Eonic web customers go supersonic with PEER 1 hosting

e-commerce sites report overnight performance improvement by switching hosts

Southampton, September 25, 2009: PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX: PIX), the global online business hosting provider, has transformed the web performance of a range of e-commerce businesses by replacing the web hosting for digital agency and content management experts Eonic.

Within just three weeks of the switch to PEER 1 from DediPower, Eonic’s customers have reported a significant improvement in site performance on page loading and pay transaction speeds. This in turn has resulted in increased volume of on-site customer clicks and dwell time.

Rod Shoveller, Director at Elite Models, a specialist model aircraft e-tailer and Eonic customer comments: “We have instantly seen much faster loading of our image gallery and customers are already commenting on the site being much quicker and easier to navigate around. Product images are critical for our shop window and making them simpler for customers to view will transform our business. With customers viewing more products more quickly, ultimately, we’re hopeful of increasing revenue as a result.”

Through its eonicweb4 content management platform, Eonic delivers a full set of web services from bespoke web design to SEO, usability, accessibility, PPC and
software development.

Trevor Spink, Managing Director at Eonic said: “PEER 1 has been outstanding in the short time we’ve been working with them. It’s so important for our customers to receive the best possible service and site performance. The speed of the network and access to new hardware from PEER 1 has improved the quality of service we provide to our customers. By implementing Windows Server 2008 in our hosting environment, Eonic is also now an accredited Microsoft Certified Partner status and Microsoft ISV Hosted Solution Provider.”

PEER 1 offers award-winning managed hosting to SMB businesses and dedicated hosting through ServerBeach on a ‘pay as you grow’ basis. Through its 10GB SuperNetworkTM connected through 16 data centres worldwide and 21 POPs, PEER 1 provides high-performance business hosting supported by fast, effective web traffic management with low latency.

Dominic Monkhouse, UK MD at PEER 1 adds: “Latency is a big issue with many hosting providers. Server hardware is an important performance element, but if the data centre is based overseas and the network connecting it isn’t fast, or pushes traffic for multiple hosting providers, site performance is always likely to be compromised. Eonic and its customers have benefitted overnight from switching hosting providers. It’s a simple message, make sure your hosting isn’t just a bunch of servers – insist on 100% uptime, make sure the network is high quality and only accept outstanding customer service.”