Independent research firm Tier1 released a report which analyzes the market size and share of the mass-market hosting sector, and identifies current trends and future directions for the industry

December 1, 2006 – (TopHosts News Brief) – Tier1 Research released a new report revealing that the mass-market hosting sector – defined as the shared, VPS and standardized dedicated server segments – is changing due to the dramatic adoption of broadband and multiple Web presence possibilities for consumers and businesses.

These findings were found in a report released today by Minneapolis-based Tier1 Research (T1R), an independent research firm that analyzes the financial and industry implications of developments affecting public and private companies within the IT, communications and Internet sectors.

According to the report, industry consolidation, IPOs, domain monetization models and license agreement lawsuits are putting a ‘face’ on the marketplace once again. The trends are affecting market share, while giving way to new leaders, and while Web giants increase their leads over the mass-market sector.

“Raw shared hosting accounts remain under attack by functional services, and the principles of shared infrastructure continue to drive dedicated server hosters to consider virtualized service platforms,” Philbert Shih, Research Analyst at T1R and lead author of the report, said in a Business Wire release. “We believe the transformation taking place will present some significant challenges and opportunities in this sector.”

For more information visit www.tier1research.com, or contact Lori Larson at 239-561-9504 or at lori@tier1research.com.