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CONXION'S MANAGED WEB HOSTING, CONTENT DELIVERY AND STORAGE SERVICES EARN
SUNTONE CERTIFICATION IN EUROPE
Conxion's Managed Services Meet SunTone Programme's Availability,
Reliability and Performance Standards
CONXION'S MANAGED WEB HOSTING, CONTENT DELIVERY AND STORAGE SERVICES EARN
SUNTONE CERTIFICATION IN EUROPE
Conxion's Managed Services Meet SunTone Programme's Availability,
Reliability and Performance Standards
London - 10th January, 2002 - Conxion Corporation, the reliability and
performance leader in managed hosting - announced today that its managed web
hosting, content delivery and storage services have all achieved UK,
European and US certification under the SunTone[SM] Certification and
Branding Programme for services. Companies who are hosted by Conxion on Sun
equipment include, LSI Logic, Oracle, Seagate and Symantec.
SunTone certification provides a quality "seal of approval," confirming that
Conxion's managed web hosting, content delivery and storage services meet
stringent scalability, availability, reliability and performance standards
necessary for quality deployment of Web-based services. Customers can be
confident that Conxion's hosting, content delivery and storage services that
are developed on Sun platforms meet the SunTone programme's high-quality
standards.
"Receiving SunTone certification for our managed web hosting, content
delivery and storage services underscores our commitment to provide
high-quality solutions and services to our customers," said Randy Catoe,
senior vice president of Internetworking Services at Conxion. "We have
invested heavily in the infrastructure, scalability, security and stability
of our managed services, and we view SunTone certification as a further
recognition of our efforts and commitment to building high performance and
reliability into the services our customers rely on."
"By achieving SunTone certification for managed web hosting, content
delivery and storage services, Conxion has passed a rigorous review process
to meet industry-based high standards for excellence in infrastructure,
availability and uptime," said Greg Stroud, VP Sun Microsystems (UK and
Ireland). "Customers can be confident that Conxion's managed services are
built and managed according to industry best practices and high quality
standards established by the SunTone programme."
About the SunTone Certification and Branding Programme
The SunTone Certification and Branding Programme is a collaborative industry
effort, led by Sun Microsystems, Inc., to promote 7-by-24 service and
reliability as a norm for consumer and business Internet-based services.
Under the SunTone programme, service providers, independent software vendors
and integrators have completed a rigorous review process which examines
infrastructure, operational practices, hardware, software, and overall
service delivery to help ensure that the services or products provided by a
company meet the SunTone programme's best practices and high quality
standards. Certification under the SunTone programme is designed to give
customers the confidence that each aspect of the company's operations and
infrastructure has been evaluated and judged to be reliable and of high
quality based on industry-derived standards. Launched in May 1999, The
SunTone programme currently has more than 1,500 applicants for certification
and more than 200 SunTone Certified solutions available to meet a variety of
business needs.
About Conxion
Conxion Corporation, www.conxion.com is the reliability and performance
leader in managed hosting, featuring an integrated Internet infrastructure
that leverages its Tier-1 global network, seven strategically located
datacentres in the United States and Europe, including 15 points of presence
to offer fully managed hosting. Headquartered in the Silicon Valley (Santa
Clara, Calif.) with its UK Datacentre in London Docklands, Conxion is a
privately held corporation.
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Conxion is a registered trademark, and the Conxion logo is a trademark of
Conxion Corporation.
Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo, SunTone and the SunTone Certified logo
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the
United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.
For further Information:
Andrew Pordage
European Sales & Marketing Director
Conxion Corporation
Tel: +44 (0) 207 537 6244
e-mail: apordage@conxion.net
European press contact:
Tony Bovill
Consort PR Consultants Ltd.
+44 (0) 1344 626171
E-mail: tony@consortpr.co.uk
www.consortpr.co.uk
(where this release is available)
US press contact:
Ken Shuman
Bite Communications
+1-415 614 3622
E-mail: ken.shuman@bitepr.com
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