Hosted Solutions to Host Continuing Education Seminar for the Jenkins Graduate School of Management

Released on: November 6, 2007, 7:23 am

Press Release Author: Matt Barker/ Hosted Solutions

Industry: Internet & Online

Press Release Summary: Managed hosting provider, Hosted Solutions, to host data
center and managed services educational forum for North Carolina State University\'s
Jenkins School of management.

Press Release Body: Raleigh, NC- November 6, 2007- Hosted Solutions, the East
Coast\'s premier data center and managed services provider, today announced it will
host an educational seminar on data center design for graduate students in the North
Carolina State Jenkins Graduate School of Management on November 14th at 8:00AM. The
seminar will focus on the design and multiple redundancies built into the overall
framework of a data center facility, and how corporations can utilize data centers
to increase the productivity, security, and reliability of their IT systems and
infrastructure.

Companies are increasingly turning to data center and managed service providers to
fulfill a range of IT requirements from connecting to the public Internet to
enhancing business continuity and disaster recovery plans. This Hosted Solutions
seminar will highlight real-world case studies as well as offer insight into the
advantages of utilizing a data center environment including:

. Faster provisioning and installation
. Data Center design and redundancies
. Increased capacity
. Greater flexibility and scalability
. Easier application access
. Specialized support 24x7
. Better business continuity and disaster recovery

\"Managed service providers can support a wide-range of applications more easily and
cost effectively than traditional IT departments in a manner that often strengthens
overall controls,\" said Mark Beasley, Director of the Enterprise Risk Management
Initiative at NC State's College of Management. \"Our students will get an overview
of Data Center facilities and managed services, and how they are being utilized in
organizations of all sizes. This seminar will provide an excellent opportunity for
our students to observe state of the art controls surrounding IT.\"

Added Kevin Farnham, Hosted Solutions Raleigh Sales Manager and NCSU alumnus:
"Hosted Solutions is pleased to host the Masters of Accounting students from NC
State. Anytime a corporation can partner with local institutions of higher learning
to broaden the educational experience of their local students, the experience is
positive from not only a corporate standpoint, but from the community perspective as
well. These venues for thought collaboration and sharing of industry best practices
are a great opportunity for students to tap the knowledge and expertise of the
brightest minds in the industry."

About Hosted Solutions, Inc.:

Hosted Solutions delivers enterprise class managed hosting and data center services
to organizations with the need for highly available applications and infrastructure.
Hosted Solutions robust line of managed services ensure industry leading network,
infrastructure, and hardware uptimes enabling customers to reduce operating costs,
focus on their core competencies, and achieve their top business objectives. The
company operates four SAS 70 Type II certified Data Centers in Boston MA, Charlotte
NC, Raleigh NC, and Cary NC providing world class data center operations with
hardened physical infrastructure, security, and a complete managed services
portfolio.
For more information please visit http://www.hostedsolutions.com.

About NC State's Master of Accounting Program:

The Master of Accounting program in NC State's Jenkins Graduate School of Management
is a 31 credit hour post-baccalaureate program that prepares students to meet the
challenges and expectations of professional accounting and business careers in
today's marketplace. Students may select concentrations in Information Technology
or Enterprise Risk Management. Recently, the program was ranked 20th nationally as
reported by the Public Accounting Report.
For more information please visit http://mgt.ncsu.edu/mac/future/index.php

Contact:
Hosted Solutions
Matt Barker, Director of Marketing
919.882.3029


Web Site: http://www.hostedsolutions.com

Contact Details: Contact:
Hosted Solutions
Matt Barker, Director of Marketing
919.882.3029
mbarker@hostedsolutions.com

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