C
I Host Data Centers Selected Best Of Industry By HostPulse.com
[February 16, 2004]
FORT
WORTH, TX (February 16, 2004) - C I Host today announced
it has been recognized internationally for operating
the Best Data Center - competing with the top 100 exceptional
data centers in the world - according to HostPulse.com.
"It
is an honor to award companies that have performed outstandingly
well this year despite all setbacks," said Terence
Lau of HostPulse.com. "C I Host continues to raise
the bar for hosting companies. Actually, they were selected
from among the entire database of more than 1,000 hosting
providers tracked by HostPulse."
The
Best Data Base Award is given to the company based on
the knowledge and
experience of HostPulse staff who "spend their
working and Internet lives scrutinizing hosting companies."
Christopher
Faulkner, CEO of C I Host, said, "The hosting industry
is extremely competitive in North America alone, so
international acclaim is extremely significant. To be
called world-class, as we prepare to open a data center
in Great Britain is a great strategic advantage."
C
I Host received high marks for accomplishments throughout
2003, including upgrading and expanding its Los Angeles
Data Center; back-to-back, triple-digit revenue growth;
surpassing the 200,000 client mark; continued HIPAA
compliancy;
--About
C I Host--
C
I Host (www.cihost.com),
based in the Dallas/Fort Worth market, is a Web hosting
and Internet solutions provider, domain name registrar
(DNR) and application service provider (ASP) serving
205,000 individual consumers and businesses in 182 countries
worldwide.
C
I Host creates business-class Web hosting solutions
for the small- and medium-enterprise (SME) market, with
the broadest portfolio of managed hosting and value-added
services in the industry. C I Host is accredited by
ICANN to register domain names.
C
I Host is HIPAA-compliant and has passed the SAS70 audit.
C
I Host has been ranked #1 in speed by the Adoloma Web
Hosting Guide. C I Host has been consistently ranked
among the Top 5 Web hosting companies out of 16,000
around the globe by c|net's Ultimate Web Host List,
HostPulse,
WebHostsOnline.com and HostChart.com. C I Host was named
among the Top 25
Web hosting companies by HostIndex.com.
C
I Host offers turn-key services ranging from initial
domain name registration to custom dedicated servers
for e-commerce on today's Web. The company offers innovative
packages and services to the Internet community.
C
I Host operates three diverse data centers across the
United States, with its main facility and Network Operations
Center in Bedford, Texas. C I Host also has offices
in Los Angeles, Chicago and London.
All
telco-grade, tier-1 data centers are wholly owned and
operated by C I Host and consist of redundant diesel
generator backups and a temperature-controlled secure
environment with fully redundant UPS capability. All
server hardware is fully tested and configured for optimal
performance. Daily Web server backups and full fire
protection guard against any data loss. To deliver speed
and reliability, C I Host's servers are connected to
two OC-12 fiber connections, five DS-3 and two OC-3
lines from five diverse Internet backbones for a total
of more than 2.6 Gigabits of
available bandwidth.
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Editorial
Contact:
D.
Kent Pingel
Public Relations Director
C I Host
888-868-9931 ext. 7006
kentp@cihost.com |
