LinuxPR: Sphera and Dialtone Internet to Offer Dedicated Linux Server Line for High-end Web Hosting

“Sphera Corporation, the only provider of a software platform
for automating global hosting operations, and Dialtone Internet, a
leading provider of Linux dedicated hosting and colocation
solutions, today announced AutoHost, a dedicated Linux server line
designed for premium Web hosting. Available from Dialtone
Internet, AutoHost is enabled by Sphera’s HostingDirector 3.0, a
software platform that simplifies and automates Web hosting
business operations for mission-critical environments.
HostingDirector will enable Dialtone to extend the value of managed
services throughout the hosting provider and ISP supply chain.”

“HostingDirector is by far the best ‘out-of-the-box’ solution
for high-end hosting,” says Al Albarracin, CEO of Dialtone
Internet. “It is the only product we found that allows our
customers to streamline management tasks without any specialized
equipment or a steep learning curve. HostingDirector dramatically
enhances Web hosts’ ability to provision proven, optimized software
on demand to their end-users, while controlling costs. Sphera can
have a significant, positive impact on the hosting providers’
bottom line.”

“Dialtone Internet, one of the fastest growing dedicated hosting
providers worldwide, was looking for a way to empower its Web
hosting customers to automate complex and labor intensive
management tasks such as adding sites and applications,
establishing Web infrastructures, and setting up provision
accounts. Sphera’s software solution simplifies time consuming IT
operations, reducing administration costs. HostingDirector also
enables Web hosts to transform and differentiate their businesses
with advanced services, monitoring and reporting on usage activity
to ensure security, availability, and reliability. By offering
dedicated server performance on a shared server, expediting complex
processes, and reducing time-to-market for new applications,
Sphera’s scalable, open solution delivers higher, measurable value
to both the hosting provider and the end-user.”

New York, NY – January 16, 2001 – Sphera Corporation, the only
provider of a software platform for automating global hosting
operations, and Dialtone Internet, a leading provider of Linux
dedicated hosting and colocation solutions, today announced
AutoHost, a dedicated Linux server line designed for premium Web
hosting. Available from Dialtone Internet, AutoHost is enabled by
Sphera’s HostingDirector 3.0, a software platform that simplifies
and automates Web hosting business operations for mission-critical
environments. HostingDirector will enable Dialtone to extend the
value of managed services throughout the hosting provider and ISP
supply chain.

“HostingDirector is by far the best ‘out-of-the-box’ solution
for high-end hosting,” says Al Albarracin, CEO of Dialtone
Internet. “It is the only product we found that allows our
customers to streamline management tasks without any specialized
equipment or a steep learning curve. HostingDirector dramatically
enhances Web hosts’ ability to provision proven, optimized software
on demand to their end-users, while controlling costs. Sphera can
have a significant, positive impact on the hosting providers’
bottom line.”

Dialtone Internet operates approximately 2000 servers on their
network, meeting the needs of Web hosting, e-commerce, auctions and
streaming media customers from 67 countries. Dialtone Internet will
leverage HostingDirector’s capabilities in the AutoHost product
line to empower their customers’ supply chains with multi-layer
service automation and plug-ins for over 50 of the most popular
Web-based applications on a highly scalable, open architecture
platform.

Managed Services Transform the Standard Hosting Model
Dialtone Internet, one of the fastest growing dedicated hosting
providers worldwide, was looking for a way to empower its Web
hosting customers to automate complex and labor intensive
management tasks such as adding sites and applications,
establishing Web infrastructures, and setting up provision
accounts. Sphera’s software solution simplifies time consuming IT
operations, reducing administration costs. HostingDirector also
enables Web hosts to transform and differentiate their businesses
with advanced services, monitoring and reporting on usage activity
to ensure security, availability, and reliability. By offering
dedicated server performance on a shared server, expediting complex
processes, and reducing time-to-market for new applications,
Sphera’s scalable, open solution delivers higher, measurable value
to both the hosting provider and the end-user.

“Both Sphera and Dialtone Internet understand the challenges
faced by Web hosting providers, and we’ve developed solutions that
face them head on,” said Tamar Naor, CEO of Sphera Corporation.
“Dialtone Internet’s diverse international customer base is growing
at a rate of 200 servers per month. HostingDirector’s highly
scalable architecture will give Dialtone’s AutoHost customers the
cost effective solution they demand for their growing businesses,
making this an ideal partnership for both companies.”

About Sphera
Founded in 1998, Sphera is pioneering a new approach for Web
hosting providers, ISPs and ASPs to deliver value-added Internet
applications and services. Experienced in the day-to-day challenges
facing hosting providers, Sphera has developed an extensible Web
hosting platform that delivers on the promise of end-to-end service
automation. The company’s flagship product, Sphera HostingDirector,
automates the Web hosting industry by offering a comprehensive set
of applications that delivers differentiated services to achieve
the highest levels of customer satisfaction. The Sphera technology
puts the power of time, resources and control back into the hands
of the hosting provider, resulting in new sources of revenue growth
and greater profitability to the corporate bottom line. Sphera is
headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Virginia,
London, and R&D facilities in Israel. For more information
about Sphera and its products, call us at 212-837-7821 or visit our
web site at http://www.sphera.com.

About Dialtone Internet
Headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Dialtone Internet is a
leading provider of Linux Dedicated Servers and Colocation
solutions. Dialtone Internet assembles, provides, and supports a
network of Internet Servers, e-commerce, and application hosting
systems in its state-of-the-art data center. Dialtone Internet’s
dedicated and colocated servers, e-mail, and connectivity services
empower entrepreneurs, web developers, resellers, virtual ISPs and
businesses worldwide, and allow them to benefit from cutting edge
technologies at aggressive prices. Dialtone Internet uses only top
quality hardware and software, including Intel Processors, Red Hat
Linux, IBM SCSI Drives, and Cobalt Networks RaQs. For more
information about Dialtone Internet and our services, contact us at
954-581-0097 or visit our web site at
http://www.dialtoneinternet.net.

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Sphera and HostingDirector are trademarks of Sphera
Corporation

For More Information Contact:

                        Tsahi Levy, 972 3 613 2424, x132
                        tsahil@sphera.com
                        Sphera Corporation


Zvi Grauer, 954-581-0097          Susan Hodder, 617-520-9150
zvi@dialtoneinternet.net          hodder@collaborative.com
Dialtone Internet, Inc.           Collaborative Communications, Inc.

(Submitted by John Wolley
of Linux Today)