Telefonica USA Wins the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
“2007 Innovation in the Marketplace ” Award
The Prestigious Award Was Presented During the
GMCC International Business Leadership Awards Ceremony
MIAMI--(On November 15, Telefonica USA was presented with the “2007 Innovation in the Marketplace” award at the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce International Business Leadership Awards ceremony held at the Radisson Hotel in Miami. The award recognized Telefonica USA among hundreds of applicants in four different categories as the leading Innovator in the Marketplace for its solid commitment to the local community through its world-class Data Center infrastructure and Business Continuity / Work Group Recovery Solutions - available to all local businesses in South Florida.
The award gains special relevance as it is the second recognition Telefonica USA’s receives in 2007 after being recognized by the South Florida Business Journal as the “2007 Business of the Year” technology company on April 5, 2007.
“We are very proud to receive this prestigious industry recognition” said Pete Pizarro, CEO of Telefonica USA.
“Telefonica has built a top of the line Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery local infrastructure at our Miami Data Center, including a 8,000-square-foot Business Continuity Resource Center, which allows our customers to run their mission critical applications even in the most adverse conditions.”
Telefonica fully-equipped state-of-the-art category 5 data center facility is designed to provide a secure Workgroup Recovery and Business Continuity local environment for South Florida companies who recognize the need to be prepared in the case of an emergency or natural disaster like the hurricanes impacting the area.
Based in Miami, Florida, Telefonica USA is a leading provider of global corporate communications and managed data center and IT services. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Telefonica Group
Telefonica Media Contact:
Maxim Weitzman
mweitzman@us.telefonica.com
305-925-5249