Mar 2, 2009 : Web Host Netfirms Expands Data Center

📅 March 2, 2009 - Canadian web hosting provider provider Netfirms (netfirms.com ) announced on Monday it has expanded and moved into its new data center and headquarters in Markham, a suburb of Toronto.

The news comes off the heels of another Canadian web host, Webnames.ca, recently announced it moved to a new location in Vancouver's Gastown district.

With 200 percent more office space he, Netfirms will be able to continue to expand its growing staff and hosting solutions.

The expansion, which marks the company's fifth since 1998, includes an aggressive hiring campaign to fulfill new positions in customer service, marketing, software development and senior executives.

Netfirms will also be launching a 40,000 server capacity Tier 1 data center in Markham in June.

The company's current data center serves the banking industry and will be upgraded to provide more features for customers.

"Our reputation for a solid service offering coupled with our strong incentives we have seen a tremendous growth in all of our services and look to support more small and medium businesses in the coming year," says Thomas Savundra, Netfirms' CEO and founder. "We have seen unprecedented demand for our award winning web hosting solutions with over 1 million client websites under management - and we intend to continue to capitalize on this success."

The company offers a range of services, including domain registration, site building tools, grid web hosting, e-commerce and mission critical business email solutions.

Last month, Netfirms showcased its enterprise grid hosting platform at the Cloud Computing Conference in Toronto.

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