BlackMesh Selected by CommonPlaces

Company to host CommonPlaces key customer web sites, including Greenopolis.com.

BlackMesh, Inc., a provider of information technology solutions for small and mid-sized businesses, today announced that CommonPlaces, a developer of e-business solutions, has selected the company to host its customer web sites, including Greenopolis.com, a "green" social networking web site owned by Waste Management, Inc. The company states that in addition to hosting Greenopolis.com, CommonPlaces plans to have the company support its entire portfolio of customers, including Bennett Design Group, the Bath Showcase, Jaguar Print, Fore on 4 and Fix Your Water.

The company explains that its hosting solutions provide the necessary database architecture, web load balancing and security to support the current beta site and provide the ability to quickly and easily scale Greenopolis.com. It says CommonPlaces is also able to take advantage of its unique unlimited service plan, which includes 100 percent uptime on the BlackMesh network, dedicated administrators and 24x7x365 access to personalized support via phone, email or the Web.

It says that in addition to its technology support and services, CommonPlaces chose the company because it leverages green technologies and methodologies that support the Greenopolis.com philosophy. The company avers that it uses low power servers to cut the amount of energy needed to keep customer web sites online, consuming only half the power of traditional servers from a year ago. In addition, the company claims that it ensures that its physical servers are installed according to the best practices for optimal thermal management so that the flow of air is not counter productive, helping to keep the temperature of the data center low.

"While many businesses often underestimate the hosting resources necessary to manage and maintain a complex Web site, CommonPlaces is taking the proactive steps to address growth and bandwidth demands," said Eric Mandel, CEO of BlackMesh. "With BlackMesh's scalable architecture and personalized service team, CommonPlaces can freely build and expand Greenopolis.com, without worrying about the day-to-day server maintenance."

"With the upcoming launch of Greenopolis.com and expected popularity of the site, we needed a hosting solution that could manage increased activity as well as accommodate the addition of new features to the Web site," said Erich Beyrant, director of engineering at CommonPlaces. "Our previous provider did not understand our needs and could not deliver the technology and support necessary to meet our expectations. With its scalability and database architecture, BlackMesh has the resources to meet our traffic demands and the proven expertise to handle our future expansion, not only with Greenopolis.com, but with our entire customer base."