The NBC has recently announced plans to host its Momentum Financials product line at a Northern Virginia data center that conforms to the highest industry standards for hosting services, adding to NBC's Denver data-center capabilities. By January 2004, the NBC plans to move all the servers that house its five Momentum customers: The Architect of the Capitol, the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Federal Communications Commission, the National Labor Relations Board and the Farm Credit Administration.
Due to the highly secure nature of financial data within Momentum, NBC sought facilities that meet the highest standards in the industry. Features of the facility include the following:
- Access is granted to authorized personnel only and is controlled by biometric hand-geometry reader stations as well as other physical features.
- Momentum application servers, dedicated to the individual customers, are housed in highly secured private cages, each with its own biometric hand reader.
- The NBC Momentum cage has two dedicated CCTV video surveillance cameras with archival system.
- The facility has 24x7 roving security officers.
- The building exterior is fully anonymous and windowless.
- All equipment is checked upon arrival, and the shipping and receiving area is walled off from data center space.
- All major telecommunication providers have points-of-presence at the facility allowing for ease of connectivity.
- Local NBC systems managers have quick access to the servers in the event of system upgrades that might require hands-on actions.
The NBC looks forward to future growth of the Momentum product line. With NBC providing the mission critical hosting capabilities, our customers can be assured they are receiving the highest possible level of customer service.
For more information
Todd Neison
Todd_E_Neison@nbc.gov
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