Jul 12, 2007 : Ask.com to Open WA Facility
📅 - Internet search engine Ask.com (ask.com), formerly known as Ask Jeeves, announced on Wednesday that it plans to open a data center in Moses Lake, Washington.
"Moses Lake is an ideal location due to its cooperative business environment, access to low cost, renewable power and superior network connectivity," says Chuck Geiger, chief technology officer of Ask.com. "With these inherent benefits, Eastern Washington is the right choice for Ask.com as we expand our computing infrastructure to support our growth and expanded search services."
The company says the new data center will enable Ask.com to support its growing query volume and provide additional computing power for processor-intensive search services, including Ask 3D, a new way to display search results by sorting them into three vertical panels spread across the computer screen instead of piling 10 links in a static stack.
According to reports, Microsoft, Yahoo! and Intuit, maker of TurboTax and QuickBooks, have also opened or plan to open data centers in nearby Quincy, Washington about 30 miles northwest of Moses Lake in Grant County.
"Moses Lake is an ideal location due to its cooperative business environment, access to low cost, renewable power and superior network connectivity," says Chuck Geiger, chief technology officer of Ask.com. "With these inherent benefits, Eastern Washington is the right choice for Ask.com as we expand our computing infrastructure to support our growth and expanded search services."
The company says the new data center will enable Ask.com to support its growing query volume and provide additional computing power for processor-intensive search services, including Ask 3D, a new way to display search results by sorting them into three vertical panels spread across the computer screen instead of piling 10 links in a static stack.
According to reports, Microsoft, Yahoo! and Intuit, maker of TurboTax and QuickBooks, have also opened or plan to open data centers in nearby Quincy, Washington about 30 miles northwest of Moses Lake in Grant County.
Reads: 1986 | Category: General | Source: TheWHIR : Web Host Industry Reviews
URL source: http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/071207_Ask.com_to_Open_WA_Facility.cfm
Want to add a website news or press release ? Just do it, it's free! Use add web hosting news!