The Planet CEO to Speak at ISPCON

October 9, 2007 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Dedicated hosting provider The Planet (theplanet.com) announced on Tuesday that chairman and CEO Douglas J. Erwin will deliver a keynote address at ISPCON Fall 2007 (ispcon.com) on October 17, from 10 to 11 a.m. PST at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California.

Erwin's keynote, entitled "Beyond Hosting: Unlocking Profits with On Demand IT Infrastructure for the SMB," will address the changing industry landscape and what companies must do to remain profitable.

"It takes monumental capital to enter today's hosting market, particularly as company values skyrocket," says Douglas J. Erwin, The Planet's chairman and CEO. "Our industry is in a race to build new data centers and keep pace with customer requirements, at the same time managing balance sheets to accommodate growth and deliver shareholder profitability. At no time have the rewards been greater or the challenges more complex."

ISPCON is a conference and tradeshow that focuses on wired and wireless ISPs, CLECs, Web hosts, VoIP providers and other Internet-based businesses. ISPCON says it delivers a comprehensive conference and the opportunity to reach progressive and forward-thinking service providers.