Redbus Interhouse Announces 100th Customer in Italy

London, July 4th, 2005 - Redbus Interhouse (Italy) SpA, the Italian division of Europe's most advanced, independent colocation and managed services provider, today announced its 100th customer win by signing the leading Italian software solutions supplier, Skema Data.

In a four way tender, Skema Data selected Redbus Interhouse over its competitors because of its unrivalled, world-class services including 100% guaranteed power back up, high-end climate control and fire suppression, sophisticated triple layer security measures and independent choice of connectivity providers. Skema Data felt that when this was combined with the professional manner in which the data centres is run, the ideal location and competitive pricing structure, Redbus Interhouse was the obvious choice.

Skema Data provides a wide range of software solutions that form the backbone for many of its clients IT systems, including the UnionCamere Italia (Italian Chamber of Commerces). These solutions include office automation, database management, data recovery, e-commerce, datawarehousing systems and e-mail and Internet solutions. The nature of these solutions means that Redbus Interhouse's highly resilient infrastructure was a key fact in the decision making process.

Merlo Andrea, President of Skema Data commented, "Having previously run our own data-centre where we experienced continuous problems with providers, we were looking for a cost-effective, hassle-free alternative. Redbus Interhouse has provided us with exactly that. We now have an effective way to ensure our data and services are secure and up and running 24/7 while lowering our cost exposures. In addition, the Redbus Interhouse floor technicians are highly trained with a wealth of experience and are always helpful, whatever time of day or night - which enables me to sleep soundly at night."

Luca Beltramino Country Manager, Redbus Interhouse, said, "We are delighted to sign Skema Data as our 100th customer. We feel this win reaffirms our leading position in the Italian data centre market and demonstrates the business advantages of partnering with Redbus Interhouse."

About Redbus Interhouse
Redbus Interhouse (www.interhouse.net) 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 centres allowing its customers to rapidly access markets across Europe without losing focus on their core businesses. The enterprise has data centres 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 strong balance sheet, means that Redbus Interhouse enjoys a leading position in this marketplace.
In June 04, Redbus Interhouse plc demonstrated its high level of competence in information security management by having the first collocation independent data centre in Europe to be awarded with the BS7799 accreditation, the ultimate benchmark for information security.