The Planet Offers Enterprise-Level Performance and Storage for SMBs with New Server Launch

HOUSTON--(EON:Enhanced Online News)--The Planet, now the world’s largest privately held dedicated hosting company, today announced the availability of the Dell PowerEdge 2900 based on Intel’s new Clovertown quad-core technology. The new systems offer customers one of the most powerful servers in the industry. Available in the company’s six world-class data centers in both Houston and Dallas, the servers are the newest and most powerful in the company’s product portfolio.

“The recent Academy Awards served as one of our peak periods, when our servers were operating to accommodate record customer page visits”

Using the Clovertown quad-core technology and 10 disk drives, the Dell 2900 maximizes processing performance. The large storage capacity and high-performance processing power are essential for multiple dynamic websites, high-transaction e-commerce sites, databases and massive multi-player gaming.

“Performance and storage are critical requirements for my business, particularly since we operate multiple, high-traffic Web sites with peak periods that require significant power and storage,” said Brian Dhatt, chief technology officer for Sugar Publishing. Dhatt’s company operates the Sugar Network, one of the most comprehensive online communities for women. With more than two million unique visitors a month, sites include www.PopSugar.com, www.FabSugar.com, www.BuzzSugar.com, www.YumSugar.com, www.FitSugar.com, www.GeekSugar.com, www.GiggleSugar.com, www.DearSugar.com and www.TeamSugar.com.

“The recent Academy Awards served as one of our peak periods, when our servers were operating to accommodate record customer page visits,” said Dhatt. “These servers offer a great addition to accommodate our anticipated growth during this year’s spring and summer fashion season.”

“With the growth of e-commerce, processing power and storage represent enormous challenges for every business,” said The Planet’s Vice President of Marketing Steve Kahan. “Huge data stores, graphic-intensive content and high-volume payment processing require powerful server technology. With the Dell PowerEdge 2900, we offer our SMB customers enterprise-level processing power and tremendous storage capacity. Coupled with our network reliability and bandwidth, The Planet provides an on demand IT infrastructure for small businesses that rivals any enterprise organization.”

Availability and Pricing

The Dell PowerEdge 2900 offers quad-core Intel Clovertown 5310 processors, 8GB FBDIMM RAM, 10 hard disk drives configured as 2 – 15K 73GB RAID1, and 8 – 10K 300GB RAID10. With an introductory price of $1,099 per month, customers may purchase the server through The Planet’s online store at: http://www.theplanet.com/clovertown/.

About The Planet

The Planet is the leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting more than 22,000 small- and medium-size businesses and 2.8 million Web sites worldwide. By offering the best choice of servers, software tools and world-class support, backed by state-of-the-art facilities and unmatched network connectivity, The Planet helps turn information technology into a powerful competitive advantage that enables customers to successfully grow their businesses. For additional information, visit www.theplanet.com.

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