Spiderhost and Smart City Enter into Regional Web Hosting Partnership

02-20-2009

Beginning March 1st, 2009 Smart City’s 1,000-plus hosting and e-mail clients will benefit from Spiderhost’s expertise in hosting solutions.

Orlando, FL – Regional IT provider Spiderhost and national communications provider Smart City announce their web hosting partnership.  Beginning March 1st, 2009 Spiderhost will fully manage all web hosting and e-mail activity for Smart City’s 1,000-plus hosting clients.

Smart City is a nationwide full-service communications provider and one of the world's largest service providers to convention centers and hospitality venues, while also providing leading communication technology to business organizations and residential communities. Spiderhost, an eleven-year old company, provides managed services and custom websites in addition to hosting.

Bruno Sousa, Smart City’s Director of Product Development, says, “Our goal was to solidify a partnership for local services that will benefit local customers.  With Spiderhost handling our web hosting, clients will get more features, more reliability, and a dedicated account team.”

Spiderhost president Dale Frohman is also pleased with the partnership, adding “Smart City is a big name in the IT industry and we’re happy that they regard us as a leader in managed services and hosted solutions.”

The transition will occur seamlessly on the back end, with clients experiencing little to no downtime.  Pricing will stay flat unless clients elect to upgrade to other Spiderhost services.