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April 10, 2002 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Sphera Corporation (sphera.com), a leading developer of hosting automation software, announced on Wednesday that major manufacturer IBM has integrated Sphera?s HostingDirector Appliance Edition software into its new IBM eServer xSeries Hosting Appliance.
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The combination of the HostingDirector software and the IBM eServer xSeries system running Linux, says Sphera, delivers one of the industry?s highest performing hosting solutions.
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The new appliance has been optimized to take advantage of the HostingDirector Appliance Edition platform, which Sphera says was developed based on the feedback of customers who have deployed the company?s technology and applications. The IBM Hosting Appliance allows hosting providers the ability to scale from one plug-and-play appliance to a centrally managed, multi-site data center.
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“This new IBM Hosting appliance is a game-changer in the xSP space, based on the enthusiastic reviews received from leading Web hosting providers who tested an early release of the eServer xSeries Hosting Appliance,” says Stephanie Carmel, VP sales strategic initiatives at IBM. “Sphera’s HostingDirector appliance software brings the dept and rich functionality demanded by hosting providers.”
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And, according to Sphera, eight of the ten leading Internet service providers in North America and Europe are evaluating the combined solution for use in their operations.
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“Our partnership with IBM caps an exciting six month period where Sphera announced a co-developed Windows solution with Microsoft, and closed several strategic key accounts,” says Sphera CEO Tamar Naor.
