CINCINNATI - Peak10, the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider, has been recognized as a growth company according to the 2007 Growth Report, published at the Cincinnati USA Partnership's Annual Meeting and Growth Awards Celebration, which was hosted Tuesday, March 25.

Morrisville - N.C. BuildLinks, a provider of software for the home building industry, is expanding its data services contract with Peak 10. Peak 10 operates data centers in Morrisville, Charlotte and numerous offices across the southeast. BuildLinks will utilize information technology and other services from Peak 10. Its solutions are offered through the Web. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.

Local electronic-payment company EasyDraft has extended its contract with Peak for three years.

Under the agreement, Peak 10 will continue to provide EasyDraft with information-technology services from its Charlotte data center. Financial terms weren't disclosed. EasyDraft markets automated-payment services that are designed to improve client cash flow through electronic-payment collections. The company's customers are in several industries, including utilities, financial services and storage facilities. Peak 10's facilities offer clients off-site computer-server space and backup systems to operate their technology. The Charlotte-based company, which also provides cyber security, owns and operates 12 data centers in nine markets.