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Terremark Names Company Veteran Nelson Fonseca its New President

December 19, 2011 — Data center operator, and relatively recent Verizon acquisition, Terremark announced on Friday that it had named chief operating officer Nelson Fonseca its new president, succeeding departing president Kerry Bailey, who was named chief marketing officer for Verizon Enterprise Solutions.

Verizon Expands Singapore Fiber Network for Enterprise Customers

September 29, 2011 — IT infrastructure provider Verizon Communications (www.verizon.com) announced on Wednesday it has completed a fiber-optic network expansion project in Singapore, greatly increasing the company’s network coverage and doubling capacity for enterprise customers.

Cloud Host Terremark Expands Data Center in Brazil

September 1, 2011 — Cloud hosting provider Terremark Worldwide Terremark announced on Thursday it has expanded its Sao Paulo, Brazil data center, the Network Access Pointdo Brasil. The move comes a few months following the resignation of founder and CEO Manuel D. Medina, who was succeeded by Kerry Bailey, group president of enterprise cloud strategy and services for Verizon.

Verizon Moves to Enterprise Cloud with Acquisition of CloudSwitch

August 25, 2011 — Telecommunications provider Verizon Communications announced on Thursday it has acquired cloud software developer CloudSwitch in a deal that will simplify the move to the enterprise cloud and help to increase industry adoption. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Trends in Mergers and Acquisitions with Tom Millitzer of NCC International

August 8, 2011 — Tom Millitzer, president of NCC International and WHIR blogger, spoke about 2011 mergers and acquisitions in his presentation on Monday afternoon at HostingCon 2011. The presentation started with a few technical glitches, but overall he spoke about the recent acquisitions in the hosting space.

Verizon Cancels Wyoming Data Center Build Out

June 27, 2011 — Confirming previous rumors, Verizon cancelled plans last week to build a massive data center near Laramie, Wyoming, as part of its strategy to scale up its infrastructure to enter the cloud computing market, according to a report by the Laramie Boomerang.

Verizon Partners with Tata to Expand Immersive Video Service

June 15, 2011 — Telecommunications provider Verizon announced on Wednesday it has partnered with Tata Communications to extend the range of telepresence, its immersive video service that enables virtual face-to-face collaboration in more locations around the world.

Verizon Uses Vigilent Cooling Systems to Reduce Energy Consumption at Data Centers

June 10, 2011 — IT infrastructure provider Verizon announced on Friday it has significantly reduced energy consumption and carbon emissions at 24 of its US data centers by using intelligent energy-management systems from Vigilent.

Terremark CEO Resigns, Former Verizon Cloud Director Named Successor

May 20, 2011 — Cloud hosting provider Terremark Worldwide announced on Friday its founder and CEO Manuel D. Medina will step down from his position at the end of the month. Kerry Bailey, group president of enterprise cloud strategy and services for Verizon, will succeed Medina in the leadership position. Verizon announced back in January it would acquired Terremark for $1.4 billion.

Verizon Uses PolarPlex Containment System to Reduce Data Center Energy

May 4, 2011 — Telecommunications provider Verizon announced on Wednesday it has decreased its data center energy usage by implementing Polargy’s PolarPlex data center containment solution.