information of SAVVIS and our
predecessor  for the year ended December 31, 1999, with those of our predecessor
for the year ended December 31, 1998. The combined  information  consists of the
sum of the  financial  data from January 1, 1999  through  April 6, 1999 for the
predecessor  and from April 7, 1999 through  December  31, 1999 for SAVVIS.  The
acquisition  by Bridge  resulted in a new basis of  accounting,  which  impacted
depreciation and amortization in the period subsequent to April 7, 1999.

     Revenue.  Revenue was $24.0  million in 1999  compared to $13.7  million in
1998,  an increase of 74%.  This $10.3  million  increase was  primarily  due to
increased  marketing and sales efforts and the resulting  increase in the number
of customers from 476 to 872.


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     Data  Communications  and Operations.  Data  communications  and operations
expenses  were $27.8  million in 1999,  compared  to $20.9  million in 1998,  an
increase of 33%. This $6.9 million increase was due to costs associated with the
expansion of our network and the increase in the customer base.

     Selling,  General and Administrative.  Selling,  general and administrative
expenses  were $24.9  million in 1999,  compared  to $12.2  million in 1998,  an
increase of 104%.  The principal  increase in these  expenses  resulted from the
increased size of our sales force in 1999.  Marketing and  administrative  costs
also increased in 1999 to support the increased number of customers.


 Year Ended December 31, 1998 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 1997

     Revenue.  Revenue was $13.7  million in 1998  compared  to $2.8  million in
1997,  an increase of 389%.  This $10.9  million  increase was  primarily due to
increased  marketing and sales efforts and the resulting  increase in the number
of customers from 102 to 476.

     Data  Communications  and Operations.  Data  communications  and operations
expenses  were $20.9  million in 1998,  compared  to $11.1  million in 1997,  an
increase of 88%. This $9.8 million increase was due to costs associated with the
expansion of our network and the increase in the customer base.

     Selling,  General and Administrative.  Selling,  general and administrative
expenses  were  $12.2  million in 1998,  compared  to $5.1  million in 1997,  an
increase of 139%.  The principal  increase in these  expenses  resulted from the
increased  size of our sales  force in the second  half of 1998.  Marketing  and
administrative  costs also increased in 1998 to support the increased  number of
customers.

     Depreciation and Amortization.  Depreciation and amortization expenses were
$2.3  million in 1998,  compared  to $.6  million in 1997,  an increase of 283%.
Depreciation  and  amortization   expense  increased  due  to  the  purchase  of
communications equipment for the expansion of our network and the acquisition of
Interconnected Associates.

     Interest  Expense,  Net.  Interest  expense,  net was $.1  million in 1998,
compared to $.5 million in 1997,  a decrease of 80%.  This $.4 million  decrease
was directly  attributed to the conversion of a portion of our convertible notes
into equity securities in connection with our corporate  reorganization in March
1998 and interest income earned on proceeds received in the transaction.

     Net Loss. Net loss was $20.0 million in 1998, which included a $2.0 million
extraordinary gain on debt extinguishment,  compared to $14.0 million in 1997, a
43% increase.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     We have  historically  generated  negative cash flows from  operations.  We
generated  negative cash flows from  operations of $10.5 million,  $20.6 million
and $24.5 million for 1997, 1998 and 1999, respectively.

     From January 1, 1996 through  December 31, 1999, we expended  approximately
$110 million for operating  purposes and for the  construction,  maintenance and
expansion  of  our  network.   Net  cash  used  in  investing   activities   was
approximately  $.7 million,  $2.4  million and $1.1  million for 1997,  1998 and
1999,  respectively.  Net  cash  used in  investing  activities  in each  period
primarily reflects purchases of property and equipment not financed with capital
leases. In March 1998, we used  approximately $.8 million in cash and stock with
a fair value of approximately $.6 million to acquire Interconnected  Associates.
See  note 4 to our  audited  financial  statements  that are in the back of this
filing.  Net cash  provided by financing  activities  was $12.0  million,  $24.1
million and $25.9  million for 1997,  1998 and 1999,  respectively.  We obtained
funds  through  issuances  of equity  securities  and  convertible  notes,  bank
financing,  capital lease  obligations and advances from Bridge.  As of December
31,  1999,  we had  outstanding  advances  from  Bridge of  approximately  $24.1
million.

     Our capital  expenditures  totaled  approximately $1.1 million for 1999. We
expect to have  capital  expenditures,  excluding  the  purchase  of the  Bridge
network assets, of approximately $149 million in 2000 as we build out colocation
facilities, deploy ATM devices and expand our network to 24 new cities.


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     On February 18, 2000, we acquired Bridge's Internet protocol network assets
for total  consideration  of  approximately  $88 million.  Of this  amount,  $25
million was paid by entering into a capital lease  obligation  with Bridge.  The
remaining  purchase  price of $63  million  was paid with a  portion  of the net
proceeds  from the  initial  public  offering of common  stock.  We also paid to
Bridge,  out of the offering proceeds,  an approximate $58 million  preferential
distribution.  At the  request of a lender,  approximately  $ 2.5 million of the
capitalized principal obligation was paid in March 2000.

     In connection with our purchase of the network assets, we also entered into
a network  services  agreement  with Bridge  under which we provide  Bridge with
managed  data  networking  services.  Because the  amounts  paid to us under the
network services  agreement for the services  provided over the original network
acquired  from  Bridge  are based  upon the cash cost to  operate  the  original
network,  the  provision  of such  services  will not have an impact on our cash
flows from operations. However, due to amortization and depreciation relating to
the network, the provision of services under the network services agreement will
result in our  incurring  losses from  operations  until we can sell  additional
services over the network to Bridge or to other  customers.  The effects of such
operating losses will include continued increases in our accumulated deficit and
reductions in stockholders' equity.

     In connection  with our acquisition of Bridge's  network assets,  Bridge is
assigning to us numerous agreements for the purchase of communications services.
We are  currently  discussing  with several of these  suppliers the placement of
deposits or stand-by  letters of credit by us in return for their consent to the
assignment.

     We have arrangements with various suppliers of communications services that
require us to maintain minimum spending levels some of which increase over time.
Our aggregate  minimum spending level is  approximately  $28 million in 2000. In
specific  instances,  we are able to choose  among a variety  of  communications
services offered to meet these spending minimums. We are currently exceeding all
of our  spending  minimums  and  expect  to  continue  to do so as  our  network
requirements expand.  However, if our network requirements were to decrease,  we
could be obligated to make  payments to these  suppliers  for services we do not
need.

     Although  we plan to  invest  significantly  in  equipment  and in  network
expansion,  except as described in the preceding paragraph,  we have no material
commitments for such items at this time. As we expand our network,  increase our
employee base to support our expanded operations and invest in our marketing and
sales  organizations,  we expect to have significant  cash  requirements for the
foreseeable future.

     We believe that the net proceeds of the initial public  offering,  together
with our  existing  cash and cash  equivalents,  will  allow us to  continue  in
business as a going  concern and will be  sufficient  to fund our  operating and
capital needs through  2000. We are currently in  discussions  with two separate
vendors to obtain vendor financing for network equipment purchases, and a number
of  institutions  for  the  financing  of  two  data  centers   currently  under
construction.  We will need to raise a significant amount of capital to fund our
capital expenditures, operating deficits, working capital needs and debt service
requirements  after  2000.  We intend  to seek  equity  or debt  financing  from
external  sources to meet our cash needs after 2000.  We cannot  assure you that
such additional funding will be available on terms satisfactory to us or at all.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

     In June 1998, the Financial  Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting  Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative  Instruments
and Hedging  Activities," which establishes  accounting and reporting  standards
for derivative  instruments and hedging  activities.  As amended by Statement of
Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 137, this standard will be effective for us
for the fiscal years and quarters  beginning  after June 15, 2000,  and requires
that an entity  recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the
statement of financial  position and measure those instruments at fair value. We
are currently evaluating the impact of this standard.

     In April 1998,  the  American  Institute of  Certified  Public  Accountants
issued  Statement  of  Position  98-5,  "Reporting  on  the  Costs  of  Start-Up
Activities." This standard  required  companies to expense the costs of start-up
activities and organization costs as incurred and was effective for fiscal years
beginning  after December 15, 1998. The adoption of the statement did not have a
material impact on our results of operations.


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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

     Our primary  market  risk  exposures  relate to changes in interest  rates.
Following the purchase of Bridge's  global Internet  protocol  network assets in
February  2000, we have begun to expand our business  internationally,  and as a
result, we will be exposed to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

     Our financial  instruments  that are sensitive to changes in interest rates
are our  borrowings  from Bridge,  all of which were entered into for other than
trading purposes,  and bear interest at a fixed rate of 8%. Because the interest
rate on these  advances is fixed,  changes in interest  rates will not  directly
impact our cash flows.  As of December  31, 1999 and 1998,  the  aggregate  fair
value of our borrowings approximated their carrying value.

     Prior to our purchase of the network  assets from Bridge in February  2000,
changes in foreign  exchange rates did not impact our results of operations.  We
expect  approximately  18%  of  our  revenue  from  Bridge  to be  derived  from
operations  outside the United States, and approximately 17% of our direct costs
to be incurred  outside the United  States.  Because  our foreign  revenue  will
closely match our foreign costs,  we do not  anticipate  that changes in foreign
exchange rates will have a material impact on our results of operations.  We may
engage in hedging transactions to mitigate foreign exchange risk.


ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

     The 1999  consolidated  financial  statements and related notes thereto are
included  in Part II,  Item 8 of this Form 10-K,  beginning  on page F-1 of this
report.


ITEM  9. CHANGES  IN  AND  DISAGREEMENTS  WITH  ACCOUNTANTS  AND  ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES.

     None.

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                                    PART III


ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT







              NAME               AGE                         POSITION
- ------------------------------- ----- ------------------------------------------------------
                                
Robert A. McCormick ...........  35   Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
Jack M. Finlayson .............  45   President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
Richard Bubenik ...............  39   Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer
David J. Frear ................  43   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
                                      Director
James D. Mori .................  44   Executive Vice President and General Manager --
                                      Americas
Clyde A. Heintzelman ..........  61   Director
Thomas E. McInerney ...........  58   Director
Patrick J. Welsh ..............  56   Director
Thomas M. Wendel ..............  63   Director
Steven M. Gallant .............  40   Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


     ROBERT  A.  MCCORMICK  has served as the Chairman of our board of directors
since  April  1999  and  as our Chief Executive Officer since November 1999. Mr.
McCormick  served  as  Executive  Vice  President and Chief Technical Officer of
Bridge  from January 1997 to December 1999, and held various engineering, design
and  development  positions  at  Bridge from 1988 to January 1997. Mr. McCormick
attended the University of Colorado at Boulder.

     JACK  M.  FINLAYSON has served as our President and Chief Operating Officer
since  December  1999  and as a director of our company since January 2000. From
June  1998  to  December  1999, Mr. Finlayson served as Senior Vice President of
Global  Crossing  Holdings, Ltd. and President of Global Crossing International,
Ltd.,  a  provider  of  Internet and long distance communications facilities and
services.  Prior  to  joining  Global  Crossing,  Mr.  Finlayson was employed by
Motorola,  Inc.,  a provider of integrated communications solutions and embedded
electronic  solutions,  as  Corporate  Vice President and General Manager of the
Americas  Cellular Infrastructure Group from March 1994 to February 1998, and as
Corporate  Vice  President  and  General  Manager  of  the Asia Pacific Cellular
Infrastructure  Group  from  March  1998 to May 1998. Prior to joining Motorola,
Mr.  Finlayson  was employed by AT&T as Sales Vice President of Business Network
Sales  for  the Southeastern United States. Mr. Finlayson received a B.S. degree
in  Marketing  from  LaSalle  University, an M.B.A. degree in Marketing from St.
Joseph  University  and  a  post  M.B.A. certification in Information Management
from St. Joseph's University.

     RICHARD  BUBENIK joined us in December 1996 and has served as our Executive
Vice  President  and Chief Technical Officer since July 1999. Dr. Bubenik served
as  our  Assistant Vice President -- Engineering from December 1996 to September
1997,  Vice  President -- Engineering from October 1997 to April 1999 and Senior
Vice  President  Network Engineering from April 1999 to July 1999. From May 1993
to  December  1996,  Dr.  Bubenik  was  a Software Development Manager for Ascom
Nexion,  a  network  switch/router equipment supplier. Dr. Bubenik holds a Ph.D.
in  Computer  Science  from  Rice  University, M.S. and B.S. degrees in Computer
Science  from  Washington University and a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering
from Washington University.


     DAVID  J.  FREAR  has  served  as  our  Executive  Vice President and Chief
Financial  Officer  since  July  1999,  and  as  a director of our company since
October  1999. Mr. Frear was an independent consultant in the telecommunications
industry  from  August 1998 until June 1999. From October 1993 to July 1998, Mr.
Frear  was  Senior  Vice  President and Chief Financial Officer of Orion Network
Systems  Inc.,  a  Nasdaq  listed international satellite communications company
that  was  acquired by Loral Space & Communications in March 1998. Mr. Frear was
Chief  Financial Officer of Millicom Incorporated, a Nasdaq listed international
cellular  paging  and cable television company, from 1990 to 1993. He previously
was  an  investment  banker  at Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. and Credit Suisse. Mr.
Frear  received  his  C.P.A.  in  1979  and  received  an M.B.A. degree from the
University of Michigan.


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     JAMES  D.  MORI  has  served  as  our  Executive Vice President and General
Manager--Americas  since  October  1999.  Prior  to  joining  us,  Mr.  Mori was
employed  by  Sprint  Corporation as National Account Manager from April 1987 to
December  1989,  as  Branch  Manager  from  January  1990  to  December 1991, as
Regional  Sales  Director  from January 1992 to March 1996, as Vice President --
Sales  from  March 1996 to February 1997 and as Area Director from February 1997
to  October  1999.  From January 1980 to March 1987, Mr. Mori served as National
Account  Manager  of  Digital  Equipment Corporation, Southwestern Bell and AT&T
Information  Systems.  Mr.  Mori received a B.S. in Business Administration from
the University of Missouri.

     CLYDE  A.  HEINTZELMAN  has  served  as  a  director  of  our company since
December   1998.  Mr.  Heintzelman  has  served  as  the  President  of  Net2000
Communications,  Inc.,  a  provider  of  broadband  business  telecommunications
services,  since  November  1999.  From  December  1998  to  November  1999, Mr.
Heintzelman  served  as  our  President and Chief Executive Officer and from May
1995  to  December  1998,  he served as Chief Operating Officer and President of
DIGEX  Incorporated,  a national Internet services provider that was acquired by
Intermedia  Communications,  Inc. in July 1997. From January 1995 to April 1995,
he  was  an  independent  consultant and provided services primarily to Hekimian
Laboratories,  Inc.,  a  developer  of  data  network  testing capabilities. Mr.
Heintzelman  serves  as  a  director of Optelecom, Inc., a Nasdaq listed company
that  develops,  manufactures  and sells fiber optic communications products and
laser  systems,  and  Net2000 Communications. Mr. Heintzelman received a B.A. in
Marketing from the University of Delaware.

     THOMAS  E.  MCINERNEY has served as a director of our company since October
1999.  Mr.  McInerney  has  served  as  a  general  partner  of  Welsh Carson, a
principal  stockholder  of our company, and other associated partnerships, since
1987.  Prior  to  joining  Welsh  Carson,  Mr. McInerney was President and Chief
Executive  Officer  of  Dama  Telecommunications  Corporation,  a voice and data
communications  services  company which he co-founded in 1982. Mr. McInerney has
also  been  President  of  the  Brokerage Services Division and later Group Vice
President  --  Financial  Services  of  ADP,  with  responsibility  for  the ADP
divisions  that  serve  the securities, commodities, bank, thrift and electronic
funds  transfer  industries.  He has also held positions with the American Stock
Exchange,  Citibank and American Airlines. Mr. McInerney serves as a director of
The  BISYS Group, Inc., Centennial Communications Corp., The Cerplex Group, Inc.
and  SpectraSite  Holdings,  Inc.  He  is  also a director of Bridge and several
other   private  companies.  Mr.  McInerney  received  a  B.A.  from  St.  Johns
University,  and  attended  New  York  University  Graduate  School  of Business
Administration.

     PATRICK  J.  WELSH  has  served  as a director of our company since October
1999.  Mr.  Welsh  was  a co-founder of Welsh Carson, a principal stockholder of
our  company, and has served as a general partner of Welsh Carson and affiliated
entities  since  1979.  Prior to 1979, Mr. Welsh was President and a director of
Citicorp  Venture  Capital,  Ltd.,  an  affiliate of Citicorp engaged in venture
capital   investing.   Mr.  Welsh  serves  as  a  director  of  Accredo  Health,
Incorporated.  He  also serves as a director of Bridge and several other private
companies.  Mr. Welsh received a B.A. from Rutgers University and an M.B.A. from
the University of California at Los Angeles.

     THOMAS  M. WENDEL has served as a director of our company since April 1999.
He  has  been  Chairman of the Board of Bridge since January 1996, and President
and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  Bridge  since  September  1995. From 1986 to
September  1995,  Mr.  Wendel  served  as founding President and Chief Executive
Officer  of  Liberty  Brokerage,  Inc.,  a  United  States government securities
brokerage  firm. From 1982 to 1986, Mr. Wendel was with Paine Webber Inc., where
he  held  several senior management positions, including Chief Financial Officer
and  head  of  Operations  and Systems. Mr. Wendel also served as Executive Vice
President  and  Managing  Director of Paine Webber, where he was responsible for
investment  banking  involving  thrifts and commercial banks, mortgage sales and
trading,  and  mortgage  banking.  Prior  to  1982,  Mr.  Wendel was Senior Vice
President  and  Chief  Financial Officer of Pan American World Airways. While at
Pan  American,  he  also  held  several  senior  management  positions including
overall  responsibility  for  Data Systems and Communications, Airline Planning,
Property  and  Facilities,  Corporate  Budgets,  Treasury,  Accounting, Aircraft
Sales,  and  Office Services. Mr. Wendel holds a B.S. in Mathematics, an M.A. in
Economics,  an M.B.A., and several academic honors including Phi Kappa Phi and a
National  Defense  Graduate  Fellowship  in Mathematics. He was the co-author of
Introduction to Data Processing and COBOL published by McGraw-Hill in 1969.


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     STEVEN  M.  GALLANT  has  served as our Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary  since December 1996. From July 1991 to December 1996, Mr. Gallant was
a  partner  with  The  Stolar  Partnership  where he specialized in the areas of
corporate  finance,  mergers  and  acquisitions  and  general corporate law. Mr.
Gallant  received  a  B.A. from the University of Denver, a J.D. from Washington
University and an L.L.M. in Taxation from New York University.

     Members  of our board of  directors  are  elected  each year at our  annual
meeting of stockholders, and serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders
and until their respective successors have been elected and qualified. We intend
to  comply  with  the  requirements  of the  Nasdaq  National  Market  regarding
independent  directors.  Our  officers  are  elected  annually  by our  board of
directors and serve at the board's discretion.

     In November  1999,  we entered into an agreement  with Mr.  Heintzelman  in
connection with his  resignation as our President and Chief  Executive  Officer.
Pursuant to the agreement,  Mr.  Heintzelman has agreed to serve on our board of
directors for a one-year term that will expire in November 2000.


Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

     Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our executive
officers and directors,  and persons who  beneficially own more than ten percent
of our common stock, to file initial reports of ownership and reports of changes
in ownership  with the SEC.  However,  during fiscal 1999 we were not subject to
the reporting  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act and, accordingly,  no
such reports were filed during 1999.


ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

     The following table provides you with information about compensation earned
during fiscal 1999 by our Chief Executive Officers and the other two most highly
compensated  executive  officers  employed by us, whose salaries and bonuses for
such year were in excess of $100,000. We use the term "named executive officers"
to refer to these officers in this report.


                        SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE (1)







                                                                LONG-TERM
                                                                    COMPENSATION
                                                                          AWARDS
                                                           ------------------
                                               ANNUAL
                                            COMPENSATION       SECURITIES               ALL
                                           -------------    UNDERLYING STOCK           OTHER
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION                    SALARY            OPTIONS           COMPENSATION
- ----------------------------------------   -------------   ------------------   ------------------
                                                                       
Robert A. McCormick(2) .................      $ 45,139          750,000                     --
 Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of
   the Board
Clyde A. Heintzelman(3) ................       218,146          218,224            $   330,400(6)
David J. Frear(4) ......................       122,276          400,000                  2,400(7)
 Executive Vice President and Chief
   Financial Officer
Richard Bubenik(5) .....................       159,258          306,732                  2,400(7)
 Executive Vice President and Chief
   Technical Officer



- ----------
(1) In accordance with the rules of the SEC, the compensation  described in this
    table does not  include  medical,  group life  insurance  or other  benefits
    received by the named executive officers that are available generally to all
    salaried  employees  and various  perquisites  and other  personal  benefits
    received by the named executive officers,  which do not exceed the lesser of
    $50,000 or 10% of any officer's salary and bonus disclosed in this table.


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(2) Mr.  McCormick  became our Chief  Executive  Officer in November  1999,  but
    continued  serving as the  Executive  Vice  President  and Chief  Technology
    Officer of Bridge through  December 1999. He was  compensated for all of his
    services by Bridge.

(3) Mr. Heintzelman became our President and Chief Executive Officer in December
    1998 and resigned from these positions in November 1999.

(4) Mr.  Frear  became  our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 in July 1999.


(5) Mr.  Bubenik  joined us in  December  1996 and  became  our  Executive  Vice
    President and Chief Technical Officer in July 1999.


(6) Consists of  $328,000  payable to Mr.  Heintzelman  in  connection  with his
    resignation and $2,400 of matching contributions made under our 401(k) plan.


(7) Consists of matching contributions made under our 401(K) plan.


OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR


     The  following  table  shows  grants of stock  options to each of the named
executive  officers during 1999. The percentages in the table below are based on
options to purchase a total of 5,159,508  shares of our common stock  granted to
our employees and directors in 1999. The exercise price per share of each option
was equal to the fair market  value of the common  stock on the date of grant as
determined by the  compensation  committee of our board of directors.  Potential
realizable  values are net of exercise  price  before taxes and are based on the
assumption  that  our  common  stock  appreciates  at  the  annual  rate  shown,
compounded annually, from the date of grant until the expiration of the ten-year
term. The numbers are calculated based on the requirements of the SEC and do not
reflect our estimate of future stock price growth.



                             OPTION GRANTS IN 1999





                                                                                                         POTENTIAL
                                                                                                     REALIZABLE VALUE
                                                         INDIVIDUAL GRANTS                           AT ASSUMED ANNUAL
                                     ---------------------------------------------------------     RATES OF STOCK PRICE
                                       NUMBER OF      PERCENT OF
                                      SECURITIES     TOTAL OPTIONS                                     APPRECIATION FOR
                                      UNDERLYING      GRANTED TO       EXERCISE                           OPTION TERM
                                        OPTIONS        EMPLOYEES      PRICE PER     EXPIRATION   ----------------------------
               NAME                     GRANTED         IN 1999         SHARE          DATE           5%           10%
- ----------------------------------   ------------   --------------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
                                                                                             
Robert A. McCormick (1) ..........     750,000            14.5%       $   0.50       7/22/09      $610,836      $972,653
Clyde A. Heintzelman (2) .........     218,224             4.2%           0.50       7/22/09       177,732       283,008
David J. Frear (3) ...............     400,000             7.8%           0.50       7/22/09       325,779       518,749
Richard Bubenik (4) ..............     306,732             5.9%           0.50       7/22/09       249,817       397,792


(1) All these  options  vested on the date of grant.  If Mr.  McCormick  were to
    resign,  we would have the right to  repurchase  up to 704,500 of the shares
    that have been purchased by Mr.  McCormick upon exercise of these options at
    the lower of $0.50 per share or the fair market  value of the  shares.  This
    right will be terminated with respect to (i) 79,500 shares on July 22, 2000,
    (ii)  125,000  shares  on each of July 22,  2001,  2002,  and 2003 and (iii)
    62,500 shares on December 30 of the years 2000 to 2003.


(2) All these options vested on the date of Mr. Heintzelman's resignation.


(3) All these options vested on the date of grant.  If Mr. Frear were to resign,
    we would have the right to repurchase the shares that have been purchased by
    Mr. Frear upon  exercise of these  options at the lower of $.50 per share or
    the fair market value of the shares.  This right  terminated with respect to
    100,000  shares upon  completion of our public  offering and with respect to
    the balance of the shares at the rate of 8,333 shares per month beginning on
    the first  anniversary  of the date of the option  grant  through the fourth
    anniversary of the date of grant.  Our right to repurchase these shares will
    be terminated in the event of a change in control of our company.


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(4) Currently,  these options are  excercisable at the rate of 4,167 each month.
    On June 30, 2000, a total of 12,500  options will become  excercisable,  and
    beginning on June 30, 2000,  6,250  options  will become  excercisable  each
    month.


AGGREGATE OPTION EXERCISES IN 1999 AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES


     The  following  table sets forth as of December 31,  1999,  for each of the
named  executive  officers  listed  the total  number of  shares  received  upon
exercise of options  during 1999,  the value  realized upon that  exercise,  the
total number of  unexercised  options to purchase our common stock and the value
of such options which were in-the-money at December 31, 1999.


     There was no public  trading market for our common stock as of December 31,
1999.  Accordingly,  in order to present the values  realized  upon  exercise of
options  and the  values of  unexercised  in-the-money  options  shown  below we
subtracted the applicable exercise price from a price of $24.00 per share, which
was the initial public offering price of our common stock.







                                                                    NUMBER OF SECURITIES              VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
                                                                   UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED                 IN-THE-MONEY
                                                                         OPTIONS AT                         OPTIONS
                                     SHARES
                                  ACQUIRED                            DECEMBER 31, 1999                 AT DECEMBER 31, 1999
                                     ON            VALUE       -------------------------------   ---------------------------------
             NAME                 EXERCISE       REALIZED       EXERCISABLE     UNEXERCISABLE     EXERCISABLE     UNEXERCISABLE
- ------------------------------   ----------   --------------   -------------   ---------------   -------------   --------------
                                                                                               
Robert A. McCormick ..........    750,000      $17,625,000          --                  --            --                   --
Clyde A. Heintzelman .........    218,224        5,128,264          --                  --            --                   --
David J. Frear ...............    400,000        9,400,000          --                  --            --                   --
Richard Bubenik ..............     40,065          941,528           0             266,667             0           $6,266,675


ARRANGEMENTS WITH EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

     Arrangement with Mr. Heintzelman.  Mr. Heintzelman became our President and
Chief Executive Officer under an employment agreement dated December 4, 1998. On
November 12, 1999, we entered into an additional  agreement with Mr. Heintzelman
in  connection  with his  resignation,  entitling him to continue to receive his
base salary of  approximately  $20,800 per month  through  December 3, 2000.  In
addition,  under these  agreements,  Mr.  Heintzelman  is entitled to a prorated
portion  of his bonus for 1999 in an  amount to be  established  by our board of
directors,  but in no event less than 25% of his annual base  salary.  Under the
agreement dated November 12, 1999, Mr.  Heintzelman agreed to serve on our board
of directors for a one-year term that will expire in November of 2000. While Mr.
Heintzelman  will not separately be compensated for his services on the board of
directors  during  this  one-year  term,  he will  continue  to be  eligible  to
participate  in benefit  plans as though he had remained  employed by us. All of
Mr.  Heintzelman's stock options vested fully on the date of his resignation and
Mr. Heintzelman has exercised all of his options since that date.


     In his employment  agreement of December 4, 1998, Mr. Heintzelman agreed to
preserve  the  confidentiality  and the  proprietary  nature of all  information
relating to us and our business for three years after the term of his agreements
ends. In addition,  Mr.  Heintzelman  is obligated  under this  agreement not to
compete  with us and not to solicit the business of our  customers  for one year
following the term of his employment agreement. He will assist in the transition
of his position and help to ensure our ability to retain our key employees.  Mr.
Heintzelman  has also  released our company,  Bridge and Bridge's  employees and
directors from all claims arising from his employment.


     Arrangement  with  Mr.  Finlayson. On December 28, 1999, we entered into an
agreement  with  Mr.  Finlayson  pursuant  to  which  he  agreed to serve as our
President  and  Chief  Operating  Officer effective December 31, 1999. Under his
agreement,  Mr.  Finlayson is entitled to a base salary of $400,000 per year. In
addition,  he  will  be  eligible  to receive an annual incentive bonus of up to
$600,000  based  on  the  achievement  of  mutually  agreed  to  objectives. Mr.
Finlayson  will  be entitled to a minimum annual incentive bonus of $400,000 for
the  year  ended  2000.  Mr. Finlayson will be entitled to benefits commensurate
with those available to other senior executives.


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     In  connection  with his  employment,  Mr.  Finlayson  received  options to
purchase  650,000  shares of our common  stock at an exercise  price of $.50 per
share, 200,000 of which vested on December 31, 1999. Mr. Finlayson had the right
to sell 50,000 shares  underlying these options  immediately,  and the remaining
150,000  shares on a monthly  pro rata basis over the  calendar  year 2000.  The
remaining  450,000  shares  vested on January 3, 2000,  and become  salable on a
monthly pro rata basis over calendar years 2001,  2002 and 2003.  Mr.  Finlayson
may sell all of his shares in the event of a change in  control of our  company,
the sale of  substantially  all of our assets,  if we terminate  his  employment
without cause,  or if he resigns for good reason.  However,  if we terminate Mr.
Finlayson's  employment for good cause, we will have the right to buy all shares
not yet salable at the price he paid for the shares. Mr. Finlayson will have the
right to exercise all vested  options for one year after the  termination of his
employment unless his employment was terminated for cause.


     In the event we terminate Mr. Finlayson's employment without cause or if he
terminates his employment for good reason, he will be entitled to receive a lump
sum severance payment equal to his then current base annual salary,  which shall
not be less than his highest  annual salary paid by us. In the event of a change
in control of our company,  Mr.  Finlayson has agreed to remain with our company
for a period of up to twelve months if the new management requests him to do so.
We will reimburse Mr. Finlayson for any parachute taxes he would incur under the
Internal Revenue Code as a result of such a change in control.  We may terminate
Mr.  Finlayson's  employment for cause at any time without notice, in which case
he will not be entitled to any severance benefits.


     Arrangement with Mr.Frear. On June 14, 1999, we entered into an arrangement
with Mr.  Frear  pursuant  to which he agreed  to serve as our  Chief  Financial
Officer.  As part of this  arrangement,  Mr. Frear is entitled to an annual base
salary  of  $250,000,   subject  to  periodic  review  and  adjustment,   and  a
discretionary annual bonus of approximately 50% of his base salary, based on his
personal and overall  corporate  performance.  Mr. Frear is entitled to medical,
disability,  401(k),  life insurance and other  benefits in accordance  with our
general policies.


     In connection  with his employment,  Mr. Frear received  400,000 options to
purchase shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $.50 per share.  All
of Mr. Frear's  options have vested.  In the event Mr. Frear were to resign,  we
would have the right to  repurchase  the shares that have been  purchased by Mr.
Frear  upon  exercise  of the  options at fair  market  value or $.50 per share,
whichever is lower. This repurchase right was terminated with respect to a total
of 100,000  shares at the  completion  of our initial  public  offering and with
respect  to the  balance  of the  shares at the rate of 8,333  shares  per month
beginning on the first  anniversary  of the date of the option grant through the
fourth  anniversary of the date of grant.  Our right to repurchase  these shares
will be  terminated  in the  event of a change in  control  of our  company.  In
addition,  upon  completion of the initial public  offering,  Mr. Frear received
options at an exercise price per share equal to the in initial  public  offering
price of $24.00 per share. The options have a term of ten years.


     If we were to terminate Mr. Frear's  employment  without  cause,  or if Mr.
Frear were to  terminate  his  employment  for good  reason,  Mr. Frear would be
entitled to salary  continuation  and  continuation of all benefits for one year
following the  termination of his employment and a pro rata payment of his bonus
through the date of termination. In addition, our right to repurchase his shares
would be terminated.


     Arrangement  with Mr.  Mori.  On  September  30,  1999,  we entered into an
agreement with Mr. Mori pursuant to which he became our Executive Vice President
and General Manager -- Americas  effective October 1, 1999. Under his agreement,
Mr.  Mori is  entitled  to an  annual  base  salary  of  $200,000,  as well as a
discretionary  bonus of 50% to 100% of his base salary based on his personal and
overall  corporate  performance.  We also  granted Mr. Mori  options to purchase
225,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise  price of $.50 per share.  All
of Mr.  Mori's  options  have vested.  In the event Mr. Mori were to resign,  we
would have the right to  repurchase  any shares that have been  purchased by Mr.
Mori upon  exercise  of the  options  at fair  market  value or $.50 per  share,
whichever  is lower.  This  repurchase  right is  terminated  at a rate of 4,687
shares per month and will  terminate  on the fourth  anniversary  of the date of
grant. Under his agreement,  Mr. Mori is entitled to benefits  commensurate with
those available to Bridge executives of comparable rank.


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     If we were to terminate  Mr. Mori's  employment  without cause prior to the
second  anniversary of his  employment,  Mr. Mori would be entitled to receive a
severance  payment of $450,000.  In the event we terminate Mr. Mori's employment
without cause after the second anniversary of his employment,  and either we are
not a public  company or we are a public  company  and our shares on the date of
termination  trade at a price  less than $15 per  share,  Mr.  Mori  would  also
receive a payment of  $450,000.  Mr. Mori will  receive a similar  payment if he
were to  resign  as a result of an  acquisition  of more than 30% of our  voting
shares by an entity other than Bridge,  if he were to be  instructed to relocate
from  the St.  Louis  metropolitan  area,  or if he were to be  reassigned  to a
position  entailing  materially  reduced  responsibilities  or opportunities for
compensation.


DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

     Directors who are also employees of our company will not receive additional
compensation for serving as a director.  Each director who is not an employee of
our company will receive an annual retainer of $15,000, together with a grant of
options to purchase shares of our common stock under our stock option plan at an
exercise  price equal to fair market  value on the date of grant.  On January 3,
2000,  Messrs.  Welsh,  Wendel and  McInerney  each received  15,000  options to
purchase  shares of our common  stock under our stock option plan at an exercise
price of $.50 per share. The options will vest immediately on the date of grant,
but if a director  ceases to serve on our board of  directors,  we will have the
right to repurchase  these shares at the lower of the exercise price or the fair
market  value of the  shares.  Our  right to  repurchase  these  shares  will be
terminated  with  respect  to one  fourth of the  shares  on each of the  first,
second, third and fourth anniversaries of the date of the option grant.


COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

     Mr.  Wendel,  a director of our company, is also President, Chief Executive
Officer  and  Chairman of the Board of Bridge. Messrs. McInerney and Welsh serve
as  directors  of  our  company,  as  well  as directors of Bridge. In addition,
Messrs.  McInerney  and  Welsh  are  general  partners  of  Welsh  Carson, which
sponsors  investment  partnerships,  three  of  which  are  among  our principal
stockholders and two of which are also principal stockholders of Bridge.

     In 1999,  none of our executive  officers served as a director or member of
the compensation committee of another entity whose executive officers had served
on our board of directors or on our compensation committee.


STOCK OPTION PLAN

     Background.  On July 22, 1999, our board of directors approved the adoption
of our 1999 SAVVIS stock option plan,  and our  stockholders  approved the stock
option  plan on the same  date.  On  December  7,  1999,  the board  adopted  an
amendment to the stock option plan approving an increase in the number of shares
of common stock  available  for issuance  under the plan,  and our  stockholders
approved the  amendment on that same date.  The purpose of our 1999 stock option
plan is to  enhance  our  ability  to  attract,  retain  and  compensate  highly
qualified employees and other individuals providing us with services. The option
plan permits the granting of options to purchase shares of common stock intended
to qualify as incentive  stock options under the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986,
or the Internal Revenue Code, and options that do not qualify as incentive stock
options,  or  non-qualified  options.  Grants may be made under our stock option
plan to employees and directors of our company or any related company and to any
other individual  whose  participation in the stock option plan is determined by
our  board of  directors  to be in our best  interests.  As of March  15,  2000,
options to purchase  2,957,897 shares of common stock were outstanding under the
stock option plan.  No options may be granted  under the stock option plan after
July 22, 2009.

     The  number of shares of common  stock  available  for  issuance  under the
option plan is 12,000,000 subject to adjustment for stock dividends,  splits and
other similar  events.  If any shares of common stock covered by a grant are not
purchased or are forfeited, or if a grant otherwise terminates without delivery



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of any shares of common stock  subject to the option,  then the number of shares
of common stock counted  against the total number of shares  available under the
stock  option plan with  respect to such grant  will,  to the extent of any such
forfeiture or termination,  again be available for making grants under the stock
option plan.

     The stock option plan is administered by our  compensation  committee.  The
compensation  committee has the full power and authority to take all actions and
to make all determinations  required or provided for under the plan, any option,
or option agreement, to the extent such actions are consistent with the terms of
the plan. The board of directors may take any action the compensation  committee
is  authorized  to  take.  To the  extent  permitted  by law,  the  compensation
committee or board may delegate its authority  under the plan to a member of the
board or one of our executive officers.

     Option  Terms.  The option price of each option will be  determined  by the
compensation  committee.  However,  the option price may not be less than either
100% of the fair market  value of our common  stock on the date of grant or less
than par value in the case of  incentive  stock  options and less than par value
only in the case of non-qualified  stock options.  To qualify as incentive stock
options, options must meet various federal tax requirements, including limits on
the value of shares  subject to  incentive  stock  options  which  first  become
excercisable  in any one calendar  year,  and a shorter term and higher  minimum
exercise price in the case of any grants to 10% stockholders.

     The term of each option will be fixed by the  compensation  committee.  The
compensation  committee  will determine at what time or times each option may be
exercised and the period of time, if any, after retirement, death, disability or
termination of employment  during which options may be exercised.  However,  all
options shall  automatically vest upon a termination of employment caused by the
optionee's death, disability, or retirement. Options may be made excercisable in
installments,  and the compensation  committee may accelerate the exercisability
of options,  as well as remove any  restrictions on such options.  Except to the
extent  otherwise  expressly  set forth in an  option  agreement  relating  to a
non-qualified  option,  options are not  transferable  other than by will or the
laws of descent and distribution.  The compensation committee may include in any
option agreement any provisions relating to forfeitures of options that it deems
appropriate,  including  prohibitions  on  competing  with our company and other
detrimental conduct.

     If an optionee elects to exercise his or her option, he or she must pay the
option exercise price in full either in cash or cash equivalents.  To the extent
permitted by the option  agreement or the compensation  committee,  the optionee
may also pay the option  exercise price by the delivery of common stock,  to the
extent  that the  common  stock is  publicly  traded,  or  other  property.  The
compensation  committee  may also  allow the  optionee  to defer  payment of the
option  price,  or may cause us to loan the option  price to the  optionee or to
guarantee  that any shares to be issued will be  delivered to a broker or lender
in order to allow the optionee to borrow the option price.  If the  compensation
committee so permits, the exercise price may also be delivered to us by a broker
pursuant to irrevocable instructions to the broker from the participant.

     Corporate  Transactions.  Options  granted under the stock option plan will
terminate in connection  with  corporate  transactions  involving our company as
listed below,  except to the extent the options are continued or substituted for
in connection with the transaction. In the event of a termination of the options
in  connection  with a  corporate  transaction  and  subject to any  limitations
imposed in an applicable option agreement,  the options will be fully vested and
exercisable for a period to be determined by the board of directors  immediately
before the  completion of the  corporate  transaction.  A corporate  transaction
occurs in the event of:

     o a dissolution or liquidation of our company;

     o a  merger, consolidation  or  reorganization  of our company  with one or
more other entities in which our company is not the surviving entity;

     o a  sale  of  substantially all of our assets to another person or entity;
or

   o  any transaction, including, without limitation, a merger or reorganization
      in which our company is the surviving  entity,  approved by the board that
      results in any person or entity, other than


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      persons  who are  holders of stock of our company at the time the plan was
      approved  by the  stockholders  and  other  than an  affiliate,  owning 80
      percent or more of the combined voting power of all classes of our stock.


     The board of directors  may also in its  discretion  and only to the extent
provided in an option agreement cancel outstanding  options in connection with a
corporate  transaction.  Holders of canceled  options will receive a payment for
each canceled option.

     Amendments and Termination. The board of directors may at any time amend or
discontinue  the stock  option  plan,  except that the maximum  number of shares
available for grant as incentive stock options and the class of persons eligible
to  receive  grants  under  the  plan  may not be  changed  without  stockholder
approval.

     Adjustments  for Stock  Dividends  and  Similar  Events.  The  compensation
committee will make  appropriate  adjustments  in outstanding  awards to reflect
common stock dividends, splits and other similar events.


Federal Income Tax Consequences

     Incentive Stock Options. The grant of an option will not be a taxable event
for the  optionee  or us. An optionee  will not  recognize  taxable  income upon
exercise of an incentive stock option,  except that the alternative  minimum tax
may  apply.  Any gain  realized  upon a  disposition  of common  stock  received
pursuant to the exercise of an incentive stock option will be taxed as long-term
capital gain the optionee holds the shares for at least two years after the date
of grant  and for one year  after  the date of  exercise,  known as the  holding
period requirement. if We will not be entitled to any business expense deduction
with respect to the exercise of an incentive  stock option,  except as discussed
below.

     For the exercise of an option to qualify for the foregoing  tax  treatment,
must be an employee of our company or a  subsidiary  from the date the option is
granted  through a date within  three  months  before the date of  exercise  the
optionee  generally  of the option.  In the case of an optionee who is disabled,
the  three-month  period for exercise  following  termination  of  employment is
extended  to one year.  In the case of an employee  who dies,  both the time for
exercising  incentive  stock options  after  termination  of employment  and the
holding period for common stock received  pursuant to the exercise of the option
are waived.

     If all of the  foregoing  requirements  are met except the  holding  period
requirement  mentioned above,  the optionee will recognize  ordinary income upon
the  disposition of the common stock in an amount  generally equal to the excess
of the fair  market  value of the  common  stock  at the  time  the  option  was
exercised over the option exercise price, but not in excess of the gain realized
on the sale.  The balance of the realized gain, if any, will be capital gain. We
will be  allowed  a  business  expense  deduction  to the  extent  the  optionee
recognizes  ordinary  income subject to Section  162(m) of the Internal  Revenue
Code, as summarized below.

     If an optionee  exercises  an incentive  stock  option by tendering  common
stock  with a fair  market  value  equal to part or all of the  option  exercise
price,  the  exchange of shares will be treated as a nontaxable  exchange.  This
nontaxable treatment would not apply,  however, if the optionee had acquired the
shares being  transferred  pursuant to the exercise of an incentive stock option
and had not satisfied the holding period  requirement  summarized  above. If the
exercise is treated as a nontaxable exchange, the optionee would have no taxable
income from the exchange and  exercise,  other than  minimum  taxable  income as
discussed  above,  and the tax basis of the shares exchanged would be treated as
the  substituted  basis for the shares  received.  If the  optionee  used shares
received  pursuant to the  exercise of an  incentive  stock  option,  or another
statutory  option,  as to which the optionee had not  satisfied  the  applicable
holding  period  requirement,  the  exchange  would  be  treated  as  a  taxable
disqualifying disposition of the exchanged shares.

     If, pursuant to an option  agreement,  we withhold shares in payment of the
option price for incentive stock options,  the transaction  should  generally be
treated as if the withheld shares had been sold in a  disqualifying  disposition
after exercise of the option, so that the optionee will realize ordinary income



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with respect to such shares.  The shares paid for by the withheld  shares should
be treated as having been received  upon exercise of an incentive  stock option,
with the tax consequences described above. However, the Internal Revenue Service
has not  ruled  on the tax  treatment  of  shares  received  on  exercise  of an
incentive  stock option where the option  exercise  price is paid with  withheld
shares.

     Non-Qualified  Options.  The grant of an option will not be a taxable event
for the optionee or us. Upon exercising a non-qualified option, an optionee will
recognize  ordinary  income in an amount  equal to the  difference  between  the
exercise  price and the fair  market  value of the  common  stock on the date of
exercise.  However, if the optionee is subject to restrictions,  the measurement
date will be deferred,  unless the optionee makes a special tax election  within
30 days after  exercise.  Upon a subsequent  sale or exchange of shares acquired
pursuant to the  exercise of a  non-qualified  option,  the  optionee  will have
taxable gain or loss,  measured by the difference between the amount realized on
the  disposition and the tax basis of the shares.  This difference  generally is
the amount paid for the shares plus the amount treated as ordinary income at the
time the option was exercised.

     If  we  comply  with  applicable   reporting   requirements  and  with  the
restrictions of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, we will be entitled
to a business  expense  deduction  in the same amount and  generally at the same
time as the optionee  recognizes  ordinary  income.  Under Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code, if the optionee is one of specified  executive  officers,
then,  unless a number  of  exceptions  apply,  we are not  entitled  to  deduct
compensation with respect to the optionee, including compensation related to the
exercise of shares  options,  to the extent such  compensation  in the aggregate
exceeds  $1.0 million for the taxable  year.  Options  issuable  under the stock
incentive  plan are intended to comply with the exception to Section  162(m) for
"performance-based" compensation.

     If the  optionee  surrenders  common stock in payment of part or all of the
exercise price for non-qualified  options,  the optionee will not recognize gain
or loss with respect to the shares surrendered, regardless of whether the shares
were acquired  pursuant to the exercise of an incentive  stock  option,  and the
optionee will be treated as receiving an equivalent number of shares pursuant to
the  exercise of the option in a  nontaxable  exchange.  The basis of the shares
surrendered  will be  treated  as the  substituted  tax basis for an  equivalent
number of option  shares  received  and the new shares will be treated as having
been  held for the same  holding  period  as had  expired  with  respect  to the
transferred  shares.  The difference between the total option exercise price and
the total fair market value of the shares  received  pursuant to the exercise of
the  option  will be taxed  as  ordinary  income.  The  optionee's  basis in the
additional shares will be equal to the amount included in the optionee's income.

     If, pursuant to an option  agreement,  we withhold shares in payment of the
option price for  non-qualified  options or in payment of tax  withholding,  the
transaction  should generally be treated as if the withheld shares had been sold
for an amount equal to the exercise price after exercise of the option.

401(K) PLAN

     In  January,   1998,  we  adopted  a  tax-qualified  employee  savings  and
retirement plan covering all of our employees. Under this 401(k) plan, employees
may elect to reduce their current compensation by a maximum pre-tax amount equal
to the lesser of 15% of  eligible  compensation  or the  statutorily  prescribed
annual limit,  which was $10,000 in 1998,  and have the amount of this reduction
contributed  to the 401(k)  plan.  The  trustee  under the 401(k)  plan,  at the
direction of each  participant,  invests the assets of the 401(k) plan in any of
four  investment  options.  The 401(k) plan is intended to qualify under Section
401 of the  Internal  Revenue  Code so that  contributions  by  employees to the
401(k)  plan,  and  income  earned on plan  contributions,  are not  taxable  to
employees until  withdrawn,  and so that the  contributions by employees will be
deductible by us when made. We may make matching or additional  contributions to
the 401(k) plan, in amounts to be determined annually by the board of directors.
Employees are immediately 100% vested in their individual contributions and vest
25% per year in our  contributions  beginning with their second year of service,
becoming   100%  vested  in  their  fifth  year  of  service.   Vesting  in  our
contributions   also  occurs  upon   attainment  of  retirement  age,  death  or
disability.  The 401(k) plan  provides  for  hardship  withdrawals  and employee
loans.


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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT


OWNERSHIP OF OUR COMMON STOCK

     The following  table  provides you with  information  about the  beneficial
ownership of shares of our common stock as of March 15, 2000 by:

     o each  person who, to our knowledge, beneficially owns more than 5% of our
common stock;

     o each of our directors and named executive officers; and

     o all our directors and executive officers as a group.

     Beneficial  ownership is determined under the rules of the SEC and includes
voting or investment power with respect to the common stock.

     Unless indicated  otherwise below, the address for each listed director and
officer  is SAVVIS  Communications  Corporation,  12007  Sunrise  Valley  Drive,
Reston,  Virginia  20191.  The  persons  named in the table have sole voting and
investment   power  with  respect  to  all  shares  of  common  stock  shown  as
beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws where applicable,
and the information contained in this table and the notes that follow. The total
number of shares of common stock  outstanding used in calculating the percentage
for each  person  named  in the  table  includes  the  shares  of  common  stock
underlying  options held by that person that are excercisable  within 60 days of
March 15, 2000, but excludes shares of common stock  underlying  options held by
all other  persons.  Percentage of  beneficial  ownership is based on 92,892,297
shares of common stock outstanding as of March 15, 2000.







                                                                            SHARES
                                                                         BENIFICIALLY     PERCENTAGE
                                 NAME                                        OWNED         OF CLASS
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------   -----------
                                                                                   
Bridge Information Systems, Inc. (1) ................................     45,483,702         49.0%
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (2) .................................     15,094,642         16.3%
Clyde A. Heintzelman (3) ............................................        218,224            *
Robert A. McCormick .................................................        750,000            *
David J. Frear ......................................................        400,000            *
Richard Bubenik (4) .................................................         60,889            *
Thomas M. Wendel (5) ................................................        501,098            *
Patrick J. Welsh (6) ................................................     15,093,413         16.3%
Thomas E. McInerney (7) .............................................     15,133,118         16.3%
All executive officers and directors as a group (9 persons) .........     11,582,202         15.2%


- ----------
* Less than one percent.

(1) Does  not  include  shares  held  by  Welsh,  Carson,  Anderson  & Stowe, as
    described  in  note 2 below. The address of Bridge Information Systems, Inc.
    is 3 World Financial Center, New York, New York 10281.

(2) Includes  4,635,958 shares of common stock held by Welsh, Carson, Anderson &
    Stowe  VI,  L.P.,  or  WCAS  VI,  3,475,566  shares  held  by Welsh, Carson,
    Anderson  &  Stowe  VII, L.P., or WCAS VII, 6,250,000 shares of common stock
    held  by  Welsh,  Carson,  Anderson  &  Stowe VIII, or WCAS VIII, L.P.65,357
    shares  held  by  WCAS  Information  Partners,  L.P., or WCAS IP and 667,761
    shares  held  by  WCAS  Capital  Partners  II,  L.P.,  or  WCAS  CP  II. The
    respective  sole  general  partners of WCAS VI, WCAS VII, WCAS VIII, WCAS IP
    and  WCAS  CP  II  are WCAS VI Partners, L.P., WCAS VII Partners, L.P., WCAS
    VIII   Associates,   WCAS  INFO  Partners  and  WCAS  CP  II  Partners.  The
    individual  general  partners  of each of these partnerships include some or
    all  of  Bruce  K.  Anderson, Russell L. Carson, Anthony J. de Nicola, James
    B.  Hoover,  Thomas  E.  McInerney,  Robert  A. Minicucci, Charles G. Moore,
    III,  Andrew  M.  Paul,  Paul  B.  Queally,  Rudolph  E. Rupert, Jonathan M.
    Rather,  Lawrence  B.  Sorrel,  Richard  H.  Stowe,  Laura  M.  VanBuren and
    Patrick J. Welsh. The


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   individual  general  partners who are also directors of SAVVIS are Patrick J.
   Welsh and Thomas E. McInerney. Each of the foregoing persons may be deemed to
   be the beneficial owner of the common stock owned by the limited partnerships
   of whose general partner he or she is a general  partner.  WCAS VI, WCAS VII,
   WCAS VIII, WCAS IP and WCAS CP II, in the aggregate, own approximately 16% of
   the outstanding  equity securities of SAVVIS.  The address of Welsh,  Carson,
   Anderson & Stowe is 320 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022.


(3) Shares  beneficially owned by Mr. Heintzelman are owned by Mr. Heintzelman's
    family members.


(4) Includes   8,333  shares  of  common  stock  subject  to  options  that  are
    excercisable within 60 days of the date of this filing and 1,200 shares held
    by his spouse.


(5) Includes  1,098 shares that are owned by a trust that is established for the
    benefit of Mr. Wendel's grandchildren of which Mr. Wendel is a trustee.


(6) Includes  15,029,285  shares  held by Welsh,  Carson,  Anderson & Stowe,  as
    described in note 2 above.


(7)  Includes  15,094,642  shares held by Welsh,  Carson,  Anderson & Stowe,  as
     described in note 2 above.


ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS


     Mr.  Wendel,  a director of our company, is also President, Chief Executive
Officer  and Chairman of the Board of Bridge. Mr. McCormick, our Chief Executive
Officer  and  the  Chairman of our Board, served as the Executive Vice President
and  Chief  Technical Officer of Bridge through December 1999. Messrs. McInerney
and  Welsh serve as directors of our company, as well as directors of Bridge. In
addition,  Messrs.  McInerney  and  Welsh  are general partners of Welsh Carson,
which  sponsors  investment partnerships, three of which are among our principal
stockholders and two of which are also principal stockholders of Bridge.


     As of December 31, 1999, we had amounts payable to Bridge of  approximately
$24 million.  These advances bear interest at a rate of 8% per year. We used the
proceeds of these loans to fund our working capital requirements.


     In February 2000, we entered into several agreements with Bridge, including
a master establishment and transition agreement, an equipment colocation permit,
a network services agreement,  an administrative services agreement, a technical
services  agreement,  the GECC Sublease and a local network services  agreement.
Summaries of these agreements are set forth below.


     Master Establishment and Transition Agreement. The master establishment and
transition agreement transferred Bridge's global Internet protocol network to us
for $88 million.  Under this  agreement,  a Bridge  subsidiary that owned all of
Bridge's U.S. network assets  transferred them to one of our  subsidiaries.  The
transfers  of non-U.S.  assets were  effected  under local  transfer  agreements
between the appropriate Bridge and SAVVIS subsidiaries.


     The transfer of several portions of the Bridge network requires contractual
consents from some of Bridge's counterparties or regulatory approvals in several
jurisdictions which have not yet been obtained.  Bridge will continue to own and
operate those portions of the network while we continue to seek the  appropriate
consents.  Under the master  establishment  and transition  agreement,  once the
requisite  consents and approvals  have been acquired in each  jurisdiction,  we
will have an obligation to purchase the assets from Bridge in that jurisdiction.
In  jurisdictions  where we expect the  purchase to occur within one year of the
closing date of the Bridge asset transfer, Bridge will operate the facilities on
our behalf and we will reimburse  Bridge for all costs directly  associated with
the use,  maintenance  and operation of those assets and we will be paid for the
use of those assets by Bridge under the network  services  agreement.  We expect
the asset transfer to occur in Greece, Ireland,  Hungary, Poland, Taiwan, Mexico
and Venezuela within one year from the closing date of the Bridge transfer.  Our
obligation to acquire these assets  expires upon the later of ten years from the
closing date or expiration of the network services agreement.


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     Under  the  master  establishment  and  transition  agreement,   Bridge  is
responsible for all liabilities  associated with its Internet  protocol  network
prior to the transfer to us, and we are responsible  for  liabilities  after the
transfer.  The agreement  provides that we will indemnify Bridge for breaches of
our  representations  and warranties and with respect to our  responsibility for
our assumed liabilities.


     Network Services Agreement.  Under the network services agreement,  we have
agreed to provide Bridge with networks for the collection  and  distribution  of
the financial  information  provided by Bridge to its customers and for Bridge's
internal  managed data network  needs for ten years from the closing  date.  The
agreement may be extended by Bridge for an additional five-year period by giving
us notice one year before the  expiration  of the initial  ten-year  term.  Upon
termination of the agreement, we will be required to continue to provide network
services  to Bridge for an  additional  five  years,  at rates in effect for our
third party customers at the termination date.


     Bridge has agreed to pay us a minimum of $105  million,  $132  million  and
$145  million for  network  services in 2000,  2001 and 2002,  respectively.  In
addition,  Bridge has agreed that the amount paid to us under the  agreement for
the fourth,  fifth and sixth years will not be less than 80% of the total amount
paid by  Bridge  and its  subsidiaries  for  Internet  protocol  data  transport
services;  and the amount paid to us under the agreement for the seventh through
tenth years will not be less than 60% of the total amount paid by Bridge and its
subsidiaries for Internet protocol data transport services.


     In  addition  we charge  Bridge for  additional  bandwidth  and  additional
connections at a rate  established on an annual basis.  In those instances where
the addition is outside of the existing network,  we will negotiate the terms of
the expansion  with Bridge on a  case-by-case  basis,  including any  additional
charges to be paid to us by Bridge to defray the cost of such  expansion.  If we
cannot  reach  agreement  with  Bridge on the annual  rate or on the  additional
charges,  and Bridge still desires for us to provide such service,  then we will
submit prices to an  independent  arbitrator who will assign the price quoted by
the party that in the arbitrator's opinion came closest to quoting a fair market
price.


     We have also agreed  that,  beginning  twelve  months after the date of the
transfer of the network,  the network will perform in  accordance  with specific
quality of service  standards.  If those standards are not met with respect to a
customer site in any month, Bridge will be entitled to receive,  upon request, a
credit for one  month's  charges  for that site.  The  Bridge  network  services
agreement  contains  quality of service  levels and  provides for credits if the
levels are not maintained.  In addition, a material breach of the service levels
allows  Bridge to terminate the  agreement  and/or  collect up to $50 million as
liquidated damages not more than once in any 36-month period.


     The agreement  provides for the creation of a strategic  advisory committee
comprised  of three of our  senior  executives  and three from  Bridge,  with an
additional  outside  consultant to be appointed by both parties.  The mission of
the committee will be to review the  performance  of the network,  to serve as a
forum for the consideration and discussion of issues related to the network, and
to discuss  issues related to the future  development of the SAVVIS  ProActiveSM
Network in the context of the relationship of SAVVIS and Bridge.  We have agreed
to  use  our   commercially   reasonable   best   efforts  to  comply  with  the
recommendations of the committee.


     Bridge has agreed that during the term of the  network  services  agreement
and for the next five years after the termination of this agreement, Bridge will
not compete  with us anywhere in the world in  providing  packet-data  transport
network  services,  other than  investments in a competitor not to exceed 10% of
the outstanding capital stock of that competitor.


     So long as Bridge is the beneficial owner of 20% of our outstanding  voting
securities, we have agreed not to provide any of our stockholders with voting or
registration  rights  superior  to the voting or  registration  rights of Bridge
other than as required by law.


     Local Network Services Agreement.  In most jurisdictions outside the United
States,  the charges that we pay for the local circuit between our  distribution
frame,   which   usually  is   located   in  a  central   office  of  the  local
telecommunications  provider,  and the Bridge customer premises are charged back
to Bridge at a rate intended to recover our costs.


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     Equipment  Colocation  Permits.  Some of the purchased  network  assets are
located in premises  currently leased by Bridge. The permits provide us, subject
to the  receipt of  required  landlord  consents,  with the  ability to keep the
equipment  that is being  purchased  from Bridge in the facilities in which they
are currently located. We have no interest in or rights to the real estate other
than the  right to enter the  facilities  for the  purpose  of  maintaining  the
equipment and to place a rack with equipment in the premises.  According to this
arrangement, we occupy a minimal amount of space, generally less than 100 square
feet, in each of the premises.  The permits,  approximately thirty in total, are
for a term that is coterminous  with the  underlying  rights which Bridge has to
such  facilities,  which  range  from one to ten  years.  Our  costs  for  these
colocation permits, which are fixed costs, are estimated to be less than $75,000
per year.

     Technical Services Agreement. Pursuant to the technical services agreement,
Bridge  provides us with services,  including  help desk support,  installation,
maintenance  and  repair  of  equipment,   customer  related  services  such  as
processing service orders and provisioning interconnection.  In addition, Bridge
manages  the  colocation  of  third-party  equipment  in our  facilities,  which
includes  facilities  management,  such as  power,  heating,  air  conditioning,
lighting and other  utilities and  installation,  monitoring and  maintenance of
equipment.  Bridge manages our network  operation  centers.  This agreement will
remain in effect so long as the network services  agreement is in effect.  Rates
for the services  provided under this agreement are fixed for the first year. We
expect the aggregate amount of payments to Bridge under the technical  services,
agreement in 2000 will be approximately  $1.1 million.  After the first year, we
will negotiate new rates,  and if we and Bridge cannot agree on new rates,  then
we will submit  prices to an  independent  arbitrator  who will assign the price
quoted by the party that in the arbitrator's  opinion comes closest to quoting a
fair market price.  Bridge is required to meet quality of service  standards set
forth in the agreement,  and, if Bridge fails to meet the standards,  we will be
entitled to a refund of all amounts paid for the non-complying  service plus the
costs we incurred to have that service provided by a third party.

     Administrative  Services  Agreement.  Until February 2003, and from then on
from year to year  until  Bridge or we  terminate  the  agreement,  Bridge  will
provide  us  with  various  administrative   services,   including  payroll  and
accounting  functions,  benefit management and the provision of office space. We
have  the  right  to take  over  one or  more  of  these  functions  before  the
termination of the  agreement.  Bridge charges us for these services in a manner
that is  intended  to  permit  Bridge to  recover  the  costs of  providing  the
services.

     GECC  Sublease.  We have  subleased  from Bridge some of the network assets
that Bridge leases from GECC.  The aggregate  amount of these capital  leases is
$25 million. The terms of the GECC sublease mirror the GECC master lease. At the
end of the lease term,  Bridge will have the right to acquire  these assets from
GECC for $1, and we will have the right to acquire  these assets from Bridge for
$1.

     On February 7, 2000, we entered into a registration  rights  agreement with
Welsh  Carson and  Bridge,  pursuant  to which we have  granted to Welsh  Carson
customary  registration  rights with  respect to the shares of our common  stock
which were  purchased by Welsh Carson from Bridge  following the initial  public
offering,  including  demand  registration  rights and  piggy-back  registration
rights.


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                                     PART IV


ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.


     (a) (1) and (2) Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules


     The following  consolidated financial statements are filed pursuant to Item
8 of this report:

       Report of Independent Auditors.


       Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1998 and 1999.


       Consolidated  Statements of Operations  for the years ended  December 31,
1997, 1998 and 1999.


       Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Deficit for the years
       ended December 31, 1997, 1998, and 1999.


       Consolidated  Statements  of Cash Flows for the years ended  December 31,
1997, 1998 and 1999.


       Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


     All other financial  statement schedules for which provision is made in the
applicable  accounting  regulations of the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission
either have been included in the financial statements, or notes thereto, are not
required under the related  instructions or are  inapplicable and therefore have
been omitted.


14(a)(3)  Exhibits.  The following  exhibits are either  provided with this Form
10-K or are incorporated herein by reference.


EXHIBIT INDEX






NUMBER     EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
- ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        
  3.1*     Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
  3.2*      Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
           Registrant
  3.3*     Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant
  4.1*     Form of Common Stock Certificate
 10.1*     1999 Stock Option Plan
 10.2*     Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the 1999 Stock Option Plan
 10.3*     Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the 1999 Stock Option Plan
 10.4*     Form of Non-Qualified  Stock Option Agreement under the 1999 Stock Option Plan
 10.5*     Amended and Restated  Agreement and Plan of Merger,  dated  February 19, 1999, among the
           Registrant, SAVVIS Acquisition Corp. and Bridge Information Systems, Inc.
 10.6*     Employment Agreement, dated December 4, 1998, between the Registrant and Clyde A.
           Heintzelman
 10.7*     Letter Agreement, dated November 12, 1999, between the Registrant and Clyde A.
           Heintzelman
 10.8*     Employment Agreement, dated December 20, 1999, between the Registrant and Jack M.
           Finlayson
 10.9*     Letter Agreement, dated June 14, 1999, between the Registrant and David J. Frear
 10.10*    Letter Agreement, dated September 30, 1999, between the Registrant and James D. Mori


                                       59





 10.11       Master Establishment and Transition  Agreement,  dated February 9,
             2000, between the Registrant and Bridge Information Systems, Inc.,
             including  as  Exhibit  B  a  Form  of   Administrative   Services
             Agreement, as Exhibit E a Form of Local Contract of Assignment and
             Assumption, as Exhibit F a Form of Local Asset Transfer Agreement,
             as Exhibit H a Form of Equipment Colocation Permit, as Exhibit I a
             Form of Promissory Note, as Exhibit J a Form of
             Call Asset Transfer Agreement and as Exhibit K the sublease Agreement
          
 10.12 +     Network Services Agreement, dated February 18, 2000, between SAVVIS Communications
             Corporation and Bridge Information Systems, Inc.
 10.13 +     Technical Services Agreement, dated February 18, 2000, between SAVVIS Communications
             Corporation and Bridge Information Systems, Inc.
 10.14*      Managed Network Agreement, dated January 31, 1995, between Sprint Communications
             Company L.P. and Bridge Data Company
 10.15*      Amendment One to the Managed Network Agreement, dated August 23, 1995, between
             Sprint Communications Company L.P. and Bridge Data Company
 10.16*      Amendment Two to the Managed Network Agreement, dated August 16, 1995, between
             Sprint Communications Company L.P. and Bridge Data Company
 10.17 +*    Amendment Three to the Managed Network Agreement, dated March 1, 1996, between Sprint
             Communications Company L.P. and Bridge Data Company
 10.18 +*    Amendment Four to the Managed Network Agreement, dated July 29, 1996, between Sprint
             Communications Company L.P. and Bridge Data Company
 10.19 +*    Amendment Five to the Managed Network Agreement, dated December 5, 1996, between
             Sprint Communications Company L.P. and Bridge Data Company
 10.20 +*    Amendment Six to the Managed Network Agreement, dated May 23, 1997, between Sprint
             Communications Company L.P. and Bridge Data Company
 10.21 +*    Amendment Seven to the Managed Network Agreement, dated August 28, 1998, between
             Sprint Communications Company L.P. and Bridge Data Company
 10.22 +*    Service Agreement, dated August 15, 1996, between the Registrant and IXC Carrier, Inc.
 10.23 +*    Amendment No. 1 to the Service Agreement, dated October 22, 1996, between the Registrant
             and IXC Carrier, Inc.
 10.24 +*    Master  Internet  Services  Agreement,  effective June 4, 1999,
             between the Registrant and UUNET Technologies, Inc.
 10.25 +*    InternetMCI  Dedicated Access Agreement,  dated April 16, 1998,
             between the Registrant and networkMCI, Inc.
 10.26*      Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 7, 2000, among the Registrant, Welsh Carson
             Anderson & Stowe VIII, L.P. and Bridge Information Systems, Inc.
 10.27       Office Lease between WGP Associates,  LLC and SAVVIS Communications 16.1
             Letter Re Change in Certifying Accountants 21.1 Subsidiaries of the Registrant
 27.1        Financial Data Schedule for the year ended December 31, 1999


- ----------
* Incorporated by reference to the same numbered exhibit to SAVVIS' Registration
Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-90881).

+ Confidential treatment has been granted for this exhibit. The copy filed as an
exhibit omits the information subject to the request for confidential treatment.


(b) Reports on Form 8-K.


     None.


(c) Exhibits.

                                       60


     The list of  exhibits  filed with this  report is set forth in  response to
Item 14(a)(3). SAVVIS hereby files as part of this report the exhibits listed in
the index to the exhibits.

(d) Financial Statements Schedules.

     None.

                                       61


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to the  requirements  of  Section  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on March 30, 2000.


                   SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION



                                     By: /s/ Robert McCormick
                                         -------------------------
                                         Robert McCormick
                                         CHIEF  EXECUTIVE  OFFICER  AND CHAIRMAN
                                         OF THE BOARD

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed by the  following  persons on behalf of the  registrant,  in the
capacities indicated below and on the dates indicated.







          SIGNATURE                               TITLE                          DATE
- -----------------------------   ----------------------------------------   ---------------
                                                                     
      /s/ ROBERT MCCORMICK      Chief Executive Officer and Chairman       March 30, 2000
- ---------------------------
                                of the Board (principal executive
         Robert McCormick
                                officer)
        /s/ DAVID J. FREAR      Executive Vice President, Chief            March 30, 2000
- ---------------------------
                                Financial Officer and Director
        David J. Frear
                                (principal financial officer and

                                principal accounting officer)
      /s/ JACK M. FINLAYSON     President, Chief Operating Officer and     March 30, 2000
- ---------------------------
        Jack M. Finlayson       Director

   /s/ CLYDE A. HEINTZELMAN     Director                                   March 30, 2000
- ---------------------------
      Clyde A. Heintzelman
    /s/ THOMAS E. MCINERNEY     Director                                   March 30, 2000
- ---------------------------
       Thomas E. McInerney
      /s/ PATRICK J. WELSH      Director                                   March 30, 2000
- ---------------------------
         Patrick J. Welsh
      /s/ THOMAS M. WENDEL      Director                                   March 30, 2000
- ---------------------------
         Thomas M. Wendel



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                  INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                        SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION







                                                                            PAGE
                                                                          -----
                                                                       
Independent Auditors' Report - Deloitte & Touche LLP ..................    F-2
Independent Auditors' Report - Ernst & Young LLP ......................    F-3
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1998 and 1999 ..........    F-4
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended
 December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999 .....................................    F-5
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Deficit
 For the years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999 .................    F-6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended
 December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999 .....................................    F-7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ............................    F-8


                                      F- 1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

To the Board of Directors of
SAVVIS Communications Corporation:

We  have  audited  the  accompanying   consolidated   balance  sheet  of  SAVVIS
Communications  Corporation  and  subsidiaries  (the "Company" or the "Successor
Company"),  a  majority-owned  consolidated  subsidiary  of  Bridge  Information
Systems, Inc. ("Bridge"),  as of December 31, 1999, and the related consolidated
statements of operations,  changes in  stockholders'  deficit and cash flows for
the period from April 7, 1999 (the date of the Company's  acquisition by Bridge)
through December 31, 1999. We have also audited the  consolidated  balance sheet
of the Company's predecessor (the "Predecessor Company") as of December 31, 1998
and the related consolidated statements of operations,  changes in stockholders'
deficit and cash flows for the year then ended and for the period  from  January
1, 1999 through April 6, 1999. These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Successor and Predecessor Companies' management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the  United  States of  America.  Those  standards  require  that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a
test basis,  evidence  supporting  the amounts and  disclosures in the financial
statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant  estimates  made by  management,  as well as evaluating  the overall
financial  statement  presentation.   We  believe  that  our  audits  provide  a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly,   in  all  material   respects,   the   financial   position  of  SAVVIS
Communications  Corporation  and  subsidiaries  as of December  31, 1999 and the
results of their  operations  and their cash flows for the period  from April 7,
1999  through  December  31,  1999  in  conformity  with  accounting  principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. Further, in our opinion, the
Predecessor  Company's  consolidated  financial  statements  referred  to  above
present fairly, in all material respects,  their consolidated financial position
as of December 31, 1998 and the results of their operations and their cash flows
for the year ended  December  31, 1998 and for the period  from  January 1, 1999
through  April 6, 1999,  in  conformity  with  accounting  principles  generally
accepted in the United States of America.

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated  financial statements,  the Successor
Company  adopted a new accounting  basis  effective  April 7, 1999 in connection
with a change in  ownership  and  recorded net assets as of that date at the new
owner's acquisition cost. Accordingly,  the book value of assets and liabilities
and related  depreciation and amortization charges reflected in the accompanying
consolidated  balance  sheet  as of  December  31,  1999  and  the  consolidated
statement of operations  for the period from April 7, 1999 through  December 31,
1999 are not comparable to those of earlier periods presented.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

McLean, Virginia
February 18, 2000

                                       F-2


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

Board of Directors of

SAVVIS Communications Corporation:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of operations,  changes
in stockholders' deficit and cash flows of SAVVIS Communications Corporation and
subsidiaries  (the  "Company"),  for the year ended  December  31,  1997.  These
financial  statements are the  responsibility of the Company's  management.  Our
responsibility  is to express an opinion on these financial  statements based on
our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards  generally accepted
in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable  assurance about whether the financial  statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting  the amounts and  disclosures in the financial  statements.  An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by  management,  as well as  evaluating  the  overall  financial  statement
presentation.  We believe  that our audit  provides a  reasonable  basis for our
opinion.

In our opinion,  such consolidated  financial  statements present fairly, in all
material  respects,   the  results  of  operations  and  cash  flows  of  SAVVIS
Communications Corporation and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 1997
in  conformity  with  accounting  principles  generally  accepted  in the United
States.

The  accompanying  financial  statements  referred  to above have been  prepared
assuming the Company will continue as a going concern.  The Company has incurred
operating  losses and has a working capital  deficiency.  These conditions raise
substantial  doubt about the Company's  ability to continue as a going  concern.
The financial  statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible
future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts
and  classification  of  liabilities  that may result  from the  outcome of this
uncertainty.


/S/ ERNST & YOUNG, LLP


St. Louis, Missouri
April 23, 1998

                                       F-3


                        SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                            (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)







                                                                                              DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                            1998          1999
                                                                                      --------------- ------------
                                                                                       (PREDECESSOR)   (SUCCESSOR)
                                                                                                
                                     ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
 Cash and cash equivalents ..........................................................    $   2,521     $   2,867
 Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $149 in 1998 and
   $375 in 1999 .....................................................................        2,649         2,271
 Prepaid expenses ...................................................................          120           503
 Other current assets ...............................................................           21            88
                                                                                         ---------     ---------
Total current assets ................................................................        5,311         5,729
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT -- Net (Note 5) ..............................................        4,753         5,560
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS -- Net of accumulated amortization of $503 in
 1998 and $12,217 in 1999 ...........................................................        1,406        26,250
OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS ..............................................................          193         1,757
                                                                                         ---------     ---------
TOTAL ...............................................................................    $  11,663     $  39,296
                                                                                         =========     =========
                      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 Accounts payable ...................................................................    $   4,498     $   5,093
 Accrued compensation payable .......................................................        1,140         1,928
 Due to Bridge Information Systems, Inc. (Note 12) ..................................           --        24,065
 Deferred revenue ...................................................................           71            --
 Notes payable to bank -- current portion (Note 6) ..................................           13            --
 Current portion of capital lease obligations (Note 6) ..............................        1,097         2,462
 Other accrued liabilities ..........................................................          206         5,083
                                                                                         ---------     ---------
Total current liabilities ...........................................................        7,025        38,631
                                                                                         ---------     ---------
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS, LESS CURRENT PORTION (NOTE 6) ............................        1,649         3,431
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 10)
REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK (NOTE 3):
 Series A, $.001 par value, 517,410 shares authorized, 502,410 issued and
   outstanding, liquidation preference of $5,345 ....................................        5,345            --
 Series B, $.001 par value, 5,649,241 shares authorized, 5,649,241 issued and
   outstanding, liquidation preference of $5,649 ....................................        3,898            --
 Series C, $.001 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, 30,000,000 issued and
   outstanding, liquidation preference of $30,000 -- net of unamortized discount            26,943            --
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT:
 Common stock; $.01 par value, 125,000,000 authorized, 69,299,809 issued and
   outstanding in 1998, 77,210,286 issued and outstanding in 1999 ...................          693           772
 Additional paid-in capital .........................................................        5,263        84,973
 Accumulated deficit ................................................................      (39,011)      (38,617)
 Deferred compensation ..............................................................          (78)      (49,894)
 Treasury stock .....................................................................          (64)           --
                                                                                         ---------     ---------
Total stockholders' deficit .........................................................      (33,197)       (2,766)
                                                                                         ---------     ---------
TOTAL ...............................................................................    $  11,663     $  39,296
                                                                                         =========     =========


See notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                       F-4


                        SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

               (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)







                                                                                                  PERIOD FROM
                                                                                                   JANUARY 1     PERIOD FROM
                                                                                                       TO         APRIL 7 TO
                                                                                                    APRIL 6,     DECEMBER 31,
                                                                      1997            1998            1999           1999
                                                                --------------- --------------- --------------- -------------
                                                                 (PREDECESSOR)   (PREDECESSOR)   (PREDECESSOR)   (SUCCESSOR)
                                                                                                    
REVENUES:
Service .......................................................   $     2,395     $    12,827     $     5,303    $    17,501
Installation and other ........................................           363             847             137          1,048
                                                                  -----------     -----------     -----------    -----------
 Total revenue ................................................         2,758          13,674           5,440         18,549
                                                                  -----------     -----------     -----------    -----------
DIRECT COSTS AND OPERATING EXPENSES:
Data communications and operations ............................        11,072          20,889           6,429         21,353
Selling, general and administrative ...........................         5,130          12,245           4,751         20,160
Depreciation and amortization .................................           631           2,288             817         14,351
Impairment of assets ..........................................            --              --           1,383             --
                                                                  -----------     -----------     -----------    -----------
 Total direct costs and operating expenses ....................        16,833          35,422          13,380         55,864
                                                                  -----------     -----------     -----------    -----------
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS ..........................................       (14,075)        (21,748)         (7,940)       (37,315)
NONOPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest income ...............................................            --             383              23             48
Interest expense ..............................................          (482)           (483)           (158)        (1,350)
                                                                  -----------     -----------     -----------    -----------
 Total nonoperating income (expense) ..........................          (482)           (100)           (135)        (1,302)
                                                                  -----------     -----------     -----------    -----------
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES, MINORITY INTEREST AND
 EXTRAORDINARY ITEM ...........................................       (14,557)        (21,848)         (8,075)       (38,617)
INCOME TAXES (NOTE 9) .........................................            --              --              --             --
Minority Interest in Losses, net of accretion .................           547            (147)             --             --
                                                                  -----------     -----------     -----------    -----------
LOSS BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEM ................................       (14,010)        (21,995)         (8,075)       (38,617)
Extraordinary gain on debt extinguishment, net of tax .........            --           1,954              --             --
                                                                  -----------     -----------     -----------    -----------
NET LOSS ......................................................       (14,010)        (20,041)         (8,075)       (38,617)
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS .....................................          (151)         (2,054)           (706)            --
AMORTIZATION OF DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS AND DISCOUNT ON
 SERIES B AND C PREFERRED STOCK ...............................            --            (571)           (244)            --
                                                                  -----------     -----------     -----------    -----------
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS ..................   $   (14,161)    $   (22,666)    $    (9,025)   $   (38,617)
                                                                  ===========     ===========     ===========    ===========
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER COMMON SHARE BEFORE
 EXTRAORDINARY ITEM ...........................................   $      (.38)    $      (.42)    $      (.14)   $      (.54)
EXTRAORDINARY GAIN ON DEBT EXTINGUISHMENT .....................            --             .03              --             --
                                                                  -----------     -----------     -----------    -----------
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER COMMON SHARE .......................   $      (.38)    $      (.39)    $      (.14)   $      (.54)
                                                                  -----------     -----------     -----------    -----------
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING ...........................    36,904,108      58,567,482      66,018,388     72,075,287
                                                                  ===========     ===========     ===========    ===========


See notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                       F-5


                       SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
          CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
              YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31 1997 AND 1998 (PREDECESSOR),
                          PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 1999
                      THROUGH APRIL 6, 1999 (PREDECESSOR)
      AND PERIOD FROM APRIL 7, 1999 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1999 (SUCCESSOR)

                            (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)







                                          NUMBER OF SHARES
                                    ----------------------------
                                       COMMON        TREASURY
                                        STOCK         STOCK
                                    ------------ ---------------
                                           
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1996
 (Predecessor) ....................  39,550,519             --
Purchase of shares for treasury ...          --      4,853,967
Dividends declared on Series A
 Preferred Stock ..................          --             --
Net loss ..........................          --             --
                                     ----------      ---------
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1997
 (Predecessor) ....................  39,550,519      4,853,967
Issuance of common stock ..........       1,976             --
Issuance of stock options .........          --             --
Issuance of common stock for
 acquisition of IXA ...............  28,789,781             --
Issuance of common stock upon
 exercise of stock options ........     957,533             --
Dividends declared on Series C
 preferred Stock ..................          --             --
Amortization of deferred
 financing costs and discount on
 Series B and C Preferred Stock              --             --
Purchase of shares for treasury ...          --        197,576
Issuance of Series C warrants
 (Note 3) .........................          --             --
Net loss ..........................          --             --
                                     ----------      ---------
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1998
 (Predecessor) ....................  69,299,809      5,051,543
Issuance of common stock upon
 exercise of stock options ........   2,700,191             --
Dividends declared on Series C
 Preferred Stock ..................          --             --
Amortization of deferred
 financing costs and discount on
 Series B and C Preferred Stock              --             --
Recognition of deferred
 compensation cost ................          --             --
Net loss ..........................          --             --
                                     ----------      ---------
BALANCE, APRIL 6, 1999
 (Predecessor) ....................  72,000,000      5,051,543
Recapitalization related to
 acquisition of the Company by
 Bridge Information Systems .......          --     (5,051,543)
Issuance of common stock upon
 exercise of stock options ........   5,210,286             --
Issuance of stock options and
 restricted stock .................          --             --
Recognition of deferred
 compensation cost ................          --             --
Net loss ..........................          --             --
                                     ----------     ----------
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31 1999
 (Successor) ......................  77,210,286             --
                                     ==========     ==========





                                                                         AMOUNTS
                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              ADDITIONAL
                                     COMMON    PAID--IN     DEFERRED     ACCUMULATED   TREASURY
                                      STOCK    CAPITAL    COMPENSATION     DEFICIT      STOCK       TOTAL
                                    -------- ----------- -------------- ------------- --------- ------------
                                                                              
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1996
 (Predecessor) ....................   $396     $ 1,095     $      --      $  (2,184)   $   --    $    (693)
Purchase of shares for treasury ...     --          --            --             --       (49)         (49)
Dividends declared on Series A
 Preferred Stock ..................     --          --            --           (151)       --         (151)
Net loss ..........................     --          --            --        (14,010)       --      (14,010)
                                      ----     -------     ---------      ---------    ------    ---------
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1997
 (Predecessor) ....................    396       1,095            --        (16,345)      (49)     (14,903)
Issuance of common stock ..........     --           1            --             --        --            1
Issuance of stock options .........     --         171           (78)            --        --           93
Issuance of common stock for
 acquisition of IXA ...............    287         296            --             --        --          583
Issuance of common stock upon
 exercise of stock options ........     10          --            --             --        --           10
Dividends declared on Series C
 preferred Stock ..................     --          --            --         (2,054)       --       (2,054)
Amortization of deferred
 financing costs and discount on
 Series B and C Preferred Stock         --          --            --           (571)       --         (571)
Purchase of shares for treasury ...     --          --            --             --       (15)         (15)
Issuance of Series C warrants
 (Note 3) .........................     --       3,700            --             --        --        3,700
Net loss ..........................     --          --            --        (20,041)       --      (20,041)
                                      ----     -------     ---------      ---------    ------    ---------
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1998
 (Predecessor) ....................    693       5,263           (78)       (39,011)      (64)     (33,197)
Issuance of common stock upon
 exercise of stock options ........     27           1            --             --        --           28
Dividends declared on Series C
 Preferred Stock ..................     --          --            --           (706)       --         (706)
Amortization of deferred
 financing costs and discount on
 Series B and C Preferred Stock         --          --            --           (244)       --         (244)
Recognition of deferred
 compensation cost ................     --          --            78             --        --           78
Net loss ..........................     --          --            --         (8,075)       --       (8,075)
                                      ----     -------     ---------      ---------    ------    ---------
BALANCE, APRIL 6, 1999
 (Predecessor) ....................    720       5,264            --        (48,036)      (64)     (42,116)
Recapitalization related to
 acquisition of the Company by
 Bridge Information Systems .......     --      25,762            --         48,036        64       73,862
Issuance of common stock upon
 exercise of stock options ........     52       2,553            --             --        --        2,605
Issuance of stock options and
 restricted stock .................     --      51,394       (51,394)            --        --           --
Recognition of deferred
 compensation cost ................     --          --         1,500             --        --        1,500
Net loss ..........................     --          --            --        (38,617)       --      (38,617)
                                      ----     -------     ---------      ---------    ------    ---------
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31 1999
 (Successor) ......................   $772     $84,973     $ (49,894)     $ (38,617)   $   --    $  (2,766)
                                      ====     =======     =========      =========    ======    =========



See notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                       F-6


                        SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                            (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)






                                                                                       YEAR ENDED
                                                                                      DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                   1997            1998
                                                                             --------------- ---------------
                                                                              (PREDECESSOR)   (PREDECESSOR)
                                                                                       
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss ...................................................................    $ (14,010)      $ (20,041)
Reconciliation of net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
 Depreciation and amortization .............................................          631           2,288
 Impairment of fixed assets ................................................           --              --
 Extraordinary gain on early extinguishment of debt, net of tax ............           --          (1,954)
 Minority interest in losses, net of accretion .............................         (547)            147
 Discount accretion ........................................................           55              25
 Compensation expense relating to the issuance of options and restricted
  stock ....................................................................           --              93
 Net changes in operating assets and liabilities -- net of effect of
  acquisition:
  Accounts receivable ......................................................         (527)         (1,885)
  Other current assets .....................................................            4              63
  Other assets .............................................................          (53)           (141)
  Prepaid expenses .........................................................         (250)            183
  Accounts payable .........................................................        3,316              61
  Deferred revenue .........................................................          294            (288)
  Other accrued liabilities ................................................          585             889
                                                                                ---------       ---------
   Net cash used in operating activities ...................................      (10,502)        (20,560)
                                                                                ---------       ---------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures .......................................................         (697)         (1,688)
Acquisition of IXA .........................................................           --            (750)
                                                                                ---------       ---------
   Net cash used in investing activities ...................................         (697)         (2,438)
                                                                                ---------       ---------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of treasury stock .................................................          (49)            (15)
Exercise of stock options ..................................................           --              11
Issuance of preferred stock and warrants ...................................          250          26,200
Payment of deferred financing costs ........................................           --          (1,747)
Principal payments under capital lease obligations .........................         (218)           (793)
Issuance of senior convertible notes .......................................        4,483              --
Issuance of Class A shares of subsidiary ...................................          917              --
Issuance of senior convertible bridge notes ................................        3,053           1,800
Principal payments of senior convertible bridge notes ......................           --          (1,053)
Issuance of notes payable ..................................................        3,725              --
Proceeds from borrowings from Bridge Information Systems, Inc. .............           --              --
Principal payments on borrowings from bank .................................         (137)           (282)
                                                                                ---------       ---------
   Net cash provided by financing activities ...............................       12,024          24,121
                                                                                ---------       ---------
NET INCREASE(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS ........................          825           1,123
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD .............................          573           1,398
                                                                                ---------       ---------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD ...................................    $   1,398       $   2,521
                                                                                =========       =========
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 Debt incurred under capital lease obligations .............................    $     718       $   2,835
 Forgiveness of capital lease obligations in exchange for property .........           --             279
 Preferred stock dividends .................................................          151           2,054
 Amortization of deferred financing costs ..................................           --             234
 Accretion of preferred stock discount .....................................           --             569
 Senior convertible notes exchanged for preferred stock ....................           --           7,617
 Issuance of common stock in acquisition of IXA ............................           --             583
 Recapitalization related to acquisition of the company by Bridge
  Information Systems, Inc. ................................................           --              --
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: .........................
Cash paid for interest .....................................................          227             262




                                                                               PERIOD FROM    PERIOD FROM
                                                                               JANUARY 1 TO    APRIL 7 TO
                                                                                 APRIL 6,     DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                   1999           1999
                                                                             --------------- -------------
                                                                              (PREDECESSOR)   (SUCCESSOR)
                                                                                       
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss ...................................................................    $ (8,075)      $ (38,617)
Reconciliation of net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
 Depreciation and amortization .............................................         817          14,351
 Impairment of fixed assets ................................................       1,383              --
 Extraordinary gain on early extinguishment of debt, net of tax ............          --              --
 Minority interest in losses, net of accretion .............................                          --
 Discount accretion ........................................................                          --
 Compensation expense relating to the issuance of options and restricted
  stock ....................................................................          78           1,500
 Net changes in operating assets and liabilities -- net of effect of
  acquisition:
  Accounts receivable ......................................................         (17)            395
  Other current assets .....................................................         (18)            (49)
  Other assets .............................................................        (156)         (1,407)
  Prepaid expenses .........................................................         (51)           (331)
  Accounts payable .........................................................        (127)            721
  Deferred revenue .........................................................          52            (123)
  Other accrued liabilities ................................................         (71)          5,287
                                                                                --------       ---------
   Net cash used in operating activities ...................................      (6,185)        (18,273)
                                                                                --------       ---------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures .......................................................        (275)           (837)
Acquisition of IXA .........................................................          --              --
                                                                                --------       ---------
   Net cash used in investing activities ...................................        (275)           (837)
                                                                                --------       ---------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of treasury stock .................................................          --              --
Exercise of stock options ..................................................          28           2,605
Issuance of preferred stock and warrants ...................................          --              --
Payment of deferred financing costs ........................................          --              --
Principal payments under capital lease obligations .........................        (182)           (587)
Issuance of senior convertible notes .......................................          --              --
Issuance of Class A shares of subsidiary ...................................          --              --
Issuance of senior convertible bridge notes ................................          --              --
Principal payments of senior convertible bridge notes ......................          --              --
Issuance of notes payable ..................................................          --              --
Proceeds from borrowings from Bridge Information Systems, Inc. .............       4,700          19,365
Principal payments on borrowings from bank .................................         (13)             --
                                                                                --------       ---------
   Net cash provided by financing activities ...............................       4,533          21,383
                                                                                --------       ---------
NET INCREASE(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS ........................      (1,927)          2,273
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD .............................       2,521             594
                                                                                --------       ---------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD ...................................    $    594       $   2,867
                                                                                ========       =========
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 Debt incurred under capital lease obligations .............................    $  2,634       $   1,281
 Forgiveness of capital lease obligations in exchange for property .........          --              --
 Preferred stock dividends .................................................         706              --
 Amortization of deferred financing costs ..................................          76              --
 Accretion of preferred stock discount .....................................         168              --
 Senior convertible notes exchanged for preferred stock ....................          --              --
 Issuance of common stock in acquisition of IXA ............................          --              --
 Recapitalization related to acquisition of the company by Bridge
  Information Systems, Inc. ................................................          --          31,746
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: .........................
Cash paid for interest .....................................................          99             429


See notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                       F-7


                    SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

             YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1998 (PREDECESSOR),
        PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 1999 THROUGH APRIL 6, 1999 (PREDECESSOR)
      AND PERIOD FROM APRIL 7, 1999 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1999 (SUCCESSOR)

               (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)


1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


ORGANIZATION  AND  BUSINESS  -- SAVVIS  Communications  Corporation,  a Delaware
corporation,  formerly SAVVIS Holdings Corporation  ("Holdings"),  together with
its wholly  owned  subsidiary,  SAVVIS  Communications  Corporation,  a Missouri
corporation  ("SCC"),  and  its  predecessor  company,   SAVVIS   Communications
Enterprises  L.L.C.   ("LLC"),  are  referred  to  herein  collectively  as  the
"Company".  The  Company  was  formed in  November  1995,  commenced  commercial
operations in 1996 and provides  high-speed Internet access and high-end private
Intranet services to corporations throughout the United States. The Company also
offers  colocation  services,   network  operations,   and  related  engineering
services.


On April 7, 1999  (the  "acquisition  date"),  the  Company  was  acquired  by a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Bridge Information Systems, Inc. ("Bridge") in an all
stock  transaction  that was  accounted  for as a "purchase  transaction"  under
Accounting  Principles  Board  Opinion  No.  16.  Pursuant  to the  terms of the
transaction,  Bridge issued  approximately  3,011,000 shares of its common stock
together  with 239,000  options and warrants to purchase  its common  stock,  in
exchange  for all the  outstanding  equity  interests  of SAVVIS.  To effect the
transaction,  the  Series  A,  B and C  Preferred  Shareholders  received  their
respective  liquidation  preferences  (see Note 3) in the form of Bridge  common
stock.  The Company's Series C warrant holders also exercised their warrants and
participated  with the other common  shareholders and employee option holders in
exchanging  their common shares for remaining  Bridge  common  shares.  Series A
warrant  holders  and those  holding  common  warrants  with a strike  price per
warrant of $4.13 exchanged their warrants for warrants to purchase Bridge common
stock.  Company stock options  outstanding at the date of the  transaction  were
converted into options to purchase Bridge common stock.


The value of the Bridge  shares and  options  issued and the costs  incurred  by
Bridge in connection with the acquisition aggregated $31,746. In accordance with
the accounting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission,  purchase
transactions  that result in one entity becoming  substantially  wholly-owned by
the  acquirer  establish  a new basis of  accounting  in the  acquired  entity's
records for the purchased assets and  liabilities.  Thus, the purchase price has
been allocated to the underlying assets purchased and liabilities  assumed based
on their  estimated  fair  values at the  acquisition  date.  As a result of the
application of fair value accounting,  intangibles,  goodwill, other liabilities
and  additional  paid-in  capital were  increased in the Company's  consolidated
financial statements.


The following is a summary of unaudited pro forma results of operations assuming
the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the periods presented.







                                                           YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                             1998           1999
                                                         ------------   ------------
                                                                  
          Revenues ...................................    $  13,674      $  23,989
          Net loss before extraordinary item .........      (38,250)       (54,872)
          Net loss ...................................      (36,296)       (54,872)
          Net loss per common share ..................    $   (0.62)     $   (0.76)



On September 10, 1999, Bridge sold 18,129,721 shares of SAVVIS common stock in a
private placement to Bridge shareholders.


                                       F-8


                        SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION -- The consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of the  Company and its  wholly-owned  subsidiaries.  All  intercompany
balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation

CASH AND CASH  EQUIVALENTS -- All highly liquid  investments  with a maturity of
three months or less are considered to be cash equivalents.

PROPERTY  AND  EQUIPMENT  -- Property  and  equipment  are  recorded at cost and
depreciated using the straight-line  method over estimated useful lives of three
to five years.  Leasehold  improvements  are amortized over the shorter of their
estimated useful lives or the term of the related lease.

OTHER ASSETS -- Other current assets consists primarily amounts due from vendors
and  employees.  Other  long-term  assets  consists  primarily of deferred costs
associated  with the  Company's  initial  public  offering  and the  transfer of
network assets from Bridge, along with deposits for network services.

EQUIPMENT  UNDER  CAPITAL  LEASES  -- The  Company  leases  certain  of its data
communications  equipment and other fixed assets under capital lease agreements.
The assets and  liabilities  under capital  leases are recorded at the lesser of
the  present  value  of  aggregate  future  minimum  lease  payments,  including
estimated bargain purchase options, or the fair value of the assets under lease.
Assets under these capital  leases are  amortized  over the terms of the leases,
which are generally three years.

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE  ASSETS -- Goodwill is being  amortized over three years
and  intangible  assets  over one to three  years,  all using the  straight-line
method. The goodwill life was determined at the acquisition date based on market
and industry factors.

LONG-LIVED ASSETS -- The Company periodically evaluates the net realizable value
of long--lived assets,  including  intangible assets,  goodwill and property and
equipment,  relying on a number of factors including operating results, business
plans,  economic projections and anticipated future cash flows. An impairment in
the carrying value of an asset is recognized when the expected future  operating
cash flows to be derived  from the asset are less than its  carrying  value.  In
addition,  the Company's evaluation  considers  nonfinancial data such as market
trends,  product and  development  cycles,  and changes in  management's  market
emphasis.  As a result of such an evaluation of fixed assets,  during the period
from January 1, 1999 through April 6, 1999, the Company recognized an impairment
loss related to property and equipment of $1,383.

FAIR  VALUE OF  FINANCIAL  INSTRUMENTS  -- The  fair  value  of  borrowings  are
estimated by discounting the future cash flows using borrowing rates for similar
arrangements with similar maturities. As of December 31, 1998 and 1999, the fair
value of all borrowings  approximates  their carrying value. The carrying values
of cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair values.

STOCK SPLIT -- On July 22, 1999, the Board of Directors of the Company  declared
a 72,000-for-1 stock split on the Company's shares of common stock. As a result,
the Company had 125 million  shares  authorized,  72 million  shares  issued and
outstanding with a $.01 par value for each share of common stock. All references
to shares, options and warrants outstanding have been adjusted retroactively for
this stock split.

REVENUE  RECOGNITION AND DEFERRED REVENUE -- Service revenues consist  primarily
of Internet access service fees, which are fixed monthly amounts.  Services were
billed one month in advance  during 1997. For all periods,  any services  billed
and payments  received in advance of providing  services are deferred  until the
period such services are earned.  Equipment sales and  installation  charges are
recognized when equipment is delivered and installation is completed.

ADVERTISING COSTS -- Advertising costs are expensed as incurred.

INCOME TAXES -- Income  taxes are  accounted  for under the asset and  liability
method,  which  provides  for the  establishment  of  deferred  tax  assets  and
liabilities  for  the net tax  effects  of  temporary  differences  between  the
carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial  reporting purposes and
for income tax


                                       F-9


                        SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED )

purposes.  The net operating  losses  generated by the Company during the period
between  April 7, 1999 and  September  10, 1999 may be utilized by Bridge in its
consolidated  tax return.  The income tax  accounts are stated as if the company
filed a separate  income tax return,  which is  consistent  with the tax sharing
agreement between the Company and Bridge.

EMPLOYEE  STOCK  OPTIONS -- The Company  accounts for employee  stock options in
accordance with Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees. Under APB No. 25, the Company recognizes compensation
cost based on the intrinsic value of the equity instrument awarded as determined
at grant date.  The Company is also  subject to  disclosure  requirements  under
Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards  ("SFAS") No. 123,  Accounting for
Stock-Based  Compensation  which  requires pro forma  information as if the fair
value method prescribed by SFAS No. 123 had been applied (see Note 7).

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME -- The Company has reported no items of other comprehensive
income under the  provisions of SFAS No. 130,  Reporting  Comprehensive  Income,
during the years ended  December  31, 1997 and 1998,  the period from January 1,
1999 through  April 6, 1999 and the period from April 7, 1999  through  December
31, 1999.

EARNINGS  (LOSS) PER SHARE -- All loss per share  amounts for all  periods  have
been  presented to conform to the  provisions of SFAS No. 128. All stock options
and warrants  outstanding  have been excluded from the  computations  of diluted
loss per share, as their effect would be antidilutive, and accordingly, there is
no  reconciliation  between  basic and  diluted  loss per share for the  periods
presented.  Also excluded from the  computations  are shares of restricted stock
subject to repurchase.

CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK -- Financial  instruments that potentially subject
the Company to  concentrations  of credit risk consist  principally  of accounts
receivable. The Company periodically reviews the credit quality of its customers
and generally does not require collateral.

START-UP COSTS -- In accordance with the American  Institute of Certified Public
Accountants  Statement  of  Position  98-5,  Reporting  on the Costs of Start-Up
Activities,  the Company expenses start-up  activities and organization costs as
incurred.

USE OF ESTIMATES -- The  preparation of financial  statements in conformity with
generally accepted  accounting  principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

NEW ACCOUNTING  STANDARDS -- In June 1998, FASB issued SFAS No. 133,  Accounting
for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,  which established accounting
and reporting standards for derivative instruments and hedging activities.  SFAS
No. 133 was amended by SFAS No. 137,  which delayed the  effective  date of SFAS
No. 133 to fiscal years and quarters beginning after June 15, 2000. SFAS No. 133
requires  that  an  entity   recognize  all  derivatives  as  either  assets  or
liabilities  in the  statement of financial  position and that it measure  those
instruments at fair value. The Company is assessing the requirements of SFAS No.
133 and the effects,  if any, on the Company's  financial  position,  results of
operations and cash flows.

RECLASSIFICATIONS  -- Certain 1997 and 1998 information has been reclassified to
conform to the 1999 presentation.

2. CORPORATE REORGANIZATION AND FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS

The Company was  originally  organized in November  1995 and operated as SCC. In
1996,  SCC issued  46,996 shares of Series A  convertible  preferred  stock at a
price of $10.64 per share. In conjunction with the issuance, 175,047 warrants to
purchase  Series A preferred  stock were  issued.  The  warrants had an exercise
period of five  years  from the date of issue at an  exercise  price of  $10.64,
which approximated the market value of the stock at the date of issuance.


                                      F-10


                        SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED )

Between February 7 and July 31, 1997, SCC issued  convertible notes to investors
with  principal  amounts  totaling  $3,700.  These  notes,  along  with  a  $500
convertible  note issued in 1996,  plus accrued  interest,  were  converted into
409,736 shares of Series A convertible  preferred stock at a price of $10.64 per
share on July 31,  1997.  The 175,047  warrants  to purchase  Series A preferred
stock were canceled upon conversion of the notes.

On July 31, 1997,  SCC formed the LLC,  which then  functioned  as SCC's primary
operating  entity  until it was merged back into the Company on April 30,  1998.
Ownership of the LLC was split  between  Class B shares,  of which SCC owned all
8,750,000  shares,  and Class A shares,  of which the LLC's  senior  convertible
promissory  noteholders  owned all 5,400,000  shares.  Both classes of stock had
equal voting rights and liquidation preferences.

On July 31, 1997, the LLC issued senior  convertible  notes (senior notes) in an
aggregate  principal amount of $5,400.  The senior noteholders also received 5.4
million Class A shares of the LLC for an aggregate nominal fee of $1. The senior
notes were unsecured, accrued interest at a rate of 8% per annum, and had a term
of five years.

Between  October 31 and  December  31,  1997,  LLC  entered  into the  following
transactions:

o Issued $3,100 in senior convertible bridge notes ("senior bridge notes").

o Issued  13,799,812  five-year  detachable  warrants  in  conjunction  with the
  issuance  of  the  senior  bridge  notes.   (See  discussion  below  regarding
  subsequent exchange.)

oIssued  23,496  shares of Series A  convertible  preferred  stock at a price of
 $10.64 per share.

During 1998 an  additional  $1,800 of LLC senior  bridge notes were  issued.  On
March 3, 1998, the Company's owners formed Holdings.  Holdings then entered into
the following transactions:

o Issued 502,410 shares of Series A Preferred  Stock in Holdings in exchange for
  all outstanding  Series A Preferred Stock of SCC (480,228 shares) plus accrued
  dividends.

o Issued  15,000  warrants to purchase  Series A Preferred  Stock of Holdings at
  $10.64 per share in exchange for an equal  amount of Series A Preferred  Stock
  Warrants of SCC with the same strike price.

o Converted  $5,400 in senior  notes and accrued  interest of $249 to  5,649,241
  Class B  shares  of the  LLC.  These  Class B  shares  were  then  immediately
  exchanged  for an equal  number  of  shares  of  Series B  Preferred  Stock in
  Holdings. In conjunction with the transaction,  the 5.4 million Class A shares
  of the LLC were cancelled.

o Issued 63,488,349 shares of $.001 par common stock of Holdings in exchange for
  all of the $.01 par common stock of SCC.

o Issued 22 million shares of Class C Preferred Stock and 299,466,125 detachable
  Series C common stock warrants of Holdings in exchange for $18,200 in cash and
  $3,800 of LLC senior  bridge  notes.  The  remaining  senior bridge notes were
  repaid from the proceeds of the financing.

o Issued 13,799,812  warrants to purchase common stock at a strike price of $.10
  in exchange  for an equal  amount of warrants to purchase  common stock of SCC
  with the same strike price.


On July 1,  1998,  Holdings  issued  additional  8  million  shares  of Series C
Preferred Stock and 108,896,798  detachable  common stock warrants for $8,000 in
cash.


The Company, based on an independent valuation,  assigned $3,700 to the value of
the detachable  Series C common stock warrants issued in the March 1998 and July
1998 transactions.  The $3,700 was recorded as a discount on the preferred stock
and an increase in additional  paid-in  capital.  Financing costs of $1,800 were
recorded as a discount against the preferred stock.  This resulted in $24,600 of
value being assigned


                                      F-11


                        SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)

to the Series C Preferred Stock, with the difference  between such value and the
$30,000 redemption value being amortized through the mandatory  redemption date.
Amortization  was  charged  to  accumulated  deficit  until  the  April 7,  1999
acquisition by Bridge.

The conversion of the $5,400 in senior notes and the related exchange of Class B
shares  and  cancellation  of  Class A  shares  in March  1998  resulted  in the
recognition of an extraordinary gain on debt extinguishment and the recording of
the purchase of the minority interest.


3. REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCK WARRANTS

HOLDINGS SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK -- The Series A Preferred ranked junior to the
Series C Preferred  and the Series B Preferred,  but senior to all other classes
of stock as to  liquidation,  dividends,  redemption,  and any other  payment or
distribution  with respect to capital  stock.  The Series A Preferred  was to be
redeemed on December  31, 2003,  after (i) all shares of Series C Preferred  had
been  redeemed  by  payment  in  full  of the  aggregate  Series  C  liquidation
preference  and (ii) all  shares  of Series B  Preferred  had been  redeemed  by
payment  in full of the  aggregate  Series B  redemption  price.  The  mandatory
redemption  price for each share of the Series A Preferred was to be the greater
of the Series A liquidation preference or the fair market value per share of the
Series A Preferred.  Holders of the Series A Preferred  were entitled to convert
each share of Series A Preferred into 142.0413  shares of common stock,  subject
to certain  adjustments.  Each  holder of Series A  Preferred  was  required  to
convert all of its shares of Series A Preferred,  at the then-effective Series A
conversion  ratio,  upon (i) the vote of 66 2/3 percent of the  then-outstanding
shares  of  Series  A  Preferred  or (ii)  upon the  demand  of the  Company  in
connection with a public  offering.  Holders of Series A Preferred were entitled
to vote on all matters on which the common  stockholders  were entitled to vote.
Each share of Series A Preferred  was entitled to 142.0413  votes.  The Series A
Preferred holders were not entitled to dividends.

HOLDINGS SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK -- The Series B Preferred ranked junior to the
Series C Preferred, but senior to all other classes of the Company's stock as to
liquidation,  dividends,  redemption, and any other payment or distribution with
respect to capital stock.  The Series B Preferred was to be redeemed on December
31, 2003 after all shares of Series C Preferred  had been redeemed by payment in
full of the aggregate Series C liquidation preference.  The mandatory redemption
price for each  share of the  Series B  Preferred  was to be the  greater of the
Series B  liquidation  preference or the  then-applicable  fair market value per
share of the Series B Preferred.  At any time, holders of the Series B Preferred
were entitled to convert each share of Series B Preferred  into 13.3497 share of
common stock, subject to certain adjustments.  Each holder of Series B Preferred
was  required  to  convert  all of its  shares  of  Series B  Preferred,  at the
then--effective  Series B conversion  ratio, upon (i) the vote of 66 2/3 percent
of the then--outstanding shares of Series B Preferred and the Series A Preferred
(voting  together  as a  class)  or (ii)  upon  the  demand  of the  Company  in
connection with a public  offering.  Holders of Series B Preferred were entitled
to vote on all matters on which the common  stockholders  were entitled to vote.
Each share of Series B Preferred was entitled to  approximately  13.3497  votes.
The Series B Preferred holders were not entitled to dividends.

HOLDINGS SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK -- The Series C Preferred ranked senior to all
other classes of stock of the Company as to liquidation,  dividends, redemption,
and any other  payments and had a liquidation  preference  equal to the Series C
price per share of $1 plus  accrued  and  unpaid  dividends.  Dividends  accrued
quarterly at 8 percent , and to the extent not paid in cash, such dividends were
added to the  liquidation  preference  of the Series C  Preferred.  The Series C
Preferred was to be redeemed on December 31, 2003 at a mandatory  price equal to
the liquidation preference. The Company was required, upon the demand of holders
of at least 25 percent of the outstanding  Series C Preferred,  to redeem all of
the Series C Preferred  upon a change of control,  failure to make any  required
dividend  payments,  or certain other conditions.  The Company had the option to
redeem the Series C Preferred in whole or in part upon ten business days' notice
for an amount equal to the liquidation preference.  Holders of Series C


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                        SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED )

Preferred were entitled to vote on all matters on which the common  stockholders
were entitled to vote and were entitled to 13.6122 vote per share.  In addition,
the holders of 66 2/3 percent of the Series C Preferred  were  entitled to elect
four of the Company's seven directors.

See Note 1 for discussion of the redemption of all of the above  Preferred Stock
in connection with the acquisition of the Company by Bridge in April 1999.

SCC SERIES A PREFERRED  STOCK -- SCC Series A Preferred,  which was exchanged on
March 4, 1998 for Holdings  Series A Preferred  plus accrued  dividends,  ranked
senior  to all  other  then  outstanding  classes  of stock  as to  liquidation,
dividends,  redemption,  and any other payment or  distribution  with respect to
capital stock.  The Series A Preferred was to be redeemable  beginning  February
2002  and  continuing  through  2004  at the  mandatory  redemption  price.  The
mandatory redemption price for each share of the Series A Preferred was equal to
the greater of the Series A original issuance price or the fair market value per
share of the Series A Preferred,  plus accrued and unpaid  dividends.  Effective
August 1, 1997,  the terms of the Series A Preferred were amended to entitle the
holders  to a  dividend  rate of 8 percent  per annum on the  Original  Series A
Issuance Price.  Holders of the Series A Preferred were entitled to convert each
share of Series A  Preferred  into such  number of fully paid and  nonassessable
shares of common stock as determined by dividing the Original  Series A Issuance
Price  ($10.64)  by the  conversion  price of such series  (Series A  Conversion
Price) in effect at the time of  conversion.  The  initial  Series A  Conversion
Price per share was the  Original  Series A Issuance  Price,  subject to certain
adjustments.  Each holder of Series A Preferred  was  required to convert all of
its shares of Series A  Preferred,  at the  then-effective  Series A  conversion
ratio, upon (i) written consent of 70 percent of the then-outstanding  shares of
Series A Preferred or (ii) upon the demand of the Company in  connection  with a
public  offering.  Holders of Series A  Preferred  were  entitled to vote on all
matters on which the common  stockholders  were entitled to vote.  Each share of
Series A  Preferred  was  entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of
shares of Common  Stock  into  which  such  shares  of Series A  Preferred  were
convertible.

COMMON STOCK WARRANTS -- SCC issued 13,799,812 warrants to purchase common stock
at a strike  price of $.10 per warrant in October 1997 in  conjunction  with the
issuance of the senior bridge notes (Note 2). These  warrants were  subsequently
exchanged  for an equal amount of warrants to purchase  common stock of Holdings
with the same strike  price.  The  warrants  were to expire on the earlier of 10
years from the date of issuance or five years from the date of an initial public
offering.  These warrants were cancelled in connection  with the  acquisition of
the Company by Bridge in April 1999.

SERIES C WARRANTS -- In connection with the issuance of Series C Preferred Stock
in March and July of 1998, the Company issued 408,362,922 of detachable warrants
to purchase  common  stock of the Company for a price below $.01 per share.  The
warrants were assigned a value of $3,700.  The warrants were  exercisable at any
time except that no more than 75 percent of the warrants were exercisable  prior
to March 3, 2000.  The  warrants  were to expire 10 years from date of issuance.
The warrants provided,  subject to certain clawback provisions in the event of a
qualified public offering,  the Series C Preferred holders with 44.88 percent of
the common stock of the Company on a fully diluted  basis.  These  warrants were
cancelled in connection  with the  acquisition of the Company by Bridge in April
1999.

SERIES A WARRANTS -- SCC issued 15,000  warrants to purchase  Series A Preferred
shares of the Company for $10.64 per share to certain  investors and consultants
for  the  performance  of  services  on May  28,  1997.  These  warrants  vested
immediately.  Compensation  expense  recorded with respect to these warrants was
$160 in 1997. These warrants were subsequently exchanged for an identical number
of warrants to purchase Series A Preferred  shares of Holdings on March 4, 1998.
These  warrants were then  cancelled in connection  with the  acquisition of the
Company by Bridge in April 1999.


4. BUSINESS COMBINATION

On  March 4,  1998,  the  Company  acquired  all of the  outstanding  shares  of
Interconnected  Associates,  Inc. ("IXA") for $750 in cash and 28,789,781 shares
of the Company's common stock. IXA, which


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                        SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED )

commenced  operations in 1994, was a regional  Internet service provider serving
approximately  200  customers  from  facilities  in Seattle  and  Portland.  The
acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting.




                                                                        
          Fair value of intangible assets acquired, including goodwill .    $1,620
          Fair value of property acquired ..............................       369
          Net liabilities assumed ......................................      (656)
                                                                            ------
            Total purchase price .......................................     1,333
          Fair value of common stock issued ............................      (583)
                                                                            ------
            Total cash paid ............................................    $  750
                                                                            ======



The following is a summary of unaudited pro forma results of operations assuming
that the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the periods presented:







                                                          1997           1998
                                                      ------------   ------------
                                                               
          Revenues ................................    $   4,474      $  13,903
          Loss before extraordinary item ..........      (14,002)       (22,272)
          Net loss ................................      (14,002)       (20,318)
          Net loss per common share ...............    $   (0.38)     $   (0.35)



5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following at December 31:







                                                            1998          1999
                                                        -----------   -----------
                                                                
          Computer equipment ........................    $    837      $    801
          Communications equipment ..................       1,771         1,057
          Purchased software ........................         182           107
          Furniture and fixtures ....................         383           322
          Leasehold improvements ....................         217           382
          Equipment under capital lease obligations .       3,553         5,089
                                                         --------      --------
                                                            6,943         7,758
          Less accumulated depreciation and
            amortization ............................      (2,190)       (2,198)
                                                         --------      --------
                                                         $  4,753      $  5,560
                                                         ========      ========



Effective January 1, 1998, the Company decreased the estimated  remaining useful
lives of its computer equipment, communications equipment and software from five
years to three years to more closely  reflect the actual  service  lives of such
equipment. The effect of the change was to increase depreciation expense and net
loss by approximately $486 for the year ended December 31, 1998.

Accumulated  amortization  for equipment  under capital leases for 1998 and 1999
was $831 and $1,361,  respectively.  Amortization  expense for 1997,  1998,  the
period  from  January 1, 1999 to April 6, 1999 and the period from April 7, 1999
to December 31, 1999 was $186, $814, $387 and $1,361, respectively.


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                        SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED )

6. NOTES PAYABLE AND CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS

Notes payable as of December 31, 1998 consisted of the following:




                                                                     
          Note payable to bank, interest at 9.375%, monthly principal
            and interest payments of $6, matured February 14, 1999 .     $  13
          Less current portion ......................................      (13)
                                                                         -----
          Long-term portion .........................................    $  --
                                                                         =====



The carrying value of the note approximates fair value at December 31, 1998. The
note payable to the bank was secured by property and  equipment  purchased  with
the proceeds and a general lien on the assets of the Company.

The Company leases various equipment under capital leases.  Future minimum lease
payments under capital leases as of December 31, 1999 are as follows:




                                                                  
          2000 ...................................................    $  3,000
          2001 ...................................................       3,011
          2002 ...................................................         670
                                                                      --------
          Total capital lease obligations ........................       6,681
          Less amount representing interest ......................        (788)
          Less current portion ...................................      (2,462)
                                                                      --------
          Long-term portion of capital lease obligations .........    $  3,431
                                                                      ========



7. EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS

In January 1997, the Company established the 1997 stock option plan, under which
it was authorized to grant up to 19,757,596 of either incentive stock options or
non-qualified  stock  options to it  employees.  Options  under this plan became
exercisable over a three-year  vesting period from the date of grant and were to
expire ten years after the date of grant. The Company issued  8,087,100  options
under this plan during 1997.

Additionally,  on July 8, 1997, the Company granted an employee  790,304 options
to purchase the Company's  common stock at $.07 per share.  These options vested
immediately and had a ten-year life.

Effective  October  15,  1997,  the  Company's  Board of  Directors  amended and
restated  the 1997 stock option plan and  authorized  an  additional  15,072,319
options to be granted  under the plan. As part of this  amendment,  the Board of
Directors  authorized the existing  option holders to exchange their options for
incentive stock options priced at $.01 per share. These incentive options vested
6/48 six months from the employee's start date and then 1/48 monthly thereafter.
Accordingly,  options with respect to 9,228,655  shares of the Company's  common
stock were  canceled,  and new options with respect to the same number of shares
were granted with an exercise price of $.01 per share, the estimated fair market
value of the  Company's  common  stock at the  time.  An  additional  21,389,890
options  were also  granted  during  1997 under the same terms as the  incentive
options.  Two option  holders,  representing  238,356  options,  elected  not to
exchange,  and  accordingly,  these  options  remained  outstanding  under their
original  terms at the end of 1997.  Of these  options,  214,647 were  forfeited
during 1998.

In 1998,  the  Company's  Board of Directors  established  the 1998 stock option
plan,  under which it authorized  111,149,677  and granted  91,926,998  options.
These  options  vested on varying  bases over four years  beginning at the later
date of six months after the  employee's  start date or the grant date, and were
to expire 10 years from the grant date.


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                        SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED )

In connection  with the Company's  acquisition on April 7, 1999, all outstanding
options under the plans were converted into 239,000  options to purchase  common
stock of Bridge.

On July 22, 1999,  the Company's  Board of Directors  adopted a new stock option
plan ("the 1999 Stock Option Plan") and authorized 8 million stock options to be
granted  under the plan.  On December 7, 1999,  an  additional  4 million  stock
options were authorized by the Board of Directors to be granted under this plan.
During the period from April 7, 1999  through  December  31,  1999,  the Company
granted  options to purchase  4,139,000  shares of its common  stock to selected
employees  of Bridge.  Also during the period,  the Company  granted  options to
purchase up to 4,409,508  shares of its common stock to its  employees.  Some of
these options contain  accelerated or immediate vesting  provisions,  and shares
issued  upon  exercise  of these  options  are  restricted  as to future sale or
subject to  repurchase.  During the period  from April 7, 1999 to  December  31,
1999,  the  Company  issued  4,477,287  shares of  restricted  stock  subject to
repurchase in connection with the exercise of these options.

The  Company has  elected to follow APB  Opinion  No. 25,  Accounting  for Stock
Issued to Employees ("APB 25") and related interpretations in accounting for its
employee stock compensation  plans. Under the provisions of APB 25, compensation
expense is recognized to the extent the value of the Company's stock exceeds the
exercise price of options or restricted stock at the date of grant.  During 1998
and the period from January 1, 1999 to April 6, 1999, the Company recognized $93
and $78,  respectively,  of  compensation  expense for option grants with strike
prices  that were below the value of the  Company's  stock.  Similarly,  for the
period April 7, 1999 to December 31, 1999, compensation expense in the amount of
$1.5 million was recognized related to option grants within the period.

Pro forma  information  regarding net income is required by SFAS No. 123 and has
been  determined as if the Company had accounted for its employee  stock options
under the fair value  method of SFAS No. 123.  The fair value of the options was
estimated  at the date of grant  using the  minimum  value  method.  Under  this
method, the expected volatility of the Company's common stock was not estimated,
as there was no market for the  Company's  common stock in which to monitor such
stock price volatility. The calculation of the fair value of the options granted
in 1997,  1998 and 1999 assumes a risk-free  interest  rate of 6.2 percent,  5.0
percent and 6.3 percent, respectively, an assumed dividend yield of zero, and an
expected life of the options of four years.  The weighted  average fair value of
options  granted  was  below  $.01 per  share in 1997,  1998 and for the  period
January 1 to April  6,1999.  For the period  April 7, 1999 to December 31, 1999,
the  weighted  average  fair value of options  granted was $6.51 per share.  For
purposes of pro forma  disclosures,  the estimated  fair value of the options is
amortized to expense over the options' vesting periods.

Had compensation cost for the Company's stock option plans above been determined
consistent  with the  provisions  of SFAS No. 123 based on the fair value at the
grant date, the Company's pro forma net loss would have been as follows:







                                                                         JANUARY 1      APRIL 7 TO
                                                                        TO APRIL 6,    DECEMBER 31,
                                            1997            1998            1999           1999
                                      --------------- --------------- --------------- -------------
                                       (PREDECESSOR)   (PREDECESSOR)   (PREDECESSOR)   (SUCCESSOR)
                                                                          
Net loss:
 As reported ........................    $ (14,161)      $ (22,666)      $ (8,075)      $ (38,617)
 Pro forma ..........................      (14,175)        (22,696)        (8,104)        (38,683)
Basic and diluted net loss per share:
 As reported ........................    $    (.38)      $    (.39)          (.14)      $    (.54)
 Pro forma ..........................         (.38)           (.39)          (.14)           (.54)




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                        SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)

The following table summarizes stock option activity:






                                                         NUMBER OF
                                                         SHARES OF                         WEIGHTED
                                                           COMMON                          AVERAGE
                                                           STOCK           PRICE PER       EXERCISE
                                                          OPTIONS            SHARE          PRICE
                                                      ---------------   ---------------   ---------
                                                       (IN THOUSANDS)
                                                                                 
Balance, December 31, 1996
(predecessor) .....................................          1,625      $ .01              $  .01
 Granted ..........................................         39,496      .01 - .07             .02
 Forfeited ........................................           (245)      .03                  .03
 Canceled .........................................         (9,229)     .01 - .04             .03
                                                            ------
Balance, December 31, 1997
(predecessor) .....................................         31,647      .01 - .07             .01
 Granted ..........................................         91,927      .01 - .02             .02
 Exercised ........................................           (958)      .01                  .01
 Forfeited ........................................         (7,416)     .01 - .02             .01
                                                            ------
Balance, December 31, 1998
(predecessor) .....................................        115,200      .01 - .07             .02
 Granted ..........................................          7,409       .03                  .03
 Exercised ........................................         (2,700)      .01                  .01
 Forfeited ........................................         (3,789)     .01 - .07             .02
                                                           -------
Balance, April 6, 1999
(predecessor) .....................................        116,120      .01 - .07             .02
 Cancelled upon acquisition by Bridge .............       (116,120)     .01 - .07             .02
 Granted ..........................................          8,549       .50                  .50
 Exercised ........................................         (5,210)      .50                  .50
 Forfeited ........................................           (373)      .50                  .50
                                                          --------
Balance, December 31, 1999 (successor) ............          2,966      $ .50              $  .50
                                                          ========
Options excercisable at December 31, 1997 .........          7,271      $.01 - $.07        $ 0.02
                                                          ========
Options excercisable at December 31, 1998 .........         28,051      $.01 - $.07        $ 0.01
                                                          ========
Options excercisable at December 31, 1999 .........          1,094      $ .50              $  .50
                                                          ========


The weighted average remaining life of options  outstanding at December 31, 1999
was 9.74 years.

Included in the option grants  discussed  above,  during the period from October
through December 1999, the Company granted  2,843,258 stock options to employees
of  SAVVIS  and  Bridge  with an  exercise  price  of $.50  per  share.  Noncash
compensation  cost based upon the difference  between the exercise price and the
imputed  fair value of the  Company's  stock as of the  respective  option grant
dates totaling  approximately  $51,000 will be recorded over the vesting periods
of  such  options,  which  periods  range  from  immediate  up  to  four  years.
Approximately  $1,500 of noncash  compensation expense was recorded in December,
1999.


8. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PROGRAM

The predecessor  Company  sponsored an employee savings plan that qualified as a
defined  contribution  arrangement  under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue
Code.  All  employees  were allowed to  contribute  a  percentage  of their base
salary,  subject to limitations.  The Company made no  contributions to the plan
during 1997,  1998 or 1999.  Effective  with the  acquisition  of the Company by
Bridge, the plan


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                        SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED )

administrator and investment  options were changed,  and the plan was amended to
incorporate  an  employer  matching  contribution  The  Company  matches  50% of
employee  contributions  up to a maximum  of 6% of total  compensation  or $2.4,
whichever is less. Company  contributions under this plan vest ratably over five
years, and totaled $154 for the period from April 7, 1999 to December 31, 1999.



9. INCOME TAXES

No income taxes were  provided  for the years ended  December 31, 1997 and 1998,
for the period  from  January  1, 1999 to April 6, 1999 or for the  period  from
April 7, 1999 to December  31,  1999,  as the  potential  deferred  tax benefit,
resulting  primarily  from the net  operating  losses,  was  fully  offset  by a
valuation allowance against such deferred tax benefit.

The components of deferred  income tax assets and  liabilities are as follows at
December 31:







                                                             1998           1999
                                                         ------------   ------------
                                                                  
          Deferred tax assets:
            Net operating loss carryforwards .........    $  11,417      $  18,046
            Other ....................................           97            829
                                                          ---------      ---------
  Gross deferred tax assets ..........................       11,514         18,875
          Deferred tax liabilities:
            Intangible assets ........................         (122)        (2,658)
            Other ....................................          (98)            --
                                                          ---------      ---------
  Net ................................................       11,294         16,217
          Valuation allowances .......................      (11,294)       (16,217)
                                                          ---------      ---------
  Net deferred tax assets ............................    $      --      $      --
                                                          =========      =========



At December  31, 1998 and 1999,  the Company  recorded a valuation  allowance of
$11,294 and $16,217, respectively, against the net deferred tax asset due to the
uncertainty of its ultimate  realization.  The valuation  allowance increased by
$3,044 from  December 31, 1996 to December 31, 1997, by $8,042 from December 31,
1997 to December  31,  1998,  by $3,737 for the period  from  January 1, 1999 to
April 6, 1999,  and by $1,186 for the period from April 7, 1999 to December  31,
1999.

Section 382 of the  Internal  Revenue  Code  restricts  the  utilization  of net
operating  losses and other  carryover tax attributes  upon the occurrence of an
ownership change, as defined. Such an ownership change occurred during 1998 as a
result of the corporate  reorganization and financing transactions (see Note 2),
and again in 1999 as a result of the acquisition by Bridge.  Management believes
such limitation may restrict the Company's  ability to utilize the resulting net
operating losses over the 20-year carryforward period.

At December 31, 1999, the Company has  approximately $48 million in U.S. Federal
net  operating  loss  carryforwards  expiring  between  2011 and  2017.  The net
operating  losses  generated by the Company  during the period  between April 7,
1999 and  September 10, 1999 may be utilized by Bridge in its  consolidated  tax
return.


                                      F-18


                        SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED )

The      effective  income tax rate differed from the statutory  federal  income
         tax rate as follows:







                                                                                               PERIOD FROM
                                                                YEAR ENDED               JANUARY 1      APRIL 7 TO
                                                               DECEMBER 31,             TO APRIL 6,    DECEMBER 31,
                                                            1997            1998            1999           1999
                                                      --------------- --------------- --------------- -------------
                                                       (PREDECESSOR)   (PREDECESSOR)   (PREDECESSOR)   (SUCCESSOR)
                                                                                          
Federal statutory rate ..............................        34%            34%              34%           34%
State taxes, net of Federal benefit .................        --              4                4             4
Change in valuation allowance .......................       (16)           (36)             (38)             (3)
Attribution of net operating loss to Bridge .........        --             --               --           (23)
Non-deductible goodwill amortization ................        --             --               --           (12)
Minority interest in net operating losses ...........       (18)              (1)            --            --
Other -- net ........................................        --               (1)            --            --
                                                            ---            ------           ---           -----
Effective income tax rate ...........................         0%             0%               0%            0%
                                                            ===            =====            ===           =====


10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company  leases  communications  equipment  and office  space under  various
operating  leases.  Future  minimum  lease  payments at December 31, 1999 are as
follows:







                             NETWORK      OTHER      OFFICE
                            EQUIPMENT   EQUIPMENT    SPACE     TOTAL
                           ----------- ----------- --------- ---------
                                                 
  2000 ...................    $1,581       $ 99     $1,145    $2,825
  2001 ...................        --         81        905       986
  2002 ...................        --         38        918       956
  2003 ...................        --         13        932       945
  2004 ...................        --         --        901       901
  Thereafter .............        --         --         --        --
                              ------       ----     ------    ------
  Total ..................    $1,581       $231     $4,801    $6,613
                              ======       ====     ======    ======



Rental expense under operating  leases for the years ended December 31, 1997 and
1998, was $1,924 and $1,905,  respectively,  and for the periods from January 1,
1999 through April 6, 1999 and from April 7, 1999 through  December 31, 1999 was
$630 and $1,922, respectively.

In February 2000,  the Company  entered into a ten and one-half year lease for a
new  headquarters  facility.  The rental cost  associated with this new facility
will  increase  the above  payments  and expense by an average of  approximately
$2,600 in 2000 and thereafter.

EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENTS -- The Company has employment agreements with several key
executive  officers.  These  agreements  contain  provisions with regard to base
salary, bonus, stock options and other employee benefits.  These agreements also
provide for  severance  benefits  in the event of  employment  termination  or a
change in control of the Company.

In connection with the resignation of the Company's  President in November 1999,
the Company agreed to provide severance  benefits,  including  approximately one
year's base salary, a 1999 performance bonus of not less than 25 percent of base
salary, and other miscellaneous benefits. Approximately $360 was accrued in 1999
related to this severance arrangement.

LITIGATION  -- The  Company is subject to various  legal  proceedings  and other
actions arising in the normal course of its business.  While the results of such
proceedings and actions cannot be predicted,  management believes,  based on the
advice of legal  counsel,  that the  ultimate  outcome of such  proceedings  and
actions  will not have a  material  adverse  effect on the  Company's  financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.


                                      F-19


                        SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED )

SUPPLIER   COMMITMENTS  --  We  have  arrangements  with  various  suppliers  of
communications services that require us to maintain minimum spending levels some
of  which  increase  over  time.  Our  aggregate   minimum   spending  level  is
approximately $28 million in 2000.


11. VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

Activity in the Company's allowance for doubtful accounts was as follows for the
periods presented:







                                   BALANCE    ADDITIONS
                                      AT       CHARGED
                                  BEGINNING   TO COSTS                 BALANCE
                                      OF         AND                  AT END OF
                                    PERIOD    EXPENSES   DEDUCTIONS    PERIOD
                                 ----------- ---------- ------------ ----------
                                                         
     December 31, 1997 .........     $ 16       $254       $ (142)      $128
     December 31, 1998 .........      128        278         (257)       149
     April 6, 1999 .............      149         61          (35)       175
     December 31, 1999 .........      175        781         (581)       375



12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In connection with Bridge's  acquisition of the Company, as discussed in Note 1,
Bridge funded the Company's  operations  during 1999. At December 31, 1999,  the
Company had amounts  payable to Bridge of $24,065.  See Note 14 for a discussion
of other relationships between the Company and Bridge arising from the execution
of  the  Master   Establishment  and  Transition  Agreement  and  other  related
agreements.


13. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company has one reportable  operating segment. All of the company's revenues
are  derived  within the United  States,  and no revenue  arising  from a single
customer exceeded 10 percent of revenues in any period.


14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

PUBLIC OFFERING -- An initial public offering of the Company's  common stock was
completed  in  February  2000.  A total of 17  million  shares  were sold in the
offering,  14,875,000  shares sold by the Company and  2,125,000  shares sold by
Bridge,  all at $24 per share.  The  Company  received  net  proceeds  from this
offering of approximately  $333,000, of which approximately $127,000 was paid to
Bridge.  In  connection  with the  offering,  Bridge  also sold  certain  of its
holdings of the Company's stock to certain of Bridge's  stockholders.  After the
offering,  Bridge owned  approximately  49 percent of the Company's  outstanding
stock,  and  shareholders  of  Bridge  owned  approximately  26  percent  of the
Company's outstanding stock.

ASSET PURCHASE AND PREFERENTIAL DISTRIBUTION -- Simultaneous with the completion
of the public  offering,  the Company  purchased  or subleased  Bridge's  global
Internet  protocol  network  assets.  The  purchase  price  of  the  assets  was
approximately $88,000, of which approximately $63,000 was paid from the offering
proceeds.  The Company also paid a $58,000 preferential  distribution to Bridge.
Additionally,  the Company  assumed capital lease  obligations of  approximately
$25,000 related to these network assets.

Concurrent  with the asset  purchase,  the Company  also  entered into a 10-year
network  services  agreement  with Bridge  under which the Company  will provide
managed data networking services to Bridge. For the first year of the agreement,
the  Company's  fees will be based upon the cash cost to Bridge of operating the
network  as  configured  on the  date  the  Company  acquired  it,  and fees for
additional  services provided  following the closing of the transfer will be set
for a three-year term based on an agreed pricing schedule.  Bridge has agreed to
pay a minimum of  approximately  $105,000,  $132,000  and  $145,000  for network
services in 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively.


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In  addition,  Bridge has agreed that the amount to be paid under the  agreement
for the  fourth,  fifth and sixth  years will not be less than 80 percent of the
total  amount paid by Bridge and its  subsidiaries  for Internet  protocol  data
transport  services;  and the  amount  to be paid  under the  agreement  for the
seventh through tenth years will not be less than 60 percent of the total amount
paid by  Bridge  and its  subsidiaries  for  Internet  protocol  data  transport
services.

Pursuant to a 10-year technical services agreement,  Bridge is providing various
services,  including technical support,  customer support and project management
in  the  areas  of  installation,   provisioning,  help  desk,  and  repair  and
maintenance.  In  addition,  Bridge  is  providing,  under  a  3-year  agreement
additional   administrative  and  operational  services,  such  as  payroll  and
accounting  functions,  benefit  management and office space,  until the Company
develops the capabilities to perform these services.

Some network assets to be purchased are located in premises  currently leased by
Bridge and are subject to an  equipment  colocation  permit  between  SAVVIS and
Bridge.  The  permits  provide the  Company,  subject to the receipt of required
landlord consents,  with the right to keep the equipment that is being purchased
from Bridge in the facilities in which they are currently located.  According to
this arrangement,  the Company will occupy a minimal amount of space,  generally
less than 100 square feet, in each of the  premises.  The permits are for a term
that is  coterminous  with  the  underlying  rights,  which  Bridge  has to such
facilities,  which  range  from  one to ten  years.  Costs  for this  space  are
estimated to be approximately $75 per year

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