Jul, 2001 : Atofina Chemicals Selects Digex For Managed Hosting

📅 July 17, 2001 - Digex Incorporated (digex.com), a leading high-end managedWeb and application hosting service provider for businesses worldwide, todayannounced that Atofina Chemicals (atofinachemicals.com), part of Atofina, the world's fifth largest chemical company, has selected Digex tohost and manage e-commerce and information Web sites for its North Americansubsidiaries.

Atofina Chemicals manufactures thousands of polymers, resins and chemicalsfor many different markets throughout the world. In order to expedite theorder process for vendors and customers, the company has created an onlineorder entry system through its organic chemical site. This helps track andmonitor orders of chemicals and other products on a real-time, 24x7 basis.
The initial Atofina environment is built on a multi-server Compaq Proliantplatform running Windows 2000 with a SQL database. By selecting Digex'sfail-over capabilities for its firewalls, Atofina has eliminated singlepoints of failure in critical e-business components. The sites are supportedby Digex's SmartServices, a comprehensive suite of managed hosting services with enhanced features for security, backup, reporting, administration andmonitoring.
"Our vision is to expand our enterprise via the Internet through e-commerceand increased volume of sales," said Gwen Blake, director of enterpriseapplications and planning at Atofina Chemicals. "It is important that ourcustomers are able to access our site 24x7x365. We did a thorough searchand felt that Digex offered the most in terms of experience, scalability,support and services to keep us up and runningaround-the-clock."