The Planet Takes Sponsorship Role at SaaScon 2009

March 26, 2009; 09:28 AM

HOUSTON, March 26, 2009 – The Planet, the global leader in IT hosting, today announced its Silver Sponsorship of SaaScon 2009, scheduled for March 31 – April 1 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif. The company will showcase its IT infrastructure solutions at booth 425 and will give away a Flip Video MinoHD camcorder.

Produced by Computerworld, the conference is the world’s premier event for business services technologies. Conference topics include cloud computing and SaaS (Software as a Service); on-demand business and information services; and essential building-block technologies for SaaS.

Anyone interested in scheduling advanced appointments with The Planet can do so by visiting the Web site at http://www.theplanet.com/events/.

“SaaS and Web 2.0 companies make up a rapidly growing segment of our customer base,” said Steve Kahan, vice president of marketing and product management at The Planet. “For these businesses, high-performance and scalability for their Web sites and applications are critical priorities. With our enterprise-class network and data centers in the U.S. and London, customers rely on us to meet their IT requirements.  We expect to meet with new and existing customers to expand on how they can leverage the power of The Planet to enable the success of their Web and SaaS applications.”  

About The Planet

The Planet is the leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting more than 20,000 small- and medium-size businesses and 15.7 million Web sites worldwide.  Customers have the power to choose from the broadest range of hosting solutions in the industry, from dedicated servers, Managed Dedicated Servers, Northstar Managed Hosting and data center colocation, all backed by 24x7x365 support.   With the best choice of servers, software tools and world-class service, backed by state-of-the-art data centers 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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