AN FRANCISCO, CA--Digital Realty Trust, Inc. completed a turnkey Datacenter lease agreement in the third quarter of 2008 with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. to support the company’s IT infrastructure. Under this agreement, Starwood will establish a new data center in a Digital Realty Trust property in the Southwestern United States to support the company’s global operations. “Data centers are critical assets for companies across all industries, and that is particularly true for a company like Starwood that relies on its computing infrastructure for so many aspects of its customer service. IT systems have become critical to the hospitality industry and serve as a competitive advantage for companies -- which is why corporate data centers are such an important business asset,” said Brent Behrman, vice president of Enterprise Sales at Digital Realty.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc, also completed a turnkey data center lease agreement in the third quarter of 2008 with Children’s Medical Center of Dallas to support the organization’s IT infrastructure. Under this agreement, Children’s Medical Center will establish a new data center in a Digital Realty Trust property that will serve as the foundation for the hospital’s growing computing and data storage needs.