Joe W., Did you read this description of MFNX new center. Very first class!
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2000--
Opening Is Part of $1.4-Billion Expansion to Build
the Next Generation of Optical Internet Infrastructure
Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc., (MFN) (Nasdaq:MFNX) the leader in deployment of optical IP Internet infrastructure within key metropolitan areas internationally, and provider of world-class data centers and Internet connectivity through its AboveNet Communications subsidiary, unveiled a new second Internet Service Exchange (ISX) facility today in Silicon Valley.
As part of MFN's aggressive, $1.4 billion expansion to build the Internet infrastructure of the future, the San Jose II facility will provide MFN customers with the most advanced, reliable data center environment available, as well as Internet connectivity via a dedicated, all-fiber international optical IP network. The network employs groundbreaking ASAP(TM) intelligent network routing and peering technology, which qualitatively measures the Internet for the "best exit" available for data, thereby ensuring the highest level of data integrity. This unique combination of intelligent connectivity and massive bandwidth availability enables MFN customers, content and service providers, to deliver an ever-advancing class of new, data-rich applications.
The 123,500-square-foot facility in downtown San Jose is one of 18 new data centers to be built by MFN in North America and Europe over the next 12-18 months, bringing the company's total number of ISX facilities to 26. In addition, MFN has 29,000 route miles of dedicated long-haul fiber in place worldwide that will help to connect all 26 facilities, and plans to deploy local fiber networks directly to customer premises in 67 markets internationally. To date, MFN has 742,000 intra-city fiber miles in service and is well along in its plan to deploy 3.6 million fiber miles by the year 2004. The result will be the world's largest and most advanced end-to-end, purely optical IP network.
"The next generation of the Internet is under construction right now, and companies around the world can't wait to get on," said Nick Tanzi, president and chief operating officer of Metromedia Fiber Network. "MFN is committed to an aggressive expansion strategy to meet the demand from companies seeking a more reliable and higher performance network infrastructure for conducting business on the Internet. Our San Jose II facility is already booked to capacity, but additional data centers will be brought on-line in the coming months."
The San Jose II data center (ISX) sets new standards in the deployment of the most advanced intelligent networking technology, connectivity, security, and reliable co-location environments. By co-locating network equipment and servers in ISX facilities, enterprise customers, content providers and Internet service providers combine the most advanced Internet connectivity solutions with virtually unlimited data throughput capacity via dark fiber connections running into each center. Many of these MFN customers are expected to use this bandwidth to deploy upgradeable Gigabit Ethernet connections to the Internet, delivering content to the end user faster and more efficiently.
"This premier facility, with its quality workmanship, and our excellent employees continue to raise the bar on the Internet of the future," said Dave Rand, chief technology officer of Metromedia Fiber Network. "Customers such as AOL, eBay, and Ask Jeeves have come to expect the best, most advanced connectivity technology and the most secure, reliable environment from us. Our new San Jose II ISX, and others under construction, will deliver all this and more."
The ISX incorporates a number of structural and physical advances to ensure industry-leading reliability and availability. Over 190 miles of fiber runs throughout the facility and all of the local MFN fiber optic backbones connect to the ISX. In addition, the ISX can provide dedicated fiber-optic connections between the customer's premises and the ISX facility. The most advanced Continuous Power System (CPS) available delivers enough reserve energy to power the facility at full load for 40 hours with the basic fuel capacity stored on site.
With 805 tons of steel, Kevlar-bound seismic brace frames, unistrut support structures, and high-resistance grounding, the new San Jose II ISX is the first building in the San Jose area to meet the 1997 UBC seismic requirements. Air conditioning units with 1,400 tons of cooling capacity and a Very Early Smoke Detection Alarm (VESDA), which constantly samples the air for potentially dangerous particles, combine for top-level air quality and fire safety. Customers are provided with superior facility support, including a 24x7 staffed call center, equipment-testing area, work area, training center and conference center. Comprehensive, 24-hour surveillance underpins MFN's commitment to securing the sophisticated and mission-critical environment of the ISX.
And todays MFNX/SUNW announcement..
Sun Microsystems and Metromedia Fiber Network Agree to Develop Remote Storage Provisioning Resources for Storage Service Providers
Sun's StorEdge(TM) Arrays and Enterprise(TM) Servers, MFN's Optical Internet Infrastructure and Arsenal Digital Solutions' Services Expertise to Provide An Easy-to-Use, Seamless Storage Resource on the Web
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW - news) and Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc. (MFN) (Nasdaq: MFNX - news) have agreed to develop and deploy new remote storage management services that will enable Storage Service Providers (SSPs) to offer outsourced bandwidth and storage services to their customers on a pay-as-you-go basis.
The parties will combine MFN's end-to-end IP infrastructure and the Internet Data Center facilities of MFN's AboveNet subsidiary with Sun's storage and server technologies. The combination will allow SSPs to take advantage of MFN's unique intra-city fiber-optic infrastructure and Sun's servers and storage to deliver turnkey, network-based storage services to ASPs, ISPs, dot-coms, and enterprise customers.
Arsenal Digital Solutions (formerly Usendit.com), one of Sun Microsystems' Elite Plus Service Providers and a leading storage utility services company, plans to be the first SSP to use the proposed solution. Arsenal's proven expertise in the implementation, operation, and management of storage utility solutions will bring remote storage services to the marketplace.
``In many respects, Sun's vision of the service-driven network is embodied in today's announcement,'' said Janpieter Scheerder, president, Sun Network Storage. ``We look forward to teaming up with MFN and storage service providers such as Arsenal to help pioneer the delivery of Web-based storage services.''
``This utility, which provides a scalable usage-based infrastructure, will allow service providers and enterprise clients to provide remote storage solutions,'' said Nick Tanzi, president and chief operating officer, Metromedia Fiber Network. ``Customers will no longer be subject to the traffic and bandwidth bottlenecks of traditional carriers or have to make large initial investments in unused storage capacity.''
``Storage is a rapidly expanding industry, which has been challenged to provide a secure and cost-effective solution that combines network and bandwidth expertise, technological infrastructure, and management and services under one umbrella,'' said Geoff Sinn, president and chief operating officer, Arsenal. ``By leveraging the infrastructure and technology of MFN and Sun, Arsenal will be able to provide a sophisticated, affordable and fully managed remote storage solution for both the enterprise and the .com customer.''
Initial facilities are planned for New York, San Francisco and London. Customers who use these centers will be able to avoid the delays and costs associated with traditional storage solutions. The market for storage utility services is expected to reach $8 billion by 2003.
Sun StorEdge(TM) T3 Array: Highly-Available Building Block for the Net
Economy
Designed for the requirements of the Net economy, the Sun StorEdge T3 array is the ideal building block for high-performance, highly available storage networks. The system combines advanced RAID features with industry standard Fibre Channel technology in a flexible package that allows customers to easily grow and adapt storage to changing IT requirements. The advanced architecture of the Sun StorEdge T3 array meets the demands of a wide range of applications but is particularly well suited for database, NFS, web serving, and e-mail, as well as variety of workloads. The system enables customers to address expanding storage requirements, quick deployment of new applications, improved response to web serving and increasing performance demands.
Realizing that in today's business, competition is just a click away, Sun has designed the Sun StorEdge T3 array for continuous availability with no single point of failure. Features such as redundant hot-swap components, dual paths to the host and mirrored cache combine to ensure that data is always available. In the event of a component failure, the system is easily serviceable. Components can be accessed and swapped out without interrupting data availability.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- The Network Is The Computer(TM) -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to dot-com their businesses. With $14.2 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at sun.com .
About Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc.
Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc., the leading provider of end-to-end optical network solutions, is revolutionizing the fiber-optic industry. By offering virtually unlimited, unmetered bandwidth at a fixed cost, Metromedia Fiber Network is eliminating the bandwidth barrier and redefining the way broadband capacity is sold. Metromedia Fiber Network is extending metropolitan fiber-optic infrastructure to the end user in strategic top-tier markets, enabling its customers to implement the latest data, video, Internet and multimedia applications. In addition to its current expansion in 51 cities in North America, Metromedia Fiber Network is establishing an international presence with planned fiber-optic network builds in 16 cities throughout Europe.
Together with its subsidiaries, AboveNet Communications, Inc., a leading provider of co-location and Internet connectivity solutions, and Paix.net, Inc., the leading neutral Internet Exchange, Metromedia Fiber Network is unleashing the full potential of the Internet. The combined company facilitates the explosive growth of e-commerce and advanced Internet applications by delivering secure, reliable and scalable optical networks and IP services to Internet content and service providers, carriers and enterprise users worldwide. For more information about Metromedia Fiber Network, please visit the company's Web site at www.mmfn.com.
About Arsenal Digital Solutions (formerly Usendit.com)
Arsenal Digital Solutions is a digital file management company focused on solving the problems associated with the storage and management of large amounts of data, and the challenges companies face when trying to send large files quickly, securely and cost-effectively. Leveraging its proven experience and expertise as a Storage Service Provider (SSP), Arsenal Digital Solutions has developed the industrys most comprehensive suite of storage utility services. These services provide companies from start-ups to large enterprises with access to scalable, secure and pay-as-you-use storage. Arsenal Digital Solutions will further enhance its storage utility offering by developing solutions for the sending, sharing and mining of large data files to provide businesses with one solution for data movement, storage management, and value- added services.
Does SUNW arcitecture have any implications on the role of Director switches? WIll SUNW need them or not? |
