C I Host Gives Wall Homes Website Extreme Makeover In Anticipation of ABC Broadcast

February 24, 2009; 07:00 AM

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C I Host has donated "extreme" web-hosting services to Wall Homes, the homebuilder for a recent episode filmed in Keller, TX.
 
Wall Homes anticipates 300,000 daily website visitors to extreme.wall.com following the show's March 1st broadcast. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition--a show where builders, designers and volunteers build new homes for worthy families--is seen each week by more than by 15 million viewers.

To alleviate Wall's concerns, C I Host has provided two load-balanced servers with a direct connection to the core network. "This solution was designed for their specific needs," said Rocky Pourghoraishi, C I Host Senior Account Executive.  "We crafted the solution to ensure continuous availability. It will handle the traffic demands the site could generate."

The Load Balancing solution enables the servers to handle approximately twice the traffic. The increase will allow more visitors and will keep the site online in the event of a hardware failure. The direct connection to C I Host's Core Network will route the site's visitors more efficiently and eliminate bandwidth bottlenecks.

Andrew Brimberry, Wall Homes' Director of Information Technology says, "During our Extreme Makeover: Home Edition project, C I Host was reliable and responsive to our needs. We didn't have to worry about the ramifications that come along with a website being overwhelmed. This allowed us to focus on our core business and a special community outreach program."
 
In addition to providing internet solutions, a group of C I Host employees volunteered time and labor for the week long Extreme Makeover: Home Edition project in Keller.

Said Pourghoraishi: "We are very excited to have this opportunity to partner with Wall Homes and to join them in giving back to our community."

For more information about C I Host's services and Load Balancing solutions, call (877) 4CI-HOST.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, which has won back-to-back Emmy Awards as Best Reality Program (non-competitive), is entering its 6th season on ABC. The program is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. Anthony Dominici is the executive producer; and David Goldberg is the president of Endemol USA.


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