IXEurope has picked up the award for the ‘Best Disaster Recovery Service Provider’ at the recent Data Centre Europe Awards 2007. It was also the winner of the ‘Best Datacentre in Europe’ category.

BroadGroup, the event researchers and organisers, were overwhelmed by the volume of nominations in the first data centre awards programme, which is completely determined by voting from the industry.

"Being recognised by the industry in these two important categories is an impressive achievement and we highly commend IXEurope for the positive impact it has had in this growing sector," said Nicola Hayes, vice president, BroadGroup.

"Although this is the first and only industry awards programme, the quality and quantity of entries we have received reflects the success of the initiative and the interest in the data centre sector. We wish to offer our congratulations to IXEurope and applaud their outstanding work."

The objective of the awards has been to provide a platform to raise awareness of the importance of the sector in Europe, to facilitate an independent reference point for excellence and to support winning companies in their marketing and communications initiatives. The underlying value of the awards is to recognise leadership, innovation and value creation in the data centre and managed services sector.

Guy Willner, IXEurope's chief executive officer, comments: "This is a tremendous accolade and it is great to see the company's work rewarded in this way. The team has shown huge commitment to providing our customers with a high level of service tailored to specific and evolving needs. We have succeeded through a steadfast belief in our potential, the ability to be flexible and adapt to market conditions, and of course the support from our investors. We are delighted that our dedication has paid off."

www.ixeurope.com

TelecityRedbus was also honoured at the awards, being presented with the ‘Best Pan-European Operator’. Its CEO, Mike Tobin, was named ‘Outstanding CEO of the Year’.

The ‘Best Pan-European Operator’ was given for TelecityRedbus’s network of 19 data centres across Europe. The award is recognition of the rapid growth the company has achieved in the past year following the merger with Telecity and Redbus and the subsequent acquisition of Globix.

Mike Tobin was named ‘Outstanding CEO of the Year’, an award hotly contested by over thirty business leaders nominated for the award.

www.telecityredbus.com

Both IXEurope and TelecityRedbus are active in the business continuity market.

•Date: 27th March 2007 • Region: W.Europe/UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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