projects & agreements
LINX and France-IX to work together to help boost worldwide Internet growth
The London Internet Exchange ( LINX ) and the Paris and Marseille Internet exchange France-IX have revealed that they are to collaborate to enhance the value of peering in Europe and beyond . The collaboration will cover areas such as operations and software development as well as commercial activities and promotion .
Both Internet exchange points ( IXPs ) are membership based organisations with a shared vision : build an open community of network operators interconnecting to maintain and grow an ‘ Internet for everyone ’.
With this in mind and driven by their members ’ goals to provide better interconnection services , LINX and France-IX intend to share technical and commercial knowledge and expertise as well as driving the concept of regional peering and keeping traffic local . The technical teams of the exchanges will work together and explore ways of providing a better service by producing and releasing new tools and processes .
While remaining two commercially independent organisations , this agreement by the exchanges reinforces their commitment to the cooperative association model that defines the founding ethos for European IXPs . For further information visit : www . linx . net
JCA ENGINEERING APPOINTED ON KAO DATA CAMPUS IN HARLOW , ESSEX
KAO Data Campus has announced that it has appointed JCA Engineering as its principal contractor on phase one of KAO Data Campus , comprising the first data centre of a final four .
JCA Engineering is a technology focused mechanical and electrical contractor that delivers the optimal engineered solution for a wide variety of clients and projects . Following completion of the below ground connectivity infrastructure , utility services and piling , construction has now started on site and is forecast for completion in phases through 2017 .
KAO Park has also awarded a separate contract to MatrixNetworks , appointed to deliver a 43.5MVA private substation , providing capacity to support the entire campus , which is due for completion April 2017 .
KAO Data Campus will comprise of four data centres each split into four halls and designed over three floors , totaling around 150,000ft 2 net technical space . Each technology suite will be capable of supporting an 8.7MW IT load across each building . Infrastructure work across the site is part funded by Harlow Council and HCA . For further information visit : www . kaodata . com
Ford France chooses Interoute for its business and consumer application growth
Interoute has announced that Ford France has renewed and extended its contract for another three years , further cementing the relationship between the two . Interoute has continually delivered connectivity , security and services to Ford France as well as hosting for the Ford France dealerships ’ internal applications .
The scope of the contract has been extended to include hosting the company ’ s consumer facing applications . These represent around two thirds of the 50 applications hosted on Interoute ’ s virtual servers , each with differing security requirements .
With the acceleration of marketing campaigns on social networks , such as Facebook , Ford France was requiring a higher degree of integration , with Interoute suggesting migration to a new generation firewall better suited to their needs and size .
Ford France is confident with the long term partnership and has been an Interoute customer since 2009 attributing this to Interoute ’ s robust architectures and adaptability . For further information visit : www . interoute . com
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