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The Planet Adds Panacore Corporation to Managed Hosting Platform
2009-01-17
HOUSTON, Jan. 13, 2009 – The Planet, the global leader in IT hosting,
today announced the addition of Panacore Corporation (www.panacore.com)
to its Northstar Managed Hosting customer portfolio. Based in Odessa, Texas,
Panacore provides Internet services, software development and interactive
communications to its clients in the petroleum, medical, legal and entertainment
industries.
The company provides consulting and technical services through two divisions.
The first division deploys Software as a Service (SaaS), Rich Internet
Applications (RIA), Managed Services (MSP) and database solutions. The second
division supplies customers with digital video production, Content Delivery
Networks (CDNs), 3-D design services and Web site development. Both divisions
are supported by The Planet’s managed hosting architecture.
“At Panacore, our customers include us as part of their company construct,” said
CEO Perry Berryhill. “They look to us for a wide range of services and expect us
to deliver quickly and efficiently. It became clear that adding expensive IT
staff didn’t help grow the business, and I was focusing more on operations than
client development. We needed an IT outsourcing partner with systems that could
scale with us, so that’s when I turned to The Planet.”
“Customers consistently select The Planet for our world-class data centers and
enterprise-quality network,” said Steve Kahan, vice president of marketing and
product management for The Planet. “With the Northstar Anticipation Advantage
methodology, customers work directly with our team of seasoned experts who
recommend the best plan for their business. Together, they build in key process
indicators that provide a long-term scalability path to accommodate future
growth.”
Panacore Snapshot
Perry Berryhill began his career in radio and television, industries that are
always at the cutting edge of new technology developments. Over the course of a
few years – and a taste of doing business directly with customers – Berryhill
knew it was time to start his own company.
He initially provided network support and developed simple software
applications. Not long after, the business became more complex, and he expanded
his services to accommodate a growing client base. From IT to new media,
Berryhill covers the gambit of services his clients require.
“A lot of small companies like Panacore start as one-off projects for friends,
and suddenly there’s a real business with operating requirements,” said
Berryhill. “Customers kept asking us to work on random projects like supporting
their networks, or developing a middleware application to help them communicate
with other departments more efficiently. Or they’d ask us to develop a video to
make their products more intuitive or attractive. Today, we have in-house
specialists who can deliver on this level of sophisticated client work.”
At present, Panacore is finalizing the development of a Web-based physical
therapy software. The HIPAA-compliant application features 3-D animation for
in-home rehabilitation. Therapists can design specific programs for patients who
access their prescriptive protocols online with a user name and password. The
software offers convenience for patients and also helps reduce their healthcare
costs. The American Physical Therapy Association made the software part of its
political action committee activities on Capitol Hill, presenting it to more
than 500 Congressmen and Senators, and raising awareness of new technologies
that enable industries to do more with less. Released under the name EuPraxia (www.eupraxia.com),
the intellectual property is slated for venture participation this quarter.
Berryhill initially came to The Planet as a dedicated hosting customer who
managed his own IT infrastructure. As he says, the landscape changed, and he was
suddenly faced with providing extended services to clients that didn’t focus on
his core business.
“We managed sites for a number of clients, but as the technology environment
changed with hackers, malware and security challenges, those issues started to
affect our clients. A single incident made it clear we needed more help to build
and manage our IT infrastructure. We knew it was time to move to a more robust
managed hosting platform.”
Today, Panacore relies on The Planet’s Northstar Managed Hosting business to
operate its IT environment. With a dedicated team of certified experts always
available, he has the confidence to call on clients who might otherwise have
opted for larger organizations to do the work.
“With Northstar Managed Hosting, I have software and hardware engineers,
security experts and database administrators who can join me for conference
calls with customers,” he says. “They function as my in-house team and provide
high-caliber, high-end services. I don’t have to worry about IT anymore, and now
I can focus on growing my business. Today I can compete with bigger competitors,
backed by the trustworthy people who are on my team.”
To hear first-hand about Panacore, visit The Planet Web site and see a new video
that features CEO Perry Berryhill:
http://www.theplanet.com/videos.aspx?video-tabs=5.
About The Planet
The Planet is the leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions,
hosting more than 25,000 small- and medium-size businesses and 13.3 million Web
sites worldwide. The Planet Alpha division provides the widest array of
self-managed dedicated servers and advanced services backed by 24x7x365 support.
The Planet Northstar Managed Hosting division combines a proactive methodology
and seasoned IT experts to deliver a fully managed hosting solution. With the
best choice of servers, software tools and world-class support, backed by
state-of-the-art facilities and an enterprise-class network, The Planet turns IT
into a powerful competitive advantage that enables customers to grow their
businesses. For additional information, visit
http://www.theplanet.com.
For information contact:
Yvonne Donaldson, The Planet
Director, Public Relations
Phone: (281) 714-3602
ydonaldson@theplanet.com
Catherine Leahy
Global Fluency
Phone: (650) 433-4150
cleahy@globalfluency.com
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