Primus Data Centre Manager Matt Howard spoke with reporter Rob Irwin on how Primus built the Big Brother web dream..
(Windows 2000 Magazine October 2001 edition)

"…Southern Star Endemol had already approached several other hosting providers and basically had been told that it was too hard..."

"After a tour of the facility he was convinced we had what was needed to host the site, and so was I. Then he told me I had 11 days before it was to go live."

"From the time the Big Brother site went live until the last show, the background traffic remained at an average over 24 hours of 8Mbps."

"…the highest peak was more than 80Mbps."

"…corporations realise that they can safely outsource their IT needs and get real savings coupled with performance."

While many Australians huddled around the TV set for their nightly vigil, another fan-base across the nation tuned in 24x7 via live footage and 'housemate' gossip on the Big Brother web site.

The recent Big Brother phenomenon created an unparalleled public response. The Big Brother show received constant attention elsewhere on television and in the general media. The 'housemates' rapidly became media personalities in their own right.

Touted as Australia's most interactive and multi-functional web site to date, the Big Brother Internet wave experienced millions of hits on a daily basis.

http://www.bigbrother.com.au became the biggest single-purpose website in Australian Internet history. Primus delivered an extremely robust, reliable and at times labour intensive solution.

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