Noord-Holland, Amsterdam - (The Hosting News) - December 23, 2008 - Data center provider, EvoSwitch, has reduced the average Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of its facilities, from 1.8 to 1.6, which resulted in a 20 percent increase in energy saving - from 20 to 40 percent - compared to a traditional data center.

The ultimate goal of EvoSwitch is to achieve an energy saving of 70 to 80 percent. The extra 20 percent saving in energy consumption is largely the result of further investments in low-energy equipment and control systems. The expansion of the data center in 2008 also contributed to the improved PUE.

The first phase of EvoSwitch (2,000 m2) is already fully occupied by equipment from customers. This phase was completed in April 2007. Part of the second phase (2,000 m2 extra) is also almost fully used. The second phase was completed shortly before the summer of 2008 and required an additional investment of 9 million Euros. When the next phases are completed, EvoSwitch will have a potential floor area capacity of more than 9,000 m2.

Laurens Rosenthal, Innovation Director of EvoSwitch noted, ”The extra energy saving is in line with what we calculated beforehand. An average PUE of 1.6 is low, but the new design of the next phases enables us to achieve an even lower PUE. After completion of the next phases a PUE of 1.2 to 1.3 is a very realistic objective. According to our calculations, an energy saving will be realised in the new phase, in phase 3, of 70 to 80 percent compared to a traditional data center.”

A PUE of 1.2 to 1.3 is very low and proves that EvoSwitch is a leading data center innovator. Rosenthal: It means that you need only 20 to 30 percent extra power to manage the data centre infrastructure, whereas in traditional data centres 80 to 120 percent extra power is quite common nowadays. There are even excesses in the market of 3.0, which means that 200 percent extra energy is required.

Mr. Rosenthal added, ”The energy savings are used by EvoSwitch to finance the current and new investments in green technologies, but also to offer customers affordable energy prices. Building a green data center is more expensive than a traditional data center, but this does not affect our customers. We use the savings for further investments in green technology. Our customers also do not have to pay anything extra for our CO2 compensation, in which we invest together with the Climate Neutral Group. At EvoSwitch, companies are also better protected against high energy charges. Because of our investments in green technology and our long-term energy purchasing strategy, we can keep energy costs controllable and predictable for our customers. The environmentally friendly design of the EvoSwitch data center was the result of expert advice from TNO and the innovative work of our own dedicated design team. It enabled us to offer an energy-low concept at the opening of the data center in April 2007, among other things based on Free Cooling (using the outside temperature), Cold Corridors (separating warm and cold air flows) and UPS technology with Delta Conversion.”

EvoSwitch is now putting the final touches to a new design that will improve the PUE even further. Rosenthal: This will result in lower capital costs and operating costs and will benefit both the environment and the customers of EvoSwitch.

Mr. Rosenthal continued, ”There are many suppliers on the market who claim to operate ‘green’. The only thing that counts in a data center, however, is the Power Usage Effectiveness. A data centre may buy green power, but that does not make it energy-low. A data centre may install Cold Corridors, but that does not necessarily result in the best possible energy saving. The PUE of a data centre is the key figure that shows how green a data center actually is. Recently, the Green Grid, of which we are a member, decided to use the term Data Center infrastructure Effectiveness (DCiE) as well. The lower the PUE or the higher the DCiE, the more successful the concept of a green data center. How this is achieved is a matter of making the right choices from the various available green technologies. We now aim to realise a PUE of 1.2 to 1.3 in the new data center designs.”

EvoSwitch is a carrier-neutral, green data Center (CO2-neutral). The data center is located in the Amsterdam region, has good connections and a spacious floor area of more than 9,000 m2. EvoSwitch is ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified. To customers this means that their IT infrastructure within EvoSwitch is protected according to the highest standards. The data center has a total capacity of 20 Megawatt. This power capacity enables EvoSwitch to guarantee customers that there is always enough energy available. EvoSwitch operates fully climate-neutral. In cooperation with the Climate Neutral Group the data center invests in worldwide projects to restore the CO2 balance in the atmosphere.

For more information about Climate Neutral Group, please visit: www.climateneutralgroup.com.

To learn more about The Green Fan Partner Programme, please visit: www.thegreenfan.com.

For more about EvoSwitch, please visit: www.evoswitch.com.

London, United Kingdom - (Website Hosting Directory) - December 23, 2008 - Hosted Exchange is being offered at big savings, through the new ThinkExchange service, at ThinkGrid, to benefit small and medium-sized businesses specifically.

Designed to give SMBs access to the latest version of Microsoft’s market leading messaging solution, ThinkExchange provides all the features of Exchange 2007 but removes the pain of set-up, configuration and, most significantly, the need for upfront, capital expenditure.

Hosting companies looking to offer a messaging solution for their customers can also use ThinkExchange as a white-labelled, value-added service. ThinkExchange comes at half the cost of similar services offered by rival companies, giving start-ups and SMBs the opportunity to stay competitive by enjoying the benefits that larger businesses gain in keeping up-to-date with the latest technology.

ThinkExchange does not require SMBs to dedicate time and resources to maintaining, deploying and supporting an in-house solution. With ThinkExchange, businesses not only get the latest features of Microsoft Exchange 2007, such as shared calendars and contacts, but also Microsoft Outlook 2007, 1GB Mailboxes, anti-spam, anti-virus and back-up protection, mobile email and Outlook web access. Businesses can increase or decrease the number of users required, and the service is purchased with one simple monthly contract, giving greater control and flexibility in managing the cost of email.

ThinkExchange comes with ThinkGrid’s expert 24×7 support, giving customers their own personalised UK-based support teams, ensuring continuity and ultra-fast resolution of issues. As well as offering a service to small and medium-sized businesses, ThinkGrid has also allowed for white-labelling; allowing channel partners, hosting companies and services businesses to deliver a fully branded hosted Exchange 2007 offering to add to their existing revenue streams. Partners have the full capacity to build their own plans, provision and bill their customers.

David Pratt, COO of ThinkGrid noted, ”Faced with bank freezes on lending, tightening of purse strings and the need to maintain quality, in the current economic climate every penny really does count. ThinkExchange removes the cost and management burden of one of the most critical applications supporting UK businesses today. We’re offering a market leading email solution not only at a fraction of the cost, but with an approach that ensures other critical parts of the business need not suffer.”

ThinkGrid provides business IT on demand. We take away the management and cost burden of owning your own IT by offering it to you as an on demand service. No longer do you need to make huge capital investments in PCs, servers, software and telephony systems. Instead, with ThinkGrid each employee is given their own personalised virtual desktop that can be accessed from anywhere in the world through an Internet connection. Applications can be added and removed at the touch of a button and there are also hosted telephony systems available. You only pay for what you use so based on the needs of your business you can scale up and down at the click of a mouse.

To learn more, please visit: www.thinkgrid.co.uk.

Dallas, Texas - (The Hosting News) - December 22, 2008 - On-demand hosting services and virtual data center provider for the small to medium enterprise (SME), SoftLayer Technologies, has completed a SAS 70 review, which validates the security of its services.

Including the assessment of all processes and systems necessary to complete an accompanying Type II report, the audit and evaluation were part of its ongoing commitment to provide customers with industry-best standards and practices. A SAS 70 Type II review is an in-depth survey of a service organization’s control objectives and activities, with an evaluation of the organizations’ effectiveness in meeting those control objectives.

Steve Kinman, Customer Service Manager at SoftLayer noted, ”We are very excited to have completed this process. It gives us an objective standard for assuring all of our customers, of all sizes, that we provide reliable, tested, and secure hosting services based upon industry-recognized standards.”

It is an important step for any service organization supporting outsourced, mission-critical, and information technology services. The survey includes a full assessment of: Oversight by executive management Operations and customer service Development and information technology organization Human resources policies and procedures Risk assessment monitoring SAS 70 data centers must maintain prescribed levels of data security and redundancy, as well as personnel controls. The data center’s staff cannot access servers or data without a specific procedure. All systems access and activity must be logged, and all physical access is highly controlled.

SoftLayer’s review was conducted by an independent auditing agency and included extensive testing performed over a six-month period. It involved all existing SoftLayer data center facilities in Dallas, Seattle, and Washington, DC.

Headquartered in Plano, Texas, SoftLayer provides next-generation web hosting and on-demand datacenter services on a global basis from facilities located in Dallas, TX and Seattle, WA and Washington DC. Utilizing proprietary management tools coupled with the industry’s first network-within-a-network topology, the company delivers unprecedented power and control to securely manage IT environments while providing unparalleled scalability.

For more about SoftLayer, please visit: www.softlayer.com.

Scottsdale, Arizona - (Website Hosting Directory) - December 22, 2008 - Web hosting and domain registrar, Go Daddy, has been selected by The Phoenix Business Journal, for its list of ‘Best Places to Work’ - for the fifth consecutive year.

Bob Parsons, Founder and CEO of GoDaddy explained, ”It’s important for us to make Go Daddy a fun and rewarding place to work. I learned a long time ago that happy employees, who are excited about what they’re doing, they perform at a higher level, which in turn allows us to deliver the best customer service in the industry.”

The world’s largest domain name provider ranked 19 in the category for large Valley companies. ‘The Best Places to Work’ ranking is based on employee surveys which measure retention rate,manager effectiveness, team effectiveness, employee alignment with company goals, trust in senior leadership and trust in fellow coworkers, among other performance categories.

The data is compiled by Quantum Market Research and finalists are put into categories based on company size. The Scottsdale-based company employs more than 18-hundred people in Arizona. Go Daddy prides itself on its competitive salaries, exceptional benefits and creative perks, including the company’s legendary holiday parties where CEO and Founder Bob Parsons has a reputation for giving away thousands of dollars and other prizes, such as cars, motorcycles and trips for which the company also foots the tax bill.

Lane Jarvis, Human Resources Vice-President at Go Daddy remarked, ”Our employees are the heart and soul of our operation and it’s nice to be recognized. We strive to create a positive, healthy environment for our employees, where successes and contributions are celebrated.”

Go Daddy has received many honors as a top employer, including five consecutive years on the Best Places list and recognition from the CNN Money list of Best Perks. GoDaddy.com was also named the 2007 Arizona Business Leader of the Year and was awarded a 2008 honorable mention for the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility. Go Daddy is also generous to local and national charities. In 2007, Go Daddy’s philanthropic works totaled $1.4 million in donations and this year the company is on track to donate more than $1.65 million to charities, many of which help with women, children, education and health-related causes. Go Daddy is on track for its best revenue year in the company’s history.

To celebrate, Mr. Parsons is hosting a spectacular holiday party for all the employees at Chase Field Saturday. Go Daddy is even flying in its out-of-state employees and their guests for the night and putting them up in a nearby hotel. Live entertainment at the big bash includes two legendary rock bands, an internationally renowned comedian, a laser show, random cash drawings, plus gifts for every one of the near 4,000 guests. Go Daddy is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona and also has offices in Phoenix, Mesa, Gilbert, and Tempe, as well as Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Denver, Colorado and Washington, D.C. Go Daddy is always looking for highly talented, motivated professionals to join its dynamic team and now has more than 70 open positions.

Go Daddy is a leading provider of services that enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. Go Daddy provides a variety of domain name registration plans and web site design and hosting packages, as well as a broad array of on-demand services. These include products such as SSL Certificates, Domains by Proxy private registration, ecommerce Web site hosting, blog templates and blog software, podcast packages and online photo hosting. The Go Daddy Group, Inc. has more than 32 million domain names under management. Go Daddy registers, renews or transfers a domain name every second. GoDaddy.com is the world’s No. 1 domain name registrar according to Name Intelligence, Inc. GoDaddy.com is also rated the world’s largest hostname provider according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2007, The Go Daddy Group registered more than one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .mobi. To view Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons’ blog, visit www.BobParsons.tv.

To learn more about the wide variety of job opportunities with GoDaddy.com, please visit: www.godaddy.com/jobs.

For more information about GoDaddy, please visit: www.godaddy.com.

New York, New York - (The Hosting News) - December 19, 2008 - FastNext is offering holiday discounts, including clustered hosting plans at the price of shared plans. In addition, six month contracts will receive one month of free service, while a year or more includes 3 months of free hosting service.

FastNext has also instituted new upgraded Linux VPS. The standard usually includes two ways of upgrade: reducing the prices or improving the offer. FastNext decided not to choose, so customers may buy improved VPS for the smaller price. New VPS-Classic, VPS-Midi, VPS-Maxi and VPS-Mega provide with 15 Gb - 40 Gb of diskspace, 200-600 Gb of traffic, 256 - 1024 Mb of the guaranteed RAM for the prices started from $24.95/mo. En equal share CPU is enabled and each customer obtains a guaranteed amount of RAM. All plans (except the VPS-Classic) allow creating unlimited domains.

Also included in the holiday specials, is a free GeoTrust SSL Certificate, for 12 month hosting service orders. The free GeoTrust SSL Certificate on 12 month orders include a single certificate install, no chained installation, free self-service reissues for the lifetime of the certificate, and strong 128 / 256 bit SSL encryption, compatible with 99%+ of all browsers and webservers. GeoTrust SSL Certificate has assured the security of commercial transactions and customer data.

FastNext offers new platform configurations designed to faciliate more failproof and efficient services. The company has upgraded all servers to AMD Opterons that use the 64-bit Linux operating system. Customer data is stored on the RAID-10 array, that survives up to 2 HDDs failures without service interruption. The company invests in development of new software such as MultiManager and Double backup.

To learn more, please visit: http://fastnext.com.

Phoenix, Arizona - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - December 19, 2008 - Newtek Business Services company, CrystalTech Web Hosting, has launched new economically priced Hyper-V powered Virtual Private Server (VPS) plans.

Starting at $59.95 per month, the price is available through January 31, 2009. Earlier this year, CrystalTech became one of the premier hosting providers to offer Microsoft Hyper-V as the underlying technology behind a VPS solution, offering true hardware virtualization and heavy isolation between virtual instances on the physical server.

The new plans, which provide users with a dedicated-like environment for less than half the price of most dedicated servers, include Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, a value of over $50.00 per month, a guaranteed 512 MB of memory, 30 GB of disk space, and full administrative access to the operating system.

Bob Cichon, President and Chief Operating Officer of Newtek Technology Services remarked, ”As more businesses and developers turn to VPS as an affordable alternative to dedicated hosting, it was important that we were able to expand our offering to include a solution that was comparable in price to higher-end shared hosting plans yet more powerful than most other VPS solutions at a similar price point. Now customers can leverage the power of a robust Windows server environment at half the price.”

CrystalTech today also released details of the server hardware it utilizes on all VPS host servers. The hardware configuration includes dual Intel 5410 Quad Core 2.33 GHz processors, mirrored OS drives, and a Raid 6 configuration for the data array that ensures redundancies and fail-safes in the event one or more disk drives experience hardware failure.

Mr. Cichon noted, ”By using only our most robust, custom built server hardware, we have been able to assure customers that our VPS environment is not only an affordable solution, but also a highly reliable one.”

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’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.

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.

Newtek’s other business service lines include:

Electronic Payment Processing: Electronic solutions to accept non-cash payments, including credit and debit cards, check conversion, remote deposit capture, ACH processing, and electronic gift and loyalty card programs.

Business Lending: Broad array of lending products including SBA 7(a), conventional commercial real estate and SBA 504 loans, business lines of credit, and business credit cards.

Insurance Services: Commercial and personal lines of insurance, including health and employee benefits in all 50 states, working with over 40 insurance carriers.

Accounts Receivable Financing: Receivable purchasing and financing services.

Payroll: Complete payroll management and processing services.

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.

Newtek Business Services, Inc. is a direct distributor of a wide range of business services and financial products to the small- to medium-sized business market under the Newtek brand. Since 1999, Newtek has helped small- and medium-sized business owners realize their potential by providing them with the essential tools needed to manage and grow their businesses, and to compete effectively in today’s marketplace. Newtek provides one or more of its services to over 91,000 business accounts, and has positioned the Newtek brand as a one-stop-shop provider of business services to the small- and medium-sized business market. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, there are over 26.8 million small businesses in the United States, which in total represent 99.7 percent of all employer firms.

To learn more about CrystalTech’s Hyper-V powered VPS hosting solution, please visit: www.crystaltech.com/vps.aspx

For more about Newtek, please visit: www.newtekbusinessservices.com.

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

San Antonio, Texas - (The Hosting News) - December 18, 2008 - SupportSoft Inc., to provide a Windows-based web environment that runs on a heterogeneous hosting model for the Hosting services provider, Rackspace, has been chosen to support the technology software and services facilitator.

Anthony Rodio, Chief Operating Officer, SupportSoft remarked, ”Rackspace is able to offer us the highest level of uptime, which is critical to our and our customers’ success. Thousands of global customers depend on SupportSoft and support.com to provide always-on service. With their Fanatical Support, we have found that Rackspace values customers as much as we do.”

Consisting of a Platform and Managed Hosting combination, the solution was created as a unique alternative to colocation. Platform Hosting gives users the control to manage all aspects of their hosting environment, with the added benefit of managed hardware and network infrastructure. Managed Hosting provides users with a fully managed offering, which includes 24×7x365 technology and service support.

The company’s consumer arm, support.com, takes this enterprise grade technology and uses it to provide Instant Technology Relief® directly to consumers and small businesses through their technology engineers at 1-800-PC-Support and a number of major retail, DSP and ISP partners.

SupportSoft moved to Rackspace based on value, IT resources and the ability to provide data center redundancy. SupportSoft sought out a hosting company that could meet their unique hosting needs, allowing them the flexibility to manage aspects of their hosting environment for parts of their business while also offering a fully managed hosting service for others. They also sought technical expertise, world-class data centers and world-class customer support, all of which could help enable them to provide superior service.

Jim Lewandowski, Senior Vice President, worldwide sales, Rackspace Hosting remarked, ”SupportSoft wanted a configuration that would allow them to take advantage of their technology knowledge while helping manage costs. Rackspace has been able to step in and provide a tailored offering to SupportSoft saving them time and money that they now put towards business critical operations.”

SupportSoft develops software that automates the resolution of IT problems through proactive, self-healing and assisted service technology.
For more than 10 years, they’ve helped ensure that technology critical to businesses - and their customers - works as planned. Their best-in-class, scalable solutions are designed to enable both end users and analysts to detect, diagnose and correct problems at home, in the office or anywhere in between. With these solutions, SupportSoft endeavors to reduce the costs associated with support delivery.

Rackspace Hosting delivers computing-as-a-service, integrating the industry’s best technologies into a flexible service offering, making computing more reliable andaffordable. A trusted partner to companies of all sizes, Rackspace enables IT departments to be more effective. Rackspace is distinguished by its award-winning Fanatical Support, furthering the company’s mission to be one of the world’s greatest service companies. 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 (www.rackspace.com), email hosting (www.mailtrust.com) and cloud hosting ( www.mosso.com).

For more information about Rackspace Managed Hosting, please visit: www.rackspace.com.

Scottsdale, Arizona - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - December 18, 2008 - Hosting and domain registrar provider, Go Daddy, will host an annual holiday party estimated to cost $2M, at the Chase Field in downtown Phoenix.

The company plans to fly in all of its out-of-state employees and their guests, and chauffeur them from the airport, as well as putting them up in a brand new hotel. In all, nearly 4,000 people are expected, attending from Arizona, Iowa, Colorado and Washington, D.C.

Bob Parsons, CEO and Founder of Go Daddy remarked, ”Someone asked me, why spend all the money on such a spectacular, expensive party … I say, why not? We’ve had our best year ever as a company and this achievement is because of our employees. I learned a long time ago, if you treat your people right, the rest takes care of itself.”

Go Daddy, like its CEO, has always been aggressive, even in the face of criticism. Just last week, as some long-time Super Bowl advertisers dropped out, Go Daddy announced it would advertise for a fifth consecutive year. Likewise, as many companies downgrade their charitable contributions, Go Daddy is beefing up its donations. Go Daddy expects to top its philanthropic works total from last year, with 2008 contributions exceeding $1.65M.

Mr. Parsons has been setting high standards, since launching the domain name registrar and web site hosting company eight years ago. Go Daddy has earned a rich reputation in the Human Relations arena for paying top performers’ mortgages for a year and giving away other attractive incentives such as cars, cash and exotic vacations.

The company also foots the bill on taxes associated with the prizes. And as many companies focus on slashing jobs, Go Daddy is hiring and later this week expects to be honored on the annual Best Places to Work list for a fifth consecutive year. In those years, Go Daddy rose to dominance and, in fact, turned profitable during the dotCOM bust, as other Web companies crashed. The Internet is considered by some to be a saving grace for the struggling economy; others see the web as ‘the place to be’ in a competitive climate.

Recent statistics from Cyber Monday reported a 15 percent increase in retail revenue this year over last.1 Go Daddy owns and offers more than 40 Web related products, including a wide variety of Web site hosting options. Its primary mission though is to provide registration for Web site addresses. Go Daddy has grown to be more than three times the size of its closest competitor2 and is on track for a 40 percent increase in overall revenue, year to year.

Mr. Parsons added, ”So why shouldn’t we celebrate a little this year?. We have a 45 percent market share of new domain names worldwide and are growing in every area of our company. Our people deserve a party.”

More than 2,000 employees and their guests will be treated to food, drinks and gifts. Everyone, even employee guests, will be given a gift. Mr. Parsons is expected to roll into the stadium on a motorcycle and dole out random cash prizes as he did last year. As for entertainment, two legendary rock bands are booked to perform, along with an internationally acclaimed comedian, plus there will be a laser show to put the exclamation point on what promises to be an evening to remember.

Go Daddy is a leading provider of services that enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. Go Daddy provides a variety of domain name registration plans and web site design and hosting packages, as well as a broad array of on-demand services. These include products such as SSL Certificates, Domains by Proxy private registration, ecommerce web site hosting, blog templates and blog software, podcast packages and online photo hosting. The Go Daddy Group, Inc. has more than 32 million domain names under management. Go Daddy registers, renews or transfers a domain name every second. GoDaddy.com is the world’s No. 1 domain name registrar according to Name Intelligence, Inc. GoDaddy.com is also rated the world’s largest hostname provider according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2007, The Go Daddy Group registered more than one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .mobi.

To view Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons’ blog, please visit: www.bobparsons.tv.

For more information about GoDaddy, please visit: www.godaddy.com.

San Jose, California - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - December 17, 2008 - Webhosting company, MochaHost.com, has developed for its new and current customers, new holiday season specials, including 6 months of freehosting and 2 free domain names, in addition to a free sitebuilder withBusiness or Mocha plans.

Other season specials include: a free domain for any annual (1 year) purchase and, special discounts for non-profit organizations OR military personnel, along with a special 10% discount for any of its’ reseller plans.

The offer will be valid through December 31, 2008.

In addition, MochaHost is pleased to announce the availability of Hosting Gift E-cards - a unique and valuable gift idea available for immediate purchase for BOTH new and existing customers! All of the cards are with 10% off the regular package price, and not only provide hosting with a domain name, but also a state-of-the-art, efficient, and easy to use sitebuilder, so that the gift recipient has the COMPLETE hosting package in order to get started.

MochaHost is located in the heart of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, California, specializing in providing professional hosting, web design, e-commerce, and Internet promotion services. MochaHost’s plans are designed to tailor to specific needs, from personal use/small businesses, to sophisticated e-commerce sites with higher requirements for bandwidth and disk space.

To learn more about the new offers, please visit: www.mochahost.com/specials.

For more information about MochaHost, please visit: www.mochahost.com.

Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - December 16, 2008 - The Planet will include a Green Chilled Water Energy System, and 11MW Power 08, in plans for a new environmentally friendly 86,000 square foot data center.

Located in the Dallas suburb of Plano, Texas, the facility, which will use the latest modular cooling technology from Turbine Air Systems, will accommodate expansion of the company’s highly regarded colocation services, along with its popular private racks and Planet Northstar Managed Hosting services. The new operation - the company’s seventh data center -; will bring its total data center raised floor footprint to 214,500 square feet.

Douglas J. Erwin,Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Planet remarked, ”We have a long and successful track record in providing colocation services, and continue to receive significant interest from customers looking either to expand their core IT infrastructure or to supplement their operations. Dallas ranks as one of the nation’s top five colocation markets based on its connectivity, central location and the availability of its skilled workforce. With the current shortage of colocation space that offers robust power density, we expect substantial interest in our new highly efficient facilities.”

The company plans to immediately begin colocation pre-leasing on the first 12,000 square feet, which will accommodate approximately 8,000 servers. The new data center will open in May 2009 and meet the same SAS 70 Type II qualifications of the company’s existing six facilities.

Mr. Erwin continued, ”Despite today’s difficult economic environment, which provides its own set of challenges, we believe there is an extraordinary market opportunity. Over the past two years we have aggressively expanded our footprint, with considerable strategic investments in our core infrastructure and product portfolio. Our broad spectrum of services offers customers the power to choose precisely what they need, combined with our world-class network and data centers. With the downturn, companies are looking to reduce IT costs, and The Planet’s hosted model offers a 75 percent cost savings compared with the do-it-yourself alternative. Finally, we continue to have a very strong balance sheet. Our recent $45 million credit facility underscores the stability of our business and augments our ability to execute on our growth plans.”

The mixed-use facility will feature N+1 cooling and power architectures, with state-of-the-art, high-efficiency water-cooled chillers from Turbine Air Systems (TAS). This ‘green’ architectural design, which costs an additional $2 million to build, provides a planned return on investment in just 30 months. An equipment galley, located outside of the data center floor, will hold six large air-handling units and all chilled water piping. Because all water is located outside of the actual data center floor, the design eliminates the possibility of an interior water leak.

The new TAS cooling system provides a modular mechanical installation. Rather than securing multiple components from a broad array of vendors, TAS manufactures an all-in-one system with a single point of contact for maintenance and service. In addition, TAS guarantees the energy efficiency specifics of its systems.

The new data center’s cooling system will provide twice the efficiency and use half the energy of The Planet’s existing data centers. The company expects to achieve a 1.3 co-efficiency of efficiency ranking, which is well below the 1.6 ideal rating. This score, recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and The Uptime Institute, measures the total power necessary to operate a data center, divided by critical power, which represents the energy required to operate its servers.

The Planet provides a broad range of colocation options, from dedicated locking cabinets to private-cage rentals. The company’s colocation configurations and service options offer customers the optimum solutions for their business, as well as the flexibility to expand and scale as required. Among the options customers can select from are the following:

Locking Cabinets - In the highly secure storage environment, servers receive proper cooling and power. The colocation cabinet provides the ideal solution for small and growing server installations.

Private Cages - Customers are offered the option of private cages that can be built to their exact specifications, with maximum flexibility and the proper secure environment. Private cages are ideal for customers who require multiple cabinets and guaranteed floor space for future expansion.

High-Speed Network Options: The Planet provides ultra high-speed network connections through either direct network feeds or blended feeds using the company’s world-class network. This enables customers to bypass the local loop and tie directly into the Internet.

Redundant Power: Customers can select redundant circuits as optional services in The Planet’s current and new colocation facilities. Redundant circuits provide a second circuit path that can mitigate the potential for power outages within the cabinet or cage area.

24×7x365 Access and Security: Backed by state-of-the-art physical on-site and online security, customers can take advantage of both online and in-person access with a wide range of self-service tools for reboots, monitoring and bandwidth graphs.

Remote Hands and Eyes: Every customer is provided with remote hands and eyes services. Certified colocation engineers can access equipment immediately to rapidly address emergency hands-on needs when speed is critical, which minimizes technician visit costs.

Advanced Services: The Planet offers customers the flexibility to add special Advanced Services as required. Colocation Advanced Services modules — monitoring, security and server administration — conveniently supplement the administration and maintenance of colocated equipment. Customers can create the optimal management plan for their business to lower operational costs, and improve the security and availability of their colocated environment.

Professional Services: An experienced staff of certified engineers is available to help with specific projects or tasks to troubleshoot or manage issues in the colocated infrastructure. Services are billed on an hourly basis through a service contract customized to each customer’s specific requirements.

The new building, owned and leased by Northwestern Mutual Life, is located on Plano Parkway in the 190 Business Center. Susan Singer of The Bradford Companies represented the owner. Andy Iversen and Chris Mason with Jackson-Cooksey represented The Planet.

Ultimately, The Planet endeavors to provide:

• High levels of network capacity and speed to deliver peak performance
• Instant scalability to handle even the largest spikes in network traffic
• Parallel, redundant, multi-tiered network routing and switching architecture to assure reliability and stability
• Multiple layer network security that prevents Delayed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks from harming businesses
• Knowledgeable experts with a passion for excellence and a commitment to operate the best networks in the business

The Planet is a leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting over 22,000 small and medium size businesses and 6.7 million web sites worldwide, using the best choice of servers, software tools and support, backed by enhanced facilities and network connectivity.

For more information about The Planet, please visit: www.theplanet.com.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - December 16, 2008 - United Internet’s 1 and 1 Internet, has added Windows Advanced Hosting to its dedicated servers, to facilitate easier installation of web applications.

All systems are also equipped with the platform that helps users to install comprehensive web applications with just a few mouse clicks. The delivery of web applications and services is based on the new Internet Information Services 7 (IIS7). Thanks to individual modules for these services, the new operating system is less vulnerable to external attacks and requires fewer server resources. IIS7 includes many new and improved administration tools like the graphical IIS manager. 1 and 1 customers can choose from three Windows Server 2008 versions - besides the standard image including SQL Microsoft Express Edition 2008, there are also versions with Parallels Plesk Panel 8.6. and minimal installation available.

On all 1 and 1 Windows Servers with Windows Web Server 2008, the Windows Server Advanced Hosting package is pre-installed. Advanced Hosting includes a package manager that enables users to install comprehensive applications with few mouse clicks. Users can choose from some 50 free available programs like the popular eShop software osCommerce, DotNetNuke and content management systems Drupal and Joomla as well.

1 and 1 Windows Servers are available in 5 versions. The entry model is 1 and 1 Business I with Dual-Core AMD Opteron 1216 Processor, RAID 1, two 250-Gigabyte hard drives and two Gigabytes of RAM for $119.99/month. The top-notch model, 1 and 1 Titan Server, includes Quad-Core AMD Opteron 2352 Processors, RAID 5, three hard drives and a total of 1,500 Gigabytes of storage space. With 16 Gigabytes of RAM, 1 and 1 Titan Server is available for $519.99/month.

1 and 1 is the one-stop-shop for web solutions, providing a high quality service with the security of our state-of-the-art green data centers and 24/7 technical support. 1 and 1 currently holds over 7.8 million customer contracts worldwide and manages over 10 million domain names.

1 and 1 Internet Inc. is a subsidiary of United Internet, a profitable public company with a market cap of $2 billion. 1 and 1 was founded in 1988 and hosts more than 10 million domain names, while more than 55,000 servers run on the company’s five state-of-the-art data centers. 1 and 1’s global community is over 7.8 million customer contracts strong. The company’s U.S. headquarters is located in Chesterbrook, PA. For more information, please contact the company at www.1and1.com or 1-877-461-2631.

To learn more about 1 and 1 Internet, please visit: www.1and1.com.

Quebec, Canada - (The Hosting News) - December 15, 2008 - Legendary hockey club, The Montreal Canadien centennial celebrations, are being web hosted by iWeb Group Inc.

The website, located at ourhistory.canadiens.com, was a significant project that developers trusted with iWeb’s infrastructure, to ensure the performance and availability of the site during the anticipated high-traffic periods, notably because of iWeb’s experience with projects whose performance and availability are key success factors.

A site of this magnitude and depth is a historic first in the world of professional sports. ‘Our History’ is an easy to use site where virtually all aspects of the history of the organization can be viewed. Visitors of the groundbreaking site have access to hundreds of player’s biographies, thousands of videos, photos and statistics as well as the detailed results of every game played by the Habs in the last 100 years.

Eric Chouinard, President and CEO of iWeb noted, ”We are delighted to be helping fans enjoy this historic element of the Montreal Canadiens’ centennial celebrations. The creative teams at Bluesponge and Turbulent Media completed the development portion of the site, after which iWeb designed, configured and provisioned a dedicated server ‘cluster’ (an advanced setup which will ensure top performance at all times) [as] a vital element to the success of any large-scale project.”

Marc Beaudet, President of Turbulent Media, who worked on the site in partnership with Montreal firm Bluesponge; interactive partner of the Montreal Canadiens added, ”It’s important to have a reliable infrastructure, but it must also be flexible, scalable and should be able to adjust very quickly when traffic increases.”

In August, iWeb entered into a partnership for a $22M financing agreement, with Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., covering long term growth of the company’s data centers, dedicated server leasing and web hosting operations.

iWeb initially received $ 10M USD in senior debt, 5 years, 16% and $ 1M in common shares will be issued to Goldman Sachs at $ 1.30 per share, these common shares will be subject to a four-month hold period. A subsequent $ 1M in shares will follow at $ 1.30, subject to certain market conditions. Under the second part of the agreement, Goldman Sachs can provide an additional $ 8M in senior debt with $ 2M in shares to be issued at market price, all subject to certain conditions and performance indicators.

Founded in 1996, iWeb offers a full line of advanced IP hosting services either through shared hosting, dedicated servers or co-location in three data centers, featuring over 52,000 square feet of floor space and the latest technological equipment. iWeb provides services in English, French and Spanish to clients in more than 130 countries.

For more information about iWeb, please visit: http://iweb.com.