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Telecom hotels promise firms security, swifter access |
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By KERRY L SMITH
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
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Cybercon, at 210 North Tucker Boulevard in downtown St. Louis, will be the first stop on the St. Louis Regional Chamber and
Growth Association's and Technology Gateway Alliance's "Tech Connect 2000" tour July 16. To make a tour reservation, call
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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
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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.
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Cyber café, digital surveillance cameras key for new credit union facility
By KERRY L. SMITH
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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
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