TOP STORIES, DECEMBER 2002:

Proving The Value Proposition
During December storms on both coasts, data centers demonstrated the business worth of "zero downtime" (Dec. 31)

Equinix Completes Deal
Will merge with Pihana, ST Telemedia and restructure debt and equity (Dec. 31)

Feds Arrest Hosting Execs
Founders of InfoCom, host of Al Jazeera web site, taken into custody (Dec. 18)

Cyberlink Picks Collocation Solutions
After several migrations, ASP provider to host in Dallas facility (Dec. 18)

NeuStar to Host With Peak 10
Phone database administrator will lease 3,500 square feet in Charlotte (Dec. 16)

Raleigh Firms Weather Storm
Springboard, Peak 10 stay online through huge power outage (Dec. 9)

Qwest Consolidates Hosting
Trims CyberCenter network from 16 to eight data centers (Dec. 6)

Refugee Promotions
The battle for displaced hosting customers is heating up (wired Space, Dec. 9)

Taxpayer Funding?
Kansas City officials are offering $44 million to by a data center for MasterCard Wired Space, Dec. 3)

AccessIT Purchase Six Colo Sites
Expands beyond NYC market through deal with Colo Solutions (Dec. 3)