Computerland UK's managed services business has achieved 49% year-on-year revenue growth to more than GBP10m, and maintenance contracts business rose almost 14% to GBP7.3m. These helped lift pre-tax profits 26% to GBP2.8m. In contrast, sales of systems for clients to operate themselves stayed level at just under GBP3m, and falling equipment prices pegged the growth of revenue from reselling to 8% despite some big new volume orders. Managed services have maintained strong growth in the first quarter of the new financial year.

VeriCenter, Inc., a provider of managed hosting, colocation, and infrastructure services for mid-to-large enterprises, has announced second quarter 2007 bookings of USD7.2 million in annual recurring revenue, with a 75/25 ratio of managed to collocation bookings. Managed services bookings of USD5.4 million in annual recurring revenue represent an all-time quarterly bookings record for this critical component of the VeriCenter revenue mix.

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Postini, a global leader in on-demand communications security and compliance solutions serving more than 35,000 businesses and 10 million users worldwide. Postini's services -- which include message security, archiving, encryption, and policy enforcement -- can be used to protect a company's email, instant messaging, and other web-based communications.

CyrusOne has announced that it has been acquired by ABRY Partners, a media and communications focused, Boston-based private equity firm. Since 2001, CyrusOne has built a strong presence in the high availability colocation and managed data center services marketplace. Over the past four years, the company has achieved strong top line and bottom line growth with a prominent niche in the energy, financial services, and healthcare marketplaces. With the completion of this transaction, CyrusOne seeks to accelerate its expansion.

Cogent Communications Group, Inc. (NASDAQ-CCOI), a multinational Tier 1 facilities-based ISP ranked by Ovum-RHK as the largest provider of Ethernet services in the United States, will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET on August 7, 2007 to discuss Cogent's operating results for the second quarter of 2007. Cogent will issue a press release announcing the operating results at 7:00 a.m. ET on August 7, 2007. To participate, investors and other interested parties may access the earnings call as follows: Dial-in Number: 1-877-502-9272 for U.S.

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a leading provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, and IXEurope Plc (IXEurope, AIM: IXE), a provider of colocation services in Europe, has announced that the boards of its subsidiary, Equinix UK Limited (Equinix UK), and IXEurope have reached agreement on improved terms for the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of IXEurope for 140 pence per share.