ST Electronics to design and build Hong Leong Finance data centre

ST Engineering’s electronics arm to provide better and enhanced data protection and security to Hong Leong Finance at the Fort.

ST Electronics on Monday announced that it has been awarded contracts by Hong Leong Finance Limited (Hong Leong Finance) to design and build a data centre for Hong Leong Finance. ST Electronics will also provide comprehensive services in connection with the physical security and operations of the data centre including maintenance services for a period of 10 years. The contracts are awarded through ST Electronics’ wholly owned subsidiary, ST Electronics (Data Centre Solutions) Pte. Ltd. ST Electronics is the electronic arm of public listed ST Engineering.

Hong Leong Finance’s new data centre will be designed and built according to stringent specific requirements and will be housed at The Fort, where ST Electronics provides data centre facilities. This data centre infrastructure will meet Tier 3 requirements of the TIA 942 classification standard and will support the finance company’s daily operations. Work on the data centre will commence immediately and is expected to be completed by the end of 2011.

“The Fort is a highly secure building with modern infrastructure. We are pleased to partner with ST Electronics to take data centre security to the next higher level with the relocation of this data centre. It is an excellent opportunity for us to serve our customers better and enhance our data protection and security, ” Ian Macdonald, President, Hong Leong Finance, said in an ST Electronics report.

“ST Electronics is delighted to be awarded this contract to design and build a highly robust and secured data centre for Hong Leong Finance. As the leading data centre solutions provider in Singapore, we have accumulated an extensive track record in delivering high-end data centres. We are confident we will meet the stringent requirements and expectations of Hong Leong Finance and the data centre when fully deployed, will enhance the reliability and efficiency of its business operations," Lee Fook Sun, President, said.

ST Electronics ventured into providing large scale data centre co-location in 2008. Its current facility, The Fort, provides some 132,000 sq ft of gross floor area which is tailored to exceed Tier 3 standard, and can be customised to meet the needs of its clients. The Fort also offers full support ranging from an array of power supply, carrier neutral communications systems, multiple levels of security and 24x7 monitoring by onsite trained engineers.

ST Electronics (Data Centre Solutions) Pte Ltd, which was established in 1991, specialises in the design and implementation of mission critical, customised data centres, and disaster recovery facilities of up to Tier 3 plus standards.