VEXXHOST Offers TeraByte Hosting
March 4, 2008
Web hosting provider VEXXHOST have newly announced it is offering its “TeraByte Hosting” plan, which offers customers 1TB of disk space, in conjunction with 3TB of monthly data transfer.
The new plan is priced at $5 per month and incorporates the capacity to host 50 domain names, limitless MYSQL, unrestricted emails, a free domain name and […]
LinkedIn Website Experiences Downtime
March 4, 2008
Online business network provider LinkedIn was offline for approximately an hour on Friday morning after a key update to the website in addition to a message post from Microsoft’s chairman, Bill Gates.
Kay Luo, a spokesperson from LinkedIn, says she had no direct information on the source of the outage, though she said that the website […]
Web Host iomart Secures £6.75m Contract
March 4, 2008
UK managed hosting provider iomart announced on Thursday that it has agreed a five-year contract with the UK’s foremost telecom operator to supply it with managed data center services. The name of the telecom operator was not revealed.
The contract is worth at least £6.75m spread uniformly over the five year period and excludes the price […]
Host Dept. Improves Facility Switches
March 4, 2008
Web hosting provider Host Department announced on Monday it has upgraded its entire Hurricane Electric data center switches to augment its overall network dependability.
After the company established slight network performance disparity in five of the Hurricane Electric cabinets, it determined to change the previous DELL 5324 switches with two Cisco Catalyst 3550 Series counterparts. All […]
Akamai Wins CDN Patent Ruling
March 4, 2008
Content delivery network operator Akamai Technologies announced on Friday that a jury has awarded it $45.5 million after judgment for it in a patent breach case against competitor content delivery network operator Limelight Networks. Akamai says the verdict, from a jury in the US District Court of Massachusetts, came at the conclusion of a three-week […]
SoftLayer Launches API 3.0
March 4, 2008
Web hosting provider SoftLayer announced on Monday it has launched its Application Protocol Interface 3.0, an extra improved version of the industry’s first open source API. Obtainable for free to all SoftLayer customers, API 3.0 provides system-to-system access to the more than 100 backend functions additionally available through SoftLayer’s customer portal.
API 3.0 can securely connect […]
The Planet Reduces Xeon 2.4 Servers
March 4, 2008
Dedicated hosting provider The Planet announced on Monday it is offering Dual Xeon 2.4 servers for $149 per month, a reduction of 29 percent. The offer is applicable through March 31, or until promotional equipment runs out.
Obtainable in the company’s six world-class data centers, the server features an Intel Dual Xeon 2.4GHz processor, two […]
1 and 1 Launches Affiliate Competition
March 2, 2008
Web hosting provider 1&1 Internet announced on Friday that it has launched a 20th Anniversary Affiliate Competition.
From March 1 to May 31 all 1&1 affiliates will automatically get one entry for every 10 commissionable sales for an exceptional prize, which includes a seven-day all-expenses paid trip for two to Montego Bay, Jamaica. Additional prizes include […]
DotNetNuke Modernizes Product Offering
March 2, 2008
Open source Web application framework DotNetNuke announced on Friday that it has released DotNetNuke version 4.8.1 to correspond with the official launch of Visual Studio 2008.
The latest version of DotNetNuke’s product provides native support for Visual Studio 2008, Windows Server 2008 and IIS 7.0, says the company.
Shaun Walker, co-founder and chief architect of DotNetNuke stated […]
Level 3 Enters Accord with IBM
March 2, 2008
Telecommunications provider Level 3 Communcations announced on Thursday that it has entered into a long-standing patent cross-license agreement with IBM.
Under the stipulations of the agreement, IBM approved Level 3 licenses to in the region of 42,000 pending and issued patents which cover a broad range of telecommunications services and technologies.
In turn, Level 3 has […]
Amen to Trade Comodo SSL Certificates
March 2, 2008
IT security solutions provider Comodo announced on Friday that it has agreed a multi-year contract enabling French Web hosting provider Amen to offer Comodo’s line of public key infrastructure based SSL certificates.
Comodo’s line of SSL certificates is intended for online businesses to supply users with a dependable online experience where they can confirm the […]
NetSol Announces Senior VP of Sales
March 2, 2008
Domain registrar and Web hosting provider Network Solutions announced on Thursday that it has selected Travis Fore as the company’s senior vice president of sales.
In this new position, Fore will assemble and direct Network Solutions’ national telesales and direct sales teams to provide small business customers e-business solutions. Fore is based at Network […]
FWHN Offers 24 Hour Server Build
March 2, 2008
Managed hosting provider Frontpages Web Hosting Network announced on Friday it is offering dedicated server build starts in under 24 hours.
The company tackled customer requirements for a rapid turnaround on their dedicated server by offering dedicated server builds within 24 hours of contract signing. Founded on new technologies and efficiencies, Frontpages is capable of reduced […]
Zeus Supports Sport Relief Website
March 2, 2008
Application technology software provider Zeus Technology announced on Thursday it is giving its application traffic management software, ZXTM, to give support for the Sport Relief website. The biannual charity event from Comic Relief and BBC Sport, which raises money to aid people in the UK in addition to third world countries, is being held this […]
Level 3 to Provide NHL Content
March 2, 2008
Telecommunications provider Level 3 Communications Content Markets Group announced on Wednesday that it has agreed a multi-year contract with the National Hockey League to support the organization’s video, high-speed IP and content delivery service requirements.
Level 3 says that via this extended relationship, it serves as the principal supplier of standard and high-definition video services to […]
Layered Tech Launches Affiliate Program
March 2, 2008
Utility hosting services provider Layered Technologies announced on Wednesday it is offering a new affiliate program which provides partners with unrestricted earning potential. The entire range of Layered Technologies’ offerings, including traditional hosting plans and grid-cluster computing solutions, qualify for commissions under the new program.
Layered Technologies affiliate partners will collect a one-time 30 percent commission […]
Smartbunker Facility Earthquake Resistant
March 2, 2008
UK managed hosting and carbon data center supplier Smartbunker announced on Wednesday that its facility has demonstrated itself to be earthquake proof, following an earthquake that hit the east coast of the UK on Wednesday morning.
The earthquake, whose epicenter measured 5.3 on the Richter scale, struck in the early hours of Wednesday under 30 miles […]
S1 Names VP of Product Strategy
March 2, 2008
Customer interaction software provider S1 announced on Wednesday it has named Mike Jackson the company’s VP of product strategy, hosting and managed services.
Jackson will manage the corporate product strategy for S1 in addition to the company’s data center hosting and managed services operations. He has more than 25 years of experience in the e-commerce and […]
Comodo Launches Partner Program
March 1, 2008
Internet security solutions provider Comodo announced on Wednesday it has launched a new partner program purposely designed for ISPs, OEMs, resellers and affiliates to widen their brand reach and augment revenue through pioneering new solutions.
The Comodo Partner Program for technology and security solutions facilitates companies to offer free Comodo security software inside their offered products […]
WebFusion Offers Dedicated Servers
March 1, 2008
UK Web hosting provider WebFusion announced on Monday it is offering a new choice of advanced dedicated servers from £59.99 per month. The new dedicated server plans include the most up-to-date server hardware and processor specifications, continuous support and a service level agreement.
WebFusion’s dedicated servers make use of the latest Intel Quad Core Xeon processors […]