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June 24, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Q9 Networks Inc. (q9.com) announced today it has been awarded a managed hosting contract by World Wildlife Fund Canada (WWF-Canada), a Canadian-based conservation organization. Under the terms of the agreement, Q9 will provide a Q9express dedicated hosting bundle comprised of servers, centralized tape back-up and a managed firewall.
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?We can’t afford to be down, not even for an hour,? said David Prowten, vice-president Public Support, WWF-Canada. ?Q9′s expertise, fully managed solutions and impeccable references gave us the confidence to entrust them with our critical systems.”
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WWF-Canada?s increased reliance on the Internet was a key selling point.
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“We’ve seen exponential growth in our online donations, both in terms of dollars raised and the number of donors,” said Prowten. “In the past year, donations via the Web site have doubled and online registration for WWF-sponsored events surpassed all other methods for the first time.?
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Q9 services are backed with service level agreement (SLA) guarantees for installation time and problem identification and response.
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Q9 Networks is a Canadian based provider of managed hosting services with offices in Calgary and Toronto.
