Released on: December 20, 2007, 7:07 am

Press Release Author: Matt Barker/ Hosted Solutions

Industry: Internet & Online

Press Release Summary: The North Carolina Museum of Life and Science has selected
the East Coast\'s premier data center and managed services provider, Hosted
Solutions, to host their newly redesigned website.

Press Release Body: Raleigh, NC- December 20, 2007- Hosted Solutions, the East
Coast\'s premier data center and managed services provider announces today that the
North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, a popular destination for over 300,000
visitors a year, has selected Hosted Solutions to provide its managed hosting needs.
The decision utilizes Hosted Solutions expert staff to facilitate the Museum of Life
and Science's recently redesigned website, designed to provide a new level of
functionality and interactive experience for their web base. The Durham, NC Museum
determined the need for securing a partner who could provide security, reliability,
and 100% network uptime to support their website initiatives.

The Museum of Life and Science is receiving a comprehensive suite of Hi-Touch
colocation services, managed firewall, managed backups, and network services which
are monitored and maintained by Hosted Solutions at its SAS 70 type II certified
Raleigh Data Center facility. In providing all of the services, the Museum of Life
and Science is entrusting Hosted Solutions to host and fully manage the Web and
application servers for the Museum's website.

Julie Rigby, Vice President of External Relations articulates, "When we set out to
redesign the Museum's website to incorporate web 2.0 functionality and other
interactive media we realized we must partner with a premier hosting provider to
deploy the site and meet our online initiatives. One of the members of our Board of
Directors, Dr. Kirk Ridge, had utilized Hosted Solutions for Measurement
Incorporated's hosting needs, and offered nothing but praise and confidence in
Hosted Solutions' ability to help the museum reach its goals. Hosted Solutions'
enhanced suite of products for security, backup, reporting, administration and
monitoring provides the Museum of Life and Science with the highest levels of
availability and security. Like us, Hosted Solutions places its customers first and
consistently strives to go above and beyond expectations. When it comes to hosting
our website, we have a host that will provide the enterprise level environment we
need to ensure our customers receive an excellent online experience."

"We are delighted to be working with the Museum of Life and Science, an organization
that shares our attitude on outstanding customer service, and that strives to
maximize their Internet experience to meet those levels of service. The Museum of
Life and Science was looking for a best-of-breed hosting facility to support the
deployment of their website, a provider that can guarantee availability, and optimal
support for their systems," quotes Brian Baker, Vice President of Sales with Hosted
Solutions. Baker responds, "Our service level agreements are unsurpassed in the
industry, thus allowing us to deliver the Museum of Life and Science a world class
environment for their applications and online visitors."

About the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science:

The Museum\'s mission is to create a place where people, from young child to senior
citizen, embrace science as a way of knowing about themselves, their community and
their world. The Museum offers over 230 interactive exhibits across an 80-acre
campus including 90,000 square feet indoors and outdoor exhibitions and habitats
featuring live animals and interactive technology.
For more information, log on to www.lifeandscience.org.


About Hosted Solutions:

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 visit www.hostedsolutions.com.




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