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XNet is proud to announce the next Silicon Prairie Social, to be held on Tuesday, April 28th at Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton. We’re looking forward to gathering again with a couple hundred friends and associates from the technology community.
If you’re an XNet customer or are looking at XNet to provide your colocation or dedicated server hosting service, by all means, come to the event and connect face-to-face with us. We’d love to have you there.
For details and to RSVP, visit Silicon Prairie Social.
Posted on April 14th, 2009 by Arthur Zards
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Following on the heels of our first event, we’re hosting the second Silicon Prairie Social on Thursday, January 24. Below are the details. Hope to see you there!
Silicon Prairie Social 2
Suburban tech and Internet industry mixer
When:
Thursday, January 24, 2008, 6:30-10:00pm
Where:
Mullen’s Bar & Grill
3080 Warrenville Rd., Lisle, IL 60532 (map)
Silicon Prairie Social is an opportunity to connect in an informal setting with like-minded people in technology; the event is specifically for upwardly mobile tech professionals, tech executives, tech entrepreneurs, technology service providers, Internet professionals, Web 2.0 and startup companies, and the mobile industry. (No professional recruiters, staffing agencies, or active job seekers permitted).
The event is free to attend, free drinks and food will be provided. RSVP is required at http://siliconprairiesocial2.eventbrite.com.
For more information see www.siliconprairiesocial.com or contact info [at] siliconprairiesocial {dot} com.
Posted on January 3rd, 2008 by XNet
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XNet is proud to announce that co-founders Arthur Zards and Brian Clark are recipients of this year’s Innovation Award from the Business Ledger’s Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards. Zards and Clark were honored alongside other award recipients at the Ledger’s awards reception held October 19 at the Chicago Automobile Trade Association, and were included in a special insert in the October 29 issue of the Business Ledger.
For further details, see the following Business Ledger articles:
About XNet
XNet is a privately held, industry-leading Internet solutions provider located in the heart of the Silicon Prairie in Lisle, Illinois. Since 1992, XNet has been instrumental in growing Internet technologies in the Chicago area, and is now the largest independently owned Internet service provider in Chicagoland.
By maintaining close client relationships and a distinct understanding of tomorrow’s technology, XNet has been the leader in Internet solutions for Chicago’s top corporations. XNet’s client list is essentially a “who’s who” of the technology elite, including Blaupunkt, BP Amoco, Lucent, Argonne Labs, Bosch, Abbott Labs, Motorola, and the Morton Arboretum, just to name a few. XNet was founded in 1992 by Naperville Central High School graduates Arthur Zards and Brian Clark.
Media Contact: Ben Bradley, PR Counsel for XNET, 630-221-9844 or benbradley@bwmginc.com.
Contact: Arthur Zards, President, XNet, 630-983-6064.
Posted on December 4th, 2007 by Tim Courtney
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Local Internet Provider XNet To Show Off New Data Center at Annual Open House Illinois Tech Industry Mainstay Leaps Forward with Carrier Class Facility
LISLE, IL, Nov 27, 2006 – XNet, the Lisle, IL-based data center and corporate high-speed internet provider, will be hosting their annual Open House on Thursday, December 7, between 4:00 and 8:00pm at their Lisle office, 3080 Ogden Ave, Suite 303. This year’s open house will feature a new attraction —XNet will unveil its new Critical Computing Facility™; a brand new data center featuring carrier class access and reliability combined with hands-on custom support for business customers from XNet’s expert staff.
In addition to the traditional party for customers, XNet founders are hoping to use the open house to bring awareness for one of the only high reliability data centers in the suburbs. “Not enough people know that there is a world-class Network Operations Center right in their backyard with hands-on custom support that far exceeds the high volume providers,” said Brian Clark, co-founder and CEO of XNet Information Systems. “This year, we’re giving local business owners and IT executives the opportunity to see what rock solid redundancy means for their business.”
Co-founders Arthur Zards and Brian Clark have been hosting the annual open house event since 1995. “Customers talk about our open houses for months afterwards. Since we’ve developed a reputation for throwing a good party, people regularly approach me asking when we’re going to host the next one,” said Zards, XNet’s President.
Attractions this year will include a live performance by local jazz band Unaccustomedness, a sushi chef, and a selection of premium beer and fine wine. The company has been providing web hosting, colocation, high-speed internet access, and dialup connections to homes and businesses in Naperville, Lisle, and the surrounding area for the last fourteen years. “Over that time, our passion for rock solid redundancy has built us quite a reputation in the Chicago area.” said Zards. “Our clients include companies like Motorola, the Morton Arboretum, Lucent Technologies, and Argonne Labs, plus hundreds of small and medium-sized businesses nationwide.”
Local business owners and technology professionals interested in attending can RSVP at http://www.xnet.com/openhouse/
About XNet
XNet is a privately held, industry-leading Internet solutions provider located in the heart of the Silicon Prairie in Lisle, Illinois. Since 1992, XNet has been instrumental in growing Internet technologies in the Chicago area, and is now the largest independently owned Internet service provider in Chicagoland. By maintaining close client relationships and a distinct understanding of tomorrow’s technology, XNet has been the leader in Internet solutions for Chicago’s top corporations. XNet’s client list is essentially a “who’s who” of the technology elite, including Blaupunkt, BP Amoco, Lucent, Argonne Labs, Bosch, Abbott Labs, Motorola, and the Morton Arboretum, just to name a few. XNet was founded in 1992 by Naperville High School graduates Arthur Zards and Brian Clark.
Posted on November 27th, 2006 by Tim Courtney
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Arthur Zards is the President and co-founder of XNet Information Systems. He is passionate about making the customer experience extraordinary. Arthur also enjoys carving 