September 6, 2006 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Managed web hosting provider Rackspace (http://www.rackspace.com) is in the North American Web Hosting Magic Quadrant Leader’s Quadrant for 2006, the company announced recently. Published on August 25, 2006 and authored by Gartner analysts Ted Chamberlin and Lydia Leong, the Leader’s Quadrant is a list of vendors who are “performing well”, “have a clear vision of market direction” and are “actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market”.
“We believe our position in the Leader’s Quadrant shows that Rackspace continues to penetrate the enterprise market and demonstrates our continued success as we work to become one of the world’s greatest service companies," suggested Lanham Napier, Rackspace Managed Hosting’s President. "Our consultative approach to managed hosting reinforces the service value of Fanatical Support™ to our enterprise customers. Our service teams become an integral part of our customers’ IT departments, providing valuable expertise and technical advice to ensure they are getting the most out of their hosted environments.”
The Gartner Magic Quadrant evaluates web hosting providers based on a range of “quantitative and qualitative criteria” that underscore the vendor’s ability and its vision. Information on companies is gathered through vendor interviews, questionnaires, client inquiries, references and Gartner analysts.
