Host.net Extends Colocation Services to Atlanta with Telx

Key Highlights:

• Host.net expands its footprint in Telx’s 56 Marietta Street facility with new services.
• Telx gains a new managed services provider for its Atlanta-based customers.
• Host.net adds colocation and cloud computing/storage offerings for greater Atlanta market.

NEW YORK (September 29, 2009) – Telx, one of the largest and fastest-growing interconnection and colocation data center operators, announced today that Florida-based Host.net is expanding its space in Telx’s facility at 56 Marietta Street in Atlanta to bring new colocation, cloud computing, and storage services to businesses in greater Atlanta. The building, owned by Telx, is a 160,000-square-foot dedicated carrier-hotel as well as an interconnection and colocation facility that is home to the Southeast's largest concentration of telecommunication companies. Host.net has used the facility as a point of presence (PoP) since 2005.

The agreement gives Host.net its first colocation, cloud computing, and storage facility outside of Florida, broadening the network infrastructure services previously available to Atlanta customers as well as benefiting Florida-based colocation customers who require secondary sites out-of-state. Businesses that take advantage of the option to colocate in Telx’s Atlanta facility will be locating their servers in one of the most densely populated interconnection sites with access to the largest amount of fiber in Georgia.

In addition, the agreement gives Telx customers colocated in Atlanta another choice of providers for other managed network services, including Host.net’s business continuity and disaster recovery, metro Ethernet connectivity, MPLS networks, multinational transport, Internet access, and cloud computing and storage services. 

“Host.net has a significant customer base in greater Atlanta and surrounding areas,” said Jeff Davis, co-founder and CEO of Host.net.  “Expanding our footprint in Telx’s 56 Marietta Street facility will enable us to offer a wider portfolio of services to both current and new customers in the local market.”

The agreement also extends Host.net’s relationship with Telx, which also includes PoPs for Host.net’s 10G multinational network in Telx facilities in Phoenix; San Francisco; and New York.

“Host.net offers southeastern United States customers a wide variety of managed network services that complement Telx’s prime colocation and interconnection facilities,” said William Kolman, Executive Vice President of Sales for Telx. “We’re pleased to extend our relationship with them to offer a comprehensive suite of networking services to our Atlanta-based customers.”

About Telx

Telx is a world-class leader in providing interconnectivity solutions through their network-neutral and network rich, colocation facilities.  With 15 facilities in North America, Telx offers cost effective networking solutions for customers to seamlessly access diverse global networks and exchange information in a secure and reliable environment.   More than 700 leading telecommunications carriers, ISPs, content providers and enterprises rely on Telx’s world-class team to support their mission-critical global infrastructure needs and to create a global connectivity marketplace to dramatically expand their business growth opportunities.  Telx is a privately held company headquartered in New York City with four facilities in the New York Metro area, two facilities in Chicago, two facilities in Dallas, three facilities in California, (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Clara) and facilities in Atlanta, Miami, Phoenix and Charlotte, N.C. For more information about Telx, visit www.telx.com.

About Host.net

Host.net is a multinational provider of network infrastructure services focusing on colocation, cloud computing, and network transport and transit for carrier, education, enterprise, finance, government, healthcare and wholesale clients. The company operates an extensive fiber-optic backbone delivering Internet, MPLS and layer 2 solutions using a wide array of last-mile options, plus multiple data centers encompassing nearly 45,000 square feet of enterprise-class space. It serves customers in most major metropolitan regions of North America as well as portions of Europe.  Founded in 1996, Host.net is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL. To learn more about Host.net, please see the company’s Web site www.host.net.