Jakarta, January 10th 2014 - After having third data center by international standard at the beginning of 2013, PT. Sigma Cipta Caraka (Telkomsigma) which is one of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia's subsidiaries ready to have fourth and fifth data center in 2014. Data center which has specification tier 3 and 4 will be located at Balikpapan, Kalimantan Timur dan Cikarang industrial area in West Java.

As a growing company, Telkomsigma will commit continually various expansion and innovation in order to be selected technology partner for industry sector in Indonesia. "Building cooperation strategy with companies like IBM to be our strategy on suit data center's capacity for industry sector in Indonesia,"  said Judi Achmadi, Principal Director Telkomsigma

"Telkom as a holding company of Telkomsigma support entirely this initiative cause to be strategic step to realize Telkom obsession to build the hugest Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) Park in safe region from earthquake. That is why Balikpapan and Cikarang considered potential cause have double source of electricity which to be requirement to build DRC tier 4," said Principal Director Telkom, Arief Yahya.

As principal actor in supply data center service in Indonesia, Telkomsigma already has 3 international standard center data in some locations in Indonesia where whole these 3 Data Center applies mirroring system between one data center and others data center. The aim of Mirroring system is minimize of lost data if disaster occur. Look at the huge capacity needs data center for industry in Indonesia, so that Telkomsigma  and good strategic partner collaborate to supply needed data center capacity.

PT. IBM Indonesia is technology partner which incorporated by Telkomsigma to actualize vision. This vision created since 2013 as a masterpiece for Indonesia, that is masterpiece 100.000 m2 center data. Since Telkomsigma became part of Telkom in 2010, Telkomsigma has been had a center data in Surabaya (5.500 M2), Center data in  Sentul (8,000 M2) and center data in Serpong (20.000 M2).

It's the first time for Telkomsigma and PT. IBM Indonesia to established a big cooperation. Beginning 2013, PT. IBM Indonesia already became strategic partner on fit up data center management and build, join operation, go to market, certification and transfer knowledgeprogram to whole center data.

Now, this cooperation began to reveal result, so that Telkomsigma is sure to collaborate again with PT. IBM Indonesia in fourth center data program construction in Kalimantan -which has 40.000 m2 area- and fifth center data in West Java -which has 30.000 M2-

About Telkom & telkomsigma

PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (Telkom) is the biggest telecommunication service supplier in Indonesia -based on total its customer-. With portofolio TIMES (Telecomunication, Information, Media, Edutainment & Services) that always developped, Telkom has comented its position as 'the number one' of telecommunication company in Indonesia.

Through PT. Sigma Cipta Caraka (Telkomsigma) that is one of subsidiaries Telkom and expected can support business portfolio Information & Services, its development of center data capacity strategy that collaborated a lot of international qualified brand is the fact of Telkom's dan Telkomsigma's serious step to create a competitive advantage in IT industry. Telkomsigma has been established since 25 years ago and already has customer based of various industries in Indonesia.

Since established in 1987, Telkomsigma continues to provide various product and many more innovative service base on Information & Communication Technologyand Cloud Computing. Telkomsigma maintain its position as a leader in IT Industry, it continues to develop business portfolio consist of Cloud Computing, Care Managed Services, Costumed Software & e-Platforms, Core system for Business Solutions and Consulting & System Integrator or 5C.

distributed by