How does a company, offering virtualization solutions based on a ‘cloud’ environment, actually provide the service?   iland Internet Solutions’ announcement today provides some insight to how companies design their underlying network infrastructure in order to meet the high-demands of global businesses who require no-fault, 100% uptime SLA’s for their virtualized services and/or on-demand software applications.

For companies who leverage the cost-savings and flexible infrastructure design solutions inherent in iland Internet’s Virtualization and VMware Cloud Services, it is important to realize that the company takes its role in providing high-availability solutions seriously – it’s not just a term used to ’sell’ services, it’s a term they use to design their underlying network.

That is one of the important realizations of the company’s announcement today.  By choosing to leverage AboveNet Communications’ Tier 1 IP backbone to interconnect the company’s high-availability virtual data centers located in Los Angeles, Boston, Reston, Virginia and Dallas; iland is announcing its commitment to providing top quality, redundant network solutions in and between its facilities.  As familiar as I am with the company, I know there is more to come.

For more information about iland, please visit www.iland.com.  The full text of the announcement released on March 31, 2009 is below:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 ILAND INTERNET SOLUTIONS SELECTS ABOVENET, A TOP TIER1, IP PROVIDER, TO CONNECT ITS VIRTUAL DATA CENTERS ACROSS AMERICA

Houston, TX (March 31, 2009) – iland Internet Solutions, a leading global provider of Virtualization and VMware Cloud Services featuring Hosted VMware VI Enterprise solutions, Managed Colocation and High Speed IP Bandwidth, and AboveNet Communications, Inc., a leading provider of fiber optic connectivity solutions, announced today that iland has selected AboveNet as one of its top two Tier1 IP providers to connect the iland Virtual Data Centers, located in Los Angeles, Boston, Reston, Virginia and Dallas.  The additional 4 Gbps IP network connectivity for each of iland’s Virtual Data Centers provide iland and its customers with further redundancy, flexibility and cost effectiveness.

“We selected AboveNet as our IP partner due to our mutual commitment to provide the highest level of customer service as well as network availability,” states Brian Ussher, President of iland Internet Solutions.  “Iland is committed to continuously investing in our network infrastructure to ensure high availability and the utmost scalability for our industry-leading VMware Cloud Services. As a result, our Cloud Services customers enjoy flexible and secure data replication, protection and improved disaster recovery processes.”

“AboveNet remains committed to meeting iland’s mission-critical data transport requirements,” said MaryBeth Nance, Executive Director of Business Development & Marketing at AboveNet.  “We continue to invest in our network construction to offer a broad array of high-bandwidth fiber optic connectivity solutions.  We provide reliability and scalability to meet iland’s highest requirements for Data Center connectivity, IT virtualization, and consolidation and optimization services.  By delivering a bundled, managed solution to iland within all four of its virtual Data Center markets, we also help control iland’s network operating costs while enabling fast and scalable deployments.”

iland offers premium colocation and a hybrid of virtual and physical data center services in each one of its geographically diverse and redundant iland Virtual Data Centers.  Each state-of-the-art SaS 70 facility is built according to the highest industry standards, providing options for traditional colocation, including cabinets and cages, and options for virtual hosting solutions, including our industry-leading VMware Cloud Services. These hybrid solutions allow clients to increase their disaster recovery processes, simplify their IT Operations and consolidate equipment costs, while providing them the ability to colocate additional servers and network equipment cost effectively. Additionally, iland technicians can be available on-site to deliver best-in-class managed IT services, virtualization, replication, storage and back-up solutions.   

For more information on iland and its iland Virtual Data Centers, please visit www.iland.com or email info@iland.com.

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About AboveNet, Inc.

AboveNet, Inc. provides fiber optic connectivity solutions for business and carriers. Its private, fiber optical network delivers key network and IP services in and among 15 top U.S. metro markets and London. AboveNet’s network is widely used in demanding markets such as financial services, media, health care, retail and government. 

For AboveNet media inquiries, please contact:

MaryBeth Nance

Executive Director of Business Development & Marketing

mnance@above.net 

571-262-2865

About iland Internet Solutions Corporation

iland Internet Solutions Corporation is a global provider of iland Cloud Services (iCS) with High Availability VMware Solutions, Managed Colocation and High Speed IP Network and Data services. iland provides fully redundant, geographically distributed solutions, including cost-effective disaster recovery options, to bandwidth-intensive companies.  Our clients include companies in the SaaS, Hosting, VAR and IT Consulting and VOIP verticals, as well as a wide array of enterprise business customers in the energy, manufacturing, biotech, media, software, education, web 2.0, communications, healthcare, and civil engineering industries. Since founded in1995, iland has been helping organizations transform their expensive, traditional IT environments into cost-effective, fully optimized, IT solutions. iland is headquartered in Houston, Texas. For more information about iland, please visit www.iland.com.

For iland media inquiries, please contact:     

Jaymie Scotto & Associates 

+1.866.695.3629

pr@jaymiescotto.com