Location, location, location. It's important!

Our high speed network is embodied in state of the art hardware.

Our data center facility is located in what is arguably the best environment for access to the global IP network. Our servers are in a major east coast US Class A Data Center with every major carrier available to us and a network that ensures your web site(s) or content is fast and available to the Americas, UK, Europe, Asia and the Pacific Rim.

Our main facility is housed in a private cage inside the high security, carrier neutral Equinix IBX [Internet Business Exchange] in Newark, New Jersey, USA. This is a major network access point right on the Internet backbone and has the capacity to allow us to scale up to virtually any level. More than we will ever need.

Due to recent industry events, the financial status of the IBX centers are monitored, and they are currently blessed with competent and progressive management. If this were to ever change we would be notified. It seems we aren't the only ones who think so.. have a look who some of our neighbors are; About.com - Akamai - AT&T - Cable & Wireless - Google - IBM - MFN - MSN - Pacific Bell - Paypal - Qwest - SingTel - Sprint - Telstra - UUNet - Verio - Verizon - Williams - Yahoo!

Security. It's vital!

In today's world, the loss of data could literally put you out of business and at the very least cause a major inconvenience. Because of this we are happy to say that the facility we use is proof against virtually any type of breach and the multi-level physical security system ensures the safety of mission-critical network and server operations. All areas of the data center are monitored and recorded using CCTV, and all access points are controlled.

· Center is manned by onsite security on a 24 x 365 basis.
· All doors are secured with biometric hand geometry readers.
· Only pictured, government issued forms of identification are accepted.
· IBX exteriors are fully anonymous and have no windows.
· All exterior walls are bullet resistant.
· All equipment is checked upon arrival.
· Shipping and receiving area walled off from colocation areas.
· A silent alarm and automatic notification of appropriate law enforcement officials protect all exterior entrances.
· CCTV integrated with access control and alarm system.
· Access history is recorded for audit.
· Entire perimeter bounded by concrete bollards/planters.
· Fiber vaults are permanently locked with escorted access only.
· Our 'cage' is an area bounded by steel mesh.
· Cage is further secured with another hand scanner for entry.

Power and Environmentals. Required for reliability!

The entire electrical system has built-in redundancy to guarantee continuous operation. The system is N+1 redundant, including each component within the parallel electrical systems.

· AC and DC raceways with 2N distribution.
· AC power delivery via parallel redundant UPS systems.
· Batteries with at least 7 minutes full load operation (diesel generators typically take roughly 8 seconds to become operational); 48 hours generator fuel with multiple contracts with fuel providers.
· Redundant DC power circuits. 

To provide optimum conditions for equipment operation and minimize downtime due to equipment failure, the HVAC system provides appropriate airflow, temperature and humidity. Redundancy features provide additional protection.

The building is also designed to withstand fire, flood and earthquake.

· Fire Suppression: Multi-zoned, dry pipe, water-based fire suppression system.
· Flood Control: Built above sea-level. No basements. Dedicated pump rooms.
· Earthquake: Structural systems meet or exceed seismic design requirements.

Hardware. Only the best!

We are currently connected via two high quality carrier IP networks, Internap & NAC.net [for redundancy], however, we have direct access to all major carriers who peer at this IBX [should it become necessary to change or add to our connection]. We run fiber from our cage less than 300 feet to the N.A.P [Network Access Point]. We can accommodate connection speeds from 10/100 to GigE [Gigabit Ethernet], so no matter what size application or traffic load you have, we're sure we can handle it.

We employ a number of proactive measures to prevent and/or control DDoS attacks [Distributed Denial of Service, SYN floods etc].

If you have any questions about our network or data center please contact us.