(The Hosting News) – HostReview has today announced its Annual Web Hosting Awards winners. The winners, divided up amongst nine categories, were selected by the site’s editorial statff the companies who made a mark in the previous year. They are also the companies to keep an eye on in 2010, as they are the best providers to solutions for your web hosting needs.

HostReview’s Annual Top 10 awards listings reflected the rapidly-changing hosting technologies and business practices. The companies competed in nine categories, including the second Readers’ Choice Awards, sponsored by Liquid Web Inc., where the site visitors were able to nominate and vote for their favorite web hosting company.

The team at HostReview takes pleasure in presenting the Best of 2009 Awards winners who are some of the world’s most innovative web hosting companies and proved to be the leaders with outstanding contribution to the industry. The winners in each category are listed below:

Best Web Hosting Company
First place: Verio
Second place: Liquid Web
Third place: The Planet

Best Dedicated Server Package
First place: Liquid Web
Second place: Codero
Third place: The Planet

Best Managed Hosting Service
First place: NaviSite
Second place: PEER 1
Third place: INetU

Best Budget Hosting
First place: Host Gator
Second place: GoDaddy
Third place: Pronet Hosting

Best Reseller Hosting
First place: Host Gator
Second place: Verio
Third place: MochaHost

Best SaaS Provider
First place: 3Tera
Second place: Rackspace
Third place: groupSPARK

Best VPS Hosting
First place: Slicehost
Second place: HostV
Third place: GlowHost

Best Cloud Computing Service
First place: Amazon Web Services
Second place: 3Tera
Third place: Rackspace Cloud

Readers’ Choice Award
First place: Verio
Second place: SoftLayer
Third place: SiteGround

The full listings are available at http://www.hostreview.com/awards/2009_annual_awards .

When ranking the firms, the HostReview editorial team takes into consideration a suite of factors, including offered services, package diversity, customer support, new products and services, feedback, and overall performance of the selected companies.

The web hosting awards are intended to distinguish the leaders in the competitive hosting industry and provide a solid recommendation basis for consumers. Commenced in 2006, the HostReview Annual Awards have grown to be one of the most prestigious web hosting awards of its kind.

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