On May 17, 2007, Q9 Networks Inc., a Canadian provider of outsourced datacenter infrastructure, has been awarded an infrastructure hosting contract by Tucows Inc., an ICANN accredited registrar that is collocating its primary datacenter infrastructure at a Q9 facility and will take advantage of Q9's bandwidth to service its global network. Tucows has completed the migration of 155 servers to the Q9 facility.

"We supply domain names and hosted email to thousands of service providers around the world so we need suppliers who are extremely reliable," claimed Judy Fields, Vice President of Operations, Tucows Inc. "After conducting an exhaustive review process, we selected Q9 based on its unique power and network models, strong track record and outstanding customer service. We believe Q9 will not only help us provide a higher level of service, but will also enable us to have better visibility into our infrastructure management."

"Organizations, whether local or global, are placing ever-increasing demands on their computing and network infrastructure," said Osama Arafat, CEO, Q9 Networks. "For many, managing datacenters and high-availability Internet networks is not a core competency. Tucows, itself a highly technical and leading edge Internet services company, appreciates the value Q9 offers in ensuring the highest levels of infrastructure reliability. We are delighted to be such a critical part of their worldwide operations."