PromoPipeline Selects Hosted Solutions for Managed Hosting

Hosted Solutions announces that Promo Pipeline is centralizing its IT infrastructure in their world class Charlotte Data Center facility.

Charlotte, NC - 12/6/07 - Hosted Solutions, the East Coast's premier data center and managed services provider announces today that PromoPipeline, LLC, one of the leading vertical search engines providing better communications between vendors, distributors and resellers, has selected Hosted Solutions to provide its managed hosting needs for the next three years. The Greenville, SC-based corporation determined the need for securing a partner who could provide best practice recommendations and guidance in regards to hardware and database configuration, and 100% network uptime on a fully managed enterprise infrastructure to support their web based platform. The decision utilizes Hosted Solutions secure network to provide reliability, security, and availability to PromoPipeline's technology hardware and applications.

PromoPipeline is receiving Hi-Touch dedicated servers, managed firewall, SPLA licensing, database administration services, managed backups, and network connectivity, which are monitored and maintained by Hosted Solutions at its Charlotte Data Center facility. In providing all of the services, PromoPipeline is entrusting Hosted Solutions to manage their entire application infrastructure.

Debbie Engnell, VP of Business Development at PromoPipeline, stated, "As PromoPipeline continues to expand and increase traffic, Hosted Solutions was able to offer increased reliability and rapid scalability we need for such a large web presence. This new platform allows us to continue building PromoPipeline into a leading and innovative content provider. Their SAS 70 type II certification shows their dedication to quality and efficiency, and their technical staff was unrivaled in the industry. When utilizing a customer facing application as our business does, it helps to know we have partners like Hosted Solutions managing our infrastructure and allowing us to focus our resources on the core product offering."

"PromoPipeline’s unique and innovative business model has fundamentally changed the way channel participants interact and make critical purchases," said Rich Lee, Founder and CEO of Hosted Solutions. "As their business continues to grow and adapt, they need IT systems and operations that are as visionary as their company. PromoPipeline recognizes that Hosted Solutions can provide them with a superior solution that will support both their current business and future growth."

About PromoPipeline, LLC:

PromoPipeline, LLC was established in 2004 and is headquartered in Greenville, SC. PromoPipeline was formed with the vision of enabling better communications between vendors, distributors and resellers. PromoPipeline provides the platform resellers need to locate promotions and the tools vendors need to increase promotion effectiveness and streamline internal promotion management and workflow. For more information visit www.promopipeline.com.

About Hosted Solutions:

Hosted Solutions’ high quality Data Center and Managed Hosting solutions maintain and protect customers’ mission-critical, back-office IT systems and applications, enabling them to reduce operating costs, lower the risk of downtime, focus on core competencies, and achieve their top business objectives. The company operates four SAS 70 Type II audited Data Centers in Boston MA, Charlotte NC, Raleigh NC, and Cary NC providing best-of-breed data center operations with hardened physical infrastructure, the highest level of security, and a complete managed services portfolio. For more information please visit www.hostedsolutions.com.

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