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Media Advisory/Photo Opportunity - Q9 Networks to mark third anniversary of Calgary Internet data centre with visit from Mayor Dave Bronconnier
Calgary, AB - September 27, 2005 - Q9 Networks Inc. (TSX:Q), a leading provider of outsourced Internet infrastructure and related managed services, is pleased to announce it will mark the third anniversary of its Calgary data centre with a visit from Mayor Dave Bronconnier on Tuesday, October 4, 2005.
Q9 has enjoyed considerable success in Calgary since opening its facility in October, 2002. In less than three years of operation, Q9 has filled almost half of the centre's capacity by attracting leading Alberta organizations such as AltaGas, EnCana, Running Room, the Alberta Real Estate Association and many others.
Q9's state-of-the-art Calgary data centre provides highly secure physical infrastructure, including the latest in biometric authentication, video surveillance, and round-the-clock security officers, while at the same time permitting unannounced customer access. The facility is engineered to eliminate any single point of failure, with multiple layers of redundancy in power systems, HVAC, and fire detection and suppression. All systems are monitored from Q9's multiple Network Operations Centres (NOCs) 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
| WHO: |
Mayor Dave Bronconnier |
| WHAT: |
Q9 presentation and data centre tour with Q9 CEO Osama Arafat. Media are welcome to attend. |
| WHERE: |
Suite 401
4th Floor Bankers Hall Retail
315 8th Ave SW |
| WHEN: |
Tuesday, October 4, 2005 at 3:15 PM |
| WHY: |
Q9's third anniversary of data centre operations in Calgary |
| NOTE: |
Media must RSVP and bring government-issued photo ID to participate in the tour. Please arrive by 3:00 PM to facilitate tour registration. |
About Q9 Networks
Q9 Networks is a leading Canadian provider of outsourced Internet infrastructure and related managed services.
Q9's data centres and network are backed by an industry leading SLA which guarantees 100 per cent 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.
Calgary: 403-410-6620
Toronto: 416-365-7211
Toll Free: 1-888-696-2266
media.relations@Q9.com
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