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May 14, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Equinix (equinix.com) today announced that Fujitsu Asia (sg.fujitsu.com) has expanded its data center presence in Equinix?s Internet Business Exchange (IBX) facility in Singapore. According to the company, the move has been made to accommodate the growth in Fujitsu?s data center outsourcing business in Asia.
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Fujitsu Asia utilizes Equinix’s IBX center to support its hosted customers with Internet infrastructure services for their IT and Web operations. Fujitsu Asia’s data center outsourcing business division provides a suite of outsourcing services ranging from co-location to the hosting of complex business applications with managed services such as monitoring, security and disaster recovery.
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“Our challenge was to implement and maintain a consistent global service delivery process and standard, with the flexibility to respond quickly to local market conditions,” said Minoru Ikeda, senior vice-president of Fujitsu Asia. “Scalability, high availability and performance were also critical factors to our data center decision. As a result of these challenges, we decided to work with a partner who could provide us with the speed to market, whilst maintaining the quality levels and service standards that our customers have been accustomed to in Japan.”
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Phil Koen, president, COO and head of Asia-Pacific for Equinix hailed the upgrade in the relationship between the two companies. “Customers value a partnership with Equinix for the ability to interconnect directly to diverse telecommunications providers, the scalability and performance assurance that outsourcing offers, and our commitment to superior service delivery.”
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Equinix is a provider of network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services for enterprises, content companies and network services providers. Fujitsu Asia Pte Ltd was established in Singapore in 1997 to provide leadership in business development, technology innovation and customer support. It serves as the regional headquarters for the Fujitsu group of companies in Asia outside of Japan.
