The Planet Named Among Web Hosts of the Decade

HOUSTON, Feb. 3, 2009 – The Planet, the global leader in IT hosting, today announced it has been named one of the five Web Hosts of the Decade by the editors of HostReview. The award is based on the period 1998 through 2008, and was given to companies who have driven innovation and reliability standards in Web hosting. The Planet also captured the award for Best Dedicated Server Package in 2008, based on its prices, technology and overall company performance.

           Among the 10 categories in HostReview’s Annual Web Hosting Awards, The Planet took the No. 2 seat in the Best Web Hosting Company category. The company also ranked third in the Readers’ Choice category, based on figures from an online poll. 

            “The Planet owes its decade-long success in the hosting industry to the quality of our network and data centers, as well as our ability to adapt to customer needs and a changing technology landscape,” said Steve Kahan, vice president of marketing and product management for The Planet. “We now offer our customers the broadest range of hosting choices in the industry, in combination with expert guidance to help businesses choose the exact solution they require.  Whether it’s colocation, self-managed dedicated servers, add-on management services or fully managed hosting, customers have the power to choose.”  

For more information, visit http://www.theplanet.com/hosting-awards/

About The Planet

The Planet is the leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting more than 20,000 small- and medium-size businesses and 14.5 million Web sites worldwide.  Customers have the power to choose from the broadest range of hosting solutions in the industry, from dedicated servers, Alpha Professional Managed Dedicated Servers, Northstar Managed Hosting and data center colocation, all backed by 24x7x365 support.   With the best choice of servers, software tools and world-class service, backed by state-of-the-art data centers 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.

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