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Joyent Launches the First Commercial Cloud Computing Platform in China!
BEIJING, Oct. 28 /CNW-AsiaNet/ --
Joyent, Inc., the leading vendor of Enterprise-Class Cloud Computing, today
announced the expansion of its Cloud Computing business to China. Joyent becomes China's
first Cloud Computing vendor at a time where computing infrastructure is in very high
demand. The company's data center is located in the Qinhuangdao Economic and
Technological Development Zone (QETDZ), Hebei Province, China. This announcement
coincides with the QETDZ's Investment Attraction Week.
"China is the world's fastest growing economy and Joyent is there with
the country's first local Cloud Computing offering", said David Young, CEO and
Founder of Joyent. "This is definitely a very exciting and positive move for
Joyent. We would especially like to thank our partners, QETDZ and Intel for
their support in making this expansion possible. We are looking forward to
providing the Chinese developer community and China's enterprises with
world-leading Cloud Computing technology."
"Intel is pleased to announce its strategic technology collaboration with
Joyent at the launch of its Cloud Computing platform in China," said Jason
Waxman, Intel's General Manager for High Density Computing. "Joyent's
innovative infrastructure, based on the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series, will
bring both the efficiency and performance that's needed to meet the growing
demand for cloud computing in China."
In 1984, the State Council approved the QETDZ as one of China's first
state-level economic and technological development zones. It is currently the
only development zone in the Hebei Province. During 2008, QETDZ has endeavored
to develop the data industry and coined the name of the region as "Data
Valley".
Joyent is immediately launching its base Public Cloud product, the Joyent
Accelerator and plans to expand its product line over the next 2 quarters. To
About Joyent, Inc.
Joyent is a vendor of 'Infrastructure as a Service' (IaaS), a.k.a Cloud
Computing. Joyent provides a more flexible and cost-effective alternative to
buying and running your own IT infrastructure, while still providing all the
security, cost stability, and enterprise-grade performance of a dedicated
private data center. The Joyent Cloud is built using the company's unique
networking and virtualization technology, the Joyent Accelerator. Joyent's
shared hosting, virtual appliances, free developer programs and Cloud
Computing products leverage the Joyent Accelerator to provide our customers
with unparalleled Cloud Computing performance and value.
Joyent was founded in 2004 with a seed investment from co-founder and CEO
David Young and Pay Pal co-founder Peter Thiel. Since then, Joyent has grown
organically and has been completely funded by revenue. Joyent's customers
include LinkedIn, Major League Baseball, Gilt.com, Facebook, and 20,000 other
companies ranging from small development shops to large Fortune 500
enterprises.
SOURCE: Joyent Inc.
CONTACT: Bryan Bogensberger,
VP Marketing - Joyent Inc.,
(514) 262-9164,
bryan(at)joyent.com,
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