HOUSTON, April 22, 2009 – The Planet, the global leader in IT hosting, today announced that it will sponsor a seminar and networking event that discusses how businesses can stretch their IT budgets by leveraging a combination of hosting technologies. Titled “The Movement Toward Zero CapEx IT,” the event will be held at Hill Country restaurant in New York City today, April 22, from 4 to 7 p.m. Featured speakers include Alex Hyman, president of in8 Mobile; and Rob Walters and Carl Meadows of The Planet.

“In today’s difficult economic environment, companies are exploring opportunities to reduce their IT infrastructure costs,” said Steve Kahan, vice president of marketing and product management at The Planet. “New York is a hotbed of technology development, and we have a number of customers located in the area. We’ll offer an overview on hosting opportunities and also speak with existing customers who plan to join us.”

The event is the second in The Planet’s “Zero CapEx IT” seminar series. The next event will be held June 11 in Chicago. 

For more information, visit the Web site at http://www.theplanet.com/events.

 

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 16.9 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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