Tampa, Florida – (The Hosting News) – March 4, 2009 – Dedicated hosting provider, Hivelocity.net, will be providing the world’s largest open source software development and distribution environment, SourceForge, with download mirror services.

SourceForge and its network of sites helps technology enthusiasts from around the world, connect, develop and share open source software. Hivelocity’s strong global network infrastructure and support of open source software makes for a great partner.

SourceForge is one of the most popular web sites in the world with over 33 million visitors every month. Serving these 33 million visitors with fast speeds from anywhere in the world is where Hivelocity steps in. The 1.9 million registered users of SourceForge currently have over 180,000 open source software projects in production. Hivelocity’s mirror will enable users to utilize the Hivelocity network for uploading and downloading data for these development projects.

Hivelocity specializes in dedicated server hosting and unmetered bandwidth.  Hivelocity’s focus on  dedicated server hosting makes the presence of a strong network global reach imperative.   These characteristics are what make Hivelocity such a great and logical provider of mirror services.  Hivelocity also provides mirrors to both Cpanel and CentOS.org. 

Steve Eschweiler, General Manager at Hivelocity noted, ”We are so happy to promote the free flow of thought and development along the internet.  SourceForge helps inspire and produce brilliant ideas and applications that improve the way people run their businesses and lives.  What a great product to support.”

In past years, Hivelocity has garnered placement on Inc. Magazine’s annual list of fastest growing companies in America. With a three year growth rate of nearly 200% Hivelocity came in at #1834, which ranks as the 6th fastest growing IT Company in Florida. Hivelocity attributes its growth and success to its ability to provide the latest in server technology at a fraction of what the competition charges while consistently remaining atop their 99.9% network uptime guarantee. Hivelocity’s most recent server line includes Intel’s latest generation of Quad-Core Xeon Harpertown processors. According to WebHostingStuff’s objective network uptime tracker, Hivelocity has been very reliable with a 99.98% uptime record over several years. With its new line of energy efficient and cooler running servers Hivelocity’s operating costs are sure to decrease which should result in even lower server pricing down the road.

Since 2001, Hivelocity has offered 99.9 percent network uptime, specializing in dedicated web hosting and co-location, providing services to thousands of customers from all over the world.

To learn more about Hivelocity, please visit: www.hivelocity.net.

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