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techflash.com - 7/3/2009

Seattle data center fire knocks out Bing Travel, other Web sites - TechFlash: Seattle's Technology News Source

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A fire last night at Seattle's Fisher Plaza data center has knocked out service to some top Web sites, including Bing Travel and Authorize.net . We first got word of the fire early this morning from the online real estate service Redfin, which suffered an outage last night. Redfin's Web site ...

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VentureBeat:  Fire takes down Authorize.net, halting e-commerce for many

LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews:  Blown transformer takes out Bing Travel

Technologizer:  Bejeweled Blitz Blitzed by Seattle Data Center Fire

TechBlog:  Linkpost | 7.4.2009

The Microsoft Blog:  Electrical fire shuts down Microsoft Bing Travel

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blog.kylemulka.com - 7/4/2009

Kyle Mulka’s Blog » List of Sites Affected by Fisher Plaza Data Center Fire

— blog.kylemulka.com — 124 Responses to “List of Sites Affected by Fisher Plaza Data Center Fire” Ian Lurie Says: July 3rd, 2009 at 11:50 am Alas, we are down as well, with a bunch of clients: http://www.portentinteractive.com http://www.momagenda.com ... (more) Kyle Mulka’s Blog » List of Sites Affected ...

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betanews.com - 7/3/2009

Fire in downtown Seattle data center knocks out businesses, online services

— betanews.com — By Angela Gunn , Betanews A fire that started at around 11:15 PDT Thursday night has taken a wide assortment of Seattle businesses, media outlets, and government services offline. It's believed that a fire in a data center at Fisher Plaza set off the automatic sprinklers, which in turn soaked ... (more) Fire in downtown Seattle data center knocks out ...

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Fire takes down Authorize.net, halting e-commerce for many
VentureBeat — ... Meanwhile, TechFlash notes the travel section of Microsoft’s Bing “decision engine” is also down due to the fire. ...

Blown transformer takes out Bing Travel
LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews — ... Travel servers. This is isolated to Bing Travel only, and there is no impact to any other aspect of Bing. We're hard at work to restore service following this unexpected event. Our current estimate for re-establishing Bing Travel functionality is 5pm PST, July 3rd. In the meantime, you may use Microsoft travel partner Orbitz for your travel needs. The fire reportedly lasted only about 10 minutes.  Todd Bishop from TechFlash is on the scene, and has updated reports. Any guesses as to why Bing Travel is hosted at Fisher Plaza ...

Bejeweled Blitz Blitzed by Seattle Data Center Fire
Technologizer — ... Some reports say power could be restored by 5pm Pacific Time. If not, go enjoy a BBQ or real fireworks instead of playing Bejeweled Blitz. ...

Linkpost | 7.4.2009
TechBlog — ... - Malware injected onto big-name sites such as CNN and Engadget via an advertising network. • Seattle data center fire knocks out Bing Travel, other Web sites • ...

Electrical fire shuts down Microsoft Bing Travel
The Microsoft Blog — ... , one of the main clients at the Fisher Plaza data center is Internap Network Services, which manages data centers and routes Internet traffic. The power outage also disrupted the late-night newscast, and using generators on Friday, KOMO broadcast its live TV and radio shows from a makeshift location on the building's roof. There is a lot of discussion about the incident on TechFlash , whose Todd Bishop apparently was working Friday and Saturday. I was out of town.

Fisher Plaza Fire Felt from Seattle to East Coast: Lessons from a Data Disaster
Xconomy — ... There were no injuries, and most operations were back to normal by the weekend, though Bing Travel was down until late Saturday morning. The news was reported by local and national outlets, including TechFlash, ...