Web Hosting Provider, SoftLayer Technologies, Implements Intel Xeon Servers

Dallas, Texas – (The Hosting News) – November 8, 2006 – On-demand hosting provider, SoftLayer Technologies, has implemented Intel Xeon-based servers with Dempsey and Woodcrest processors. In addition, dedicated KVM over IP comes standard with all Dempsey and Woodcrest servers, a free hardware upgrade.

Steven Canale, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at SoftLayer commented, ”We pride ourselves on consistently delivering best-in-class solutions to our customers. Not only are these new systems lightning fast, but we’ve also made them affordable.”

According to Mr. Canale, the Xeon-based Dempsey servers are an extension of Intel’s Netburst architecture featuring dual core technology. Mr. Canale continued, ”With the Dempsey server line, we’re offering great value for high performance. Single processor, dual core servers start at $179 per month while dual processor, dual core servers start at $249 per month.”

SoftLayer also offers the Xeon-based Woodcrest servers. These servers incorporate a new architecture change from Intel and include 1333Mhz front side bus, fully buffered DIMMs for maximum RAM performance and PCI-E expansion for RAID applications. Offering intensive processing power for mission critical applications, dual processor, dual core Woodcrest servers start at $299 per month.

Mr. Canale concluded, ”At SoftLayer, we do everything possible to ensure our customer’s needs are met and expectations exceeded. Combine these new offerings with SoftLayer’s private network and customers get a world-class product line with complete control and remote management capabilities.”

Both systems include:

• Supermicro 1U architecture with hot swap SATA/SAS hard drives

• High density SATA drives for maximum storage (750GB) or fast SA-SCSI drives at 15k for maximum performance

• 10/100/1000 Network cards for public and private networks

• IPMI 2.0 control with built in KVM over IP functionality

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 unprecedented power and control to securely manage IT environments while providing unparalleled scalability. For more information please call 866.398.7638.

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