March 25, 2011: KVH to Offer Free Cloud Services to Organizations Impacted by the Tohoku Earthquake – Supporting Disaster Relief and Reconstruction through KVH Cloud Platform
Press Release: March 25, 2011
As part of its commitment to helping the relief and recovery effort in the aftermath of the Tohoku Earthquake, KVH Co., Ltd. announced today that it will offer free IaaS and PaaS Services starting March 28, 2011 to companies impacted by the disaster as well as organizations supporting the relief efforts and the rebuilding of the disaster area.
About this Offer
KVH Cloud Services:
Offer Length:
Service Area:
Applicants Qualified for Offering:
Application Procedure:
In addition to this initiative, KVH is also providing financial aid and direct involvement by its employees in the relief efforts following the March 11th earthquake.
About KVH
KVH was established in Tokyo in 1999 by Fidelity Investments as a Japan focused IT/communications service provider. KVH offers integrated communications and IT management solutions that include managed services, data center services, professional services, data networking, internet access, and voice services to business customers. KVH operates the lowest latency network in Japan, and with over 450 financial services customers, is the leading provider of ultra low latency network and proximity hosting solutions to the high frequency trading community in Tokyo and Osaka. KVH also offers low latency connectivity services between major financial markets in the Asia/Pacific region and the US including Tokyo, Chicago, New York, Singapore, Hong, Kong, Shanghai, and Sydney. More information on KVH can be found at www.kvh.co.jp/en/.
As part of its commitment to helping the relief and recovery effort in the aftermath of the Tohoku Earthquake, KVH Co., Ltd. announced today that it will offer free IaaS and PaaS Services starting March 28, 2011 to companies impacted by the disaster as well as organizations supporting the relief efforts and the rebuilding of the disaster area.
About this Offer
KVH Cloud Services:
- Dedicated servers (IaaS) with storage capabilities to use for critical systems
- Unified Communication Service (email, instant messaging)
- Servers will support CentOS, and Ubuntu OS
- Services are provided from KVH data centers, equipped with UPS and back-up generators to provide continuous power in the event of a prolonged power outage
- March 28, 2011 – May 31, 2011
Offer Length:
- Three months to 1 year free service
Service Area:
- Domestic Japan
Applicants Qualified for Offering:
- Organizations and companies impacted by the earthquake and tsunami off the Pacific coast of Tohoku on March 11, 2011 urgently requiring computing resources
- Organizations and agencies engaging in relief efforts in Tohoku
- Companies impacted by the planned Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) power outages in need of temporary, secure computing resources
Application Procedure:
- Please email relief@kvh.co.jp to express interests and ask for more details.
In addition to this initiative, KVH is also providing financial aid and direct involvement by its employees in the relief efforts following the March 11th earthquake.
About KVH
KVH was established in Tokyo in 1999 by Fidelity Investments as a Japan focused IT/communications service provider. KVH offers integrated communications and IT management solutions that include managed services, data center services, professional services, data networking, internet access, and voice services to business customers. KVH operates the lowest latency network in Japan, and with over 450 financial services customers, is the leading provider of ultra low latency network and proximity hosting solutions to the high frequency trading community in Tokyo and Osaka. KVH also offers low latency connectivity services between major financial markets in the Asia/Pacific region and the US including Tokyo, Chicago, New York, Singapore, Hong, Kong, Shanghai, and Sydney. More information on KVH can be found at www.kvh.co.jp/en/.
