Tampa, Florida - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - July 25, 2008 - Hivelocity.net, web hosting provider, next week, will be giving away a free VPS to all takers at the largest gathering of hosted industry professionals in the world, the annual HostingCon 2008.

As part of their recent launch of the VPS product Hivelocity hopes to jump-start this sector by introducing it free to as many of the 1500 expected trade show attendees as possible. Anyone can sign up for the free VPS by simply dropping by Hivelocity’s booth #522 during exhibit hall hours.

Steve Eschweiler, General Manager of Hivelocity remarked, ”Who wouldn’t want a free VPS?; By giving away this service free for the first month we hope to introduce Hivelocity to a lot of people and show them what we are all about.” In addition to a month of free VPS service, Hivelocity is also giving away a Nintendo Wii and Hivelocity t-shirts.

Since 2001, Hivelocity has offered 99.9 percent network uptime, specializing in dedicated web hosting and colocation, providing services to thousands of customers from all over the world. Hivelocity has over 100 hardware and bandwidth combinations available, with flexible options in hardware, software and bandwidth. Hivelocity’s servers can be used for online gaming, credit card processing, video and audio streaming, web hosting, software development, email, and data storage, among other businesses. The company offers 24/7 tech support with live reps on site at all times, to service its thousands of customers. Hivelocity currently maintains an 8 Gbps connection to the internet with multiple tier 1 carriers. Hivelocity is privately held and carries zero debt.

HostingCon is the largest conference and trade show for the hosted services industry, this year to be spread over 56,000 square feet reserved specifically for the event, with approximately 20,000 net square feet of booth space in an easy to navigate floorplan. The exhibit hall will feature over 70 vendors displaying products and services, offering demonstrations and activities related to the hosted services industry.

To learn more about Hivelocity, please visit: www.hivelocity.net.

For more about HostingCon 2008, please visit: www.HostingCon.com.

Editor’s note: TechPad Agency (parent company of The Hosting News) returns as a HostingCon 2008 media partner, and will be exhibiting in booth #418.