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By Justin Lee, theWHIR.com
September 30, 2008 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- UK managed dedicated hosting provider DediPower (dedipower.com) announced on Tuesday that it celebrates its 10th anniversary this month.
Established in 1998, DediPower has grown from a web solutions start-up in Reading, UK, to hosting "thousands of customers ranging in size from rapidly growing 'Internet' innovators to large, well-established organizations and multinationals."
Founders Craig Martin, Spencer Tarring and Russell Champion, who all had their origins in Web development, said they recognized in the late '90s the growing need for "reliable and effective web hosting solutions" for their clients.
The company decided to refocus its direction on delivering dedicated hosting solutions in its two Reading-based enterprise class data centers, which total more than 22,000 square feet.
On its website, DediPower says it maintains complete control of these facilities by owning its network operations center, building its own servers, and operating its own resilient network.
DediPower is also a full member of European domain registry Nominet (nominet.org.uk) as well as European IP registry RIPE (ripe.net), which ensures that its fully resilient multihomed network is available at all times.
In the event that one of DediPower's fiber connections goes down it can automatically switch to an alternative route to ensure that its customers' server does not experience any downtime.
"It is exciting to see DediPower the strength and size it is today," says Craig Martin, CEO of DediPower. "Throughout the years many people have played a part in the success of DediPower, we would not be the company we are today without their contributions. We believe that DediPower has set the standard against which hosting providers are measured. What sets us apart from the rest is our people and how the customer is at the heart of everything we do."
Both a Microsoft Gold Certified partner and a RedHat Ready Hosting partner, DediPower says it delivers a range of managed hosting solutions including dedicated servers, application and exchange hosting, high availability multi-server clusters and colocation. The web host provides Linux and Windows servers, offered on a variety of Intel and AMD based hardware.
The self-funded DediPower says it has won various awards, and has hosted sites for Sony, Sam Learning, Institute of Physics, Coca-Cola, Capita, First Great Western and Carphone Warehouse.
Most recently, DediPower announced it is providing all its managed hosting needs for heating, catering and washroom products retailer CNM Online, as well as integrated design and communications agency Oculus for a new interactive website outlining a major government education initiative in England.
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