Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 27 | Page 32

LATEST INTELLIGENCE LATEST REGIONAL PROJECT UPDATE UK The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has confirmed expansion plans for its regional Internet exchange in Wales as it builds out its network into Next Generation Data’s (NGD) world-class data centre near Newport. With this, the currently located LINX Cardiff regional Internet exchange in BT’s Stadium House facility is being rebranded: LINX Wales. ITALY Italtel, a Cisco Gold Partner company and now part of the Exprivia | Italtel group, has obtained the Cisco Master Networking certification, one of the American company’s most recent specialisations which focuses on the issue of corporate infrastructure – of Enterprise Networking. Italtel is currently the only Cisco partner in Italy to have achieved this certification. 32 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com