November 3, 2009
Kelowna, B.C. - RackForce Networks Inc. is pleased to announce an agreement with Burnaby based RCR Technologies to act as a strategic reseller. Together RCR and RackForce can provide cost-effective and scalable data replication and disaster recovery services for companies of any size. RCR supplies the expertise, equipment and support, and RackForce supplies the best-in-class datacenter and high speed network, so that the client can focus on their core business.
RackForce's Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Brian Fry, says that "RackForce is pleased to be working with RCR, because their expertise combined with the capabilities of the new RackForce GigaCenter™ offers clients a badly needed disaster recovery solution right here in British Columbia."
RCR offers its clients the benefits of their extensive knowledge of server virtualization and data storage solutions. They provide best practice implementation for server hardware, operations and back-up recovery. The Kelowna-based RackForce GigaCenter™ was built to be among the greenest and most advanced data centers in North America. Using a scalable and highly efficient modular design, the GigaCenter™ supports demanding next-generation IT systems.
Together, RCR and RackForce offer full disaster recovery solutions. The first step in disaster recovery is data replication. RCR's equipment and expertise allow clients to maintain a second copy of their data at the RackForce GigaCenter™. If clients need to access their data, it is readily available.
The second step in disaster recovery is to provide for continuous availability of business-essential applications. Once businesses have established a second secure location for their data, they need to consider how to access the applications they need to operate, should their primary system become unavailable. RCR makes it easy for businesses to run another instance of applications on equipment that is secured at the RackForce GigaCenter™. Should the client's primary systems become unavailable, they can continue to operate using the applications and data that are housed in Kelowna.
Rob Rutherford, President, RCR Technologies, says that "we have teamed up with RackForce because their datacenter allows us to provide seamless disaster recovery solutions in a secure and sustainable facility that has the resources to support our clients' needs today and tomorrow."
Kelowna has been identified as one of the best locations in North America to build a data center because of its seismically stable geographic location, temperate climate and extremely low risk of natural disaster. It is an ideal location for disaster recovery and colocation solutions.
RackForce is a leading provider of green dynamic datacenter services from its strategically located facilities in the heart of British Columbia, Canada. Through its superior datacenter design, automated systems and virtualization expertise, RackForce provides next-generation scalable colocation, computing resources, management and network services to a worldwide customer base. For more information, visit www.rackforce.com.
RCR Technologies Inc is redefining business continuity by making it easier to implement off-site data replication and complete disaster recovery solutions. Powered by easy to manage software, virtualization and computer hardware, business executives will be confident their companies can continue to operate through any type of disruption.
RCR Technologies Inc is a trusted IT company for your organization's datacenter requirements. Contact RCR Technologies at sales@rcrtechnologies.com or visit www.rcrtechnologies.com for more information.
Brian Fry
Co-founder & Vice President, Sales and Marketing
RackForce Networks Inc.
Direct: 250-448-2226
Mobile: 250-512-1297
bfry@rackforce.com
Rob Rutherford
President, RCR Technologies
Direct: 604-298-4488 ext 3001
rob@rcrtechnologies.com
October 14, 2009
Kelowna, B.C. - RackForce Networks Inc. has launched ddsCloud, its best in class cloud computing solution. ddsCloud provides dynamic and scalable server resources for small businesses to enterprise class. Building on RackForce's years of experience providing Dynamic Datacenter Services, ddsCloud offers processing, storage and networking services with flexible allocation. Starting at $99 per month, ddsCloud provides high-availability and unmetered service up to 100 Mbps. The pricing model is predictable and easy to manage. With ddsCloud, businesses are prepared for peak demand, can grow with ease, and choose simple, cost-effective green IT.
ddsCloud is a unique solution that allows businesses to dynamically and independently add computing resources. Within our robust "cloud computing" environment, clients choose the combination of memory (RAM), processing power (CPU) and data storage that allow their businesses to operate most efficiently; each type of resource is available independently of the others. At some point, most businesses will need more memory (or perhaps more processing power or data storage - it all depends on the business). With other solutions, to add resources, physical changes need to be made to a server. With the ddsCloud, resources are dynamically reallocated to a client's cloud.
RackForce Co-Founder and CEO Tim Dufour says that "the ddsCloud is the obvious progression of RackForce's vision, which is to build highly scalable and flexible computing environments on top of green dynamic datacenter services. We are proud to provide a premium level of cloud computing at an accessible price point."
The ddsCloud is a green IT solution. Cloud computing uses virtualization technologies to efficiently allocate server resources; therefore, fewer servers are needed to deliver the same services, and less electricity is required to run and cool the servers. As well, our energy-efficient datacenters are designed to operate with a substantially reduced carbon footprint. By designing highly-efficient datacenters, by using the Canadian climate for cooling, and by choosing renewable green hydro power, a server in our facilities produces 1/20th of the greenhouse gases produced by the exact same server located at a typical competitor's datacenter.
The ddsCloud combines best-in-class virtualization technologies including MS Server 2008 R2 - Hyper V (Microsoft's Cloud Computing solution) with SAN-based storage, high availability (HA) clusters, a choice of Windows server operating systems and RackForce's Dynamic Datacenter Services.
RackForce is a leading provider of green dynamic datacenter services from its strategically located facilities in the heart of British Columbia, Canada. Through its superior datacenter design, automated systems and virtualization expertise, RackForce provides next-generation scalable colocation, computing resources, management and network services to a worldwide customer base. For more information, visit www.rackforce.com.
To watch a short video on why RackForce is an environmental leader in data center design, click here.
Brian Fry
Co-founder & Vice President, Sales and Marketing
RackForce Networks Inc.
Direct: 250-448-2226
Mobile: 250-512-1297
bfry@rackforce.com
July 15, 2009
Kelowna, B.C. - RackForce Networks Inc. today officially opened the first phase of its new multimillion dollar state-of-the-art GigaCenter™ in the heart of British Columbia, Canada. Built to be among the greenest and most advanced data centers in the world, using a scalable and highly efficient modular design, the GigaCenter™ will support demanding next-generation IT systems to a worldwide customer base.
Data centers in many areas around the world are powered by coal-fired or natural gas electrical generation plants, creating tremendous amounts of CO2 emissions as a bi-product of their power consumption. Tapping into British Columbia's abundant supply of clean hydroelectric power, the RackForce GigaCenter will produce less than 1/50th the carbon footprint compared to typical conventional data centers.
"We built the GigaCenter here in Kelowna because it's one of the most stable and eco-friendly areas in North America," said Tim Dufour, president and CEO of RackForce. "The highly advanced network and scalable infrastructure supports our customer's most demanding computing needs, today and in the future, while contributing to their corporate environmental goals."
Kelowna has been identified as one of the best locations in North America to build a data center because of its stable geographic location, temperate climate and extremely low risk of natural disaster. It's also easily accessed - Kelowna's international airport is well serviced with direct flights from most major cities including Vancouver, Calgary, Seattle and Toronto. The area's prevalent tourist industry also provides an abundance of amenities to support the corporate IT traveller.
This first phase of the GigaCenter encompasses 30,000 square feet. Customers can secure space in increments as small as a single cabinet, up to dedicated rooms (called GigaVaults) ranging in size from 12 to over 170 cabinets. An additional 120,000 square feet is scheduled to be complete in 2011, which will make RackForce's GigaCenter one of the largest service provider data centers in North America.
Built with IBM's data center expertise, the RackForce GigaCenter utilizes innovative design features to support both current and future technologies including massive data storage, high density blade servers, virtualized computing clusters and mainframe systems.
"We are proud to have been involved with RackForce on this exciting project," said John Ostrander, Vice-President of IBM Global Services. "The GigaCenter is a clear example of how Canadian companies continue to innovate and find new ways to improve global business practices, while reducing our impact on the environment."
RackForce is a leading provider of green dynamic datacenter services from its strategically located facilities in the heart of British Columbia, Canada. Through its superior datacenter design, automated systems and virtualization expertise, RackForce provides next-generation scalable colocation, computing resources, management and network services to a worldwide customer base. For more information, visit www.rackforce.com.
For more information about IBM, go to www.ibm.com.
Trevor Boudreau
Wilcox Group on behalf of RackForce Networks Inc.
(604) 488-1100
tboudreau@wilcoxgroup.com
Joanne Fortin
IBM Communications - Canada
(514) 964-8558
Fortin@ca.ibm.com
June 1, 2009
June 1, 2009 (OTTAWA, Ontario) - CANARIE today announced a $3 million Call for Proposals to fuel the development of advanced computing and networking technologies that reduce carbon and greenhouse gas emissions from the world's Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) infrastructure (including computer hardware, software and networks), and enable collaboration on promising green IT solutions that will help slow the rate of global warming.
The CANARIE Green IT Pilot Program will help Canadian innovators to capitalize on emerging opportunities in Green ICT - a global market that, according to Insight Research Corporation, is expected to reach over US $600 billion by 2013. Specifically, it aims to facilitate national and international collaborative research projects that demonstrate the
CANARIE expects to award up to $2 million for major zero-carbon data center pilot projects; and about $1 million for the development of business cases and smaller projects. The outcomes of this pilot project could influence the development of 'Canadian-designed' green ICT approaches, products and services that could be marketed around the world. As countries such as the United States, Britain, Singapore and Australia consider injecting billions of dollars into green and broadband strategies, these initiatives could help put Canada 'in the global game', stimulating business development opportunities and opening new markets for Canadian companies.
"This Call for Proposals aims to capitalize on Canada's expertise in ICT and the development and use of advanced networks to accelerate the adoption of low-carbon ICT infrastructure and management strategies," said Guy Bujold, President and CEO of CANARIE. "It will enable innovators to collaborate on the development and validation of novel green technologies, assess the feasibility of zero-carbon data centres, and propose cost-effective and environmentally sound IT strategies that could benefit companies in many sectors. This reinforces CANARIE's commitment to partner with industry, academia and government to address global sustainability challenges such as climate change."
"This Call for Proposals underscores CANARIE's critical role as a change agent in the ICT landscape", said Brian Fry, Vice-President of Sales and Marketing for RackForce, a leader green datacenters based in Kelowna, BC. "It will provide enormous lift for companies such as RackForce that aim to develop, implement and promote the use of green data centers to reduce our carbon footprint. For example, winning project teams could influence the development of new standards, discover new ways to optimize zero-carbon data centers, and help to stimulate increased uptake of green ICT approaches. This represents a win for industry - and for society."
The deadline for initial proposals is June 29, 2009 at 5PM EDT, with full applications to be submitted by September 10, 2009 at 5PM EDT. Selected proposals will be announced in October 2009. For additional information on this program, please visit: http://www.canarie.ca/funding/greenit/call_for_proposals.html
Quick Facts: Green ICT
Green ICT is the study and practice of using computers and telecommunications in a way that maximizes positive environmental benefit and minimizes the negative impact of carbon (Australian Computer Society)
It is estimated that:
- The ICT industry alone produces carbon emissions that are equivalent to the carbon output of the entire aviation industry (An Inefficient Truth, Global Action Plan, 2007)
- One small computer server generates as much carbon dioxide as an SUV with a fuel efficiency of 15 miles per gallon (An Inefficient Truth, Global Action Plan, 2007)
- A typical US university produces up to 500,000 metric tons of carbon per year, of which up to 300,000 tons is generated from cyber infrastructure and ICT (EDUCAUSE)
- The ICT industry has the potential to reduce current global greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 30% (Smart 2020)
- Green ICT could help to save the global industry US $800 billion in annual energy costs by 2020 (Smart 2020)
CANARIE Inc., based in Ottawa, is Canada's advanced network organization. It facilitates the development and use of its network as well as the advanced products, applications and services that run on it. The CANARIE Network serves universities, colleges, schools, government labs, research institutes, hospitals and other organizations in a wide variety of fields in both the public and private sectors. By promoting and participating in strategic collaborations among key sectors, and by partnering with peer networks and organizations around the world, CANARIE Inc. stimulates and supports research, innovation and growth, bringing economic, social, and cultural benefits to Canadians. The national organization was created in 1993 by the private sector and academia under the leadership of the Government of Canada. CANARIE Inc. is supported by membership fees, with major funding of its programs and activities provided by the Government of Canada. For additional information, please visit: www.canarie.ca
RackForce is a leading provider of green data center infrastructure and network services from its strategically located facilities in the heart of British Columbia, Canada. Through its advanced data center design, automated systems and virtualization expertise it provides highly reliable On-Demand servers, collocation and connectivity to a world-wide customer base. For additional information, please visit: www.rackforce.com
March 13, 2009
San Francisco, CA - March 13, 2009 - Innotas, the only on-demand Project Portfolio Management (PPM) provider for IT Governance, has expanded its operations into Canada, the company announced today. As part of the expansion, Innotas also announced it has partnered with RackForce, one of North America's fastest growing hosted-service providers that operates its own fully equipped, state-of-the-art data centers and servers in southwestern Canada.
By partnering with RackForce (www.rackforce.com), Innotas gains significant market and operations efficiencies, along with fail-safe advantages including full redundancy from a facility, network, and power perspective. Moreover, RackForce is strategically located outside areas of frequent natural disasters, making it ideally situated to host business critical applications and disaster recovery services.
As the only on-demand PPM (http://www.innotas.com/solutions/ondemand.html) solution specifically designed to meet the needs of IT organizations, Innotas has seen its customer implementations rise significantly in sectors including state and local government, publishing and media, manufacturing and retail. Along with exceptional service and constant product innovation, it is imperative that Innotas provide a reliable and highly-available service for its rapidly expanding base of high-growth customers.
"RackForce met a number of criteria for Innotas, including a turnkey suite of hosting products and services that allow Innotas to get up and running very quickly, as well as dedicated hardware and reliable, scalable infrastructure inside Canada. This will enable us to continue to provide exceptional service and meet the needs of our expanding customer base far into the future," said Tim Madewell, vice president of Operations, Innotas.
The partnership with RackForce also enables Innotas to extend its commitment to providing "green" Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) PPM solutions. All of the RackForce datacenters are powered by hydro-electric energy which has a carbon footprint 1/50th that of data centers powered by coal fired generation. More than 50% of North America's power comes from coal.
Datacenters are one of the largest consumers of electrical energy in North America and thus one of the largest contributors of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. Ensuring that they are as environmentally responsible as possible has become critical due to both the rising cost of energy and the onset of global climate change.
"We are pleased to be providing our dynamic data center infrastructure services to Innotas for its SaaS Business. The SaaS industry is exploding and it is exciting to see companies like Innotas take into account both the green and growth sides of business. Innotas is exactly the type of company that RackForce was built to support. Success is inevitable with a combination like this," explained Brian Fry, vice president of Sales and Marketing, RackForce.
RackForce (www.rackforce.com) is a leading provider of green data center infrastructure and network services from its strategically located facilities in the heart of British Columbia, Canada. Through its advanced data center design, automated systems and virtualization expertise it provides highly reliable On-Demand servers, collocation and connectivity to a world-wide customer base.
Innotas provides the only on-demand Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solution specifically designed to meet the needs of IT organizations. With Innotas, managers and team members improve collaboration and can more effectively and efficiently manage IT initiatives, projects, and resources. For CIOs and executives, Innotas delivers deep visibility, automation, and analysis of the project portfolio, and improves resource planning and utilization. Our customers, including Athabasca University, Compugen, Crayola, Forbes, Hamilton Beach, Jo-Ann Stores, The NorthWest Companies, WorldVision and many others, span a wide range of industries including financial services, healthcare, retail, technology, telecommunications and energy. For more information please visit www.innotas.com or contact us at +1 415.814.7700.
October 1, 2008
Kelowna, BC, Canada - RackForce Networks (www.rackforce.com) announced today the launch of "DDS-V", the latest in its virtual server line of Dynamic Dedicated Servers. The DDS-V is a robust "cloud computing" environment that combines Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization technology, IBM SAN based storage and powerful IBM x3950 servers.
RackForce's General Manager Randall Robinson explained, "RackForce has long been touted as the 'virtualization experts'. Since RackForce's launch of its Dynamic Dedicated Services strategy in 2003 we have been providing advanced hosting solutions through virtual server technology to a global market. With the DDS-V initiative we asked our solutions/product team to build an enterprise class solution with complete ON Demand scalability. We believe we are the first to market with such a powerful and scalable solution that is based on technology from major vendors."
DDS-V separates storage, CPU and memory resources from the physical server. Unlike traditional virtual server solutions DDS-V resources can be scaled instantly since the data is stored on a SAN and not on traditional hard drives contained within the physical server hardware.
James Bothe, one of RackForce's server virtualization experts and Chief Solutions Architect commented, "We have been working with Hyper-V in its various incarnations since the first alpha version came out. Microsoft did a great job getting out a solid virtualization technology. When we combined it with the IBM SAN and x3950 servers it all came together. I believe we have hit it out of the park with the DDS-V solution."
The DDS-V was designed for SaaS and hosting requirements and is available now by going to RackForce's web site at http://www.rackforce.com/. Discounts are available for qualified resellers.
RackForce is a leading provider of green data center infrastructure and network services from its strategically located facilities in the heart of British Columbia, Canada. Through its advanced data center design, automated systems and virtualization expertise it provides highly reliable On Demand servers, collocation and connectivity to a world-wide customer base.
In December 2008 it will be opening the technologically advanced 150,000 Sq Ft GigaCenter. This very green data center is being engineered to support the rigorous computing demands of today and tomorrow. GigaCenter provides colocation space with power and cooling capabilities to support a variety of technologies including high density blade centers, virtualized server clusters and mainframes.
September 12, 2007
Kelowna, BC, Canada - RackForce announced today that it now offers enterprise grade backup service for its hosted server customers by utilizing IBM Tivoli Storage Manager in line with Storage Area Networks and LTO4 tape systems.
RackForce's General Manager Randall Robinson explained, "Hosting infrastructure providers are in the business of providing reliability but our industry has not typically provided backup solutions capable of supporting the fast growing online web sites and applications. We knew we could not stay status quo on this and decided after much research and planning that the award winning Tivoli backup solution was the answer."
Many enterprise products like IBM Tivoli have traditionally not been available to the small to medium size business. Now that larger hosting infrastructure providers have the economies of scale to attract vendors like IBM they can provide the technology as a service and make it affordable for everyone. Now solutions providers, ISVs and hosting companies can provide first class backup for their customers.
"Tivoli is a system administrator's dream. With the RackForce implementation our reseller customers will be able to store up to 14 versions per month of backup to RackForce's SAN and LTO4 tape systems. They will have access to a Graphical User Interface and will be able to customize which data is backed up. Even live databases can be backed up and long-term data archived. This is exactly what today's online business needs to keep constantly changing data safe and secure," stated James Bothe, System Administrator for RackForce.
RackForce will begin providing its Tivoli backup service on its 5000, 5100, 5300 and 5350 Server models with Windows or Linux Operating Systems and DDS Windows Virtual Private Servers. It will be affordably priced on a monthly flat rate plus overages. For more information please go to http://rackforce.com/rackforce.com/hosting_services/tsm_features.html.
RackForce is one of the fastest growing Hosting Service Providers in North America. From its three data centers the company provides 24/7 dedicated servers, virtual private servers and collocation services to a growing world-wide customer base. Due to its unique location in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada it has access to redundant hydro power feeds, a well educated employee pool and excellent world-class carrier networks.
April 3, 2007
Kelowna, BC and Toronto, ON - April 3, 2007 - Rackforce, a Kelowna, BC-based advanced infrastructure provider for hosting and applications, is using new quad-core servers from IBM to give its customers more processing power and reliability while reducing its electricity costs.
The new servers are three times faster than the servers Rackforce had been previously using, while using 30 percent less electricity. Rackforce has purchased 320 IBM System x servers in 2006 for $1.2 million, and expects to purchase 600 more this year.
"One of our highest costs is powering our data centres, and anything we can do to save electricity makes a big impact on costs," said Tim Dufour, President of Rackforce. "Our first priority is to provide our customers with the best value and the most reliable hosting available, and the second is being as environmentally responsible and energy efficient as possible. Our new IBM quad-core servers help us achieve those priorities."
Rackforce has a worldwide customer base and at any one time can host more than 500,000 active sessions. The data centres are located in the interior of British Columbia and are powered by clean and reliable hydro power. According to Rackforce, customers always have consistent access to their servers and don't need to worry about earthquakes or other disruptive events causing the data centres to become unavailable.
RackForce is one of the fastest growing advanced infrastructure providers in North America. From its three data centres, the company provides 24/7 dedicated servers, virtual private servers and collocation services to a world-wide customer base. Due to its unique location in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada it has access to highly reliable redundant hydro power feeds, a well educated work force and excellent world-class carrier networks.
For more information about IBM, go to www.ibm.com
For further information, please contact:
Leslie Plant
IBM Canada Ltd.
laplant@ca.ibm.com
416-478-9840
Brian Fry
Rackforce Networks Inc.
bfry@rackforce.com
250-717-2340
November 30, 2006
Kelowna BC Canada - November 30, 2006 - Advanced Infrastructure Provider RackForce announced the launch of its new 5100 series of power servers. The 5100 series IBM server comes with the new Woodcrest Xeon processor, dual SCSI Drives and 10Mpbs Unmetered Bandwidth for a limited time introductory price of $299 per month ($399 regular price). The Woodcrest processor is reported to give 150% to 300% greater processing power than standard Xeon CPUs.
"RackForce has a reputation for offering the latest technology for the best possible price. This is the best price/performance package we have ever put together", explained RackForce President, Tim Dufour. "They are ready now to handle the extra load caused by the holiday rush."
The 5100 series servers also come with a large number of options, including: Dual CPUs, 6 operating system choices and 100Mbps metered bandwidth. The full range of options can be viewed by visiting RackForce's custom build page at https://www.rackforce.com/server_build.html?do=5100.
"In addition to standard web hosting our customer information is showing a remarkable growth in the Software as a Service (SaaS) market and these servers are perfectly suited for hosting and delivering applications", added Dufour.
All the details on the 5100 series server can be found at www.rackforce.com.
RackForce is one of the fastest growing Advanced Infrastructure Providers in North America. From its three data centers the company provides 24/7 dedicated servers, virtual private servers and collocation services to a world-wide customer base. Due to its unique location in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada it has access to highly reliable redundant hydro power feeds, a well educated work force and excellent world-class carrier networks.
May 30, 2006
Kelowna BC Canada - May 30, 2006 - Hosting Service Provider RackForce announced today that it lowered its prices on unmetered dedicated server bandwidth by up to as much as 50%. With this new pricing a dedicated 10Mbps connection on a 3GHz Xeon server is priced at $324 per month. With a 5Mbps connection it drops to $249.
"RackForce is one of a few hosting companies offering dedicated unmetered bandwidth. We have avoided the ambiguous 100Mbps "shared" bandwidth model that offers 2 Terabytes or more of transfer even though actual network performance only allows for a fraction of that. Our flat rate, unmetered model is clear simple and predictable.", explained RackForce President, Tim Dufour.
To deliver the unmetered model RackForce utilizes multi-homed, full duplex connections to multiple Tier One providers. All Internet connections are dedicated. There is no over allocation of customer service switches on the network. Each customer receives their bandwidth as allotted regardless of what bandwidth other customers use.
Randall Robinson, General Manager, clarified, "Our web analytics show there is a lot of interest in unmetered bandwidth. I have a former background in web development and hosting and in my opinion unmetered dedicated bandwidth is the only way you really know what you are getting."
The new pricing and details about unmetered bandwidth are available online at www.rackforce.com.
RackForce is one of the fastest growing Hosting Service Providers in North America. From its three data centers the company provides 24/7 dedicated servers, virtual private servers and collocation services to a growing world-wide customer base. Due to its unique location in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada it has access to redundant hydro power feeds, a well educated employee pool and excellent world-class carrier networks.
March 16, 2006
Kelowna BC Canada - March 16, 2006 - Today, RackForce Hosting Inc., has officially announced the launch of its new Virtual Private Server based on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2. RackForce is an early adopter and innovator of virtual private servers and is the first company worldwide to offer this technology to the web hosting market.
"Virtualization changes the economics of the hosting industry," said John Zanni, director of the Communications Sector at Microsoft Corp. "Windows Virtual Server lowers hardware and system management costs, enabling RackForce to focus its resources on the services and features that its customers truly want and need."
Windows offers the familiarity and ease of use people have come to expect from Microsoft. The strength of the Windows platform along with Virtual Server 2005 R2 provides security and isolation without the need for a dedicated physical server. Along with the broad number of supported applications and tools for hosters on the Windows platform, this makes RackForce's new dds200-W a natural choice.
"The feedback has been great and early acceptance of our new Virtual Private Server for Windows has been better than expected," explained Randall Robinson, RackForce General Manager. "With the lower cost, extended scalability and ease of use of this product, hosting resellers and application developers will undoubtedly see greater success. We expect to see major growth in this segment of the market."
Virtual Private Server for Windows is the latest addition to the RackForce Dynamic Dedicated Server (DDS) line of products. Named "dds200-W", it maximizes the resources of a Dual Xeon Processor server into eight separate environments. Each environment behaves exactly as a dedicated Windows server does. The package also includes Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, a 10Mbps connection, Plesk for Windows (optional) and FortiGate Firewall Intrusion Protection.
The dds200-W is now available online at www.rackforce.com.
RackForce is one of the fastest growing Hosting Service Providers in North America. From its three data centers the company provides 24/7 dedicated servers, virtual private servers and collocation services to a growing world-wide customer base. Due to its unique location in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada it has access to redundant hydro power feeds, a well educated employee pool and excellent world-class carrier networks.
September 28, 2005
September 28, 2005 - Kelowna BC Canada - RackForce Hosting Inc., BCNET and Al Stober Construction are pleased to announce the new Kelowna Transit Exchange (KELTX) will be located in the Landmark Technology Center.
Operating at up to 10 Gigabits per second, this new facility - RackForce's third data centre - located in the Landmark Technology Centre, will link UBC Okanagan, Okanagan College, Kelowna General Hospital, Interior Health Authority and the BCIT Aerospace Facility along with other members to the Optical Regional Advanced Network (ORAN) enabling advanced Internet-supporting world-class projects in the areas of education, health, physics, the arts and science. Business also benefits from KELTX as it now has low cost network access to other local businesses and world class Internet services at prices only found in the largest cities.
Michael Hrybyk, President and CEO of BCNET explained, "A Transit Exchange creates a community peering opportunity to connect and share data amongst its members which equates to huge cost savings. Simply, it means that by peering with community members who are connected at the exchange, users can transfer data amongst themselves and not incur any traffic fees. We are pleased that RackForce and Al Stober Construction came up with a package for us that made it a simple and economical decision to locate in the Landmark Technology Center."
"Transit Exchanges connect local organizations to members worldwide at speeds many times faster than the commercial Internet", stated Tim Dufour, President of Kelowna's largest hosting service provider - RackForce Hosting. "KELTX is the 'network hub' for the Okanagan region. We are extremely pleased to have an important role in this significant project."
Among other exciting opportunities, the KELTX will provide the necessary infrastructure to attract large research firms that may be involved with projects available through UBC Okanagan.
Mark Stober, Vice President of Al Stober Construction said, "When Tim [Dufour] came to us and explained the Transit Exchange opportunity we knew we wanted to help in any way we could. We worked with RackForce to provide this new custom designed data center in our Landmark Technology Center. With all the special features in these buildings the KELTX is truly world class and we are excited to be involved in this very important project."
Brian Fry, Vice President of RackForce pointed out, "We have locally hired and trained additional personnel that will be working in the KELTX. As we continue to grow we are going to add more and more services that will benefit local business and contribute to the booming BC economy."
RackForce is one of Canada's fastest growing Hosting Service Providers, offering superior 24/7 customer service and reliable network services over a redundant Gigabit Internet backbone. From its three data centers the company provides dedicated servers, virtual private servers and colocation services to a growing international customer base. Private Line (point-to-point) network services such as DS1, DS3 and Ethernet Transparent LAN Services are also available.
BCNET build high-performance networks for British Columbia's research and education institutes - enabling connections, collaboration, and innovation by facilitating technological advancement. Collectively funded by BC's universities, federal and provincial governments, BCNET is a not-for-profit society that manages the development of the province's high-speed, dedicated Optical Regional Advanced Network (ORAN). The ORNA links researchers and educators in BC, across the county and globally and enable world-class projects in the areas of science, health, physics, and education. For more information please visit our website at www.bc.net.
Al Stober Construction is a land development and property management company based in Kelowna, B.C. Their most recent project is the Landmark Technology Center development, a unique multi-phase office project designed and engineered to meet the unique needs of the high-tech sector. The third phase of this development is currently under construction with completion in spring 2006.
September 28, 2005
September 28, 2005 - Kelowna BC Canada - RackForce Hosting Inc. announced today the opening of K3, its third data center facility in Kelowna with build out capacity for up to 6000 rack mounted servers. This new facility will provide substantially more space for its Dedicated Servers, Virtual Private Servers and Colocation services.
K3 has been engineered to be a high availability data center including redundant dual hydropower substation connections allowing for complete power fail-over should a substation fail.
RackForce's Vice President, Brian Fry commented, "Due to high demand we have expanded to a 3rd data center as we are rapidly gaining customers who are looking for a safe environment with a low threat to natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes."
K3's first major tenant is the Kelowna Transit Exchange which is managed by BCNET ( www.bcnet.ca ). With the capability of operating at speeds up to 10,000 Gigabits per second, this new facility will link the University of British Columbia Okanagan, Okanagan College, Kelowna General Hospital, Interior Health Authority and the BCIT Aerospace Facility along with other members to the Optical Regional Advanced Network (ORAN) enabling advanced Internet-supporting world-class projects in the areas of education, health, physics, the arts and science.
RackForce is one of Canada's fastest growing Hosting Service Providers, offering superior 24/7 customer service and reliable network services over a redundant Gigabit Internet backbone. From its three data centers the company provides dedicated servers, virtual private servers and colocation services to a growing international customer base. Private Line (point-to-point) network services such as DS1, DS3 and Ethernet Transparent LAN Services are also available.
June 1, 2005
June 1, 2005 - Kelowna BC Canada - RackForce announced today that it is now using Dell servers for its hosting services. The Dell PowerEdge SC1425 servers will be equipped with single or dual Intel Xeon™ processors incorporating Intel's NetBurst® micro-architecture and Hyper-Threading Technology.
"When we started RackForce we used Dell's customized-to-each-customer model as a template for providing online dedicated servers," explained RackForce President Tim Dufour. "Up until a short time ago RackForce assembled these customized servers from brand name components but our suppliers were having trouble keeping up. Dell went out of its way to meet our needs. Now we have the best technology and can have the servers customized and online in half the time."
"More and more customers are realizing the excellent performance and value of Dell PowerEdge servers to power mission-critical infrastructure versus building their own, " said Debora Jensen, vice president of Dell's Advanced Systems Group in Canada. "Racks of servers are the 'power plants' of service providers like RackForce. Dell servers deliver the quality, cutting edge features and full support necessary to deliver that business model."
"With the load and performance demands placed on a server in today's Always ON world we needed a full-featured server. These Xeon-based Dell PowerEdge servers will outperform just about anything else out there!" boasted Rackforce sales professional Doug Alder.
The Dell servers start at $129 per month at RackForce. They also come with dual 1Gbps NIC cards and have the OS options of Fedora, Red Hat 9, and Red Hat Enterprise operating systems. Also Windows Server 2003 (Web or Standard) is available for a higher monthly fee.
RackForce is one of Canada's fastest growing HSPs providing next generation dedicated and virtual private server solutions for all levels of hosting resellers and enterprise customers. RackForce's Canadian data centers feature 24/7 support, fully redundant Gigabit backbone connections as well as dual grid hydropower feeds.
April 27, 2005
April 27, 2005 - Kelowna BC Canada - In response to increasing demand for more powerful and versatile Virtual Private Servers (VPS), RackForce has extended its line-up of VPS models with the addition of the dds500 and dds1000.
In November 2003 RackForce first introduced its own brand of VPS servers under the name Dynamic Dedicated Server or DDS. "We call them Dynamic Dedicated Servers because of our ability to dynamically migrate customers from one DDS to another", explains Brian Fry VP Sales for RackForce, "or even to a fully dedicated server seamlessly and with virtually no downtime and zero cost."
These two new servers integrate Virtuozzo with RackForce's Dynamic Dedicated Server (DDS) technology, resulting in a superior standard of performance and reliability. The dds500 is just one step away from a fully dedicated server with a minimum 512MB of RAM and 40GB of hard drive space. The dds1000 is very unique in that it is a fully dedicated server (a single virtual environment on a single physical host) while still incorporating all the advantages and features of RackForce's DDS technology.
"I am very excited that these servers are now being introduced. I get asked for these kinds of solutions daily and now we can provide them," exclaimed Doug Alder, a senior salesperson for RackForce. "Now our customers can scale their costs as they scale their business. From an entry level DDS model right up to a fully dedicated server without the time, trouble and expense normally associated with moving from server to server."
Both of these DDS models include your choice of either CPanel or Plesk control panels. A new server can be fully operational within minutes of starting the ordering process. RackForce's dds servers are instantly activated when the new customer order is verified by its fraud check system.
RackForce is one of Canada's fastest growing HSPs providing next generation dedicated and virtual private server solutions for all levels of hosting resellers and enterprise customers. RackForce's Canadian data centers feature 24/7 support, fully redundant Gigabit backbone connections as well as dual utility grid hydropower feeds.
December 1, 2004
December 1, 2004 - Kelowna BC Canada - In response to increasing bandwidth demands placed on HSPs, ASPs and Content Delivery Providers, RackForce announced today the addition of a dedicated 3Mbps unmetered bandwidth option for their dedicated server customers.
"The unmetered bandwidth model has always been an integral part of the RackForce strategy to provide our customers with flexible and scalable options that fit their company's needs" explained RackForce President, Tim Dufour. "Having a fixed monthly cost for delivering services is a must for most businesses. Our unmetered bandwidth offerings help RackForce clients manage costs while at the same time allowing them to rapidly scale their services to suit the changing dynamics of the Internet."
"The challenge I see with bandwidth," states RackForce Network Manager, "is much of the time you don't need a lot. But it's those peak times where traffic spikes and when most e-business is conducted that you need the headroom. If your bandwidth connection becomes saturated during one of these peaks, your Website or online service essentially becomes inaccessible. Not a very pleasant experience at perhaps your most valuable time."
The new 3Mbps option will join RackForce's current unmetered bandwidth offerings of 1.5 Mbps, 5Mbps and 10Mbps. "We have had many clients who have outgrown the 1.5Mbps unmetered plan but were not quite ready for the 5Mbps" says Brian Fry, VP Sales. "The new 3Mbps option will fill an important gap in our client's natural growth and progression, and is very affordable at only $75 per month. Best of all, there'll be no surprises on their bandwidth bill at the end of the month!"
RackForce is one of Canada's fastest growing HSPs providing next generation dedicated and virtual dedicated server solutions for all levels of hosting resellers and enterprise customers. RackForce's Canadian data centers feature fully redundant Gigabit backbone connections as well as dual utility grid hydro-power feeds for the ultimate in performance, reliability and uptime.
October 7, 2004
October 7, 2004 - Kelowna, BC Canada - RackForce announced today the launch of rackforcetraining.com, a live online classroom with an expert RackForce instructor who teaches the fundamentals of Plesk 7 Reloaded. Attendees will be able to ask questions by phone or instant messenger and see the solutions right on their screen via an online classroom tool that displays the instructor's screen.
Instructor Shar Houlihan said, "I have been helping people get their web site online for eight years. Now, with online training tools and the easy to use Plesk interface we will be giving customers the ability to completely manage their online business. No longer just Internet passengers they will be the drivers. Who knows what horizons this will open to them. Very exciting times."
The first hour-long session will start on Monday October 11th at 9:00am PDT (GMT -7) and there will be a new topic each day with an open session on Friday for the really tough questions. To sign up for a free training session please go to www.rackforcetraining.com.
September 8, 2004
September 8, 2004 - Kelowna BC Canada - After extensive research and testing, RackForce is pleased to announce the launch of its new managed security services based on the award-winning FortiGate series of ASIC accelerated anti-virus firewalls.
"Our customers are looking to us for leadership in network threat reduction. We needed a product powerful enough to be placed at the network edge and flexible enough to keep pace with ever-changing Internet threats. The FortiGate platform closes the door to spam, viruses, and network attacks in real-time without affecting server or network performance," stated the Network Manager at RackForce. "The FortiGate products can be deployed in a matter of minutes for any RackForce customer. Many of our customers see instant benefits."
RackForce is now offering the following managed security services; firewall with intrusion detection, virus filtering, or spam tagging, in any combination or the full package. With the full package the system can detect and eliminate the most damaging content-based threats originating from email and web traffic, and unlike host-based solutions this is all done transparently without affecting performance of the server.
August 30, 2004
As part of our ongoing commitment to our customers, we are pleased to announce the much anticipated upgrade to the RackForce Customer Service Center (CSC). Many customers' suggestions and ideas have been incorporated into this new version together with significant ergonomic and workflow improvements to enhance the usability of the CSC and make our customer's job easier.
New features include: Integrated support and billing ticket management; centralized ticket history viewing; easier ordering and upgrade capabilities; enhanced server, security and bandwidth reporting; improved account management tools; expanded user forum; and many more features.
August 25, 2004
RackForce announced today the launch of its newest Dynamic Dedicated Server (DDS) dubbed the ddsHurricane. This virtual server model is specially engineered and tested to provide maximum performance for cPanel operating on Virtuozzo's Virtual Private Server (VPS) technology.
"As with other servers in the DDS family, customers can start with an entry level virtual server, like the ddsHurricane, and upgrade to a Fully Dedicated Server like our ddsVenom, with no configuration changes, no downtime and no cost for the transition. We know that success oriented resellers need scaleable servers this is why we have put so much effort into engineering our 'DDS' model, we believe it's the next generation in hosting solutions" states Brian Fry, Vice President of Sales.
August 5, 2004
RackForce Hosting Inc. has added an additional 500KW diesel generator and a second, fully independent hydro-electric power feed to its data center in Kelowna, British Columbia. The severe power outages experienced recently on the East and West Coast as well as concerns with the continued vulnerability of utility networks in general has reinforced RackForce's commitment to build additional redundancy into its power systems. "One of the reasons we initially located our dedicated hosting facility in this area", notes Tim Dufour, president and CEO of RackForce, "was the abundance of clean, reliable power sources. Access to dual hydro-utility grids is a rare occurrence and it made sense that we took advantage of this asset to ensure the reliability of our hosting services." The new power feed will supplement RackForce's existing redundant diesel and UPS power backup systems.
RackForce is a wholesale hosting provider that provides the dynamic dedicated and virtual private hosting solutions required for hosting resellers and small and medium enterprises. Located in Canada's "Silicon Vineyard", Kelowna BC, RackForce is one of Canada's largest privately owned hosting companies.
July 26, 2004
As Virtual Private Server (VPS) technology has evolved, its advantages over shared hosting and, in some ways, even dedicated hosting have become increasingly well known within the hosting reseller community. Despite these advantages, VPS hosting solutions remain a small fraction of total hosting sales. In part, this is because the complexity of the technology and the lack of affordable GUI-based tools for deploying and self-managing Virtual Environments (VEs) has limited the ability of hosting resellers to resell high quality VPS solutions to their clients.
To help push open the door to VPS reselling, RackForce has re-tooled its Dynamic Dedicated Server (DDS) offerings using the latest release of SWSoft's enterprise-grade VE technology: Virtuozzo 2.6. RackForce DDSplus servers now include the new web-based Virtuozzo Power Panel free-of-charge. This Power Panel is designed to allow hosting resellers to deploy and manage multiple VEs easily on the same physical host without investing $1000+ in a full-blown Virtuozzo Management Consol. RackForce DDSplus dedicated servers also come standard with the latest version of Plesk which allows an end-user to monitor, manage and reboot their virtual private server from within their hosting control panel. Clients can purchase additional Virtuozzo and Plesk or cPanel licenses for their DDSplus server on a discounted month-to-month basis directly from RackForce in 10, 30, 100 and 300 license packs or singly. A VPS enabled DDSplus dedicated server with Virtuozzo, Plesk or cPanel an Intel P4 2.4 Ghz processor, 512MB of RAM, and 80GB hard drive starts at only $149.00 a month.
RackForce is a wholesale hosting provider that provides the dynamic dedicated and virtual private hosting solutions required for hosting resellers and small and medium enterprises. Located in Canada's "Silicon Vineyard", Kelowna BC, RackForce is one of Canada's largest privately owned hosting companies.
July 21, 2004
As reported by The Middle East Media Research Institute ( http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SR3104) and the Canadian Free Press ( http://www.canadafreepress.com/cover_storys.htm), RackForce Hosting Inc. (www.rackforce.com) of Kelowna, B.C. Canada was hosting two of eight terrorist web sites hosted in North America. The web sites in question are www.alqassam.net (the Arabic language website of Izz Al-din Al-Qassam, the military wing of Hamas) and www.moqawama.net (a pro-Hizbullah website).
In no way does RackForce support or have any connection to the Hamas or Hizbullah organizations or their military wings. RackForce is a wholesale hosting provider and although it acknowledges the fact that no one owns or controls the Internet and it cannot actively review, censor, edit or take responsibility for the activities or content of its hosting resellers, RackForce does actively enforce its Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). With regard to the Al-Qassam and Hizbullah web sites, RackForce sought the guidance of both the RCMP and Canada's Solicitor General's National Security Directorate prior to the July 16, 2004 report by Middle East Media Research Institute and continues to cooperate fully with authorities. At this time, no authority has requested RackForce take action to restrict the Internet broadcast of these web sites.
As of July 21st 2004, RackForce has deferred to the judgment of the Canadian government which lists Hamas and Hizbullah as terrorist organizations ( http://www.psepc-sppcc.gc.ca/national_security/counter-terrorism/Entities_e.asp) and has begun the process of suspending www.alqassam.net and www.moqawama.net from its network for violating the following section of RackForce's AUP:
RackForce may terminate accounts that have links to or content that:
RackForce will also modify its AUP to more explicitly prohibit terrorist websites on its network and is requesting that the actual Hosting Service Provider for these websites remove them from RackForce's network at the soonest possible time.
RackForce is a wholesale hosting provider that provides the dedicated and virtual private hosting solutions required for small and medium business and hosting resellers to grow their e-business. Located in Canada's "Silicon Vineyard", Kelowna BC, RackForce is one of Canada's largest privately owned hosting companies.
June 9, 2004
As part of its drive to continually improve its quality of service and deliver world-class network reliability and performance, RackForce is excited to announce a significant upgrade to its core networking infrastructure. This week, RackForce installed RiverStone's flagship RS38000 router. RiverStone is a leading provider of carrier-class network equipment and the RS38000 is among the world's most powerful routers.
The RS 38000 has an awesome 170Gbps of switching capacity, is NEBS/ETSI compliant and features fully redundant processing, control modules, switch fabrics, and power supplies for an estimated MTBF of over 22 years. Overall, it is built for the most demanding, high performance environments. Installing the RS 38000 will significantly increase RackForce's total network capacity, performance and reliability.
March 16, 2004
With the introduction of its new website RackForce has restructured its hosting services to offer a better quality of service to the reseller and small business hosting market. After years of providing shared and dedicated hosting solutions, serious flaws were identified in these conventional hosting models. While shared hosting lacks the security, stability, flexibility and performance necessary for any significant e-business, dedicated hosting remains too complex and its total cost of ownership too high for most resellers and the vast majority of small businesses.
RackForce's new DDS hosting model addresses these issues in a new and efficient way. Through its partnership with SWsoft and the creative application of enterprise-grade Virtuozzo technology, RackForce has developed a feature set for its range of DDS and DDSplus dedicated servers that combine (and in many ways enhance) the flexibility, stability, security and performance of dedicated hosting with the value of shared hosting. (See DDS Features). RackForce believes the DDS is the future of hosting and is proud to bring this superior platform to our clients.
March 1, 2004
March 1, 2004 - Kelowna, BC, Canada - RackForce Hosting Inc. has launched a new family of dedicated hosting services under the DDS brand name. According to RackForce's President and CEO, Tim Dufour, "DDS comes from 'Dynamic Dedicated Server' and is the result of RackForce's long-term investment in technologies that promise superior value in terms of stability, performance, ease of use and cost of ownership." DDS dedicated servers start at $24.95 and include a number of features that go beyond traditional entry-level hosting solutions. For example, DDS dedicated servers include complete upgrade and data protection services.
Upgrade protection on DDS accounts means clients can upgrade from any DDS dedicated server to another at no extra charge and with virtually no downtime. RackForce sees this as an important benefit for hosting resellers trying to grow their hosting business. As RackForce's General Manager points out "Moving domains from one server to another is typically a frustrating, time consuming and costly process. But with DDS, we can 'drag and drop' your entire hosting environment, OS and all, from one server to another."
In addition to upgrade protection, a robust backup solution is included with every DDS account. It has been RackForce's experience that most backup solutions still result in a significant amount of downtime for clients because they only restore certain directories and not the vital 'OS level' server configurations that are often lost or compromised by security breaches and data corruption. In contrast, DDS's backup solution 'mirrors' the entire hosting environment and thus restores are fully functional.
In addition to this advanced upgrade and data protection, Brian Fry, RackForce's Vice President, believes it is "the security, performance and administrative control of a DDS dedicated server that provides hosting resellers and the small business market superior value for their hosting dollar." Unlike 'shared' or 'virtual' hosting solutions, DDS servers have dedicated processing, memory and storage as well as their own operating systems and web, mail, FTP and database services. Each DDS server also comes with two dedicated IPs so clients can host their own primary and secondary DNS servers. Also clients have 'root level' access to DDS servers. Clients can install software or configure their hosting environments from the command line to suit their hosting needs. Each DDS server also comes with administrative access to a powerful web-based control panel, such as Plesk or cPanel.
For additional information please visit rackforce.com and chat online with a sales representative, email sales@rackforce or phone 1.800.941.1921 (North America) or 1.250.717.2340 (International).
RackForce is a wholesale hosting provider focused on providing resellers with the "next generation" hosting services required to grow their e-business. RackForce has built its business on excellent customer service and sustains its phenomenal growth rate largely through word-of-mouth and repeat customers.
January 1, 2004
To meet the demands of a growing company, RackForce has reorganized its management team. RackForce has appointed a new general manager who is responsible for all of RackForce's day-to-day operations, including human resources. He has many years of experience in the hosting industry and has significant expertise on both its technical and business side. He will make an immediate impact on RackForce's quality of service.
The new Network Manager assumes the overall responsibility of the network. He has many years of network and system administration experience. He brings a new focus and dedication to keeping RackForce's critical systems secure and running 24x7x365.
The RackForce management team is committed to growing RackForce into one of the world's most respected hosting companies.
December 17, 2003
December 17, 2003 - Kelowna BC Canada - RackForce announced today that is has partnered with SWsoft to deliver truly Dynamic Hosting Solutions. For the first time a hosting reseller can start with a small VDS (Virtual Dedicated Server) account and grow seamlessly into racks of powerful dedicated servers without the risk or expense of doing domain transfers from one server to another. Using SWsoft's enterprise grade Virtual Environment (VE) software, RackForce has engineered a hosting solution that effectively eliminates the downtime and cost of growth for hosting resellers.
"One of our goals was to deliver instantly scaleable hosting solutions. In the past, we've seen customers struggle for weeks and spend thousands of dollars trying to migrate domains from one server to another. In our business of low cost, high availability hosting this was unacceptable. Through the creative application of SWsoft's leading edge Virtuozzo technology we have solved this problem at a price no different than traditional dedicated or virtual dedicated hosting", said Tim Dufour, RackForce President.
Rackforce resellers can start with a $24.95 VDS and move seamlessly to larger VDS or DDS (Dynamic Dedicated Server) platforms as they grow. As a result, Resellers can pay for the level of service they need today and not worry about the costs and difficulties of moving to a more powerful server. "In so many ways our VDS and DDS offerings are a huge improvement over the traditional web hosting server" explained RackForce Support Manager, Ian Wilson. "What used to take days can now be done in minutes and the security and reliability of Virtuozzo is outstanding."
Resellers can also sell the same dynamic hosting solutions to their clients. All RackForce DDS branded servers are VDS enabled, i.e. they can be divided dynamically into multiple Virtual Dedicated Servers running separate kernels, control panels and Operating Systems side-by-side. As a result, Resellers have the potential to generate more revenue from DDS branded servers while end-users benefit from the improved security and reliability created by fully isolating each Virtual Environment.
"RackForce and SWsoft are on the cutting edge of Web Hosting Automation, carving out unique and powerful solutions to hosting specific issues," said Serguei Beloussov, Founder and CEO of SWsoft Inc. "Innovation is what SWsoft and Virtuozzo are all about and this partnership with RackForce reinforces our commitment to developing the finest automation products in the world."
In 2002 RackForce was one of the world's fastest growing hosting service providers. Specializing in Linux dedicated servers; RackForce grew 75% in 2002 according to Netcraft. RackForce focuses on customer service and custom hosting solutions and sustains its phenomenal growth rate largely through word-of-mouth and repeat customers.
September 1, 2003
RackForce's Dynamic Dedicated Server (DDS) is a new generation of dedicated hosting. In partnership with SWsoft, RackForce has developed a DDS platform using Virtuozzo (VE) Technology to bring a new standard of performance, reliability, security and features to the dedicated server market.
August 15, 2003
Features of Customer Service Center (CSC) include:
July 8, 2003
July 8, 2003 - Kelowna BC Canada - RackForce, a Plesk Platinum Partner is now offering Plesk PSA 6.0 as its standard hosting control panel and providing FREE upgrades to all existing clients using earlier versions of the award winning Plesk PSA control panel.
Tim Dufour, President of RackForce, said, " Plesk (SWsoft) has delivered another quality product that provides all the features necessary for a successful hosting company. The new customizable interface, anti-spam, security, and traffic counting are key features every hosting reseller will appreciate. RackForce's mandate is to provide the best customer service at the lowest prices possible and we see the Plesk (SWsoft) line of products as the best way to do this."
"Offering the Plesk PSA 6.0 upgrade for FREE is part of our commitment to our customers to provide the very best customer service. We need to make sure they have the right tools to grow their hosting business. Their growth is our growth," added Brian Fry, Vice President of Sales.
In 2002 RackForce was one of the world's fastest growing hosting service providers. Specializing in Linux dedicated servers; it grew 75% in 2002 according to Netcraft. RackForce focuses on customer service and flexible hosting solutions to sustain its phenomenal growth rate largely by word-of-mouth and repeat customers.
April 1, 2003
RackForce is pleased to announce the grand opening of "K2." K2 is our second world class data center in the Landmark Technology Center. K2 is a multi-homed, gigabit-capable data center with a UPS power system that is fed by two independent hydroelectric power companies and a backup diesel generator. K2 also features redundant geothermic cooling systems and 24x7 onsite security and network monitoring.
February 23, 2003
February 26, 2003 -- Hosting Service Provider RackForce Hosting Inc. announced today that it has signed a major agreement with Plesk, Inc. to integrate Plesk's exciting new product, the Plesk Enterprise Manager (PEM), into its highly reliable data center infrastructure.
"RackForce is an organization that has excelled through innovation and is an ideal candidate for the PEM software, said Plesk's CEO and Cofounder, Dmitri Simonenko. "We seek partnerships with innovative, progressive companies and RackForce Hosting certainly fits the bill. By deploying PEM, RackForce immediately realizes added value for their reseller channel. The software's ability to manage everything from their switch and router hardware to the deployment of entire corporate hosting infrastructures corresponds with RackForce's aggressive forward looking corporate outlook."
Through its sales and marketing tools, 24/7 live support and in-house customized servers, RackForce has seen 300% growth in 2002, 150% in the last quarter alone. The company has had to act quickly to keep up and is adding another data center at the beginning of March 2003. Through a partnership with Plesk and its new PEM product it will be able to maintain this growth rate while expanding the services it provides.
"Up until now RackForce has relied heavily on its talented development team to evolve its hosting services, administration and sales systems. I think we are known as a company that provides high quality dedicated servers and support for a great price. Now, with the addition of PEM, we will be giving our customers the ability to provide a privately branded suite of hosting services with unmatched service and support," said Tim Dufour, President & CEO of RackForce Hosting Inc. "We looked at them all including SWSoft's Virtuozzo/HSPComplete, Ensim's ServerXchange and others. No one has the breadth of capabilities out of the box, the ability to meet all of our needs today, or the architecture to support our future needs for customization, expansion, or integration", added Tim. "The innovation that Plesk brings to bare with PEM builds on their reputation as the leader in Hosting Automation and now Distributed Hosting."
In addition to its current Reseller customer base, RackForce will be teaming up with web hosting and design companies that are looking to provide state-of-the-art hosting and support while simplifying all aspects of the process. RackForce's Operations Manager enthusiastically stated, "Under this new model a reseller could add a firewall, a shopping cart and a separate email server to their customer's web site with a simple point and click. No RackForce personnel will be required. Even the reseller's customer will be able to add services and the billing system will automatically update, bill and pay the reseller. This makes everyone's job a whole lot easier, especially mine."
Over the next few months RackForce will make available to its resellers the new PEM service as well as the tools and techniques that have led to RackForce's explosive growth. "We'll be working with our current customer base as well as new resellers that see the potential of this new model. We empower our Reseller customer with the ability to auto-provision servers and services as they see fit for their customers. In addition we offer a completely integrated private-label billing system with 24/7 tech support so the Reseller can offer value added services and support level guarantees to their customers. ," added Brian Fry, RackForce's Vice President Sales and Marketing.
August 20, 2002
The Okanagan Science & Technology Council fosters an environment that supports science and technology initiatives by acting as a representative and advocate for the interests of members and the business community as a whole. OSTEC's mission is to foster the development of the Okanagan region as a globally competitive centre of excellence in the research, development and application of science, technology and innovation.
June 1, 2002
Rackforce welcomes Frank Estergard to the RackForce management team. Frank is the company's new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and comes to us from one of the world's most respected accounting and consulting firms: KPMG. At KPMG, he was a senior account manager for 20 years and gained vast financial and business experience. Frank will manage RackForce's rapid growth and investor relations.
April 17, 2002
"AirTreks, a software developer and solution provider in the global travel industry, is conducting a four to six-month evaluation of the Okanagan to determine if it is a suitable area to set up shop. The California firm is attracted to the Okanagan by the stable power supply, high-performance Internet/telecom infrastructure and business costs that are significantly lower than in San Fransisco. 'Kelowna and the Okanagan appear to have everything a growing Internet technology-related company could want,' says AirTreks founder and president Jim Pilaar. 'Plenty of high-speed bandwidth, a reasonable cost of doing business, and perhaps best of all, a lifestyle that is attractive to young computer engineers, with skiing, mountain biking and the lakes to play in when not coding or networking.' The company is already doing business with Kelowna's RackForce.com, which now hosts some of AirTreks' servers in the Landmark Technology Center. If all goes as planned, the San Fransisco firm will launch its technology development effort in Kelowna by September. Page A13, Kelowna Capital News, Wednesday, April 17, 2002."
April 1, 2002
Located in Canada's "Silicon Vineyard", Kelowna BC, RackForce offers wholesale web hosting and collocation services to ISPs, web designers and other resellers from the region's only fully redundant "Tier 1" Data Center. RackForce will provide clients with the services and tools they need to market and sell their product with features and prices their customers can't refuse.
