HostingCon in DC, a quick snapshot

By the numbers and the images, HostingCon retains the loyalty of the Web hosting elite.
See you in Austin, TX in 2010 and by the way, who’s sponsoring the mechanical bull?

0. Number of motorcycles given away at HostingCon 2009; same number as last year.

3. Number of Online Backup providers exhibiting this year: BackupAgent Booth #129, R1Soft #324, Vembu Technologies #301.

4. Companies acquired buy UK2.net Group #323 since last HostingCon: VI.net (Jan 2009), WestHost (Nov. 2008); Dotable (Oct.2008); WingSix (July 2008)

8. Number of years since a big Web Hosting show was held in DC. Web Hosting Expo was held on August 20-22, 2001 at Marriott Wardman Park.

100. Number of HostingCon 2009 Exhibitors - from Actual Metrics #429 to Zix Corporation #441.

1472. Distance, in miles, to Austin, TX - site of HostingCon 2010 - from the TopHosts.com (#334) HQ in Toronto, Canada. (2369 km/1279 nautical miles)

80,000. Number of shared Web hosting customers acquired by Hostopia #328 (Deluxe) in the Aplus.net buyout in July ‘09.

126,000. Number of searches on Bing (Microsoft #101) for ‘HostingCon 2009’ on August 07-09.

470,000. Amount of square feet in meeting space provided by Gaylord National, the largest hotel/convention center on the East Coast.

4,000,000. Amount of SSL Certificates issued (and counting) by VeriSign Booth #416

For more pictures of HostingCon 2009, head to our gallery.