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Rackspace Hosting (Rackspace), the world・s leading provider of IT hosting, today (September 8) announced the launch of its Asia headquarters and data centre in Hong Kong to meet global customer demand.
The data centre opened in Hong Kong is in addition to Rackspace・s four data centres operating in the US and three in the UK. Rackspace・s expansion into Asia marks the company・s continued investment in customer service and demonstrates its confidence in the business opportunities that Asia represents. Rackspace offers a full range of services including managed hosting, cloud hosting, platform hosting, virtualization, security and email services, storage and backup, and other professional services.
：Asia represents a significant growth opportunity for Rackspace, especially in the financial services area. Our expansion into Asia is an important strategy in helping us reach our goal of being one of the world・s greatest service companies. We also believe Hong Kong・s world-class IT infrastructure and rich talent pool will help us succeed in bringing another perspective to our service commitment,； says Jim Fagan, Vice President and Managing Director for Asia Pacific, Rackspace Hosting Asia.
Mr Simon Galpin, Acting Director-General of Investment Promotion at InvestHK, welcomed the launch of Rackspace・s Asia headquarters and data centre in Hong Kong by saying, ：We are naturally very pleased that Rackspace has decided to invest in Hong Kong. As a hosting provider, Rackspace provides round-the-clock and reliable services to its clients. Hong Kong is an excellent choice for a data centre. Our stable political environment, sound legal systems that protect data and intellectual property rights, as well as world-class telecommunications, information technology and electric power infrastructure ensure the smooth running of the centre. And Hong Kong's position as the gateway to Mainland China, soon to be the world・s third largest economy, provides a springboard for overseas companies to go into Mainland China. We look forward to the successful development of the data centre and Rackspace・s business in Hong Kong and elsewhere in this region."
As the world・s leader and specialist in hosting, Rackspace Hosting is changing the way businesses worldwide to buy IT. Rackspace delivers computing-as-a-service, integrating the industry・s best technologies into a flexible service offering, making computing more reliable and affordable. Rackspace's portfolio of hosted IT services includes managed hosting (www.rackspace.com), email hosting (www.mailtrust.com) and cloud hosting (www.mosso.com). For more information on Rackspace, please visit www.rackspace.com.
InvestHK is the award-winning department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government responsible for attracting and facilitating inward investment into the city, by providing free services and support to help overseas and Mainland companies establish or expand their business presence in Hong Kong. For more information, please visit www.InvestHK.gov.hk.
Ends/Monday, September 8, 2008
Issued at HKT 14:00
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