Terremark’s Enterprise Cloud platform was selected by the Federal Communications Commission to support its strategy to leverage cloud computing, including the agency's plan to host its website in the cloud.

To provide richer online services to citizens through a comprehensive overhaul that includes a complete and comprehensive redesign of FCC (News - Alert).gov and its online systems, Terremark’s highly secure Infrastructure-as-a-Service offering will support the FCC’s efforts.

The FCC, through the Enterprise Cloud is provided with on-demand access to reliable computing resources delivered from an IaaS platform that is certified and accredited to Federal Information Security Managements Act requirements. One of the vital differentiators in the agency’s selection process was the unique ability of Terremark’s industry-leading cloud computing solution to directly and securely connect with dedicated servers housed in the FCC’s data center.

Based on Terremark’s proven utility computing platform and delivered from top-tier, massively connected datacenters, the Enterprise Cloud, provides the FCC with a dedicated pool of processing, storage and networking that allows the deployment of computing resources in real-time. Highly experienced, certified professionals who are exceedingly knowledgeable about government security requirements and employ various security measures, from a proprietary memory analytics and integrity validation system to managed intrusion detection and prevention, to secure the customer environments, support the platform.

 “The FCC’s selection of the Enterprise Cloud serves as further validation of the compelling value Terremark’s cloud computing solutions provide our federal customers,” said Bruce Hart, COO of Terremark Federal Group, in a press release. “With various federal government agencies leveraging our ultra-secure and highly scalable cloud platform to meet their real-time IT infrastructure needs, Terremark continues to distinguish itself as the cloud computing leader in the federal market. Our proven ability to comply with the highest security standards while delivering leading-edge IaaS solutions designed to fulfill each customer’s specific requirements ideally positions our company to further benefit from the U.S. government’s increasing adoption of cloud computing.”

In related news, Terremark has announced the successful completion of the previously announced private placement of $75 million of its 9.5 percent senior secured second lien notes due 2013 at an issue price of 99.0 percent, resulting in a yield to maturity of 9.89 percent.