November 12, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Texas-based Rackspace Managed Hosting (rackspace.com) said today that its development
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of PrevenTier, a network security system that identifies and mitigates the effects
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of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, earned it a place in InfoWorld
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Magazine’s InfoWorld 100, a list of 100 companies that have deployed innovative
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technologies to meet business and technical objectives.
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“The InfoWorld 100 recognizes companies like Rackspace Managed Hosting that made the
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best use of technology to enhance their businesses,” said Steve Fox, editor-in-chief
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of InfoWorld.
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According to Rackspace, PrevenTier is a three-tiered combination of Rackspace’s
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technology and commercially available solutions from Arbor Networks and Riverhead
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Networks that shortens the time required to detect and resolve network attacks.
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“It is through our IT leadership and our PrevenTier network security solution that
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we can guarantee 100 percent network availability to our customers,” said Paul
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Froutan, vice president of engineering at Rackspace Managed Hosting. “The InfoWorld
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100 Award validates Rackspace’s commitment to the development of innovative
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processes and technologies to better serve our customers.”
