ControlCircle Wins Data Centre Services Contract With the GSMA

LONDON, February 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

- ControlCircle to Provide Virtualisation Services to Revolutionise the GSMA's Disaster Recovery Strategy

- Hall 2.1 Stand A73

ControlCircle, the leading mobile platform provider, announced that it has won a contract to provide Datacentre Services to the GSMA, which represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry.

The GSMA has already been a client of ControlCircle for a number of years and has now signed up for the company to provide them with a fully virtualised back office infrastructure which is active/passive across two sites.

"For this project, we needed a partner who had both the technical ability and the professionalism to work with us and understand exactly what we wanted to achieve," said Trevor McLachlan, IT Manager, the GSMA.

"Having worked with ControlCircle before, it made sense to choose them for this contract as they have displayed great creativity and an ability to deliver a high quality solution perfectly suited to our needs," McLachlan continued.

"We are delighted to have been chosen for this project and hope to continue this partnership well into the future. Winning new clients is always great news for us, but strengthening the relationship with an existing client is special and shows how well we work together," commented Damian Milkins, ControlCircle CEO.

Milkins continued: "We expect this partnership to be long lasting and are especially proud as it demonstrates the quality of customer service given to our clients."

About ControlCircle

ControlCircle is a privately owned company, founded in 2001 to provide solutions ranging from secure hosting and global connectivity to managing all security, networking, server and database technologies covering a full range of market sectors.

The company offers highly skilled and vastly experienced data specialists who design and support resilient enterprise hosting solutions, built on highly available platforms backed by ultra reliable support.

Customers include many of the World's largest online businesses and blue chip companies in the banking, legal, accounting and commercial sectors. They rely on our industry knowledge, technical expertise, innovation, accuracy and skillful team management.

For more information, please visit: http://www.controlcircle.com.

About the GSMA

The GSMA represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry. Spanning 219 countries, the GSMA unites more than 750 of the world's mobile operators, as well as 200 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers, Internet companies, and media and entertainment organisations. The GSMA is focused on innovating, incubating and creating new opportunities for its membership, all with the end goal of driving the growth of the mobile communications industry.

    For more information, please visit http://www.gsmworld.com.
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