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The Planet

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The Planet is provides On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting more than 22,000 small- and medium-size businesses and 7.7 million Web sites worldwide. The Planet Alpha division provides a wide array of self-managed dedicated servers and advanced services backed by 24x7x365 support. The Planet Northstar Managed Hosting division combines a proactive methodology and seasoned IT experts to deliver a fully managed hosting solution.

The Planet’s primary selling points are its extensive catalog of servers, software tools and world-class support and its state-of-the-art facilities and 130+ gbps network.

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  The Planet added Irene Gaddis as Director, Human Resources.
  Posted 8/25/08 at 9:22am
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  The Planet added Stan Barber as Vice President, Network Operations.
  Posted 8/25/08 at 9:22am
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  The Planet added Steve Reichert as Vice President, Information Technology.
  Posted 8/25/08 at 9:22am
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  The Planet added James Treuting as Vice President, Sales & Operations.
  Posted 8/25/08 at 9:22am
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  The Planet added Jeff Lowenberg as Vice President, Facilities.
  Posted 8/25/08 at 9:22am
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  The Planet added William Charnock as Vice President, Technology.
  Posted 8/25/08 at 9:22am
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  The Planet added Steve Kahan as Vice President, Marketing.
  Posted 8/25/08 at 9:22am
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  The Planet added Joseph E. Horzepa as General Counsel.
  Posted 8/25/08 at 9:22am
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  The Planet added Kevin Klausmeyer as Chief Financial Officer.
  Posted 8/25/08 at 9:22am
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  The Planet added Douglas Erwin as Chairman & CEO.
  Posted 8/25/08 at 9:22am
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  The Planet — The Planet was rebranded to SoftLayer (11/16/10)
  Posted 8/18/11 at 10:23am via softlayer.com
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  The Planet — The Planet merges with SoftLayer (11/8/10)
  Posted 8/18/11 at 10:14am via techcrunch.com
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  The Planet — The Planet named in Lead411's Hottest Texas Companies list (6/22/10)
  Posted 6/25/10 at 10:54am via lead411.com
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  The Planet — The Planet Announces Plans for $7 Million Network Investment (2/8/10)
  Posted 2/8/10 at 7:29am via freshnews.com

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1. The Planet Announces Plans for $7 Million Network Investment (freshnews.com) [edit]
2. Lead411 launches "Hottest Texas Companies" awards (lead411.com) [edit]
3. Hosting Companies The Planet And SoftLayer Complete Merger (techcrunch.com) [edit]
4. SoftLayer® and The Planet® Begin Merged Operations (softlayer.com) [edit]