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 company’s agreement with Major League Gaming (MLG), the world’s “first professional video game league”, requires Rackspace to provide managed web hosting services for the league’s web site (http:www.mlgpro.com). In addition, Rackspace will host the web-based software that runs the national professional video game.
MLG’s 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 we’ve got a lot riding on the availability of our infrastructure,” explained MLG’s 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 Rackspace’s 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.”
