• Macquarie Telecom secures News Ltd as tenant for Intellicentre 2

  Macquarie Telecom has secured Australian newspaper publisher News Limited as a tenant for its ‘Intellicentre 2’ data centre in a “multi-million dollar” deal.

• Brands prep for gTLD digital land grab

  Generic top-level domains (gTLDs) may well prompt a digital land grab by the world’s biggest multinational brands when applications open this week, but new gTLDs such as .food, .health and .sport may also open up the internet to more consumer choice and small business opportunity.

• How to: Choosing the right colocation provider

  With a plethora of private data centres available and a remarkable number currently being built, it is an opportune time for businesses needing to expand their data capacity to take a closer look at what is on offer.

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  Hosting boosts Macquarie Telecom full year results

  Growth in hosting revenue has helped Macquarie Telecom (ASX:MAQ) record a 70 per cent year-on-year increase in net profits after tax to $17.7 million for the year to 30 June 2011.

• Rise in Cloud drives Macquarie Telecom to EMC

  Macquarie Telecom has upgraded a significant portion of its legacy IT, including its storage infrastructure and IT operations management systems, amid significant growth in demand for its hosting and Cloud services.

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