Peak 10 Supports Nonprofit Research Organization, GuideStar

RICHMOND, Va. (October 16, 2008) – Peak 10, Inc., the leading data center operator and managed services provider, is proud to announce the continuation and advancement of its relationship with leading nonprofit-information provider GuideStar. With the extenuation of its contract, GuideStar will be utilizing disaster recovery solutions, in addition to data center services, out of Peak 10’s state-of-the-art facility in Richmond, Va.

“Since GuideStar was established, our database has grown to an astounding 1.7 million nonprofit organizations,” said Bob Ottenhoff, GuideStar’s president and chief executive officer. “Peak 10 has made it possible for us to keep our mission-critical data available to our registered users 24x7x365. We are delighted to extend our current relationship as well as add a customized disaster recovery solution to ease our concern over the safety of our valuable information in the face of unanticipated events.”

GuideStar is the operating name of GuideStar USA, Inc., a company dedicated to providing making information about the nation’s nonprofit organizations easily accessible. GuideStar's mission is to revolutionize philanthropy and nonprofit practice by providing information that advances transparency, enables users to make better decisions and encourages charitable giving.

“The effectiveness of GuideStar’s endeavors depends entirely on the accessibility of their data,” said Mark Wensell, vice president and general manager of Peak 10 Richmond. “As GuideStar’s volume of data continued to increase over the course of our relationship, a need to implement enhanced disaster recovery plans developed. As part of the recent contract renewal process, we developed a customized, comprehensive disaster recovery solution to meet GuideStar’s specific needs.”

Utilizing Peak 10 Richmond’s disaster recovery solutions, businesses hit by disasters can immediately recover technology infrastructure, data and applications through mirrored production environments, while also gaining much-needed access to office space, communications equipment, bandwidth and hardware.  Peak 10 utilizes its geographically diverse data center network to provide scalable business continuity solutions that ensure availability, security and integrity of critical data and business applications 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Peak 10 owns and operates data centers in nine key markets that include Cincinnati, Ohio; Atlanta, Ga.; Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C.; Tampa and Jacksonville, Fla.; Nashville, Tenn.; Louisville, Ky.; and Richmond, Va.

About GuideStar
GuideStar connects people and organizations with information on the programs and finances of more than 1.7 million IRS-recognized nonprofits. GuideStar serves a wide audience inside and outside the nonprofit sector, including individual donors, nonprofit leaders, grant-makers, government officials, academic researchers and the media. To learn more about GuideStar’s services, visit www.guidestar.org.

About Peak 10, Inc.
Peak 10 is the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider delivering scalable, economical and reliable solutions for hosting and managing complex information technology infrastructure.  The company combines its world-class data centers and portfolio of managed services with localized engineering and support to serve market-leading companies including LendingTree, Rivals.com, Global Knowledge, Pergo, Churchill Downs and The Fresh Market. Peak 10 is SAS 70 Type II compliant and helps companies meet the requirements of various regulatory compliance acts such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), HIPAA, PCI and Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLBA). For more information on data center solutions from Peak 10, visit www.peak10.com.

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