Macquarie Telecom Grows Hosting Management Team to Meet New Business Opportunities
Summary
Contrary to the general technology market trend, Macquarie Telecom’s Data and Hosting business has experienced continued success, increasing revenue by 18% to $95.5 million in the last financial year (ended 30 June 2009).Macquarie Hosting delivers these ‘always-on’, secure managed services by: · Supporting customers with named dedicated account teams delivering personal and accountable service · Delivering premium online management tools offering real-time information and transparency into all hosting solutions · Drawing on its extensive team of experienced engineers, with a wide and deep range of skills · Leveraging its scale and business model to deliver all managed services at a lower TCO for customers · Remaining professional, flexible and innovative at all times · Becoming a part of the customer’s IT Support Team, not simply a supplier Macquarie Hosting currently manages critical applications for companies including PBL Media, News Limited, Showbiz.com.au, WebJet and one of the world’s fastest growing social networking sites Habbo Hotel.As the business continues to grow, we are evolving our strategy to best serve the variety of sectors experiencing the greatest challenges in meeting their data and server hosting requirements.”Government clients valued by Macquarie HostingTudehope commented on the appointment of a general manager for government hosting and security: “Brian Sharpe has a long track record in managing successful IT relationships with multiple levels of the Australian Government.We look forward to drawing on his knowledge to support our continued growth in these markets.”###About Macquarie HostingMacquarie Hosting is the Australian leader in providing mission critical application hosting for business.It is responsible for managing and delivering the guaranteed service levels, scalable, ‘always-on’ and secure solutions that online, digital media and high-availability transaction-based companies need to meet demand for their services.Macquarie Hosting’s purpose is to help its customers focus on growing their business, instead of focusing on the day-to-day operations of their IT infrastructure.Macquarie Hosting’s managed services are delivered through its managed hosting and security facility, the Intellicentre.The Intellicentre is the most highly certified data centre in Australia.This helps organisations confidently address security concerns associated with corporate governance, privacy regulations and audit requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley.Macquarie Hosting delivers these ‘always-on’, secure managed services by:· Supporting customers with named dedicated account teams delivering personal and accountable service· Delivering premium online management tools offering real-time information and transparency into all hosting solutions· Drawing on its extensive team of experienced engineers, with a wide and deep range of skills· Leveraging its scale and business model to deliver all managed services at a lower TCO for customers· Remaining professional, flexible and innovative at all times· Becoming a part of the customer’s IT Support Team, not simply a supplierMacquarie Hosting currently manages critical applications for companies including PBL Media, News Limited, Showbiz.com.au, WebJet and one of the world’s fastest growing social networking sites Habbo Hotel.Macquarie Hosting is a division of ASX-listed Macquarie Telecom, a leading Australian and Asia Pacific supplier of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions – including voice, data, mobile and hosting.