(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — UK-based hosting provider PEER 1 Hosting (www.peer1.com) the global online has today announced the launch of a dedicated smart-phone app hosting service, which leverages PEER 1′s peering relationships with mobile network operators to ensure apps are delivered quickly to end users, as well as providing hosted test development environments for developers.
According to PEER 1, which provides dedicated hosting solutions under the brand ServerBeach (www.serverbeach.com), it has assigned a specialist “Host My App” team to support the fast growth innovators who are developing smart-phone apps, to enable the potential explosion in popularity that successful apps attract.
By peering with mobile operators, including Vodafone and O2, PEER 1 ensures that apps are downloaded quickly to end users and operate at optimum speeds. Users also have access to robust hosted test development environments packaged to create a custom hosting solution specifically to meet the needs of smart-phone app developers. The Host My App team offers these services in flexible and scalable month-to-month contracts.
“Choosing the right hosting partner is a vital component in the success in smart phone app development,” Geri Searson, head of Host My App, said. “The peer reviews can make or break an app and performance plays a key part in the customer experience. We recognise that a small percentage of apps launched get into the top ten, so it is vital that contracts are flexible and primed for success, without costing the earth.”
PEER 1 Hosting already supports a number of successful smartphone apps including the very successful barcode scanner app Red Laser, and Urban Spoon. The company, which recently provided 150 servers in 48 hours for EA Games whilst on a month-to-month contract, has shaped its offering as a result of working with these brands.
Jeffrey Powers, co-founder of Occipital, the company behind RedLaser said, “Choosing the right hosting partner has been a critical part of our success. RedLaser has over one million users and has been among the top 20 paid iPhone apps for six months, three months of which was spent in the top 5. The ServerBeach team has been highly responsive and their technology offerings have allowed us to scale to match the growing demand, all while giving us the granular control we need to optimise our search API.”
Those interested in having their apps hosted by PEER 1′s Host My App team can email hostmyapp@peer1.com.
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