Rich Lee, Hosted Solutions CEO, to Lead Cloud Computing Panel at Raleigh's Internet Summit 09

Rich Lee, Hosted Solutions CEO, to Lead Cloud Computing Panel at Raleigh's
Internet Summit 09

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Hosted Solutions, the East Coast's
premier provider of IT infrastructure as a service (IaaS), today announced
that Rich Lee, its Founder and Chief Executive Officer, will lead a discussion
on cloud computing at the Internet Summit 09 conference in Raleigh on November
5(th). Tickets may be purchased by visiting www.internetsummit.com. More
than 1,200 people have already registered to attend.

Lee is scheduled to deliver a "State of the Union" overview on cloud computing
on the second day of the two-day conference, which begins today at the Raleigh
Convention Center. He will address where the technology stands in today's
market and how companies can best take advantage of it. Following his
remarks, Lee will lead a discussion featuring several thought leaders from the
industry, including:
-- David Morken, CEO, Bandwidth.com
-- David Spitz, COO, ChannelAdvisor
-- Jay Goldman, Head of Marketing, Rypple

-- John Cooper, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, ArchPoint Partners

"Increasingly, companies of all sizes are seeking cloud-based solutions to
their infrastructure requirements," Lee said, noting that Hosted Solutions
introduced its Stratus Trusted Cloud((TM)) offering earlier this year.
Stratus Trusted Cloud dramatically improves the efficiency and availability of
IT resources and applications for small and mid-sized enterprises. It offers
a massively scalable, multi-tenant infrastructure that enables customers to
access a secure, enterprise-class cloud environment with built-in high
availability and automated resource balancing. As a result, businesses can
move faster without compromising availability or security and significantly
reduce both their capital and operating expenditures, whether Stratus is
deployed on an enterprise, private or hybrid cloud basis.

Internet Summit 09, which will be held at the Raleigh Convention Center Nov.
4-5, 2009, will also feature speakers Joe Kennedy, President & CEO of Pandora
and Richard Jalichandra, CEO of Technorati.

At the Summit, 75 industry leaders will present a wide variety of content
centered on Internet trends and opportunities created by new Web technologies,
social media, real time, online advertising, search, blogs, mobile, ecommerce,
usability, video, design and other best practices.

"At Hosted Solutions, we're at the heart of the internet, providing the
critical back end infrastructure that powers many of the leaders in the
business," Lee commented. "We're very excited to participate in Internet
Summit -- it's a very strong conference, showcasing the superior talent that
exists here in the Triangle region."

Additional Panel Topics will include:
-- Twitter
-- Cloud Computing
-- Online Video Discussion
-- Blogging: New Media and Personal Branding
-- Search Marketing
-- Growth and Liquidity
-- Email Marketing
-- CIO/CTO Roundtable

-- Analytics

Who should attend?
-- Those shaping and executing their company's Internet Strategy
-- CXOs and other leadership staff
-- Senior Marketers
-- Technologists and Entrepreneurs
-- Business Strategists
-- Online Marketing Professionals
-- Venture Capitalists and Analysts
-- Brand Advertisers and Managers
-- Agencies and Advertising Execs
-- Web and Application Developers
-- Online Publishers and Bloggers
-- Technology Providers
-- E-commerce Companies
-- Product Managers
-- Web Strategists
-- Media Buyers and Planners

-- Web Design Professionals

Attendees who attend the conference will also be able to interact with top
early-stage companies at the Demo Showcase and connect with leading technology
companies at the Expo hall.

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 Type II 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. Hosted Solutions is backed by
Boston-based private equity firm ABRY Partners. For more information, please
visit www.hostedsolutions.com.

SOURCE Hosted Solutions

Noreen Allen of Hosted Solutions, +1-919-882-3048, nallen@hostedsolutions.com;
or Steve Friedberg of MMI Communications for Hosted Solutions,
+1-610-518-7474, steve@mmicommunications.net