AGF Selects Q9 to Provide Highest Levels of Reliability for Web Site and Critical Corporate Systems

Dual Data Centre Solution Ensures Business Continuity

TORONTO, Nov. 5, 2012 /CNW/ - Q9 Networks (Q9) is pleased to announce that it has been selected by AGF Management Limited (AGF) to provide a high availability co-location solution for AGF's web site and critical corporate IT systems. AGF is one of Canada's premier independent investment management firms with over one million investors and $41 billion in assets under management.

Q9 is providing AGF with high-availability co-location services and managed bandwidth at two Q9 data centres to facilitate production and disaster recovery capabilities. The two sites are connected by redundant high capacity links to ensure low latency and near instantaneous failover in the event of a disaster.  Significant cost savings were also achieved through Q9's innovative bandwidth aggregation service.

"Our team conducted extensive due diligence to determine the provider best able to meet our stringent requirements for reliability and performance," says Lora Goldberg, VP Information Technology, AGF.  "Q9's guarantees around power and network uptime, the physical security and location of their data centres and their willingness to support our audit requirements were key factors in our decision to select them for our hosting requirements."

Q9 designs, builds and operates its data centres to meet the most demanding IT infrastructure requirements, including the increased power and cooling demands of today's high density computing devices. Customers connect to the Internet via Q9's unique network and are protected by Q9's 100 percent, SLA-backed uptime guarantees on both power and network availability. Customer equipment and data centre environmental parameters are monitored 7x24 by Q9's Control Centre, staffed by experts versed in all aspects of IT and facilities management.

"We are delighted to have been selected by AGF to deliver this critical data centre solution for them," says Q9 Chief Executive Officer, Osama Arafat. "As one of the top financial services companies in Canada, AGF clearly understands the value of outsourcing IT infrastructure so that it can focus on its own core competencies. We look forward to providing them with a secure and reliable data centre platform for their IT operations."

About AGF Management Ltd.

AGF Management Limited is one of Canada's premier independent investment management firms with offices across Canada and subsidiaries around the world. AGF's products include a diversified family of award-winning mutual funds, mutual fund wrap programs and pooled funds. AGF also manages assets on behalf of institutional investors including pension plans, foundations and endowments as well as for private clients. With over $41 billion in total assets under management, AGF serves more than one million investors. AGF trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol AGF.B.

About Q9 Networks:

Q9 Networks Inc. is Canada's leading provider of outsourced data centre infrastructure for organizations with mission-critical IT operations. Q9's data centres and network are backed by an industry leading SLA that guarantees 100 per cent network and power availability. Q9 services, including: co-location, bandwidth, dedicated servers, firewalls, load balancing, virtual private networking (VPN) and back-up/restore, enable the rapid provisioning and scalability of client infrastructure.  Q9 Networks is owned by an investor group comprising Canada's largest communications company, BCE Inc., and some of the largest and most experienced North American pension and private equity funds, including: Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Providence Equity Partners and Madison Dearborn Partners LLC.

SOURCE: Q9 Networks Inc.

Kevin Spikes
Director of Marketing & Corporate Communications
Q9 Networks Inc.
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