Hunkered down in a data center on an upper floor of a New Orleans office building, a skeleton crew of staff at DirectNIC have kept the domain registrar operating throughout Hurricane Katrina and the catastrophic flooding that has engulfed the city. "We haven`t lost service once during this entire disaster, and we have three weeks of backup power secured," CEO Sigmund Solares said on the DirectNIC website. "Our staff is safe and well - some have been working around the clock in New Orleans to keep clients running smoothly, and other employees have left to safer locations to keep an eye on the network from afar."

DirectNIC is housed on the 10th and 11th floors of a 27-floor office tower near Lafayette Square, a portion of the city that has escaped the worst of the flooding. Employees have live-blogged their efforts and posted photos of the storm`s impact on the DirectNIC facility. An on-site webcam broadcast video of looting on surrounding streets. DirectNIC is the world`s 11th-largest registrar, with more than 1.1 million domains registered. It is part of InterCosmos Media group, which also operates hosting/colocation provider Zipa.

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The British Computing Society (BCS) today announced that the VP of IT Services, Andy Castle, has been short-listed as one of four national finalists in the prestigious IT Professional Awards 2005.  This is the third time IXEurope, the fastest growing datacentre services company in Europe, has been chosen.

Andy Castle has been awarded Medalist in the IT Service Manager of the Year category and will now go forward to the finals that are due to take place in September this year.  He will share centre stage with individuals from companies such as Yell Ltd, IBM, BT and Royal Bank of Scotland. 

The BCS were overwhelmed by the record number of entries and Medalists in this year’s Awards.  Both Andy and IXEurope underwent a rigorous judging process by an independent panel of accomplished industry leaders. 

The judges were looking for a service manager or leader, able to demonstrate consistently high levels of service delivery through well-motivated and highly competent staff.  Evidence of swift reaction to challenges and innovation were also important, as was the measurement of results and customer satisfaction.

Guy Willner, CEO of IXEurope, comments: 

“This is a tremendous accolade and it is great to see Andy’s work rewarded in this way.  He has developed and delivered key services that have enabled us to maintain our position at the top of the market in terms of providing exceptional levels of service.” 

The BCS IT Professional Awards, in association with Computer Weekly, are the ultimate recognition of best practice in the industry and the most important event in the IT calendar.  They mark the contribution made by the IT profession to business efficiency and recognise the achievements of a select group of individuals who are shaping the future of the IT Industry.

The award winners will be announced and Medalists recognised at a glittering ceremony at London`s Hilton Park Lane on the 29 September 2005. 

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About IXEurope

IXEurope provides outsourced datacentre services and hosted solutions management in four countries - UK, Germany, France and Switzerland - through its network of datacentres.

As a specialist in datacentre services, IXEurope offers its customers access to flexible outsourced solutions while they maintain overall control of their projects. By continually focusing on quality, IXEurope gives clients cost effective access to expertise and exceptional service levels.

IXEurope delivers its services to systems integrators and IT consultants; hosting and managed service providers; and network service providers. Working in partnership with our solution providers, IXEurope datacentres house IT and networking systems for global enterprises, financial institutions, government agencies and e-commerce and mid-sized companies. IXEurope`s backers include Bank of America Equity Partners and European Acquisition Capital. For more information please visit the website at www.ixeurope.com

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