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No Deadline Extension for Washington State Data Center Tax Breaks

June 2, 2011 — The Washington State Senate bill that proposed a deadline extension for sales tax breaks on data center construction is now officially dead, despite Senate members voting unanimously in favor of the bill, according to a report by Data Center Knowledge.

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Web Host Future Hosting Introduces Colocation in Washington Data Center

February 1, 2011 – Web hosting provider Future Hosting announced on Tuesday that it has introduced colocation services in its Washington data center. This marks the first time the company has offered colocation.

Parallels Moving Some DC Departments to Seattle

July 16, 2009 — Virtualization and automation software developer Parallels confirmed last week that it is moving some operations currently located near Washington DC to the Seattle area in an effort to consolidate some of its US operations.

Reeltime Rentals Adds to Data Center

January 19, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Online DVD rental service Reeltime Rentals Inc. (reeltimetv.net) announced on Tuesday that it has completed the build-out of its primary data center located in Seattle, Washington.

Movielink Picks Equinix Web Hosting

January 17, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator and Internet exchange provider Equinix (equinix.com) announced on Monday that broadband video-on-demand service Movielink, LLC will move its infrastructure into Equinix’s Washington, DC-area Internet Business Exchange center.

Oregon Host Buys Drizzle Site Specific

January 7, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting and Internet access provider Drizzle Site Specific was sold to Internet Professionals & Network Solutions Inc. (ipns.com) this week, according to the firm representing Drizzle Site Specific in the deal.

Opsware Acquires Rendition Networks

December 3, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center automation software developer Opsware (opsware.com) said on Thursday that it has signed an agreement to acquire Rendition Networks (rendition.com), a developer of network device automation software, for $33 million, a sum that includes $15 million in cash and about 2.68 million shares of Opsware common stock.

SimpleNet Hosts Mock Election

October 29, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting and data center services provider SimpleNet (simplenet.com) and Internet voting system provider Everyone Counts, announced on Wednesday that they had formed agreement to provide the infrastructure for October 28′s US National Student/Parent Mock Election

Wells Acquires Data Center Used by IBM

October 26, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II Inc. announced on Monday that it has acquired a 393,000 square foot building in Gaithersburg, Maryland that includes a data center facility. The two-story building, situated on 45.51 acres of property, is leased to IBM (ibm.com). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Spry Opens New Data Center in Seattle

August 12, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Spry (spry.com), a specialist in virtual private servers, announced on Wednesday that it has opened a new data center facility, located in the Westin building in Seattle, Washington.