(Norwalk, CT - May 17, 2010) Technology Marketing Corporation today announced that the Virtual Private Data Center channel, sponsored by Host.net (News - Alert), has been launched as the newest addition to the TMCnet channel program. The channel will provide extensive information about the use of virtualization technology in private clouds to help organizations manage their computing and storage needs at low cost and high reliability.

Host.net has more than a decade of virtual computing experience and a custom-built, multi-million-dollar virtual Private Data Center (vPDC) platform used by a wide variety of enterprise clients. Host.net's vPDCs provide instant access to terabytes of storage, an average 80 percent reduction in physical server needs, 300 percent to 500 percent performance increases over standard hosted SAN solutions, ultra redundancy for rapid disaster recovery, hosting in SAS (News - Alert) 70 Type II certified data centers, and 24/7 system and security monitoring.

The new Host.net-sponsored TMCnet channel can be found at: http://www.tmcnet.com/channels/virtual-private-data-center

TMCnet's channels are micro-targeted information portals where readers can find topic-specific news, articles, feature stories and product reviews. TMCnet has over 100 channels covering important topics in the IP Communications, VoIP, IP Telephony, CRM, Call Center and Information Technology industries. Temperature monitoring is important in all of these industries and more.

"Joining forces with TMC (News - Alert) on this project gives us an important opportunity to educate the market about one of today's most important IT trends: private clouds," said Lenny Chesal, CMO and VP of Strategic Sales at Host.net. "Virtual private data centers have been called the future of corporate IT, and this new channel gives the industry a central location for learning what they need to know about the topic as well as tracking new developments."

Host.net's vPDCs provide the latest VMware enterprise server virtualization platform and the most flexible and robust enterprise SAN solution on the market today. The service integrates seamlessly with Host.net's multinational layer 2 network and geographically dispersed virtual private data centers to provide high-availability access to the cloud.

"TMCnet welcomes the Virtual Private Data Center channel into our program," said Dave Rodriguez (News - Alert), president of TMC. "Host.net is a well-respected virtual private data center company and shares our vision in the advancement of new technologies. Our channel program is a community-building vehicle assisting our partners in building their brand, while contributing to the vast array of valuable content which drives traffic to TMCnet, the most-visited communications and technology Web site in the world."

TMCnet is the leader in the communications and technology media space, boasting over 10 million unique visitors and 300 million page views annually.

For information on TMCnet's channels program, please contact Stephanie Thompson at (203) 852-6800, ext. 139 or e-mail: [email protected].

About TMCnet

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is a global, integrated media company helping our clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and NGN magazines. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet is read by two million unique visitors each month on average worldwide, according to Webtrends. TMCnet has ranked within the top 3,500 in Quantcast's Top U.S. sites, placing TMCnet in the nation's top .03% most visited Web sites. In addition, TMC produces ITEXPO; 4GWE Conference and M2M Evolution (in conjunction with Crossfire Media); Digium|Asterisk World (in conjunction with Digium (News - Alert)); and Smart Grid Summit (in conjunction with Intelligent Communication Partners). TMC serves other communications market segments with the Cloud Communications Summit (in conjunction with Light and Electric); CVx ChannelVision Expo (in conjunction with Beka Publishing); and MSPWorld™ (in conjunction with the MSP Alliance).

TMC also serves technology professionals with industry-specific Web sites: InfoTech Spotlight, 4GWE, M2M Evolution.com, Smart-Grid.TMCnet.com, Smart Products Ecosystem, Robotics.TMCnet.com, Cable.TMCnet.com, Satellite Spotlight, Green.TMCnet.com, Healthcare.TMCnet.com, and Education.TMCnet.com. 

For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.

About Host.net

Host.net is a multinational provider of network infrastructure services focusing on colocation, cloud computing and storage, and network transport and transit for education, finance, government, healthcare and other enterprise organizations as well as wholesale and carrier clients. The company operates multiple enterprise-class data centers connected to an extensive fiber-optic backbone delivering Internet, MPLS and layer 2 communications using a wide array of last-mile options. It serves customers in most major metropolitan regions of North America as well as portions of Europe. Founded in 1996, Host.net is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

For more information about Host.net, visit www.host.net. 

TMC Contact:
Erin Harrison

TMCnet
Tel: 203-852-6800 ext. 165
Fax: 203-853-2845
[email protected]

www.tmcnet.com

Host.net Contact:
Lenny Chesal, CMO & VP of Strategic Sales

Host.net

Tel. 561.869.3366          

F: 561.869.3321 

[email protected]

www.host.net