November 15, 2007 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Yap Inc. (http://www.yapme.com) has selected managed hosting provider Hosted Solutions (http://www.hostedsolutions.com) for a “multi-year agreement”, the company announced yesterday. The company is “centralizing” its IT infrastructure at Hosted Solutions’ SAS 70 type II certified carrier grade data center facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
Yap has developed a state-of-the-art speech recognition platform that “converts anything anyone says into text, instantaneously”. This solution is utilized by unified messaging, web services applications and other Web 2.0 developments. Hosted Solutions will support Yap’s expansion efforts by providing Hi-Touch managed backups, network services, dedicated hardware, and SPLA licensing. Hosted Solutions will offer 100% network availability to maintain extreme response times and low latencies.
“Hosted Solutions offered an ideal solution for us since our applications and engines require a myriad of processing and data storage needs,” explained Igor Jablokov, CEO of Yap Incorporated. “This is a key enabler for our team allowing us to focus on innovation, not the reliability or security of our data. We needed a partner who could provide a secure environment, 100% network uptime, and dedicated physical infrastructure. We also needed them to be flexible and responsive as our needs vastly expanded over time. When combined with our comprehensive set of platforms, choosing Hosted Solutions has secured Yap a strategic partner for our globalized ambitions.”
“We’re proud that such an innovative organization like Yap chose Hosted Solutions to provide hosting services for its speech recognition platform,” added Josh Wolff, General Manager of Hosted Solutions Charlotte. “Yap understands that Hosted Solutions is an industry leader in service and support, while also offering the ability to scale with them based on their needs. We are very pleased to work with them and to provide the infrastructure they need to deliver their applications in a secure, reliable environment. This is an excellent example of how Hosted Solutions' experience at providing highly-available and cost-effective IT infrastructure services allows our clients to remain focused on their core competencies and provides them with a differentiator against their competition.”
