NewsSecure-24 and Wayne County Dedicate New Technology Resource Center

Plymouth, Mich., (September 15, 2009) - Wayne County Executive Robert A. Ficano in partnership with Secure-24 officially opened the new Wayne County Technology Resource Center during a special ribbon-cutting ceremony for the community on August 25th.

The new 18,000 square-foot data center, located in Plymouth Township, was made possible through a unique private/public partnership between the county and Secure-24, a leading provider of managed Information Technology hosting and disaster recovery services.

The mission of the data center is to offer and deliver critical IT services to all 43 communities in Wayne County, as well as creating capacity for private business IT services. Wayne County communities and businesses will reduce IT operational costs and the new facility will enhance the technical attractiveness of the region. The data center and accompanying services also are expected to generate more than 250 high-tech jobs in southeast Michigan.

"This Technical Resource Center is precisely the type of partnership and investment we need to better support existing employers in our community, while also attracting emerging businesses to this region," said Ficano. "What Secure-24 has created is a solid technical foundation for high tech companies looking to expand within or move into southeast Michigan, helping to create new jobs."

Secure-24 has invested an initial $5 million to build the new facility and expects its total investment to exceed $10 million over the next several years.

"Mr. Ficano and the administration of Wayne County played a significant role in our decision to make this investment here in Michigan," said Matthias Horch, CEO at Secure-24.

As a leading expert in IT security products and methodologies, Horch co-founded Secure-24 in 2001, recognizing the need among growing businesses for managed IT efficiency and security services. Today, Secure-24 works to customize managed hosting and IT infrastructure outsourcing solutions for a variety of industry and government clients throughout the world.

Recently named to Inc. Magazine's INC500 list for the third consecutive year, Secure-24 is recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. and a leading IT services firm.

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About Secure-24, Inc. (www.secure-24.com)
Secure-24 (Southfield, Mich.) provides managed hosting, disaster recovery and managed services for the mission-critical IT applications of industry and government. A deep knowledge of ERP systems, industry leading infrastructure and state-of-the-art data centers allows Secure-24 to deliver highly available and scalable solutions to organizations that need to meet rigorous compliance metrics (i.e. SAS 70, HIPAA, SOX, GLB, ISO, FFIEC). Secure-24 is a certified SAP® Hosting Partner with a broad SAP Basis Competency Center and a certified Oracle® Partner for hosting Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) solutions such as Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Hyperion.

About Wayne County, Mich. (www.waynecounty.com)
Wayne County is located in southeastern Michigan, encompassing approximately 623 square miles. It is made up of 34 cities, including the city of Detroit, nine townships and 41 public school districts. Its population of approximately two million makes it the most populous county in the State of Michigan and the 13th most populous county in the nation.