PEER 1 Subsidiary, ServerBeach Managed Hosting, Unveils Self-Managed Firewalls

Vancouver, British Columbia - (The Hosting News) - March 31, 2008 - PEER 1 subsidiary specializing in self-managed hosting, ServerBeach, has released its self-managed firewalls to over 3,000 customers at its San Antonio data center.

Robert Miggins, Vice President of business development for PEER 1 noted, ''In keeping with the needs of our self-managed hosting customers, this product provides the highest security while being easy to install and manage. We know our customers, who come from a great variety of industries, and pride ourselves on offering the best and most affordable tools to support maximum business growth.''

The firewall product, mGuard Smart by Inominate, provides added security and is fully self-managed by customers via a web interface. This provides the kind of control and flexibility ServerBeach customers expect and can take full advantage of for their business or web presence. The mGuard Smart offers an extremely high degree of security and performance. It can be integrated anywhere both quickly and simply without modifications to the server, regardless of the processor technology or operating systems used. Because the firewall is independent it does not affect the performance of the server's processor.

The mGuard Smart unites the advantages of hardware and software-based security concepts in a single component. All the security functions are integrated into the self-contained, fully independent mGuard platform. For this reason, it is not necessary to reconfigure the server being protected, nor do drivers or additional software need to be installed. The firewall performs much better and is more reliable than the typical shared or PCI based firewall. ServerBeach will offer the firewall at $99 per month with a $50 setup fee, and it is available on Category 3 and 5 servers within the San Antonio data center.

ServerBeach, a PEER 1 company, specializes in self-managed hosting for businesses of all sizes around North America and the world, and is based in San Antonio Texas. PEER 1 is an online IT infrastructure provider, for more than 9,000 customers. Serving a variety of industries, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size, and ensures customers' online presence is always fast, always available. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable dedicated hosting and co-location solutions in addition to self-managed hosting by ServerBeach. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX.

To learn more about the offering, please visit: http://serverbeach.com/servers/specialoffers_firewalls.php.

For more information about ServerBeach, please visit: www.serverbeach.com.

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