The Planet-EV1Servers Issues Merger Progress Report.Company Sets New Bar for Hosted IT Infrastructure HOUSTON -- Expanding its platform of innovative and customer-focused solutions, The Planet-EV1Servers today announced new capabilities and options expressly designed to meet the evolving needs of its global customer base. Each of the offerings -- delivered through its seven world-class datacenters -- represents suggested enhancements outlined through extensive customer feedback collected during the past three months. With options ranging from operating redundancy, to unbundled pricing and flexible payment plans, The Planet-EV1Servers continues to accelerate its goal to drive innovation that places customers at the center of its operating model Operating Model is a term that is used in many contexts. In essence an operating model describes how an organization operates across both business and technology domains. The Operating Model describes what is important for the organization. . "In today's demanding business climate, our customers require hosting capabilities that mitigate mit·i·gate v. To moderate in force or intensity. mit  i·ga tion n. business risk, support their growth in a timely manner, and offer unparalleled service," said Doug Erwin, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and chairman of The Planet-EV1Servers. "Our goal is to earn the trust and confidence of our customers and to exceed their expectations, validating their decision that our company is the best choice for IT infrastructure hosting." Combined Offerings, Best Practices With a range of new customer benefits, the company continues to enhance its product portfolio: * NOC (Network Operations Center) A central or regional location for monitoring a large network. Also called a "network management center" (NMC), "service management center" (SMC) or "network control center" (NCC), a NOC may be used to manage a large enterprise network, redundancy - For emergency backup, the company's seven datacenters provide added customer assurance, with simultaneous monitoring in both Dallas and Houston. * Unbundled server pricing - New, more competitive and unbundled pricing models provide customers with a variety of choices to meet specific business requirements. * Expanded server offerings - New entry-level, self-managed servers, along with high-end monster servers and private racks, provide a broader range of solutions that can be customized -- and expanded -- to fit evolving business needs. * Flexible payment offerings - Customers can now choose either standard month-to-month billing or a new annual pre-payment plan that offers an eight percent incentive option. * New shopping cart - The company's Web site offers enhanced shopping capabilities, making business transactions with The Planet-EV1Servers faster, easier and more convenient. Customers Validate New Direction Delivering on its promise to enhance offerings, customers of The Planet-EV1Servers offered commentary on the company's new capabilities: * Lindy lin·dy or Lin·dy n. pl. lin·dies A lively swing dance for couples. Also called lindy hop. [From Lindynickname of Charles Augustus Lindbergh. Throgmartin, CEO of Invision Power Services Invision Power Services, Inc. (sometimes abbreviated IPS) is a software company established in February 2002, probably most well-known for Invision Power Board. Some other products include Invision Community Blog and Invision Gallery, both of which are implemented as plugins , Inc.: "As a long-time customer of both The Planet and EV1Servers, we are very pleased with the improvements made through the merger of the two companies. The new management team has done a fantastic job focusing on the immediate needs of their corporate clients while making significant improvements in areas that were important to us." * Darin Stockman, founder and owner of X1Services: "I use a private rack exclusively for virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. , so we can migrate accounts seamlessly between physical servers without having to swap IPs. Having servers in both cities is a significant benefit." * James Morgan James Morgan may refer to:
* Jason Dickman, co-founder and co-owner of Our Internet: "The newly combined company offers more services that meet my specific business needs. With new product offerings like value-added, dedicated servers and gaming servers, I can now offer my own customers the option of low-cost, dedicated servers." * John Wigle, owner and systems administrator, Total Server Solutions: "The Planet-EV1Servers has been incredibly helpful in all of our needs, from advanced network configurations to private racks setup for PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). compliance, always providing support well above and beyond the 'non-managed' levels." "We will continue to drive new standards and customer-centric solutions for hosted IT infrastructure solutions," Erwin concluded. "In the coming months, we plan to add automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. tools, escalate es·ca·late v. es·ca·lat·ed, es·ca·lat·ing, es·ca·lates v.tr. To increase, enlarge, or intensify: escalated the hostilities in the Persian Gulf. v.intr. processes for faster responsiveness and implement a new level of support for customers who require specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. and dedicated service." About The Plant-EV1Servers The Planet-EV1Servers, the newly merged provider of world-class hosting, delivers the most effective hosted IT infrastructure solutions for more than 20,000 customers around the globe. By combining talent and resources, the company offers the broadest portfolio of dedicated server lines, a superior selection of complementary software products, powerful management tools, the largest hosted network bandwidth capacity, seven state-of-the-art datacenters and 24/7/365 technical support and services. For additional information, visit www.theplanet.com or www.ev1servers.net. |
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