August 21, 2007; 12:44 AM
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
(NYSE: DLR), a leading owner and manager of corporate datacenters and Internet
gateways, today announced that T-Systems (http://www.t-systems.com), the global
information and communications technology company, has signed a new lease
agreement to house a datacenter in a Digital Realty Trust facility. This
expands Digital Realty Trust's relationship with T-Systems, which previously
completed datacenter installations in two other Digital Realty Trust facilities
in the United States.
"Digital Realty Trust offers customers a growing
portfolio of outstanding facilities in key markets around the world, supported
by an operational team with deep industry expertise that is unmatched by any
other owner/operator of technology real estate in the industry. This new
agreement with T-Systems is a great validation of our unique value proposition
and our commitment to being a true partner to our customers," said Chris
Crosby, Senior Vice President at Digital Realty Trust. "We look forward to
continuing to support T-Systems' business needs as it expands its computing and
networking infrastructure to support its growing global customer base."
About T-Systems
T-Systems delivers high-quality services combining
information and communication technology (ICT). The company's broad expertise
in both fields makes the business customer division of Deutsche Telekom a
preferred partner for multinational corporations, small and medium-sized
businesses and public institutions. Over 160,000 customers from every industry
worldwide benefit from the company's special expertise in providing integrated
ICT solutions from a single source. T-Systems is the only company to offer its
own complete ICT portfolio and to combine IT and communication technology to
produce new solutions. In 2006, 56,000 employees in over 20 countries achieved
a turnover of 12.6 billion euros.
About Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. owns, acquires, repositions and
manages technology-related real estate. The Company is focused on providing
Turn-Key Datacenter(TM) and Powered Base Building(TM) datacenter solutions for
domestic and international tenants across a variety of industry verticals
ranging from information technology and internet enterprises, to manufacturing
and financial services. Digital Realty Trust's 62 properties, excluding one
property held as an investment in an unconsolidated joint venture, contain
applications and operations critical to the day-to-day operations of technology
industry tenants and corporate enterprise datacenter tenants. Comprising
approximately 11.4 million rentable square feet, including 1.7 million square
feet of space held for redevelopment, Digital Realty Trust's portfolio is
located in 25 markets throughout North America and Europe.
For additional information, please visit Digital Realty Trust's website at
http://www.digitalrealtytrust.com.