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eHosting DataFort expands its managed hosting services to Europe in partnership with Interoute

  • United Arab Emirates: Sunday, March 19 - 2006 at 13:12
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eHosting DataFort, a subsidiary of TECOM Investments and a member of Dubai Holding, has signed an agreement with Interoute, owner of Europe's most advanced next-generation voice and data network, to offer managed hosting and disaster recovery services in Europe.

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Synergies between the two organizations will enable eHosting DataFort and Interoute to jointly offer an integrated suite of managed hosting and disaster recovery services. The agreement allows eHosting DataFort to target European customers looking for disaster recovery services in UAE. It also enables eHosting DataFort to offer its customers cross-continent disaster recovery and business continuity services in Europe. This means eHosting DataFort customers with primary sites located in UAE can have secondary sites in the US and Europe. On the other hand, Interoute will supply managed hosting services in the United Arab Emirates and the surrounding region using facilities provided by eHosting DataFort.

"The partnership signals eHosting DataFort's strategic intent to expand westwards into the European and US markets," said Dr. Saeed Al Barwani, CEO of eHosting DataFort.

"The ability to provide hosting and disaster recovery services based in Europe through Interoute, fortifies our offerings for our customers. With its vast expertise, Interoute is the perfect partner and the partnership is a strategic fit with our objective of expanding gradually into new markets,"


he added.

James Kinsella, Executive chairman, Interoute, said: "Interoute established a leading position in the Pan-European hosting market in 2005 through its acquisition of Via Networks and PSINet Europe assets. The combined entity now serves 17,000 corporate customers. A number of these customers already have business activities in the Middle East, and many are keen to expand into the region presenting us with a great opportunity."

"Interoute's partnership with eHosting DataFort ensures European enterprises seeking to expand into the region can be assured of excellent network, hosting and business continuity facilities", he added.
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About Interoute
Interoute is Europe's fastest growing telecoms provider and owner operator of the continent's most advanced and next generation voice and data network. It delivers intelligent, customer-controlled network services to a diverse range of businesses including carriers, mobile operators, service providers, enterprise customers and governments. Through its acquisition of PSINet and Via Networks European business in 2005, Interoute has also established a leading position in complex managed hosting and value-added services. Interoute manages over 100,000 m2 of hosting space in over 40 facilities across Europe. www.interoute.com.

About eHosting DataFort
eHosting DataFort is a Managed Technology and IT Security Services Company. It is a fully-owned subsidiary of TECOM Investments and is a member of Dubai Holding. eHosting DataFort provides comprehensive Managed Hosting and Technology services, Data Centre Consultancy, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity solutions and IT Security Consulting Services. It delivers its operations through highly reliable, scalable infrastructure and systems based on ITIL processes. In its position as a regional leader, eHosting DataFort offers excellence in the field of next generation IT and Data Security Services offering solutions with a higher productivity and a lower Total Cost of Ownership. The organization has expanded its reach to the Gulf Region, the Middle East, Africa and the Indian subcontinent.


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