NetHosting, a leading provider of Managed Cloud, Virtual, VPS, Cloud Hosting, and Dedicated server platforms, has announced that it has recently joined Dell’s PartnerDirect program as a Certified Dell Partner. The PartnerDirect program is built on three main tenets of simplified IT, less complexity, and the advantages offered by the Dell business model, and will create a lasting and mutually beneficial relationship between Dell and NetHosting.

As a Certified Dell Partner specializing in Enterprise Architecture, NetHosting gains additional expertise in key enterprise products and solutions, including servers, storage, virtualization, computing flexibility and energy efficiency.

In addition to the basic benefits available to Dell Registered Partners, NetHosting can take advantage of access to demonstration units, field-based account management, and a range of financing options, deal registration and support.

PartnerDirect, administered by the Dell Americas Channel Group led by Greg Davis, is designed to provide companies like NetHosting with the opportunity to utilize Dell’s enterprise expertise while also helping Dell to evolve its culture.

NetHosting founder and CEO, Lane Livingston, commented, “The decision to Partner with Dell was one we knew would be of tremendous value as we enhance and expound upon our existing products and services. In order to promise reliability to our customers, we choose to align ourselves with providers we can trust.”

Through PartnerDirect, Dell is formalizing existing initiatives to help partners like NetHosting to increase profitability and deliver greater value and choice to their customers. In December 2007, Dell launched a dedicated partner online community to broaden conversations about how Dell can best meet the needs of its partners and work with them to simplify information technology for their customers.

Based on feedback from thousands of solution providers, features developed as part of the PartnerDirect program include:

• Access to a dedicated partner Web site at www.dell.com/partner;
• Partner logos and guidelines for certain marketing activities;
• 100-percent dedicated sales and customer care;
• Certification paths and training;
• Range of financing options; and,
• Deal registration serviced by SalesForce.com’s partner relationship management tool.

Organizations interested in Dell’s PartnerDirect program can learn more by visiting www.dell.com/partner.

About NetHosting
NetHosting, a leader in service and product, delivers a broad variety of high performance hosting packages that include top-of-the-line Dedicated Server solutions, VPS platforms, and best-in-class cPanel Virtual Hosting—all with a 100% uptime guaranteed and backed by one of the only PCI compliant data centers in the US.

NetHosting makes a practice of exceeding customer expectations on a day-to-day basis. Its diligent team of experts form the foundation of dependability upon which the company has rested for nearly fifteen years, making it one of the nation’s top web hosting providers. For more information, visit www.nethosting.com.

About Dell
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services they trust and value. Uniquely enabled by its direct business model, Dell is a leading global systems and services company and No. 34 on the Fortune 500. For more information, visit www.dell.com.