Affinity Internet Inc. Teams Up With Cobalt Networks to Offer RaQ Dedicated Servers to the Business Masses.Business Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2000 Easy to Set-Up and Manage, Affordable, Ideal for eCommerce Sites Deal Puts Dedicated Server's Benefits in Reach of Most Businesses Affinity Internet Inc. Wednesday announced an agreement with Cobalt Networks Cobalt Networks was a maker of low-cost servers based on Linux. Founded in 1996 in Mountain View, California under the name Cobalt Microserver, the company pioneered easy to use server appliances featuring secure web user interfaces for Internet service providers (ISPs) Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :COBT) to offer the RaQ(TM) 3 and RaQ 4 dedicated server appliances A self-contained computer system specialized for network use. Its applications are pre-installed, and access to setup and configuration is via a Web browser. Server appliances may provide a single application or several applications; for example, a single device may provide file server, through SkyNetWEB, an Affinity Internet Inc. company. The RaQ3 and RaQ4 features a full suite of Internet services with remote administration capabilities prepackaged pre·pack·age tr.v. pre·pack·aged, pre·pack·ag·ing, pre·pack·ag·es To wrap or package (a product) before marketing. Adj. 1. in a single rack-unit height design. This agreement aligns well with Affinity's overall mission to provide integrated, Web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. solutions based on best-of-breed hosted business applications to its customers. Affinity is now offering these functional eBusiness-friendly dedicated server appliance solutions at a breakthrough price, well within reach of the underserved business masses. Affinity is now offering dedicated server solutions on Cobalt's RaQ 3 and RaQ 4 server appliances. Cobalt RaQs The Cobalt RaQ is a 1U rackmount server product line developed by Cobalt Networks, Inc. (later purchased by Sun Microsystems) featuring a modified Red Hat Linux operating system and a proprietary GUI for server management. offer a full suite of Internet services with remote administration capabilities prepackaged in a single rack-unit height design. The arrays of solutions available for Cobalt RaQs make it ideal appliance platform for high-traffic Web portals, eCommerce and application hosting. Dedicated RaQ hosting solutions through Affinity start at only $149 a month. Sign-up by November 9, and Affinity will waive the set-up fee. "We are pricing these servers very aggressively to meet the needs of Web Developers and ISP's who require reliable platforms for deploying value-added hosting services. It is our goal at Affinity to continue to support the growth of small to medium size businesses in the Web space," said Tiffani Bova, Affinity Internet's director of sales. "The RaQs are well-suited to support companies moving their business to a dedicated servers solution." The RaQ 3 models feature the user-friendly Cobalt interface, site usage reporting and bandwidth management Controlling the traffic flow in a network. See bandwidth manager. software. The RaQ 4 also includes Chili (language) CHILI - D.L. Abt. A language for systems programming, based on ALGOL 60 with extensions for structures and type declarations. ["CHILI, An Algorithmic Language for Systems Programming", CHI-1014, Chi Corp, Sep 1975] !Soft(TM) ASP for integrating dynamic Web pages A Web page that is returned to the user with custom content based on the results of a search or some other request. Also known as "dynamic HTML" or "dynamic content," the "dynamic" word is used with Web sites to refer to custom results individualized to each user in contrast to the and also an option to add a RAID solution to prevent data loss. "Cobalt is excited to work with Affinity Networks to deliver dedicated server appliances to the business masses," said Kelly Herrell, vice president of marketing, Cobalt Networks Inc. "Our reliable, affordable and easy-to-use server appliance solutions provide yet another value-add customer offering for Affinity Internet." Affinity's customers can manage their RaQ server 24-hours-a-day by accessing Cobalt's easy-to-navigate Web-based user interface. About Affinity Internet Inc. Affinity Internet Inc. (Affinity) is a leading provider of Web and application hosting solutions. Affinity is built to support small and medium sized business customers and Private Label partners with its customizable and brandable service offering, tiered service Tiered services is business jargon for providing a service (such as telecom connectivity or cable channel service) according to separate, incrementally distinct quality and pay levels, or "tiers." The term has current usage in the debate over network neutrality. approach, integrated operations, and exceptional understanding of small and medium-sized business enterprises needs. Affinity is the Web and application hosting partner for more than 40,000 businesses and more than 1,800 Private Label partner companies today located in over 100 countries. Its breadth of service offerings, customer centric approach, focus, and technical capability delivers the services its customers desire. Affinity's experienced professional staff is committed to proactive customer support, ongoing training and education to its customers and sales channel partners. For more information, call SkyNetWEB, an Affinity Internet Inc. company, at 800/859-3741, email sales@skynetweb.com or visit http://www.skynetweb.com. Cobalt Networks Inc. (c)2000 Cobalt Networks, Inc., the Cobalt logo, Cobalt Networks, Cube, Cobalt Qube The Cobalt Qube was a server appliance product line developed by Cobalt Networks, Inc. (later purchased by Sun Microsystems) featuring a modified Red Hat Linux operating system and a proprietary GUI for server management. , Qube, Cobalt RaQ, RaQ, Cobalt CacheRaQ and Cobalt NASRaQ and Cobalt StaQware are trademarks of Cobalt Networks Inc. Other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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