ViaWest Announces Data Center Expansion in Utah

DENVER, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaWest, a leading provider of adaptable colocation and managed service solutions, today announced the expansion of data center capacity in the Utah market.  The expansion will encompass an additional 14,000+ square feet in the western-most of the company's three Salt Lake City area data centers.  The construction is already underway, and is slated for completion in the 4th quarter of 2010.

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"This expansion was driven by continued requests for growth capacity by current customers, as well as increased demand from prospective customers," said Steve Prather, ViaWest's Senior Vice President of Strategic Development.  "With several recent infrastructure and network augmentations, we were already in position to quickly respond to the demand.  We have experienced consistent quarterly growth in Utah, and specifically in Salt Lake City.  This capacity addition is a good representation of our continued commitment in this market."

In addition to the three Utah facilities, ViaWest's national footprint also includes four enterprise-class data centers in Denver, six in the Dallas area, as well as one in Austin, Las Vegas, and in Portland, Oregon.

About ViaWest

Headquartered in Denver, ViaWest provides a unique set of colocation, managed hosting solutions, and comprehensive services to mid-sized and enterprise level businesses.  As a super-regional service provider ViaWest maintains 16 enterprise-class data center facilities in Colorado, Texas, Oregon, Utah, and Nevada, and offers broad expertise to furnish customers with leading technology infrastructure solutions, as well as the critical resources to support their unique business needs. ViaWest currently serves thousands of customers nationwide including Frontier Airlines, The Denver Broncos, Chipotle, and Northrop Grumman.  The company was also recently named 'Technology Company of the Year' 2008 by CSIA, and one of 'Colorado's Top 10 Companies to Work For'.  For additional information on ViaWest, please visit www.ViaWest.com or call 1-877-448-9378.

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