ThePlanet’s Focus Series Brings The Industry’s First On-Demand Enterprise Hosting

April 6, 2005; 01:39 PM

Dallas - The PlanetSM recently unveiled its Focus SeriesSM, a collection of turnkey, application-specific hardware, software and hosting packages. The series of affordable, enterprise-class server solutions was designed to give businesses of every type and size a new level of cost-efficiency through faster provisioning and technology consolidation.

Each Focus Series solution combines the specific hardware, software, bandwidth and data center resources and security provisions that its individual application type requires. The systems and software are preinstalled and preconfigured to optimize performance and accelerate deployment. Available solutions include Web hosting, mail, rich media delivery, database management and a bundled, multi-application configuration.

"Focus Series really brings the needs of dynamic businesses into focus," said Julia Estes, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at The Planet. "Just as we created Server MatrixSM and Total ControlSM as unique answers to the marketplace's need for on-demand and fully-flexible solutions, Focus Series addresses businesses' demand for cost-efficient, quickly deployed solutions."

The Focus Series packages were created by The Planet's certified Provisioning Engineers and are deployed by its expert technical team following best practices. The ready-to-go configurations can be brought online "on-demand"—as many as 1000 servers at a time— building on The Planet's record for the shortest provisioning cycle in the industry.

"This redefines enterprise agility," said Ms. Estes. "As companies grow and their IT requirements change, Focus Series' technology consolidation and automation gives them scalable bundled server solutions when they need them, at a fraction of the cost and in a fraction of the time."

Focus Series solutions utilize RAID technology, disk-to-disk offsite backup, and host- based IPS. They are built to leverage The Planet's premier network and advanced security architecture for maximum uptime and reliability. They come with 100% uptime network, power and hardware guarantees.
 
For more information, visit www.focusseries.com.

About The Planet

Launched in 1994 and based in Dallas, The Planet provides a world of Internet and hosting services and solutions. As one of the fastest growing managed hosting providers in the United States, the company serves small businesses and enterprise clients with value-added services such as advanced server monitoring, database administration, managed data storage, virtual private networks, and more. For additional information, visit www.theplanet.com.