Released on: May 7, 2008, 8:54 am

Press Release Author: The Bunker

Industry:

Press Release Summary: Bunker Secure Hosting Ltd, the Ultra Secure Managed Hosting
provider, is delighted to announce that APACS, the UK trade association for payments
and for those institutions that deliver payment services to customers, is working
with The Bunker to provide a dual site, fully managed infrastructure platform to
support a new web application. The system is a Microsoft application platform
securely wrapped in Open Source security. The Bunker provides Managed Hosting and
application services that deliver highly available, highly secure and highly
scalable online infrastructure solutions. These services are delivered out of its
wholly owned, state of the art Data Centres located in Kent, Berkshire and Suffolk.


Press Release Body: Bunker Secure Hosting Ltd, the Ultra Secure Managed Hosting
provider, is delighted to announce that APACS, the UK trade association for payments
and for those institutions that deliver payment services to customers, is working
with The Bunker to provide a dual site, fully managed infrastructure platform to
support a new web application. The system is a Microsoft application platform
securely wrapped in Open Source security. The Bunker provides Managed Hosting and
application services that deliver highly available, highly secure and highly
scalable online infrastructure solutions. These services are delivered out of its
wholly owned, state of the art Data Centres located in Kent, Berkshire and Suffolk.

APACS are using this new system to improve the way it shares banking industry fraud
intelligence data across its Members, in order to assist with its fight against
payment-related fraud in the UK.
By acquiring ex-MOD nuclear bunkers, The Bunker has been able to create the ultimate
environment for business critical online, data or telecoms systems at far lower cost
than previously available.

The Bunker has the unique selling proposition of ultra high levels of connectivity,
power and security at low cost and outside high-risk urban areas. This combined with
the company's depth of expertise in a range of technologies from Open Source to
Microsoft and including Network Management leaves them perfectly positioned to
service the growing demand for Ultra Secure, Ultra Scalable and Ultra Available
managed infrastructure solutions.

Peregrine Newton CEO of The Bunker, said: "We are delighted APACS has chosen "The
Bunker" - APACS is a perfect client for us. Not only do they place security and
availability at the very top of their agenda, but they also value and can benefit
from our in-depth technical know-how across different technologies.

Andrew Fone, Senior Fraud Manager (Policing), at APACS, said: "We are pleased to be
working with The Bunker on this initiative as they have demonstrated a real
understanding of our requirements and were able to clearly demonstrate how their
solution would meet our needs, especially the high level of security specified.
Consequently they have been able to deliver a flexible and robust data sharing
system that is a valuable development of the banking industry's multi-layered
approach to fraud prevention in the UK."

About The Bunker
The Bunker delivers secure managed hosting and data centre solutions from within
Europe's most secure data centre.

Our Data Centres, which are outside the M25 yet within easy reach of London, are
ex-military Nuclear Bunkers purpose built to house the UK\'s air defence systems. We
run 24/7/365 and our NOC monitors systems both nationally and internationally and is
staffed around the clock by system and network engineers and security staff.
Our technical leaders are recognised experts in security and cryptography, renowned
for their work on Apache-SSL. The Bunker is ISO 27001 accredited. We use Open Source
software where appropriate as we believe it can offer great benefits in security,
stability and cost effectiveness.
Through our in house networks team and via close working relationships with a number
of selected network providers, we deliver a multi-homed, no single point of failure
transit network between our sites and the Internet.

The Bunker works with over 120 clients, large and small. Our clients are Financial
Services Organisations, Technology companies, local government and other regulated
businesses that value a premium service built around security.
Our service is proactive, high quality, sometimes innovative, but always practical,
responsive and secure. We never forget the enormous trust our clients vest in us. As
an organisation we understand that our success relies upon our reputation and our
reputation is earned by continuing to fulfil this trust and afford peace of mind.

The Bunker ProtocolT
All Bunker-based applications are protected by The Bunker ProtocolT, our
proprietary, Ultra* Secure process framework that includes:

* Military-Grade Data Centres - in our underground bunker outside the M25 in Kent
and our mirror facility in Newbury, both protected by integrated processes for
physical, digital and human security
* Hardened SourceT - Our unique combination of open source and proprietary
technologies built and integrated in-house from the source code up
* Tierless SupportT - no 'first tier helpdesk'; tierless support - direct 24/7
access to qualified hands-on support teams

About APACS
APACS (www.apacs.org.uk) is the trade body that gives banks, building societies and
card issuers a forum where they can work together on non-competitive issues. In a
nutshell we help manage the way that businesses and individuals in the UK move their
money around - this covers cash, credit and debit cards, cheques and automated
payments such as direct debits, salary payments and online/phone transactions. We
also champion the fight against banking fraud and are the people who have been
working to give consumers greater card fraud protection by introducing chip and PIN.
Twice a year we publish figures on banking fraud losses.

Web Site: http://www.thebunker.net

Contact Details: The Bunker
Ash Radar Station
Marshborough Road
Sandwich
Kent
CT13 0PL
0870 242 7748
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