Continent 8 Technologies and Telehouse in France Announce Strategic Partnership

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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Continent 8 Technologies and Telehouse in France are pleased to announce the formation of a strategic partnership to deliver premium hosting services to the online gaming community wishing to operate in France. This is in full compliance with the stringent requirements laid down by l’Autorité de Régulation des Jeux en Ligne (ARJEL), the French e-gaming regulatory body. Following on from an extensive assessment of suitable hosting facilities and a competitive commercial model, Continent 8 had little difficulty in making the choice to partner with Telehouse, one of the longest established providers of reliable and secure data centre facilities globally. With over 30 years combined experience, this strategic partnership gives our clients ultimate reliability and a range of services specifically designed to serve the e-gaming community.

The hosting facility (known as Telehouse 3) is a former military site with exceptional physical security and is located at Magny-Les-Hameaux. Several Continent 8 customers have already taken up services here to avail of this uniquely advantageous solution.

This announcement today provides a platform for growth between Telehouse and Continent 8 and demonstrates a true partnership designed to deliver customer solutions to address the e-gaming market within France. This partnership has been driven by the intimate understanding of our customers’ needs, and the ability to react to market, regulatory and technology changes.

John Stone, CTO of Continent 8 Technologies, said “Continent 8 now hosts many customers in multiple data centres thus allowing them to take advantage of distributed geographical footprints, disaster recovery services, a global private network and the ability to operate in multiple licensed jurisdictions under a single commercial model.”

Gilles Pecqueron, Communication and Marketing Manager of Telehouse, said: “We are thrilled by this strategic partnership as we aim to become the number 1 data centre for online gaming operators in France. Continent 8’s extensive knowledge of the online gaming market and its technical expertise with respect to online gaming hosting combined with our connectivity, security and business continuity expertise, makes our partnership one of the best options for online gaming operators wishing to enter the French market.