San Antonio, Texas – (The Hosting News) – December 18, 2008 – Hosting services provider, Rackspace, has been chosen by provider of technology software and services facilitator, SupportSoft Inc., to provide a Windows-based web environment that runs on a heterogeneous hosting model.

Anthony Rodio, Chief Operating Officer, SupportSoft remarked, ”Rackspace is able to offer us the highest level of uptime, which is critical to our and our customers’ success. Thousands of global customers depend on SupportSoft and support.com to provide always-on service. With their Fanatical Support, we have found that Rackspace values customers as much as we do.”

Consisting of a Platform and Managed Hosting combination, the solution was created as a unique alternative to colocation. Platform Hosting gives users the control to manage all aspects of their hosting environment, with the added benefit of managed hardware and network infrastructure. Managed Hosting provides users with a fully managed offering, which includes 24x7x365 technology and service support.

The company’s consumer arm, support.com, takes this enterprise grade technology and uses it to provide Instant Technology Relief® directly to consumers and small businesses through their technology engineers at 1-800-PC-Support and a number of major retail, DSP and ISP partners.

SupportSoft moved to Rackspace based on value, IT resources and the ability to provide data center redundancy. SupportSoft sought out a hosting company that could meet their unique hosting needs, allowing them the flexibility to manage aspects of their hosting environment for parts of their business while also offering a fully managed hosting service for others. They also sought technical expertise, world-class data centers and world-class customer support, all of which could help enable them to provide superior service.

Jim Lewandowski, Senior Vice President, worldwide sales, Rackspace Hosting remarked, ”SupportSoft wanted a configuration that would allow them to take advantage of their technology knowledge while helping manage costs. Rackspace has been able to step in and provide a tailored offering to SupportSoft saving them time and money that they now put towards business critical operations.”

SupportSoft develops software that automates the resolution of IT problems through proactive, self-healing and assisted service technology.
For more than 10 years, they’ve helped ensure that technology critical to businesses – and their customers – works as planned. Their best-in-class, scalable solutions are designed to enable both end users and analysts to detect, diagnose and correct problems at home, in the office or anywhere in between. With these solutions, SupportSoft endeavors to reduce the costs associated with support delivery.

Rackspace Hosting delivers computing-as-a-service, integrating the industry’s best technologies into a flexible service offering, making computing more reliable andaffordable. A trusted partner to companies of all sizes, Rackspace enables IT departments to be more effective. Rackspace is distinguished by its award-winning Fanatical Support, furthering the company’s mission to be one of the world’s greatest service companies. Rackspace is recognized as one of FORTUNE Magazine’s 100 Best companies to work for, ranking number 32 on the 2008 list. Rackspace’s portfolio of hosted IT services includes managed hosting (www.rackspace.com), email hosting (www.mailtrust.com) and cloud hosting (www.mosso.com).

For more information about Rackspace Managed Hosting, please visit: www.rackspace.com.

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