3Tera Announces New Assured Success Plan for Web 2.0 Companies Embracing Utility Computing

October 18, 2007; 03:46 AM
Aliso Viejo, Calif. -- 3Tera, Inc., the leading innovator of grid computing and utility computing services for web applications, announced today the new Assured Success Plan (ASP), a subscription that combines one-on-one training, consultation and support, offered to AppLogic users running Virtual Private Datacenters (VPDC). ASP ensures Web 2.0 and SaaS companies can quickly deploy and operate their applications on a highly available and scalable utility computing platform.

“We designed the Assured Success Program to help subscribers get to market quickly,” said Bert Armijo, senior vice president, Sales and Product Management, 3Tera. “With consultation from our engineers, new users can have their application in production on a virtual data center with scalable, resilient infrastructure in just a few weeks.”

About the Assured Success Plan
Assured Success Plan (ASP) is a subscription that combines one-on-one training, consultation and support for new AppLogic users running Virtual Private Data Centers. The plan guarantees Web 2.0 and SaaS companies using AppLogic can quickly deploy and operate their applications on a highly available and scalable utility computing platform. ASP includes three elements:

Training
Subscribers get one-on-one training covering the basic operation of an AppLogic virtual data center.

Consultation       
After training, customers get three regularly scheduled consultation sessions during which 3tera engineers will work with them to build the application infrastructure and deploy their application.

Support       
To keep communication open as subscribers move into production, after the training and consultation is complete, subscribers receive up to five hours pre-paid support monthly.

Pricing and Availability
The Assured Success Plan is available now for $300 per month. It can be ordered directly from 3Tera or through 3Tera’s hosting partners. Prospective users can find more information at www.3tera.com/assured-success-plan.html.

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.