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Touting another industry first, interconnection and colocation data center operator Telx announced the company has become the first colocation provider to leverage a software platform for improved data center environmental visibility and enhanced customer service.

As companies search for newer methods to save operational costs, colocation is fast becoming the new tech on the block. Companies are discovering that by locating network, server and storage facilities in a single space with other companies, they can save on various types of costs.

CoSentry, a company specializing in data center and managed services, reportedly announced the opening of their fourth data center.

Cavalier, a leading provider of competitive telecommunications services throughout the eastern United States, has acquired the assets of NET Telcos, a Richmond, Va.-based provider of colocation and managed services.

Until some scale is reached, it makes more sense to rent capabilities than build and own one's own facilities. But Facebook now has scale. So add Facebook to the list of companies that have opted to build their own data centers to support that trend.

The PCI-DSS is a comprehensive set of standards designed for enhancing payment account data security, thereby helping organizations to proactively protect customer account data.

INX Inc, a provider of IP communications and data center solutions for enterprise organizations, reportedly has been awarded a $671,000 contract for a project at Santa Fe Indian School.

PalmettoNet, a provider of point-to-point, metro access and collocation services across digital fiber optic networks in the Carolinas and Georgia, has reportedly selected Ciena Corporation for its CN 4200 RS FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform with reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer, or ROADM, functionality.