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INFRA STRUCTURE

We utilize the services of two industry leaders : in South Africa- Internet Solutions - one of South Africa's leading provider of infrastructure foundations for electronic business, tried and trusted by leading companies since 1993). In The United States - the Web Africa Data Centre which is located in Orlando, Florida - both are staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The 24 x 7 manned support structures optimise data flow on a minute by minute basis ensuring that your web site is ready to be viewed by anyone, anywhere in the world at any time of the day or night.

CONNECTIVITY

We do not tier down bandwidth and have the following national and international bandwidth links: a 100 meg link to Jinx and we have a 100 MB peering links with all the other clients that belong to Jinx. We have a 34 MB connection to SAIX locally and a 2 meg connection running to UUNet. Our international bandwidth consists of our own satellite and fibre optics links - 34MB to London, Canada and New York and 45 MB to New Jersey.

SOUTH AFRICAN OPERATION

A simple adherence to World Com standards has resulted in one of the most advanced data centres in the country. UUNET SA's Cape Town data centre house state-of-the-art hosting facilities in environmentally sound conditions. The driving consideration behind UUNET SA's multiple hosting facilities, redundant infrastructure and ample bandwidth is optimum content delivery.

Apart from the physical security provided, UUNET SA also requires hand print recognition for entry and subject all data centres to constant multi-camera surveillance.

UUNET's data centre is further equipped with:
::redundant infrastructure
::redundant and diversely routed bandwidth to the UUNET backbone,
::direct links to local and international peering points
::air conditioning
::secure cabinets for hosted equipment
::fire alarm and suppression systems
::uninterruptible power supply (UPS), back-up generator, and
::fire protection and protective cooling systems.
:The data centre is designed to withstand catastrophical disasters - from flooding to fire, using various failsafe means such as raised floors, back-up generators and fire-suppressive gas.