Nov, 2003 : EV1Servers Increases Power, to Open 2nd IDC

📅 November 10, 2003 - EV1Servers (ev1servers.net) said today that is has expanded the power capacity of its data center and plans to open a second Houston area facility in March.

In September, Houston utility provider CenterPoint Energy informed EV1Servers that its local power grid would be unable to support the company's continued growth. The company said today that it has successfully completed a construction project that gives EV1Servers access to additional power through a separate grid segment.
"I am very pleased that we have overcome one of the most serious challenges EV1Servers has faced," said Robert Marsh, CEO of the Texas-based company.
The power expansion, according to the company, will allow EV1Servers to make over 1,500 servers available in the next few weeks.
The company said the second facility will accommodate over 30,000 servers with an initial phase scheduled for completion in March 2004.
EV1Servers also said it would be re-launch its $1 setup sale.

Reads: 1784 | Category: General | Source: TheWHIR : Web Host Industry Reviews
URL source: http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/ev1111003.cfm
Want to add a website news or press release ? Just do it, it's free! Use add web hosting news!

Other news

📅 Nov 7, 2003 - The webhost industry: week review - In some ways, this week was an average week in the Web hosting industry, with news of several acquisitions, as well as the launch of a number of new services. But in one particular way, it was a week of major significance in the hosting business, with some critical developments in the fate of Cable & Wireless's U.S. hosting division. On Thursday, theWHIR reported that sources had indicated the US Web hosting division of Cable & Wireless was considering filing for bankruptcy on Friday evening. The development came as the company appeared to be faltering its efforts to land a buyer for the US hosting division. C&W had announced in June that it would exit the US hosting market, and pla

📅 Nov 7, 2003 - Netcraft's Hosting Analysis Used by 14% of Sites - Netcraft (netcraft.com), an Internet services company based in Bath, England, announced this week that its hosting provider switching analysis, launched in June, is now licensed by hosting companies who provide the infrastructure for over 14 percent of the Web sites on the Internet. According to Netcraft, its switching analysis allows hosting providers to identify where new customers were previously hosted and what provider a customer it has lost has moved to. The firm said it is capable of obtaining this information for any of the world's top 1,500 hosting companies. "We see Netcraft's switching analysis as a key indicator of customer satisfaction," said Robert

📅 Nov 7, 2003 - Redline, DataPower Partner for Data Center Solution - Redline Networks (redlinenetworks.com), a designer and manufacturer of networks appliances, and DataPower Technology (datapower.com), a provider of XML-aware network infrastructure, announced yesterday a partnership to market their products together as a single solution that allows Web-enabled data centers to provide enhanced Web services. "Global 2000 companies are making strategic investments in Web services inside the enterprise with the goal of consolidating previously disparate business-critical functions," said Craig Stouffer, vice president of marketing for Redline Networks. "XML is core for Web services, enterprise portals and application integration. DataPower is t

📅 Nov 11, 2003 - U.S. State Department to Colocate With Internap - Internap (internap.com -> inap.com), a provider of performance-based routing services, said today that the U.S. State Department has selected Internap's managed route control IP services to support e-government Web applications. Under the agreement, Internap will provide connectivity and colocation services from its Network Access Point (P-NAP) facility in Washington, D.C. John Barrass, senior vice president at STG, a federal integrator, said reliability was a chief concern of the U.S. State Department and a key reason why Atlanta-based Internap was chosen. "Government services are increasingly moving online and these applications require the highest level of reliability and

📅 Nov 11, 2003 - Lucent Introduces Service Assurance Solutions - Lucent Technologies (lucent.com) today introduced Vital Service Quality Management and Navis Integrated Service Assurance, two new service assurance software solutions. According to Lucent, Vital Service Quality Management allows service providers to proactively manage service quality for their customers and deliver on service level commitments. "With VitalSQM service providers can offer custom tiered service level agreements that can be reliably measured and confirmed, reducing SLA penalties and enhancing customer satisfaction," said Deepak Kanwar, vice president of product management and marketing for the network operations software business unit at Lucent. "Ser

📅 Nov 11, 2003 - Cardinal Logistics Chooses Peak 10 for Hosting - Peak 10 (peak10.com -> flexential.com), a data center solutions provider based in Charlotte, North Carolina, added Cardinal Logistics, a provider of transportation and logistics services, to its customer list on Tuesday. Under the terms of the agreement, Peak 10 will provide a disaster recovery and replication solution for Cardinal Logistics out of its data center facility in Charlotte, North Carolina. Peak 10 said its enhanced solutions and technical expertise were key factors in acquiring the contract win. "Our customer focus has enabled us to deliver solutions to the marketplace that have a significant value proposition," said Patrick J. O?Brien, vice president and general manag