Terremark to Host One of the World's Largest Databases
May 5, 2008 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Terremark Worldwide, Inc. (http://www.terremark.com), a leading global provider of IT infrastructure services, has announced that Blue Dasher Technologies, a technology leader in 360-degree street-level imaging, has selected Terremark to host its database of high-density geo-coded images of public streets of major metropolitan areas in North America.
Blue Dasher's advanced solution for 360-degree, street-level image capture is part of the next wave of innovation in mapping and navigation. The company's spherical images and the underlying data are delivered as a GIS platform that is licensed to enhance consumer, commercial, industrial and government applications.
With coverage of every public street in the Top 50 U.S. markets planned by year-end, Blue Dasher will host one of the world's largest databases at the NAP of the Americas - reaching more than 150 Terabytes.
"Because we offer high-density photos and routing technology as a hosted solution, it's critical we have a partner that we can rely on to deliver the performance our customer sites need and their users demand," said Michael Reidbord, CEO, Blue Dasher Technologies. "Terremark's track record of supporting leading global Web 2.0 companies and its global data center footprint weighed heavily in our selection of Terremark. Down the road, we anticipate that we'll leverage their facilities in Europe and South America to support our efforts in those regions."
"Blue Dasher's unique panoramic imaging technology is a perfect example of the new breed of business-critical applications that require massive connectivity to function as intended," said Marvin Wheeler, President of Terremark's U.S. Commercial Business Unit. "We look forward to enabling Blue Dasher's innovative application to provide one-of-a-kind views of the top metropolitan areas in the country and growing with them as they expand into other parts of North America and internationally."
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