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Renton, Washington - (The Hosting News) - November 24, 2008 - Web hosting Software as a Service firm, Etelos, has debuted the implementation of an enterprise web app distribution platform, in order to enable software providers to distribute traditional enterprise solutions.

The Etelos Platform Suite represents a fundamental shift for the company as it focuses on enabling enterprises to implement their own Software as a Service applications and Marketplaces, as well as syndicated distribution channels.

Etelos has long enabled applications to be distributed via the Web and this new offering is exposing the core platform to enterprises for greater benefit to their end users. On the surface, this signifies a departure from a core direct marketing focus on the Etelos Marketplace. Etelos will begin supplying software makers and vendors with their own custom implementation of a SaaS Marketplace and platforms for distribution and channel management.

Danny Kolke, Founder and CEO of Etelos noted, ”I have long said that in this business, the customer usually gets what it wants. Our larger partners want the opportunity to have their own marketplaces and tools to manage distribution channels. Additionally, they have applications that they need to move to the web for implementation move to the web for implementation and scalability. The future of all software is moving to the Web for distribution, and we are proud to have Etelos powering part of that shift.”

Etelos also launches today with the support of NuOz, a Seattle, Wash.-based Internet service provider and MTP, a software reselling company. MTP will use the Etelos Platform Suite to support distribution of web applications to their customer and partner base. NuOz will launch a Distribution Marketplace for its own VOIP phone services as well as hosting and Internet service products. It also will syndicate applications from third-party software vendors and Etelos Syndication Partners.

Current partners and applications available on the Etelos Marketplace can be syndicated and made available through each Marketplace using the Etelos Platform Suite.

The Etelos Platform Suite consists of four key products:
- SaaS Application Platform:Technology that enables traditional (”shrink-wrapped”) software to be distributed as Software as a Service.
- SaaS Marketplace Platform: Easily managed Marketplace that integrates licensing, billing
- SaaS Distribution Platform: Turnkey Marketplace with a company’s products or services integrated into it.
- SaaS Syndication Platform: Application developers can publish their app via a network of distributors.

Brent LindellFounder and CTO of NuOz remarked, ”Etelos is enabling us to move our sales to on demand distribution and scale more quickly than we could just on our own. Beginning with our VOIP service ‘Nuoz Web Phone’, our customers will be able to more easily deploy applications, products and services with our new Web Marketplace. By implementing the Etelos Platform Suite, we are able to provide additional value, additional services and additional functionality that our customers are looking for today.”

The Etelos Platform Suite will be offered on a subscription basis. Pricing, detailed features and implementation information are available at the company’s new web site.

Etelos is a web app distribution platform delivering Web apps for businesses. Unlike other cloud computing and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions, Etelos enables software manufacturers to migrate existing applications or create new applications, then package, distribute, host, bill, market and support their Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) enabled application with their own application marketplace. Etelos, the Etelos Platform, EASE, Etelos App Server, Etelos VE, Etelos Cloud and Etelos Marketplace are trademarks of Etelos, Inc.; other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

For more information about Etelos, please visit: www.etelos.com.

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Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - November 24, 2008 - On-demand hosting services and virtual data center provider for the small to medium enterprise (SME), SoftLayer’s StorageLayer multi-technology storage and backup solution, has reached 500TB of deployed network storage.

StorageLayer has seen dramatic growth since SoftLayer launched the service one year ago, bringing the company’s customers a dynamic new way to meet their backup, disaster recovery, and database replication needs.

StorageLayer integrates advanced storage technologies and capabilities into a seamless solution with exceptional security, reliability, flexibility, and the ability to store and retrieve data across all of SoftLayer’s facilities. These include:

• EVault backup
• iSCSI storage, replication and snapshots
• FTP/ NAS storage

Sam Fleitman, Chief Operating Officer at SoftLayer noted, ”We are very pleased by StorageLayer’s growth and success this year. We already have thousands of customers utilizing our portfolio of storage options. And we are committed to rolling out new storage features and solutions that will provide even higher levels of scalability and redundancy to solve our customers’ most difficult business challenges.”

Leveraging SoftLayer’s unique infrastructure and expertise in automation, StorageLayer provides the ultimate solution for automated backup, high-availability, and data replication, all on-demand and fully accessible through SoftLayer’s industry-leading Customer Portal and API.

One such upcoming introduction is SoftLayer’s soon to be released cloud-based storage solution. Developed in partnership with the industry’s leading cloud and virtualization companies, the service will provide nearly limitless scalability and allow customers to use and pay for storage in a flexible, on-demand fashion.

Mr. Fleitman added, ”Growth in the cloud-based storage market - both in terms of demand and the technology itself - has been enormous. It’s well past the early adoption stage. This is a mainstream, mass-market technology that enterprises can rely on for exceptional benefits.”

Headquartered in Plano, Texas, SoftLayer provides next-generation web hosting and on-demand datacenter services on a global basis from facilities located in Dallas, TX and Seattle, WA and Washington DC. Utilizing proprietary management tools coupled with the industry’s first network-within-a-network topology, the company delivers unprecedented power and control to securely manage IT environments while providing unparalleled scalability.

To learn more about SoftLayer, please visit: www.softlayer.com.

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Santa Clara, California - (The Hosting News) - November 24, 2008 - Collaborative infrastructure and web hosting application firm, Ensim Corporation, has chosen an Israeli value-added distributor, to sell and support the complete Ensim Unify Enterprise Suite, through an extensive reseller and system integrator network.

Under the terms of the agreement, MessageNet will provide first-class sales, marketing and technical support for Ensim Unify Enterprise both directly to end customers and through its extensive network of integrators and resellers throughout Israel.

Yaron Hamami, Vice President of sales and marketing at MessageNet remarked, ”The cornerstones of our business are credibility, professionalism and a high level of service, so it’s a given that we expect the same from our partners. Ensim has a long-standing reputation for offering solutions that deliver on their promise and we are pleased to be able to offer and support their Unify platform through our partnerships with other resellers and system integrators.”

Ensim Unify self-installs in less than one hour and delivers instant savings by reducing the number of help desk calls by as much as forty percent, allowing enterprises to streamline Active Directory management challenges that include user provisioning, password management, and role management in a secure framework. In addition, Ensim Unify eliminates repetitive administrative tasks, helping improve workforce effectiveness and enabling IT departments in medium and large-sized organizations to focus on more strategic tasks.

MessageNet, which represents a number of international vendors offering security, messaging and network management software and hardware solutions, has an extensive reach in the Israeli market via a network of resellers, dealers, software houses, and integrators, and will sell and support the complete Ensim Unify Enterprise Suite, as well as its individual modules, including:

Microsoft Active Directory Manager
Provides greater control over Active Directory and facilitates the administration of complex tasks, while reducing the number of privileged accounts and preventing unauthorized changes.

Microsoft Exchange Manager
Prevents mis configuration of Exchange server, increases uptime and automates key tasks.

Mobility Manager
Enables easy configuration and lock and wipe of smart phones including over-the-air provisioning.

Password Manager

Allows employees reset their own passwords via a web-based portal.

Yaron Hamami, Vice President of sales and marketing at MessageNet commented, ”MessageNet is our go-to partner for Israel, a region where we’ve seen an increased demand for our Ensim Unify platform. With its own network of fully trained and qualified resellers, this partnership provides an opportunity to establish a greater presence in this region by putting Unify into the hands of even more users who can truly benefit from a solution that can streamline their most challenging IT administration tasks.”

MessageNet is a value-added distributor for both software and hardware solutions for the Israeli market and represents a number of international vendors offering solutions in the security, messaging and networking categories. The company has an extensive reach in the Israeli market via a network of resellers, dealers, software houses and integrators and offers pre and post services for all products. The company focuses on three elements that are considered cornerstones of its business: credibility, professionalism and a high level of service.

Founded in 1998, Ensim Corporation is the leading provider of user provisioning and access control software. Ensim products are used by service providers and enterprises worldwide to accelerate and enable deployment of integrated solutions, simplify and automate secure management of complex environments, and increase user and IT productivity. Ensim is Microsoft Gold Certified, and maintains strategic partnerships with many leading infrastructure vendors including Research In Motion (BlackBerry), Hewlett-Packard, Accenture, Siemens and BroadSoft.

For more information about Ensim, please visit: www.ensim.com.

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Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - November 24, 2008 - The Planet privately held dedicated hosting company, has made enhancements to feature energy-efficient design, and accommodate up to 10,000 servers, in its newly upgraded Dallas D6 data center.

The new phase adds 12,000 square feet to the company’s operations, bringing The Planet’s total data center footprint to 167,000 square feet. With an enhanced design that completely separates hold and cold air, the company estimates the data center’s coefficient of efficiency will be approximately 1.5, which is below the 1.6 ideal ranking. The coefficient of efficiency is an EPA- and Uptime Institute-recognized measurement of the total power necessary to operate a data center divided by its critical power, which is the energy required to operate its servers.

Jeff Lowenberg, Vice President of Facilities at The Planet noted, ”We continue to experience solid customer demand, so this new space enables us to accommodate our growth. Additionally, operating our data centers at peak performance is important to both our company and our customers, especially as we prepare for our future.”

To further extend its energy efficiency, the new data center floor extends the plenums of the computer-room air conditioning (CRAC) units through the ceiling, using that space as a return air path. The Planet is using CPI (Chatsworth Products Inc.)-ducted exhaust cabinets in the new phase, taking steps beyond traditional ”hot aisle-cold aisle” setups to completely isolate the hot and cold air in the data center.

The company operates six world-class data centers, with four in Dallas and two in Houston.

Ultimately, The Planet endeavors to provide the following:

• High level of network capacity and speed to deliver peak performance
• Instant scalability to handle even the largest spikes in network traffic
• Parallel, redundant, multi-tiered network routing and switching architecture to assure reliability and stability
• Multiple layer network security that prevents Delayed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks from harming businesses
• Knowledgeable experts with a passion for excellence and a commitment to operate the best networks in the business

The Planet is a leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting more than 25,000 small and medium size businesses and 13.3 million web sites worldwide, using the best choice of servers, software tools and support, backed by state-of-the-art facilities and network connectivity.

For more information about The Planet, please visit: www.theplanet.com.

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