DiscountASP.NET Launches Free Hosted TFS Proxy Beta Service

DiscountASP.NET, a leading innovator in hosting solutions for Microsoft developers, announces launching new hosted TFS Proxy servers as a free beta service for their TFS hosting customers. The free TFS proxy servers allow customers with developer team members that are located far from DiscountASP.NET data centers to improve their productivity.

TFS Proxy is a caching proxy server that caches local copies of source control files and by having the proxy in closer proximity to the developer’s location, the developer’s productivity can improve from speed enhancements.

DiscountASP.NET launched hosted TFS Proxy servers in three geographical regions - in the USA West Coast, Europe and Asia.

“We are committed to providing innovative hosting solutions that help Microsoft developers become more productive,” said Takeshi Eto, VP Marketing and Business Development at DiscountASP.NET. “We have many international TFS hosting customers as well as customers with developer teams located across the globe. We hope that this new service will improve their hosting experience.”

To support this proxy service, a new Proxy Manager was introduced in the TFS control panel for customers to enable/disable and manage the TFS Proxy servers.

About DiscountASP.NET:

DiscountASP.NET is a global leader in hosting solutions for .NET developers, focused on providing the best value in ASP.NET web hosting and Team Foundation Server hosting. DiscountASP.NET is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and member of the Visual Studio Industry Partner program. Through strong word-of-mouth and their commitment to Microsoft developers, DiscountASP.NET has become the choice for affordable enterprise-class ASP.NET web hosting and TFS hosting. For more information, visit http://www.DiscountASP.NET.

Constant Hosting Selects Gemini Technologies' Cloudian(TM) To Power Its S3 Compatible Cloud Storage Service

Gemini Technologies today announced that Constant Hosting, an emerging leader in the public cloud storage and infrastructure as a service markets, has selected Gemini's industry-leading Cloudian software to power its cloud storage service, continuing Cloudian's momentum as the choice of Cloud Service Providers looking to build reliable, multi-tenant S3 compatible storage solutions quickly and cost-effectively.

Constant Hosting turned to Gemini because of Cloudian's unique ability to provide full S3 compatibility in a quick-to-deploy turnkey cloud storage platform. Constant Hosting can now offer reliable and scalable cloud storage services via low cost commodity hardware while taking advantage of the broad number of applications in the Amazon Web Services ecosystem, enabling numerous profitable use cases. Cloudian is allowing the rapidly growing Constant Hosting to add key end user applications and low cost public storage without worries about scale or reliability.

"We are thrilled to have full Amazon S3 compatible cloud storage with Cloudian. No other cloud storage solution can offer a comprehensive solution that meets our customers' and partners' demands," said Brian Haun, Cloud Services Director, Constant Hosting. "Not only is Cloudian the most affordable and reliable solution we have found, it is also the most robust. We look forward to continuing to grow our services and business with Cloudian."

The Cloudian platform offers a fully distributed, peer-to-peer architecture, with no single point of failure. Cloudian also provides a comprehensive user interface for both end user applications as well as administrative functions, including billing , monitoring and provisioning. The solution easily scales from one node up to hundreds of nodes across multiple data centers, supporting petabytes of data. System operators can leverage heterogeneous commodity PC servers for cost-effective horizontal scalability. New node detection and data re-balancing is performed automatically without service interruption.

"With the Cloudian S3-compatible platform, public cloud providers such as Constant Hosting can build out highly reliable, powerful cloud storage options that can help them build their businesses," said Giorgio Propersi, Gemini general manager, Americas and EMEA. "In addition, by using low-cost commodity infrastructure, Cloudian is taking down barriers and enabling companies to offer new innovative services without budget worries, which is exactly what Constant Hosting is doing today. We look forward to helping Constant Hosting continue to grow in the years to come."

For more information on Cloudian, please visit: http://www.geminimobile.com/cloud-storage-products/cloudian-cloud-storage-platform.html .

To request an evaluation, please visit: http://www.geminimobile.com/cloud-storage-products/cloudian_eval_agr.php .

About GeminiFounded in 2001, Gemini has been a worldwide leader in developing and deploying "Big Data" solutions for service providers around the globe. Today Gemini has transformed itself into a cloud pioneer and is uniquely positioned to provide service providers and enterprises with solutions for their cloud storage needs. Utilizing Cloudian's unique Hyper-Store(TM) storage layer for maximum flexibility, service providers can now offer reliable and scalable cloud storage solutions utilizing low cost commodity hardware, while taking advantage of the broad number of applications in the S3 ecosystem. Gemini customers include Alcatel-Lucent, Vodafone, Nextel, Docomo, NTT, SoftBank, Telecom Italia, Nifty, and Clara Online, among others. The company is headquartered in Foster City, California, and has offices in Japan and China. For more information, visit www.geminimobile.com or email info@geminimobile.com.

About Constant HostingConstant Hosting is an emerging leader in the Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) industry, providing a broad range of solutions including compute, object storage, productivity apps and DNS. Constant also offers Managed Dedicated Hosting, IP Transit and Colocation distributed across multiple strategically located datacenters around the globe. Evolving since 1999, Constant Hosting conducts primary operations from and maintains corporate offices in the New York Metropolitan area. For more information, please visit www.constant.com .