January 19, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed services provider Redbus Interhouse Germany (interhouse.net) said on Wednesday that it had been chosen by video game developer NCsoft (plaync.com) to provide colocation and business continuity services for its online gamers in Europe.
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“Online gaming is a huge and rapidly growing business, especially here in Germany,” said Martin Essig, Redbus Interhouse Germany country manager. “However it requires high levels of guaranteed performance, which in turn demands an established infrastructure. NCsoft chose Redbus Interhouse because it recognized we could offer the levels of network connectivity, professional 24 hour support and expansion potential they need.”
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“The gaming market is highly sophisticated and games are becoming more graphic intensive and resource hungry,” said NCsoft Europe COO Sebastian Vidal. “We need partners like Redbus Interhouse with the ability and expertise to provide the level of service to support this new generation of games.”
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NCsoft Europe is a divison of Korean-based NCsoft Corporation, the company responsible for the games Lineage II and City of Heroes.
