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2008-11-18 Natuba™ Chooses ServerBeach As Dedicated Web Hosting Partner
Fast-growing online photo-sharing community looks for scalable, consistent support for newly expanded platform and increased site traffic
SAN ANTONIO – November 18, 2008 – ServerBeach, a PEER 1 company specializing in dedicated hosting, has been chosen by Natuba™ to provide web hosting and IT infrastructure for the rapidly growing site. Natuba is changing the way people document and share photos, by providing a simple way to capture and share single photos whether from a desktop or a mobile phone. Originally designed as an iPhone focused Web site, Natuba is now broadening its reach to support multiple mobile and Web platforms. These changes and growth require a reliable and flexible hosting solution that can address the growing demands of its community.
"Our goal is to provide a simple way for people to share their photos and to make this process quick and easy, all based on a stable online environment," said Richard Yoo, chief executive officer of Natuba. "In order to achieve this, we needed to rethink our network and hosting needs, which brought us to ServerBeach. The level of service and support is higher than what we found elsewhere, and we feel confident that our hosting and network will continue to grow efficiently with us, as our community of users increases."
Natuba experienced a seamless transition when it moved its business to ServerBeach in September of this year. Since that move, the Natuba site is processing at speeds nearly 16 times faster than before, meaning users now see their photos appear online almost instantly after uploading from their mobile phones.
Natuba, which was created by ServerBeach co-founder Richard Yoo, relies on having a usable, accessible site. With ServerBeach, its system is fully optimized for posting and viewing of photos that matter the most to people. In the first few weeks working with ServerBeach, the Natuba team has virtually seen no network challenges or any need for technical support outside of the transition.
"We were excited to see Richard return to his roots here with the ServerBeach family," said Robert Miggins, senior vice-president of business development for PEER 1. "We are dedicated to working closely with the creative people at Natuba, as with all our customers, to provide all the hosting infrastructure and tools they need to reach their goals and continue experiencing success."
About ServerBeach
ServerBeach, a PEER 1 company, specializes in dedicated hosting for businesses of all sizes around North America and the world, and is based in San Antonio Texas. PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 10,000 customers. Serving a variety of industries, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size, and ensures customers' online presence is always fast, always available. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions in addition to dedicated hosting by ServerBeach. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include 15 data centers and 21 points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX. For more information visit: www.serverbeach.com and www.peer1.com.
About Natuba™
Natuba is a Web 2.0 site for Photos that Matter™. As a snapshot photo sharing service, Natuba operates on both the web and on mobile phones offering users the ability to view interesting and notable snapshot photos submitted by users. By leveraging both user-submitted content and the group psychology of its users, Natuba allows visitors to see the most interesting and notable photos with ease. Natuba is a project launched in 2008 by the start-up incubator Hush Labs based in Houston, Texas. For more information on Natuba or Hush Labs please visit www.Natuba.com and www.hushlabs.com. |
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2008-11-06 PEER 1 to Host Fiscal 2009 First Quarter Conference Call for Securities Analysts on Thursday, November 13, 2008
VANCOUVER, BC – November 6, 2008 – PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX: PIX), a leading
provider of online IT infrastructure, announced today that it intends to host a conference call on Thursday,
November 13, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) to discuss the results of the first quarter of
fiscal 2009. The Company intends to disclose its financial results via news release at 4:00 p.m. EST on
Thursday, November 13, 2008, at which time the Financial Statements and Management's Discussion
and Analysis will also be posted to PEER 1's website http://www.peer1.com/investors.
Following the formal discussion, President and CEO Fabio Banducci, and Executive Vice President and
CFO Gary Sherlock will take questions from securities analysts.
To access the conference call by telephone, dial 416-644-3417 or 800-732-0232. Please connect
approximately 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the call. The conference call will be archived for replay
until Thursday, November 20, 2008, at midnight. To access the archived conference call, dial 416-640-
1917 or 877-289-8525 and enter the reservation number: 21286003 followed by the number sign.
A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available at:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID=2441560
Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for any software
download that may be required to join the webcast. The webcast will be archived at the above website for
90 days.
About PEER 1
PEER 1 believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet, and the business growth potential it provides
for its more than 10,000 customers. As a leading online IT infrastructure provider, PEER 1 offers a
reliable high performance Internet network supporting scalable managed hosting, dedicated hosting
through the ServerBeach brand, and co-location solutions. Backed by its 100 percent uptime guarantee
and 24x7x365 FirstCall Support™, PEER 1 ensures customers' online presence is always fast, always
available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include 15 state-of-the-art data centers in North America and
points-of-presence in Europe. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is
traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX. For more information visit: www.peer1.com.
For media inquiries please contact Abigail Faylor, Weber Shandwick, +1-425-452-5497,
afaylor@webershandwick.com; For investor inquiries please contact Thomas McMillan, Equicom Group,
+1-403-536-5903, tmcmillan@equicomgroup.com. Web Site: http://www.peer1.com or
http://www.serverbeach.com
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2008-10-21 PEER 1 Expands Data Backup for Co-location, ServerBeach Customers
Company Offers IBM’s Tivoli Technology to Full Hosting Line
VANCOUVER, BC – October 21, 2008 – PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX: PIX), a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, today announced that the company is expanding its SAN-based backup offerings to co-location and ServerBeach dedicated hosting customers. Leveraging IBM’s Tivoli Storage Manager software in each of its three product lines, PEER 1’s co-location customers now have a hosted backup option, a feature that is rare in the co-location space. ServerBeach customers can also now take advantage of this enterprise-class backup offering, regardless of their business size, for a higher level of protection and to avoid critical downtime and revenue loss.
“The expansion of our data backup service came about as a direct response to customer feedback,” said Tim Varma, PEER 1 director of product management. “Our customers have a need for this type of solution to ensure that their data, no matter the type of hosting or network service, has additional lines of protection in place. We regularly ask our customers how we are doing and what they need via our PEER 1 Pulse Surveys, which help us to monitor trends and keep meeting current requirements for companies of all sizes and industries.”
A recent PEER 1 Pulse Survey ranked SAN backup services and shared storage options for customers within the SAN environment as important service offerings for all levels of hosting. Using IBM Tivoli Storage Manager and including free set-up, this solution provides customers with a fully managed system overseen by PEER 1 backup specialists. The smart data storage technology offered by IBM creates a highly scalable storage infrastructure within a simple web-based restoration interface.
“IBM continues to invest in the Software as a Service (SaaS) model with companies such as PEER 1 that offer hosting services leveraging IBM software,” said John Connor, product manager, IBM Tivoli storage software. “IBM’s Tivoli Storage Manager software is designed to provide centralized, automated data protection to help reduce the risks associated with data loss. By adopting the SaaS model using IBM’s software, PEER 1 was able to rapidly expand its data protection services to a new set of customers.”
For more information about PEER 1’s co-location data backup visit: http://www.peer1.com/colocation/data_backup.php.
For more information about PEER 1’s ServerBeach dedicated hosting backup visit: http://serverbeach.com/products/tivolibackup.php.
About PEER 1
PEER 1 believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet, and the business growth potential it provides for its more than 10,000 customers. As a leading online IT infrastructure provider, PEER 1 offers a reliable high performance Internet network supporting scalable managed hosting, dedicated hosting through the ServerBeach brand, and co-location solutions. Backed by its 100 percent uptime guarantee and 24x7x365 FirstCall Support™, PEER 1 ensures customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include 15 state-of-the-art data centers in North America and points-of-presence in Europe. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX. For more information visit: www.peer1.com.
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2008-10-15 PEER 1 Chooses Absolute Performance for Advanced Monitoring
Comprehensive Application and System Monitoring to be Available to Customers Across All Product Lines
VANCOUVER, BC – October 15, 2008 – PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX:PIX) and Absolute Performance, today announced the two companies have partnered to offer a suite of advanced monitoring solutions that will serve the growing needs of PEER 1’s customers. The new advanced solutions, available this quarter, will expand current offerings and provide a 360 degree view of system and application health. Monitoring also offers in-depth analysis to help both customers and PEER 1 better understand and meet IT needs in order to reduce risks and costs, as well as create more efficient, profitable systems.
“We are excited to partner with Absolute Performance, a recognized expert in this field. Absolute’s comprehensive monitoring solutions will greatly strengthen PEER 1’s ability to exceed our customer needs” said Ted Smith, senior vice president of operations for PEER 1. “Absolute’s commitment to reliability and quality service aligns with PEER 1’s own belief in providing customers the right tools to keep their businesses running smoothly.”
As an on-demand solution, Absolute allows PEER 1 and its customers to take advantage of economies of scale to enhance the value of their IT investment. The result is improved operational efficiency, application performance, network service levels and reduced operating costs.
“As the performance leader in hosting, PEER 1 continues to provide innovative solutions for its customers in delivering value-added application performance monitoring,” said Absolute Performance CEO, Jerry Champlin. “Our capabilities enable customers to validate the performance of applications and service delivery in hosted environments, and dramatically impact time to market using the PEER 1 offering.”
Through the partnership customers can choose the level of monitoring that best fits their business, from basic to full application monitoring, synthetic transactions and complete stress test tools. These comprehensive services will reach across IT monitoring, management and reporting stack, including server, OS, database and application monitoring, and management. These tools will help give customers more access and visibility into their system performance and capacity, providing vital data to make key business decisions such as when there is a need to scale and how to best plan for growth.
The demand for managed services continues to grow as companies increasingly rely upon constant uptime and highly reliable services to support critical applications and systems that support a business’ viability. Having an expert partner such as Absolute to manage those systems, identify opportunities, predict challenges and help plan for growth is essential to the many PEER 1 customers with information intensive operations.
About PEER 1
PEER 1 believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet, and the business growth potential it provides for its more than 10,000 customers. As a leading online IT infrastructure provider, PEER 1 offers a reliable high performance Internet network supporting scalable managed hosting, dedicated hosting through the ServerBeach brand, and co-location solutions. Backed by its 100 percent uptime guarantee and 24x7x365 FirstCall Support™, PEER 1 ensures customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include 15 state-of-the-art data centers in North America and points-of-presence in Europe. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX.
About Absolute Performance
Absolute Performance, Inc., a leading application performance management service provider, delivers innovative products and services that help organizations get more productivity and value from their business critical applications, eCommerce sites and OnDemand application performance to end users. Through a deep expertise in IT operations and a continued focus on what works best, Absolute Performance helps companies meet higher expectations for their end user experience. For more information visit: www.Absolute-Performance.com. |
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2008-10-06 PEER 1 Powers Sitemasher, New SaaS Web Site Development Solution
Customized Web Hosting and Virtualization Support Are Key to Success of Advanced Web Service
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 6, 2008 -- Through the creation of a highly tailored managed hosting solution, PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX: PIX) helped enable the launch of Sitemasher, a revolutionary Web site development service that combines ease of use with the power that enterprise users demand. Sitemasher provides a fully managed, hosted Web site solution that seamlessly integrates the Web site building and publishing environment, content management system (CMS), analytics and search engine optimization (SEO), all within single platform.
Sitemasher provides a rich, technical framework that gives businesses the tools and services to create their own data-driven web applications without programming. This unique, practical approach has enabled the company to grow quickly with more than 2,000 customers since beta-testing began in April. PEER 1's ability to deliver a creative solution to the client's needs mirrors Sitemasher's own business model, and is credited by Sitemasher as being integral to its successful launch.
"When we researched hosting companies, PEER 1 was the only one that was willing to put together a customized solution that was a fit for us," said Sitemasher CEO Ron Moravek. "They have one of the most extensive and highest performing networks in the world and are well respected for this. No one else could provide us the solution for our cloud computing that we needed, but PEER 1 stepped up and made it work. PEER 1 provides us with the ability to offer our customers scalability, reliability, and load balancing so they don't have to worry about exceeding their limits if business is good."
Sitemasher differs drastically from its competition because it doesn't focus on one area of the Web site lifecycle, such as design, content management, or maintenance. Instead, it takes care of the entire lifecycle of a Web site, and delivers this function as a service. As a result, businesses can take control of their web presence without compromising on enterprise-level necessities.
"As we look toward the future of the hosting industry, we see customizations, such as the solution we created for Sitemasher, becoming more prevalent," said Robert Miggins, senior vice president of business development for PEER 1. "The ability to channel our powerful network to support and enable virtualization, is key for the growth of forward-thinking tech companies like Sitemasher, and helps them carve out a niche in the Web 2.0 space."
PEER 1 is one of the only hosting companies offering all three types of web hosting services under one roof; dedicated, managed and co-location. These extensive services are supported by PEER 1's world class, geographically diverse network, which includes 15 data centers in major cities across North America and POPs in Europe.
Before even bringing their product to market, Sitemasher has been the recipient of several awards: Red Herring finalist for top-50 Canadian IT companies, Microsoft Canada "Blue Sky" Award, and a selected participant in Microsoft's prestigious Accelerator Program.
About PEER 1
PEER 1 believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet, and the business growth potential it provides for its more than 10,000 customers. As a leading online IT infrastructure provider, PEER 1 offers a reliable high performance Internet network supporting scalable managed hosting, dedicated hosting through the ServerBeach brand, and co-location solutions. Backed by its 100 percent uptime guarantee and 24x7x365 FirstCall Support(TM), PEER 1 ensures customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include 15 state-of-the-art data centers in North America and points-of-presence in Europe. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX.
About Sitemasher
Established in 2007, Sitemasher provides a fully managed, hosted website solution that seamlessly integrates the website building environment, content management system (CMS), analytics, and search engine optimization (SEO) ... all within a single platform. Phil Calvin, chief technical officer, began developing Sitemasher in 2005. Ron Moravek, chief executive officer, joined the new corporation in August 2007 along with Curtis Terry, chief financial officer and chief operating officer for Sitemasher, both from Electronic Arts, Canada. Eric Dorgelo, vice president of development, joined the team from Rockwell. Nicole Denil joined Sitemasher from Microsoft Corporation. Eric Carlson became the sole venture capitalist and partner in December. For more information visit: http://www.sitemasher.com. |
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2008-10-02 PEER 1 Launches Partner Network
Comprehensive Referral and Reseller Programs Increase Customer Value and Revenue Possibilities
PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX: PIX - News), a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, has launched the PEER 1 Partner Network, an integrated Referral and Reseller Program targeted towards web developers, system integrators and IT consultants. These programs are designed to provide PEER 1 partners with an opportunity to strengthen their relationships with existing clients, offer revenue incentives to refer business and in turn increase revenue for both PEER 1 and its partners.
"We are constantly looking for opportunities to work more closely with our partners and their clients. These programs are designed to provide higher value relationships with clients and increase our partner's revenues today and into the future," said Robert Miggins, senior vice president of business development for PEER 1. "The Partner Network will significantly enhance PEER 1's referral and reseller sales channels by providing our partners with an integrated incentive system that also allows us to grow our revenue."
The Referral Program provides partners with a variety of choices for significant business and revenue growth opportunities without having to close the sale themselves or support the client afterwards. Referral partners can either receive a one-time commission of up to 100 percent for each new customer referral or participate in a revenue sharing plan that pays a monthly commission (monthly recurring revenue) of up to 15 percent. For example, if a partner refers a customer that orders a $5,000 solution, the partner can choose a one-time commission of $3,500 or recurring commission of $500 per month for the length of the initial contract.
Once a referral is passed on to PEER 1, a PEER 1 account manager will be assigned to the referred client who will work closely with a PEER 1 solution engineer to fully assess hosting needs and to recommend the best business IT solution. From that point, clients receive around-the-clock technical support through the PEER 1 support team and the MyPEER1.com website portal.
The Reseller Program, which is expected to be deployed later this quarter, will help partners offer comprehensive hosting solutions backed by PEER 1. Features will include partner discounts for dedicated servers, setup fees and managed services. Partners will have the flexibility to set pricing, with the full support of a dedicated PEER 1 account team made up of a personal account manager, technical specialist, and a billing specialist. Co-branded sales and marketing materials will also be available, as well as Partner Network status and exposure on the PEER 1 website.
"We have enjoyed a very consistent level of service with PEER 1 both with its Referral and Reseller Programs," said Mark Lewis, chief technology officer with Mass Transmit. "We mostly resell their dedicated servers, but sometimes have clients who want to deal directly with the hosting provider. In those cases, we refer them to PEER 1 without hesitation, knowing they are in the best of hands. We also enjoy a good relationship with our account team. Our technical account manager has helped us many times when we've been in a pinch."
For further information on the PEER 1 Partner Network visit http://www.peer1.com/partners
About PEER 1
PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and in the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 10,000 customers. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions to ensure that customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. Serving a variety of companies, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX. |
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2008-09-18 PEER 1 to Host Year-End Conference Call for Securities Analysts on Thursday, September 25, 2008
VANCOUVER, BC – September 18, 2008 – PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX: PIX), a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, announced today that it intends to host a conference call on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. E.D.T. to discuss its fourth quarter and year-end results. The Company intends to disclose its financial results via news release at 4:00 p.m. E.D.T. on Thursday, September 25, 2008, at which time the Company will also post its Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis to its website http://www.peer1.com/investors/.
Following the formal discussion, President and CEO Fabio Banducci and Executive Vice President and
CFO Gary Sherlock will take questions from securities analysts.
To access the conference call by telephone, dial 416-644-3415 or 800-733-7571. Please connect
approximately 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the call to ensure participation. The conference call will
be archived for replay until Thursday, October 2, 2008, at midnight. To access the archived conference
call, dial 416-640-1917 or 877-289-8525 and enter the reservation number: 21282991 followed by the
number sign.
A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available at:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID=2405700
Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for any software
download that may be required to join the webcast. The webcast will be archived at the above website for
90 days.
About PEER 1
PEER 1 believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet, and the business growth potential it provides
for its more than 10,000 customers. As a leading online IT infrastructure provider, PEER 1 offers a
reliable high performance Internet network supporting scalable managed hosting, dedicated hosting
through the ServerBeach brand, and co-location solutions. Backed by its 100 percent uptime guarantee
and 24x7x365 FirstCall Support™, PEER 1 ensures customers' online presence is always fast, always
available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include 15 data centers in North America and points-of -presence in Europe. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on
the TSX under the symbol PIX. For more information visit: www.peer1.com.
For media inquiries please contact Abigail Faylor, Weber Shandwick, +1-425-452-5497,
afaylor@webershandwick.com; For investor inquiries please contact Thomas McMillan, Equicom Group,
+1-403-536-5903, tmcmillan@equicomgroup.com or Gary Sherlock, Executive Vice President and CFO,
+1-604-683-7747. Web Site: http://www.peer1.com or http://www.serverbeach.com |
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2008-08-08 PEER 1 to Present at the Canaccord Adams Annual Global Growth Conference
VANCOUVER, BC - August 8, 2008 - PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX: PIX), a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, announced today that president and CEO Fabio M. Banducci, and executive vice president and CFO Gary Sherlock, will present at the Canaccord Adams Annual Global Growth Conference at the InterContinental Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. PEER 1's presentation will take place at 8:30 am (EDT) on Thursday, August 14th.
The presentation will provide participants with insight into the Company's hosting services, their position
in this growing market segment, the unique advantages provided by their network infrastructure, and their performance to date.
A webcast of this presentation will be available at:
www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/conflobby.zhtml?ticker=PIX.TO&item_id=1887823
About PEER 1
PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 9,000 customers. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions to ensure customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. Serving a variety of companies, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX. For more information please visit http://www.peer1.com or http://www.serverbeach.com.
ABOUT CANACCORD CAPITAL INC.:
Through its principal subsidiaries, Canaccord Capital Inc. (TSX & AIM: CCI) is a leading independent full-service investment dealer in Canada, with capital markets operations in the United Kingdom and the
United States of America. Canaccord is publicly traded on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and AIM, a
market operated by the London Stock Exchange. Canaccord has operations in two of the principal
segments of the securities industry: private client services and capital markets. Together these operations offer a wide range of complementary investment products, brokerage services and investment banking services to Canaccord's private, institutional and corporate clients. Canaccord has approximately 1,570 employees worldwide in 31 offices, including 23 Private Client Services offices located across Canada. Canaccord Adams, the international capital markets division, has operations in Toronto, London, Boston, Vancouver, New York, Calgary, Montreal, San Francisco, Houston and Barbados.
For media inquiries please contact Abigail Faylor, Weber Shandwick, +1-425-452-5497,
afaylor@webershandwick.com; For investor inquiries please contact Thomas McMillan, Equicom Group,
+1-403-536-5903, tmcmillan@equicomgroup.com or Gary Sherlock, Executive Vice President and CFO,
+1-604-683-7747. Web Site: http://www.peer1.com or http://www.serverbeach.com |
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2008-07-25 PEER 1 Provides IT Infrastructure for Online Publishing Company Squarespace
Fast-growing Company Squarespace Launches New Version of Its Online Publishing Software Supported by the PEER 1 Network
VANCOUVER, BC – July 25, 2008 – PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX: PIX), a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, provides scalable, high-performance IT infrastructure and co-location services for long-time customer Squarespace, which launches Version 5.0 of its online publishing software today. Squarespace is a subscription-based, friction-free solution for managing feature-rich websites and blogs all on the same platform.
PEER 1 hosts the Squarespace data center presence in New York City, providing solid connectivity and power resources. While being a PEER 1 customer, Squarespace's business has grown by 300 percent annually for the last three years and has signed on tens of thousands of subscribing customers.
"Squarespace requires world-class hosting capabilities to maintain a reliable operation, and PEER 1 is a company of that caliber," said Dane Atkinson, CEO of Squarespace. "We are software experts, not data center experts, so we lean on PEER 1's expertise, dependable infrastructure and proficiency to provide us with the connectivity and power sources necessary to serve the tens of millions of hits our customer's sites receive each day. We've worked with PEER 1 for over four years, and we are pleased to continue this beneficial partnership."
Squarespace's Version 5.0 will feature a new approach to building websites, blogs and portfolios. Version 5 places all the tools needed to design, structure and add content onto one page in order to increase the speed and efficiency of the creation process. "We fight to save our customers any needless click or wasted moment!" said Atkinson.
Serving more than 85 million page views per month, Squarespace takes pride in its reliable load balancing and clustering infrastructure. Plans range from $7 to $65 per month and are available for individuals or businesses.
"We value customers such as Squarespace for their expertise and market innovation," said Robert Miggins, VP of Business Development for PEER 1. "We continue to see broad expansion in the web services area, since more people are learning to create and maintain an individual or business presence online. Not only do these websites need front-end developer tools and resources, but they rely on solid hosting services to sustain growth and continue providing for visitor and customer needs."
PEER 1 is one of the only hosting companies offering all three types of web hosting services under one roof; self-managed, managed and co-location. These extensive services are supported by PEER 1's world class, geographically diverse network, which includes 17 data centers and POPs in major cities across North America and Europe. The company's distinctive approach has enabled PEER 1 to report 7 consecutive quarters of record profitable growth at the closing of its 3rd quarter financial results released in May.
About PEER 1
PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and in the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 10,000 customers. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions to ensure that customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. Serving a variety of companies, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX. For more information visit: http://www.peer1.com.
About Squarespace
Located in lower Manhattan, Squarespace was created in 2003 in an effort to provide managed solutions for easy construction of efficient and elegant sites. Since then, Squarespace has rapidly grown into a meticulously fine-tuned publishing service for building websites and creating blogs, offering a variety of subscription based packages. Currently, Squarespace powers web experiences for over 20 million individuals each month.
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2008-07-18 PEER 1 Sees Growth and Customer Benefits with Parallels Plesk Power Pack
Service Providers Can Now Expand Revenue by Adding the Power Pack to Their Plesk Service Offerings
RENTON, Wash. – Parallels, a leader in server automation and virtualization software, has partnered with PEER 1 to offer its hosting providers Parallels Plesk Control Panel and Power Pack. This gives hosters the ability to quickly, cost-effectively and securely deploy popular interactive web applications to customers. PEER 1 has reported that over 500 of its 4,000 Parallels Plesk Control Panel customers are utilizing the Power Pack and more subscribe every day.
Parallels Plesk Power Pack gives hosting service providers and their customers the tools needed to install and configure popular web applications. With the Plesk Power Pack, customers can easily design more functional and advanced websites with feature-rich content and powerful applications. Parallels Plesk Power Pack which includes the Application Vault for SaaS applications, offers customers an integrated package of tools to automate the application deployment process, reduce support costs and increase revenue.
The Power Pack includes an application bundle of SpamAssassin, Application Pack, Helpdesk, Tomcat, ColdFusion, and MSSQL Add-Ons. Additionally, hosting service providers can use the APS Catalog, an inventory of applications attached to the Application Packaging Standard (APS), to provide up to 164 additional applications via the Application Vault.
“Including the Plesk Power Pack with our Parallels Plesk Control Panel offerings has given our managed and self-managed customers access to several beneficial applications,” said Tim Varma, Director of Product Management of PEER 1. “By offering the Power Pack, we have expanded our service offerings and will see continued growth as our customers realize the value of the applications.”
"Our Power Pack solution enables companies to offer multi-tiered hosting packages at the same time giving customers more options and easy access to advanced web applications,” said Serguei Beloussov, CEO of Parallels. "The Parallels Plesk Control Panel is a significant breakthrough in automated hosting technology because it gives hosting service providers the ability to take their businesses to the next-level."
PEER 1 has used Parallels Plesk Control Panel for its managed, dedicated and self-managed server customers since 2001. PEER 1 is one of the only hosting companies offering all three types of web hosting services under one roof: self-managed, managed and co-location. These extensive services are supported by PEER 1’s world class, geographically-diverse network, which includes 17 data centers and Points-of-Presence (POPs) in major cities across North America and Europe.
About Parallels - Optimized Computing
Parallels is a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software that optimizes computing for consumers, businesses, and service providers across all major hardware, operating systems, and virtualization platforms. Founded in 1999, Parallels is a fast-growing company with 900 employees in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, please visit www.parallels.com.
About PEER 1
PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 10,000 customers. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions, and self-managed hosting through its ServerBeach brand, to ensure customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Serving a variety of companies, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX. |
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2008-06-25 PEER 1 Continues Rapid Growth With Network Upgrade
State-of-the-Art Network Paves Way for Future Technology Growth and Innovation
SAN FRANCISCO, California – Structure 08 – PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX: PIX), a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, has completed a comprehensive, standardized network upgrade to 10GB/OC192. The upgrade strengthens the IT platform needed for online business growth and new technologies, as well as helping enable continued innovation in the market. The upgrade also maximizes PEER 1’s strategy for offering new infrastructure architectures and its capability to support new technology development.
PEER 1’s move to the new 10GB/OC192 architecture enables higher throughput and packet-per-second capability, which meets the needs of industries such as VoIP and gaming. Additionally, the upgrade enables PEER 1 to provide the highest possible bandwidth required by companies specializing in rich-media and streaming applications.
“The growth of new technologies in the IT infrastructure and managed hosting markets is changing the landscape significantly,” said Antonio Piraino, senior analyst with Tier 1 Research. “The eventual winners in this space will be those companies that are best able to leverage these new technologies in concert with the efficient use of existent resources to produce services that are genuinely flexible and always available.”
PEER 1’s long-term strategy for implementing new market innovations is to partner with companies that are experts in specific technologies. In this way the company will not be tied down to an exclusive technology, but instead can take full advantage of the dynamic infrastructure market. This also gives PEER 1 the flexibility to continue to grow and develop with partners as the technology matures.
At the same time, PEER 1’s extensive network and hosting services provide the unique opportunity to test what works best for its customers. Since the core requirements for both new technologies and the PEER 1 network are similar, PEER 1 truly understands what is needed to deliver new platforms. And with the strength of its network new technologies can integrate easily into the company’s full service solution offerings.
“PEER 1's strategic development for these new technologies enables us to continue delivering world-class service for our customers now and in the future,” said Fabio Banducci, CEO of PEER 1. “We are committed to help businesses realize the growing possibilities of the Internet. With the power and breadth of the PEER 1 network, we are in a unique position to promote and support more powerful solutions to benefit both our customers and the industry in general.”
The company’s distinctive approach enabled PEER 1 to report seven consecutive quarters of record profitable growth, according to third quarter financial results released earlier this year. PEER 1’s world class network is geographically diverse, including 17 data centers and POPs in major cities across North America and Europe.
About PEER 1
PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 10,000 customers. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions, and self-managed hosting through its ServerBeach brand, to ensure customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. Serving a variety of companies, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX. For more information visit: www.peer1.com and www.serverbeach.com. |
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2008-06-17 SaaS Experts to Discuss The Seven Deadly Mistakes of ISV SaaS Offerings
Free Webinar Hosted by PEER 1 Offers Strategic Insight on Issues Surrounding SaaS Development
Vancouver, BC – June 17, 2008 – PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX: PIX), a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, will host a free webinar with partners OnDemand Solutions and Mural Ventures, Tuesday, June 24 at 2 p.m. EDT. In this first-time event, industry experts will share their extensive experience and innovative methodologies that have helped ISVs build successful and profitable Software as a Service (SaaS) applications. Attendees will learn how to escape pitfalls that have hobbled other ISVs, potentially saving their businesses thousands of dollars.
SaaS is here to stay, with an estimated 25 percent of all software delivered in the next few years expected to be SaaS, according to Gartner projections. As successful SaaS companies know, in order to take advantage of the considerable benefits of this delivery method you must run your company in a completely new and different way rather than rely on the traditional methods. This webinar will help companies avoid many of the more common mistakes.
What: Free webinar on “The Seven Deadly Mistakes of ISV SaaS Offerings,” which include:
- Cannibalizing your current revenue by providing your existing offering to the same customers
- Underestimating the power of and need for customer service in the SaaS model
- Offering free trials that don’t convert prospects to customers
- Underestimating the importance of web-centricity for marketing, sales and support
Who: Featured speakers
- Mike Jalonen, CEO, OnDemand Solutions
- Jeff Hagins, Partner and CTO, Mural Ventures
- Robert Miggins, Vice President of Business Development, PEER 1
When: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern
To Attend: For more information and registration visit http://www.bulldogsolutions.net/Peer1/PER06242008/frmRegistration.aspx?bdls=15168
“We are very pleased to be offering this valuable webinar along with our partners,” said Robert Miggins, vice president of business development for PEER 1. “Through our experiences we have found there are many reoccurring key issues that business owners and developers alike are unaware of. Through this presentation we will give listeners practical steps and insight to address these issues and in turn increase customer reach and satisfaction.”
About PEER 1
PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 10,000 customers. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions to ensure customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. Serving a variety of companies, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX. For more information visit: http://www.peer1.com.
About ODS
OnDemand Solutions provides business and technical services to established and startup organizations who are already using, or who are looking to use, the OnDemand or "Software as a Service" (SaaS) delivery model. Our services and best practices are designed to rapidly develop and launch new OnDemand and SaaS businesses, accelerate growth for organizations with a current SaaS offering, and assist independent software vendors (ISVs) to convert from a perpetual license model to a subscription revenue model.
About Mural Ventures
Mural Consulting is a specialized team of Software-as-a-Service experts. We work with ISVs and Service Providers to create SaaS strategies that drive real actions, and then execute those actions side-by-side with our clients. We deliver business success in the fast-changing, competitive SaaS environment. Mural has conducted over 300 executive SaaS business design sessions globally. From that experience, we've assembled 8 Key Success Factors for SaaS success. These KSFs form the foundation for all of our strategy and execution services.
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2008-05-27 PEER 1 to Present at Cowen and Company 20/20 Technology-Media-Telecom Conference
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 27 -- PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX: PIX - News), a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, today announced that PEER 1 executives Fabio M. Banducci, president and chief executive officer of PEER 1, and Gary Sherlock, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will present together at the Cowen and Company 20/20 Technology-Media-Telecom Conference on Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 8:45 a.m. EDT. The conference is being held at the New York Palace Hotel from May 28 to 30, 2008.
Earlier this month PEER 1 made a significant move to the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) from the Venture Exchange effective May 20, 2008. The company has reported seven consecutive quarters of record profitable growth, according to third quarter financial results released this month.
About PEER 1
PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 9,000 customers. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions to ensure customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. Serving a variety of companies, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX under the symbol PIX. |
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2008-05-20 PEER 1 Wins Four Telly Awards for Creative Online Video Stories
Humorous videos depicting real-life IT issues and customer stories awarded for originality and creative-edge
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 20 /-- PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. TSX-V: PIX, a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, is the recipient of four Telly Awards for outstanding achievement with its original short online videos. The winning videos, episode one of "Growing Pains" and the PEER 1 PlentyofFish.com customer testimonial, were selected among thousands of entries for their humor and creativity.
"We're delighted to be recognized for our creative work," said Rajan Sodhi, vice president of marketing at PEER 1. "The videos reflect our imagination and strong commitment to understanding our customers, which is at the heart of who we are. We are focusing on the people behind the technology to highlight how online companies can achieve success."
"Growing Pains" episode one received a bronze award in the Video Comedy category. This is the first of the three-part humorous video short series telling the story of a home business start-up that quickly grows out of control. Additionally, PEER 1's PlentyofFish.com video customer story won three bronze awards in the Video categories of Infomercial, How- To/Instructional and Comedy. The story focuses on the PlentyofFish.com business, as the largest free online dating site, and illustrates how PEER 1 helped the business grow with the right infrastructure and hosting solutions.
The Telly Awards in its 29th year, receive more than 14,000 entries annually and is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions. Silver and bronze medals are awarded based on creativity and outstanding achievement in a specific category.
For "Growing Pains" videos visit http://www.peer1.com/growingpains
For video customer testimonials visit http://www.peer1.com/aboutus/customer_stories.php
About PEER 1
PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 9,000 customers. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions to ensure customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. Serving a variety of companies, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX.
About the Telly Awards
Founded in 1978, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions. The Telly Awards annually showcases the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world. The Telly Awards is a widely known and highly respected national and international competition and receives over 14,000 entries annually from all 50 states and many foreign countries. For more information, visit: http://www.tellyawards.com. |
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2008-05-08 PEER 1 Donates IT Infrastructure for Pangea Day Worldwide Film Event
Global live broadcast to reach millions of through the Internet, television and mobile phones
VANCOUVER, BC - May 8 - PEER 1, a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, has supplied free managed hosting services, systems architecture, database failover services, and on- site, day-of-event technical support for the Pangea Day IT network. On May 10, 2008, Pangea Day aims to tap the power of film to help bring the world together for a unique shared experience through live broadcast venues in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro and thousands of self-organized events planned in over 100 countries. The event will reach a global audience of millions via traditional broadcasts, free-to-air feeds and both web-based and mobile phone platforms.
"PEER 1 is pleased to offer our IT infrastructure strength to support such a worthy cause that will provide a voice to people all over the world," said Robert Miggins, vice president of business development for PEER 1. "As a worldwide network, we are committed to maximizing the possibilities of the Internet, which breaks down borders and connects individuals, organizations and businesses of all kinds around the world."
The Pangea Day event will feature approximately 24 short films and includes a number of exceptional speakers and musical performers, such as Queen Noor of Jordan and Iranian rock phenomenon Hypernova. The featured films were selected from an international competition that generated more than 2,500 submissions from over one hundred countries. The films were chosen based on their ability to inspire, transform, and allow us see the world through another person's eyes.
The web-based portion of the Pangea Day program will be supported by PEER 1's fully redundant network that delivers high performance bandwidth through 15 state-of-the-art data centers and 17 points-of-presence (POPs) across North America. PEER 1 will continue to support Pangea Day's network after the event as well.
Pangea Day was created in 2006 when documentary filmmaker Jehane Noujaim won the TED Prize, at the Technology Entertainment Design conference in California. The prize aims to grant the winner a 'wish to change the world,' and Noujaim chose to use film to bring the world together.
About PEER 1
PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 10,000 customers. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions to ensure customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. Serving a variety of companies, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX.
About Pangea Day
Inspired by the 2006 TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Prize wish of documentary filmmaker Jehane Noujaim, Pangea Day endeavors to bring the world together and promote understanding and tolerance through film. Pangea Day is a celebration of what unites us, rather than what divides us. Movies can't change the world. But the people who watch them can. After May 10, Pangea Day organizers will facilitate community-building activities around the world by connecting inspired viewers with organizations doing groundbreaking work. For more information, please visit http://www.pangeaday.org. |
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2008-05-06 GigaOm Welcomes PEER 1 as Headline Sponsor of Structure08
San Francisco and Vancouver, BC – May 6, 2008 – PEER 1, a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, is sponsoring the first-ever Structure 08, presented by GigaOM. Focusing on the innovations of internet infrastructure, the conference will bring together the most influential leaders of the industry at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco on June 25, 2008.
"PEER 1 is proud to support this conference. With the emergence of virtualization, cloud computing, on demand services and rich media, PEER 1 is seeing unprecedented demands being placed on IT infrastructure,” said Robert Miggins, vice president of business development for PEER 1. “Structure 08 is the perfect venue to continue a dialogue with important partners to help determine the most viable paths for the infrastructure market, and for businesses looking to host their online presence cost-effectively.”
Committed to offering the smartest, most reliable solutions for its customers, PEER 1 engages in every stage of IT infrastructure development and provides the needed platform for innovation. The company is one of the only hosting providers to offer all three types of web hosting under one roof, co-location, self-managed and managed hosting. These solutions are backed by PEER 1’s fully redundant network that delivers high performance bandwidth through 15 state-of-the-art data centers and 17 points-of-presence (POPs) across North America. This unique approach has enabled PEER 1 to achieve more than 300 percent growth in the last three years.
“Web businesses have seen tremendous growth in the past several years and a range of new Internet infrastructures and technologies are driving this,” said Om Malik, founder and CEO of Giga Omni Media. “I am glad to see PEER 1 join an influential group of companies sponsoring and presenting at Structure 08, including Sun Microsystems, and offer their insights into the new requirements of web businesses. We’re happy they will be a part of our inaugural annual event, which will help shape and guide the future of the current Internet infrastructure buildout.”
At the conference, PEER 1 will host a private press event as well as a private VIP dinner, hosted by Om Malik. PEER 1 will also be recognized on the “Refresh The Net” micro-site before and after the event and sponsor all evening events, in addition to being included in all marketing efforts around the event.
Presented by GigaOM, Structure 08 is a significant one-day event that will sort through the emerging and disruptive computing technologies now becoming the building blocks for the next generation of the Internet. The conference will examine the technology innovations, such as virtualization, SaaS and cloud computing, associated with the current Internet infrastructure buildout and the companies leading the way, including Sun Microsystems, VMWare, Amazon.com and others. The full conference web site is available at http://www.structureconf.com.
About PEER 1
1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 9,000 customers. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions to ensure customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. Serving a variety of companies, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX. For more information visit: http://www.peer1.com.
About GigaOM
GigaOM is the premier destination site for technology industry insiders. Edited by award-winning journalist Om Malik, GigaOM is widely considered an authoritative voice on what is disrupting the world of technology. Topics covered include broadband, VoIP, infrastructure, mobile, wireless, and venture capital. With signature intelligence, candor and irreverence, GigaOM breaks down the hype and explains how these new technologies will shape our future. GigaOM is part of Giga Omni Media, a portfolio of leading publications in the technology and entrepreneurial markets that reaches 1.75 million affluent and highly educated readers worldwide. To find out more about GigaOM, visit http://www.gigaom.com.
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2008-04-29 PEER 1 Premieres "Growing Pains" Episode Two, Contest
Humorous new episode airs at Interop Las Vegas to highlight true-to-life growing pains of home office IT networks
Booth No. 2507, Interop, Las Vegas – April 29, 2008 – PEER 1, a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, released today the second episode of its humorous video series, “Growing Pains,” along with its new Growing Pains $10,000 Contest. Premiering at Interop Las Vegas, from April 29 – May 1, 2008 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, episode two continues the saga of a home business start-up that grew quickly out of control, taking over the house with new employees, computers and servers.
Viewers of the episode can create their own growing pains videos highlighting their personal experiences for a chance to win a prize package of 12 months of free managed hosting, a 15-inch MacBook and a Sony HD camcorder, at a total value of $10,000.
“We want our customers to focus on the possibilities not the problems of the Internet,” said Rajan Sodhi, vice president of marketing at PEER 1. “With the Growing Pains series we are able to bring people together through humor and show that we truly understand the issues that businesses face today. PEER 1 removes these issues to help online businesses succeed in any industry.”
Many PEER 1 customers experienced their own growing pains before they turned to the company to help gain control of their IT infrastructure.
PEER 1 has compiled the top five of these growing pains, which are:
1. High Costs – Running servers from a home office eats up too much capital and keeps small businesses from making other important investments
2. Too Complex – Networks are too complex, too difficult to manage
3. Time Consuming – Businesses suffer because IT takes up too much time, and business owners are not able to focus on generating revenue
4. Unreliable – Lack of redundancy means businesses experience downtime and lose revenue
5. No support – Running a network in a home office means there is not any IT support
The Growing Pains video series is a part of PEER 1’s “We Get IT” campaign, which focuses on the customers behind technology. The first episode was viewed more than 75,000 times through Viddler and YouTube.
To watch the new episode of Growing Pains and enter the Growing Pains $10,000 Contest visit www.peer1.com/growingpains
About PEER 1
PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 10,000 customers. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions to ensure customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. Serving a variety of companies, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX. |
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2008-04-08 PEER 1 Contest Eases IT Growing Pains
Big Room Studios Wins 12 Months of Free Managed Hosting, Just in Time for Needed Expansion
VANCOUVER, BC – April 8, 2008 – PEER 1, a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, has announced the winner of its Growing Pains Free Hosting Contest, with a prize of 12 months of free managed hosting, valued at more than $2400. Tim Mateosian, co-founder of Big Room Studios, has won a managed hosting server, which includes 1 TB of monthly data transfer and bi-weekly vulnerability scans. The open contest received more than 1,000 online entries from viewers of the premier episode of “Growing Pains,” the company’s humorous video-short series (www.peer1.com/growingpains/index.php?play).
“The best thing about this contest is that it truly helps Tim solve his IT ‘growing pains’ and expand his business,” said Rajan Sodhi, vice president of marketing at PEER 1. “Business and tech managers go through many IT challenges as their online demands grow. Sharing their stories in entertaining ways can help others navigate the complexities of running an online business.”
Headquartered in Portland, Maine, Big Room Studios (www.bigroomstudios.com) specializes in offering combined online services, which primarily include web and print design, web development and IT support and consulting. Started in 2002 by Mateosian and his brother, the company now has clients throughout North America and the UK.
Mateosian has been a PEER 1 customer for nearly six years and has worked in the hosting industry for more than 10 years. He has always loved computers and technology and started in the industry as a hosting reseller. The business grew to include advanced web solutions when his brother, a talented programmer, joined and created a web framework for the firm. PEER 1’s self-managed hosting is the ideal solution for this kind of programming, since the Mateosian brothers require more control over the server environment in order to run their web solutions.
“I am excited about winning the managed hosting contest. This is extremely good timing since our company is growing quickly and we were planning on expanding anyway,” said Mateosian. “And I have never won anything before!”
PEER 1 will be holding a new contest, calling for contestants to create and upload their own “growing pains” video, in conjunction with the upcoming second episode of “Growing Pains” due out in May.
About PEER 1
PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 9,000 customers. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions to ensure customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. Serving a variety of companies, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX.
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2008-03-19 PEER 1 Network Shows Atlanta it Can Withstand the Storm
Leading North American Network and Committed Support Staff Ensure that Network Stays Live, Business is Not Interrupted
VANCOUVER, BC and ATLANTA, GA – March 19, 2008 – While Atlanta experienced a tornado and several severe storms this past weekend, PEER 1 customers experienced no difference in service. The company, a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, maintained its one hundred percent uptime commitment to customers through the dedication of its staff and strategic crisis planning.
"This storm clearly shows that our customers can be secure in the knowledge that their online business will not be interrupted in the event of a natural disaster or any other crisis," said Ted Smith, vice president of operations for PEER 1. "In this instance, our staff worked around-the-clock amidst the storm to continue to provide the service our customers have come to expect."
With one of the industry's largest IT infrastructure networks in North America, PEER 1 is able to avert network disruptions at any time. PEER 1 has a fully redundant network with 15 state-of-the-art data centers in 12 cities and 17 points-of-presence across North America connected together by its ultra-fast network. In the event that an area of the network is at risk, then the PEER 1 technical staff responds quickly and efficiently to seamlessly route data through another region of the network.
PEER 1 invests in the best people and decisions that will keep customers' businesses running smoothly. Thinking from a customer point of view, PEER 1 employees are enabled with the right tools and resources to think creatively and make fast, efficient decisions for customer and network needs.
During the Atlanta storms, PEER 1 employees from other data centers in Miami, Fremont and San Antonio rallied around the crisis and stood by ready to fill in as necessary for both technical and customer service issues.
For more information on PEER 1 customer support and IT infrastructure network visit www.peer1.com.
About PEER 1
PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 9,000 customers. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions to ensure customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. Serving a variety of companies, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX.
For more information visit: www.peer1.com.
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2008-03-18 PEER 1 Deploys New Global Backbone With Juniper Networks
Juniper M-series Enables Leading Internet Infrastructure Provider to Rapidly Introduce Secure Next-Generation Services
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:JNPR), the leader in high-performance networking, today announced that PEER 1 Networks (TSX VENTURE:PIX), a leading supplier of IT infrastructure for business in Canada, USA and Europe, has deployed Juniper’s M-series Multiservice Edge Routers in all its major points of presence globally. Built upon the Juniper Networks M120 Multiservice Edge Routers, PEER 1’s next-generation backbone network will enable them to quickly and cost-effectively introduce a range of new ultra high-speed Ethernet and SONET-based business-class services.
"Juniper’s architecture and proven JUNOS software provides our organization with the high-performance and reliability we require to address the ever-expanding requirements of our customers,” said Ted Smith, vice president of operations at PEER 1. “With the new global network based on Juniper’s M-series, our customers will experience increased application speed, performance and security, allowing them the flexibility and scalability they need to grow their businesses and online presence.”
The new Juniper infrastructure will also allow PEER 1 to seamlessly support existing SONET services alongside its new 10 gigabit Ethernet services, while offering the consistent levels of performance, security and reliability. Coupled with advanced QoS capabilities and excellent mitigation for DDoS attacks and threats, the M-series will enable PEER 1 to both scale and secure new application services for its business clients globally.
"PEER 1’s growing success offering a flexible range of hosted IT solutions to business clients demands a fast, secure and reliable network,” said Tim Lambie, vice president, Americas International, Juniper Networks. “The M120 offers multi-gigabit capacity, with advanced security features, giving PEER 1 the ability to offer award-winning services to their customers.”
Juniper Networks M-series Multiservice Edge Routing portfolio uniquely combines best-in-class IP/MPLS capabilities with unmatched reliability, stability, security, and service richness. The M120 Multiservice Edge Router is the newest addition to the Juniper Networks M-series product family. The M120 delivers support for 128 Gigabit Ethernet subscriber ports, with 10 Gigabit Ethernet or OC-192 uplink capability in an affordable, compact form factor. This approach allows PEER 1 Networks to deliver high-performance connectivity services with best-in-class application delivery and true service differentiation.
About PEER 1 Networks
PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 9,000 customers. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions to ensure customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. Serving a variety of companies, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX.
For more information visit: www.peer1.com.
About Juniper Networks, Inc.
Juniper Networks, Inc. is the leader in high-performance networking. Juniper offers a high-performance network infrastructure that creates a responsive and trusted environment for accelerating the deployment of services and applications over a single network. This fuels high-performance businesses. Additional information can be found at www.juniper.net.
Juniper Networks and the Juniper Networks logo are registered trademarks of Juniper Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries. JUNOS is a trademark of Juniper Networks, Inc. All other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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2008-02-26 PEER 1 and Microsoft Partner to Provide Free Developer Sandbox Servers
Developers explore and test a suite of Microsoft design and management tools within a secure, dedicated environment
VANCOUVER, BC – February 26, 2008 – PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX-V: PIX), a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, has partnered with Microsoft to offer 50 free developer sandbox servers for a 30-day trial. Web developers now have a chance to work with full control on a collection of Microsoft website development applications in a dedicated server environment.
“We are pleased to offer this great program that meets the needs of developers who want to explore new applications and ensure that they work well before exposing them in a production environment,” said Robert Miggins, vice president of business development for PEER 1. “With the sandbox servers we give developers the platform and tools they require to build applications, test, and deploy, all with a seamless experience.”
The 30-day free period is a unique opportunity for web developers and agencies to explore both the internal and external aspects of testing and developing a website and other online applications using some of the latest Microsoft software that has been pre-loaded into the sandbox server and is connected into PEER 1’s extensive online network infrastructure.
“This program is a good opportunity for developers in any field,” said John Zanni, director of hosting for the Microsoft Communications Sector. “Working together in a more collaborative and supportive environment enables developers to build better applications and compatible offerings, which can better meet customer needs and increase both business and customer revenue.”
The developer sandbox supports IIS 6, .ASP.NET 2.0 and PHP 5 and provides the following design and management tools:
- Microsoft® Expression® Studio: Expression Studio includes Expression Blend, Expression Web, and Expression Design - The professional design tools and innovative technologies in Expression Studio give you the flexibility and freedom to bring your vision to reality.
- Microsoft Visual Studio Express Editions: Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition and Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition – This is the ideal tool for productively building object-oriented applications for Windows on the .NET Framework.
- Microsoft Silverlight – A cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications (RIAs) for the Web
- Microsoft SQL Server Standard 2005 – This tool contains features that will help your team develop data applications in a fraction of the time, helping to drive data to the corners of your business.
Microsoft and PEER 1 invite developers to apply to participate in the sandbox. Once approved developers gain free root access to a server set up in PEER 1’s San Antonio data center for 30 days with no contract and no obligation. As a bonus, developers who decide to order a server from PEER 1 at the end of the free sandbox server period will receive a Microsoft tool package, including Microsoft Expression Web ($299 value), Microsoft Expression Studio and Microsoft ASP.NET training ($1099 value), at no additional cost.
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2008-02-13 PEER 1 Hosts Los Angeles Customer Event
Customers from greater LA area gather to network and meet PEER 1 executives
VANCOUVER, BC – February 13, 2008 – PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX-V: PIX), a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, brought its customers together last week for an evening of networking at an upscale downtown Los Angeles lounge, Elevate. More than 50 customers attended the event representing industries including web design, marketing and entertainment.
"PEER 1 has a diverse geographic footprint with representation all across North America,” said Angela Ramirez, PEER 1’s manager of client loyalty. “Events like this give us an opportunity to meet clients face to face which is uncommon in the hosting industry. It is a great way for us to say ‘Thanks for your business.’”
Los Angeles continues to be a fast-growing area for web hosting. PEER 1 has experienced tremendous growth throughout LA and California over the past year. Many SaaS and social media companies, which have significant hosting requirements, have seen success throughout this time frame, adding to the growth of the area’s industry.
Customers also benefited from this event as they were able to meet their account representatives in person, learn more about PEER 1 first hand and discuss current issues about business and online infrastructure with other professionals.
"We really enjoyed the PEER 1 event,” said Ernesto Espinoza, president of The EB Group, a South Pasadena company that specializes in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Planning and Business Intelligence (BI). “It was a great to meet the PEER 1 staff that we talk to regularly by phone and email. We got to enjoy the venue and people from the area that work in similar industries.”
Due to positive customer feedback, PEER 1 aims to host socials like this one on a regular basis for its customers located in various cities all across North America, including New York, Atlanta and San Antonio.
About PEER 1
PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 9,000 customers. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions to ensure customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. Serving a variety of companies, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX. |
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2008-01-17 PEER 1 Adds Fibre with New FAS Solution for Managed SAN
FAS Network Provides Enterprise Class Infrastructure Options at Low-cost for Businesses of All Sizes
VANCOUVER, BC – January 17, 2008 – PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX-V: PIX), a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, now offers Fibre Attached Storage (FAS) system options on its managed Storage-Area-Network (SAN) to deliver high performance and customizable data sharing and storage capability. The service will provide customers of all sizes, fast, high performing Storage Area Network at an affordable price point.
"As online infrastructure and data storage needs continue to multiply at amazing rates, our customers rely on us to ensure the availability, flexibility and safety of their data." said Robert Miggins, vice president of business development for PEER 1. “Offering this service means that the best benefits of a FAS network are available to all our customers, especially to SMB’s that traditionally cannot afford or do not have the IT resources to manage a more extensive network.”
PEER 1’s FAS solution is ideal for both fast growing businesses and established companies, such as SaaS, data warehousing or high transactional e-commerce environments, that require limitless amounts of storage, scalability and performance capabilities. The system uses the EMC SAN infrastructure, based in PEER 1’s Atlanta, Miami and Fremont, Calif. data centers, which provides customers diverse geographic options. It is also fully customizable depending on the business requirements and growth structure of the customer.
EMC is the world’s leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology solutions. The CLARiiON family is the market-share leader in the midrange storage market. With more than 15 years of experience in delivering proven midrange storage solutions, CLARiiON was the first storage solution to bring Fibre Channel systems to the midrange. CLARiiON’s modular and high-availability features are built on its award winning UltraScale architecture. The combination of CLARiiON’s point-to-point hardware design, unique software features, and configuration best practices deliver the highest reliability and availability of all midrange storage platforms, measuring up to five 9s (99.999%) availability across all CLARiiON CX3 UltraScale series installed systems.
PEER 1’s FAS offering is fully supported by internal PEER 1 Storage experts and support professionals to ensure that customers receive the best support and expertise possible. The service can be used in conjunction with all types of hosting, allowing for a great range of advantages.
“Building our solution on a SAN has been beneficial to our business, ensuring that data is delivered at the quickest, most reliable speeds,” said Sorin Brabete, chief of support and development for Softpedia. “PEER 1 continues to stay abreast of our hosting requirements and the industry trends with services at affordable prices that match our company growth and needs.”
Visit http://www.peer1.com/managed/san.php for more information.
About PEER 1
PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 9,000 customers. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions to ensure customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. Serving a variety of companies, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX.
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2007-12-11 PEER 1 Gets IT With New Web Campaign
Humor and real-life stories of “We get IT” campaign appeal directly to web issues faced by business and tech communities
VANCOUVER, BC – December 11, 2007 – PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX-V: PIX), a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, is focusing on the people behind technology with a new comprehensive marketing campaign that tells customer stories and plays on web hosting and technology issues in a humorous manner.
“This campaign reflects the heart of PEER 1 and gets beyond the basics of products and services to tell the stories of the people that interact and make decisions about technology on a daily basis,” said Rajan Sodhi, vice president of marketing at PEER 1. “We are talking about the complexities of web sites and online network technology in a down-to-earth, relevant and fun way that everyone can identify with.”
The “We get IT” campaign highlights PEER 1’s contemporary outlook and awareness of the dynamics of the web hosting industry. With a new approach, PEER 1 is using popular social media tools, such as viral video pieces, to reach business and technology operators in all fields. The campaign also incorporates other aspects of marketing, including print and online advertising, marketing literature, event participation and website development.
PEER 1’s viral marketing includes “Growing Pains,” a humorous video short series telling the story of a home business start-up that quickly grows out of control and overtakes the house with new employees, computers and servers. The first installment of “Growing Pains” began in October with additional segments in the works.
Video customer stories are also a key part of the “We get IT” campaign. PEER 1 has taken a unique and personal approach to the testimonials, with a strong focus on the customer’s business, and following with information on PEER 1’s service and benefits to the company. Leading VoIP provider Vonage, free online dating site PlentyofFish.com, and interactive design agency Blast Radius are currently featured on PEER 1’s web site.
“Growing Pains” video can be seen here http://www.peer1.com/growingpains/index.php?play
Customer testimonials can be viewed here http://www.peer1.com/aboutus/customer_stories.php
About PEER 1
PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 9,000 customers. Serving a variety of industries, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size, and ensures customers’ online presence is always fast, always available. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable dedicated hosting and co-location solutions along with ServerBeach, a PEER 1 company based in San Antonio Texas, which specializes in self-managed hosting. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX. For more information visit www.peer1.com and www.serverbeach.com.
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2007-11-28 PEER 1 Offers New SaaS Incubator Program for Microsoft Windows Platform
Geared to small-midsize business growth, low-cost program provides a secure environment to develop products
VANCOUVER, BC – November 28, 2007 – PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX-V: PIX), a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, is now providing SaaS3, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) incubation and enablement service, for its Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partners. SaaS3 assists small to mid-sized ISVs test, deploy and manage their Web 2.0, enterprise 2.0 and SaaS applications throughout the entire product lifecycle on the Microsoft Windows platform.
"ISVs are increasingly adopting the SaaS model to help them reach new markets," said Robert Miggins, vice president of business development for PEER 1. “As SaaS providers, ISVs have to operate differently than traditional ISVs by offering software plus services instead of just software. They can benefit greatly by from this type of innovative and affordable development tool for the Microsoft Windows platform.”
Building on their current infrastructure for SaaS applications, PEER 1’s SaaS3 program walks businesses through the essential aspects of building and deploying applications running on the Microsoft platform. ISVs can begin by working on products from the ground up in an online developer sandbox. Here they can confirm architectural design, conduct ‘Proof of Concepts,’ and get feedback from potential customers.
When the product is ready for market, it can then be seamlessly transitioned online, within the PEER 1 secure, managed hosting infrastructure. These services can help reduce IT spending and consolidate resources needed for SaaS applications. As the product and company grows, the SaaS3 program provides expert consultation and a fully scalable network to support it.
“SaaS presents a tremendous opportunity for ISVs, particularly for those working with a hosting provider,” said John Zanni, managing director of worldwide hosting for Microsoft Corp. “Working with a company like PEER 1, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, not only brings credibility to the organization, but also helps the ISV go to market quicker.”
PEER 1 has formulated the SaaS3 program for Windows to continue providing value-added services to its ISV partners and in turn to their customers.
“Having an online testing area, such as SaaS3, will help our company to expand product offerings more quickly and with better results, said Jon Biedermann, vice president of DonorPerfect.com. “PEER 1 has provided us with excellent customer service and support for many years, and adding this program will just continue to build their reliability and reputation as a valuable business and IT partner.”
Visit http://www.peer1.com/hosting/saas.php for more information.
About PEER 1
PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 9,000 customers. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable dedicated hosting and co-location solutions to ensure customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. Serving a variety of companies, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX. For more information visit www.peer1.com. |
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2007-10-03 PEER 1 Upgrades with SWsoft Plesk 8.2 for Linux Control Panel
Leading IT Infrastructure Provider Adds New Version of Plesk to Simplify Infrastructure Management and Administration
PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX-V: PIX), a leading provider of IT infrastructure, today announced that the company is now offering the latest SWsoft Plesk 8.2 for Linux control panel software for its managed hosting customers.
Plesk provides server administrators with a simple yet powerful tool to manage their servers and websites. Plesk 8.2 also includes an intuitive interface that allows users without a technical background to create new email accounts and manage domains.
“The decision to incorporate the new version of the SWsoft Plesk control panel was an easy one for PEER 1,” said Ted Smith, vice president of dedicated hosting for PEER 1. “SWsoft listens to customer feedback, suggestions, and other criteria and actually implements them in upgrades. This new version includes many features beneficial to our customers like the Single Sign-on (SSO) feature that assists with user authentication, and allows users to go from one application to another without having to sign in for each one.”
The Plesk control panel automates a large number of tasks to help service providers reduce operating costs and resources. The new feature set also includes additional skins and the ability to customize, along with improved security via a redesigned subsystem and support for third-party FTP servers to assist with secure uploads.
"By offering Plesk 8.2 with its managed hosting packages, PEER 1 customers can take advantage of new options for e-commerce and secure email to drive incremental revenue," said Kurt Daniel, vice president of marketing and alliances, SWsoft. "Plesk 8.2 further advances our OPEN FUSION initiative to deliver an open, integrated platform for SaaS and hosting."
PEER 1 is a leading IT infrastructure provider to startups and SMEs, delivering highly scalable hosting solutions to allow customers to focus on the possibilities of the Internet, not the problems. PEER 1 provides managed, self-managed, and co-location hosting services through 15 state-of-the-art data centers across North America. The company has over 9,000 customers worldwide in wide- ranging areas from retail and manufacturing to Web 2.0 and Software as a Service (SaaS).
OPEN FUSION is an SWsoft technology initiative to improve integration among a wide range of systems, third-party applications and modules, and custom and in-house solutions. The OPEN FUSION platform enables optimized delivery of SaaS and traditional hosting services to help ISVs and service providers take full advantage of new opportunities in the market.
About SWsoft
SWsoft is a global leader in virtualization and automation software that helps consumers, businesses, and service providers optimize their use of technology. The company's software powers more than 130,000 servers and 600,000 desktops worldwide. The SWsoft product line includes Virtuozzo - the leading operating system virtualization solution, Parallels - the leading desktop virtualization product, and Plesk - the leading server control panel. Founded in 1999, the company has offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.swsoft.com.
About PEER 1
PEER 1 is a leading IT infrastructure provider delivering highly scalable dedicated hosting and co-location solutions to ensure a client’s online presence is fast performing and available 100% of the time. Since its inception in 1999, the company has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe, all connected by PEER 1’s world class Internet network. PEER 1 serves a variety of startups and SMEs including software as a service (SaaS), web 2.0, hosting providers, online gaming providers, Internet phone (VoIP) companies, and outsourced enterprise solutions organizations. The company’s headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX.
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2007-09-25 PEER 1 Expands EMC Platform Across Multiple Dedicated Hosting Data Center Operations
Leading IT Infrastructure Provider Deploys EMC Storage Area Network Platform in Atlanta, Miami and Silicon Valley
VANCOUVER, BC, September 25, 2007— PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX-V: PIX), a leading provider of IT infrastructure, today announced that the company has deployed EMC Storage Area Network (SAN) platforms across all of its managed dedicated hosting data center operations in Atlanta, Miami, and Fremont, California (Silicon Valley). The EMC platform provides state-of-the-art technology to optimize PEER 1’s data backup solution, providing managed dedicated hosting customers with faster and more reliable backup and data recovery.
“We continuously look to provide our customers with best-of-breed IT infrastructure services,” said Ted Smith, vice president of Operations for PEER 1. “We’ve rolled out a successful deployment of the EMC platform to all of our dedicated hosting operations and are pleased to bring the improved speed and reliability to our customers. We feel our solution is second to none in the managed dedicated hosting space.”
The data backup service from PEER 1 provides customers with either daily or weekly backup options of local server storage to the EMC Storage Area Network in a highly secure area of the PEER 1 data centers. PEER 1’s backup and data recovery solutions are fully managed by internal PEER 1 data backup experts and support professionals.
In addition to backup services, the EMC storage solution allows PEER 1 to offer highly available mass storage options to customers over 4Gbit Fiber Channel connections. This external storage will provide additional scaling options to PEER 1 customers that have traditionally been limited to local server storage.
PEER 1 is a leading IT infrastructure provider to startups and SMEs, delivering highly scalable hosting solutions to allow customers to focus on the possibilities of the Internet, not the problems. PEER 1 provides managed, self-managed, and co-location hosting services through 15 state-of-the-art data centers across North America. The company has over 9,000 customers worldwide in wide- ranging areas from retail and manufacturing to Web 2.0 and Software as a Service (SaaS). |
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2007-09-10 PEER 1 Announces Executive Role Changes
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Monday, September 10, 2007 – PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX-V: PIX) today announced several changes of roles for members of the company’s executive team.
Lance Tracey, co-founder and chief executive officer of PEER 1, has announced that he is stepping down from his role as CEO. Effective immediately, Mr Tracey will assume his new role as executive chairman of PEER 1’s board of directors.
Fabio M. Banducci has been appointed the company’s new CEO in addition to his existing role as president of PEER 1.
Gary Sherlock, PEER 1’s chief financial officer, has been promoted to the role of executive vice president in addition to his CFO responsibilities.
“These executive role changes highlight the natural evolution of PEER 1,” said Mr Tracey. “Fabio and Gary have done an admirable job of building a new management team. Their leadership has resulted in the successful turnaround of the Interland acquisition and transformation of PEER 1’s operational and financial condition to their strongest levels in company history. PEER 1 is very well positioned for continued growth under their stewardship.”
About PEER 1:
PEER 1 is a leading Internet infrastructure provider delivering highly scalable hosting and co-location solutions to ensure a client’s online presence is fast performing and available 100% of the time. Since its inception in 1999, the company has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe, all connected by PEER 1’s world class Internet network. PEER 1 | | | | |
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