Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Chicago – April 22, 2010 Toronto – May 20, 2010 Boston – June 17, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: American Express to Build $400M Data Center in North Carolina News: Wikileaks.org Founder Has Passport Taken at Australian Airport News: The Planet Names Industry Veterans to Board News: Digital Realty Buys Two Shell Buildings in Santa Clara News: Hosting Controller Announces Standalone Linux Control Panel, “HCnix” (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Online auction site eBay ( www.ebay.com ) announced on Friday it has opened a new data center in South Jordan, Utah, according to a blog post at Data Center Pulse . First announced in December 2008 , the $287 million facility has been online since May 4. The data center serves as the flagship facility for eBay, which hosts the eBay.com and Paypal.com websites.