AST Global Announces Name Change to AST Modular

Online, December 2, 2010 (Newswire.com) - AST Global, the worldwide provider of I.T. infrastructure and data center innovations, today announced its official corporate name change to AST Modular. The company is under the same private ownership, with the same staff, technology and dedication to customer service as always.

"Our new name shows AST's determination in becoming the leading global specialist in modular data centers." says CEO Henry Daunert. "This specialization started back in Q2 2005 when we became the second provider in the world to engineer and deliver a containerized data center. Almost 6 years later customers continue to demand scalable solutions. Modularity, scalability, efficiency, security...these are all core values for us at AST. And our team of expert engineers and specialist project and innovation leaders are here 24/7 to ensure that customers have efficient data centers today, scalable for their needs tomorrow."

Founded in 1999, AST is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain and recently opened three subsidiary offices: in the U.S. to cover North America, in Brazil to cover South America, and in Singapore for the APAC markets. In addition, AST currently boasts two manufacturing facilities, one in Europe and the second in the U.S. AST will open a third manufacturing site in China in Q1 2011.

In addition to the new name, AST Modular has also rebranded the company, including a new corporate identity and website. "We plan to differentiate our brand by using the latest web tools and becoming a truly active online company," states AST's marketing director Angela Carson. "The new homepage let's visitors enter the site in a variety ways to find the information they want in as few clicks as possible. We are also scheduling a series of knowledge-sharing webinars, building interactive Natural FreeCooling web tools, and will launch monthly video tips on improving data center efficiency."

For more information, visit www.astmodular.com.

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