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Shopping Resource Cairo Moves Colocation to 365 Main
365 Main Gains New Online Shopping Resource for Local Sales
in Time for Holiday Season
SAN FRANCISCO, CA., OCTOBER
15, 2004 –– 365 Main,
the Bay Area’s safest, most secure and reliable data
center today announced that the newest and most comprehensive
online shopping resource, Cairo.com has chosen 365 Main as
its colocation facility. After evaluating numerous colocation
centers in the Bay Area, Cairo chose 365 Main based on the
numerous customer services they offer partnered with its sound
award-winning infrastructure and competitive pricing.
365 Main is one of the only Bay
Area critical facility’s that has a neutral carrier
platform enabling them to offer multiple ISP services to customers.
365 Main’s strict 24/7/365 security and accessibility
of service technicians 24/7 makes it easier for customers
like Cairo to take advantage of simple changes to their infrastructure
such as rebooting and rewiring servers.
“By providing a safe and
reliable critical facility, Cairo can stay focused on its
customers and growing their business during a pivotal time
of the year,” says Chris Dolan, President of 365 Main.
“365 Main offers a vast array of multiple benefits to
local companies like Cairo who have stringent demands that
other facilities don’t offer. We are proud to be hosting
their infrastructure and look forward to helping them grow
their business.”
Just in time for the busiest shopping
season of the year, Cairo went live October 25 to rave reviews
from media such as the Washington Post and the New York Times.
With 75 percent of U.S. households shopping at a discount
department store on a monthly basis and 35 percent shopping
monthly at a supercenter, Cairo caters to the growing segment
of consumers who prefer to shop on sale. Cairo is the most
extensive local sale comparison site, allowing consumers to
search by retailer, category or brand to shop the way they
want. To find the best offline sales before hitting the road,
consumers simply enter their zip code or street address and
the product they are interested in purchasing. Cairo also
allows the user to view sales information from online retailers
as well – truly representing the best sale prices available
to the consumer.
“Cairo’s business depends
on continuous uptime and accessibility for consumers and 365
Main has proven to be the right solution for us,” said
Andrew Moss, founder and CEO of Cairo. “365 Main is
focused solely on infrastructure and uptime so that we can
focus on growing our business.”
With business continuity and security
being one of the top critical business decisions in today’s
market, 365 Main has strategically aligned themselves with
some of the industry’s leading telecommunications, security
software, equipment and IP Networking companies enabling them
to offer world-class services to customers at a fraction of
the cost of its competitors. These services, along with its
intelligent building design and architecture are making 365
Main the leading Data Center in the market today.
About Cairo
Founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Ramon, California,
Cairo, Inc. provides online services that help people save
time and money when shopping offline at the “bricks
and mortar” stores of major retail chains, such as Target,
Safeway and Best Buy, within a local market. Cairo aggregates
regularly published pricing and promotion information within
each market, delivering price transparency across retail stores
near to a consumer’s zip code or street address, and
applies provide Internet business models, such as price comparison
and sponsored links, to extend online influences upon consumer
shopping behaviors. In addition, Cairo enables a unique customer-centric
channel for both retailers and manufacturers.
About 365 Main
365 Main is an industry leading data center providing
a superior, neutral environment that uniquely ensures continuous
operations. In partnership with Union Property Capital, Inc.
and Rockwood Capital, 365 Main provides a trusted, secure,
world-class service for companies and delivers superior, flexible
colocation infrastructure that adapts to customer needs. Equipped
with ten 2.1 Megawatt continuous power systems, N+2 facility-wide
redundancy, award-winning base-isolation system, 60,000 gallons
of fuel on-site and carrier neutral charter, 365 Main is one
of the most intelligently designed buildings in the United
States. 365 Main is privately held company based in San Francisco.
For more information about 365 Main, please contact 877-365-6246
or visit www.365main.com
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