Long Established Sphere Web Hosting Selects SingleHop to Provide Infrastructure and Managed Services

CHICAGO, Aug. 21 -- SingleHop, a Chicago managed dedicated hosting provider, today announced that it was selected by Sphere Web Hosting to provide infrastructure and managed services for its shared, reseller and dedicated hosting business.

Sphere Web Hosting, one of the industries' most trusted and reliable web hosting companies provides unmatched quality and service and was looking for the same from a data center. "From our first contact, it was clear SingleHop would provide more than the typical data center, and I was right. The top notch service, fast response times, and competitive pricing have given us the flexibility and time to focus on our core business. Handling complex administration tasks are second nature to SingleHop's team," says Dan Jefferson, Founder and CEO of Sphere Web Hosting.

"Sphere has been on our radar for a long time. They are a fast growing and aggressive company and they will be able to use our world-class service to grow existing business and attract new customers," says Dan Ushman, Co-founder and Vice President of SingleHop.

"With 10 years of industry experience, we knew what to look for in high quality servers and management. SingleHop fit the bill and worked with us to forge not just a deal, but a relationship to benefit everyone," adds Dan Jefferson.

The months of July and August have marked a huge surge in SingleHop product offerings, including a Content Delivery Network; the announcement of LEAP, the server manager webtop client portal; the company's free 2GB RAM upgrade for existing clients; the release of Advanced Automatic Server Provisioning (AASP), a technology exclusive to SingleHop and LEAP, which drastically increases server installation time as well as reduces human error. Additionally LEAP features SingleHop's exclusive IP ensure technology, which guarantees that clients will only receive clean IP addresses.

To view the SingleHop LEAP webtop 5 minute demo video, please visit this URL: http://www.singlehop.com/poindexters_lab/leap_demo.php

About Sphere Web Hosting

In 1998, the team that would eventually become Sphere Web Hosting, offered custom Internet services to businesses and individuals, and specialized in managed web hosting and web application development. Sphere Web Hosting was launched in 2005 as a company dedicated to providing the best web hosting experience available. With ten years of experience, Sphere Web Hosting offers exceptional value and support. http://www.spherewebhosting.com/

About SingleHop, Inc.

SingleHop, Inc., is a full service managed dedicated hosting provider that was founded on the principal of providing reliable, cost-effective dedicated services. The company was founded by Zak Boca and Dan Ushman in 2006 and currently hosts thousands of websites worldwide. SingleHop Competitors include: SoftLayer, ThePlanet, FastServers, and RackSpace. The cornerstone of SingleHop managed hosting is the a la Carte Server Management Program, which is a full-array of transparent management services that were designed, and tested to allow business customers to tailor their level of support to their needs or expertise. http://www.singlehop.com/