Redbus Interhouse (UK) Ltd, the UK division of Europe’s most advanced, independent colocation and managed services provider, today announces its 650th...

Redbus Interhouse (UK) Ltd, the UK division of Europe’s most advanced, independent colocation and managed services provider, today announces its 650th customer, RapidHost, a corporate web hosting company, and that its managed service portfolio has grown by 100% in the past year – it now accounts for approximately 12% of the company’s monthly recurring revenue.

John Ellis-Mourant, General Manager, RapidHost Ltd, said: “We needed a presence in the heart of London to be able to peer and utilize BGP, which allows us to offer greater resilience and connectivity speed to our customers and to provide geographically load-balanced services. We looked at a number of colocation companies, but selected Redbus Interhouse as no-one else could offer a comparable, all round package. Redbus Interhouse is a recognized quality brand that gives our own clients the same high level of confidence it gives us. The company’s reputation is excellent and, throughout our negotiations and dealings with them, that view has only been repeatedly reinforced.”

Redbus Interhouse (UK) Ltd has helped RapidHost, which specializes in database-driven websites, to seamlessly move 80 of its servers – a live data center – into one of Redbus Interhouse’s facilities in London’s Docklands. Despite very careful planning, RapidHost was, for obvious reasons, apprehensive about the move, but the outstanding service of Redbus Interhouse’s staff ensured a pain free transition. Ellis-Mourant commented: “We’ve received superb service from all the Redbus staff, who have gone well above and beyond the normal level of ‘good’ customer care and have made our integration into Redbus Interhouse a smooth and apparently effortless exercise.”

Simon Neal, UK Country Manager, Redbus Interhouse (UK) Ltd, commented: “We’re delighted that RapidHost has chosen Redbus Interhouse to house and manage its servers and look forward to delivering and, where possible, exceeding their service level expectations. The signing of the contract is also a significant milestone for Redbus Interhouse as RapidHost is the 650th customer contract we’ve won and the 233rd this year – our best year to date! With over 60 ISPs and telcos, Redbus Interhouse is well positioned to offer its customers a totally integrated colocation service.” Redbus Interhouse has experienced record growth throughout the group in the past year, achieved not only in difficult economic circumstances, but also in spite of two unsuccessful EGMs called by a major shareholder to remove the Board.

Following a number of management changes, including the appointment of Mike Tobin as CEO, Redbus Interhouse has achieved a dramatic EBITDA improvement of over 73%, including a 24% increase in turnover for 2002. 2003 has continued in the same vein. The company has also recruited additional engineers to ensure that its customers continue to receive the high level of service Redbus Interhouse provides them. Neal continued: “Despite the current climate and the disruption caused by the EGMs, we are bucking the industry trend. Our sales have increased by 19%, there has been an 100% increase in take up of our managed services offering and the trend looks set to continue.”


About RapidHost
RapidHost is one of the UK's leading corporate e-commerce development and complex hosting providers for both websites and web-based applications. RapidHost's hosting operations have grown from strength to strength both with independent direct business and also off the back of the continued success of RapidHost's development department who, as one of the main UK partners for the FileMaker database suite, have grown solidly since 1996. The company can now offer hosting and development backed by Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems and Filemaker, SQL, MySQL and Access databases.

Through a series of expansions Rapidhost's technical offering for complex hosting solutions is formidable. Based around Alteon load balancing and clustering technology, BGP resilient connectivity and peering, RapidHost’s solutions are supported by a team of seasoned and skilled Internet professionals. So, for clients wanting any aspect of an Internet based solution, be it e-mail, website or application, "simple" through to highly complex, RapidHost have the facilities to provide it.


About Redbus Interhouse
Redbus Interhouse is Europe's most advanced independent colocation company. For business-critical online, data or Telecom applications, Redbus Interhouse offers versatile, cost-effective and secure housing facilities backed-up by state-of-the-art infrastructure and 24/7 engineering and facilities support. Redbus Interhouse offers business resilience services within its own independent colocation facilities in Europe's key business centers allowing its customers to rapidly access markets across Europe without losing focus on their core businesses. The enterprise has data centers in London, Paris, Milan, Frankfurt and Amsterdam. Its independence gives customer’s freedom of choice from a wide range of telecommunication providers, Internet Service Providers and Content Providers. Its continued sales success combined with a substantial cash balance and debt free structure, means Redbus Interhouse enjoys a leading position in this marketplace.

For more information on Redbus Interhouse, please visit www.interhouse.net