Platform Hosting gives users the control to manage all aspects of their Web hosting environment.

London – November 10th, 2008 – Rackspace® Hosting the world’s leader in hosting, today announces its new Platform Hosting solution for the EMEA market. Created as a unique alternative to collocation, Platform Hosting gives users the control to manage all aspects of their hosting environment, with the added benefit of managed hardware and aggressive service level agreements, backed by a world-class data centre and network infrastructure.

With Platform Hosting, Rackspace provides 24/7 management of the equipment, network infrastructure and data centre. The customer retains full control and manages the everyday administrative responsibility of their hosting environment including the operating system, networking devices, monitoring, storage and applications. This gives customers that require more control and flexibility the ability to administer their environment, without the burden of managing the hardware infrastructure.

Brian Thomson, managing director Rackspace EMEA said: “We’re really excited to be able to offer Platform Hosting.. For some years now, collocation has been the only viable option for organisations that have the technical expertise on staff to administer their infrastructure but don’t want the burden or escalating costs of managing their own data centre facility. Although, collocation still requires having resources close by and an inventory of hardware in the event of a failure - which can be a huge burden for IT departments.“

Thomson added: “Our customers value our Fanatical Support® and required a solution where the hardware burden still rests with Rackspace but full control of the applications and systems reside with them; thus Platform Hosting was born.”

The Platform Hosting solution easily scales to fit a customer’s growth and complexity needs. A dedicated Rackspace team provides infrastructure support along with design and deployment expertise to ensure customers can focus on their application environment, not the day-to-day burden of managing the infrastructure. Rackspace backs the Platform Hosting solution with its 100 per cent Network Uptime Guarantee and one hour hardware replacement guarantee.

For more information on Rackspace’s Platform Hosting, please visit http://www.rackspace.com/solutions/platform/index.php[AU1]

About Rackspace Hosting
As the world’s leader and specialist in hosting, Rackspace Hosting is changing the way businesses worldwide buy IT. Rackspace delivers computing-as-a-service, integrating the industry’s best technologies into a flexible service offering, making computing more reliable and affordable. A trusted partner to companies of all sizes, Rackspace enables IT departments to be more effective. Rackspace is distinguished by its award-winning Fanatical Support®, furthering the company’s mission to be one of the world’s greatest service companies. Rackspace featured in the top 30 of both the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For list, 2008, and the Financial Times Great Place to Work Awards, 2008. Rackspace’s portfolio of hosted services includes managed hosting (www.rackspace.co.uk), email hosting (www.mailtrust.com) and cloud hosting (www.mosso.com). For more information on Rackspace Hosting please visit www.rackspace.co.uk or call 0800 988 0100.