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Some might call us technology disruptors, an entrepreneur’s best friend, or champions for small business…

We simply want to be known for helping create a better world

for your business.

Welcome to a brand new world of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions.

World-class hosting capabilities only from The Planet

• Number 1 privately-held, dedicated server hosting provider in the world (second only to publicly held IBM)

• Fourth largest hosting provider of Web sites at 2.8 million

• Serving more than 22,000 customers worldwide

• Six wholly owned and managed state-of-the-art data centers supporting more than 40,000 servers

• Fully redundant Network Operations Center capabilities from two cities, 24x7x365 monitoring

• One of the industry’s fastest, most robust networks (100 gigabits/sec)

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Introducing a new world of choice and flexibility

A brand new world is taking shape as new IT applications and hosting models help drive success and innovation at small- and medium-size businesses

across the globe. These organizations are taking advantage of high-powered information technology and using it to grow their businesses at significantly less cost than ever before.

At the forefront of this new world, The Planet leads the way in providing hosted IT infrastructure solutions. Unlike traditional in-house, buy-and-maintain-it-yourself approaches, The Planet offers on demand IT products and services, such as self-managed servers and managed hosting solutions, that are flexible, easy to manage, and affordable, enabling you to:

• Scale and grow your business as the demands of your customers and the marketplace change.

• Leverage your IT infrastructure more cost effectively across the lifecycle of your business with products and services matched to every stage of growth and expansion.

• Keep your business focused on developing your core competency instead of constantly worrying about how to manage your IT infrastructure.

• Gain a trusted business partner while taking advantage of the most current IT infrastructure products and expertise.

With On Demand IT Infrastructure from The Planet, you can concentrate on leveraging your technology to:

• Sell more products online.• Collaborate with partners and suppliers.• Stand out from your competitors.• Create virtual customer communities.• Leverage technology to increase your sales and profits.• Break through barriers and grow your business.

On Demand IT Infrastructure from The Planet gives you end-to-end solutions that include the hardware, software, and expert service and support you need to power an IT business solution customized to your specific needs. So with a minimal upfront investment, you can launch a new Web business, ramp up your online sales, create a global customer community or back up your mission critical information.

Choose the best solution to grow your business

The Planet’s hosted IT infrastructure advantage provides a new world of flexibility and choice that includes:

Self-Managed Server Hosting enables you to lease the latest hardware, software and connectivity while retaining control over “dedicated” servers devoted to your exclusive use. With self-managed hosting, you typically have the IT or system administration expertise to manage your IT infrastructure yourself, backed by The Planet’s unmatched range of Built-In Value Support that comes at no extra cost.*

Managed Hosting Solutions provide the optimum mix of IT infrastructure, support and administrative expertise for a fixed monthly fee. We deploy, manage and support your IT infrastructure with managed hosting solutions that typically include advanced monitoring, enhanced security, data storage, backup and more. You retain control while offloading IT infrastructure management responsibility to The Planet, enabling you to gain peak performance and on demand scalability without the costs typically associated with buying, staffing and maintaining systems in-house.

Specialized Hosting Solutions deliver On Demand IT Infrastructure for specific applications such as online gaming, colocation and other specialized purposes.

Hosting Accessories offer Private Racks, for example, to those who need guaranteed room to grow, including pre-configured, network and load-balanced solutions. As an ICANN-accredited registrar, we also make domain name purchase, management and transfer as simple as possible through Orbit™, our customer portal. With GeoTrust SSL, The Planet provides cost-effective authentication, best-practice security and SSL certification to help ensure the security of confidential customer data.

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*excludes Economy servers

Unlike most hosting providers, The Planet provides

a full spectrum of products and services that

enable you to expand your IT infrastructure as

your business grows — without having to switch

providers. From Economy servers at under $69 per

month, to customized Managed Hosting Solutions

for Web, messaging, database and streaming media

applications, The Planet offers you a seamless

hosted IT infrastructure growth path unmatched in

the industry.

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Hosted from redundant, world-class data center facilities

With multiple data centers located in Dallas and Houston, we provide On Demand IT Infrastructure backed by fully redundant power and state-of-the-art HVAC and fire suppression systems. In addition we have fully redundant Network Operations Center (NOC) capabilities from two cities (Dallas and Houston) staffed by certified system administrators and security professionals providing 24x7x365 monitoring coverage. While other providers might only rent or share their data center facilities, we own and manage highly secure, state-of-the-art data centers, making us more responsible and fully accountable to our customers.

When it comes to network bandwidth and redundancy, The Planet is second to none. With an unrivaled 100 gigabits per second speed, The Planet eliminates bandwidth traffic jams and roadblocks to assure high volume, instantaneous response for hosted applications. By using multiple Tier 1 telecom providers and direct Internet connections, we’re able to bypass transit networks and shorten the network path between your IT infrastructure and your customers. The result is lower latency, maximum speed, and unsurpassed reliability. It’s no wonder we are the number two dedicated server hosting provider in the world, powering more than 2.8 million Web sites.

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Alex Poon | co-founder, BonfireMedia | www.bonfiremedia.com

“The Planet gives us the ability to bring up new servers quickly and scale up at a moment’s notice. And, with

its redundant power and networking systems, we don’t have to worry about outages.”

Lindy Throgmartin | CEO, Invision Power Services, Inc. | www.invisionpower.com

“As a long-time customer of both The Planet and EV1Servers, we are very pleased with the improvements made through the merger of the two companies. The new management team has done a fantastic job focusing on the immediate needs of their corporate clients while making significant improvements in areas that were important to us.”

Larry Miller | co-founder & IT director, I Do Foundation | www.idofoundation.org

“The Planet provides excellent service, and the price is extraordinarily competitive. From my perspective

it’s really about a low-cost and high-quality solution… Our service has been absolutely perfect and

reliability has been phenomenal.”

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The Planet service level agreement — our commitment to you

As the leading On Demand IT Infrastructure provider,

every customer gets The Planet’s Service Level

Agreement (SLA) providing Tier 4 data center uptime.

We assure you up to 100% uninterrupted network and

power availability, and up to 100% uptime on redundant

Internet connectivity. No other provider offers such

an extensive SLA for every customer — a sign of our

commitment to your success.

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Allan Dickson, Jr. | President, Dickson Supply | www.dicksonsupply.com

“Hosting our e-commerce Web site with The Planet frees up time to fo cus on our operations. It solved our bandwidth problem and helped us increase our business and our top-line revenue.”

Offering a complete range of current technology

The Planet offers the broadest portfolio of latest generation technology from leading hardware and software providers so you can benefit from the best equipment available on the market.

Choose from a broad range of servers from Dell powered by the latest chip technology from Intel and AMD; Windows, Linux, other open source operating systems, and a choice of control pan-els; and advanced, remote management capabilities utilizing IPMI.

Complementary software offerings support your specialized requirements for security, streaming media, messaging, database and e-commerce, as well as Web 2.0 and gaming.

Ensure multiple layers of security protection to safely grow your business with options such as:

• Anti-virus and anti-spam protection • Distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack detection

and mitigation • Network intrusion detection• Managed firewall solutions• OS hardening services

Maximize storage capacity economically by connecting self-managed servers to a shared, state-of-the-art SAN system, or for enterprise customers with more robust storage needs we can provide a dedicated SAN solution.

Assure proper back up of key information through best-in-class data archiving over an encrypted data channel to an off-site EMC file store, or use our NAS-based backup solution as a lower cost alternative.

Reduce IT infrastructure costs dramatically by capitalizing on server virtualization technology. Virtuozzo, for example, enables you to consolidate virtual environments on physical servers, reduce costs and increase server utilization rates.

Delivering “built-in” technical support and expert professional services

We deliver superior customer service by combining quality, a sense of urgency and a passion for total customer satisfaction that leverages advanced tools and processes, 24x7x365 technical support expertise, and a simplified choice of support plans to meet your needs:

Built-In Value Support provides 24x7x365 phone and Web-based technical support, system monitoring and a dozen other services for all customers*— at no additional cost.

Managed Services deliver a full suite of server administration support such as OS set up, configuration and hardening, control panel and popular third-party application support, as well as anti-virus protection.

Personalized Service Options let you choose additional “a la carte” services for your business, including managed firewalls, load balancing, OS reloads and on demand professional services.

*excludes Economy servers

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Our customer support professionals, recognized as some the industry’s best and brightest, give you instant access to expert advice backed by the following professional certifications:

• Security certifications – CISSP, SSCP• Microsoft certif xications – MCP, MCSA, MCSE• Red Hat certifications – RHCE, RHCT• Cisco certifications – CCNA, CCDA

On Demand IT Infrastructure benefits from The Planet

We deliver substantial savings and better services compared with buy-and-maintain-it-yourself approaches to managing your IT infrastructure. See for yourself how The Planet:

• Provides a safe, protected environment to house your business IT infrastructure.

• Delivers the latest in IT technology choices and options to cus-tomize and immediately provision your solution on demand.

• Leverages IT infrastructure and computing power at every stage of business evolution, from entry-level to established enterprise.

• Facilitates the faster growth of your business without the costs typically associated with IT infrastructure buy-and-maintain-it-yourself approaches.

• Ensures expert, responsive technical support and fully managed professional services when you need them most.

• Assures complete availability of network and power through our multiple data centers.

Allan Dickson, Jr. | President, Dickson Supply | www.dicksonsupply.com

“Hosting our e-commerce Web site with The Planet frees up time to fo cus on our operations. It solved our bandwidth problem and helped us increase our business and our top-line revenue.”

Creating a whole new world of control and convenience

The Planet delivers the fastest and highest-quality provisioning to ensure your system is up and running quickly. Using our exclusive provisioning system and Orbit™ customer portal, our expert team makes sure that your systems are properly configured, tested and ready to deliver the results your business depends on. Simply put, The Planet offers you the ideal combination of provisioning speed and quality with:

• Ready-to-go servers that are available shortly after placing your order

• Highly customized configurations that are typically available within hours of placing your order

A choice of intuitive, user-friendly Control Panels makes remote management simple and easy. Through Orbit, you can submit support requests or perform maintenance. Our convenient payment and billing plans also give you the flexibility to pay by the month, or in advance to gain an additional discount over our already competitive prices.

What is Hosting 2.0™? On Demand IT Infrastructure

What has been known as the “Web hosting” industry has

evolved from its first stage of hosting servers for passive

Web publishing and simple e-commerce into a dynamic

environment where highly scalable, reliable and affordable

IT infrastructure is now available “on demand” from

industry leaders such as The Planet. This next stage, called

Hosting 2.0, represents a shift from a strictly technical

perspective to one of business value; from one-size-fits-

all offerings to more customized solutions designed to

power business performance. Hosting 2.0 means more

consistent levels of service, broader product portfolios,

and more professionally managed and stable vendors.

The Planet is the leading example of Hosting 2.0,

enabling small- to medium-size businesses to leverage

hosting for competitive advantage, freeing them to

concentrate on their core competencies and building

business success.

The Planet is the leading provider of On Demand IT

Infrastructure, hosting more than 22,000 small- and medium-

size businesses worldwide. By offering the best choice of

servers, software tools and world-class support, backed by

state-of-the-art facilities and unmatched network connectivity,

The Planet helps turn information technology into a powerful

competitive advantage that enables customers to successfully

grow their businesses.

Visit our Web site at www.theplanet.com to see how you

can harness the power of self-managed or managed hosting

solutions to successfully grow your business.

Houston and Dallas toll-free: 866 325 0045 www.theplanet.com

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