The Planet Web Hosting, Features Hosted Microsoft SBS, at SMB Nation Event

Houston, Texas - (Website Hosting Directory) - September 28, 2007 - Privately held dedicated hosting company, The Planet, will participate at the SMB Nation 2007 conference, scheduled for Sept. 29 through Oct. 1, 2007, at the Microsoft Conference Center in Redmond, WA.

The Planet will highlight its hosted Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) solution at Booth 17. The Planet's SBS solution provides small business system integrators with a complete enterprise-class ''IT portfolio-in-a-box'' that includes Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and Microsoft SQL Server, bundled with anti-virus and spam protection, and a comprehensive data backup solution.

Carl Meadows, Senior Product Manager for Microsoft Solutions of The Planet offered, ''System integrators are trusted advisors for their customers, which makes their role critically important to the SMB communities they serve. We are showcasing our newly announced Microsoft Small Business Server solution at this conference to demonstrate how integrators can rapidly deploy customized hosted solutions for their customers in days - not weeks - using our world-class data centers. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, we help IT integrators increase revenues by turning one-time projects into more profitable recurring revenue relationships with more options for e-mail and collaboration.''

SMB Nation 2007 operates one of the largest SMB channel partner-focused conferences. This gathering, which focuses on IT consultants who serve SMB customers, is the annual convention for small business specialists, registered partners, TS2 attendees, resellers, SMB consultants, VARs and VAPs.

In August, The Planet released a new white paper that reflects a more than 50 percent cost savings for customers, that use its hosted Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) solution. Prepared by Frost and Sullivan's Stratecast Partners, the white paper compares hosted solutions with the do-it-yourself, in-house approach over the course of a three-year period. The company plans to deliver the new hosted solution in September.

''The Planet's Hosted Microsoft SBS Service: An Attractive IT Outsourcing Solution for Small Businesses,'' -- weighs the cost of an in-house, do-it-yourself approach compared with The Planet's hosted Microsoft SBS solution. The study evaluates the three-year total cost of ownership based on server costs, software licensing fees, security, lease premiums, dedicated Internet access, utilities and in-house administration. For example, initial results show SMB customers with 20 employees spend approximately $35,600 with The Planet's hosted SBS solution, while a do-it-yourself approach could average upwards of $87,400.

Frost and Sullivan's Stratecast practice directly assists clients in achieving their strategic objectives by providing critical and objective insights. Stratecast's industry analysts and market experts provide the communications industry with market consulting and tactical strategic forecasting. This market information and industry research helps senior executives make critical business, technology, product, partnership and tactical strategy decisions. Our custom consulting, analyst availability and market subscriptions provide your firm with winning business growth strategies.

The Planet's network is designed without single points of failure, which means the network operates with full redundancy for its core routers and distribution switches. The company also offers carrier diversity, with connections to seven Tier-1 telecommunications providers. As a result, customers never face obstacles or suffer from poor peering connections, sub-optimal routing paths, or congested or oversold networks that limit the power, speed and availability of their sites.

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 22,000 small and medium-size businesses and 2.8 million web sites worldwide. By offering servers, software tools and support, backed by its facilities and network connectivity, The Planet endeavors to turn information technology into a competitive advantage, to enable business growth.

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

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