The Planet Showcases Hosted Microsoft SBS Solution at SMB Nation 2007

September 25, 2007; 03:45 AM

HOUSTON – The Planet, the world's largest privately held dedicated hosting company, announced its participation at the SMB Nation 2007 conference, scheduled for Sept. 29 - Oct. 1, 2007, at the Microsoft Conference Center in Redmond, WA. The Planet will highlight its hosted Microsoft® Small Business Server® (SBS) solution at Booth 17.

The Planet’s SBS solution provides small business system integrators with a complete enterprise-class “IT portfolio-in-a-box” that includes Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Outlook®, Microsoft Office SharePoint® Server and Microsoft SQL Server™, bundled with anti-virus and spam protection, and a comprehensive data backup solution.

“System integrators are trusted advisors for their customers, which makes their role critically important to the SMB communities they serve,” said Carl Meadows, The Planet’s Senior Product Manager for Microsoft Solutions.  “We are showcasing our newly announced Microsoft Small Business Server solution at this conference to demonstrate how integrators can rapidly deploy customized hosted solutions for their customers in days – not weeks – using our world-class data centers.  As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, we help IT integrators increase revenues by turning one-time projects into more profitable recurring revenue relationships with more options for e-mail and collaboration.”

SMB Nation 2007 operates one of the largest SMB channel partner-focused conferences. This gathering, which focuses on IT consultants who serve SMB customers, is the annual convention for small business specialists, registered partners, TS2 attendees, resellers, SMB consultants, VARs and VAPs.

For more information, please visit http://www.theplanet.com/news/events.asp.

About The Planet

The Planet is the leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting more than 22,000 small- and medium-size businesses and 2.8 million Web sites worldwide.  By offering the best choice of servers, software tools and world-class support, backed by state-of-the-art facilities and unmatched network connectivity, The Planet helps turn information technology into a powerful competitive advantage that enables customers to successfully grow their businesses.  For additional information, visit www.theplanet.com.