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November 18, 2008 in Portfolio News

American Internet Services (AIS) Acquires Complex Drive

ais-large.jpgAmerican Internet Services (AIS), San Diego's largest data center operator and Southern California's fastest-growing colocation company, announced today that it has acquired Complex Drive, a well-established San Diego data center provider known for its advanced technology, expertise, and excellent support for the past 10 years. By combining the collective technology, networking capacity and expertise of both companies, AIS and Complex Drive will deliver the widest range of carrier-neutral data center solutions to support their customers' ever growing and changing business needs.

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September 16, 2008 in Portfolio News

ASU dramatically expands online degree programs

Arizona State University has launched a new initiative to dramatically increase access to higher education over the next decade.

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August 04, 2008 in Portfolio News

Peak 10 Webcast Advises Businesses on Profit Escalation through Virtualization

RALEIGH and GREENSBORO, N.C. (August 4, 2008) - Peak 10 Inc., the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider, will host a live webcast entitled "Virtualizing Your Data Center: Maximizing ROI and Minimizing Total Cost of Ownership" on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. EST.

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July 30, 2008 in Portfolio News

Warren Bare Selects Peak 10 Atlanta to Bolster New Start-Up Company

Peak 10, the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider, announced today its partnership with new start-up recruitment company, Split Seconds. Peak 10 will provide the company with data center services out of its state-of-the-art facility in Atlanta, Georgia

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July 23, 2008 in Portfolio News

tw telecom and Peak 10 Deploy Industry-Leading Ethernet Internet Solutions in Seven Cities

- Cincinnati is 7th Peak 10 market to deploy tw telecom Ethernet solutions - Other Peak 10 data centers with tw telecom Ethernet are Atlanta; Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C.; Jacksonville and Tampa, Fla.; and Louisville, Ky.- Companies expand multi-million dollar master services agreement to deliver on-demand bandwidth.

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July 16, 2008 in Portfolio News

Peak 10 Cincinnati Expands Local Team with Addition of Industry Veterans

CINCINNATI, Ohio. (July 16, 2008) - Peak 10, Inc., the leading data center operator and managed services provider, has added two new members to its team as it expands to meet the demand for its services in the Greater Cincinnati region; David R. Heberling will assume the role of Director of Operations and Engineering, and Laurissa Krishock will serve as account executive.

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July 14, 2008 in Portfolio News

LearningStation Supports Student Achievement with Peak 10 Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (July 14, 2008), Peak-10, the leading provider of customized, online solutions for the K-12 classroom, to host its IT infrastructure within the data center leader's state-of-the-art facility in Charlotte, N.C.

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July 10, 2008 in Portfolio News

Peak 10 Atlanta Equips Colibri Limited with Fully-Managed IT Services

ATLANTA, Ga. (July 10, 2008) Peak 10 Inc., the leading data center operator and managed services provider, today announced another valuable addition to its diverse customer portfolio with newly-signed information management provider Colibri Limited. Peak 10 will provide Colibri with an array of managed services through its state-of-the-art Atlanta facility. "With a focus on information management, the Colibri team is in a business very similar to our own," said Matt Searfoss, vice president and general manager of Peak 10 Atlanta. "They understand the importance of managing essential data, and we are pleased that they have entrusted us to help manage and protect their own mission-critical data

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July 08, 2008 in Portfolio News

Peak 10 Furnishes Fully-Managed Virtual Environment for

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (July 8, 2008)

Peak 10 Inc., the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider, announced today it has added Apogee Global Resources Inc. to its diverse customer portfolio. Apogee helps enterprise-class companies deliver products and services to meet international quality standards. The company will receive a fully-managed virtual environment out of Peak 10's state-of-the-art Jacksonville facility.

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June 30, 2008 in Portfolio News

Peak 10 Enhances Engineering Expertise

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (June 30, 2008) - Peak 10, the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider, announced today the appointment of Jeremiah Dooley as its Director of Engineering, Managed Services. In his new corporate position, Dooley will focus technical leadership on Peak 10's comprehensive managed services portfolio including: virtualization and storage services, managed security, server management and monitoring, and business continuity and disaster recovery.

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June 30, 2008 in Portfolio News

Peak 10 Appoints Jeremiah Dooley as Director of Engineering, Managed Services

RICHMOND,Va. (June 30, 2008)

Peak 10, Inc., the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider, announced today the appointment of Jeremiah Dooley as its Director of Engineering, Managed Services. In his new corporate position, Dooley will focus technical leadership on Peak 10's comprehensive managed services portfolio including: virtualization and storage services, managed security, server management and monitoring, and business continuity and disaster recovery.

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June 26, 2008 in Portfolio News

RE/MAX Regional Services Finds a Home at Peak 10 Atlanta

A TLANTA, Ga. (June 26, 2008)

Peak 10 the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider, has added RE/MAX Regional Services, to its growing customer portfolio. Peak 10 will provide RE/MAX Regional Services with world-class data center services out of its state-of-the-art data center in Atlanta, GA.

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June 25, 2008 in Portfolio News

Peak 10 and Auditmacs.com Reveal Enterprise Communication Best Practices

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 25, 2008) Peak 10, Inc.

the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider, hosted an informative CIO and IT luncheon seminar discussing enterprise communication best practices earlier today, June 25, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Peak 10's Jacksonville facility.

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June 18, 2008 in Portfolio News

Peak 10's Carolinas Technology Series Underway

IT Professionals at All Levels Are Actively Registering for Upcoming Charlotte and Raleigh Events

CHARLOTTE and RALEIGH, N.C. (June 18, 2008)- Peak 10, Inc., the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider, is hosting a Carolinas Technology Series in the Charlotte and Raleigh markets. The series presents IT professionals from all organizations and industries with the opportunity to discuss and learn more about emerging technology trends and best practices.

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June 13, 2008 in Portfolio News

Miami's WOCN-AM to be ESPN Deportes Radio on June 16

ESPN Deportes Radio, the only around-the-clock national Spanish-language sports radio network in the U.S., will launch in Miami as ESPN Deportes 1450-AM on Monday, June 16. With the Miami affiliate, ESPN Deportes Radio now covers over 41 percent of the nation's Hispanic population.

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June 02, 2008 in Portfolio News

MediaBrains enters Agriculture vertical market by partnering with DairyBusiness magazine

NAPLES, Florida - MediaBrains, a leader in b-to-b online directory advertising, today announced a newly formed partnership with DairyBusiness magazine that represents MediaBrains' entry into the Agriculture vertical market.

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May 28, 2008 in Portfolio News

Peak 10 Atlanta Continues to Ramp Up Customer Portfolio

Data Center Leader Inks Deal with The Kotter Group

Peak 10, the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider, announced today that it has added The Kotter Group, a Georgia-based provider of customized technology solutions, to its growing and diverse customer portfolio. The Kotter Group will receive world-class data center services out of Peak 10's state-of-the-art Atlanta facility.

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May 16, 2008 in Portfolio News

Peak 10 Louisville Announces Plans for Third State-of-the-Art Data Center

Industry Leader Continues to Invest in the Louisville, Ky. Market

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 16, 2008) - Peak 10, the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider, today announced it is expanding its Louisville operations by adding a third data center to support the high demand for the company's services in the region. The new facility will include over 10,000-square feet of data center space, giving Peak 10 Louisville a total of 24,000-square feet of data center space to accommodate its growing and diverse customer portfolio.

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May 09, 2008 in Portfolio News

Peak 10 Announces Expanded $60 Million Credit Facility

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 9, 2008) - Peak 10, the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider, today announced it has amended and expanded its credit facility. RBC Capital Markets was the Lead Arranger and Sole Book Runner for the bank syndicate. GE Capital Corporation was the syndication agent and CIT participated in the bank syndicate as the documentation agent. The majority of the $60 million credit facility will be used for capital expenditures to fuel the company's organic growth and for general corporate purposes. Royal Bank of Canada will act as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.


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April 25, 2008 in Portfolio News

RoughRiders Strong at Bat on Revenue, Profitability

Dallas Business Journal - by Dave Moore Staff writer

The Frisco RoughRiders are starting the season as the defending national champion in one very important category: The team generated more revenue than any other minor-league baseball team last year.


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April 15, 2008 in Portfolio News

Softbank Telecom Scales Infrastructure at Switch and Data

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Tampa, FL [BUSINESS WIRE]: Switch and Data (NASDAQ: SDXC), a leading provider of Internet exchange and colocation services, announced today that SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp, the Japanese telecom- and Internet-services provider, has upgraded its main U.S. point of presence (POP), located at Switch and Data's Palo Alto site, to accommodate a doubling of its Internet traffic with North American Internet service providers (ISPs).  SOFTBANK TELECOM is preparing for traffic with North America to increase by 100% within the next year due to continued growth in its broadband subscriber base and increased integration of the Internet into the daily lives of its customers.

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April 01, 2008 in Portfolio News

Conformity magazine engages MediaBrains to build and manage its Online Industry Directory

Naples, FL.- MediaBrains, a leader in b-to-b online directory advertising, today announced it has entered into an agreement withConformity magazine, the leading regulatory compliance publication of the electrical engineering market, to build and manage its Online Industry Directory.

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April 01, 2008 in Portfolio News

Secure Harbor Data Vaulting Enhances Services through Peak 10 Atlanta

Peak 10, the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider, announced today that it has added Secure Harbor Data Vaulting to its growing and diverse customer portfolio.Secure Harbor, a provider of data protection software, will receive world-class data center services out of Peak 10's state-of-the-art Atlanta facility.

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March 31, 2008 in Portfolio News

Peak 10 Recognized as Growth Company by Cincinnati USA Partnership

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.

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March 21, 2008 in Portfolio News

Switch and Data Announces $157.5 Million Senior Secured Financing

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TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2008--Switch and Data (NASDAQ: SDXC), a leading provider of Internet exchange and colocation services, today announced that the company has obtained $157.5 million in debt financing from a syndicate of banks led by RBC Capital Markets and GE Corporate Lending. Royal Bank of Canada will act as Administrative Agent for the debt financing. The financing fully funds Switch and Data's previously announced capacity expansion program.

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March 18, 2008 in Portfolio News

BuildLinks Expands Data Services Contract with Peak 10

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.

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March 06, 2008 in Portfolio News

EasyDraft extends contract with Peak 10

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.

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February 26, 2008 in Portfolio News

Voxel Scales for Content Delivery Growth in Switch and Data

TAMPA, Fla. - February 26, 2008 - Switch and Data (NASDAQ: SDXC), a leading provider of Internet exchange and colocation services, announced that Voxel dot Net, Inc., a provider of managed hosting and IP services for clients worldwide, has joined Switch and Data's PAIX Palo Alto and has expanded in the company's PAIX 111 8th Ave., New York site.  These deployments support the rapid growth of Voxel's managed hosting and VoxCAST Media Delivery services.

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February 25, 2008 in Portfolio News

Innovative Hosting Solutions, Inc. Chooses Peak 10 Atlanta

Atlanta - Peak 10 the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider, announced today that it has added Innovative Hosting Solutions, Inc., a full-service Web development and Internet consulting firm, to its diverse customer portfolio. Innovative Hosting Solutions, Inc. will receive world-class data center services out of Peak 10's state-of-the-art data center in Atlanta, Ga.

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February 20, 2008 in Portfolio News

Michael Bowen Joins Switch and Data as VP of Technology

TAMPA, Fla. - February 20, 2008 - Switch and Data (NASDAQ: SDXC), a leading provider of Internet exchange and co-location services, announced today at the Game Developers Conference that Michael Bowen, former Vice President of Sony Online Entertainment has been appointed Vice President of Technology. Mr. Bowen has more than 16 years experience with operations and technology within the online gaming, IP route optimization, Internet and hosting services, and content delivery network environments

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February 19, 2008 in Portfolio News

Switch and Data Further Expands Board of Directors with Addition of G. Michael Sievert

TAMPA- February 19, 2008 - Switch and Data (NASDAQ: SDXC), a leading provider of Internet exchange and colocation services, today announced that Michael Sievert, has been appointed to its Board of Directors.  With this appointment, Switch and Data has expanded its Board to eight members.

Mr. Sievert most recently served as Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Windows Marketing and brings more than 20 years of experience in business and marketing spanning the software, financial trading, hardware, and communications industries.  He will serve as a member of Switch and Data's Compensation committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating committee

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February 19, 2008 in Portfolio News

Peak 10 Raleigh Supplies World-Class Managed Services to XS, Inc.

RALEIGH, N.C. (February 12, 2008) - Peak 10, the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider, today announced it will provide a variety of managed services to XS, Inc., a leader in e-commerce and data management solutions for agriculture and adjacent industries.  In addition to standard data center services, XS Inc. will receive managed, high-availability firewall and back-up services, as well as high-availability monitoring out of Peak 10's state-of-the-art data center facility in Raleigh, N.C.

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February 18, 2008 in Portfolio News

Switch and Data Helps PAIX Customers Improve Internet Performance

TAMPA, Fla. - February 18, 2008 - Switch and Data (NASDAQ: SDXC), a leading provider of Internet exchange and colocation services, announced that it has enhanced its PAIX Internet Exchange service by providing its customers with access to Renesys Corporation's Internet performance analysis tools. Under the terms of an exclusive co-marketing agreement, PAIX customers will have free access to a special subset of Renesys Routing Intelligence and Market Intelligence tools.

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January 23, 2008 in Portfolio News

Switch and Data Announces Agreement with Interxion

TAMPA, Fla. - January 23, 2008 - Switch and Data (NASDAQ: SDXC), a leading provider of Internet exchange and co-location services, announced today that it has agreed with Interxion, a leading European operator of carrier-neutral data centers, to jointly market their portfolios of network-neutral data center and interconnection services across North America and Europe. Interxion operates the broadest footprint of carrier-neutral data centers in Europe and Switch and Data offers the broadest market coverage in North America. Together the two companies can help companies reach new customers and distribute content to end users at 56 sites across the world's two largest markets

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January 18, 2008 in Portfolio News

MediaBrains forms strategic partnership with 1105 Media

MediaBrains, a leader in business-to-business online advertising, today announced it has formed a partnership with 1105 Media, Inc., an integrated business-to-business information and media company.

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January 15, 2008 in Portfolio News

Biznet Improves Internet Performance

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2008--Switch and Data (NASDAQ: SDXC), a leading provider of Internet exchange and colocation services, today announced that premium Indonesian broadband Internet service provider (ISP) Biznet has entered the company's Palo Alto data center to set up public and private peering agreements to improve Internet performance for its Indonesian enterprise and residential customers. Peering is the voluntary interconnection of administratively separate Internet networks for the purpose of exchanging traffic between the customers of each network. Peering is crucial to the operation of the Internet.

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December 17, 2007 in Portfolio News

AAA Carolinas Chooses Peak 10 Charlotte for IT Infrastructure Solutions

CHARLOTTE N.C. - Peak 10, the leading data center operator and managed services provider, has been selected by AAA Carolinas to host and manage its Internet technology infrastructure within its state-of-the-art Charlotte data center facility.

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December 04, 2007 in Portfolio News

Switch and Data Hires Industry Veteran David Reitman to Launch Content and Entertainment Practice

TAMPA - December 4, 2007 - Switch and Data (NASDAQ: SDXC), a leading provider of Internet exchange and colocation services, today launched a new practice focused on the Content and Entertainment marketplace.  The practice will enhance Switch and Data's current offerings with specialized expertise to assist digital media and online gaming companies design, develop, and deploy infrastructure solutions to support their business growth.  Switch and Data has appointed David Reitman, an 18-year industry veteran who was previously with AT&T, as vice president to develop and lead the practice.&; Switch and Data's state of the art facilities provide high power (AC and DC), cooling, and the PAIX peering fabric, combined with a broad geographic footprint, to meet the unique needs of these market segments.

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November 14, 2007 in Portfolio News

Switch and Data Introduces New High-Performance Data Center Standards to Support Power and Cooling Needs of Web 2.0

New Facilities to Provide Industry-Leading 200 Watts Power per Square Foot and Available DC Power

TAMPA, Fla. - November 14, 2007 As Web 2.0 companies continue to deploy power-hungry servers to support rich content distribution, Switch and Data (NASDAQ: SDXC), a leading provider of Internet exchange and colocation services, will be ensuring an adequate supply of power and cooling to keep their businesses running. Switch and Data today announced that its new Dallas, New York Metro, San Francisco Bay Area and Toronto sites will be built to supply power and cooling at more than 200 watts of power per square foot. This power density is at or above that supplied by other national neutral colocation providers. In addition, all Switch and Data sites house direct current (DC) power plants and offer the option of DC power.

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November 06, 2007 in Portfolio News

New York Metro Site Leverages Switch and Data's Network Density to Provide Colocation and Interconnection Capacities

TAMPA, Fla., November 6, 2007 - Switch and Data (NASDAQ: SDXC), a leading provider of Internet exchange and colocation services, today announced it is adding capacity in the New York Metro area to satisfy strong customer demand. The New York market is one of Switch and Data's largest and fastest growing markets. Switch and Data will interconnect this new site with access to more than 300 networks in its existing New York sites, making this one of the most densely interconnected facilities in North America.

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October 31, 2007 in Portfolio News

Kayote Networks Expands Market Reach for its Hosted VoIP Traffic Manager with Switch and Data PAIX VoIP Exchange

October 31, 2007 -- Kayote Networks Inc., the leading provider of hosted Voice over IP (VoIP) interconnectivity solutions, announced today it has joined the Switch and Data/PAIX VoIP Exchange in New York to expand the market reach of its VoIP Traffic Manager (VTM). Kayote provides a hosted VoIP back office solution for service providers that allows customers to manage their routing tables, network and route performance, and customer billing through a secure, online application.

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October 08, 2007 in Portfolio News

Switch and Data Expands to Meet Demand in Fast Growing Dallas Market

New Customer XC Networks Leverages Switch and Data's Dallas Network Density to Extend its Reach in Key Regional Hub

TAMPA. Florida - Oct. 8, 2007--Switch and Data (Nasdaq: SDXC), a leading provider of Internet exchange and colocation services, has secured new space adjacent to its existing Dallas INFOMART location, expanding capacity to satisfy demand in the market. New Dallas customer XC Networks has chosen Switch and Data's Dallas facility as a central place to interconnect with many networks and bandwidth providers and expand its "Linking your World" value proposition.

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February 20, 2007 in Portfolio News

Switch & Data Facilities Announces Completion of IPO

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Tampa, FL [BUSINESS WIRE]: Switch & Data Facilities Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: SDXC - News), announced today that it had closed its initial public offering of 13,416,667 shares of common stock at the public offering price of $17.00 per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions. Of these 13,416,667 shares that were sold, 9,000,000 shares were sold by the Company and 4,416,667 shares were sold by certain of the Company's stockholders (1,750,000 of which were purchased by the underwriters pursuant to their over-allotment option). The shares trade on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "SDXC."

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