The Planet – One of Top Five Web Hosting Companies in Terms of Red Hat Certifications
December 16, 2005 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Web hosting provider ‘The Planet’ (http://www.theplanet.com) has announced that 39 of its employees have become Red Hat certified. Coming from a broad spread of departments within the organization (including technical support, abuse, customer care, product development, information systems, provisioning, sales, professional services, Internet data center, and security), of the 39 employees who became Red Hat Certified Technicians, 33 received Red Hat Certified Engineer certification.
The Planet now has 47 Red Hat Certified Technicians of which 40 are Red Hat Certified Engineers, putting the company in the top five web hosting companies in terms of Red Hat certifications.
“With 60 percent of The Planet’s customers using the Red Hat platform, this level of certification further demonstrates our commitment to support our customers’ technology,” said Pamela Houston, The Planet’s course and training coordinator. “We have had a long and mutually beneficial relationship with Red Hat and look forward to continuing and expanding that relationship.”
“Rarely do companies have so many certifications across such varied departments and levels. In fact, this recent achievement puts The Planet in the top five hosting companies in terms of number of Red Hat certifications,” said Michael Sutphen, Red Hat’s Hosting Provider Account Executive. “The Planet should be very proud of its employees and their accomplishments.”
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