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January 3, 2002 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Q9 Networks Inc. (q9.com), a Canadian provider of managed
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Internet infrastructure services, announced today that it has been selected
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by Dominion Bond Rating Service Ltd. (dbrs.com) to host the DBRS corporate Web site.
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DBRS is a full-service rating agency that provides credit ratings on issuers
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of commercial paper, bonds, long/short term debt, and preferred shares, as
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well as asset-backed securities. DBRS also offers industry analysis, rating
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reports, and ratings indices for issuers and investors throughout Canada,
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the United States, Europe and Japan.
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“Thousands of institutional and individual investors rely on our site to
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provide timely financial information and research,” says Jireh Wong, systems
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development manager, DBRS. “We considered various hosting alternatives, but
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the primary factors underlying our decision to host at Q9 were Q9′s strong
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commitment to reliability, their shortest-path network architecture and
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their high levels of professionalism and service. Reasonable pricing only
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helped to make the decision all the more feasible.”
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Q9′s focus on Internet infrastructure allows it to hire, retain and train
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highly certified experts in Internet-specific disciplines. Key services are
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backed with SLA guarantees for installation times and problem identification
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and response, including guaranteed 100 percent network uptime.
