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Reputed Law Firm Salans advises Linxtelecom on landmark datacentre opening in St. Petersburg |
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LONDON, 15 April 2009 - Salans have advised Linxtelecom, an international network, co-location and hosting services provider, on the opening of a new 5,000 m² datacentre in St Petersburg. With an initial area of 5000 m², Linxtelecom intends to gradually expand the service area to 12,000 m² and upgrade both the electrical and cooling power to 12 MW. The launch of the datacentre will take place by the end of the second quarter of 2009. The datacentre will be the first in the North-West region of the Russian Federation which complies with the highest international standards, combining top quality industrial space with an ample supply of electrical and cooling power. Salans assisted Linxtelecom with due diligence and advice in regard to drafting and registration of the lease, as well as individually negotiated power supply and power connection agreements. The complex structure of the contracts, together with ever-changing power industry regulations, made the project particularly challenging and unique. Salans’ team was led by Moscow Managing Partner Mathieu Fabre-Magnan and included London associate Anna Puzitskaya, Moscow of counsel Xavier Poulet-Mathis, alongside St. Petersburg of counsel Irina Dementieva, associates Maria Kaidanovskaya and Ksenia Bruk. Moscow Managing Partner Mathieu Fabre-Magnan commented, “Our work for Linxtelecom once again demonstrates Salans’ capability in finding unique solutions in challenging conditions. We look forward to continuing to work closely with Linxtelecom as it expands its datacentre service area.” Salans has over 750 lawyers worldwide, globally operating from 20 offices, uniquely located in a combination of international financial centres and emerging market hubs.
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Linxtelecom signs agreement for new 5,000m2 datacentre in St.Petersburg |
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ST.PETERSBURG, 2 March 2009 – The international network, co-location and hosting services provider Linxtelecom today announced its definitive agreement with Skytrade for the new 5,000m2 datacentre in St.Petersburg. This invest is the enxt step in Linxtelecom's strategy of complimenting its international backbone with datacentres at key locations in The Russian Federation and Central & Eastern Europe regions.
“In today’s age of information technology where we are becoming more and more dependent on email, internet, data storage and other critical applications, a secure and reliable datacentre is of paramount importance. We already have a proven track record with our Moscow datacentre (formerly known as WideXS) where we host many of the largest banks in the world, large multinationals and (international) telecom operators.” said Jules Delahaije, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Linxtelecom.
The datacentre in St.Petersburg will be the first in the North-Western region of the Russian Federation that complies with the highest international standards. It combines top quality industrial space with ample supply of electricity and cooling power. Initially 5000m2 will be made available. Linxtelecom intends to gradually expand the service area to 12,000m2 and upgrade both the electrical and cooling power to 12 MW. “The opening of this datacentre is a huge opportunity for companies operating in the greater St. Petersburg region as it enables them to save on investments in in-house server facilities and increase the availability and security of their core IT systems.” said Maxim Lazarev, Sales & Business Development Manager of Linxtelecom St. Petersburg. The launch of the datacentre will take place by the end of the second quarter of 2009.
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Linxtelecom opens new Point of Presence in London |
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Amsterdam, 15 January, 2009, Multinational network and co-location services provider Linxtelecom has announced the opening of its new Point-of-Presence (POP) located at Telehouse North; one of London’s major data centres.
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