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Adhost Internet, one of the region’s leading providers of server colocation and shared server hosting, has set a higher standard for the Seattle Internet business community with the opening of a second data center in downtown Seattle’s Fisher Plaza built to withstand whatever nature dishes out—whether it’s an earthquake, a power outage or a broken water main.

“We know it’s critical that our customers’ business servers be up and running, no matter what,” said Will Riffle, Adhost President and CEO. “We can’t afford to have an earthquake damage our facility or for the power to go out. So we designed a fail-safe facility that would keep business servers humming along—even during a catastrophe.”

The new data center, dubbed Adhost West, is housed in Seattle’s high-tech fortress Fisher Plaza, a Northwest telecommunications hub that’s also home to other safety-sensitive companies including KOMO 4 Television, Fisher Radio, AT&T, AboveNet, Time Warner Telecom, MCI, Verizon and more.

Built to meet or exceed N+1 standards for all of its critical systems —Fisher Plaza can withstand earthquakes, severe windstorms, power outages and other calamities. With round-the-clock monitoring by in-house technical support staff, some of the region’s biggest businesses have servers colocated at Adhost that chug along hour after hour, day after day, 24x7.

But Adhost’s data center isn’t just secure, it’s also environmentally sensitive. Adhost is cutting energy costs and consumption with louvers that exchange air with the outside when it’s cold enough, reducing Adhost’s consumption of electricity for data center cooling in chilly Seattle. [24x7]

Biznik Launches Next Generation Business Networking Platform and Announces Seattle's First Indie Business Conference on June 9th

Biznik announced today the upcoming release of a new social network slated to coincide with Seattle's first-ever indie business conference, Bizjam, on June 9th. Catering to independent professionals, the active online and face-to-face community already has more than 3,200 members in 65 countries prior to any formal marketing efforts.

Backed byWeb 2.0 technology designed to build and maintain personal business relationships, this highly anticipated version of Biznik is a community effort that takes networking for indies to the next level. Biznik was founded to help these individuals find, build and maintain vital connections leveraging the latest social networking technology and tools together with live, community-generated events.

Another $1 Billion Buyout for Seattle Netco?

Hot on the heels of the Microsoft aQuantification, could another billion dollar acquisition be on the drawing board for a Seattle high tech firm?

InfoSpace shares surged 13 percent today after the Spanish newspaper Negocio reported that Madrid's LaNetro Zed was looking to buy the Bellevue Internet search provider and mobile applications company for about $1.08 billion. InfoSpace has long been discussed as a possible acquisition target while it has also been under pressure from one of its largest shareholders, which resulted in the company agreeing to pay out $200 million through a cash dividend that was to take place this week.

The news comes just 11 days after Microsoft announced its plans to gobble up Seattle's aQuantive for $6 billion. [24x7]

Brewed More Articles . . .	What's Brewing 5.28.07 Earthquakes, Natural Disasters Can’t Shake New Adhost Seattle Data Center; Environmentally Sensitive Green Design Offers Cost Savings Adhost Internet, one of the region’s leading providers of server colocation and shared server hosting, has set a higher standard for the Seattle Internet business community with the opening of a second data center in downtown Seattle’s Fisher Plaza built to withstand whatever nature dishes out—whether it’s an earthquake, a power outage or a broken water main. “We know it’s critical that our customers’ business servers be up and running, no matter what,” said Will Riffle, Adhost President and CEO. “We can’t afford to have an earthquake damage our facility or for the power to go out. So we designed a fail-safe facility that would keep business servers humming along—even during a catastrophe.” The new data center, dubbed Adhost West, is housed in Seattle’s high-tech fortress Fisher Plaza, a Northwest telecommunications hub that’s also home to other safety-sensitive companies including KOMO 4 Television, Fisher Radio, AT&T, AboveNet, Time Warner Telecom, MCI, Verizon and more. Built to meet or exceed N+1 standards for all of its critical systems —Fisher Plaza can withstand earthquakes, severe windstorms, power outages and other calamities. With round-the-clock monitoring by in-house technical support staff, some of the region’s biggest businesses have servers colocated at Adhost that chug along hour after hour, day after day, 24x7. But Adhost’s data center isn’t just secure, it’s also environmentally sensitive. Adhost is cutting energy costs and consumption with louvers that exchange air with the outside when it’s cold enough, reducing Adhost’s consumption of electricity for data center cooling in chilly Seattle. [24x7] Biznik Launches Next Generation Business Networking Platform and Announces Seattle's First Indie Business Conference on June 9th Biznik announced today the upcoming release of a new social network slated to coincide with Seattle's first-ever indie business conference, Bizjam, on June 9th. Catering to independent professionals, the active online and face-to-face community already has more than 3,200 members in 65 countries prior to any formal marketing efforts. Backed byWeb 2.0 technology designed to build and maintain personal business relationships, this highly anticipated version of Biznik is a community effort that takes networking for indies to the next level. Biznik was founded to help these individuals find, build and maintain vital connections leveraging the latest social networking technology and tools together with live, community-generated events. Another $1 Billion Buyout for Seattle Netco? Hot on the heels of the Microsoft aQuantification, could another billion dollar acquisition be on the drawing board for a Seattle high tech firm? InfoSpace shares surged 13 percent today after the Spanish newspaper Negocio reported that Madrid's LaNetro Zed was looking to buy the Bellevue Internet search provider and mobile applications company for about $1.08 billion. InfoSpace has long been discussed as a possible acquisition target while it has also been under pressure from one of its largest shareholders, which resulted in the company agreeing to pay out $200 million through a cash dividend that was to take place this week. The news comes just 11 days after Microsoft announced its plans to gobble up Seattle's aQuantive for $6 billion. [24x7]
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