Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - July 20, 2007 - Dedicated web hosting company, The Planet, will showcase current and future hosting solutions at Booth 505, of the fast approaching premiere web hosting event, HostingCon 2007, at Chicago's Navy Pier, to begin July 23, running through the 25th.

Conference attendees will be able to take advantage of the ''Lowest Hosting Price on The Planet'' special at HostingCon, delivering a 10 percent savings for customers who switch from a hosting competitor. The Planet will be taking new server orders at Booth 505, and each attendee that drops off a business card at the booth will be entered into a drawing for an 80GB video iPod.

Steve Kahan, Vice President of Marketing at The Planet, commented, ''We host more resellers than any other company for a reason. With our unparalleled network, data centers and solutions, the reseller community relies on The Planet to support their extensive customer base. In addition, our comprehensive reseller program provides opportunities for resellers to grow their businesses profitably and faster than any other dedicated hosting company. Our lowest hosting price offer makes it a no-brainer for companies to give The Planet a try.''

HostingCon 2007 delivers the opportunity to learn from the best and brightest in the industry, and network with peers through educational conference sessions. The annual conference also delivers a packed exhibition hall with industry-leading vendors showcasing the newest technology and solutions.

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

Ultimately, The Planet endeavors to provide the following:

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

The Planet is a leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting more than 22,000 small and medium size businesses and 2.8 million web sites worldwide, using the best choice of servers, software tools and support, backed by state-of-the-art facilities and network connectivity.

To learn more about HostingCon 2007, please visit: www.hostingcon.com/2007.

For more information about the presentation, please visit: www.theplanet.com/news/events.asp.

To learn more about The Planet, please visit: www.theplanet.com.