Signs an agreement to build a new datacenter in Digital Realty Trust's Lakeside Technology Center in Chicago.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., a provider of corporate data centers and Internet gateways, today announced that Steadfast Networks, a provider of shared web hosting, dedicated servers, colocation and Internet transit service, has signed an agreement to build a new datacenter in Digital Realty Trust's Lakeside Technology Center in Chicago.

"Steadfast Networks chose our facility because it meets all of its technical and financial needs. Steadfast's key objectives for this project are to continue ensuring great service to clients while supporting expansion of its business - and this new datacenter will accomplish both of those goals," said Michael F. Foust, CEO, Digital Realty Trust. "Lakeside Technology Center is one of the premier datacenter and telecommunications facilities in the world, and it is the clear choice for companies in the Midwestern U.S. that require technology real estate to support their business."

This new datacenter will support Steadfast Networks' growth and would allow the company to maintain a good level of service as its customer base and hardware inventory expand, says the company. The datacenter will become operational in January 2006.