Interxion Switzerland receives the SunTone Quality award for highest standards
Zurich, Switzerland, 7 November 2001, - Interxion Switzerland has received the desired SunTone Certified Member Award for the highest quality, service and security standards in its neutral Internet Exchange Centerâ„¢ (IEC) in Glattbrugg. During the certification process which took several months, the infrastructure, internal procedures and resources as well as the know-how following international guidelines and specifications were scrutinized. Interxion is the first IT- service provider in Switzerland that was selected to receive the SunTone certificate.
Stefan Vogt, Managing Director of Interxion Switzerland is pleased with the SunTone Certified Membership: "It is a recognition but also a confirmation by independent experts of our first-rate quality standards, our competence and reliability as a professional IT service provider". We will continue to focus on our resources and on our reliable and efficient services in our IEC.
Several international research institutes have predicted enormous growth in the IT outsourcing market: companies are focussing more and more on their core businesses and on increasing their value. Outsourcing provides them with reliable and cost-efficient service based on the latest technology developments.
In May 1999 Sun Microsystems launched the SunTone certificate- and trading mark programme aimed at offering customers an additional service by an ongoing high quality standard for extensive end-to-end solutions. Sun has its own certification programme for Service Providers, Software Application developers as well as system integrators. Presently there are worldwide over 100 by Sun certified partners that cover a wide range of ICT needs, representing only 7 per cent of companies that have applied for the certification.
Interxion, leading carrier neutral and IT equipment-independent provider of Internet Exchange Centers" (IECs) in Europe offers a scalable and modular service portfolio in Equipment Housing, Hands & Eyes, Hosting & Storage, Connectivity and Consultancy. Since November 2000, the first state of the art Exchange Center has been operational in Switzerland and offers about 13.000 m² space. The services include 24/7 support, a contractual Service Level Agreement and professional on-site enigneers for installation, implementation and security of the entire value chain of electronic business processes.