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Q9 Networks Signs $20 Million, Five-Year Outsourcing Contract with Existing Customer
Customer Will Be Anchor Tenant in New Calgary Data Centre
Toronto, ON - November 16, 2006 - Q9 Networks Inc. (TSX:Q), a leading provider of outsourced data centre infrastructure for organizations with mission-critical IT operations, is pleased to announce that it has signed an existing customer to a new five-year contract valued at approximately $20 million.
In addition to extending the term of its current installation at Q9's downtown Calgary facility, the customer will outsource additional infrastructure currently hosted in-house and become an anchor tenant of Q9's new Calgary facility. Once the contracted services are fully provisioned, approximately half of the customer's infrastructure outsourced to Q9 will be co-located in the new facility.
"We are delighted to be announcing an anchor tenant for our new data centre several months prior to opening," said Osama Arafat, CEO, Q9 Networks. "This win demonstrates that Q9 continues to be the data centre infrastructure provider of choice in the Calgary market. The new facility, combined with our original Calgary data centre, provides an unbeatable combination for both new and existing customers that seek the highest levels of IT performance, security and reliability. We are committed to growing with our customers and delivering a complete suite of cost-effective infrastructure solutions to this key market."
Scheduled for opening in the spring of 2007, Q9's new Calgary data centre offers state-of-the-art facilities and services, including physical space, reliable power and cooling and 7x24 operational support. It will be highly secure, equipped with biometric security systems, video surveillance and on-site security officers and features highly redundant power and HVAC systems along with sophisticated fire detection and suppression systems. Customer equipment and the facility's environment will be monitored 7x24 by a Q9 Control Centre, staffed by experts versed in all aspects of IT, network and facilities management.
Q9's focus on data centre infrastructure allows it to hire, train and retain highly qualified experts in IT and facilities-specific disciplines. Key services are backed with service level agreement (SLA) guarantees for installation time and problem identification and response. These factors enable customers to outsource mission-critical systems to Q9 with complete confidence.
About Q9 Networks
Q9 Networks is a leading Canadian provider of outsourced data centre infrastructure for organizations with mission-critical IT operations. Q9's data centres and network are backed by an industry leading SLA which guarantees 100% network and power availability. Q9 managed services, including: bandwidth, dedicated servers, firewalls, load balancing, virtual private networking (VPN) and back-up/restore, enable the rapid provisioning and scalability of client infrastructure.
For further information, please contact:
Kevin Spikes
Director of Corporate & Investor Relations
Q9 Networks Inc.
Toronto: 416-848-3311
Toll Free: 1-888-696-2266
media.relations@Q9.com
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