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NTT Communications Acquires 74 Percent of Indian Web Host Netmagic Solutions

January 25, 2012 — Japanese telecommunications provider NTT Communications announced on Wednesday that it has acquired a 74 percent stake in Indian data center services provider Netmagic Solutions. The acquisition is subject to the approval of authorities in India, according to the press release. NTT Com says the addition of Netmagic’s data center services and sites will expand its capability to provide cloud service to the Indian market.

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Orange Business Services Outlines Plans for Growth in Asia Pacific

November 23, 2011 — IT business services provider Orange Business Services announced on Tuesday its plans to accelerate its growth in Asia Pacific by focusing on network enhancements, cloud computing, and strategic partnerships.

CDN Firm Akamai Names VP of Marketing for Asia Pacific Japan

November 14, 2011 — Content delivery network provider Akamai Technologies announced on Friday it has appointed Frederic Moraillon as vice president of marketing for Asia Pacific Japan. The appointment comes a month after Akamai introduced Akamai DDoS Defender and Akamai Compliance Management Modules to the Akamai Intelligent Platform.

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Yahoo Japan Subsidiary IDCF Offers RightScale Cloud Management Platform

November 9, 2011 — Yahoo! Japan subsidiary and data center solutions provider IDC Frontier announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with cloud computing management firm RightScale. The joint development and marketing agreement with Yahoo! Japan and IDCF will enable customers to leverage RightScale Cloud Management on the IDCF cloud, called NOAH.

Mitsubishi Launches $337 Million Fund for Data Center Properties

August 16, 2011 — Japanese trading firm Mitsubishi announced on Monday it has launched the nation’s first real estate fund that exclusively invests in data center properties. The fund is designed to take advantage of the growing demand in the data center market, which is currently estimated at $17 billion, despite the country’s devestating earthquake and tsunami in March.

IBM to Open Two Cloud Data Centers in Japan

July 14, 2011 — IT giant IBM announced on Thursday it has expanded its cloud computing services for customers in Japan and in the Asia Pacific region with the opening of a new IBM Cloud Data Center in Japan and a dedicated data center for LotusLive, IBM’s cloud collaboration service. The new data centers will extend IBM’s cloud delivery network of cloud computing centers.

Infinera Helps to Restore Pacnet's Network After Japan Earthquake

June 30, 2011 — Digital optical networking systems provider Infinera announced on Wednesday it has delivered technology to support submarine cable operator Pacnet’s restoration of damaged terrestrial and subsea optical networks following the earthquakes and tsunami which devastated northeast Japan earlier this year.

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Carrier and Web Host Hurricane Electric Establishes Links to Japan

May 25, 2011 — Internet backbone and colocation provider Hurricane Electric announced on Wednesday that it has established connections to the Japan Network Access Point and the Japan Internet Exchange.

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Domain Registry .ME Waives Renewal Fees for Japanese Domain Owners

April 14, 2011 – Domain registry .ME announced on Thursday that it has waived renewal fees for one full year for all domain names that have expired or will soon expire between March 11 and April 30, 2011, in light of the recent disaster in Japan.

Japan Energy Shortage Could Affect Data Center Uptime in Summer

April 8, 2011 — – Data centers in the Tokyo-area have so far managed to endure the energy crisis following last month’s massive earthquake and tsunami, but the lack of fuel supply due to the shutting down of nuclear reactors could prove to be taxing during the high demand period of the summer, according to a report by Datacenter Dynamics.