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BIS Ltd Opens New London Data Centre
LONDON, February 18 /PRNewswire/ -- - With Photo BIS Ltd., a provider of hosting and global connectivity solutions, today announced that it had completed the acquisition of a new London data centre located in South East London. The purchase price for the datacentre facility was not disclosed. Raj Bosamia, Commercial Director of BIS Ltd said "The acquisition will enable BIS Ltd to offer its customers another highly engineered facility to complement its existing 4 on-net London facilities. Space at Anchorage Point will be available on both a co-location or fully managed basis and we anticipate that demand will be extremely strong." "From a strategic perspective, this transaction is consistent with the continuing evolution of BIS Ltd and our commitment to becoming the UK's largest independent provider of quality data centre space" said David Pyemont, Chairman of BIS. "Anchorage Point adds 25,000 feet to our portfolio, and with a total of 50,000 feet under management, we're well on our way to meeting that objective." With customers across all market segments, BIS Ltd is committed to providing the utmost in customer solutions and services and strives to accommodate all current and future co-location and managed service needs. "This acquisition comes quickly on the heels of our acquisition of AboveNet UK's Docklands data centre last year. Having successfully sold all that capacity, we needed additional capacity to meet customer demand." said Samantha Keating, Sales Director of BIS Ltd. BIS Ltd has developed a comprehensive upgrade plan for the facility and anchor tenants have already committed to the facility. About BIS Ltd BIS is a leader in providing high availability and managed integrated solutions, incorporating global network connectivity, managed co-location & hosting, online data backup, storage services and managed voice services. Founded in 1996, BIS has successfully implemented solutions to over 400 corporate customers across sectors as varied as Legal, Shipping, Insurance, Finance, Local Government and Media, including 47 of the world's largest insurance and underwriting companies. Information about BIS Ltd and its services can be found at http://www.bis-internet.co.uk Note to Editors: A picture accompanying this release is available through the PA Photowire. It can be downloaded from http://www.pa-mediapoint.press.net or viewed at http://www.mediapoint.press.net or http://www.prnewswire.co.uk.
