Blacknight Solutions Opens European network

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Blacknight Solutions Opens European network - First Irish Hosting Company to expand into Europe.

Carlow 2nd February 2005

Blacknight Solutions (Carlow), Ireland’s leading provider of hosting services, is pleased to announce its expansion into the European marketplace with the opening of its new network in Amsterdam.

Michele Neylon, Blacknight CEO says "We have built up a very strong client base in Ireland which has helped us to become one of the fastest growing companies in the domestic market. With the opening of our new European network we will be in a strong position to consolidate our position within the Irish market place, as well as being able to increase the competitive product offerings to our customers.”

Along with the addition of the European network, Blacknight is also unveiling a new comprehensive products and services line for the domestic and European market, including dedicated servers ranging from € 99 a month with generous data transfer allowances.

Paul Kelly, Blacknight’s Technical Director says "We pride ourselves on our technical excellence and dedication to customer care. We took immense care and time in choosing our European providers in order to ensure the continuity of our customer focused philosophy. We feel that the carrier class Amsterdam network is a perfect compliment to our state of the art network in Dublin"


About Blacknight Solutions:

Blacknight Solutions is a 100% Irish owned company specialising in serving the hosting and co-location needs of business, both large and small.
The company has a philosophy of providing innovative high quality technical solutions to business.
They are members of the Internet Service Providers Association of Ireland (http://www.ispai.ie), Irish Internet Association (http://www.iia.ie), BNI.


Further information is available on http://www.blacknight.ie or by calling +353 59 9137101 sales@blacknight.ie.

[Anonymous]

Ireland’s leading provider of hosting services

Not according to www.webhosting.info

[Anonymous]

http://www.webhosting.info/webhosts/tophosts/Country/IE

[hd]

Well what does 'leading' mean?

I've been with many hosting providers over about 6 years in the internet business, and i've just got a dedicated server from Blacknight. The pricing is excellent, the support is second to none, and I feel like I am more of a partner than a customer - essential in any business.

Webhosting.info does not for me represent any method of defining the 'leading' hosting provider in Ireland. Unfortunately - and this should not really be the case - finding who the leading hosting SERVICE providers are is pretty much a matter of trial and error, and with my last providers I certainly made a serious error in choosing them.

Thankfully now though, those days are over and I am delighted with Blacknight!

Regards,

Hugh

[Anonymous]

I guess service comes easier when the company is small, less customers, less staff, blacknight are a great 'boutique' provider, able to give the customer that little bit more time Lets just hope they dont get too busy and successful

[Anonymous]

Out of curiosity, who were your last providers, and why were they so bad? Did you also have a dedicated server with them?

[ph3n0m]

Originally Posted by Anonymous

I guess service comes easier when the company is small, less customers, less staff, blacknight are a great 'boutique' provider, able to give the customer that little bit more time Lets just hope they dont get too busy and successful

That sounds like nothing more then sour grapes or atleast a cheap shot across the bows of Blacknight.

I have never used another provider other then Blacknight - and I have never been given a reason to find another. Their service over the past few years has been impeccable and they have literally catered to my clients every need and request (within given reason).

With too much given to "leading whoever" in the field of "no-one cares" - that means as much to me as the price of tea in China - which is very little. I go by an idiom that says

"if you get it first time and its reliable, use it" and that is why I became a customer of Blacknight's and look forward to using their services repeatadly over the coming years.

regards

Peter

[hd]

I'm sure you probably know them, and I'm sure you probably know that they think they're 'big', but their service is dreadful, and techniques to try to recruit customers are woeful.

[Anonymous]

Originally Posted by ph3n0m

That sounds like nothing more then sour grapes or atleast a cheap shot across the bows of Blacknight.

Nothing of the sort, just making the point that I've been with big providers, small providers and huge plc's, and it tend to be the small guy that gives the best service. It's simple a matter of scale. Less customers = more time to look after them.

[hd]

Well one reason I chose Blacknight is because they are one of Irelands fastest hosting providers for a reason. Maybe they will get really big, and I hope they do, because other companies I wont mention only think they've gotten big, and their service is muck.

They also have a tendency to post about other hosters pretending to be punters themselves, and tend to delete complaints from their own hosting forum - i've experienced it myself.