Framingham, Massachusetts - (The Hosting News) - February 22, 2008 - Managed technology services firm, Global Netoptex, Inc. (GNi), has partnered with middleware online world developer, Monumental Games, to provide virtual world and MMOG hosting services to Monumental licensees.

GNi recently launched its Games and Digital Media division to focus on the specific needs of the virtual world and MMOG sector, having previously partnered with Icarus and BigWorld.

Rik Alexander, CEO of Monumental released in a statement. ”Making great Virtual Worlds and Massively Multi-player Online games with our technology suite is only one of many aspects of developing and launching a successful product. The GNi guys know what they’re doing and specialize in games, so we are proudp and confident to offer their services to our technology licensees. Our partnership with GNi offers MTS licensees a complete hosting solution from pre-production through to launch and beyond.”

Global hosting, infrastructure planning, and roll-out activities are some of the most important decisions facing managers of successful Virtual World and Online Game projects. Monumental’s growing list of technology licensees are launching Virtual World and MMO products into the global marketplace. These products depend on mission critical hosting, infrastructure and bandwidth solutions to succeed. Monumental’s customers need hosting solutions that provide sustainable competitive advantage, long term cost savings and solid customer support in equal measure both to launch and sustain growth within the global marketplace.

Mr. Alexander added, ”Making great Virtual Worlds and Massively Multi-player Online games with our technology suite is only one of many aspects of developing and launching a successful product. The GNi guys know what they’re doing and specialize in games, so we are proudp and confident to offer their services to our technology licensees. Our partnership with GNi offers MTS licensees a complete hosting solution from pre-production through to launch and beyond.”

The Monumental Technology Suite (MTS) is a complete suite of tools that allows organisations to develop Virtual Worlds and Online Games for a wide range of applications (including computer based training (CBT), entertainment, corporate intranets, and collaborative environments). It makes sense to partner with organizations that specialise in the hosting of such large scale global projects. Monumental is happy to announce a strategic partnership with Global NetOptex, Inc. (GNi), which will see them offer world-class hosting services and solutions to licensees of the Monumental Technology Suite. Read more of this news »

San Jose, California - (The Hosting News) - January 25, 2007 - Customer-centric managed services firm, Global Netoptex Inc. (GNi), has acquired long-term partner Online Game Services, Inc. (OGSi), in a transaction amounting to over approximately $3 million.

The deal is anticipated to strengthen the ability of both companies to provide compelling “pay-as-you-grow” game hosting solutions to the online games industry. OGSi has been developing its game service provider business model since its inception in June 2004. The company provides leading game companies such as Ping0 LLC and GoPets Ltd. with state-of-the-art, game-specific, dedicated hosting environments, and network services. Read more of this news »

San Jose, California - (The Hosting News) - January 16, 2007 - Customer-centric managed services firm, Global Netoptex, Inc. (GNi), has created the position of Director of Information Technology, appointing William B. Hanegan in the role.

Reporting directly to company CEO Derek Wise, Mr. Hanegan will be responsible for overseeing the company’s IT and engineering teams and will have direct responsibility for prioritizing projects, managing budgets, implementing technologies and instituting innovations that improve customer satisfaction.

Previously, Mr. Hanegan was Director of Information Security at Randall Boyd Corporation, where he provided complete strategic oversight and coordinated practice lead and management functions. He successfully managed the growth of the company’s business risk management consulting practice and developed and implemented information security programs for several Fortune 500 companies. Earlier positions include manager of network services for Adecco, manager of network engineering for Ross Systems, Inc. and manager of technical services for Aames Financial Corporation. Read more of this news »