What ThePlanet-EV1Servers Needs to Succeed

Posted on 2006-10-26

I lurked as a guest during part of ThePlanet-EV1Servers CEO Doug Erwin's IRC live chat this morning (see transcript here). The session was sparsely attended (25-30 users, of which 7 or 8 were employees), and since the chatroom was moderated ("for eas

The Web Host Industry Week in Review

August 18, 2006 -- This week, some of the Web hosting business's biggest players continued to put forth new projects, and several firms tailored their offerings to the slower summer months with pricing specials.

The Planet and EV1 Expand Team

August 16, 2006 -- Web hosting provider The Planet and EV1Servers announced on Tuesday that the merged company has added two new members to its executive team.

New EV1, The Planet CEO Studies Up

July 1, 2006 -- Just days into his new post as CEO of the Web hosting operation created in the merger of dedicated server giants EV1 Servers and The Planet, Douglas J Erwin says he is fine-tuning his hands-on knowledge of the hosting business.

Telehouse Continues Seminar Series

February 10, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Colocation and communications solutions provider TELEHOUSE America (telehouse.com) held its first Breakfast On Broadway seminar on January 26, 2005 at its Broadway Center facility. Executives from S-doc and TAMP DRS discussed government regulations' impact on financial services and the enterprise.

RLX Exits Blade Server Business

December 29, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- RLX Technologies (rlx.com) is getting out of the blade server business, opting to concentrate on expanding the market share of its Control Tower server management software, reports say.

RLX Releases Sixth Generation Blade

November 11, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Blade server developer RLX Technologies (rlx.com) announced on Wednesday that is has launched the SB6400, a sixth generation blade server, and a new line of rack mount servers.

Telehouse Signs Deals With RLX, S-Doc

November 10, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- TELEHOUSE America (telehouse.com), a provider of carrier-neutral colocation space and services, announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with RLX Technologies, a provider of compute on demand solutions and developer of blade server technology, to provide high performance server solutions, including blade servers, 1U servers and Linux clusters.

The Planet Picks RLX Servers, Software

"We are thrilled that The Planet has chosen our RLX RackModule Systems and Control Tower XT," said Doug Erwin, chief executive officer of RLX Technologies. "We have worked hard to build manageability into all of our server technology while also providing industry-leading performance and reliability. We're proud that The Planet will now be able to extend this manageability to its own customers as well."

RLX Rolls Out Linux Cluster Solutions

According to RLX, the solutions are available in three configurations built on the RLX RackModule Servers (1U), RLX's HPC ServerBlades, and the RLX HPC ServerBlades with Infiniband.

RLX Selects Topspin to Support Blade Servers

June 23, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- RLX Technologies (rlx.com) announced today it has selected Topspin Communications (topspin.com) to provide it with software, hardware and systems that will enable it to deliver blade server solutions for high-performance computing (HPC).

RLX Names New CEO, CFO

April 30, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- RLX Technologies, Inc. (rlx.com) today announced the appointment of Douglas J. Erwin as chairman and CEO and Kevin Klausmeyer as CFO.

RLX Technologies Debuts Hosting Automation Server

June 10, 2002 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Blade server and management solution provider RLX Technologies Inc. (RLXTechnologies.com) announced on Monday that it has developed a new solution specifically for the Web hosting industry, incorporating Ensim Corporation?s (Ensim.com) WEBppliance solution preinstalled on the RLX ServerBlade 800i.

RLX Announces Intel-Powered ServerBlade 800i

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RLX Technologies Announces ServerBlade For Under $1,000

August 9, 2001 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- In a move meant to enhance the competitive advantages of the RLX System 324 Web server over 1U servers from bigger names like Dell and Compaq, RLX Technologies (rlxtechnologies.com) yesterday announced price reductions from 16 to 31 percent.