Leading Colocation Provider C4L To Launch South West"s Largest Data Centre

(PRWEB) January 29, 2010

Leading UK colocation provider C4L is pleased to announce the imminent launching of their Bournemouth data centre. When fully completed, the data centre will be the largest business colocation data centre available in the South West providing up to 300 racks/10,000 sq ft. The Bournemouth data centre is being built to Tier 2+ specifications.

The facility will have dual feeds and its own HV supply and substation enabling it to sustain high powered racks. Backup Generators will take the full load of the building should a mains power failure occur and Riello high energy efficiency UPS systems provide N+1 uninterruptible power. N+1 cooling will be provided by Airedale CRAC systems and the facility will have VESDA systems, providing full smoke, fire detection and fire suppression systems.

The data centre has the latest advanced triple level security features including biometric entry systems with a man trap restricting access to the colocation area, alongside swipe cards requiring pin code authorization. The data centre also has 24/7 digital CCTV monitoring and recording. A full range of rack spaces are available, including quarter, half and full racks up to dual 32 Amps as standard, as well as individual colocation suites which can have additional biometric and security scanners for further security.

Matt Hawkins, Managing Director of C4L commented, “We’re extremely excited about building the South West’s largest business colocation facility. It will provide high-specification colocation services with great connectivity options, but without the high London pricing. The site is ideal for local businesses and as a Disaster Recovery to facility to London. In the later stages, we will be connecting the data centre direct to USA facing circuits, providing additional diversity from London.”

The site is being diversely connected to C4L’s national data centre network, which will connect it directly to over 30 data centres including C4L Slough, BlueSquare Maidenhead, BlueSquare Milton Keynes, Telehouse Metro, Telehouse North, Telehouse East, City Lifeline, InterXion, Telecity Meridian Gate, Harbour Exchange 2, Telecity Harbour Exchange 6 & 7, Telecity Harbour Exchange 8 & 9, Greenwich, IP House, Park Royal, Node 4 Derby, Node 4 Wakefield, Byfleet, Open Hosting Manchester, UK Grid Manchester, IFL Manchester, Iomart, Level 3 Goswell Road, Global Switch 1, Global Switch 2, Telecity Kilburn House, Telecity Williams House, Telecity Bonnington House, EasyNet, TATA Stratford, Telecity 2 Amsterdam.

C4L is now in its 10th trading year and with a track rack of 100% growth every year its client base includes Government, FTSE 250, financial institutions and many of the UK’s network carriers. The business is commitment to customer satisfaction and quality of service and includes certifications such as ISO9001 & 27001. Deloitte named C4L as the 12th fastest growing technology company in the UK in their Deloitte Fast50 list, and the 39th fastest growing technology company in the EMEA, in their Deloitte Fast500 list.

For more information on C4L’s services, or colocation information for the Bournemouth data centre call +44 (0)8000 470 481, or visit http://www.C4L.co.uk.

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Linxdatacenters Opens One of the Largest and Most Advanced Datacenters in Russia

St. Petersburg/Russia (PRWEB) October 26, 2011

Linxdatacenter St. Petersburg, of Tier 3 quality level, is located in Sky-Trade Business Center. Covering 9.000 square meters, it is 18 times bigger than an average datacenter. It has enough capacity to serve up to 17 million customers and with 12 MW power it could supply a city of over 30,000 households on a daily basis. Linxdatacenter St. Petersburg was constructed in association with major global R&D and construction companies. It is designed according to international standards and the use of eco-technologies minimizes its impact on the environment. The green solutions include only A-class equipment, power supply system utilizing high performance gas turbines and green cooling mechanism based on the principle of natural cooling.

The new Linxdatacenter offers a full set of ICT solutions with Professional Services to help customers in optimizing their cost, compliancy, complexity, security and business continuity management. Next to colocation, dedicated and virtual servers, the portfolio consists of advanced managed datacenter services, such as cloud computing based IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service), disaster recovery centers, storage, backup, data security, hosting, equipment leasing and remote services. The offering is enriched with connectivity services, such as direct internet access and virtual private network based on MPLS technology and other telco solutions, taking advantage of superior local and international connectivity and the carrier neutral policy of the company. Linxdatacenter is also ready to implement tailor-made and turn-key projects in accordance with SOX, ISAE 3402 and PCI-DSS requirements.

Linxdatacenter, headquartered in Amsterdam and with nine offices in Central and Eastern Europe, focuses strictly on the region, recognizing its great potential and opportunities, especially in the Russian Federation. The Dutch-based holding company has been successfully positioning itself as a bridge between the West and the East, providing the market with the newest technologies, services and know-how. The St. Petersburgs project is a perfect example of such strategic direction and thriving cooperation between both nations. Hence the Grand Opening Ceremony of the datacenter last Friday performed by the Prime Minister of The Netherlands, Mr. Mark Rutte and a senior official from the Government of the Russian Federation. The occasion was celebrated together with other Russian and Dutch government representatives, such as the Minister of Infrastructure and Environment of The Netherlands and the elite of the business society.

Jules Delahaije, Linxdatacenter President and Chief Executive Officer:

The North-Western region of Russia, and St. Petersburg in particular, are of strategic importance to our company. Its unique location serves as a window to Scandinavian and Western European countries, making it very attractive from the investment point of view. We have been successfully operating in the area for over a decade now and we are very optimistic about our future direction. The volatility of the global market and the current challenging economic climate, more than ever, forces companies to focus on their core business and increased efficiency. Consequently, the demand for advanced commercial datacenters, supporting uptime and cost-reduction strategies, is growing. A trustworthy, experienced partner like Linxdatacenter, is an answer to reliable and secure safeguarding of reputation and revenue.

Richard van Wageningen, General Director Linxdatacenter Russia:

The launch of Linxdatacenter St.Petersburg is an important step in the life of our company. This expansion allows us to maintain the highest quality of service and demonstrates our confidence in the market. With that we are addressing our customers demand, keen to see us not only in Moscow, but also in other parts of the country. The second Linxdatacenter in Russia broadens our offering for the existing customers and provides an appealing proposition for business opportunities in the North-Western region.

Linxdatacenter St. Petersburg attracts a lot of attention from potential customers, with a few large and long term contracts already in place. With its own interconnected datacenters in the region Moscow, Tallinn, Warsaw and more to come in the future as well as the unique network footprint created over the years, the company offers an exclusive portfolio of datacenter, telecommunication and IT solutions, addressing needs and requirements of enterprise, operator and governmental sectors. Linxdatacenter St. Petersburg will certainly contribute to the development of the local market, facilitating the expansion of economic relations between Russia and multinationals operating in CEE and boosting mutual business opportunities.

Linxdatacenter

Linxdatacenter is a unique combination of cutting-edge technology, international expertise and strong regional presence. For over 11 years the company specializes providing datacenter and connectivity solutions in, from and to Central and Eastern Europe. It focuses on corporate customers, communications operators and government bodies that are looking for solutions to optimize their cost, security, compliance, complexity and business continuity management.

Linxdatacenter is headquartered in Amsterdam and has offices throughout Central and Eastern Europe. It operates datacenters in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tallinn and Warsaw and is a sister brand of Linxtelecom, an international connectivity solutions provider with a unique network in the region. The synergy of the two offerings provides seamless integrated solutions for the whole ICT infrastructure. Besides the Netherlands and Russia Linxtelecom has presence in Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Hungary, Geroprgia, Sweden, Finland, Germany and the UK.

For more information, please contact:

Svetlana Kigim, Marketing Manager, Linxdatacenter Russia

Email: svetlana.kigim(at)linxdatacenter(dot)com

Tel.: + 7 495 797 9161

Fax: +7 495 797 9160

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Platte River Networks Named Top-Performing Cloud Partner within the Western Region by Worlds Largest Technology Distributor

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) June 14, 2012

Platte River Networks (PRN) today announced it earned the prestigious recognition of Rainmaker of the Western Region from the North America Services Division of Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), the worlds largest technology distributor and master aggregator of cloud services and solutions.

The accolade was presented to David DeCamillis and Brent Allshouse during the 2012 Cloud Partner of the Year awards ceremony which took place on June 6, at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. Approximately 700 channel partners, vendors and Ingram Micro associates attended the distributors 2012 Cloud Summit.

Cloud computing has become a driving force within the technology industry and is radically changing the way businesses and consumers leverage technology both professionally and personally, says Renee Bergeron, vice president, Managed Services and Cloud Computing, Ingram Micro North America. As a valued business partner and great enabler for the technology industry, Ingram Micro is honored to recognize Platte River Networks as one of our top cloud partners of the year and applaud the companys growing expertise, leadership and success in this emerging market.

By leveraging the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace (http://www.ingrammicrocloud.com), PRN has extended its business value and cloud services expertise. Platte River Networks made a name for themselves when they introduced Intuition, a proactive monitoring and maintenance suite bundled within the Cloud and capable of handling their clients entire IT infrastructure. Intuition provides 24×7 remote and onsite management of network environments; including cloud based business class: antivirus, email security, web security, offsite backup and disaster recovery.

We are proud and honored to receive this incredible award, said Brent Allshouse, CFO of Platte River Networks. Without the dedication and hard work of our talented employees, we would not be here today.

Excerpts from Ingram Micros annual Cloud Summit can be found on Twitter via the hashtag #IMCloud2012 and seen on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/ingrammicroservices.

About the Ingram Micro Cloud

Ingram Micro Cloud (http://www.ingrammicrocloud.com) provides channel partners access to hundreds of business, strategy, marketing, technical and sales resources including the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace, a transactional, online marketplace where solution providers can shop, procure, provision and obtain invoices for their cloud services directly from Ingram Micro.

About Ingram Micro Inc.

As a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through unique marketing programs, outsourced logistics, technical and financial support, managed and cloud-based services, and product aggregation and distribution. The company is the only global broad-based IT distributor, serving more than 145 countries on six continents with the worlds most comprehensive portfolio of IT products and services. Visit http://www.ingrammicro.com.

About Platte River Networks

For the past decade, Platte River Networks, a technology consulting firm based in Denver, CO, has provided complete IT services for small to mid-sized businesses throughout both Colorado and the nation. Their expertise and work ethic has resulted in hundreds of diverse clients in all types of industries. Ingram Micros recognition is the latest commendation Platte River Networks has received in the past six months, including winning 2012 Small Business of the Year by the Denver Chamber of Commerce and recognized as one of CRNs coveted 2012 North American Next-Gen 250 List. Platte River Networks also provides complete telecommunication needs including voice/data circuits, bandwidth, VoIP, and low voltage cabling. http://www.platteriver.com

Press contacts:

Gen Biggs

WhiteFox Marketing (For Ingram Micro Inc.)

Gen(at)whitefoxpr(dot)com

(814) 825-5760

David DeCamillis

Director, Business Development

Platte River Networks

david(at)platteriver(dot)com

303-255-1941

Platte River Networks Named Top-Performing Cloud Partner within the Western Region by Worlds Largest Technology Distributor

Stage2Data and SecureSense cement Value Added Reseller agreement that will bring secure backup solutions to some of Canada"s largest businesses

Oakville, Ontario (PRWEB) October 31, 2012

Stage2Data and SecureSense have signed an exciting Value Added Reseller agreement that gives both companies an advantage in the often overlooked secure data storage market.

According to Jeff Collier, President of Stage2Data, Data backup, recovery and secure data storage are essential in today’s continually changing and challenging business environment. Companies are searching for trusted partners who will not only keep their data safe but do it in a way that saves man-hours and money. With our new agreement with SecureSense, more clients will achieve the data protection they want and deserve.

In addition to decades of proven experience, Secure Sense Solutions choose Stage2Data because they brought Attix5 to the table. Attix5 delivers a leading edge solution that fits the needs of their existing and future customers. As the Master Distributor for Attix5, Stage2Data is exclusively able to offer Attix5 to the North American market.

Mike Brown, Chief Technology Officer says, Secure Sense recognizes the high value organizations assign to their proprietary confidential data. Our new relationship with Stage2Data allows us to offer an automated reliable secure data storage solution in Attix5. Stage2Data and Attix5 provides encrypted disk-to-disk back-up and recovery solutions for our clients and will also help augment our Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) offerings.

With the new relationship now official, SecureSense will be able to offer their clients a new, best of breed data backup option. Jeff Collier, president of Stage2Data says, “Our new relationship with SecureSense is exciting. The word is getting out about Attix5 and SecureSense will be a dynamic part of its growing success in the North American market. I’m looking forward to knowing that some of Canada’s largest businesses will have the peace of mind and savings of having Attix5 securing their data.”

Company Stage2Data

Stage2Data is a privately held company founded by Jeff Collier and Jacques Swanepoel in 2008. The company is dedicated to working with Enterprise and SMB’s to safeguard their data against disaster or loss using the Cloud, Private Cloud, Software, Appliances and Archiving. Stage2Data is the Master Distributor for Attix5 in North America and is a recognized leader in backup and recovery. Stage2Data is headquartered in Oakville, Ontario with offices in the USA. For additional information about the company, please visit http://www.stage2data.com.

Company SecureSense Solutions

Secure Senses unique best-of-breed approach to delivering security services has made them a trusted advisor to some of Canadas largest organizations. For more information please visit http://www.securesense.ca/

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