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GigaTux acquires Surmounted.NET
03 months ago
by Clayton
in Talk Hosting
Clients received the following e-mail.
Dear Surmounted.NET Client,
Today we are pleased to announce the expansion of our company via our acquisition by GigaTux. Surmounted.NET was founded on the simple notion of putting the needs of our clients before our own personal interests. We grew our company by listening to our clients, working closely with them to form solutions to their unique needs, and ended up developing strong business relationships and friendships with many of you. Our service plans were molded around the suggestions submitted to us based upon the needs of our customers and in an effort to continually provide you the best service possible we have been acquired by GigaTux (http://gigatux.com/) who will allow your service and web presence to be taken to the next level.
What does this mean for you, the Surmounted.NET customer? Simply put, you’ll gain access to a better network and service being offered by a company that has an established presence in San Jose, California; London, UK; Frankfurt, DE; and Israel. With a larger support team and larger infrastructure/presence, it is our belief that GigaTux will provide you the excellent service you’ve come to expect from Surmounted.NET without increasing your cost or negatively impacting the performance of your current service.
What about your service plans, your current pricing, etc? No need to worry! There will be no changes in the specs or pricing of your current service plans. If you paid for a year of service three months ago, you still have 9 months left of service. All data will be transferred from Surmounted.NET’s Dallas, TX based servers to GigaTux’s San Jose, California servers with minimal or no interruption of your service at a time that will soon be announced. Our VPS clients will enjoy GigaTux’s powerful Xen based VPS nodes boasting Intel Xeon processors, fast RAID10 storage and offering familiar performance with an added bonus: IpV6 compatibility! In the event a plan is offered by GigaTux that is more favorable to you in terms of pricing or specs, please contact sales@gigatux.com to see what can be done.
The important thing to remember is that Surmounted.NET will remain Surmounted.NET, however the brand will now be owned and operated by GigaTux. You may see a few changes around the site that reflect the offerings of the GigaTux brand and you will interact with new support staff however we believe you will enjoy the changes and upgrades provided by them.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please submit a ticket to GigaTux directly by emailing support@gigatux.com and you’ll be taken care of promptly.
For the quickest notification of updates throughout this process please see our Twitter feed at http://www.twitter.com/SurmountedNET
As always, we wish you the best of luck with your websites and online businesses and sincerely hope that your online presence continues to grow and that your online ventures prove to be successful.
Regards,
-Surmounted.NET
Company names…what are Hosts thinking?
61 year ago
by Clayton
in Talk Hosting
I think I’ve reached the point where I’m no longer surprised by the new hosting company names I come across. Looking back over the years I’ve been in the industry, I must say the times have completely changed from the generic names to the most random. Here’s a quick list of random (my own opinion) company names I can think of.
- BiteSplit – Company is no longer around, but they were a “No BS” host, as they called it.
- VPSLatch – VPS latch, latch onto what? I don’t get it.
- SpeedySparrow – I <3 this one
- SemoWeb – South East Missouri State fan?
- GG Web Hosting – GG? Go Gaga for Lady Gaga? Not sure on this one, though he could be Korean and is using it to recall his StarCraft days of owning people and saying GG for good game.
I was able to pull this list of companies off the top of my head because the first time I saw each of these company names, I tried to figure out what the owner was thinking when he/she started the company. Coming up with a catchy and easy to remember name is key, especially when a large majority of their advertising is done online and it’s very easy to misspell something.
Just remember, when coming up with a new company name, keep it simple, unique, and easy to remember! 
More random thoughts to come.
HostingCon Schwag
01 year ago
by Clayton
in Talk Hosting
Well, unfortunately I didn’t get to attend HostingCon this year, as I had to run the support department at work; I did however get a bunch of cool stuff that the rest of the management staff brought back.
Limestone Networks, GoDaddy, HostGator — Creative Marketing Tactics
81 year ago
by Clayton
in Talk Hosting
While making my daily rounds on WebHostingTalk, I noticed the side advertisement with a good looking female in it. Now, as any male knows, when we see an attractive female, our first instinct is to take a look at it. The one company that is best at eye catching images, is none other than GoDaddy. Their marketing strategy is amazing, to say the least and I could only imagine the amount of money they spend annually on advertising. Take a beautiful, known race car driver, and make her your spokesperson, sit back and profit.
The ad that caught my eye on WHT was from Limestone Networks, a dedicated server company based out of Dallas, Texas. You can see a copy of the advertisement above. The original image isn’t static like this one, but I was unable to find a copy of the original. Needless to say, Limestone did an excellent job catching my eye. If you’re familiar with the industry and some of the top dedicated server providers, then I’m sure you know who Limestone is targeting with their “No nerdy green frogs here” ad, none other than SingleHop. While some may look at this advertisement as a stab at SingleHop, I think it’s a strategic marketing move on Limestones part. I can only hope to see a future ad from Singlehop to poke back at Limestone.
Another company I would like to give props to is HostGator, who recently acquired a NASCAR sponsorship with driver Joe Nemechek. You can find more information on the sponsorship in their June newsletter and view pictures of the car on their facebook page.
Welcome to TalkHosting.net!
01 year ago
by Clayton
in Talk Hosting
Hello readers! Here at TH.net, you will find news, reviews, tricks and tips of the wonderful web hosting industry. Be sure to check back with us over the next couple of days for updates!