Press Release

Aliso Viejo, Calif.—October 31, 2007—3Tera, Inc., the leading innovator of grid computing and utility computing, and Layered Technologies, a leading provider of reliable, affordable, and scalable self-managed utility hosting services, announced today that they are offering free Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and Virtual Private Datacenters (VPDs) to businesses affected by the California wildfires. More information and support are available online at: http://www.3tera.com/utility-computing-disaster-recovery.html.

Business Assistance Offered
“The recent wildfires have displaced hundreds of thousands in Southern California. To assist affected businesses, we’re offering free virtual private datacenters in conjunction with our partner, Layered Technologies,” said Bert Armijo, senior vice president, Sales and Product Management, 3Tera. “The VPDs allow business to move applications online so they can remain productive.”

"Layered Technologies is proud to team with 3Tera to offer assistance during this unprecedented tragedy,” said Todd Abrams, president and COO of Layered Technologies. “The people of California are in our thoughts, and we are glad to be in a position to extend our support to those who have experienced disruptions."

Free and Available Now
This offer is available to any California business, whose IT or web presence has been affected due to the wildfire disaster. Virtual private servers and Virtual Private Datacenters are offered for free for 90 days. All setup charges and support fees for the period are also waived.

Free and Available Now
Layered Technologies, Inc. is a leading global provider of on-demand hosting and utility computing solutions, offering innovative dedicated server hosting solutions and other web services.They provide customers with the highest quality technology, infrastructure and support services that enable them to operate servers at secure Tier III/IV data centers, while saving them the capital and operating costs typically associated with purchasing and maintaining their own servers at co-location facilities. Layered Technologies servers and associated network facilities are used by customers to host a variety of Internet-enabled applications, including content and e-commerce Web sites, software as a service (“SaaS”) offerings, online multiplayer games, shared Web site hosting services, and streaming multimedia content distribution and delivery, among other applications. For more information visit: http://www.LayeredTech.com
About 3Tera, Inc.
3Tera, Inc. is the leading innovator of grid and utility computing, simplifying the deployment and scaling of Web applications. Named a 2007 Category Breaker by NetworkWorld magazine, 3Tera's AppLogic grid operating system enables the first true utility computing services that completely remove the cost and complexity associated with infrastructure. The operating system converts commodity servers into scalable grids on which users can visually operate deploy and scale transactional Web applications without any modification of code. Software-as-a-Service providers, Web 2.0 companies, enterprises and open source developers can now get new online services quickly to market by utilizing resources from commodity hosting providers on a pay-as-you-go basis, while maintaining complete control of applications including visual operation, scaling and on-demand resource provisioning using only a browser. For more information, visit www.3tera.com.