Cirtex Launches New HostV Product
January 31, 2008
Web hosting provider Cirtex has launched a new brand offering virtual dedicated server and dedicated server hosting solutions, named HostV. In addition the company also operates two other distinct shared hosting brands, CirtexHosting and MySitesOnline, it announced on Thursday.
Cirtex will offer devoted and VDS hosting services intended to meet the requirements of small to […]
Group NBT Enlarges CM4all Offering
January 31, 2008
Domain name management firm Group NBT has supplemented the CM4all WebsiteCreator Consumer Edition to its value-added services range for its Easily.co.uk product, Internet-based applications provider CM4all announced on Wednesday
Ever since 2006, Group NBT has offered the CM4all WebsiteCreator Business Edition to its Easily.co.uk SME clientele. Presently it is augmenting a consumer-oriented version of the application […]
Sedo an Investor in DomainsBot
January 31, 2008
Domain online marketplace Sedo announced on Wednesday that it has become a minority investor in search and aggregation services provider DomainsBot. DomainsBot provides services to the domain name registrars and aftermarket service providers.
DomainsBot says that Sedo’s investment will strengthen and maintain the quick expansion of its company, providing additional value to its present and prospective […]
Internet Outages Strike Two Continents
January 31, 2008
A major Internet outages across Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, bringing many businesses to a standstill and leaving others struggling to cope has been attributed to damage to an undersea cable in the Mediterranean on Wednesday.
70 percent of the Egypt’s Internet network was down and India’s bandwidth has been cut in half, leaving […]
Comodo Guards Against Malware
January 31, 2008
With A-VSMART technology that is an effectual protection tool against the mounting threat of malware code on genuine sites that could compromise end users, IT security solutions provider Comodo has recently launched Comodo Firewall Pro v3.0, it announced on Wednesday
51 percent of websites that were classified as malicious were essentially genuine sites that had been […]
Zeus ZXTM GLB Selected for Award
January 31, 2008
ZXTM Global Load Balancer has been short-listed for Network Computing’s ‘Product of the year’ award, application traffic management software vendor Zeus Technology announced on Wednesday.
ZXTM GLB, launched last June, is a DNS-based global server load balancing system and is offered as both software and a hardware device.
The solution, which allows organizations to size […]
Linux Support Added to IBM Unix Servers
January 31, 2008
IBM has added Linux application execution support to their Unix servers via a virtualized environment. Dubbed "Lx86", the feature is to be included in IBM’s PowerVM virtualization software and it allows x86-based Linux applications to run on IBM System p- and Power-based Unix systems without any modifications to the application since the system is supposed […]
EasySpace’s Virtual Servers
January 30, 2008
Easyspace, founded in 1997, was one of the first domain and web-hosting companies in the United Kingdom. Easyspace provides a service called Virtual Servers, which provides a secure hosting site, while the actual server space is shared with others. The servers are housed in Easyspace-owned data centers.
On January 14, 2008 Easyspace announced a […]
Web hosts underestimate security threats from web apps
January 30, 2008
Despite the highly publicized attacks on websites worldwide, many web hosting customers remain unprotected against the newest forms of attacks as cyber crime tactics evolve, says Applicure, a leading web application firewall specialist which protects hosting companies and their customers from incoming web server attacks.
Hundreds of thousands of web site operators - many with […]
Carbon Neutral Service Offered by eLINIA
January 30, 2008
Set in data center operator Equinix’s facility in Slough, UK, UK-based managed services provider eLINIA announced on Wednesday that it will be providing a carbon-neutral hosting service.
eLINIA says it is one of the original four companies to acquire space at the new data center to accommodate its growing managed services customer base, which consists of […]
Infinera Solutions Selected by Equinix
January 30, 2008
In linking its Internet Business Exchange centers in major cities across North America and Asia, Optical networking system provider Infinera has been selected by data center operator Equinix for its metro networks, it announced on Tuesday.
Due to the benefits and global track record of the Infinera architecture including scalability, speed and flexibility of provisioning, and […]
TechAssist Partners with The Planet
January 30, 2008
Dedicated hosting provider The Planet has signed a new partnership for its Microsoft SBS Partner Program with managed services provider TechAssist, it announced on Wednesday.
TechAssist supplies hosted managed services to its foundation customers that encompass national associations, law firms, financial services companies and medical offices.
Managed services media channel MSP.Net sited TechAssist in its national […]
NTT America & TerraPass Partner
January 30, 2008
In order to implement a new program designed to offset carbon dioxide emissions generated from the use of NTTA’s hosting services, Telecommunications provider NTT America, a subsidiary of NTT Communications, recently announced that it has partnered with TerraPass.
Customers can choose the option at the time of their initial purchase of NTTA services or it can […]
Parallels Converts Spreed Into SaaS App
January 30, 2008
Parallels permitted Struktur to convert its downloadable conferencing solution, spreed, into a service application, Web hosting software provider Parallels announced on Wednesday.
With the ability to securely operate on any server, Parallels Virtuozzo Containers use the application packaging standard to deliver the spreed conferencing software as a virtual appliance. Up to that time, a spreed user […]
.ca Success Reported by Netfirms
January 30, 2008
Having registered 45,523 new .ca domains in 2007, Canadian Web hosting provider Netfirms announced on Tuesday it is one of the fastest growing .ca domain name registrars.
Making it one of the lowest priced .ca domains in the business, the Web host offers certified .ca domains for $9.95 a year, says Netfirms.
Up to now, over 160,727 […]
Virtuozzo Containers 4.0 Released by Parallels
January 30, 2008
Parallels has released the finished version of its container-based virtualization software, Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.0. Those familiar with the Virtuozzo name might be wondering who Parallels is. SWSoft, the company which developed Virtuozzo, officially changed it’s name to Parallels at the same time it released this new version of Virutozzo.
According to Parallels CEO Serguei Beloussov, […]
EskHosting To Provide New Services
January 29, 2008
Nicosia, Cyprus-based Eskhosting provides a range of services, including web hosting services for bloggers preinstalled with WordPress 2.3.1. In addition, Eskhosting offers shared Linux web hosting on servers that are located in the United States as well as domain name registration.
Recently, Eskhosting offered customers two free months of hosting to those ordering services for […]
Free Hosting Offer from MS, WebFusion
January 29, 2008
In providing an offer of free Web hosting for university students in the United Kingdom, Software giant Microsoft and UK Web hosting provider WebFusion have partnered, it was announced on Thursday.
In presenting them with all-inclusive Web hosting to create online applications and websites to support their studies, the companies say that the service frees students […]
Host Color Provides Plan Discounts
January 29, 2008
In an offer that is available on new sign-ups or renewals until the end of February, Web hosting provider Host Color announced on Tuesday the addition of six free months and SSL certificate to its Multi Domain and Business Web Hosting plans.
The Multi Domain plan incorporates the facility to host up to 30 different websites, […]
10GB Fiber Link Added by SoftLayer
January 29, 2008
Through connecting its Dallas, Texas and Seattle, Washington data centers with a dedicated 10GB fiber link, Web hosting provider SoftLayer announced on Monday it has considerably expanded its network-within-the-network topology.
SoftLayer’s private and public networks are now equally connected between the cities via private, 10GB point-to-point connections, providing the highest connection with the lowest latency. […]