The Planet Enters 2009 with Landmark Migration Promotion

January 5, 2009; 09:11 AM

The Planet, the global leader in IT hosting, leaps into the new year with the boldest, most aggressive promotion ever for customers looking to switch hosting providers. Effective immediately, new customers who move to The Planet from another hoster receive a free month of service, coupled with free customized migration assistance from its Advanced Services team of skilled and certified IT professionals. Migrating customers will receive one hour of consultation for each new server purchased.

The Planet’s Advanced Services experts will assess the customer’s environment and develop a customized migration plan that includes a “migration checklist” detailing IP address changes, DNS redirection and control panel reconfiguration, among others. The month of free service is good for the new customer’s entire hosting solution. It includes any type of dedicated servers, private or virtual racks, and add-on products such as storage and data protection, firewalls and load balancers.

“In today’s difficult economic climate, customers have expressed concerns about the quality and long-term viability of their hosting providers, particularly with their entire business resting in the hands of companies that could collapse under financial pressure,” said The Planet’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Douglas J. Erwin. “We’ve recently announced both a $45 million credit facility and a new 86,000 square foot data center that will open in May to accommodate our colocation and complex systems businesses. We are well positioned to provide the increasing demand we are experiencing for new and existing services. Backed by our world-class data centers and network, we have a well-earned reputation as the best company for one-stop IT infrastructure shopping for the small- and medium-sized business.” 

To qualify for the offer, new customers must present a recent invoice from a competing hosting provider. For more information, please visit the Web site at the following address:

http://www.theplanet.com/dedicated-servers/server-specials/?id=MG090101

About The Planet

The Planet is the leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting more than 25,000 small- and medium-size businesses and 14.1 million Web sites worldwide. The Planet Alpha division provides the widest array of self-managed dedicated servers and advanced services backed by 24x7x365 support. The Planet Northstar Managed Hosting division combines a proactive methodology and seasoned IT experts to deliver a fully managed hosting solution. With the best choice of servers, software tools and world-class support, backed by state-of-the-art facilities and an enterprise-class network, The Planet turns IT into a powerful competitive advantage that enables customers to grow their businesses. For additional information, visit www.theplanet.com.

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