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ServInt promotes climate-positive web hosting with new Green Initiative
--ServInt Virtual Private Server solutions help socially responsible companies operate with minimal environmental impact--
McLean, Va., June 17, 2008 -- ServInt, a pioneering provider of high-reliability
web hosting for businesses worldwide, today announced its Green Initiative to demonstrate its
commitment to climate-positive hosting. ServInt's Green Initiative deploys multiple green
methodologies to help customers operate with minimal environmental impact.
ServInt's commitment to climate-positive hosting applies to its entire line of Virtual Private
Server (VPS) hosting services. Each of ServInt's VPS services is backed by a commitment to offset
the total carbon-footprint of the VPS by at least 110 percent. ServInt accomplishes its
carbon-offsetting goals through large-scale reforestation campaigns operated by American Forests
(www.americanforests.org).
To ensure a truly climate-positive approach, ServInt calculates its reforestation commitment not
only on the energy consumption of the host servers, but on its entire VPS infrastructure. That
includes compensating for all core routing and switching equipment, for cooling and redundant power
operations, and for an extensive back-LAN that provides customers with free backups and centralized
update repositories.
ServInt's Green Initiative also outlines commitments to responsible recycling of hardware at end
of life. ServInt recycles all recyclable components and meets or exceeds environmental standards for
the disposal of all non-recyclable hazardous components.
As part of its Green Initiative, ServInt announced that two of its most popular hosting services
are now its most environmentally responsible offerings. ServInt's SuperVPS and UltimateVPS services
feature low per-capita energy consumption through efficient virtualization. These services also make
exclusive use of Dell low-voltage server hardware, which provides high-performance while operating
with a much smaller carbon footprint.
Both SuperVPS and UltimateVPS are powerful replacements for the traditional dedicated server.
They offer customers increased redundancy while providing the same computing performance of a
traditional dedicated server with significant cost savings. These solutions are ideal for small and
medium-size web-based companies that demand a hosting service managed by experienced
professionals.
ServInt Founder and CEO Reed Caldwell said, "The web hosting industry is a major contributor to
global energy consumption and carbon emissions. ServInt is committed to offering hosting services
that have a positive effect on the environment."
Caldwell added, "More businesses now realize that, besides harming the environment,
energy-inefficient computing can adversely affect their company's financial health and lead to
serious competitive disadvantages. Our method of virtualization improves energy efficiency via the
decommissioning of unnecessary physical servers and higher utilization of the remaining, more
energy-efficient servers."
Those interested in learning more about the ServInt Green Initiative can call 800-573-7846 or
visit www.servint.net/about/green.php.
About ServInt ServInt is a pioneering provider of high-reliability web
hosting for businesses worldwide. ServInt's commitment to Green IT services is demonstrated by its
popular Virtual Private Server (VPS) solutions. ServInt was founded in Northern Virginia in 1995 as
one of the first web-hosting companies to offer a managed, dedicated server solution. From multiple
world-class data centers, ServInt now provides its scalable suite of VPS, dedicated and
enterprise-level server options to thousands of customers in more than 60 countries. For more
information, please visit www.servint.net.
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Media Contact:
Stan Schneider, Schneider Communications
Ph. 954-435-3310; stan@schneidercom.com
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