Nova Scotia, Canada - (Website Hosting Directory) - November 20, 2008 - Web hosting industry tutorial firm, DemoWolf, has launched four new tutorial series, including Magento Commerce series (19 tutorials), Joomla Installation series (9 tutorials), Joomla Administration series (14 tutorials), and Joomla Content Management series (10 tutorials).

DemoWolf is also currently offering all tutorials at 50% off, as well as "bundles" of tutorial series for even greater savings. Sale prices end on November 30, 2008.

Rob Moore, President of DemoWolf noted, ”The production of these new tutorials marks the first time DemoWolf has used its new home-page polling script to find out what tutorials their consumers wanted DemoWolf to produce the most. Joomla was the most voted-for application, while Magento Commerce was voted for second most often. Since these tutorials have now been produced, they’ve been removed from the poll. DemoWolf will shortly be releasing tutorials for WordPress 2.7, the next most voted for application.”

Magento Commerce is a popular open-source ecommerce solution that provides merchants unprecedented control over store operations. DemoWolf has created a series of 19 tutorials for Magento Commerce that help users in everything from installation and setup, as well as management of your store. This series of tutorials can be branded for any hosting company for $34.97 for all 19 tutorials.

Joomla is an award winning Content Management System (CMS) offered to end-users by many hosting companies. It enables users to easily build web sites and powerful online applications. DemoWolf has created three (3) separate tutorial series for Joomla, addressing installation, administration and content management issues. These tutorials can be branded with any hosting company’s logo for $24.97 (9 installation tutorials), $29.97 (14 administration tutorials), and $24.97 (10 content management tutorials).

DemoWolf offers over 2200 flash tutorials for hosting companies, including over 700 voice tutorials (flash tutorials that include voice audio narration). Available tutorials include cPanel, Plesk, Helm, H-Sphere, Virtuozzo, Direct Admin, Email and FTP applications, Domain Registrars, Private Nameservers, phpMyAdmin, SmarterMail, RVSiteBuilder, Fantastico, Drupal, Gallery, WordPress and many more. There are several hundred more tutorials at various stages of development. New series to be released shortly include PayPal VOICE, H-Sphere 3.1 (end-user and reseller series, voice and non-voice), DotNetPanel (end-user and reseller series, voice and non-voice), and Plesk 8.3 for Windows (end-user and reseller series, voice and non-voice).

For more information about DemoWolf, please visit: www.demowolf.com.

Jupiter, Florida - (The Hosting News) - November 19, 2008 - HostNine has pre-launched a new website focused on enhanced customer support, with simplified service level agreements, for its global hosting services.

HostNine completes a series of updates internally, as part of its global web hosting mandate. HostNine’s new vision for hosting includes standardized hardware, hosting packages, geographical diverse locations, and easy to read service level agreements.

Clients may select 1 of 10 geographical locations and include unlimited storage and bandwidth. In a market that is focused on stack and rack hosting, HostNine is also limiting the number of accounts per geographically diverse server to less than 500. Through this new product launch, the unlimited hosting plans are hoped to bring together reliability, scalability, and global diversity.

Ben Gabler, Operations Manager of HostNine commented, ”The process allows capacity planning and the ability to provide clients with the resources they need to host dynamic applications such as blogs, content management applications, and websites that load quickly.”

According to the company, the foundation for the standardization provides equal quality across all 10 major points of global presences provided by HostNine.

As HostNine prepared for this major shift in business model, it has spent the last 3 months standardizing web hosting servers to a single highly available Quad Core Xeon based processor with 4GB of RAM and RAID based hard drive configuration.

The management team at HostNine reviewed current documents and revised Service Level Agreements to be easily readable and simple to understand.

Mr. Gabler added, ”Our entire management team spent a full day simplifying the language so that existing customers and new customer alike could read and understand our promise in less than 1 minute. In reviewing hundreds of Service Level Agreements, most would require a full team of attorneys to actually understand.”

Since 2006, HostNine has spent time building a reputable customer base and building a strong product set that includes Windows Web Hosting, Linux Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting and an exclusive geographically diverse infrastructure that provides instant setup of websites in 1 of 10 international data centers. By working with major data center providers, hand selecting hardware components, and custom development of a global hosting infrastructure HostNine provides a premium web hosting solution at an affordable price. HostNine is the leader in customer service, technology, and geographically diverse web hosting services.

To learn more, please visit: www.hostnine.com.

Tampa, Florida - (Website Hosting Directory) - November 19, 2008 - Web hosting provider, Hivelocity.net, has introduced spam and virus filtering services to the portfolio of offerings with a dedicated server or VPS plan.

Steve Eschweiler, General Manager of Hivelocity noted, ”Built from the ground up, Hivelocity’s spam and virus filtering system is the newest and most capable solution on the market. Our system produces kill rates of 99.5% or better while maintaining unparalleled false-positive performance.”

According to the Hivelocity customer newsletter sent Thursday, this new service is available to enable within the existing customer portal (my.hivelocity). The Hivelocity system updates itself every 5 minutes to the latest spam threats and trends from around the world. The system analyzes and tags the sending mail server, network data, header data, message content and other attributes of over 500,000 new spam messages every hour. These messages are then blocked from user inboxes and available to review through a sophisticated quarantine management interface.

Mr. Eschweiler added, ”Our customers needed a simple and reliable way to deal with the ever increasing influx of spam and viruses. We are so happy to offer a solution that works so well and give our customers new product to offer their email users.”

In September, the company was included in the Inc Magazine’s annual list of the 5000 fastest growing companies in America.With a 3 year revenue growth rate of 146% Hivelocity.net has landed itself in the top 300 of fastest growing IT companies. This is the 2nd year in a row Hivelocity.net has been recognized by Inc Magazine.

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.

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

San Antonio, Texas - (The Hosting News) - November 18, 2008 - Rackspace Hosting’s cloud division, Mosso, has expanded its leadership team, naming previous vice president of the product group, Emil Sayegh as its new general manager.

Mr. Sayegh’s responsibilities at Rackspace included the development, marketing and management of new products and services for the company’s managed hosting product line.

Prior to joining Rackspace, Mr. Sayegh spent more than 15 years in the IT industry in various product development and marketing roles. Most recently, Mr. Sayegh was the services marketing and development director at Dell Inc. where he oversaw the global services roadmap. Additionally, Mr. Sayegh served in leadership positions at several notable IT companies including RLX Technologies, Compaq Computers and W.L. Gore and Associates. He holds nine patents in the fields of electronics and telecommunication.

Lanham Napier, CEO, Rackspace Hosting remarked, ”As the VP of our product group, Emil directed the launches of multiple, successful products including the company’s Hosted Microsoft Exchange and our virtualization product set. Our cloud hosting initiatives are extremely important to the company’s future, which is why we’ve selected someone with a winning track record to run that business.”

Rackspace’s cloud hosting division is currently hosting more than 80,000 websites and applications on Cloud Sites, reflecting a 175 percent increase over this time last year. Last month the company unveiled its cloud hosting strategy, including the announcement of two acquisitions and a suite of cloud solutions at the Rackspace Cloud Event. The two newest additions to the product suite, Cloud Files and Cloud Servers, will leverage technology acquired through the acquisitions of Jungle Disk.

Mr. Sayegh remarked, ”I am honored to be joining the cloud division. This is a great opportunity to lead what could be one of the biggest technology evolutions the market has seen - cloud computing. Cloud technologies delivered by Rackspace will provide the cost and scalability advantages of the cloud with Rackspace’s world-leading service approach, making the cloud both affordable and easy to use.”

Mr. Sayegh holds a bachelor of science in Engineering and a master of science in Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas at Austin.

A recognized leader in the global IT marketplace, Rackspace delivers a diverse suite of enterprise-class hosted IT services to businesses of all sizes. Customers choose Rackspace for its hosting specialization and expertise, backed by the company’s award-winning Fanatical Support. Rackspace serves as an extension of its customers’ IT departments, by handling infrastructure maintenance and management. Rackspace’s portfolio of companies also includes the Mosso cloud computing platform and Mailtrust, a provider of business-class hosted email solutions. Rackspace is recognized as one of FORTUNE Magazine’s 100 Best companies to work for, ranking number 32 on the 2008 list. Rackspace’s portfolio of hosted IT services includes managed hosting, email hosting and cloud hosting.

Mosso, LLC is the home of The Hosting Cloud, providing enterprise-grade hosting through an easily managed interface so that developers, designers and IT managers can deploy reliable web applications quickly and easily. Founded by two former Rackspace employees, The Hosting Cloud is built upon a cross platform, clustered-computing architecture.

To learn more about Rackspace, please visit: www.rackspace.com.

For more information, please visit: www.mosso.com.

Fairport, New York - (Website Hosting Directory) - November 18, 2008 - Voice, data and Internet solutions for business-class customers nationwide, PAETEC Holding Corp., is hosting free educational webinars, to assist enterprises in gaining knowledge, with minimal demands on internal resources, about creating effective online presences.

”Shared Web Hosting: Driving Your Business’ Growth Through a Dynamic Web Presence” concerns hosting services that allow an enterprise to build informational, educational, and e-commerce Web sites without having to develop and support their own web server. The service includes disk space, data transfer, an exclusive domain name, e-mail capabilities, and more, all for a low monthly rate. Users retain complete administrative and design control of their site.

Christopher Lodge, a PAETEC Division Vice President with responsibility for Web and data-colocation services noted, ”Having your business on the Web can improve company communications, reduce operating costs, and enhance customer relations. The service also allows you to create an electronic ’store-front’ that can expand your marketing and sales outreach locally and globally.”

The service is an excellent option for business-class customers that prefer not to develop and support their own Web server, or do not have the required internal information technology resources.

Mr. Lodge added, ”Best of all, you can outsource the hassle of secure Web maintenance and gain the benefit of live support from a team of dedicated professionals. In addition, the service sets a strong business foundation to layer on additional network services as business needs evolve and expand.”

The live, one-hour webinar will be repeated over three days at the following times:

– Tuesday, Nov. 18, at noon ET

– Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 3:00 p.m. ET

– Thursday, Nov. 20, at noon ET

During the webinar, you will learn how:

– To customize a Shared Web Hosting solution to suit your unique requirements

– Easy it is to use a Website control panel

– Simple it is to expand your Website as your operations grow

– Easy tools can help you set up your own secured e-commerce site

To register, please visit PAETEC’s online educational webinar page here, or visit www.paetec.com.

PAETEC is personalizing communications for business-class customers across the United States. We offer a comprehensive suite of data, voice, and IP services, as well as enterprise communications management software, network security solutions, CPE, and managed services.

For more information, please visit: www.paetec.com.

Phoenix, Arizona - (The Hosting News) - November 17, 2008 - Provider of Windows-based web hosting, CrystalTech Web Hosting, will be attending the Adobe MAX conference in San Francisco, California, being held through November 19th.

CrystalTech, a long time Adobe partner and ColdFusion hosting provider’s representatives are attending many of the conference’s hands-on labs and sessions, covering design and development topics relating to Adobe products such as Creative Suite and ColdFusion.

Robert Cichon, President and Chief Operating Officer of Newtek Technology Services noted, ”As a web hosting company that specifically caters to designers and developers, it was important that we attended this year’s Adobe MAX conference. With a large segment of our customers using products such as Photoshop, Flash, or ColdFusion to deploy websites and applications in our hosting environment, the knowledge and techniques our staff acquires through the conference’s hands-on labs and sessions gives us the opportunity to better support the ever-evolving needs of our customers.”

As a renowned ColdFusion hosting provider, CrystalTech has acquired a portfolio of customers over the years that includes one of the largest ColdFusion developer communities in the industry. The company has also taken steps over the past year to further expand on its ColdFusion offering by introducing one of the most affordable leasing options for ColdFusion 8 Enterprise licenses on dedicated servers.

Mr. Cichon added, ”We’ve been providing reliable ColdFusion hosting for nearly a decade, even before it was a product of Adobe or Macromedia.  Adobe MAX is a wonderful opportunity for us to put some faces to names, and to meet many of the developers who have stuck with us over the years, as well as reach out to ColdFusion enthusiast not familiar with the great service we provide.”

Newtek’s Technology service lines include:

·        CrystalTech Web Hosting, Inc.: An industry leading provider of Microsoft Windows web hosting since 1997, CrystalTech offers shared, dedicated, and VPS hosting plans, along with domain registrations, SSL certificates, and online shopping cart tools.

·        Web Services:  Customized web design and development services.

·        Data Backup, Storage, and Retrieval: Fast, secure, off-site data backup, storage and retrieval solutions designed to meet the specific regulatory and compliance needs of any business.

A wholly owned subsidiary of Newtek Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEWT), Newtek Technology Services is a premier provider of web technology solutions to the small- to medium-sized business market, providing services to customers in over 100 countries, ranging from small businesses to Fortune 100 corporations.

Newtek Business Services, Inc. is a direct distributor to the small to medium-sized business market under the Newtek brand. According to the SBA, there are over 25.8 million small businesses in the United States, which in total represent 99.7% of all employer firms, generate 60 to 80% of all new jobs annually and create more than 50% of non-farm private GDP. Since 1999, Newtek has helped these business owners realize their potential by providing them with the essential tools needed to manage and grow their businesses. Newtek focuses on providing its 75,000 customers with access to financial, management and technological resources that enable them to better grow and compete in the marketplace.

Newtek’s Technology service lines include:

CrystalTech Web Hosting, Inc.: An industry leading provider of Microsoft Windows web hosting since 1997, CrystalTech offers shared, dedicated, and VPS hosting plans, along with domain registrations, SSL certificates, and online shopping cart tools.

Web Services: Customized web design and development services.

Data Backup, Storage, and Retrieval: Fast, secure, off-site data backup, storage and retrieval solutions designed to meet the specific regulatory and compliance needs of any business.

Founded in 1992, CrystalTech Web Hosting, Inc. is one of the largest Windows-based web hosting companies in the world, hosting customers in over 100 countries, ranging from small businesses to Fortune 100 corporations. CrystalTech uses a data center that includes redundancy throughout core systems such as, power, air conditioning, network connectivity, network transportation, as well as a secured environment for their network operations center. CrystalTech is a subsidiary of Newtek Business Services, Inc., a provider of business services and financial products to small and medium-sized businesses. For more information about CrystalTech, please contact 877-323-4678.

To learn more about Newtek, please visit: www.newtekbusinessservices.com.

To learn more about CrystalTech, please visit: www.crystaltech.com.

Brick, New Jersey - (Website Hosting Directory) - November 17, 2008 - Hosting and web design development company, PlanMySite.com, has debuted its custom made services.

The recently launched website offers all-inclusive web solutions for small businesses. No more switching from one management panel to another, no more searching for web design and hosting companies. PlanMySite.com offers all features necessary to run even the most complex website with just one password to remember.

Tomasz Banas, owner of PlanMySite.com remarked, ”We are a company that provides everything on the plate to our clients starting with advice on selecting the right domain name, finishing with hosting services and free support center. The cost of creating a website of comparable quality is several times lower than in the average web development company which opens the doors for many small companies just starting up.”

Created with client requirements in mind, PlanMySite.com combines unique and fully customized features that enable its customers to project and create websites that will suit all of their online needs with ease and in professional manner.

The entire website development process is grouped into logical stages with easy to understand online wizards and quick fill out forms which guide clients through the painless procedure of creating their dream website. The company offers a wide range of web designs and hosting packages accompanied with many add-on features that will make each website even more customized. In an event of a special request, PlanMySite.com will create a custom, tailor-made package just for the client exclusively, to suit his or her needs.

Mr. Banas added, ”Our goal is to create business identities and promote them on the Internet. We design professional, unique and search-engine friendly websites. We wish to provide full web development services, in order to save our clients from dealing with various organizations managing their company’s website. We’ll take care of it all while in continuous contact with our clients.”

Comprehensive services by PlanMySite .com range from single-page business cards to complex, multipage corporate websites. To begin work with PlanMySite, there is no need for large amounts of money. Small monthly payments through the contract length make it possible for all-sized companies to start their online presence easy and affordable.

PlanMySite is for organizations, which are looking to launch their virtual presence by being placed on the Internet with professional and eye-catching web design, to reflect their business needs and personality, to meet their consumer expectations and to launch the growth of their company.

PlanMySite.com provides all-inclusive web design and hosting services with many add-on features for small businesses to help them develop a business style and maintain professionalism.

To learn more, please visit: www.planmysite.com.

Dallas, Texas - (The Hosting News) - November 14, 2008 - Hosting and solutions company, C I Host, will open a new datacenter facility in Dallas, Texas, scheduled to open in 2009.

The new facility is being developed to maximize best practices from the company’s 11 years in business, along with providing improved technology. Erin Bullock, Executive Director of Business Development for C I Host remarked, ”C I Host is a pioneer in the Web hosting industry and we have the opportunity to use more than a decade of experiences to build a customer’s ideal datacenter from the ground up - and then deliver it to them.”

The company continues to offer services for the same low prices. The new datacenter facilities expand the company’s capabilities while consolidating operations to more efficiently serve customers worldwide. The new datacenter facilities represent a transformation for the company, as the datacenter is built out for maximum performance, efficiency and availability for the customer - all before customers are ever moved in.

The new facilities, which will open in February 2009, boast 60,000 square feet of space with diverse electrical feeds and fiber entrances, while a 1.5-megawatt power transformer and 750-kilowatt transformer will ably handle electrical loads. On-site fuel storage and a generator with Automatic Transfer Switches will help ensure consistent power availability.

Nicholas Giancola, Chief Network Architect at C I Host added, ”We’re using the new facilities as a blank slate opportunity to provide the kind of technology and service our customers demand.”

The new buildings are located in the Dallas Love Field Corridor, 6 miles from downtown Dallas, 2.5 miles from Love Field Airport, and 10 miles from DFW International Airport. New customers will be added to the new facility in early 2009, while current CI Host customers will be migrated during the following six to twelve months.

C I Host, based in the Dallas/Fort Worth area is a web hosting and Internet solutions provider, domain name registrar (DNR) and application service provider (ASP) hosting hundreds of thousands of domains around the world. C I Host creates business-class web hosting solutions for the small- and medium-enterprise (SME) market, with the broadest portfolio of managed hosting and value-added services in the industry. C I Host is accredited by ICANN to register domain names. C I Host operates three data centers across the United States, with its main facility and Network Operations Center in Bedford, Texas. C I Host also has offices in Los Angeles and Chicago.

C I Host has been ranked among the 5,000 fastest growing companies in the United States by Inc. magazine, with over 250,000 clients and a growth rate of 85 percent, placing it at #3488 in the list. C I Host has also been ranked #1 in speed by the Adoloma Web Hosting Guide. C I Host has been consistently ranked among the Top 5 Web hosting companies out of 16,000 around the globe by cnet’s Ultimate Web Host List, HostPulse, WebHostsOnline.com and HostChart.com. C I Host was named among the Top 25 Web hosting companies by HostIndex.com.

To learn more, please visit: www.cihost.com.

Overland Park, Kansas - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - November 14, 2008 - The Topseos.com’s Top 10 List of Web Hosting Companies, in the number one spot on TopHosts’ list of Top 25 Hosting Providers for November 2008, is featuring Aplus.Net web hosting company.

In addition, the company was ranked once more among the top 10 web hosting providers on Topseos.com’s monthly list.

Phillip Spencer, CEO of Aplus.net remarked, ”We’re extremely proud to once again reach the coveted number one spot on the esteemed TopHosts list. Especially given that this honor comes hot on the heels of our brand new website launch, we’re especially excited that TopHosts has chosen this moment to single us out of the crowded web hosting category and call us the very best.”

As one of the Internet industry’s longest-running hosting providers, this award marks the fourth time since March 2007 that Aplus.net has landed in the number one spot on the TopHosts list. The company has enjoyed a continuous presence among that list’s Top 5 hosting providers for more than four years running.

According to its website, TopHosts ranks its monthly lists of top web hosting providers by sorting through ‘numerous applications from hosting companies,’ and applying ‘rigorous production testing’ to each applicant. TopHosts then combines this research with feedback from ‘hundreds of thousands of webmasters’ every month to decide what hosting companies offer the industry’s best service, quality, and value.

Aplus.net was also listed among Topseos.com’s Top 10 Web Hosting Companies for November, 2008. According to TopSeos.com, the listings are based on quality of services, pricing, innovation, customer and technical support, and overall efficiency and performance.

Mr. Spencer added, ”At Aplus.net, we make it a point to provide each and every one of our customers with the best possible hosting services at a great value. It’s the prime reason why we’ve been able to maintain our reputation as a leader in this competitive industry for almost two decades. Customers have come to expect premium service from Aplus.net, and we’re gratified to see the rest of the hosting industry taking note of that, as well.”

Aplus.Net has provided web services since the Internet’s commercial start in 1995. Aplus.Net is one of the top ten privately held hosting companies in the United States. Specializing in helping small businesses build a customer base via the Internet, Aplus.Net offers award-winning services that include web hosting and design, dedicated servers, online marketing, e-commerce, domain name registration, and much more. Aplus.Net has been awarded many honors for excellence, including the prestigious CNET Editors’ Choice Award, and has been featured in top U.S. business publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Black Enterprise, and PC Magazine.

For more information about Aplus.Net, please visit: www.aplus.net.

October 1, 2008 – Managed hosting provider Fpweb.net (www.fpweb.net) announced it has named Tom Brauch as the company’s new President.

Formerly Director of Web Services for Fpweb.net, Brauch will be taking over for Rob LaMear, who will remain CEO of Fpweb.net and take on a more evangelistic role for the company. As the President, Brauch will focus on company strategy, internal leadership and day-to-day business.

Brauch plans to take Fpweb.net from “good” to “great”, allowing them to stand with companies like Google, Toyota, 37Signals, Freshbooks and Netflix. “I lie awake at night, mostly due to my 11 month-old crying, but also identifying ways to shake up the way we do things around here,” he said. “I hate bureaucracy. I prefer to challenge prevailing assumptions by creating new practical ideas that simplify our processes and prove useful.”

First and foremost, Brauch intends to change the way Fpweb.net does business, by creating a stronger focus on customer service. “We simply must provide exceptional customer service, be honest and transparent, and treat our employees as we would our most valuable customers,” he stated. “In doing so, we plan to build a sturdy backbone of customer and employee loyalty upon which our business can grow.”

Brauch comes to the position with over 15 years of consumer Internet experience, with the bulk of his career spent in usability and project management fields. He brings with him the wealth of knowledge he gained while previously serving companies such as MasterCard Worldwide, The Federal Reserve Bank and Cox Health Systems.

Fpweb.net provides managed hosting services for SharePoint, Exchange, CRM, Project, PerformancePoint, Office Communications Server and SQL to customers around the world. Fpweb.net offers shared, semi-dedicated and dedicated server environments to cater to the client’s need for speed, security and control, while cutting IT costs 60%. All hosted services are housed in SAS 70 Type II data centers with PCI, SOX and HIPPA compliance to ensure the highest level of data security. Additionally, each solution is backed 24/7 by expert, U.S.-based service and support. With Fpweb.net’s rapid server deployment, clients can access the infrastructure they need today, without a significant up-front investment. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, they serve over 5,000 enterprise customers including the NY Yankees, U.S. Air Force and BP Amoco.

Hosted Solutions, the East Coast’s premier data center and managed services provider, announced today that it has signed a multimillion dollar deal with Belk, Inc., to provide hosting and managed services for its totally updated Belk.com Web site.

The new site provides customers with an entirely new online shopping experience that reflects the essence of Belk and marks the beginning of a long-term commitment by Belk to provide a state-of-the-art online shopping channel for customers. The new Belk.com features a wide assortment of fashion apparel, accessories and shoes plus a large selection of cosmetics, home and gift merchandise. Many top name fashion brands are offered along with many of Belk’s exclusive private brands. The site debuted last month with more than 50,000 items available for purchase, and will offer more than 100,000 items by year-end.

Charlotte-based Belk’s re-launch of its ecommerce site will provide customers with added shopping and service convenience. It was imperative for Belk to find a hosting provider that could provide the full spectrum of managed services to guarantee that the site was secure and available to customers 24/7/365.

Hosted Solutions will provide its full roster of services to support the new multi-site ecommerce infrastructure including fully managed, dedicated hardware across Windows, Linux, and Solaris Operating Systems, SAN and NAS storage platforms, managed virtualization, clustered firewalls, IDS/IPS,  load-balancing, high availability clustering and comprehensive 24/7 monitoring and management.

“This is an exciting time in the history of Belk,” said Belk, Inc. executive vice president and chief information officer Roddy Kerr. “Finding the right hosting partner was an important priority for us when deciding to launch our ecommerce site. We needed a partner that could deliver a fully managed solution and guarantee 100 percent uptime across multiple SAS70 data centers Hosted Solutions clearly met our technical requirements and our company cultures were very similar. We are both committed to maintaining relationships of integrity, honesty and fairness with customers, associates, vendors and other partners.”

“Belk has created a reputation for prestige and customer service among shoppers and maintained that strong heritage since 1888. They promise their customers honest and fair treatment, full value for every dollar, and satisfaction in every way each time they shop at Belk,” said Josh Wolff, Regional Sales Manager for Hosted Solutions in Charlotte, N.C. “We are honored that Hosted Solutions allows Belk to extend the same promise and experience to their online customers.”

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About Hosted Solutions:
Hosted Solutions’ high quality Data Center and Managed Hosting services maintain and protect customers’ mission-critical IT systems and applications, enabling them to reduce operating costs, lower the risk of downtime, focus on core competencies, and achieve their top business objectives. The company operates SAS 70 Certified facilities in Boston MA, Charlotte NC, Raleigh NC, and Cary NC providing best-of-breed data center operations with hardened physical infrastructure, the highest level of security, and a complete managed services portfolio. For more information please visit www.hostedsolutions.com.

About Belk, Inc.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Belk, Inc. is the largest privately owned department store company in the United States with 307 stores in 16 southern states. The company was founded in 1888 by William Henry Belk in Monroe, N.C., and is in the third generation of Belk family leadership.

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Fremont, California - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - November 13, 2008 - Shared hosting firm serving more than 310,000 Web sites since 1999, today announced the launch of its ‘Pay to Own’ sales model, allowing customers to pay a one-time fee, without any recurring subscription costs, for the web hosting services.

The new payment model is ideal for small businesses or individuals seeking a simple, ad-free, and reliable Web presence without a continual cost. Customers can even use a free 2ip sub-domain to eliminate domain name registry fees and use 2ip’s free Web site builder tools to avoid costs associated with creating the site.

Jimmy Tanzil, managing director of Ichthys Media LLC, 2ip’s parent company remarked, ”’Web sites hosted in our Pay to Own program are designed for web newcomers who are looking to get online without the recurring expense. With 2ip, it’s like having an electronic business card with a professional feel.”

2ip will use high-end servers to host ‘Pay to Own’ customers. Each system is powered by Dual Quad Core processors and between 4 and 8 GB RAM. To keep hosting costs low and maximize quality, 2ip intensively uses automation and virtualization procedures to manage existing hosting accounts and provision new sign ups.

The ‘Pay to Own’ web hosting plan is priced at $25, which allows users to host an unlimited number of domains on the account. It includes 100 MB of disk space, unlimited data transfer, and unlimited email accounts. Additional disk space is priced at one-time fees of $10 per additional 100 MB or $75 for additional 1,000 MB.

In addition to the ‘Pay to Own’ model, 2ip also offers traditional subscription-based plans, which offer more features, power, and storage allotments. Subscription-based shared hosting plans start at $3.75 monthly.

Founded in 1999 as a free Web hosting provider, 2ip today serves more than 310,000 Web sites with affordable shard Web hosting. It offers premium subscription-based and ‘Pay to Own’ web hosting services, starting at less than $4 per month. 2ip is a subsidiary of Ichthys Media LLC.

To learn more, please visit: www.2ip.com.