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Houston, Texas - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - November 21, 2008 - The Planet web hosting company, has added a new high-performance server to its Planet Alpha line of dedicated servers, which is available immediately, offering customers a powerful solution, at an economical price.

The Xeon 5405 features the largest memory and storage capacity among single-processor servers. With a robust 5000-sequence Xeon processor, the server easily supports database, e-mail and Web server applications. Available in both SATA and SAS configurations, the Xeon 5405 is the only single-processor Planet Alpha server that holds up to six storage drives. It is equipped with RAM capacity up to 32GB, with larger configurations available that provide customers the flexibility to design the solution that best meets their requirements.

Urvish Vashi, general manager for dedicated servers noted, ”Customers depend on us to offer the technology that best meets their business needs. They have expressed a requirement for a powerful and reasonably priced single-processor server, and the Xeon 5405 fits the bill perfectly. It provides increased server storage capacity - always a precious commodity - which eliminates the extra processor they often don’t need. With this new offering, we’re expanding on our promise to give customers the power to choose the solution that’s right for them.”

The new Xeon 5405 offers a rich feature set includes:

Increased storage capacity: The single-processor, multi-core server supports up to six 1TB SATA drives or six 300GB SAS drives. It also supports RAID 5 and RAID 10 cards for businesses with additional storage or redundancy requirements.

Expanded memory: Each server has up to 32GB of RAM, with larger configurations available for advanced environments.

Easy upgrade path: It features the same chassis as Dual Xeon dual-processor servers, offering an easy transition path for customer growth.

Suitable for multi-server environments: The server is available as a single hosted solution, or it can be added to an existing virtual or private rack environment.

The Xeon 5405 SATA is priced at $249 per month, and the Xeon 5405 SAS is priced at $284. Both are available in the company’s six world-class data centers.

Ultimately, The Planet endeavors to provide:

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

The Planet is the leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting more than 25,000 small- and medium-size businesses and 13.3 million Web sites worldwide. The Planet Alpha division provides the widest array of self-managed dedicated servers and advanced services backed by 24×7x365 support. The Planet Northstar Managed Hosting division combines a proactive methodology and seasoned IT experts to deliver a fully managed hosting solution. With the best choice of servers, software tools and world-class support, backed by state-of-the-art facilities and an enterprise-class network, The Planet turns IT into a powerful competitive advantage that enables customers to grow their businesses.

For more information about the new offerings, please visit: www.theplanet.com/dedicated-servers/server-specials/?id=NATP081117.
To learn more about The Planet, please visit: www.theplanet.com.

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