November 5, 2006 (HOSTSEARCH.COM) Managed hosting provider Rackspace (http://www.rackspace.com) is to host a major gaming website, the company announced recently. The companys agreement with Major League Gaming (MLG), the worlds first professional video game league, requires Rackspace to provide managed web hosting services for the leagues web site (http:www.mlgpro.com). In addition, Rackspace will host the web-based software that runs the national professional video game.
MLGs choice of Rackspace was based on its requirement for an enterprise-class infrastructure and global hosting provider with digital media expertise with scalability capacity to keep up with their growth. We have hundreds of thousands of registered users who want their MLG content on demand, so weve got a lot riding on the availability of our infrastructure, explained MLGs Vice President of Product Development, Mr. Paul Sullivan, Rackspace has been essential in prescribing the appropriate technology architecture for our expanding IT needs. Their technical expertise and 100 percent network uptime guarantee have been instrumental as we prepare for a global expansion of our league.
Major League Gaming has entrusted Rackspace to develop and manage their infrastructure to run a mission-critical broadband business that requires 100 percent uptime and incredible scalability to meet the demands of their users," added Glenn Reinus, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Rackspace Managed Hosting. Uptime is critical for these sophisticated web applications, and we believe that, with Rackspaces Zero-Downtime Network and Fanatical Support, MLG will enjoy a world-class gaming environment to showcase their ground-breaking media online and at their national competitions.