1&1 Internet Plans US $11million DataCentre build
1&1 Internet, Inc., the US subsidary of our friends United Internet A.G. announced 24/August/2006 that it will open a new data centre in Lenexa, Kansas City, Kansas, United States, during the 1st quarter 2007.
- Specifications
- Approximate cost $11,000,000
- Staff 15
- Size 55,000 sq.ft. facility
- Housing upto 40,000 servers
- Purpose to house the company’s U.S. and Canadian web hosting client base
Currently, 1&1’s US/Canada customers are hosted in two rented data centers in New York and New Jersey, these are expected to close once the Kansas facility is operational.
Andreas Gauger, Chairman, 1&1 Internet…
“Opening another location besides our headquarters in the Philadelphia area underscores the importance of our U.S. business, 1&1 will invest up to $9 million in the Lenexa site this year and several millions more in 2007.”
Kansas City Secretary of Commerce, Howard Fricke…
“We are pleased to welcome 1&1 Internet’s new facility to Kansas, to be chosen by the world’s fastest-growing Web host truly speaks volumes about the business-friendly climate we have created in Kansas.
1&1 Internet will be a great addition to the Kansas business community, and we look to the company to be a leader for years to come.”
