A video still from the WHIR tour of the Phoenix NAP facility (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Data center operator Phoenix NAP ( www.phoenixnap.com ) announced on Wednesday that it has successfully completed the SAS 70 Type II certification. This announcement comes a week after Phoenix NAP deployed packet-optical solutions by Cyan in its data center.

A video still from the WHIR tour of the Phoenix NAP facility (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Data center operator Phoenix NAP ( www.phoenixnap.com ) announced on Wednesday that it has successfully completed the SAS 70 Type II certification. This announcement comes a week after Phoenix NAP deployed packet-optical solutions by Cyan in its data center.

An image of DuPont Fabros Technology’s CH1 data center in Elk Grove Village, Illinois (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator DuPont Fabros Technology ( www.dft.com ) announced on Tuesday it is preparing to raise capital to build an expansion to its CH1 data center in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. The move comes six months after DuPont Fabros secured an additional $15 million in funding , expanding its existing credit line to $100 million. The company has commenced an underwritten public offering of its Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock

An image of DuPont Fabros Technology’s CH1 data center in Elk Grove Village, Illinois (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator DuPont Fabros Technology ( www.dft.com ) announced on Tuesday it is preparing to raise capital to build an expansion to its CH1 data center in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. The move comes six months after DuPont Fabros secured an additional $15 million in funding , expanding its existing credit line to $100 million. The company has commenced an underwritten public offering of its Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock.

Robert Doherty, chief financial officer at FiberMedia (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator FiberMedia (www.fibermedia.net) announced on Wednesday it has named Robert Doherty the company’s chief financial officer. This is the second major appointment the company has announced this year, following last month’s appointment of John Panzica to senior vice president of sales

A video still from the WHIR tour of the Phoenix NAP facility (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Data center operator Phoenix NAP ( www.phoenixnap.com ) announced on Thursday that it will provide the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America with complimentary space and data transit for the national office located in Phoenix and its 64 chapters throughout the US. “We appreciate Phoenix NAP for making this extremely generous contribution that helps the Make-A-Wish Foundation with a variety of critical needs,” Jim Toy, Make-A-Wish Foundation of America chief information officer said in a statement

Inside the i/o ANYWHERE modular data center (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Data center operator i/o Data Centers ( www.iodatacenters.com ) announced on Thursday that it has opened a 221,000 square foot modular data center factory in Phoenix to manufacture its i/o ANYWHERE data center modules. According to the press release, the factory’s initial capacity allows for up to 18 MW of data center modules per month

Inside the i/o ANYWHERE modular data center (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Data center operator i/o Data Centers ( www.iodatacenters.com ) announced on Thursday that it has opened a 221,000 square foot modular data center factory in Phoenix to manufacture its i/o ANYWHERE data center modules. According to the press release, the factory’s initial capacity allows for up to 18 MW of data center modules per month. The first i/o ANYWHERE modules are to be rolled out of the factory in the first half of 2011 to satisfy existing orders.  Released in July 2010 , i/o ANYWHERE modular systems are ideal for customers who want to have the option to deploy the modules at any of their IT sites and maintaining them with their own staff

A screen shot of XETA Technologies’ website (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Colocation and data center operator PAETEC Holding ( www.paetec.com )  announced on Wednesday it will acquire XETA Technologies ( www.xeta.com ) for about $61 million.

Racks inside of ColoHouse’s Miami data center (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator and colocation provider ColoHouse ( www.colohouse.com ) announced on Tuesday it has named R. James Brownlow as vice president of sales and marketing