Cable & Wireless IDC Opens Second Hosting Center in Osaka; Facility Designed to Meet the Growing Demand for Hosting Services in the Kansai Region.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2001 Cable & Wireless IDC, the Japanese subsidiary of global communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Cable & Wireless (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CWP CWP Coal workers' pneumoconiosis, see there ), today announced the opening of its second hosting center in Suita, Osaka Suita (吹田市 Suita-shi) , Japan's second largest city. The new Osaka hosting center has more than 20,000 square feet of hosting space and brings the company's total hosting space in Japan to approximately 75,000 sq. ft. With the opening of the new Osaka facility, Cable & Wireless now operates four hosting centers in Japan, strengthening the company's position as leading provider of hosting services to businesses in Japan and around the world. The opening of the Osaka hosting center by Cable & Wireless IDC's is part of Cable & Wireless' global network of state-of-the-art hosting centers and builds on the company's commitment to meet the growing demand for outsourced managed hosting services. Cable & Wireless currently operates 22 data centers around the world. In June 2001 Cable & Wireless IDC plans open a new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. Solution Center facility in Tokyo to meet the growing demand for outsourced managed hosting services in Asia region. With the opening of the new Tokyo ISC (1) (Internet Systems Consortium, Redwood City, CA www.isc.org) An organization founded by Paul Vixie, Carl Malamud and Rick Adams in 1994 and later sponsored by UUNET and other Internet companies. , Cable & Wireless IDC expects to have 340,000 square feet of hosting space available in Japan. The new Osaka facility is directly connected to Cable & Wireless' high performance global IP network. The facility has been constructed to meet superior requirements in terms of fire and earthquake safety and meets the highest levels of environmental stability and security necessary for the maintenance of customers' web systems. In addition to those web hosting services presently provided by Cable & Wireless IDC the company will also be providing value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. services such as web system management and failure recovery services in co-operation with alliance partners. One of the earliest companies to offer hosting services in the Kansai region “Kansai” redirects here. For the airport, see Kansai International Airport. The Kansai region (関西地方 , Cable & Wireless IDC has been an important part of the Internet network in the Kansai region, first offering hosting services in 1997. NSPIXP-3, the stable Internet exchange See IXP and NAP. in the Kansai area, is located in Cable & Wireless IDC's Osaka Data Center 1. Together with Osaka Data Center 2, Cable & Wireless IDC now provides customers in this region with one of the largest hosting center capacities available. About Cable & Wireless Cable & Wireless is a major global telecommunications business with revenue of over US$14 billion in the year to 31 March 2000 and customers in 70 countries. Its operations around the world offer a full range of telecommunications services. Cable & Wireless' focus for future growth is on IP (Internet protocol) and data services and solutions for business customers. It is developing advanced IP networks and value-added services in the US, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region in support of this strategy. With the capability of its global IP infrastructure and its strength in key markets, Cable & Wireless holds a unique position in terms of global coverage and services to business customers. For more information about Cable & Wireless, go to www.cw.com. |
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