Terremark to Acquire Site in Culpeper County, Virginia to Construct New Data Center Campus
January 18 2007 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Terremark Worldwide, Inc. (AMEX:TWW) a leading operator of
integrated Internet exchanges and a global provider of managed IT
infrastructure solutions for government and private sectors,
announced today that it has secured a 30-acre site in Culpeper
County, Virginia to build a new state-of-the-art data center campus
fulfilling the company�s stated objective to expand in the
Washington, D.C. area. Terremark has designed a master plan for the
site that will allow for modular growth of the campus based on
customer demand. The master plan calls for five data center
facilities that can each yield approximately 50,000 square feet of
colocation space. Each facility would be a highly secured stand
alone structure that could house either commercial or Federal
government customers. The site, which is strategically located
outside of the �blast zone�, will be designed to the strictest
security standards mandated by the Federal government, including
significant perimeter set backs. This site will be directly linked
to Terremark�s flagship facility the NAP of the Americas in Miami,
providing customers with access to the full range of networks and
services in that facility, including the commercial sector and
Federal government Network Operations Centers (NOCs). The data
center will feature state-of-the-art physical infrastructure
consistent with Terremark�s other Internet exchanges including high
power density to meet the needs of the servers use by today�s
growing IP, video and other IT applications. As previously
disclosed, Terremark anticipates that the build-out of the first
data center facility will require an initial investment of $55
million to $60 million. The timing of the investment in each
additional data center facility will be based on additional
customer demand. The Company expects to fund the purchase price of
$4.4 million with the proceeds of the interim financing announced
last week. Pursuant to the interim financing, Credit Suisse has
agreed to purchase the site in Culpeper and lease it back to
Terremark. Terremark will have the option to purchase the property
from Credit Suisse at the original purchase price plus accrued
interest. �Terremark has been evaluating a number of locations for
its new data center facility in the Washington/Virginia area for
some time,� said Manuel D. Medina, Chairman of Terremark Worldwide,
Inc. �The Culpeper County site has great attributes and supports
our long-term objectives to solidify our market leadership and
expansion program as well as meet our customers� growing demands.�
In an official ceremony held today in Culpeper County, Virginia
Governor Tim Kaine said, �Terremark�s new campus will be among the
largest colocation data center sites in the United States. High
tech expansions of this caliber are a focus of my administration
and the high-paying jobs it will generate will be a great asset to
the region.� The company plans to break ground in June of 2007 and
anticipates it will begin deploying customers during the June 2008
quarter. About Terremark Worldwide, Inc. Terremark Worldwide, Inc.
(AMEX:TWW) is a leading operator of integrated Internet exchanges
and a global provider of managed IT infrastructure solutions for
government and private sectors. Terremark delivers its portfolio of
services from seven locations in the U.S., Europe and Latin America
and from four service aggregation and distribution locations, which
aggregate network traffic and distribute network-based services in
Europe and Asia to meet specific customer needs. Terremark�s
flagship facility, the NAP of the Americas, is the model for the
carrier-neutral Internet exchanges the company has in Santa Clara,
California (NAP of the Americas/West), in Sao Paulo, Brazil (NAP do
Brasil) and in Madrid, Spain (NAP de las Americas Madrid). The
carrier-neutral NAP of the Americas is a state-of-the-art facility
that provides exchange point, colocation and managed services.
Terremark is headquartered at 2601 S. Bayshore Drive, 9th Floor,
Miami, Florida USA, (305) 856-3200. More information about
Terremark Worldwide can be found at www.terremark.com. Statements
contained in this press release may constitute "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Terremark�s actual results may differ
materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements
due to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, as
discussed in Terremark�s filings with the SEC. These factors
include, without limitation, Terremark�s ability to obtain funding
for its business plans, uncertainty in the demand for Terremark�s
services or products and Terremark�s ability to manage its growth.
Terremark does not assume any obligation to update these
forward-looking statements.
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