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    1. Iceland data centers to benefit from VAT changes on services and equipment

      Explore enewswire.co.uk (Jan 14 2011)

      Iceland data centers to benefit from VAT changes on services and equipment Data center services in Iceland are due to benefit from the recent amendments made to the Value-Added Tax Act. The amendments, approved by the Icelandic parliament, will put Iceland’s data storage industry on the same footing as its European competitors regarding VAT on exported services and equipment owned by clients. Isaac Kato, Executive Vice President of Verne Global commented “Verne believes the approval of the VAT reform legislation by the Icelandic Parliament was an essential step in establishing Iceland as a mainstream Data Center hub in Europe. Without the Act, Data Centers located in Iceland would not have been competitive with providers in other countries in the EU. Iceland’s tremendous natural resources offer major cost savings and carbon reduction opportunities for Data Center users, and we look forward to helping companies in the U.S. and Europe enjoy these benefits that are so important to CIOs today.” (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

    2. Iceland to be next ideal data center management location

      Explore enewswire.co.uk (Jul 1 2010) Geothermal , Cloud Computing

      Iceland to be next ideal data center management location The Asbru Enterprise Park in Iceland is set to become the next ideal location for data center management and services, due to the country’s renewable green energy sources. Verne Holdings, the partnering group of wholesale data developer Verne Global has recently signed a contract with the Wellcome Trust to aid the completion of a 44-acre data center campus at the Asbru Enterprise Park in order to create a powerful solution giving users the opportunity to go green without paying higher rates. “What makes Verne Global unique is that it is able to offer its customers a cost effective, yet truly green solution to their data center needs by providing the benefits of Iceland’s 100 percent free cooling, renewable energy resources and predictable forecasting of energy pricing,” stated Jeff Monroe, CEO of Verne Global. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global

    3. Iceland proves ideal location for Verne Global data-centre

      Explore enewswire.co.uk (Dec 1 2009)

      Iceland proves ideal location for Verne Global data-centre Iceland proves ideal location for Verne Global data-centreeNewsWire (press release)Verne Global, a wholesale data-centre hosting company, has searched the world for a location offering cheap power, easy cooling and reliable communications, Iceland’s unlimited renewable energy, cool temperatures and soon-to-be four transoceanic cables proves to be the ideal environment. Verne Global has decided to set up their headquarters at the Asbru Enterprise Park, in Keflavik, Iceland. This enterprise park has been redeveloped from the abandoned North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) air force base, originally closed in 2006. Asbru Enterprise Park has re-invented a community of entrepreneurs and businesses; Verne Global being one of many. The data hosting company now holds two centres converted from ammunition storage depots. Iceland was chosen as the ideal location as the country’s unlimited geothermal activity can power data centres for incredibly cheap, where as areas in the United States energy prices are routinely ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Jeff Monroe

    4. Green data centre at Asbru, Iceland offers great cost advantages

      Explore enewswire.co.uk (Jun 24 2009) Power and Cooling , Geothermal

      Green data centre at Asbru, Iceland offers great cost advantages According to Tate Cantrell, the Chief Technology Officer of Verne Global, the Data Centre industry has a real need for a clean energy solution that drives down overall cost. Iceland, he believes, offers such a solution. Verne Global is constructing a green data centre in the Asbru community of education and entrepreneurs on the former NATO military base in southwest Iceland next to the Keflavik International Airport. Since the US military left the base in autumn 2006, the area has seen an impressive revitalisation as a student campus and a technology park. In addition to Verne Global, the Asbru area has been attracting attention from other industrial companies interested in investing in sustainability and green innovation using clean energy from Icelandic hydroelectric and geothermal energy sources. A clean energy research lab (Keilir) and a clean energy business incubator (Eldey) are all a part of the area’s strategy of creating ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Tate Cantrell