The Planet's Dual Xeon Promotion Helps e-Tailers Plan for Cyber Monday

November 20, 2007; 02:37 AM

HOUSTON -- The Planet, the world’s largest privately held dedicated hosting company, today launched a special Dual Xeon promotion designed to help customers prepare for the Cyber Monday onslaught.  The promotion – which offers savings of up to 43 percent – combines hefty performance, extraordinary price points and fast provisioning.  It also allows customers to purchase servers on-demand for one of the company’ most popular portfolio selections.

The sale begins this morning at 10:00 a.m. CST, and runs through Jan. 14, 2008, or while promotional supplies last:  http://www.theplanet.com/dual-xeon/.  

“Cyber Monday sets the pace for on-line holiday shopping, and each year it exceeds market projections,” said Urvish Vashi, director of product management with The Planet.  “To power up for the holidays, we’re offering our best-ever pricing on the Dell Dual Xeon servers, which helps our customers prepare for what looks to be another season of unprecedented demand.”

With Dual Xeon servers, customers accelerate performance with the power of two:  two processors, two gigabytes or RAM and two hard disks starting at $147 per month:

Dual Xeon 2.8 IDE:  Now $147 month, a savings of 43 percent, down from $259.

Dual Xeon 2.8 SCSI:  Priced today at $157 per month, down from $269, or 42 percent.

Dual Xeon 3.2 SATA:  Formerly $299 per month, now $187, a 37 percent savings.

Dual Xeon 3.2 SCSI:  Selling today for $197, a 34 percent saving, down from $197.        

The Planet is the leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting more than 22,000 small- and medium-size businesses and 3.1 million Web sites 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.  

For additional information, visit http://www.theplanet.com.