HOUSTON, Sept. 2, 2014
/PRNewswire/ -- tw telecom (NASDAQ: TWTC), a leading
provider of Business Ethernet and networking solutions, today
announced continued strong growth for our
business relationship with Data Foundry, a leading provider of
data center colocation, disaster recovery and managed
services. In addition to providing Business Ethernet network
capabilities to Data Foundry's existing Austin and Houston data centers, tw telecom will
be one of the first network service providers to extend its network
capabilities to Data Foundry's Houston 2 data center, a 350,000 square- foot
data center currently being constructed in North Houston's Greens Crossing district.
tw telecom has one of the most robust Business Ethernet
portfolios in the industry with a wide variety of solutions to meet
the needs of enterprise and carrier customers for secure, scalable
and predictable networking. Business Ethernet has become the
"first choice" for enterprise customers needing connectivity to
enterprise locations, critical data centers and even in accessing
the Cloud.
"We are pleased tw telecom has chosen to be one of the
first carriers to build-into our new Houston 2 data center," said Edward Henigin, president, Data Foundry.
"tw telecom has an excellent customer service reputation
here in Houston and with its vast
national Ethernet footprint throughout the country, robust network
solutions portfolio and unique Intelligent Network capabilities, we
are excited to expand our relationship with them."
"Expanding our relationship with Data Foundry is a critical step
in helping serve our growing number of customers," said
Steve Frank, vice president and
general manager, tw telecom Houston. "Working with
Data Foundry and their state of the art data centers will ensure
our customers receive the resilient, secure and predictable network
connections they need."
Houston 2 will be Data
Foundry's second and its largest data center in Houston. With capabilities for 60- megawatts
of power, the facility will have a chilled water-cooling system, a
185-mph wind-rated structure and will offer carrier neutral network
access to more than 10 fiber carriers.
About tw telecom
tw telecom, headquartered in
Littleton, Colo., is a leading
national provider of managed services, including Business Ethernet,
converged and IP VPN solutions for enterprises throughout the U.S.
and globally. tw telecom also delivers secure, scalable
private connections for transport data networking, Internet access,
voice, VPN, VoIP and security to large organizations and
communications services companies. Employing a resilient fiber
network infrastructure, robust product portfolio and its own
Intelligent Network capabilities, tw telecom delivers
customers overall economic value, an industry-leading quality
service experience, and improved business productivity. Please
visit www.twtelecom.com for more information.
About Data Foundry
Data Foundry provides
comprehensive wholesale and retail data center outsourcing,
colocation, and disaster recovery services. The company provides
its customers with secure premium facilities for servers and
equipment, emergency workspace and carrier-neutral network
accessibility, supported by experienced onsite technicians and
customer support 24/7/365. The company supports more than 1,000
enterprise customers across a variety of industries including
energy, healthcare and financial services. Founded in 1994, Data
Foundry was the first Internet Service Provider in San Antonio and one of the first 50 Internet
Service Providers in the United
States. Today, Data Foundry operates data centers in
Austin and Houston and owns private networks in
Austin, Houston, San
Antonio and Dallas. For
more information, visit www.datafoundry.com or call
1.888.839.2794. Data Foundry is a trademark of Data Foundry,
Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the
property of their respective owners.
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