CommTel Unveils $45 Million Plan to Build Maine's First Full-Service Internet Data Center.Business/Technology Editors PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2001 CommTel, Maine's leading provider of business Internet and data solutions, today announced a plan to spend more than $45 million building the state's first carrier-grade, full-service Internet data and network operations center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. in downtown Portland Downtown Portland is located on the west bank of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. It is in the northeastern corner of the southwest section of the city and is where most of its high-rise buildings are found. . The facility will provide Portland with its first true Internet Network Access Point (NAP), and will enable companies seeking support for their mission-critical enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. services to remain in-state. Additionally, CommTel's Internet data center will fill a void across the Northeast region for small to medium-sized companies who are currently priced out Priced out The market has already incorporated information, such as a low dividend, into the price of a stock. of the enterprise data storage and management market. In order to facilitate the full development of the project, CommTel is seeking economic partnerships with the city of Portland
"The availability of high-performance, inexpensive intrastate networking and data storage is something a company should be able to take for granted. Unfortunately, existing data service options simply aren't meeting the needs of northern New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. companies," says Scott Roberts, CommTel's president and COO. "Also, there is a strong need across the region for enterprise computing services, including storage, for the small to medium-sized market. Our new Internet data center will enable us to meet that need." CommTel's IP Data Center will encompass over 10,000 square feet in a physically secure, seismically stable and fire-resistant structure. In addition to the latest in storage, networking and connectivity technology, services will include real-time capabilities for fault notification and detection, queries and reporting on shared, dedicated and co-located systems including bandwidth, capacity, security, and site health and application. "This facility will elevate Portland to the forefront of data service and transmission capabilities in New England. Coupled with CommTel's long tradition of superior customer service, our Internet data center will prove to be an attractive choice for corporations across the region looking to maximize ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). in their data and enterprise computing outsourcing," Roberts concludes. About CommTel CommTel (US OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). : CMYS), with offices in Portland and Winthrop, is Maine's leading Internet Service and Data provider. Created through a series of strategic mergers, acquisitions and the reorganization of several communication companies from 1898 to the present, CommTel's current portfolio of products includes Connectivity, Web Development, Web Hosting, Co-location and other networking solutions. |
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