Spiderhost Opens Central Florida Data Center

New data center allows company to more efficiently support and manage the data, Internet, and voice needs of Florida business customers.

(PRWEB) June 18, 2004 -- Spiderhost (www.Spiderhost.com), central Floridas largest privately held Internet service provider, today announced the company has signed a two-year agreement for its own data center facility in Orlando, Florida. The facility, built new in 1999, will serve as the central hub of Spiderhosts network operations and will become the companys core customer facility.

Our new data center is one of the premier colocation facilities in central Florida, and certainly one of the most technology critical-facilities in the Orlando market," said Dale Frohman, president of Spiderhost. This facility will allow Spiderhost to complement its full range of comprehensive business-class services with superior technology and responsive customer service."

We are now very strongly positioned to better serve the data, colocation and hosting needs of our central Florida customers," Frohman said.

Located off of Lake Destiny Drive in Orlando, Florida, the nearly 35,000-square foot facility combines a sophisticated technology infrastructure and high-end hosting capabilities to meet customers' online business needs. Among the numerous advancements in the facility are locking colocation cabinets, chain link cages and roof rights for antennae systems, as well as a state-of-the-art network operations center, a conference room and offices for Spiderhost staff.

Through the new center, Spiderhost will offer load-balancing servers, failover servers, new firewall / intrusion detection system, upgraded Cisco routers and switches, increased DSL speeds, and web caching.

Spiderhosts data center is secured 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Advanced monitoring devices constantly check the facilitys critical systems, and an air sampling system and dry-pipe pre-action system provide zoned fire detection and suppression.

Redundant AC/DC power and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems ensure that customer equipment is up and running even in the event of an extended utility failure. In addition, the centers 2000 kw CAT generator can run the entire site at full load for at least 24 hours without refueling. Environmental controls include Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems that regulate temperature and humidity throughout the facility.

"The addition of the new data center in Orlando strengthens our presence in a significant market for technology and e-business," said Frohman. "As is our focus with all of our business solutions, we will continue to do our best to better assist our customers with streamlining their hosting operations and eliminating the need to integrate multiple platforms and vendors, all in order to help provide them with an edge in a very competitive marketplace. "

Spiderhosts data center is a carrier neutral" facility, offering access to a variety of major service providers including Level 3 Communications, Time Warner Telecom, BellSouth, Sprint, WorldCom and Cable & Wireless. In addition, customers can connect to Spiderhosts network, featuring multiple redundant connections to the Internet backbone and a 99.9 percent uptime guarantee.

Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Spiderhost focuses on business to business service and product offerings in the Central Florida area including Orange, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Seminole, and Osceola counties. Spiderhost provides web hosting, dedicated servers, web design, collocation, consulting, and high-speed business connectivity including ISDN, T-1 and DSL. For more information, call 866-SPIDERHOST or logon to www.spiderhost.com

Spiderhost recently announced the expansion of its DSL services to south Florida, and a critical re-signing of its connectivity deal with Genesis Communications, home of ESPN 1080/1060.

About Spiderhost

Spiderhost is a leading provider of broadband communications services to businesses. The Company combines its industry-leading customer service and Internet Service Provider (ISP) capabilities to offer high-speed business connectivity including ISDN, T-1 and DSL, web hosting, virtual private networks (VPNs), dedicated server solutions, web development and design, collocation and managed service packages. Unlike most ISPs, Spiderhost provides services directly to small- and medium-sized businesses or larger enterprises looking to connect multiple locations. For more information, call 866-SPIDERHOST or visit www.spiderhost.com.