BurstNET™
Named Microsoft Certified Partner, Joins SPLA Licensing
Program [June 8, 2004]
SCRANTON,
PA - June 8, 2004 - BurstNET Technologies, Inc.™
(http://www.burst.net),
a leading provider of managed dedicated web hosting
services, today announced it is a new member in the
Microsoft Certified Partner Program, and has joined
the Services Provider Licensing Agreement (SPLA) program.
Membership in the Microsoft Certified Partner Program
will provide BurstNET™ with resources to help
it develop and deploy robust Microsoft solutions that
will help speed customers’ time to market and
reduce costs.
The Microsoft Certified Partner Program
allows BurstNET™ to utilize the Microsoft Certified
Partner logo, which is an easy way for customers to
recognize BurstNET™ as certified by the Microsoft
Corporation. Microsoft offers a variety of resources
to program members, including training, technical support,
early access to Microsoft products and peer-networking
opportunities that allow a variety of partners to come
together and provide end-to-end customer solutions.
The
agreement allows BurstNET™ to serve as a Microsoft
Services Provider License Agent, and to rent licenses
to customers on a flexible, month-to-month basis. BurstNET™
is currently licensing Microsoft’s Windows 2003
Web Edition operating system with prices under $15 per
month, per license. Microsoft’s Windows 2003 Server
Standard Edition is currently available with prices
under $25 per month, per license. Together with service
from the company's popular NOCSTER™ product line
(http://www.nocster.net),
as well as the recent product addition of InsPanel (http://www.inspediumsoft.com),
customers can lease a Managed Dedicated Server with
fully licensed Windows software and control panel automation-for
less than $100 per month!
“When customers are looking to
implement a Microsoft technology solution for their
business, their best bet is to turn to a company that
specializes in such-a Microsoft Certified Partner,”
said S. Matthew Arcus, CEO of BurstNET™. “Recently,
Microsoft has recognized BurstNET™ for demonstrating
this level of expertise and welcomed it as a new Microsoft
Certified Partner. Our SPLA agreement with Microsoft
provides affordable access to a wide variety of powerful
applications that would otherwise be unaffordable to
many of our smaller customers.”
About BurstNET™ (http://www.burst.net)
BurstNET™
is a Managed Hosting & Internet Service Provider
hosting over 200,000 websites, maintained on over 1600
servers, for clients in over 150 countries worldwide.
The company was founded in 1991, and entered the Web
Hosting market in 1996, making it one of the oldest
and most respected providers in the industry, as well
as one of the longest remaining privately held companies
in the sector. Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com)
named BurstNET™ one of the "Fastest Growing
Large Hosting Companies in 2003". The BurstNET™
Network Operations Center, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania
is a telco-grade facility with diesel generator backup,
temperature and environmental control, high security
monitoring, and fully redundant UPS power backup systems.
The data center is the largest co-location facility,
and the only carrier-neutral hotel in the Northeast
PA region. The company also provides regional T1/DS3/OC3
connectivity, and is currently rolling out High Speed
Wireless Internet (WI-FI) in the local market. The BurstNET™
network is powered via Cisco™ 12000 and 7200 series
routers connected to the Internet via multiple 622MBPS
OC12 fiber-optic circuits, delivering 1000MBPS GIG-E
connectivity from Level3™ (http://www.level3.net),
BTN™ (http://www.btnaccess.com),
Cogent™ (http://www.cogentco.com),
and XO Communications™ (http://www.xo.com),
for a total available capacity of over 4GBPS.
Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows
logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks
of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or
other countries.
InsPanel is either a registered trademark
or trademark of Inspedium Corp. (SMC Private) Limited
in the United States and/or other countries.
BurstNET, BurstNET Technologies, and
NOCSTER are either registered trademarks or trademarks
of BurstNET Technologies, Inc in the United States and/or
other countries.
Call 1-877-BURSTNET for more info, or
visit the company online at:
http://www.burst.net
http://www.nocster.net
Editorial Contact:
Benjamin Arcus
BurstNET™
(877) 287-7863 Ext # 7
prdept@burst.net
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