Company grows network by adding East and West Coast points of presence.

The Planet, a privately held dedicated hosting company, today announced the expansion of its enterprise-class network with new nodes on the East and West Coasts of the United States. The company states sthat these nodes are located in Equinix colocation facilities in San Jose, Calif., and Ashburn, Va. By establishing a network presence in these locations, it claims that it expects to enhance network performance and latency for its customers. In addition, by interconnecting directly with international ISPs in these locations, the company says that end-user performance will be improved.

"Our international business continues to grow substantially, based on the quality of our world-class network and SAS 70 Type II-compliant data centers, and on the favorable exchange rate," said Will Charnock, vice president of technology for The Planet. "By establishing nodes on both coasts, we'll be able to interconnect with international carriers directly, bypassing third-party networks, which results in increased performance and reduced latency. Customers rely on us for managing their mission-critical IT infrastructures around the clock, and we offer them the widest range of options in the industry, from dedicated or managed hosting to colocation services."