Cable & Wireless Opens New Hosting Center in Santa Clara; Facility Designed to Support Increasing Demand for Managed Hosting Services.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2001 Company Now Operates 22 Hosting Centers Worldwide Cable & Wireless (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CWP CWP Coal workers' pneumoconiosis, see there ), the global telecommunications group, today announced the opening of its new 63,000 square foot (5,852 m2) Internet Solutions Center (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. ) in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. . Following the opening of Cable & Wireless' second Osaka hosting center last week, the new Santa Clara ISC brings Cable & Wireless' total number of hosting centers to 22 worldwide and builds on the company's commitment to meet the growing demand for outsourced managed hosting services. Cable & Wireless' high performance global IP network and state-of-the-art hosting centers are integral in supporting its global managed hosting strategy. Cable & Wireless' Managed Hosting Solutions deliver the fundamental building blocks businesses can use to build solutions to support a wide range of managed hosting requirements, from the simple to the complex. These building blocks give businesses the time-to-market, performance, reliability and scalability to support their e-business initiatives no matter the company size. With outsourced hosting operations delivered by Cable & Wireless, customers are free to concentrate on growing their core business without the worry of maintaining costly internal infrastructure and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . "The opening of our new facility in Santa Clara demonstrates that Cable & Wireless continues to strengthen its position as a leading provider of web hosting services on a global scale," said Mike McTighe, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Global Operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. , Cable & Wireless. "The opening of new hosting centers over the past year in the US, UK, Europe and Japan together with our expanding suite of hosting services, gives Cable & Wireless a strong global position as a leader in the web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. market." Cable & Wireless' Santa Clara hosting center replaces an existing facility in the heart of Silicon Valley and is designed specifically to support the growing demand for outsourced managed hosting services, which is expected to grow to nearly $11 billion by the year 2004 according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Forrester Research Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Corporate facts
The Santa Clara ISC's capabilities and features include:
-- Provisioning of Cable & Wireless' managed hosting services
-- Dual OC-48 connectivity to Cable & Wireless' global IP network
-- Capacity to house more than 2,300 servers
-- 24x7 onsite technical professionals
-- Fully redundant air conditioning providing in excess of one ton of AC per 50
square feet
-- Twin diesel power generators to provide alternative power in event of loss
of electrical power, including during brownouts or blackouts
Cable & Wireless' hosting centers are located in:
-- Reston, Virginia, USA -- Osaka, Japan (2)
-- Santa Clara, California, USA -- Tokyo, Japan
-- Swindon, England, UK -- Yokohama, Japan
-- Paris, France (3) -- Moscow, Russia
-- Dusseldorf, Germany -- Barcelona, Spain
-- Frankfurt, Germany -- Madrid, Spain
-- Hamburg, Germany -- Stockholm, Sweden
-- Munich, Germany -- Geneva, Switzerland
-- Milan, Italy -- Zurich, Switzerland
-- Rome, Italy
Each hosting center is connected directly to Cable & Wireless' tier one global IP network. In December 2000 the company announced the completion of phase two of its global IP network build program. Currently, 49 nodes are operational around the world with 23 nodes in the US; 24 nodes in 12 countries across Europe; and two nodes in Asia Pacific. When completed, the network will operate at OC-192 (9.6 Gbps) capacity and incorporate 84 international nodes within the same autonomous system A network that is administered by a single set of management rules that are controlled by one person, group or organization. Autonomous systems often use only one routing protocol, although multiple protocols can be used. The core of the Internet is made up of many autonomous systems. (AS3561) assigned to Cable & Wireless' IP infrastructure, to ensure seamless high performance delivery around the globe -- a first for the industry. About Cable & Wireless Cable & Wireless is a major global telecommunications business with revenue of over (pound)9 billion (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 See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching 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. (1) Forrester Research, Hosting's Moving On Up, May 2000 |
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