Teraco and LCL Join International Data Centre Group Alliance

LONDON, September 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Data Centre Group (IDC-G), the first global data centre alliance, announces today that two leading data centre operators, Teraco Data Environments Pty of South Africa and LCL of Belgium have joined its alliance network.

The London-based IDC-G alliance network is a unique concept, being the first partnership of data centre operators around the world under a strong, unified brand, providing international businesses with a centralised point-of-contact for their bespoke data centre needs. The handpicked members of the IDC-G alliance are carrier-neutral and among the preeminent players in their respective national markets.

Announcing the agreement, Guy Willner, IDC-G Executive Chairman, said, "I'm delighted to welcome Teraco and LCL as members of our growing partnership. We are committed to ensuring that clients get access to premium quality data centre services in emerging technology markets and new economies and our two new partners reflect this aim. Our assurance of quality is backed by strict membership criteria that include a commitment from data centre providers to obtain ISO quality accreditation. We are excited by the enormous potential of bringing together independent data centre operators as one global group and hope to rapidly see some concrete developments in terms of commercial success for our members."

"We see this partnership as a way to reach more multinational companies head quartered outside of Africa. Also, our membership will further increase our access to the top expertise globally in data centres," commented Lex van Wyk, managing director of Teraco. Laurens Van Reijen, founder and Managing Director at LCL expressed his satisfaction with the agreement saying, "It is the first of many steps with IDC-G. Through IDC-G we believe we are well-placed to harness the growing global interest in the Belgian market."

About IDC-G

IDC-G is the first global data centre alliance, providing customers with a single interface for premium data centre services in emerging technology markets and new economies. IDC-G's customers can leverage world-class industry experience combined with the local expertise of its Alliance Members, as well as the reassurance that comes with the IDC-G stamp of data centre excellence. IDC-G was launched in 2010 by Guy Willner, the co-founder of Europe's leading carrier neutral data centre provider IXEurope which was acquired by Equinix Inc. in 2007 for USD555m. For more details on IDC-G, visit http://www.idc-g.com/

About Teraco

Teraco is a leading provider of carrier neutral data centres in South Africa, with two data centres currently operating in Cape Town and Johannesburg and with plans underway to expand into Durban and develop an additional data centre facility in Cape Town. For more details on IDC-G, visit http://www.teraco.co.za/

About LCL

LCL Belgium is an independent data centre that operates from two locations in Diegem and Antwerp. Its facilities are connected to the major national and international carrier networks.

LCL's catalogue of services includes providing space and guaranteed power and cooling resources. For more information, please visit http://www.lcl.be

    For further details, please contact Guy Willner:
    Email: [email protected].
    Telephone: +44(0)207-731-3283

SOURCE International Data Centre Group (IDC-G)