Pipex is expanding on a daily basis, and we have recently opened a new data centre in Manchester to complement our current presence in Leeds.
Our Manchester data centre, also known as ServerBank, provides state-of-the-art security with servers housed in a former Bank of England gold bullion vault. The data centre building is manned 24/7/365 and is monitored with over 70 CCTV cameras from a central security bridge.
But how secure is ‘secure’? Well, access is gained via two interlocking gates; the inner gate cannot be opened unless the outer gate is closed. In between the two gates is a 12-ton (bomb-proof) vault door, which can be closed air tight in the event of a fire to enable the gas suppression system an optimum working environment. The inner vault is surrounded by 7ft thick granite- and steel-loaded concrete walls, which in turn are surrounded by a 2ft bomb blast corridor and further 7ft thick granite- and steel-loaded concrete walls. The vault is below street level and sealed against flooding.
All this is accompanied by state-of-the-art fire prevention, climate control, power management, flooring and data centre LAN, making the ServerBank a formidable location to house our servers.
Our Leeds data centre is ever-growing, and to keep up with the expansion we are developing a brand new data centre right next door to the current building. Offering state-of-the-art data centre architecture and support, we are guaranteeing a strong and stable hosting platform for many years to come.
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Congratulations to Samantha from Wolverhampton who was the lucky winner of the Sony Playstation 3.
Thanks to all of you who took part in our 123-reg customer survey and provided some great feedback and ideas. We welcome these at all times and if you want to let us know any suggestions or other feedback in the future, email us at listentomenow@123-reg.co.uk
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Our .mobi domains have been reduced from £11.99 to £4.99 per year which means you save a whopping £7 for every domain you register.
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So far we have launched an iGoogle domain search tool and a Microsoft Vista Sidebar domain search widget .
To add to these we have now added a Google desktop domain search plug in to add to your computer’s desktop.
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Conversation in the design team has turned to the ‘wet floor effect’ this afternoon. It’s something that’s been cropping up loads on the Internet, so I thought I’d write about it.
Here are some illustrations to illustrate what we mean:
- http://www.apple.com/itunes/
- http://www.feedicons.com/
- http://www.kiinvoice.com/
- http://www.joopz.com/
- http://www.mumblestudio.it/
- http://csszengarden.com/?cssfile=/195/195.css&page=0
Still reading? Great – you might be interested in this article on this and other web design clichés. Prizes (a warm glow) for spotting them in action on the Pipex web sites.
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