Jan, 2002 : Q9 Selected by Dominion Bond Rating Service for Hosting

📅 January 3, 2002 - Q9 Networks Inc. (q9.com -> equinix.com), a Canadian provider of managedInternet infrastructure services, announced today that it has been selectedby Dominion Bond Rating Service Ltd. (dbrs.com) to host the DBRS corporate Web site.

DBRS is a full-service rating agency that provides credit ratings on issuersof commercial paper, bonds, long/short term debt, and preferred shares, aswell as asset-backed securities. DBRS also offers industry analysis, ratingreports, and ratings indices for issuers and investors throughout Canada,the United States, Europe and Japan.
"Thousands of institutional and individual investors rely on our site toprovide timely financial information and research," says Jireh Wong, systemsdevelopment manager, DBRS. "We considered various hosting alternatives, butthe primary factors underlying our decision to host at Q9 were Q9's strongcommitment to reliability, their shortest-path network architecture andtheir high levels of professionalism and service. Reasonable pricing onlyhelped to make the decision all the more feasible."
Q9's focus on Internet infrastructure allows it to hire, retain and trainhighly certified experts in Internet-specific disciplines. Key services arebacked with SLA guarantees for installation times and problem identificationand response, including guaranteed 100 percent network uptime.