August 22, 2007 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Data center operator Digital Realty Trust (digitalrealtytrust.com) recently announced that it has completed a turn-key data center lease agreement with IntercontinentalExchange (theice.com), which operates a global, electronic marketplace for trading both futures and OTC energy contracts as well as the soft commodity exchange.

Through this long-term lease agreement, ICE will establish an advanced corporate data center in a Digital Realty Trust turn-key data center facility to support the mission critical infrastructure for the electronic trading platform and computing systems that support its operations worldwide.

Digital Realty Trust's turn-key data centers are move-in ready, physically secure facilities with the power and cooling capabilities to support critical enterprise applications, says the company.

"Digital Realty Trust facilities offer advanced technical capabilities, power and cooling redundancy features and physical security that are key requirements of companies such as ICE in the securities, financial trading and financial services industries," says Michael F. Foust, CEO of Digital Realty Trust. "Our facilities are strategically located in and around markets of high commercial activity for trading and financial services companies, including Chicago, metro New York and London."

On Monday, communications technology company T-Systems signed a new lease agreement to house a data center in a Digital Realty Trust facility.

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