Sep 6, 2001 : Cadillac Fairview Becomes Q9 Tenant

📅 September 6, 2001 - Q9 Networks Inc. (q9.com -> equinix.com), a leadingCanadian provider of managed Internet infrastructureservices, yesterday announced that it has won acontract to provide Cadillac Fairview(cadillacfairview.com) with a suite of managed hosting services.

The services, including managed servers, bandwidth,firewalls, switches and back-up, will be used tosupport Web sites for more than 60 Cadillac Fairviewshopping centres across North America.
Cadillac Fairview is one of North America's largestinvestors, owners and managers of commercial realestate, including the Toronto Eaton Centre and theMontreal Fashion Centres.
"This win clearly demonstrates that the Q9 solutionextends beyond national boundaries and provides an excellentchoice for Canadian enterprises seeking to reach North American andworldwide audiences," says Osama Arafat, CEO, Q9 Networks.
Q9 delivers highly redundant Internet connectivityservices through a sophisticated internal network ofhigh-speed equipment and data links, connecteddirectly to multiple Internet backbones. If onebackbone experiences an outage or delay, Q9 routestraffic around the problem to ensure that Internetusers have uninterrupted access to Web sitesco-located in its facilities.
Q9 data centres are engineered for 100 percent uptime,with redundant power feeds, HVAC, and advanced firedetection and suppression systems. Multiple layers ofsecurity, including video surveillance, securityofficers and biometric authentication systems, protectthe facility itself. All systems are monitored fromthe Q9 Network Operations Centre 24 hours a day, sevendays a week.