3Tera and Layered Technologies to Showcase New Utility Computing Solutions at 2007 Web 2.0 Summit

October 17, 2007; 04:17 AM
San Francisco, CA -- 3Tera, Inc., the leading innovator of grid computing technology and utility computing services for web applications, and Layered Technologies, a leading provider of reliable, affordable, and scalable self-managed utility hosting services, announced today they will be showcasing Layered Technology’s DynaVol, new highly reliable online storage solution, and present the Assured Success Plan to help companies join the utility computing revolution at the Web 2.0 Summit (http://www.web2summit.com). The Summit brings the intelligence, innovation, and leadership of the Internet industry together in one place at one time. It takes place October 17-19 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, California. All Web 2.0 Summit attendees are invited to Layered Technologies and 3Tera’s kiosk to learn more about utility computing and how it can benefit Web 2.0 companies.

DynaVol, a web-based storage solution, offers a reliable, affordable and secure environment for data management needs, whether storing data or serving static content. DynaVol’s functionality  ensures data will always be available when needed and scalable on demand. It is simple, easy to manage and robust. The DynaVol solution is provided by Layered Technologies virtual private server environment and enabled by 3Tera’s AppLogic grid operating system, the first commercial platform designed specifically to enable true utility computing.

During the show the two vendors will also present the Assured Success Plan (ASP), a subscription based combination of one-on-one training, consultation and support offered to new AppLogic users running Virtual Private Data Centers. ASP helps Web 2.0 and SaaS companies quickly deploy and operate their applications on a highly available and scalable utility computing platform.

Web 2.0 Summit focuses on emerging business and technology developments that utilize the Web as a platform and defines how the Web will drive business in the future. What began as a focused gathering on the implications of the Web becoming a platform has transformed into an industry event focused on the latest Internet innovations—the services, applications, businesses, and models—that are redefining the way companies do business and how people live.

What:    4th Annual Web 2.0 Summit

Where:    Palace Hotel in San Francisco, California

When:    Wednesday, October 17 – Friday, October 19

Who:    - Michael Platner, CEO, Layered Technologies
               - Todd Abrams, President and COO, Layered Technologies
               - Jeremy Suo-Anttila, CTO, Layered Technologies
               - Peter Nickolov, President, COO and CTO, 3Tera, Inc.
               - Bert Armijo, Senior VP Sales and Product Management, 3Tera, Inc.

About 3Tera, Inc.
3Tera, Inc. is the leading innovator of grid and utility computing, simplifying the deployment and scaling of Web applications.  Named a 2007 Category Breaker by NetworkWorld magazine, 3Tera’s AppLogic grid operating system enables the first true utility computing services that completely remove the cost and complexity associated with infrastructure.  The operating system converts commodity servers into scalable grids on which users can visually operate deploy and scale transactional Web applications without any modification of code.  Software-as-a-Service providers, Web 2.0 companies, enterprises and open source developers can now get new online services quickly to market by utilizing resources from commodity hosting providers on a pay-as-you-go basis, while maintaining complete control of applications including visual operation, scaling and on-demand resource provisioning using only a browser.  For more information, visit www.3tera.com.

About Layered Technologies
Based in Plano, TX, Layered Technologies, Inc. is one of the five largest global providers of on-demand hosting and utility computing solutions, providing dedicated, partially managed server hosting solutions primarily for the small and medium-sized enterprise (“SME”) market. They provide customers with the highest quality technology, infrastructure and support services that enable them to operate servers at secure Tier III/IV data centers, while saving them the capital and operating costs typically associated with purchasing and maintaining their own servers at co-location facilities. Layered Technologies servers and associated network facilities are used by customers to host a variety of Internet-enabled applications, including content and e-commerce Web sites, software as a service (“SaaS”) offerings, online multiplayer games, shared Web site hosting services, and streaming multimedia content distribution and delivery, among other applications. For more information, visit www.layeredtech.com.