July 16, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Springboard Managed Hosting (springboardhosting.com) announced the opening of a second data center earlier this week located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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The $12 million, 12,000 square foot facility was designed and built by Level 3 Communications. Springboard said the facility will provide a full range of services that will include co-location, managed hosting, performance monitoring, data backup and security solutions. The company also operates an 11,000 square foot facility in Cary, North Carolina.
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“This is a natural expansion of our leadership position in the Triangle market,” said Rich Lee, CEO of Springboard. “Our Charlotte data center acquisition closely mimics the successful acquisition of our Raleigh facility over 2 years ago. We are acquiring a world class facility at an attractive entry price, providing highly engineered outsource IT solutions to regional clients, and backing it up with unparalleled local support.”
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In conjunction with the acquisition, the company said it had hired a veteran management team with “deep Charlotte ties and proven expertise in the hosting market.” Springboard said it had launched an aggressive sales campaign several months ago and had already signed a number of Charlotte area customers.
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Founded in 2001, Springboard provides managed hosting services to more than 200 clients.
