Inflow Selected as Managed Services Provider for Frontier Airlines; Arrangement Assures Solid Reliability for Front-End of Airline's Successful Web Site Application.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2003 InFlow in·flow n. 1. The act or process of flowing in or into: an inflow of water; an inflow of information. 2. , Inc., a leading provider of managed 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. and IT services, announced today the addition of a new customer, Denver-based Frontier Airlines This article is about Frontier Airlines that was founded in 1994. For the company known as Frontier Airlines from 1950 to 1986, see Frontier Airlines (1950-1986). For the similarly named Frontier Flying Service see Frontier Flying Service. , a national air carrier that provides service to 38 cities from its Denver International Airport This article is about Denver International Airport. For other uses, see KDEN (disambiguation). Denver International Airport (IATA: DEN, ICAO: KDEN, FAA LID: DEN), often called DIA hub. Frontier Airlines' Web Site generates more than 30 percent of the company's flown revenue. Frontier chose Inflow as its managed service provider because of its redundant hosting locations, reliability and security. The company also sought the expertise of Inflow's onsite technical staff for ongoing business support. "The airline industry is changing rapidly and over the years, Frontier's web hosting needs have evolved from a single server to a multiple server cluster," said Frontier Airline's Director of Information Technology Jeff Truax. "We needed to find a service provider that could grow with Frontier Airlines as we continue to build our Web presence. We were impressed with Inflow's comprehensive services, their redundant hosting locations, the security of their hosting, and their attention to customer service." Inflow will provide Frontier Airlines with a managed multi-homed Internet access See how to access the Internet. service, with guaranteed 100 percent availability, and managed security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the delivered in a highly secure and redundant data center environment designed to protect Frontier's critical IT infrastructure and ensure uptime for Frontier's web presence. "We were thrilled to partner with Frontier Airlines to help expand their web presence," said Leigh Wilbanks, General Manager for the Inflow Internet Data Center (IDC) in Denver. "Frontier's application is critical to their business and requires a sophisticated set of solutions to ensure uptime. Inflow's proven service delivery and technical expertise will enable Frontier to continue to rapidly expand their web initiatives while maintaining a quality customer experience." About Frontier Airlines Denver-based Frontier Airlines employs approximately 3,000 aviation professionals and is the second-largest jet service carrier at Denver International Airport. Frontier and its regional jet partner Frontier JetExpress offer service to 39 cities. Frontier's fleet consists of 37 aircraft, which feature a single-class configuration. In 1999, 2000 and 2001, Frontier's maintenance and engineering department received the Federal Aviation Administration's highest award, the Diamond Certificate of Excellence, in recognition of 100 percent of its maintenance and engineering employees completing advanced aircraft maintenance training programs. In April 2002, Entrepreneur ranked Frontier one of two "Best Low-Fare Airlines." Frontier provides capacity information and other operating statistics on its Web site, which may be viewed at www.frontierairlines.com. About Inflow Inflow provides facilities-based IT solutions to companies with critical business and network applications. Founded in 1997, Inflow opened its first Internet Data Center (IDC) in June 1998 and currently serves more than 680 customers from its IDCs in 12 markets throughout the U.S. The Company offers customers a cost-effective outsourced alternative that is secure, redundant and fully managed. Core services The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. include colocation, network management, managed security services, application management, data storage and InflowNet(TM), a proprietary Internet access service that guarantees 100% availability. Additional services include business continuity, Intelligent Routing for Internet access, content distribution, load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them and remote enterprise data center management. In June 2002, Inflow completed an equity financing Equity Financing The act of raising money for company activities by selling common or preferred stock to individual or institutional investors. In return for the money paid, shareholders receive ownership interests in the corporation. of $35 million, bringing total capital raised to more than $300 million. Investors include Meritage Private Equity Funds, Centennial Ventures, Telecom Partners, Spire Capital Partners, The Halyard hal·yard also hal·liard n. Nautical A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, or yard. [Alteration (influenced by yard1) of Middle English halier, from Capital Fund, GE Capital and PNC PNC Purdue University North Central (Westville, Indiana) PnC Point 'n Click PNC Police National Computer PNC People's National Congress (Guyana) PNC People's National Congress Equity. For additional information and IDC locations, please visit www.inflow.com or call 877/321-2464. To call the Denver IDC or to speak with Leigh Wilbanks, please call 720/932-5830. |
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