News in Brief: Another Reason to Move to Trumbull, and PCNet

Dog License Renewal: Animal Control Officer Lynn Dellabianca is giving Trumbull residents a final reminder that June is "License Your Dog" Month, and only one week remains to submit license applications to the Town Clerk's Office.
 
All dogs older than 6 months must be licensed every June. A current rabies certificate and proof of spaying or neutering is required. If applicable, licenses are $8 for altered dogs and $19 for unaltered dogs. The fine for an unlicensed dog is $75.  

Additional information and application forms are available from the Town Clerk's website at www.trumbull-ct.gov or by calling 203-452-5035.  

Trumbull Ranks Again: Trumbull is in the overall top 100 places to live in America on the RelocateAmerica “TOP100 Places to Live” report in its 14th annual listing of the top communities in America. It is vying for a Top 10 spot, according to a press release. 

Each year RelocateAmerica researches, identifies and shares the best places to live in America, based on based on site nominations and issues most important to relocating consumers and homeowners for the year ahead.

This year, the standards were the best communities that are well positioned for economic recovery, already experiencing strong economic recovery or have proven overall economic stability, according to a press release.

Factors such as employment, education, community leadership and overall quality of life are strongly considered and all the data is examined to determine the Top 100.

Trumbull First Selectman Tim Herbst said he was "very happy" with the rating. "I think it underscores the fact that the town of Trumbull remains strong."

"Our financial health has never been stronger. Our quality of life is strong. Our economic development has been robust," he said, adding that the town's Grand List grew more than neighboring Shelton's.

The first Top 10 breakout list will be determined by input gathered on the website through July 31, 2011. The results of the first break out lists will be released on Aug. 2, 2012. Visit http://top100.relocateamerica.com to vote.

The 2011 List along with archives of previous year’s winners can be viewed by visitingwww.RelocateAmerica.com.

PCNet's here: PCNet, Inc., has announced its new data center at 100 Technology Drive.

"This first data center delivers a robust multipurpose data center offering colocation and cloud infrastructure solutions," a company press release states. "PCNet, Inc. has launched this data center initiative to meet the growing demand for data center services."

According to the release, the center is an " SAS 70 Type II certified, operationally redundant data center with multiple Tier 1 Fiber Internet carriers, N+1 HVAC systems, UPS, and generator power backup systems. PCNet, Inc. has also integrated into its security framework campus-wide video surveillance, Two-factor biometric authenticated access, and its data center employees have been through a rigorous background screening process."

The company serves businesses from the local level to Fortune 1000. "All core offerings are developed to assist companies in increasing availability of their mission critical applications and data easily from anywhere, anytime, on any device in a safe and secure manner," the release states.  

“There's a large and growing demand for data center services today, especially here in the Northeast,” said Erik Soto, vice presidentg of Finance and Operations. “Data centers need to provide multi-faceted and flexible offerings to meet the agile needs of today’s business. Our colocation and cloud based services help our clients construct a solution that meets their individual, unique requirements.”

PCNet, Inc. also provides "managed network services, professional services, and IT consulting" geared toward the client, the release states.

For more information contact PCNet, Inc. at 800-543-0275 or salesinfo@pcnet-inc.com.

Trumbull Economic Development Director Deborah Cox said the company is using an existing building.