FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JESSUP, MD, May 4, 2009

Leader in Access Floors Offers Energy Efficient Flooring Solution to Data Centers


Tate®, a market leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of raised access flooring solutions for mission critical facilities and commercial office buildings, today announces a new colocation project win with Host.net. Tate’s underfloor service distribution solutions are now helping to support the green, energy efficiency initiatives at the multinational, Boca Raton-based communications and information services company.

Host.net, which also operates as a colocation provider, supports a variety of mission-critical web-based applications such as medical, financial and ASP.  Recognizing that data center energy consumption will continue to rise with the demand for greater computing capacity, it recently launched a green initiative aimed at driving down energy consumption while freeing up physical space, power, and cooling capacity to support that ongoing growth.

Host.net CEO and co-founder, Jeffrey Davis states that “There are a number of strategies that can be employed to green the data center environment. The use of more efficient IT technology in the way of low-power processers and high efficiency power supplies are two examples. Deploying clean fire suppression systems that use no CFC or Halons is another. However, with air conditioning and climate control accounting for the largest percentage of energy costs in these facilities, we thought it wise to look there.”

Like other colocation and networking service providers, Host.net saw the value in raised access floors with underfloor air and selected Tate to install 6,500 sq. ft. of it in its Boca Raton headquarters as a way to realize maximum energy savings.

The use of raised access floors with underfloor service distribution provides data centers with the ability to handle high heat loads in the most energy efficient means possible. Cool air is supplied closer to the racks, along with various integration strategies that accommodate lower fan speeds and higher temperatures that take advantage of displacement ventilation. The result is reduced operating costs and lower facility and maintenance costs.

Tate’s raised access floors are designed to facilitate the service distribution challenges of ever-changing technologies, and the increasing cooling demands of today’s mission critical facilities. With a full range of panel load performance options, Tate can meet the rolling load requirements of any equipment upgrade. Its GrateAire® aluminum die-cast airflow panels feature 56% unobstructed open area and excellent performance characteristics. Understructure options for any seismic requirements are available with standard finished floor heights ranging from 12" to 48" as well as a wide variety of factory laminated conductive and static dissipative floor finishes. All Tate components are zinc whisker-free, eliminating the risk of short circuit.

ABOUT HOST.NET
Host.net, and its subsidiary WV Fiber, are multinational communications and information services companies headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. They operate a large diverse multinational fiber optic based Internet, MPLS and 10G layer 2 backbone delivered to their customers utilizing a vast number of last mile options. Host.net provides a full suite of IT infrastructure solutions, including: Colocation, Metro Ethernet, Internet access, Voice over IP (VoIP), and Managed Network Security. Recognized in 2007 and 2008 on the Inc. 500/5000 list of Fastest Growing Private Companies in the US, the companies have been successful in the enterprise, carrier and government sectors, and have a footprint covering most major metro regions of North American and portions of Europe. For more information about Host.net or WV Fiber, please visit the company’s web site at www.host.net and www.wvfiber.com.

ABOUT TATE®
Tate is headquartered south of Baltimore, in Jessup, Maryland and is a member of the Kingspan Group of companies. Activities for Tate include research and development, manufacturing, sales, and distribution of raised access floors, with over 450 million square feet of underfloor service distribution systems installed.  Tate products provide high performance and sustainable service distribution solutions in office, education, equipment/server, public space, laboratory, casinos and clean room facilities.

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