ServePath Announces New Gigabit Port Upgrade Service to Allow Maximum Scalability for a Flat Monthly Fee; For $99 per Month, ServePath Offers Companies Gigabit Burst Capacity on Any Dedicated Server.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- ServePath, a leading dedicated server provider and hosting specialist, today announced its new Gigabit Port Upgrade service, which allows businesses an affordable way to meet the increasing need for higher burstable bandwidth capacity. ServePath's Gigabit upgrade option allows Internet traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. to burst beyond 100Mbps and is priced at just $99 per month per server. One of the first to offer Gigabit Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the connections as an upgrade with its dedicated server packages, ServePath provides the option at a reasonable cost with no long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. contract required. For companies whose Internet applications or web sites are bandwidth intensive and require the ability to burst beyond 100Mbps, ServePath's Gigabit upgrade option is a seamless, affordable solution. "Our new Gigabit port upgrade option allows businesses to scale so that when they have a sudden surge of traffic, their hosting infrastructure can handle it," said John Keagy, president, ServePath. "Even if they don't find they need the higher burst capability all the time, this option reassures them that when they need it, it will be there without the requirement to set anything up or pay additional fees." With data rates doubling every 18 months, businesses are experiencing an increasing need for Gigabit connectivity, which allows Internet traffic to burst beyond the 100 Mbps line rate of standard Ethernet. "Many hosting providers throttle throttle Valve for regulating the supply of a fluid (as steam) to an engine, especially the valve controlling the volume of vaporized fuel delivered to the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine. In an automobile engine, gasoline is held in a chamber above the carburetor. port speed to 10Mbps, or sometimes even 4 Mbps or less," Keagy continued. "ServePath has always given our customers a full 100Mbps, but now our Gigabit upgrade option will give companies an even greater ability to harness the power of our Screaming-Fast Network(TM). When their product launch exceeds their wildest expectations or their company makes the front page of The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times or Yahoo, their site will be ready for the increase in traffic." ServePath's dedicated hosting Typically refers to a single Web site that is hosted on a stand-alone server. See dedicated server. solutions and 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 are immediately available. For more information, please contact ServePath at www.ServePath.com, or call 1-866-321-7284. About ServePath ServePath is a leading dedicated server provider and hosting specialist, providing custom solutions and managed services for businesses that need a powerful Internet hosting platform. Thousands of companies worldwide look to ServePath for its reliability, customization, and speed. ServePath also provides colocation services through its ColoServe division. The employee-owned company has been in business for five years, with offices and its own data center in San Francisco, one of the world's top Internet centers. Copyright 2006 ServePath. All rights reserved. Any trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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