CityReach International Opens $30 Million Facility in Tech-Savvy Ireland.Business Editors DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2001 Dublin Center Is One of Largest in CityReach's Network of "Foundation for the Business Internet" CityReach International (CRI CRI constant-rate infusion. ) today announced the opening of its Irish site in North Dublin. The European infrastructure and managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality provider for the Business Internet, with US headquarters in Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla., has invested some $350 million in infrastructure centers across Europe. The 120,000 sq. ft. facility, one of the largest in the CRI network, is located in the heart of Ireland's burgeoning Internet community--well placed for the new generation of Systems Integrators (SIs), Application Service Providers (ASPs) and web hosters enabling e-business in Ireland. "Dublin is rapidly gaining an international reputation as an e-commerce hub for Europe. The establishment of our facility here puts us one step further closer to becoming the standard in infrastructure and managed services," said CityReach 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. Dr. Sanjaya Addanki. Ireland's Tanaiste (Deputy Prime Minister A Deputy Prime Minister or Vice Prime Minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting Prime Minister when the real Prime Minister is temporarily absent. ) Mary Harney Mary Harney (Irish: Máire Ní Áirne; born 11 March, 1953) is an Irish politician and the leader of the Progressive Democrats.[1] , noted that "companies like CityReach International can now offer their customers in Ireland levels of connectivity and technical excellence on par with those anywhere in the world. This opening is another milestone in Ireland's development as a gateway to Europe for international companies and further highlights the government's progress in attracting e-commerce enterprises here." Harney will officially open the facility, in the suburb of Clonshaugh, tomorrow (Thursday). Addanki pointed out that CityReach International is the first European enterprise to receive Cisco Application Infrastructure Provider (AIP AIP acute intermittent porphyria. AIP Acute intermittent porphyria ) certification, meeting the exacting infrastructure design standards Design standards Specifications of materials, physical measurements, processes, performance of products, and characteristics of services rendered. Design standards may be established by individual manufacturers, trade associations, and national or that Cisco requires. In addition to Dublin, CityReach has facilities in Amsterdam, London, Stockholm and Budapest, with others planned for major European Capitals during 2001. The Dublin site, in common with the rest of the CityReach European network, offers comprehensive and guaranteed managed services from a highly secure and reliable environment. With an increasing number of companies moving their operations and business processes--retail transaction systems, supply chain management, and personnel management --to the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises demand is for the same type of mission-critical capabilities that major corporations have in-house data centers. CityReach's Dublin operation provides the security, reliability, manageability and scalability found in data centers catering to the new generation of System Integrators, ASPs and web hosters that serve major corporations. Unlike traditional carrier hotels and co-location providers which offer little more than 'rack-based real estate,' CityReach is rooted in the mission-critical, zero tolerance The policy of applying laws or penalties to even minor infringements of a code in order to reinforce its overall importance and enhance deterrence. Since the 1980s the phrase zero tolerance has signified a philosophy toward illegal conduct that favors strict imposition of , corporate IT culture. About CityReach International Headquartered in London, with offices across Europe and the U.S., CityReach International (CRI) is setting the standard for the infrastructure and managed services that form the foundation for the Business Internet. The company is building a pan-European managed infrastructure platform with a total of 20 high-quality, secure data centers planned for the end of 2001. The CityReach International team has unrivalled industry experience in the areas of secure, reliable data centers, corporate application development environments, customer care and service delivery. The company is investing over $350m in its products and services Deployment plan with backing from leading venture capitalists including Battery Ventures, Chase Capital Partners, M/C M/C Machine (mechanical engineering) M/C Motorcycle M/C Miscarriage M/C Multiple Choice M/C Maitre de Cabine Venture Partners, Investcorp, Morgan Grenfell Private Equity and Vulcan Ventures. Additional information about CityReach can be found at www.city-reach.com. |
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