IBM today announced that AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah (AAA NCNU) has selected IBM to design and build a new energy efficient data center - in order to meet the company's technology requirements of its expanding business.

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The new data center design is expected to enable AAA NCNU to meet its present computing needs, with the ability to scale to meet its future business needs.

As the leader in providing a full range of automotive, travel, insurance and financial services to over 4 million clients throughout Northern California, Nevada and Utah, AAA NCNU selected IBM based on its high-quality service, industry expertise and cost effectiveness. IBM will deploy the data center consolidation with the explicit goals of reducing energy consumption as well as reducing cost, space and IT maintenance, while enhancing the efficiency and capacity of its data center facilities.

"In a challenging economy, companies are looking for the shortest time to value without sacrificing the quality of the final solution," said Kory Jensen, Director of Data Center Services for AAA NCNU. "IBM has been engaged with us from the beginning to better understand our critical business needs and design an appropriate solution. We look forward to working with IBM to design and build an energy efficient facility that can support our dynamic growth plans effectively."

"IBM is focused on helping clients become smarter by adopting 'green' and energy-efficient technologies that help them bring down their operational costs," said Steve Sams, Vice President, Site and Facilities Services at IBM. "Our long history and expertise with data center implementations will enable us to create a solution to save energy and ensure efficient server performance for AAA NCNU."

The agreement was signed in May 2009, with expected construction completion in December 2009.

About AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah

AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah offers a wide array of automotive, travel, insurance, DMV, financial services and consumer discounts to more than 4.2 million members. AAA has been a leader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers since it was founded more than 100 years ago.

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