Eliminates Switching Barriers, Provides Flight-to-Quality Opportunity Backed by
Well-Financed Company
HOUSTON--(Business Wire)--
The Planet, the global leader in IT hosting, leaps into the new year with the
boldest, most aggressive promotion ever for customers looking to switch hosting
providers. Effective immediately, new customers who move to The Planet from
another hoster receive a free month of service, coupled with free customized
migration assistance from its Advanced Services team of skilled and certified IT
professionals. Migrating customers will receive one hour of consultation for
each new server purchased.
The Planet`s Advanced Services experts will assess the customer`s environment
and develop a customized migration plan that includes a "migration checklist"
detailing IP address changes, DNS redirection and control panel reconfiguration,
among others. The month of free service is good for the new customer`s entire
hosting solution. It includes any type of dedicated servers, private or virtual
racks, and add-on products such as storage and data protection, firewalls and
load balancers.
"In today`s difficult economic climate, customers have expressed concerns about
the quality and long-term viability of their hosting providers, particularly
with their entire business resting in the hands of companies that could collapse
under financial pressure," said The Planet`s Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer Douglas J. Erwin. "We`ve recently announced both a $45 million credit
facility and a new 86,000 square foot data center that will open in May to
accommodate our colocation and complex systems businesses. We are well
positioned to provide the increasing demand we are experiencing for new and
existing services. Backed by our world-class data centers and network, we have a
well-earned reputation as the best company for one-stop IT infrastructure
shopping for the small- and medium-sized business."
To qualify for the offer, new customers must present a recent invoice from a
competing hosting provider. For more information, please visit the Web site at
the following address:
http://www.theplanet.com/dedicated-servers/server-specials/?id=MG090101
About The Planet
The Planet is the leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions,
hosting more than 25,000 small- and medium-size businesses and 14.1 million Web
sites worldwide. The Planet Alpha division provides the widest array of
self-managed dedicated servers and advanced services backed by 24x7x365 support.
The Planet Northstar Managed Hosting division combines a proactive methodology
and seasoned IT experts to deliver a fully managed hosting solution. With the
best choice of servers, software tools and world-class support, backed by
state-of-the-art facilities and an enterprise-class network, The Planet turns IT
into a powerful competitive advantage that enables customers to grow their
businesses. For additional information, visit www.theplanet.com.
The Planet
Yvonne Donaldson, 281-714-3602
ydonaldson@theplanet.com
or
GlobalFluency
Catherine Leahy, 650-433-4150
cleahy@globalfluency.com
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