Gravity Internet – News

Gravity Internet has been nominated as a finalist in the ISPA Awards 2009 for the Best Dedicated Hosting category.

Tema Hassan, Technical Director of Gravity Internet said, “We are extremely happy with the news of being a finalist. This is the first time we have entered the ISPA Awards and we are proud to have done so well to be shortlisted. It is a great compliment to everyone at Gravity Internet”

According to ISPA, “Competition for finalists’ places was particularly fierce this year with a record amount of entries from companies across the Internet sector. The announcement of the finalists follows three months of rigorous testing of entrants by ISPA’s technical testing partners, Epitiro”.

The ISPA Awards have been organised since 1999 and celebrate the best of the best in the Internet industry. The awards are designed to reward excellence in the Internet industry, and attract the UK’s top Internet companies, industry figures and parliamentarians. They are recognised throughout the industry for their independence and objectivity.

The Best Dedicated Hosting category is tested on a number of factors such as performance, availability and value for money.  Gravity Internet exclusively use Sun Fire x64 servers from Sun Microsystems.

Stewart Townsend, Manager Start Ups and Emerging Markets EMEA at Sun Microsystems added, “By joining Sun’s Startup Essentials Program, Gravity could access Sun’s enterprise-class x86 systems, enhancing their world reputable service to customers.”

The Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA UK) was established in 1995 as a trade association to represent providers of Internet services in the UK. ISPA promotes competition, self-regulation and the development of the Internet industry.

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