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Telecom hotels promise firms security, swifter access

   Companies need not harbor reservations when it comes to booking dedicated server space with an Internet data center housed in a telecom hotel.
   So says Jeff Florida, public relations manager for St. Louis-based Cybercon. The firm, which began seven years ago in Web development and transitioned into Internet hosting, now focuses exclusively on creating and maintaining dedicated servers for companies of all sizes and specialties.

   The telecom hotel, Florida said, is the answer for companies whose Web sites sustain a high volume of hits daily, and who rely upon the speedy, uninterrupted and secure transfer of detailed data.
   Concentrated in central business districts such as downtown St. Louis and high-tech corridors across the nation, these facilities provide the sophisticated infrastructure critical to housing equipment for telecom-related needs. This new form of virtual real [continue]

Telecom industry tightens info access during terrorism threat

   With the Bush administration issuing predictions of future terrorist attacks, the data center industry continues to work toward hardening America's telecommunications infrastructure.
   But industry leaders have different perspectives about what kind of threats are most likely and how to best defend against them.
   The Sept. 11 attacks in New York and Washington left the industry nervous about the potential for future attacks in which data centers might be targets, as well as the front line of defense for vital national assets. [continue]

Cyber café, digital surveillance cameras key for new credit union facility
By KERRY L. SMITH

  BETHALTO --
Olin Community Credit Union's new headquarters stands as a testament to how commercial development can utilize thousands of hours of local skilled labor and stimulate the immediate economy. The 22,000-square-foot facility, designed and constructed by St. Louis-based HBE Corp., is the credit union's new administrative headquarters as well as the largest of its retail banking locations. Olin Community Credit Union [continue]

Call answering company manages 'flood' of calls By KURT PRENZLER   ALTON -- On May 20, the downtown Alton offices of Answer Midwest Inc. provided a panoramic view of the Mississippi River at flood stage. How appropriate for a company that fields a daily "flood" of phone calls on behalf of companies located from Boston to California.   "In a high-tech age of [continue]

 
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