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Dallas, Texas - (The Hosting News) - March 11, 2008 - On-demand, dedicated web hosting solutions firm, SoftLayer, has opened a a second datacenter facility in Dallas, as well as investing over $5 million, in the completion of an upgrade of its core networking infrastructure.

The new facility features 220 new racks, more than doubling SoftLayer’s server capacity in Dallas. It has its own multiple power feeds supported by independent UPS systems and generators for failover, while leveraging the same network operations (NOC) as the existing SoftLayer facility.

Lance Crosby, CEO of SoftLayer noted, ”The new datacenter resides within the same building as our current facility, but it is completely redundant from all other risk variables, including power, bandwidth, and cooling. This allows us to deliver an additional level of failover and disaster recovery for customers seeking redundant Dallas facilities.”

As part of this expansion, a major core network backbone upgrade was completed to better serve all customers using the Dallas facilities. The upgrade included: Addition of three new Cisco 7600-S routers utilizing the latest RSP-720 Supervisor Engines; Upgrade of all existing 6500-E switches utilizing the latest Sup720-3CXL Supervisor Engines; DDOS and IDS protection with multiple Cisco Guard and Tipping Point installations; Continued deployment of 40g to the rack (20g public and 20g private) utilizing Cisco 3560-E rack switches.

This upgrade is anticipated to significantly improve performance for all SoftLayer customers as the new Cisco equipment provides increased CPU speed, more memory, and far greater routing capacity than the previous generation of equipment. SoftLayer continues pushing innovation by deploying the latest technologies and increasing its investment in retrofitting the existing environment.

Mr. Crosby continued, ”SoftLayer has a mandate to provide continuous innovation to its customers and be the first to market with products and services that enable our model of on-demand IT.”

Located in the INFOMART in Dallas, Texas, SoftLayer was formed in June 2005 by a team of industry executives seeking to deliver low cost next generation on-demand hosting services for the small to medium enterprise (SME). Utilizing proprietary software, coupled with the industry’s first network-within-a-network topology, the company delivers the power and control to securely manage IT environments while providing comprehensive scalability.

To learn more, please visit: www.softlayer.com.

Plano, Texas - (The Hosting News) - March 11, 2008 - Self-managed, dedicated server products and utility services firm, Layered Technologies, Inc., has entered into a new Microsoft Expression web partnership, to provide design tools for modern, standards-based web site creation.

John Pozadzides, Vice President and CMO of Layered Technologies noted, ”We are pleased to offer this great program that meets the needs of developer clients and provides them with new resources and tools to increase their productivity, while also bringing to the forefront new technologies and integration functionality.”

With the purchase of any new Microsoft operating system, Layered Technologies will provide Microsoft Expressions Web free of charge, as well as 12-months of access to training for the complete Expressions suite of applications and ASP.NET.

Expression Web provides web professionals with everything they need to build attractive, high-quality web sites using HTML, DHTML, CSS, and XHTML. With Expression Web, professional designers can easily take advantage of the best of dynamic website design, enabling users to quickly and efficiently design, develop, and maintain standards-based Web applications with seamless integration with ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005.

Expression Web provides seamless integration with Visual Studio 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0, enabling designers and developers to interact using products that they are most comfortable with. Designers can easily lay out XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and basic dynamic functionality using Expression Web and take advantage of many ASP.NET 2.0-specific features like Master Pages for templating, and drag and drop controls. The project can then be handed over to developers using Visual Studio 2005, enabling them to extend the functionality through advanced server-side code and business logic.

For a limited time, Layered Technologies and Microsoft have partnered with Total Training to provide an annual subscription to over 49 hours of high quality online training for ASP.NET and Expression Studio, absolutely FREE. The training is broken down into two different modules:

• Twenty-two hours include learning the hottest tools for building powerful, dynamic web applications from pros Asli Bilgin and Andy Olsen. These training videos explore all of the key features of AJAX and Building Web Applications, and will then guide you to mastery level with advanced topics and techniques.
• Twenty-seven hours include instruction on taking your creative possibilities to a new level using the professional design tools and innovative technologies in the Expression Studio. The team of presenters includes the most talented industry gurus to help get the most out of these powerful visual learning experiences.

Layered Technologies, Inc. is a global provider of on-demand hosting, utility computing solutions and Web services. By providing high quality technology, infrastructure and support we enable customers to forego capital expenses and save on operating costs while focusing on core business issues. Layered Technologies’ scalable infrastructure powers millions of sites and Internet enabled applications including e-Commerce, Software as a Service (”SaaS”), content distribution and more. Its clients range from leading-edge Web 2.0 startups, successful mid-sized enterprises and some the world’s largest consultancy and integration firms.

For more information about Layered Technologies, please visit: www.layeredtech.com.

Glendale, California - (The Hosting News) - March 11, 2008 - Pro Net Hosting, web hosting service provider, has acquired Homepage Universe, having migrated its customer services and marketing to the Homepage portal, which it will use going forward for all of its customers.

Gary Aslanyan, President at Pro Net noted, ”We purchased Homepage Universe for two reasons. First, we really liked the user experience they provided — it’s clean and simple, with no pitfalls or hidden conditions. It has the kind of appeal a site like GoDaddy has, but is even easier to use. Customers know exactly what they are getting and what they have to do to get it. But our main reason for the purchase was to grow our business without the usual costs and risks of trying to grow through aggressive marketing. Buying Homepage Universe has doubled our size — we now provide shared and dedicated hosting for over 100,000 domains.”

Mr. Aslanyan says the key to making the purchase work is maintaining the excellent customer experience of Homepage, while adding the extensive technical knowhow and support that Pro Net is known for.

Pro Net/Homepage now offers a wide range of hosting options suitable for individuals, businesses of all sizes, and resellers. Hosting is provided with a choice of Windows or Linux servers, something few other hosting companies offer. They also provide users with a Plesk control panel to manage their domains, free use of SiteBuilder with over 500 free web templates, plus unlimited up and down bandwidth.

Mr. Aslanyan added, ”This acquisition gives us a leading-edge presence that lets us compete with the big boys in hosting.”

Pro Net Hosting is a web hosting service provider serving thousands of small and large business customers with customer-focused hosting solutions since 1996. Pro Net is a stable, profitable corporation whose goal is to earn trust by providing reliable, affordable hosting solutions with responsive 24/7 support. Pro Net owns and operates its data center and network. All of its equipment is kept on-site with an advanced alerting system. Pro Net Hosting is a worldwide hosting firm, offering a wide array of services, including web hosting, dedicated server hosting, co-location hosting, email hosting, reseller hosting, and domain name registration.

To learn more about Pro Net Hosting, please visit: www.pronethosting.com.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands - (The Hosting News) - March 10, 2008 - International business hosting services firm, LeaseWeb, is offering extensive green improvements, for its customers currently using Windows Server 2003, having configured over 2,000 dedicated servers at its EvoSwitch facility.

Dedicated Servers are the most versatile and powerful solution for heavy-duty hosting tasks. Therefore, the company has prepared its dedicated servers for hosting customers that want to take advantage of the new operating system as soon as it is available.

Ruud Mous, Sales Director for LeaseWeb noted, ”During the trial period, we gained important experiences using the Windows Server 2008. We were able to study the new operating system for weeks, with technical support from Microsoft for our people. Windows Server 2008 is a better hosting platform than Windows Server 2003, in particular due to the improvements in deployment and imaging management, but also as a result of the substantially higher number of sites per server and the improved performance of PHP.”

The Windows Server 2008 Early Bird promotion is possible due to LeaseWeb’s Microsoft Gold Partnership and its participation in the Microsoft Rapid Deployment Program (RDP) for Windows Server 2008. Through the RDP, Microsoft has given a select number of partners the opportunity to test Windows Server 2008 at an early stage - even before the product is released to market - with technical support from Microsoft. LeaseWeb’s Early Bird promotion package includes a Dedicated Server, bandwidth, and a pre-installed Windows Server 2008 with prices starting at 69 pounds per month. The Early Bird servers are hosted in LeaseWeb’s extensive hosting network.

LeaseWeb runs 500 racks in the climate-neutral data center EvoSwitch, the only greendata center in the Netherlands . The Windows 2008 servers are also located in this green data center. Those hosting customers who are interested can also use The Green Fan label (www.thegreenfan.com), which enables them, in their marketing communications, to show their customers that they make a positive contribution to reducing CO2 emissions.

Internet Information Services 7 is an important feature in Windows Server 2008. Mr. Mous added, ”IIS7 allows us to host as many as 5,000 websites per server. IIS 6, on the other hand, was in many cases only able to handle 1,500 websites. This represents a huge improvement in efficiency within our own organization, but also for customers with a Dedicated Server.”

LeaseWeb also gives positive reviews for Powershell and Server Core. Mr. Mous continued, ”Windows administrators may have to get used to the Powershell, but it is the future for Windows and other Microsoft products. Powershell is extremely powerful and the scripting features far exceed VBScript. Now everything can be organized and scripted from the command prompt. It can be used with IIS, Exchange 2007 and SQL 2008.”

Another important innovation in Windows Server 2008 is the addition of Hyper-V, the final version of which is expected later this year. Mr. Mous concluded, ”We have also been offered the opportunity, via the Hyper-V Microsoft Rapid Deployment Program, to test Hyper-V at an early stage - and our first experiences are extremely positive. Hyper-V turns out to be an extremely powerful virtualization software. The LeaseWeb product portfolio now includes several virtualization techniques, to which Hyper-V will be added in the near future.”

LeaseWeb is an international supplier of hosting products and services that specializes in both Microsoft and Linux, and focuses primarily on the professional market. The company is among the top 30 hosting providers in the world and provides services such as web hosting, dedicated hosting, colocated hosting, VPS and streaming, as well as technical support. LeaseWeb owns a first-class Cisco-powered network offering a bandwidth of over 160 Gbps, which extends across five data centers in the Amsterdam region via the major telecom carriers. LeaseWeb is also present on internet exchanges in Amsterdam , Brussels , London , Frankfurt , New York , Vienna , Stockholm, Warsaw, Zurich , Prague and Madrid. Founded in 1997, hosting provider LeaseWeb now manages 11,000 servers. Its customers include Starbucks, Hyves, Telegraaf Media Groep, Koninklijke Joh. Ensched, PricewaterhouseCoopers, AVRO, Direct Wonen, and Univ.

To learn more, please visit: www.leaseweb.com.

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Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - March 10, 2008 - The Planet privately held dedicated hosting company, has launched a new promotion, designed to enable customers to take advantage of its KVM-over-IP solution cost effectively.

Through March 31, 2008 - or while limited promotional supplies last - customers can add Lantronix SecureLinx Spider KVM to any server platform for $30 per month. The promotion includes free setup, which eliminates the usual $100 fee.

Urvish Vashi, Director of Product Management for The Planet commented, ”KVM-over-IP is an ideal solution for anyone who wants virtual, hands-on access to their server 24/7. With this promotion, customers can gain remote management capabilities at a discounted price to ensure their business is always up and running.”

KVM-over-IP (keyboard/video/mouse) provides customers with direct, BIOS-level access to their dedicated servers over a secure Internet connection. This solution is available across The Planet’s entire server fleet and in each of its six world-class data centers.

The Planet’s platform-agnostic KVM-over-IP allows customers to connect to any server from anywhere via a cross-browser compatible interface. In addition to providing support video resolution of up to 1280 by 1024 at 60Hz, KVM-over-IP:

• Provides total, BIOS-level control of any server with Lantronix SecureLinx Spider
• Offers immediate access to servers via keyboard, video and mouse connections
• Protects servers from potential compromise with secure remote authentication
• Grants up to eight users access to the KVM device at one time with Simultaneous User support

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 the offering, please visit: www.theplanet.com/kvm.

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

Herndon, Virginia- (The Hosting News) - March 10, 2008 - Server virtualization firm, Parallels, has released a new version of its Plesk Sitebuilder website-building software, with new features that enhance websites created, using an intuitive step-by-step design wizard and WYSIWYG editor.

Serguei Beloussov, CEO of Parallels noted, ”Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder 4.2 takes website creation to a whole new level with innovative features that are tightly integrated into the software to improve ease of use. The new version of Parallels website creation software demonstrates our commitment to delivering open solutions based on the Parallels Open Platform to help service providers add value to their offerings.”

Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder 4.2 integrates the Fotolia online micro-priced image marketplace into the software’s WYSIWYG editor, allowing users to browse and buy photos directly from the Fotolia gallery without leaving the wizard. The software also includes a new design module featuring SitePal speaking avatar technology by Oddcast. SitePal enables users to deploy animated, talking characters on any website.

Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder is a next-generation, scalable website-building application that can be integrated into any business process for hosting providers, ISPs, registrars and telecoms. The software’s easy-to-use, five-step wizard and 14 dynamic modules make this software a powerful and flexible solution. It is designed to work with hosting platforms that use the new Application Packaging Standard (APS), such as the Parallels Plesk Control Panel.

The Parallels Open Platform enables hosting with Parallels virtualization and automation technology through integration with a wide range of third-party applications and systems. The APS Standard (APS), a key element of the platform, is used by ISVs and service providers to seamlessly integrate applications to offer to the more than 10 million businesses and individuals that use Parallels products.

Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder 4.2 is available now for the Linux/Unix and Windows platforms.

Parallels (formerly SWsoft) is a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software that optimizes computing for consumers, businesses, and service providers across all major hardware, operating systems, and virtualization platforms. Founded in 1999, Parallels is a fast-growing company with 900 employees in North America, Europe, and Asia.

To learn more about the new offering, please visit: www.parallels.com/products/sitebuilder.

For more information about Parallels, please visit: www.parallels.com.

Saint Paul, Minnesota - (The Hosting News) - March 10, 2008 - Web hosting, high-speed Internet, data, video and voice services firm, Qwest Communications International Inc., has been chosen by the Committee on Arrangements (COA) for the 2008 Republican National Convention, to serve as its Official Communications Provider for the Sept. 1-4 event.

As the Official Communications Provider, Qwest will be the exclusive provider of high-speed Internet as well as voice and data lines for the COA. Qwest also will provide hosting services and 24/7 network management and technical support.

Maria Cino, Convention President and Chief Executive Officer noted, ”Qwest will be a terrific partner in planning the 2008 Republican National Convention, and we are pleased to have them on board as our Official Communications Provider. Qwest’s strong ties to the Minneapolis-Saint Paul community make for a natural partnership - and its services will be instrumental in helping us deliver our Republican nominee’s message to the American people.”

In anticipation of increased network demand in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Qwest plans to significantly expand its fiber infrastructure in and around the Xcel Energy Center, site of the 2008 convention. The company already has surveyed and verified existing network facilities around the Xcel Energy Center, as well as those serving more than 100 major hotels in the metro area, so it can quickly assess build-out requirements as technology decisions are made.

John Stanoch, Minnesota State President of Qwest remarked, ”When the Republican National Convention and kicks off in September, Qwest’s team of experienced and service-oriented employees, together with our next-generation communications services, will completely change how convention organizers, delegates and the media communicate seamlessly and in real time from the convention. Qwest’s network infrastructure and advanced technology investments for the 2008 Republican National Convention will continue to benefit Minneapolis-Saint Paul, our region, the state and the economy long after the delegates return home.”

The 2008 Republican National Convention will be held at Saint Paul’s Xcel Energy Center from Sept. 1-4, 2008. Approximately 45,000 delegates, alternate delegates, volunteers, members of the media and other guests are expected to attend the convention. Minneapolis-Saint Paul is expected to receive an estimated $150-$160 million positive economic boost from the convention.

Qwest’s Hosted Contact Center Solutions portfolio provides network based interactive voice response, intelligent call routing, multi-channel call distribution, multimedia contact management, network-to-desktop Computer Telephony Integration, CRM Integration and consolidated reporting.

Qwest CyberCenter facilities house more than three million feet of data cable and fiber optics, providing the extensive infrastructure features necessary to maintain a customer’s environment. Cooling towers, water pumps and chillers provide enough cooling capacity to air-condition the equivalent of approximately 1,820 private homes. With 19.5 mega-watts of emergency power to ensure network operations, Qwest CyberCenters generate enough power for approximately 5,000 households.

The 14 Qwest CyberCenters are located in 11 metropolitan areas, including Burbank, Calif.; Chicago; Columbus, Ohio; Denver; Minneapolis; Newark, N.J.; Sacramento, Calif.; Seattle; Sterling, Va.; Sunnyvale, Calif.; and Tampa, Fla. Qwest was voted ”Hosting Center of the Year” in an InfoWorld reader’s choice survey and was also ranked number one for providing application services in a recent America’s Network end-user survey. Business customers also ranked Qwest a top data provider in a recent issue of Spokane Business Catalyst magazine resulting in an award in the ”Best Web Hosting Business” category.

Qwest offers a combination of award-winning broadband, video and voice solutions for residential customers, businesses and government agencies. Customers coast to coast turn to Qwest’s industry-leading national fiber optic network to meet their evolving communications and entertainment needs. Qwest is a participant in Networx, the largest communications services contract in the world, to provide innovative voice, data and video services.

For more information about Qwest, please visit: www.qwest.com.

Dallas, Texas - (The Hosting News) - March 7, 2008 - Dedicated web hosting solutions firm, SoftLayer, has executed a 5-year, $40 million contract, with Internet solutions management company, Internap, to expand SoftLayer’s on-demand hosting platform.

The two companies will work together to enable businesses to operate ‘’serverless IT departments,” through real-time technology, network-within-the-network services, and automated installation, monitoring, and management tools.

Under the terms of the contract, Internap will deliver data center colocation, route-optimized IP networking, and content delivery network (CDN) services. These Internap services are hoped to expand SoftLayer’s on-demand hosting infrastructure to the Eastern United States and be seamlessly integrated with SoftLayer’s data centers in Dallas and Seattle.

Lance Crosby, Chief Executive Officer at SoftLayer noted, ”Internap and SoftLayer are bringing to the market a new, tightly coupled managed hosting model that is delivering enterprise-class, large-scale computing by the slice. With Internap we’ve been able to get to market faster and deliver higher quality solutions that our customers value and are core to their business operations. The combination of Internap’s world-class IP networking, data center colocation, and content delivery network (CDN) along with SoftLayer’s innovative product development, flexible deployment, and automation tools, creates and delivers the most advanced on-demand hosting services available today.”

SoftLayer’s network-within-a-network architecture implemented across its data centers, is designed to allow customers to replicate data, optimize application availability, and ensure business continuity. The SoftLayer customer portal, ondemand IP manager, and APIs (application programming interfaces) provide new levels of visibility and control to provision and manage IT infrastructure server and storage elements.

Additionally, Softlayer’s IP network connectivity, automated load balancing, server recovery, and storage and backup solutions provide customers the confidence that applications, data, and content will be available to drive business operations.

James P. DeBlasio, Chief Executive Officer at Internap commented, ”SoftLayer and Internap have rapidly and successfully deployed a powerful, on-demand hosting infrastructure to support enterprise applications, rich media, and online business. The demand for these services has been very strong and is driving us to expand the model across the United States leveraging Internap’s network and data center solutions and SoftLayer’s innovative web hosting products, exceptional service delivery and automated operations. Together, we will be able to deliver a robust set of enterprise-class IT solutions to a broader marketplace than ever before.”

Since the company was founded in 1996, Internap has forged a unique, high-performance ecosystem for IT managed services backed by a 100% SLA. At the core of this ecosystem are Internap’s Performance IPTM network, content delivery network (CDN), and MIRO (Managed Internet Route Optimizer) technology that continuously monitors the performance of the Internet and automatically selects the best route. These network assets are seamlessly integrated with Internap’s data center space and high-density power systems to deliver a best-of-breed hosting and network service for applications, media content, data, and web transactions.

Internap is an Internet solutions company that provides The Ultimate Online Experience, by managing, delivering and distributing applications and content with unsurpassed performance and reliability. With a global platform of data centers, managed Internet services, a content delivery network (CDN) and content monetization services, Internap frees its customers to innovate their business and create new revenue opportunities. More than 3,500 companies across the globe trust Internap to help them achieve their Internet business goals.

Located in the INFOMART in Dallas, Texas, SoftLayer was formed in June 2005 by a team of industry executives seeking to deliver low cost next generation on-demand hosting services for the small to medium enterprise (SME). Utilizing proprietary software, coupled with the industry’s first network-within-a-network topology, the company delivers the power and control to securely manage IT environments while providing comprehensive scalability.

For more information about Internap, please visit: www.internap.com.

To learn more, please visit: www.softlayer.com.

San Francisco, California - (The Hosting News) - March 7, 2008 - Dedicated server provider and colocation hosting specialist, ServePath, is offering Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web and Windows Server 2008 Standard Editions, as hosted platforms.

John Keagy, CEO and Co-Founder of ServePath noted, ”ServePath is excited to be able to offer Windows Server 2008. We expect Windows Server 2008 to be the accepted standard for Windows web hosting into the next decade. ServePath’s training and hard work with Microsoft preparing for this exciting event, positions us to be the managed hosting experts.”

ServePath received the ”GoLive License” from Microsoft and is among the first Hosting Providers licensed to sell this revolutionary new server platform. ServePath, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, now adds Windows Server 2008 Web and Standard Editions to its list of existing Microsoft Server Editions including Windows Server 2003 Web, Standard and Enterprise as well as Window Server 2000 Standard Edition. Users of legacy Windows Server platforms (for example, Windows NT and Windows 2000) ought to consider hosted versions of Windows Server 2008 in their migration plans.

ServePath’s Microsoft-Certified support technicians and sysadmins have thousands of hours of hands-on experience and technical training on legacy versions of Windows Server. Most recently, ServePath System Administrators have amassed hundreds of additional “Microsoft Certified” training on Windows Server 2008. As part of the Windows Server 2008 Launch Event, ServePath is waiving the setup costs (a $250 to $1000 savings) for customers who use the promo code ServePathWS08 when requesting a new dedicated server using the Windows Server 2008 platform.

The following server configurations are available:

- Windows 2008 Web Edition - configured with IIS 7.0 and SMTP.
- Windows 2008 Standard Edition - comes with Terminal Services Gateway, RDC, Application Server, Active Directory Domain Services, DHCP Server, DNS Server Windows Clustering and SMTP.

For more information about ServePath’s Windows Server 2008 offering, please visit: www.servepath.com/land/windows/index051.shtm.

Highlights of Hosted Windows Server 2008 with ServePath include:


- Full root and administrator access
- Full 100Mbps Internet connection
- Private VLAN network
- Customizable hardware and software
- Remote reboot
- 100% uptime, 10,000% Guaranteed SLA
- 24/7/365 toll-free phone, chat and ticket support
- Over 6 years of dedicated hosting experience with thousands of servers
- ServePath’s own hardened data center with multiple Tier 1 backbone junctions

Windows Server 2008 with key updates, improvements and new features is designed to modernize the server market. Some of the product highlights include:

o Internet Information Service 7.0 (IIS 7.0)
o Hosting of Applications and Services
o Management and Lower Infrastructure Costs

ServePath is found in the Microsoft Hosted Windows Server 2008 Partner Directory at: www.microsoft.com/serviceproviders/hosting/windowsserver2008/directory.mspx.

ServePath is a dedicated server and managed hosting specialist, providing custom services to businesses that need powerful Internet hosting platforms. Its new 10,000% Guaranteed Service Level Agreement is unique in the web hosting industry, promising specific levels of network performance and 100% uptime with a 100x guarantee. ServePath also provides colocation services through its ColoServe division. The employee-owned company has been in business for five years and operates its own San Francisco data center.

To learn more, please visit: www.servepath.com.

Atlanta, Georgia - (The Hosting News) - March 7, 2008 - The uVuMobile hosting platform for distribution of high quality, digital media content, will be provided through a mobile video hosting agreement, between uVuMobile, Inc., and entertainment content provider, GlobalTakeoff (”GTO”).

Beginning this month, GTO’s content will be available and is expected to produce an immediate revenue stream to GTO and uVuMobile, to a community of over 2.5 million households in the U.S. via the Company’s mobile unicast delivery networks.

GTO’s overall ecosystem of partnerships along with uVuMobile will enable consumers easy access to Indian TV shows, movies, videos, sports, news, comedy, drama, and cultural programming on their mobile. Programming is also available in multiple formats including live and on-demand. In addition, GTO will support its turnkey ethnic content solution with a full-scale marketing campaign. To subscribe, visit www.yupptv.com (Entertainment link) for subscription instructions.

Uday Reddy, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of GTO noted, ”GlobalTakeoff strongly believes in partnerships to build an ecosystem for delivering next generation converged services. In line with this vision, we have selected uVuMobile as one of our partners due to their core competency in delivering end-to-end video content to mobile devices. This agreement gives us a go-to market strategy and provides us the ability to focus on acquiring subscribers and content.”

A book by Dr. A V Saoji, G D Munshi and Dr. Sanjay V. Seshpande titled, ”How to See, Know and Understand America,” shows that Indians comprise 16.4% of the Asian-American community in the U.S. and are the third largest in the Asian-American population. The Indian American Center for Political Awareness contends that Asian immigrants will continue to be the largest cohort to enter the U.S. over the next five decades. According to the U.S. census, the overall growth rate from 1990 to 2000 was 105.87% compared to the average growth rate for the whole of the U.S.A. was only 7.6% for the same period.

Swati A. Dandekar, Iowa state representative, remarked ”Indian Americans are economically the most successful group in the U.S. Research by the Pew Hispanic Center reveals that Foreign-born persons coming from South and Southeast Asia far outstripped those from other sources in their level of education, having far higher numbers with college and advanced degrees.”

uVuMobile’s mobile video hosting service allows entertainment and media companies to distribute their content to consumers across multiple devices by providing content management, encoding, hosting, streaming and reporting services for live or video-on-demand programming.

Bill Loughman, CEO of uVuMobile remarked, ”We are particularly excited about this agreement in that it ’showcases’ a broad dimension of uVuMobile’s content delivery capabilities covering both video and audio. Our ability to deliver content in multiple formats provides GTO a comprehensive business solution and includes live TV programming originating directly from India. This agreement reaffirms the Company’s continued commitment and focus on its core video technology competencies.”

GlobalTakeoff is focused on connecting people and delivering entertainment, communication and information exchange anytime, anywhere. With increased Globalization — people traveling across the globe - the company plans to offer ethnic entertainment and communication anytime, anywhere. These services include providing live TV and video on demand to computers, laptops, select Internet enabled mobile phones and to TVs through select internet enabled set top boxes under the brand name of YuppTV. In addition, GlobalTakeoff has launched online Global Classified, a community and social networking portal covering more than 1200 cities under the brand name of Letssync. GlobalTakeoff’s vision is to provide a virtual home environment anywhere, anytime.

uVuMobile recognizes the ever-increasing demand for personalized, interactive entertainment content anytime and anywhere on media-enabled devices by offering a full suite of products that effectively deliver video and audio content to mobile handsets and other devices. uVuMobile provides back-end media hosting, application development, mobile marketing, messaging, content aggregation, billing, advertising and other services directed towards the mobile business-to-business market. These services are now available to entertainment brands, carriers, developers, aggregators, distribution partners and other players in the mobile value chain. In addition, uVuMobile offers ad supported and white label mobile video services.

For additional information about GlobalTakeoff, please visit: www.globaltakeoff.com.

To learn more about uVuMobile, please visit www.uvumobile.com.