News Summary: Facebook launches servers outside US
News Summary: Facebook launches servers in Sweden, first ones outside US
NEW SERVERS: Facebook started processing data through its first server farm outside the United States, on the edge of the Arctic Circle in Sweden.
THE RATIONALE: The company said the new servers should improve the social network's performance in Europe.
OVERSEAS IMPACT: The new servers reflect the growing international presence of the California company, which counts 1.1 billion users worldwide.