December 15, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Insomnia365 (insomnia365.com), a unit of Web hosting company The Planet (theplanet.com), is sponsoring The Cyberathlete Professional League’s Cyberathlete Extreme Winter Championships held December 15-19, 2004 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Dallas.
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The Planet was recently named an official sponsor for The CPL, a league of expert computer gamers that organizes live and online tournaments worldwide, advancing gaming to the level of professional sports.
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The Winter Championships will feature four computer game tournaments rewarding $160,000 in cash prizes, a Bring Your Own Computer impromptu gaming site, exhibitions, a spectator arena, and workshops. Insomnia365 will provide Internet connectivity and Network Operations Center staff for BYOC, and is the event’s exclusive North American HLTV stream provider, accommodating 60,000 online spectators.
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“Working with The CPL is a natural fit for us,” says Sassan Dibadj, product manager for Insomnia365. “We share the same commitment to the gaming community.”
