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CYRUSONE ENGINEERING TAKES THE LEAD
Bruce Buell selected as President of the Gulf Coast Chapter of Association for Facilities Engineering

Houston, TX, September 8, 2003 –CyrusOne (www.cyrusone.com), Houston’s premier provider of managed hosting, colocation, and managed services, is proud to announce that Bruce Buell, the company’s manager of facilities engineering was recently selected to serve as President of the Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE) for the Gulf Coast Chapter.

“We were not surprised to learn of Bruce’s appointment by his colleagues to lead their chapter in 2004, especially given his commitment to remain informed of the issues important in the maintenance and improvement of facilities like ours. We support his involvement wholeheartedly and consider it a reflection of his dedication to serving our customers as well,” said Dave Ferdman President & CEO of CyrusOne.

The AFE is the largest, dedicated network for professionals in facility, maintenance and plant operations. They are focused on the professional development of members and sharing technical information, best practices and common professional experiences that members can apply in their jobs to provide the best solutions for their companies and clients.

A native Houstonian, Bruce has an extensive 30 year background in institutional design, construction and operations, 10 years of which he spent as an electrical design consultant in the petrochemical industry with assignments overseas in countries including Venezuela, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Throughout his career, Bruce has managed numerous construction projects in the area, some of which include Hermann Hospital, Northeast Medical Center Hospital, Doctors Hospital-Airline, Kingwood Medical Center Hospital and Mall and Doctors Hospital-Tidwell.

Buell’s top focus as the newly elected President of AFE is to help increase participation by current members as well as drive new membership. “Membership in AFE brings opportunities to learn, lead and influence through networking, as well as career development and professional certification,” shared Bruce who achieved his Certified Plant Maintenance Manager certification through the organization. “It also enables me to have a voice in my industry.” Persons interested in learning more about the AFE can visit their site at www.afe.org or contact Bruce directly at 713.821.1278.

About CyrusOne
CyrusOne is Houston’s largest full service data center providing managed hosting, colocation and enterprise management services to companies to ensure application availability, data security, and superior network performance. With a client-centric focus, CyrusOne was the first within the industry to offer a 100% availability guarantee and continues to push the envelope by offering the industry’s highest application availability SLA as well. CyrusOne’s client base includes a spectrum of emerging service providers and Fortune 500 companies who leverage the security and redundancy of CyrusOne’s Enterprise Data Center and Technology Campus. For additional information on the company, visit www.cyrusone.com.

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