Equinix, a provider of global data centre services, has announced that Catalyst Health Solutions, the fastest growing national pharmacy benefit management services company in the U.S., has selected Equinix to host critical business functions, including claims processing and data warehousing.

Catalyst will deploy dual sites on different power grids at undisclosed Equinix International Business Exchange data centres.

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A bill extending a temporary tax break for data centres' replacement servers died in the House during the final week of the Legislature's special session. It would have given data centres until April 1, 2021, to take advantage of the sales tax exemption. The original deadline was July 1, 2010.

Quality Technology Services has announced that financial services managed services provider Generic Network Systems has chosen its Jersey City data centre to host its latest expansion of the GNS platform. The terms of the multi-year agreement were not disclosed.

QTS is currently upgrading its supported power density in the Jersey City Data Center, which increases capacity to support customers. When fully complete, the data centre will have over 5.0 MW of power and more than 50,000 sq ft of raised floor space.

Source: The WHIR

Local media reports that Disney Worldwide Services have bought land at the T5 data centre park near Ingles, Cleveland County, North Carolina. The reports state that a deed filed with Cleveland County dated May 24 indicates Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. purchased 26 acres of land at the T5 data centre park near Ingles.

On Tuesday, city council agreed seeking two grants, totalling US$60,000, to help make Project Roosevelt a reality. Some say Project Roosevelt, which city and county officials have said is a data centre project, is in fact an alias for the Disney data centre.

OnX Enterprise Solutions has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Technology Solutions Group from Agilysys, a leading provider of innovative, enterprise-class IT solutions. The US$474 million-revenue Technology Solutions Group business was purchased for US$64 million by OnX. OnX Enterprise Solutions, an industry-defining designer and operator of mission-critical computing environments, is based in Toronto, Canada, with offices in the United States and Europe.

The global expansion strategy that Silver Peak has been carrying forward recently has led to them opening a new office in Mexico City. A leading company in the data centre class WAN optimization, Silver Peak’s new Mexico office has been touted as a sign of its continued expansion into the Latin American market.

One of the biggest players on the hosting market, HostWay has signed a new long term renewal lease for 52,660 sq ft at the Boeing Building, located in downtown of Chicago. HostWay has leased this Boeing building since 2006.

With a capacity for 17,000 servers, 31,000 sq ft of server space, and connectivity to Level 3, Telia and MCI, Hostway's downtown Chicago data centre is one of the largest commercially operating data centres in downtown Chicago.

Source: The WHIR

General Motors Co. will invest US$130 million on the campus of its Warren Technical Center for a new enterprise data centre. GM Vice President and Chief Information Officer Terry Kline said the "state-of-the-art" Information Technology Operations and Command Center will be a the hub for monitoring the Detroit automaker's technology data from around the world.

i/o, a provider of digital energy technology, has announced that high bandwidth connectivity solutions provider AboveNet, has extended its dedicated fibre network to i/o NEW JERSEY – the world’s largest modular data centre.

i/o provides data centre solutions for some of the world’s largest enterprises, Web properties and carriers, and will utilize AboveNet’s extensive fibre optic network to provide fully redundant, all fibre access to new and existing customers. AboveNet is already built in to i/o’s data centres in Scottsdale and Phoenix, Arizona.

Source: MyHostNews

Omega ATS, the low cost alternative trading system for Canadian exchange-listed equities and fixed income instruments, has chosen Equinix to optimize performance and connect to global services and trading partners. Canada's fastest growing ATS has located in Equinix's TR1 International Business Exchange data centre in Toronto.

The company will gain access to Equinix's financial services ecosystem and directly connect to customers.

Source: RFP

The Benaroya Co., based in Bellevue, Washington has purchased HP's 60,252-sq ft data centre at 9700 W. Bethel Court, near Franklin and Maple Grove roads in Boise. The data centre was one of HP's key national data centres. HP sold the facility as part of its worldwide data centre consolidation.

Colocation and IT infrastructure providerC7 Data Centers, announced the signing of a multi-year colocation agreement with St. Paul-based HubbardRadio. As part of the agreement C7 will provide Hubbard Radio with data centre space, power, bandwidth and personnel services.

The location of the data centre and its proximity to Hubbard Radio’s Utah Office were key factors in the selection process.

Source: Utah Business

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Colocation and data centre service provider CoreLink Data Centers has announced on it is transitioning to IPv6, the milestone shift in IP address formatting approved by the Internet Engineering Task Force.

CoreLink's adoption of IPv6 enables its customers to accommodate the latest in routing technologies and infrastructure. By incorporating IPv6 now, CoreLink's customers will benefit from the new standard, which replaces the soon-to-be-exhausted IPv4 IP address repository with a nearly unlimited number of new IP addresses.

Source: The WHIR

San Antonio-based Rackspace Hosting is holding an invite-only job fair Saturday at its Austin office.

Max Thoene, the company's vice president of operations and site leader in Austin, said Rackspace could see the number of its employees in state's capital jump to about 1,000 in the next two to three years. Rackspace currently employs 300 people in Austin and plans to hire 1,000 employees worldwide by year's end, he added.

Source: My San Antonio

AboveNet, provider of high bandwidth connectivity solutions, has announced that it will soon be connected to the Montgomery Westland Data Center known as The Bunker.

The Montgomery Westland Data Center is one of the most secure data centre storage environments in the United States. Located 45 miles north of the Houston Central Business District, the facility is a former nuclear fallout shelter housed 60 feet underground and includes 38,000 sq ft of Tier III space.

Source: Reuters

The General Services Administration awarded General Dynamics a roughly US$1 billion networking contract for a new Homeland Security Department headquarters facility, after the government backed out of a US$2.6 billion deal with Northrop Grumman Corp. for the project last year.

Phoenix NAP, a next generation data centre and network access point, has announced Unicorn Media, a digital media management provider, has added to its colocation space within the Phoenix NAP facility to help address rising demands.

Unicorn Media decided to expand its presence in Phoenix NAP due largely to the comfort and service levels it has received from the data centre since its initial colocation space procurement in March of 2010.

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DBSi, the Pennsylvania-based provider of disaster recovery, managed hosting, and data centre services, has deployed optical networking equipment from Ekinops to connect its three data centres, maximizing network capacity and availability for their clients’ mission-critical data.

The DBSi network uses DWDM equipment from Ekinops to provide numerous data-carrying channels over the fibre linking its existing data centres in Bethlehem and Valley Forge to the newest facility in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania.

Source: Connected Planet

PPL, working through the permitting process, will develop a 115,000 sq ft data and operations centre in Upper Macungie Township. If all goes smoothly, ground will break in the fall.

The centre will be built on a 12-acre site near Route 100 and Interstate 78, about 10 miles west of PPL's international headquarters in downtown Allentown. Completion is pencilled for late 2012.

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US Airways said that it fixed a computer glitch that caused numerous flights to be grounded or delayed nationwide and was working to get its planes back on schedule. "US Airways' website and our airport computer systems are back online. We're working to restore operational order following a systems outage," the airline said, cautioning that "flights throughout the US Airways system have been impacted or delayed."

Early reports said that the glitch was caused by a power outage near one of the airline's data centres in Phoenix, US Airways said.

Source: My Fox9

The recently opened extension to Palmetto Commerce Parkway came into play when Roper St. Francis was determining sites for its new IT backbone. The non-profit Medical Society of South Carolina, a group of about 400 Roper St. Francis physicians, closed on a 23.8-acre tract in Palmetto Commerce Park in North Charleston on June 2 for US$3.28 million.

Equinix, a provider of global data centre services, has announced that ALOG Data Centers of Brazil, a Platform Equinix Company, has opened its third International Business Exchange data centre in Brazil.

Located in Tamboré, the new data centre (SP2) is ALOG’s second facility in the São Paulo metropolitan area -ALOG also operates a data centre in Rio de Janeiro. This opening is the first phase of the build-out of SP2 and provides approximately 400 cabinet equivalents, with the ability to expand by as much as 1,200 cabinet equivalents.

Source: Business Wire

AboveNet, a provider of high bandwidth connectivity solutions, has announced that it will connect to the Cervalis data centres located in Stamford, Connecticut and Totowa, New Jersey. Customers located in the facilities will have access to AboveNet's private, optical network and extensive fibre footprint for connectivity in and between top metro markets in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

The Cervalis data centre in Stamford also represents an AboveNet IP POP which enables AboveNet to deliver Tier 1 IP service to the Cervalis client base at affordable rates.

Egenera, a provider of open converged infrastructure software for data centre management, has relocated its worldwide headquarters to Boxborough, Massachusetts in the suburban Boston technology corridor.

The company signed a five-year lease for approximately 26,000 sq ft of first-class office space at 80 Central Street on the campus of Tech Central @ Boxborough. The facility met the company's growing needs for a larger data centre, expanded research & development lab, and additional office space for new employees.

Source: Market Wire

Round Rock-based Dell was awarded a US$252 million contract to provide IT services and products through a six-year agreement with the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Dell will handle operations, management and updates to the NRC’s Office of Information Systems within the agency’s IT infrastructure as a whole.

Source: Austin RCR

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Phoenix NAP, a next generation data centre and network access point, has announced it has procured a credit facility from Bank of America to fuel the next phase of build-out at the data centre, and future expansion.

In order to accommodate customer demands and executed contracts, Phoenix NAP will use the funding to add eight more megawatts of capacity, bringing the total generation capacity up to 12 megawatts. Funds will also be used to complete the build-out of the data centre’s first floor, along with continuing the expansion onto the second floor.

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Science Applications International has announced it has been awarded a delivery order to support the U.S. Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements, Strategic Plans and Policy Division by providing professional and IT services in support of AF national security initiatives.

The delivery order has a five-year period of performance and a total value of more than US$89 million. Work will be performed primarily in the Washington, DC area, and at Air Force locations as required.

Source: Sacramento Bee

ARI, a provider of technology-enabled solutions that help dealers, distributors and manufacturers, has reported results for its third quarter ended April 30, 2011. The Company posted a significant increase in operating income, net income and earnings per share, as well as organic growth in revenue during the third quarter of fiscal 2011.

DataBank Holdings, a Dallas-based data centre operator, and Avista Capital Partners, a private equity firm, have announced that Avista has acquired DataBank from Freeman Group, a private investment firm. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

DataBank provides managed data centre services to over 80 customers, including several Fortune 500 enterprises. DataBank's existing data centre facilities are located in the former Federal Reserve Bank building in Dallas' downtown central business district.

Source: PR Newswire

Asia Society, the leading international organization creating understanding and connections among the peoples of Asia and the United States, has selected NYI New York's premier data centre solutions provider, to deliver facilities-based support for Asia Society's rapidly growing digital content network.

Spread Networks, a privately owned telecommunications provider, has announced it will provide an all-new fibbers network into DuPont Fabros Technology, NJ1 data centre located in Piscataway, New Jersey. Spread Networks currently provides connectivity into data centres in Carteret, Secaucus, Newark, and Weehawken, New Jersey.

As part of the network build, Spread Networks will be able to leverage DFT's 3-Lateral Underground Telecommunications Duct Bank in Piscataway and offer a secure, reliable and diverse fibre entrance into DFT's NJ1 Data Center.

Source: PR Newswire

H & R Real Estate Investment Trust and H & R Finance Trust announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

Amongst the facts they stated, that Subsequent to March 31, 2011, H & R REIT acquired an 80,000 sq ft data centre in Lithia Springs, Georgia for a purchase price of U.S. $60.8 million. The property is leased for 20 years to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP;

Source: American Chronicle

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NJ developers have built too many storage centres for servers and other technological gear, called “server farms,” too quickly. The state has constructed 22 new “server farms” since 2005, leading to a 14% vacancy rate. The demand for data centres nationwide has been growing as the world becomes more dependent on the Internet and telecommunications. “Server farms” in Northern NJ and NY are especially important because they are in close proximity to Wall Street and the many people and businesses located in the region.

PacificHost, a leading provider of Linux-based, cPanel hosting solutions, has announced a strategic move to the FastFiber Network owned and managed by dedicated hosting provider ServerBeach and its parents company, PEER 1 Hosting. The move intends to increase PacificHost’s position in the market and expand for future growth.

Technoparc Montréal and Canix Colo have announced the launch of a TIER III data centre, the first of its kind in Quebec. Designed for a maximum of three clients, this new centre redefines colocation for organizations that need an IT room ranging from 3,000 to 15,000 sq ft.

Virtual Internet, a major UK provider of business hosting solutions, is officially launching their flagship cloud hosting product. With recently upgraded VMware cloud servers increasingly outselling conventional hosting solutions, VI's business-class cloud solutions deliver reliability, cost savings, scalability, and performance.

A US Airways computer failure delayed dozens of flights at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport on Sunday. It was the third time in nine days that computer failures forced flight delays.

GoDaddy just announced the limited release of their new Cloud offering dubbed "Data Centre on Demand." Built on Cloud.com's platform, the offering is medium to large businesses, start-ups and even web developers.

Global Power Supply, provider of critical power equipment and fully integrated power services for emergency back-up and primary power applications, was recently chosen by Facebook to meet the critical power needs of their new data centre in Prineville, Oregon. Facebook began the construction of this new data center with the goal of creating a more energy efficient computing infrastructure at a relatively low cost.

SoftLayer Technologies, the innovation leader in Cloud, Dedicated, and Managed Hosting, has announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase renewable energy from Green Mountain Energy Company for SoftLayer’s data centres in Dallas and Houston. Green Mountain is the nation’s leading competitive retail provider of cleaner energy and carbon offset solutions.

Telx, an interconnection and data centre provider in strategic North American markets, has announced that Level 3 Communications is expanding network services into Telx's 100 Delawanna Ave. data centre in Clifton, New Jersey.

Access Northeast, one of the largest privately held data centre and managed service providers in New England, has announced the completion of a new 10,000 sq ft raised floor project and the execution of a long-term lease for another 40,000 sq ft of space.

Business technology incubator company JarvisLabs has signed a letter of intent to create a 25,000 sq ft cloud-computing data centre at a Lone Star College campus in Houston, Texas.

Data Foundry, a provider of data centre outsourcing and colocation services, announces today that Delta Rigging and Tools, the largest U.S. provider of industrial lifting products and services, has chosen to outsource its corporate data centre to Data Foundry. Delta Rigging and Tools relies on Data Foundry’s secure, carrier-neutral facility to effectively and reliably manage its primary corporate servers.

 DRS will manage a new data centre in Westerville that gives small to medium-sized companies access to the tools of big business. Westerville officials and some 75 residents joined DRS executives to break ground on the 16,000 sq ft "WeConnect "building projected to cost US$6 million.

The Barrister Place Building downtown and the Phoenix Sky Harbor Center will become the home of a multimillion-dollar data centre and bioscience hub that will link disjointed sectors of the health-care industry to more efficiently care for patients and develop medical breakthroughs. The Phoenix City Council has struck a deal with an organization headed by health-care visionary Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong to bring the supercomputer project to Phoenix.

The Washington state Department of Ecology wants public comment of its review of the impact of 28 diesel-powered generators that would provide electricity during power failures for the new Dell Data Center under construction in Quincy.

Eaton, a diversified power-management company, has opened its twin data centres in Jefferson and Shelby counties. The opening was celebrated with local and state government officials during an event Thursday at the company’s site in Simpsonville.

Zayo, a provider of bandwidth infrastructure services and carrier-neutral colocation, has announced that it will be expanding its fibre network inCincinnati,Ohioas part of an agreement to deliver services for one of its large wholesale customers.

Several miles of new network will be added as a result of this expansion. These newly built miles will add to Zayo’s existing network in theCincinnati’s central business district and surrounding area. As part of the expansion, Zayo will double its on-net building count inCincinnatiand will bolster the route diversity.

Network and connectivity service provider Sidera Networks several days ago that it has extended its premium quality fibre optic network to well known DuPont Fabros Technology web hosting data centre in New Jersey, US.

The tenants at NJ1 now have access to financial exchanges and carrier hotels through Sidera’s Xtreme Network. DuPont Fabros’ NJ1 web hosting data centre is a network node on Sidera’s network and is connected to 111 Eighth Avenue and 165 Halsey Street.

Source: Great Responder

StrataScale has announced its expansion into a data centre building, owned and operated by its parent company in Northern Virginia. The company has been making marked progress in North California and the data centre addition is the latest accomplishment based on StrataScale’s sales projections and corporate goals.

Cushman & Wakefield has been awarded the repositioning and agency leasing assignment for the Class A corporate campus located at 300 & 400 Puritan Way in Marlborough, Mass. Owned by Fidelity Investments, 300 & 400 Puritan Way is a two-building 750,000 sq ft corporate campus located just off I-495's Exit 23C. As well as offices, the campus offers data centre infrastructure, multiple cafeterias and a fitness centre.

Canadian cable operator Cogeco announced this morning that it has reached an agreement to buy Quiettouch, which is a provider of outsourced managed IT and infrastructure services, for an undisclosed sum. Quiettouch operates three data centres in Toronto and Vancouver, as well as a fibre network within business areas of downtown Toronto.

International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced that it forecasts total US enterprise and public sector IT spending to grow at 5.6% through the end of 2011. In comparison, US GDP is forecast to grow 3.0% in 2011. The vertical markets with the highest expected growth rates are healthcare, professional services, and communications & media.

Telephone and Data Systems has announced it will acquire OneNeck IT Services headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. for a purchase price of US$95 million. OneNeck, which generated annual revenues of US$37 million in 2010, will be a subsidiary of TDS Hosted & Managed Services. OneNeck is a provider of hosted application management and managed IT hosting services to middle market businesses.

Fibertown has announced an energy-sector company as the latest tenant for its new 50,000 sq ft colocation data centre in North Houston. Black Stone Minerals will move its mission critical IT systems from an in-house data centre to Fibertown’s Houston colocation facility. With data centre commissioning expected to conclude later this month, customer installation will begin in early July.

iTRACS, a provider of enterprise-class data centre infrastructure management solutions that drive efficiency, performance, and strategic value, today announced iTRACS PowerEye, a best-practices strategy for reducing energy consumption and costs in the data centre.

iTRACS PowerEye is an integrated power management strategy that offers end-to-end visibility and management of the entire power chain inclusive of all interdependencies, across both IT and core infrastructure (facilities) assets.

Intellifiber Networks, which serves the growing network needs of government enterprises and carrier customers, has announced that it has been awarded a three-year contract by the Defense Information System Agency (DISA) to provide the Defense Enterprise Computing Center (DECC), located at the Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg Pa., with Intellifiber’s leading edge fibre infrastructure.

zColo, a Zayo Group Company and provider of carrier-neutral, interconnection focused colocation services, and CENX, operator of Carrier Ethernet Exchanges, have announced the execution of an agreement enabling CENX to deploy its platform and offer its Carrier Ethernet Exchange services in Zayo’s data centre facility located at 60 Hudson Street in New York City.

iovation, which protecting online businesses from fraud and abuse, has announced the addition of a new data centre in Seattle, Washington. The new facility will enhance iovation’s high availability solutions and provide the additional capacity necessary to manage growing customer demand in all of the vertical markets that it serves.