July 5, 2004

Avantex opens its new data center in Dallas, Texas, now offering more than 40% of its previous Internet bandwith capacity to all its clients.

Avantex Hosting, a fully-owned and operated GCIS (the General Center for Internet Services Inc. subsidiary, is a major player in the field of professional Web hosting services, catering to Fortune 500 companies, as well as small and medium-size businesses.

Avantex offers all its hosting services at the wholesale level, which enables its clients to save a substantial amount of money on their Web hosting needs.

In business since 1994, Avantex offers the Linux as well as the Windows operating system, in any desired configuration that businesses need the most today.

Fully committed to the success and the reliable operation of its user's Web applications, Avantex has invested massively in the construction of its new Dallas data center, which represents state-of-the-art technology.

Strategically located in some of the largest cities in North America, including San Diego, CA., Fort Lauderdale, FL., Hoboken, NJ., Kelowna, BC., Toronto, ON. and Montreal, QC., Avantex's new Dallas data center represents its seventh major installation in professional Web hosting services.

Avantex's data centers integrate the latest in high technology equipment, data routers, Linux servers, Windows 2003 servers, Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS), industrial diesel power generators, etc.

All Avantex data centers are staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by experienced technical personnel, both in the Linux and Windows operating system.

Additionally, Avantex's new Dallas data center fully incorporate complete fire protection, is completely air-conditioned and supervized by security personnel 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The new Dallas data center features 2 large 150 Kva diesel power generators, along with 30-minute UPS's (Uninterruptible Power Supply), for maximum independency of power failures and power surges.

Source: Avantex Hosting