We take pride in being a Madison company and a contributing member of this vibrant local community. Our members and employees actively participate in various community, business and outreach programs, as well as dedicate a portion of the data center facilities to host and manage research projects and new adventures in streaming media

 

Community Groups we suppport

5Nines participates in the following local organizations, as members, advisors and as members of board positions:

Accelerate Madison | Northside Business Association | Willy St. Co-op MadisonMusicReview | UW-Small Business Development Center
Mad City Grumps (Grandparents United for Madison Public Schools)

 

Community/Research Projects

Wort Radio: This listener-sponsored radio station offers live-streaming broadcasts provided by 5Nines Data

Wisconsin Angel Network: This state-wide organization builds early-stage capital capacity for investments in Wisconsin's entrepeneurs. 5Nines is a sponsor and hosts the web server

Sandbox: 5Nines provides broadband, colo and data center space to small start-ups and researchers needing technical support

 

In the News

(August 2008) Network and Data Center Director, Anton "Tony" Kapela caused quite a stir at the recent DefCON conference in Las VegasHe and fellow security researcher, Alex Pilosov, demonstrated a new technique that can intercept internet traffic on a scale previously presumed to be unavailable to anyone outside of intelligence agencies like the National Security Agency.

The speech and subsequent follow-up has received national media attention:

Forbes.com | Yahoo.com | Wired.com | Slashdot.org |