The Planet's Insomnia365 Sponsors Cyberathlete Extreme Winter Championships for Online Gamers.DALLAS -- Insomnia365, a satellite of The Planet, is sponsoring The Cyberathlete Professional League's (CPL) Cyberathlete(R) Extreme Winter Championships, December 15-19, 2004 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Dallas Downtown Dallas is the main business district in Dallas, Texas (USA), located in the geographic center of the city. The area officially termed "downtown" is bounded by the downtown freeway loop: bounded on the east by I-345 (although known and signed as the northern terminus of . The Planet was recently named an official sponsor for The CPL, a league of expert computer gamers. The CPL organizes live and online tournaments worldwide, advancing gaming to the level of professional sports The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . The Winter Championships will feature four computer game tournaments with a combined $160,000 in cash prizes, a Bring Your Own Computer (BYOC BYOC Bring Your Own Computer BYOC Bring Your Own Chair BYOC Build Your Own Clone BYOC Bring Your Own Coffee BYOC Bring Your Own Console (gaming) BYOC Bring Your Own Cup (conservation) ) impromptu gaming site, exhibitions, a spectator arena, and workshops. Insomnia365 will provide Internet connectivity and Network Operations Center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. staff for BYOC, and is the event's exclusive North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. HLTV HLTV High Loan to Value HLTV Half-Life Television HLTV Half Life True Voice stream provider, accommodating 60,000 online spectators. "The Planet and Insomnia365 are bringing a new level of reliability and connectivity to the BYOC and tournament networks," said Angel Munoz, founder and president of The CPL. "Working with The CPL is a natural fit for us," said Sassan Dibadj, Product Manager for Insomnia365. "We share the same commitment to the gaming community A gaming community is usually a group of like minded individuals working towards a goal (such as promoting fair play and team work) or supporting each other within games (usually online video games such as MMORPG's or FPS's) RTS(real time strategy) games are developing larger ." The Planet's large customer base includes gaming "clans," game developers and Game Service Providers. The company's sponsorship of The CPL's tournament last summer drew attention from major gaming companies, including Pandemic Studios Pandemic Studios is a video game developer notable for creating destructible environments that is based in Los Angeles, California and Brisbane, Australia. Recently, their major hits have been Full Spectrum Warrior, , , Destroy All Humans! and . , creators of Star Wars Battlefront. The Planet recently deployed 500 servers in just five hours for the developer. Released in September 2004, Insomnia365 provides dedicated game servers with a unique level of game control and playability. It gives players worldwide access to popular games including Counter-Strike, Battlefield 1942, Halo, and Unreal Tournament. "The key to Insomnia365's peerless level of control is our proprietary Cortex control panel," said Dibadj. "It lets gamers customize settings for multiple games through a single online interface that's user-friendly and has helpful tool-tips." For more information visit www.insomnia365.com and www.TheCPL.com. ABOUT THE PLANET Launched in 1994 and based in Dallas, The Planet provides a world of Internet and hosting services and solutions. As one of the fastest growing managed hosting providers in the United States, the company serves small businesses and enterprise clients with value-added services such as advanced server monitoring, database administration, managed data storage, virtual private networks and more. For additional information, visit www.theplanet.com. |
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