Sep 5, 2001 : Rackspace Named ?Best Dedicated Host?

📅 September 5, 2001 - Rackspace Managed Hosting(rackspace.com ), a leading provider of managed dedicated servers, has been selected by the editors ofWeb Hosting Magazine (whmag.com) as the Top Choice in the Dedicated/Colocation category in the publication'sBest Host Competition.

According to Web Hosting Magazine, Rackspace's"Fanatical Customer Support" is ``not just lipservice. We [Web Hosting Magazine] find proof in thefanaticism of Rackspace's customers: where mostdedicated hosts earn a 'they're pretty good,' fromusers, Rackspace gets 'wows' like you wouldn'tbelieve.'' In its financial category, Web HostingMagazine said, ``Rackspace has zoomed in to the blackat speeds to turn in-the-red competitors a pukeygreen.''
Rackspace's wealth of value-added products andservices used by such high-profile clients as ColumbiaHouse, Ironman Triathlon, Linux Journal andHotOrNot.com earned the company 17.5 points out of 20in the Breadth of Offerings category. It also receiveda positive rating in the Health and Growth category.The company has been profitable since February 2001,an achievement that, according to the magazine, is the``Holy Grail of Web hosts everywhere.''
``Support is Rackspace's forte,'' said Graham Weston,chief executive officer of Rackspace, ``because it iswhat our customers tell us they want. We have builtthe customer experience to ensure any problems thatarise get solved, and solved fast. This takes acommitment to developing great people and buildinggreat systems. The resulting support experience hasenabled us to grow fast and profitably because ourcustomers are, in truth, our best sales reps. WebHosting Magazine really hit the nail on the head whenthey said that our customers are just as fanaticalabout us as we are about them.''
In related news, Rackspace was recently named one ofTexas's most successful technology companies by TexasTechnology magazine. The magazine's ``4th Annual TexasTop 100'' issue, which hits newsstands the first weekof October, ranked Rackspace as #5 in the sales growthcategory.

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