Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - September 29, 2006 - Dedicated hosting and game server solutions provider, The Planet-EV1Servers, has recently won several awards, recognizing the company for excellence and growth.

The recognition recently achieved includes: CRN Fast Growth 100 – Solution Providers, wherein The Planet is ranked number nine in the fastest growing solution provider category. Inc. 500 has listed The Planet as number 100 in its list of fastest growing private companies in the country. The Planet moved up the rankings significantly from number 149 in 2005. Deloitte Technology Fast 50, ranked The Planet sixth, among technology companies in the Texas Crescent region. EV1Servers and The Planet have been selected by HostReview's editorial staff to be one of the "Top 10" Hosts in the new Best Dedicated Server Package category for eight out of the last nine months this year. EV1Servers and The Planet have been selected by HostReview's editorial staff to be one of the ''Top 10'' Hosts in the new Best Dedicated Server Package category for eight out of the last nine months this year. In addition, EV1Servers received the award for ''Best Internet Service Provider Web Site'' for its latest web site design.

Doug Erwin, Chairman and CEO of The Planet-EV1Servers commented, ''The best-of-the-best have come together to form one company and provide our customers with world-class hosting services. We are honored to be ranked so highly among our industry and within the business community. We can’t wait to see what future recognition holds as our integration continues to strengthen our company.''

The Planet-EV1Servers, the newly merged webhosting firm, provides dedicated server lines with multiple datacenters in Dallas and Houston, The Planet-EV1Servers provides fully redundant dedicated hosting solutions that are readily available and scalable.

To learn more about EV1Servers, please visit: www.ev1servers.net.

For more information about The Planet, please visit: www.theplanet.com.