Sep, 2001 : Hostcentric Joins Cisco Powered Network Program

📅 September 26, 2001 - Hostcentric, one of the nation's leading Internet infrastructure solutions providers, announced its designation as a Cisco Powered Network. Hostcentric's participation in the Cisco Powered Network program demonstrates its ability to provide industry-leading technology solutions and services that are based on Cisco solutions.

"This designation by Cisco is a significant milestone for Hostcentric andwill clearly distinguish our service offering to enterprise customers," saidGreg McKown, president and CEO of Hostcentric.
Hostcentric delivers its array of managed services, Web hosting andapplication infrastructure services via its end-to- end Ciscoinfrastructure, deploying the Cisco 12000 Series Internet Routers for coreconnectivity, the Cisco 6500 Series Switch Routers for POP connectivity andthe Cisco 2900 Series Switches for its internal LAN structure. In addition,Hostcentric uses Cisco PIX Firewalls and Cisco 2600 Series Routers forcustomer connectivity via WAN or VPN technologies.
"By selecting Cisco Systems' industry-leading technology, we deliver provenperformance," said Greg McKown, president and CEO of Hostcentric. "Cisconetwork components set the standard for best-in-class Internetinfrastructure. As customer expectations for performance and reliabilitycontinue to rise, we live up to those expectations by delivering a highlyreliable and robust network - one capable of moving tremendous amounts ofdata, while providing a fault tolerant environment."
Hostcentric is now authorized to use the Cisco Powered Network brand logo toidentify itself as a leading provider of network services based on productsfrom Cisco Systems. Hostcentric also benefits from its Cisco Powered Networkdesignation through joint marketing and technology sharing activities withCisco.
"Through the Cisco Powered Network program, Hostcentric is well positionedto meet the demands of its customers for industry-leading services," saidKevin Outcalt, senior director of service provider marketing for Cisco."Delivering cost-effective, high quality differentiated services is criticalin this increasingly competitive marketplace."

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