August 24, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Global voice and data services provider AT&T (att.com) announced on Wednesday that computer and video games developer and publisher Konami Digital Entertainment (konami.com) has selected AT&T to provide managed hosting solutions for the company’s online gaming platform in North America.
Under the terms of the multi-year agreement, AT&T will provide hosting and around-the-clock monitoring for Konami’s online gaming platform, which will allow multiple users to play each other in real time over the Internet.
The AT&T solution also provides automatic data backup and rerouting for the company’s primary data center in Tokyo, Japan.
“AT&T has the reliable, robust infrastructure we need to launch into the online gaming market,” says Daniel Laskowski, director of the North America Data Center for Konami Digital Entertainment. “And AT&T’s numerous locations worldwide provide Konami with future growth possibilities internationally.”
