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AboveNet first quarter 2009 revenue increased 20.5% to US$85.4 million

AboveNet has, announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. Highlights for the first quarter included Overall revenue increased 20.5% with domestic metro services revenue increasing 48.6% to US$21.4 million from US$14.4 million in the first quarter of 2008 and domestic WAN services revenue increasing 48.1% to US$16.0 million from US$10.8 million in the first quarter of 2008.

“Our first quarter 2009 performance gave us an excellent start to the year. We built on the momentum we gained in 2008 and we are on track for another year of solid growth in revenue and Adjusted EBITDA,” said Bill LaPerch, President and Chief Executive Office.

Source: AboveNet

Rackspace posts 21% profit for first quarter

Rackspace Hosting has announced its results for the first quarter of 2009. The San Antonio-based Web hosting company reported net income of US$6.6 million, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.

Rackspace reported net revenues of US$145.1 million, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago. The depreciation of the pound sterling resulted in a negative impact of US$3.2 million on its revenue. The company gets 24% of its revenue generated in pounds from its operations in the United Kingdom.

Source: My San Antonio

Prism Power is now an ‘endorser’ of the EU Code of Conduct for data centres

Prism Power is building on its commitment to undertake the best practices for data centre energy efficiency by becoming an endorser of the EU Code of Conduct for Data Centres. Prism Power is a first-class innovator and manufacturer of resilient power systems that ensure maximum continuity and enhance business operations for our clients. By officially endorsing the EU Code of Conduct, Prism Power is actively demonstrating their dedication to following examined and agreed voluntary actions that will advance energy efficiency.

The EU Code of Conduct for Data Centres has been created in response to increasing energy consumption and the need to reduce the related environmental, economic and energy supply security impacts. The initiative proposes a framework for European stakeholders to aspire to that will encourage good decision-making and will inform and stimulate data centre operators and owners to reduce energy consumption cost-effectively, without impeding the mission critical function of data centres.

Source: Prism Power

Peak 10 opens Cincinnati data centre

Peak 10 has announced that its Cincinnati data centre grand opening attracted more than 200 local business and thought leaders. The opening showcased the enterprise class facility to attendees through interactive guided tours provided by Peak 10 executives.

Attendees of the grand opening event got a firsthand look at Peak 10’s Cincinnati facility, which boasts 24×7 customer access, biometric, card and PIN protected access, redundant network infrastructure, multiple UPS systems and backup generators, and redundant Tier-1 and local Internet access. The data centre also ensures an unparalleled level of stability and facility integrity through a rigorous commissioning process prior to customer installations, which establishes the capability and reliability of the facility’s mission-critical infrastructure.

Source: dBusiness News

Yahoo data centre planned for New York

State officials are working with Internet giant Yahoo to establish a data centre in Western New York. The centre would house computer systems and other equipment. State officials say it wouldn’t result in many jobs, but the symbolism of luring the big-name company could help with other economic development efforts.

Gov. David Paterson asked the New York Power Authority to come up with a low-cost power plan for Yahoo to lure them to the Buffalo area. The company has been expanding its number of data centres around the country.

Source: Wall Street Journal

Dell has announced a partnership with the company that will see Dell use its 6Sigma DC virtual data centre modeling tools in its efforts to peddle products and services. These days, IT shops are not just looking to replace servers and storage to support more workloads or just make existing ones go faster. They want help reducing costs on the IT infrastructure as well as the means of improving efficiencies and reducing costs in the facilities that wrap around that infrastructure.

Albert Esser, vice president of power and infrastructure solutions at Dell’s Product Group says that the company does not have the luxury of doing data centre engagements with “armies of consultants,” as IBM and HP can certainly do. It will instead rely on tools to assess current data centers and then model changes to them to see the effect of new gear, new cooling gadgetry, and other technologies inside the data centre before the customer commits to the plan.

Source: The Register

TELEHOUSE America and Integralis, have announced an agreement to offer Integralis’ full portfolio of managed security, IT infrastructure and consulting services under TELEHOUSE’s Manage-E brand. The partnership offers organizations solutions that reduce IT costs while achieving a greater depth of security protection, compliance and service availability.

Manage-E provides customers with an all-in-one managed and professional services solution not available from any one data centre company. This comprehensive solution set provides managed security and IT infrastructure along with global services and support. Included is an end-to-end services suite from help desk to full management, payment card industry, compliance consulting, and the technology lifecycle advantage which reduces risk and cost in all phases of the security lifecycle from assessment and policy planning to deployment, 24×7 management, and service and hardware decommissioning.

Source: News Factor

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is considering establishing an Australian data centre as it continues efforts to upgrade its infrastructure reliability across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Speaking with ZDNet.com.au, the company’s chief information officer Robin Bienfait said she had improved the reliability of the company’s network from 99% when she started in 2007 to 99.7% currently. She is now pushing to reach 99.99%.

For the Asia-Pacific region, with its lower levels of network connectivity and distributed geography, this will mean landing data centres in countries and allowing resident businesses and browsing sites to actually connect to them. This would help latency, application adoption and performance, according to the executive.

Source: ZDNet

Digital Realty Trust is living in a different world than most of the rest of the commercial real estate industry. The locally based data centre REIT’s 11-million sq ft operating portfolio is 95% leased, demand appears high and new average rents are three-times higher than expiring rents. “Despite the deepening economic downturn, DLR is seeing solid pricing and demand in almost all regions and sectors,” JMP Securities Analyst Will Marks said in a client note. “This is difficult for many to fathom, particularly in light of what happened to the data centre market during the last downturn and the severity of this global recession in comparison to the last one.”

“Today, data centres are used by a wide variety of companies, from startups to well-established giants, and are now a necessity for businesses in every sector,” Marks writes. Looking ahead, despite a constrained supply of data centres and sufficient liquidity to develop and meet debt maturities over the next two years, Digital Realty is holding back on pursuing this demand in order to maintain a strong balance sheet with a liquidity cushion, Marks reports. While it may not speculate it certainly will be willing to develop freely on a build-to-suit basis with strong tenants, and Marks thinks the demand will be there.

Source: Globe Street

The Planet has announced plans for its first international data centre, located in London. Based on significant customer demand for both international and globally redundant hosted infrastructure, the company initially will offer its virtual racks solution when its centre opens in April. Preleasing begins immediately. The data centre features up to 20kW of power per rack, backed by N+1 redundancy on generators, transformers and UPS systems. Customers gain access to a 10GB private fiber interconnect to The Planet’s core network through its Ashburn, Va., data centre, as well as local connectivity to Tier-1 providers and the major European peering exchanges.

The Planet has forged a colocation agreement with TelecityGroup, which operates 20 network-independent data centres across seven European countries. Procedures in the new facility comply with ISO 9001:2000, which benchmarks quality processes for data centre operations and management. TelecityGroup is highly regarded for both its premium data centres and operational expertise. It is also taking the lead in driving energy efficiency in the data centre in Europe as the first data centre operator to sign up to the new “EU Code of Conduct for Data Centres.” It is also a member of the Green Grid.

Source: Market Watch