MADRID -- Telefónica, in collaboration with Cisco and VCE, has launched a regional advanced cloud hosting service in Latin America for the corporate market segment (large companies and public agencies). The service is called Virtual Hosting 2.0, the first tailored cloud computing service offered regionally supported by the VCE TM VblockTM platform, the strongest in the market in terms of integrated virtualization, server, storage, networking and security technologies with end-to-end support.

The service will be offered from five interconnected data centers in Latin America, with integrated management and provision. These data centers are in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru, and from there they can also provide service to the rest of Latin American countries where Telefónica operates.

The Virtual Hosting 2.0 service offers IT resources as a tailored service in the cloud and on-site to companies and governmental entities. It provides an easy transition to cloud computing, which allows customers to gain flexibility in their infrastructure, be more efficient in costs, and optimize their business management with the use of the most innovative technology. In addition, Virtual Hosting 2.0 offers the benefits of an advanced virtual service, such as elasticity, fast provision in case of new company needs, private access to the network, and end-to-end management.

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