Verizon Business Wins Contract to Host Mobile Internet Platform in Europe
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - Verizon Business today announced it is providing hosting services to Danger Inc. for a mobile Internet platform called hiptop®.
Danger Inc., based in Palo Alto, California, created hiptop to give users on the move access to the Internet, instant messaging, e-mail, games, photography and telephony. The software is used in handheld devices.
Danger will colocate its equipment in a Verizon Data Center in Amsterdam. The Verizon Data Center Colocation service provides a secure, dedicated environment where customers can colocate their Internet servers, data networks or voice equipment. Verizon Business will manage traffic from Germany, the Netherlands and the UK as well as support access to mobile Internet, instant messaging and telephony. The contract runs for four years. The Amsterdam data center is just one of 185 Verizon Data Centers in 22 countries, as well as four Verizon Smart Centers, which offer additional services such as a standardised, follow-the-sun service with disaster avoidance and recovery facilities.
Arnold Magcale, senior networks operations manager, Danger, says: "We selected Verizon Business for its reputation for hosting services. We are confident its facilities will meet our rapidly expanding network requirements."
His confidence is based on third-party endorsement. Danger needed to be certain that its hosting provider could meet its stringent network and infrastructure requirements and plans for growth, so it engaged a third party, LinkSource Communications LLC, to analyse the services offered.
Curt Lewis, president and CEO of LinkSource, says: "LinkSource evaluated several potential providers and confirmed that Verizon Business has the best capabilities and infrastructure in place to meet Danger's needs as it grows through partnerships with wireless operators. In addition, Verizon Business has been providing Verizon Hosting Services to Danger in the US for US traffic and support since June 2005."
Donald Badoux, regional vice president sales for Verizon Business in northern Europe, says: "Danger can focus on its clients, business and developing new products while we focus on supporting the performance, security and growth of the platform."
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Danger Inc. provides a complete solution that enables wireless carriers to offer innovative and affordable voice and data products to consumers over next-generation wireless networks. Today, this solution includes: the hiptop Service Delivery Engine - a back-end service delivery infrastructure; the hiptop Development Platform - a platform for the development of mobile internet applications using industry standard development tools; and the hiptop Device Design - a hardware design for a wireless all-in-one device that may be customized and branded by wireless operators. Founded in January 2000, Danger is a privately held company backed by leading venture capital firms and corporate investors. Danger is based in Palo Alto, Calif. Additional information about the company is available at www.danger.com.
LinkSource Communications, LLC is a privately held telecom services and consulting firm with offices in Sacramento, Ca., San Ramon Ca, Phoenix, Az, and Philadelphia, Pa. They specialize in supporting customers' requirements for IP Telephony and MPLS networks in addition to managing all other aspects of medium and large customers' telecom services, while maximizing their global and national relationships to best suit the client's needs. For more information, go to www.linksourcecom.com.
