Rackspace's Enterprise Hosting Division Offers Managed Relocation to Companies Hosted with Distressed Service Providers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2003 Intensive Hosting Offers Preferred Pricing Plan for Migrating Customers Intensive Hosting, the enterprise hosting division of Rackspace Managed Hosting, today announced its Managed Relocation RELOCATION, Scotch law, contracts. To let again to renew a lease, is called a relocation. 2. When a tenant holds over after the expiration of his lease, with the consent of his landlord, this will amount to a relocation. Program for companies currently hosted with bankrupt or financially distressed service providers. Intensive's Managed Relocation Program makes it easier for companies hosted with at risk service providers to move their mission-critical sites to a stable provider. Companies that relocate to Intensive Hosting will receive up to a three-month credit to offset the extra costs associated with paying two hosting providers during the migration period. "The recent bankruptcy filing by Divine and data center closures by other service providers pose a serious threat to their customers," said Graham Weston, president, Intensive Hosting. "While many major companies have already abandoned their struggling hosters and moved to a stable service provider, some IT professionals have delayed moving due to the expense and hassle of migration. The Managed Relocation Program provides customers with a seamless migration path and enables them to make a fresh start with a stable and growing hosting provider." Rackspace's financial stability has been a key factor in winning customers away from struggling competitors for the past two years. During 2002, the company grew by 45 percent with revenues of $40 million. Rackspace has also been profitable for two full years. Intensive's Managed Relocation Program provides customers with a proven "step-by-step" migration path to help ensure a successful relocation and the continuity of their online presence. The program begins with migration planning by a technical team, covering issues related to database migration, domain and DNS (Domain Name System) A system for converting host names and domain names into IP addresses on the Internet or on local networks that use the TCP/IP protocol. For example, when a Web site address is given to the DNS either by typing a URL in a browser or behind the control, mail services and ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. services. Prior to decommissioning Decommissioning is a general term for a formal process to remove something from operational status. Some specific instances include:
Intensive Hosting provides the seven vital elements to proactive hosting, known as the ProActive7(tm). They are the key services required for any complex Microsoft Web site. Intensive Hosting's ProActive7 consists of Security and Patching, Managed Backup, Server Administration, Reporting and Trending, Deep Monitoring, Rapid Deployment and Scaling and a Managed Superstructure superstructure /su·per·struc·ture/ (soo´per-struk?chur) the overlying or visible portion of a structure. su·per·struc·ture n. A structure above the surface. . Launched as an alternative to Digex, Intensive takes care of the Internet infrastructure while freeing a company's IT department to focus on the application that runs their business. About Intensive Hosting Intensive Hosting, the enterprise hosting division of Rackspace, provides proactive managed hosting exclusively on the Microsoft platform. Intensive was launched as an alternative to Digex. For more information on Intensive Hosting visit www.intensive.com or call 888/480-6840. About Rackspace Managed Hosting Rackspace Managed Hosting(tm) is a leading provider of managed 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. Founded in 1998, Rackspace has grown to over $40 million in revenues and has been the fastest growing managed hosting provider for the past two years. Rackspace offers managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality for both simple and complex hosting platforms, including burstable connectivity, 99.999% uptime SLA (1) (StereoLithography Apparatus) See 3D printing. (2) (Service Level Agreement) A contract between the provider and the user that specifies the level of service expected during its term. , load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them , security and patching, advanced storage solutions and disaster recovery. Rackspace has received numerous industry awards for its brand of customer service, known as Fanatical fa·nat·i·cal adj. Possessed with or motivated by excessive, irrational zeal. fa·nat  i·cal·ly adv. Support(tm), and was named to the Red Herring Red HerringA preliminary registration statement that must be filed with the SEC describing a new issue of stock (IPO) and the prospects of the issuing company. Notes: 100 in 2002. For more information, visit www.rackspace.com, or call 800/961-2888. |
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