Digital Island Opens Boston-area Center

CarrierHotels News Staff

Feb. 8, 2001 -- Digital Island Inc. officially launched its new data center in Medford, Mass., this week, announcing a slate of customers that includes the Federal Election Committee, The Gale Group, ISI, Sales.com, Siebel Systems, Thomson Financial and Ziff-Davis.
Digital Island now has nine world-class data centers in Boston, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Honolulu, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Jose and Tokyo.
"Our state-of-the-art data centers are specifically designed to meet the most stringent e-Business requirements for security, scalability and reliability,'' said Ruann F. Ernst, chairman and CEO of Digital Island. "With our new data center, we can offer companies in the Boston region a fast, safe and cost-effective way to reach their global markets.''
The San Francisco-based company said the addition of the Boston area data center will increase the capacity of its integrated network while maximizing the hosting services it offers to the financial services market.
Digital Island is a provider of managed Internet infrastructure for enterprises that integrates managed hosting, content delivery and network services to bypass Internet congestion and guarantee fast and relevant interactions.