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Aug, 2016 : Box Zones open for business in Canada and Australia
📅 - The cloud storage company Box announced on Wednesday the launch of Box Zones in Canada and Australia to support regional data storage.
Box also announced enhancements to its Box Accelerator technology that boosts global performance and promises two to six times faster upload times!
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