Houston, Texas – (The Hosting News) – February 23, 2009 – Privately held dedicated web hosting company, The Planet, has unveiled a promotion that provides customers with a second server optimized for backup, sandbox development or testing, at one low price.

Through March 31, customers can purchase one of six discounted servers as an add-on to an existing or new dedicated server and receive free R1Soft CDPServer software, a $50 value. The servers and software are priced from $49, reflecting discounts up to 69 percent. .

Urvish Vashi, general manager of dedicated hosting for The Planet explained, ”Customers can add a second server for backup, testing or a development sandbox for IT projects at substantial discounts. These low-priced servers with free CDPServer software provide a budget alternative to purchasing a data protection server, significantly reducing the monthly cost. Backed by The Planet’s enterprise-class network, SAS 70 Type II data centers and around-the-clock support, we offer an extraordinary value proposition.”

When combined with a dedicated server, R1Soft CDPServer software provides a secure and scalable backup environment with leading-edge functionality including continuous data protection. The disk-based solution alleviates the lengthy restore times typically associated with tape drives.

The following servers are bundled with industry-leading R1Soft CDPServer software when purchased as a second dedicated server from The Planet:

- The Celeron 2.0+ is now just $49 per month, down from $89.
- The Pentium 4 2.4+ is priced at $59, reduced from $109.
- The Dual Xeon 2.4, regularly $209, is now $75, a monthly savings of 64 percent.
- The Dual Xeon 2.8 has been reduced 66 percent to $89 per month.
- The Dual Xeon 3.2 is available for $94, a price reduction of 69 percent.
- The Xeon 5130, typically priced at $239 per month, is now $125.

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 a leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting over 22,000 small and medium size businesses and 15.2 million web sites worldwide, using the best choice of servers, software tools and support, backed by enhanced facilities and network connectivity.

To learn more about The Planet’s specials, please visit: www.theplanet.com/low-price-server.

For more information about The Planet, please visit: www.theplanet.com.

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