14th April 2009
dx powers Eurogamer

dx the leading custom hosting solution and services provider dedicated to the games industry, is pleased to announce that it is providing infrastructure, hosting and IP transit to the award winning Eurogamer Network.

dx has worked with Eurogamer over the past 3 months to ensure a trouble free and elegant migration of the huge consumer network. The actual transition of the live sites to the dx network was seamless to the 3.7 million Eurogamer visitors.

In addition to the consumer network, dx is also providing infrastructure, hosting and IP transit for GamesIndustry.biz, widely regarded as the premier site for games industry professionals.

Dominic Silk CEO of dx said; "We're very proud to be working with Eurogamer and pleased that our network has been chosen as the backbone that will serve data to millions of gamers and industry professionals alike. We look forward to expanding the Eurogamer CDN as their new bandwidth-intensive services go live."

Rupert Loman, Managing Director of Eurogamer said; "It is important for us to work with a company that really understands our current needs as well as our aspirations. dx worked with us to ensure their solution not only caters for our existing requirements but also provides unrestricted capacity allowing Eurogamer to expand effortlessly to meet the ever-expanding demand for our content".

About Eurogamer Network
Eurogamer is the leading independent games media specialist in Europe. The company produces websites and events for consumers and the trade. Eurogamer's flagship publication, Eurogamer.net was launched in 1999 and is now Europe's leading independent video games website. The site is complemented by Eurogamer TV and the social network Eurogamers. The Eurogamer Expo is the UK's premier live event for core gamers. Eurogamer has local language editions published by teams in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, The Netherlands and Romania

The company also operates the world's most influential publication for games industry professionals, GamesIndustry.biz. This site contains the business networking tool, the GamesIndustry.biz Network, and also plays host to live events such as the GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair. The company has been headquartered in the vibrant sea-side city of Brighton in England since its inception..

About dx
A leading custom hosting solutions provider dedicated to the games industry, dx understands the special needs of games companies. Using a multi-homed network infrastructure and Tier 4 data centres in Europe and the USA dx delivers the performance, reliability and crucially the economy, needed to ensure stunning gameplay and a faultless end user experience.

dx clients include some of the biggest names in gaming with deployments ranging from latency sensitive First Person Shooter clusters, complex MMORPG server farms, robust web and dB driven applications through to business continuity cover. The knowledgeable and experienced dx team have been at the heart of online gaming and managed services for over two decades. For more information visit www.dx.net

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