21Vianet Group Inc. and Unisplendour Establish Joint Venture

BEIJING, June 17, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 21Vianet Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:VNET) (“21Vianet” or the “Company”), the largest carrier-neutral Internet data center services provider in China, today announced that Unisplendour-Vianet Technology Inc. (“Unisplendour-Vianet”), a joint venture between 21Vianet Group and Unisplendour Corporation Limited (SZSE:000938) (“UNIS”), has completed its business registration and obtained a business license in Xiamen, China, with registered capital of RMB100 million. UNIS holds a majority stake of 51% in the joint venture, and 21Vianet holds the remaining 49% stake.

On September 24, 2015, 21Vianet, UNIS and Microsoft signed an agreement to provide customized hybrid cloud computing solutions and related services to Chinese users. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company and UNIS agreed to form a joint venture, through which 21Vianet, UNIS and Microsoft will further cooperate on cloud computing based on Windows Azure and Office 365 Cloud-based service. The joint venture will serve as an execution platform that focuses on the development of core cloud technologies, application solutions, cloud security strategies and business development opportunities.

Mr. Steve Zhang, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, “We are delighted to announce the establishment of Unisplendour-Vianet, which will allow us to work more closely with UNIS and Microsoft. With UNIS and Microsoft’s expertise and support, together we can further strengthen our research and development capabilities by providing hybrid cloud computing solutions that are tailored for Chinese users. We look forward to expanding our cloud computing capabilities, products and solutions and broadening our customer verticals, further building our leadership in the China market and creating long-term value for our shareholders.”

About 21Vianet

21Vianet Group, Inc. is a leading carrier-neutral internet data center services provider in China. 21Vianet provides hosting and related services, managed network services, cloud infrastructure services, content delivery network services, consumer broadband services and business VPN services, improving the reliability, security and speed of its customers’ internet infrastructure. Customers may locate their servers and networking equipment in 21Vianet’s data centers and connect to China’s internet backbone through 21Vianet’s extensive fiber optic network. In addition, 21Vianet’s proprietary smart routing technology enables customers’ data to be delivered across the internet in a faster and more reliable manner. 21Vianet operates in 44 cities throughout China, servicing a diversified and loyal base of more than 2,000 customers that span numerous industries ranging from internet companies to government entities and blue-chip enterprises to small- to mid-sized enterprises.

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