T-Systems Houses Center at DRT

August 21, 2007 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Data center operator Digital Realty Trust (digitalrealtytrust.com) announced on Monday that communications technology company T-Systems (t-systems.com) has signed a new lease agreement to house a data center in a Digital Realty Trust facility.

The agreement expands on Digital Realty Trust's relationship with T-Systems, which previously completed data center installations in two other Digital Realty Trust facilities in the United States.

"This new agreement with T-Systems is a great validation of our unique value proposition and our commitment to being a true partner to our customers," says Chris Crosby, senior vice president at Digital Realty Trust. "We look forward to continuing to support T-Systems' business needs as it expands its computing and networking infrastructure to support its growing global customer base."

Digital Realty Trust owns, acquires, repositions and manages technology-related real estate. The company is focused on providing turn-key data center and powered base building data center solutions for domestic and international tenants in various industries.

Digital Realty Trust announced earlier this month it appointed Jon H. Paulsen vice president of real estate.