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Prolexic Report: DDoS Attacks Grow in Size, Decline in Duration During Q4 2011

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:18:28 +0000

February 7, 2012 -- DDoS security provider Prolexic released on Tuesday data it collected from Q4 2011 global attacks against its clients that showed a significant rise in packet-per-second volume, a trend it predicted in its previous attack report rel...

Interconnection Solutions Firms Neutral Tandem/Tinet Rebrand as Inteliquent

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:43:59 +0000

February 7, 2012 -- Interconnection and interoperability solutions provider Inteliquent announced on Tuesday it has formally rebranded Neutral Tandem and Tinet as Inteliquent. As a result, the company's shares is now trading under its new name and sto...

NGINX Introduces Commercial Support for Open Source Web Server

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:43:26 +0000

February 7, 2012 -- Open source web server NGINX announced on Tuesday it is now offering commercial support options for companies using its open source web server, marking its first commercial offering. Designed for small, medium or large-scale commerc...

Web Host SingleHop Donates $10,000 to Kentucky Medical Children’s Camp

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:39:11 +0000

February 7, 2012 -- Web hosting provider SingleHop announced on Tuesday that it recently donated $10,000 to Kentucky medical camp The Center for Courageous Kids. The year-round camp, located in Scottsville, Kentucky, provides a camping experience for c...

Web Host HostGator Offers BaseKit Website Builder through its Control Panel

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:06:22 +0000

February 7, 2012 -- Web hosting provider HostGator announced on Tuesday that it now offers online website builder BaseKit to its small and mid-size business customers. With BaseKit, users can choose from more than 100 professionally designed templates,...

Hosting Provider Datapipe Names Chief Financial Officer

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:51:13 +0000

February 7, 2012 -- Web hosting provider Datapipe announced on Tueday it has named Jim Holtzman as chief financial officer, where he will oversee the company’s finance, accounting and investor relations functions. The appointment comes at a time of s...

Q&A: DreamHost CEO Simon Anderson Discusses Outages and their Impact

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:14:42 +0000

February 7, 2012 -- In an email Q&A with the WHIR, DreamHost CEO Simon Anderson talked about how the company is working to maintain customer relationships, and its plans to avoid a similar incident in the future.

High Cloud Storage Demand Allows AWS to Lower Amazon S3 Prices

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:14:42 +0000

February 7, 2012 -- Cloud provider Amazon Web Services has lowered the prices on its storage solution Amazon S3, according to a blog post on Monday. At the end of 2011, Amazon S3 hosted 762 billion objects, and processed more than 500,000 requests per ...

Web Host Hostway Launches Networking Tool for Hybrid Cloud Hosting

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:29:17 +0000

February 7, 2012 -- - Web hosting provider Hostway announced on Tuesday it has launched FlexLink, which offers an individual, private VLAN connection to enable users to deploy hybrid cloud solutions for increased security. The hybrid cloud solutions wi...

VMware Simplifies Service Provider Cloud Delivery with vCloud Integration Manager

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:18:00 +0000

February 7, 2012 -- Virtualization and cloud infrastructure provider VMware announced on Tuesday that it has launched VMware vCloud Integration Manager for service providers automate the delivery and operations of clouds based on VMware vCloud Director...

Colocation Firm Online Tech Hosts Online Backup Provider Cogitate

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:57:44 +0000

February 6, 2012 -- Colocation firm Online Tech announced on Monday that it will provide colocation services for online backup services provider Cogitate. This news comes a month after Online Tech completed a fiber optic build-out between its Ann Arbor...

UK Web Host Eukhost Offers SSL Certificates on Monthly Billing Term

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:07:43 +0000

February 6, 2012 -- UK web hosting provider Eukhost announced on Monday it is now offering SSL certificates on a monthly billing term with free malware monitoring. Eukhost said its SSL certificates are designed for a wide scope of users ranging from SM...

Cloud Management Provider enStratus Names VP of Enterprise Solutions

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:14:21 +0000

February 6, 2012 -- Cloud infrastructure management solutions provider enStratus announced on Monday that it has appointed Bernard Golden as its new vice president of enterprise solutions. In the role Golden will be responsible for helping enStratus cu...

Nebraska Seeks to Win Massive $1.2 Billion Data Center Contract

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:53:36 +0000

February 6, 2012 -- Nebraska data center development officials are making a move to pass economic incentives to win a massive data center build contract dubbed "Project Edge", according to a report by Data Center Knowledge. The company looking to build...

Web Host Canadian Web Hosting Launches Redesigned Website

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:24:17 +0000

February 6, 2012 -- Web hosting provider Canadian Web Hosting announced on Monday that it has launched the new version of its website. The company says its new design and layout emphasizes its recently launched CA cloud infrastructure and cloud hosting...

Data Center Software Firm Rackwise Names Chief Financial Officer

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:54:41 +0000

February 6, 2012 -- Data center management software Rackwise announced on Monday it has appointed Jeff Winzeler as chief financial officer. Winzeler brings global operations and financial expertise through his extensive experience with multinational te...

Internet Backbone Firm Hurricane Electric Launches Portuguese IPv6 Certification

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:40:10 +0000

February 6, 2012 -- Colocation hosting and Internet backbone provider Hurricane Electric announced on Monday that it has partnered with the Brazilian Network Information Center to provide its IPv6 certification program in Portuguese.

Q&A: Sedo’s Simonetta Batteiger Discusses Partnership with Go Daddy

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:06:38 +0000

February 6, 2012 -- With more than 15 million domains available in its marketplace, Sedo is, by far, the largest domain resale marketplace operator in the world. The company recently teamed up with domain registrar and hosting provider Go Daddy to grea...

Tulip Data Center Services Builds Largest Facility in Bangalore, India

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:05:11 +0000

February 6, 2012 -- Data center operator Tulip Data Center Services, a subsidiary of Tulip Telecom, announced on Monday it has launched "Tulip Data City" data center in Bengaluru, India. The data center is considered the largest in Asia, according to t...

Web Host Go Daddy Sees Record Mobile Traffic on Super Bowl Sunday

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:53:00 +0000

February 6, 2012 -- Web hosting provider Go Daddy broke its own records for sales on during Super Bowl and for its best mobile website traffic ever, according to an announcement on Monday. The ads, "Body Paint" and "Cloud", helped Go Daddy pass the 10 ...

Looking to move from Dedicated Server

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:58:05 +0000

I'm currently on a dedicated server. But our needs have changed and am thinking of moving back to a standard hosting account. I've not looked at web hosts in years. Who can handle large...

Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – February 3, 2012

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:19:13 +0000

February 3, 2012 -- In the week leading up to the Superbowl, web hosting provider Brain Host has launched its "50-Yard Line Big Game" Special for half off its one-year hosting package. Web hosting provider WestHost has launched a .CO domain discount, A...

Web Host Claris Networks Names SVP of Corporate Development

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:35:44 +0000

February 3, 2012 -- Cloud computing solutions and managed IT service provider Claris Networks announced on Friday it has named Walt Robinson as senior vice president of corporate development. He will be located in the company's Chattanooga, Tennessee b...

Q9 Houses NYSE’s Financial Transaction Infrastructure at Toronto Data Center

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:10:45 +0000

February 3, 2012 -- Data center operator Q9 Networks announced on Thursday it has been selected by NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology unit of NYSE Euronext, to host a secure financial transaction infrastructure access center. The agreement wi...

Media Organizations Spent Thousands on Lobbying of SOPA and PIPA: Report

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:24:41 +0000

February 3, 2012 -- Non-profit research organization Media Matters for America has released statistics that illustrate how much media conglomerates spent on hiring firms to lobby SOPA and PIPA. In total, it is estimated that 28 different lobbying firms...

IT Services Firm High Touch Buys Web Host UniComData, Dallas Data Center

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:45:33 +0000

February 3, 2012 -- Kansas-based IT services provider High Touch announced on Friday it has acquired managed hosting provider UniComData and colocation provider Dallas Data Center, according to a report by The Wichita Business Journal. The terms of bo...

Web Host iomart Asks UK Government to Enforce Child Protection Software

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:23:56 +0000

February 3, 2012 -- Web hosting provider iomart has asked the UK government to enforce the purchase of software products that protect children for public sector organizations responsible for childcare.iomart suggests that organizations implement softwa...

Web Host Attenda Reveals Cloud Security Strategy, Names Director of Security

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:59:42 +0000

February 3, 2012 -- UK web hosting provider Attenda announced on Friday the details of its cloud security strategy, which is to play a key role in the delivery of innovative and market leading cloud services to clients. To support this new strategy, th...

Web Host TurnKey Internet Acquires ISP KCNet, Offers Connectivity

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:34:43 +0000

February 3, 2012 -- Web hosting provider TurnKey Internet announced on Wednesday that it has acquired a Missouri-based Internet service provider KCNet for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition will enable Turnkey Internet to offer its web hosting cust...

A Look at Virsto Software’s Storage Hypervisor Solutions

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:02:00 +0000

February 3, 2012 -- One of the leading developers of storage hypervisor software is Virsto Software, whose flagship product VM-centric storage hypervisor software is used by thousands of hosting providers and end users today.

Web Host HostColor Adds NetDNA CDN to Hosting Plans

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:35:44 +0000

February 3, 2012 -- Web hosting provider HostColor announced on Friday that it has added NetDNA content delivery network to its reseller, VPS and dedicated hosting services. To celebrate the launch, it is offering a free one month trial of NetDNA CDN t...

Domain Registrar KeyDrive Acquires Moniker and SnapNames from Oversee

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:31:27 +0000

February 3, 2012 -- Luxembourg-based domain name registrar KeyDrive S.A. announced on Friday it has acquired the Moniker and SnapNames business units of online marketing firm Oversee. The terms of the deal were not disclosed in the press release.

vBulletin with this company

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:45:44 +0000

Is it a good idea to run vBulletin on just199? Any comments of them?

Host Virtual Expands Cloud Service in TelecityGroup London Data Center

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:55:29 +0000

February 2, 2012 -- loud hosting provider Host Virtual announced on Wednesday it is expanding its Cloud Service in London, UK. Located in the London Docklands, the expansion into Telecity Sovereign House provides a premier, Tier 3 carrier class hotel a...

Canadian Web Host 4GoodHosting Launches New Mobile Website Builder Application

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:34:34 +0000

February 2, 2012 -- Vancouver-based web hosting provider 4GoodHosting announced on Wednesday that it has officially launched its new website builder application designed for creating mobile websites. 4GoodHosting says its new Mobile Website Builder fea...

Internet Infrastructure Firm VeriSign Hit by Multiple Hacks in 2010

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:09:50 +0000

February 2, 2012 -- Internet infrastructure services provider VeriSign was the target of multiple online attacks throughout 2010 which resulted in stolen information, according to a report by Reuters which cites the company's quarterly regulatory filin...

Could Tucows’ New Ting Mobile Service be the Next Big Hosting Value-Add?

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:18:55 +0000

February 2, 2012 -- Internet services wholesaler Tucows announced on Thursday that it has launched its new US mobile phone service Ting. Ting was created with the intent to make mobile phone service more transparent, more affordable and with better cus...

Fujitsu Canada Acquires Canadian Hosting Provider TMC

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:13:20 +0000

February 2,2012 -- IT outsourcing firm Fujitsu Canada announced on Thursday it has acquired business and IT consulting solution and hosting provider TMC. The details of the transaction have not been disclosed. The acquisition aligns with Fujitsu Canada...

Microsoft Gives Free Windows Azure Access to TechStars Startups

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:25:21 +0000

February 2, 2012 -- Microsoft announced on Monday that it is working with startup accelerator TechStars to provide startups with up to $60,000 of Windows Azure compute and storage at no cost. TechStars accelerators in Boulder, Colorado, Boston, New Yor...

Investment Fund Griffin Capital Acquires AT&T Washington Data Center for $40 M

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:16:17 +0000

February 2, 2012 -- Real estate investment trust company Griffin Capital has acquired a three-building, 155,830-square-foot office and data center fully occupied by AT&T Wireless Services located in Redmond, Washington, according to a report by Glo...

Facebook IPO Filing Details Data Center Spending

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:36:55 +0000

February 2, 2012 -- With 845 million users, and more than half of users logging in everyday, Facebook has provided some insight into how much it costs to run its infrastructure through the release of its IPO filing on Wednesday. Facebook has invested m...

Cast Your Vote on Sessions Submitted for the HostingCon 2012 Program

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:28:29 +0000

The announcement is out today, but I wanted to provide a little insight into the selection process for user-submitted presentations for the HostingCon 2012 program. The submission window close just over a week ago, and since then, I’ve spent a lot of time going through the speaking proposals – we received more than 170 proposals, … Continue Reading →

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Q&A: Christopher Davis of NTT discusses Netmagic Acquisition

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:43:11 +0000

February 2, 2012 -- In an email Q&A with the WHIR, NTT America senior director, corporate marketing communications Christopher Davis, talks about NTT Com’s plans for Asia and why it only acquired a 74 percent stake in Netmagic.

VoIP Operator ShoreTel to Buy Hosted Unified Communications Firm M5 Networks

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:35:21 +0000

February 2, 2012 -- Voice over Internet protocol provider ShoreTel announced on Thursday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire hosted unified communications provider M5 Network, allowing ShoreTel to provide its customers a choice between on-p...

Security Breach at Web Host Blacknight Exposes Contact Info of 40,000 Customers

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:23:38 +0000

February 2, 2012 -- Irish-based European web hosting provider Blacknight announced on Wednesday that 40,000 of its customers may have been affected in a security breach on Tuesday. In a press release, Blacknight says no financial data was exposed in Tu...

Need server help

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:21:24 +0000

I plan on starting a community on v bulletin I have no idea where or what type of server I would need. Size would be from 2-5 thousand members with about a max of 5-600 members online at one time...

Web Host Datapipe Says 2011 Growth Surpassed 09 and 10 Combined

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:52:47 +0000

February 1, 2012 -- Web hosting provider Datapipe announced this week that it saw a rate of growth during 2011 that surpassed the company’s growth for the previous two years combined, even after having doubled its 2009 growth during 2010, and all of ...

ConnectWise Offers Technology Certifications Through Partner Resource Site

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:18:56 +0000

February 1, 2012 -- Service management software provider ConnectWise announced on Tuesday that it has added a library of technology certification prep courses to assist its partners in employee recruitment, training and development through its partners...

Linux Vendor Red Hat Slips into the OpenStack Cloud Community

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:14:58 +0000

February 1, 2012 -- A really interesting Monday post by Joe Brockmeier on ReadWriteWeb points out that open source giant Red Hat, while it declined to participate in the community around open source cloud computing platform OpenStack, citing problems w...

SoftLayer Launches Flex Images Public Beta for Customers

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:10:37 +0000

February 1, 2012 -- Web hosting provider SoftLayer announced on Wednesday that it has made its Flex Images offering available to all its customers in a public beta, enabling them to capture, store and replicate images of cloud or dedicated servers and ...