The Planet Launches Pricing Promotion on Kentsfield Servers

February 19, 2008; 08:24 AM

HOUSTON, Feb. 19, 2008 – The Planet, the world’s largest privately held dedicated hosting company, today announced special promotional pricing on select Kentsfield servers.  With a cost savings of $50 per month and a 19% price reduction, the servers are available in the company’s six world-class data centers starting at $209 per month.

The state-of-the-art Kentsfield 3210 Series-SATA features 2048 MB RAM, 250 GB hard drive, 2500 GB of bandwidth and an Intel Xeon 3210 Quad Core processor. These servers provide an ideal hosting platform for customers with high-performance requirements.

“With this promotion, we’re offering the latest generation of quad-core technology at prices that are competitive with dual-core configurations,” said Urvish Vashi, director of product management with The Planet. “Customers can benefit from monthly savings on a powerful, top-of-the-line server to meet their complex hosting requirements.”

            The offer is available through March 2, 2008, or while limited promotional supplies last. To learn more, please visit the Web site at http://www.theplanet.com/tomorrows-tech-today/.

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 6.7 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 http://www.theplanet.com. 

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