ISOMEDIA, Inc., a business Internet solution Providers, announced on Tuesday that it has expanded colocation facilities in Western Washington.

ISOMEDIA has opened two new facilities located in Bellevue and Seattle, adding to their expanded facility in Redmond. According to the company, it has in place a climate controlled environmental system with Liebert CRAC units, cabinets with locking doors and on-site diesel generators; all monitored 24/7/365.

The company also upgraded Redmond Data Center security. There are nightly inspections of the facility and data center by professional security personnel. It has upgraded the existing video surveillance system for monitoring of activities and installed an electronic pass card system for facility access allowing for secure entry and monitoring.

"We offer the full range of services, from the single 1U server to a multiple rack solution," said Bruce Straughan President and Chairman of ISOMEDIA. "Western Washington has a shortage of quality data centers right now and we feel that this is a great step forward in filling that need." Colocation at any of the three facilities allows customers to be connected directly to a redundant Gigabit Internet backbone in ISOMEDIA`s secure operating center.

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IT operations administrators worldwide, face the time consuming and costly task of managing several networks dispersed around the globe within a budget reduction environment. This increases the risk of security breaches and a lack of compliance with industry regulations. With incidents such as power, network and server outages and regulatory compliance issues occurring everyday, these have become top concerns at companies of all sizes; especially amongst the financial, insurance, healthcare, pharmaceutical, bio-tech and legal industries.

Xceedium`s GateKeeper appliance includes the following features:

* Effectively deploy data/operational center facilities to meet business continuity goals, while knowing security policies, management needs and compliance needs are easily met; this avoids building complex infrastructures supporting data center management that are costly to administer and maintain.
* Efficiently and rapidly provision, support, and troubleshoot distributed computing/networking systems in a manner that minimizes down-time, is cost-effective and secure.
* Provide easy and complete control for internal or external support personnel to all resources.
* Easily manage multi-branded equipment across disjointed data centers and networks all with key stroke logging and auditing for compliance and reporting.
* Enable roles-based secure access control that can enforce separation and segregation policies for administrators and scheduled jobs, supporting repeatable and auditable processes that meet compliance needs.
* Effectively monitor business continuity facilities to ensure readiness in the event of disaster.
* Complete enterprise-class functionality that supports a clustering architecture that enables a flexible centralized command and control management center that is highly scalable and readily available.

For example, an IT administrator can simply manage any infrastructure issues that arise with in-band networking, out-of-band networking, or power cycle from one location and simultaneously manage any components wherever -- even if he or she is as remote as a local Starbucks. Xceedium`s GateKeeper provides the authorized professional with the ability to securely access several data centers at the same time from anywhere at anytime.

Masahiro Furuya, President and CEO of TELEHOUSE commented, ``Xceedium is a leader in next-generation IT operations management, offering customers military grade security and a simple, proven solution for infrastructure management. We are very excited to partner with Xceedium. They add value to our existing customers, enabling them to elevate their level of operational efficiency and security.``

Cheryl Traverse, President/CEO of Xceedium added, ``Our strategic partnership with TELEHOUSE allows us to provide our customers with a knowledgeable, trustworthy and reliable data center facility. By leveraging its easy-to-use system, we are able to make recommendations to customers on their data center initiatives by helping them reduce costs, comply with regulatory requirements and increase Service Level Agreements.``

Xceedium provides integrated systems with a centralized management interface for computing and networking resources, from anywhere, at anytime. The solution is designed to be client- less, agent-less, and rapidly deployable; providing a highly-secure and real- time operational framework for complete control across in-band, out-of-band, and power-on/off support needs. Xceedium`s patented technology maximizes operational agility, increases service delivery, and enables auditable processes that support HIPPA, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, 21CFR11 and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX). GateKeeper is Common Criteria Certified and FIPS 140 compliant, and has been successfully deployed in hundreds of data centers within large government agencies and Fortune 1000 companies. Xceedium is headquartered in Jersey City, N.J.

TELEHOUSE provides carrier-neutral colocation space and services in power-protected environments, where clients can house and operate telecommunications and network resources. Companies from a wide range of industries locate their mission critical equipment at TELEHOUSE`s colocation ``meet-me-centers`` in New York and California; taking advantage of the potential business opportunities that exist from other TELEHOUSE customers. Among the many benefits of colocating with TELEHOUSE is the ability to connect to state-of-the-art peering exchanges in New York (NYIIX) and Los Angeles (LAIIX). Additionally, through close ties to its sister companies in Europe and Asia, TELEHOUSE can provide continuous, cost-effective operation of network-dependent businesses around the world.

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Hurricane Electric opened its new colocation facility, located at 48233 Warm Springs Blvd., Fremont, CA, just over six months ago. However, the demand for colocation space and managed data housing at the new facility was so high that the initial build out sold out almost immediately, necessitating a second phase build out earlier than initially planned. With the second phase build out completed, Hurricane Electric has added five additional private suites, several hundred cabinets, and more than doubled the capacity originally available.

"Business is booming; the response to our new colocation facility has been overwhelmingly positive and demand for colocation space is very strong. We were astonished to see how fast initial capacity sold out at our new facility and are excited to have a 208,000-square-foot facility that will allow us ample room to increase capacity as future demand continues to grow," said Mike Leber, president of Hurricane Electric.

Hurricane Electric`s new colocation facility is equipped with every amenity a customer could desire including a 24/7 knowledgeable onsite staff, HVAC environmental systems with upflow air conditioning units, conditioned uninterruptible power and back-up generators to prevent energy surges or loss of power, a high-tech security system with digital video surveillance custom designed to monitor every entrance, exit, hallway, and individual cabinet in the colocation facility, and a high-security card key system that monitors and limits access to certain areas in the colocation facility. 48233 Warm Springs is also designed with individually locking suites containing industry standard 19-inch rack mountable cabinets with perforated door panels, combination-locking doors, and high-powered fans, giving Hurricane Electric customers the ability to choose between colocation space in shared and private suites.

About Hurricane Electric

Hurricane Electric is a leading Internet Backbone and Colocation Provider specializing in Colocation, Dedicated Servers, Direct Internet Connections, and Web Hosting. Hurricane Electric operates its own global network, running multiple OC192s, OC48s, and Gigabit Ethernet.

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