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Web Hosting Community Gets More Social

2008-04-30T10:50:00-04:00

Dayton, OH - Introducing the evolution of the Internet’s largest, most influential web hosting community! Web Hosting Talk (www.webhostingtalk.com) announced the launch of its new Enhanced Member Profiles – adding a new layer of social networking for Web Hosting Talks’ community members.

Enhanced Member Profiles enable any Web Hosting Talk registered member to build more credibility and connect more deeply with other web hosting community members by integrating their social networks, building a powerful personal identity and sharing their broader expertise, interests and hobbies with the Web Hosting Talk community.

Now, Web Hosting Talk members can integrate their “outside the community” reputation into their Web Hosting Talk persona by leveraging existing online social media including YouTube, Blog feeds, Diggs, social bookmarks like Del.icio.us, Flickr photos, LinkedIn, forum activity, friend’s list and much more.

Web Hosting Talk is bringing together over 5 million forum posts with an advanced social sharing and communication tool to strengthen its value to the web hosting industry. The new Enhanced Member Profiles offer a unique new way for Web Hosting Talk members to get more engaged with the online community through not only forum participation but to also discover, share and discuss opinions, experiences and insights occurring outside the four walls of Web Hosting Talk. The Enhanced Member Profiles creates greater membership engagement which fosters stronger loyalty within the overall community.

Since its launch in late March 2008, over 4,000 Member Profiles have been created by registered Web Hosting Talk members. Each week, hundreds of additional members are creating their Enhanced Member Profiles as they witness the benefits the first-movers are experiencing. These benefits include:

1. Building deeper and stronger community relationships.

2. Adding character to a member’s Web Hosting Talk identity.

3. Combining a member’s “outside the community” reputation into their Web Hosting Talk identity to build credibility.

4. Gaining more search engine exposure for a member and their company.

5. Broadening a member’s online reputation and prominence by leveraging Web Hosting Talk’s authority in the web hosting industry.

Any individual or company interested in setting up an Enhanced Member Profile should visit (http://www.webhostingtalk.com/memberprofiles) to learn more. Registration is required and is free.

“Web Hosting Talk is very excited about the launch and the quick adoption rate of the new Enhanced Member Profiles,” stated Troy Augustine, CEO of iNET Interactive the parent company of Web Hosting Talk. “The Enhanced Member Profiles provide added value for Web Hosting Talk’s members and creates a new social layer on top of forum participation.” Mr. Augustine continues, “It’s just the start though. Over the coming year, Web Hosting Talk will be rolling out additional modules for the Enhanced Member Profiles beyond an already impressive list of social media.”

Web Hosting Talk is a vibrant and active web hosting community. Today it has over 180,000 registered members who have generated over five million posts. Built initially as a message board, Web Hosting Talk has grown to also host a web hosting wiki, web host directory and web hosting news. Web Hosting Talk (http://www.webhostingtalk.com) is considered the largest, most influential web hosting community on the Internet.

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Sun Microsystems Extends Open Storage Platform

2008-04-29T11:37:00-04:00

SANTA CLARA, Calif.- Sun Microsystems today announced the addition of powerful developer tools and expanded professional service capabilities to help developers better leverage the growing open source communities that are fast changing the economics of the storage IT landscape. Over 3,000 members and 30+ projects within an active and growing OpenSolaris(TM) storage community demonstrate a groundswell within the storage industry for developers and enterprise companies to use open source alternatives to expensive proprietary storage offerings.

Developers can learn more about the open storage revolution at www.sun.com/openstorage or experience it first-hand at http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/storage/.

Today's storage industry is still largely closed and proprietary, with most customers locked-in to one particular vendor. Sun has opened up the storage platform to deliver dramatic increases in performance and price-performance for customers and, at the same time, created a whole new world for developers to build new applications and innovation in the storage world. The use of open platforms allows developers to re-purpose and re-use hardware through the simple addition of new software – something not offered by proprietary solutions.

“The storage industry is undergoing a radical transformation that parallels what servers went through a decade ago,” said John Fowler, executive vice president, Systems Group, Sun Microsystems. “Solaris OS, ZFS and the work of the OpenSolaris storage community provide rock-solid, enterprise class scalability and value, giving customers a low-cost way to leverage these open architectures without sacrificing quality or reliability.”

Sun has provided the foundation for this industry shift through the creation of the OpenSolaris storage community. Existing products like the popular Sun Fire(TM) x4500 server “Thumper” system – the world's first hybrid server/storage data server – and the Solaris ZFS file system capabilities within the Solaris OS help customers reduce costs by up to 90% through the use of open source software on industry standard systems.

New Tools from Sun Help Enable Developers to Build Storage Servers in 10 Minutes or Less

Sun today introduced new developer tools, recipes and how-to guides that provide insight on a wide variety of developmental issues. These new tools, easy-to-use videos and accompanying online guides provide developers the tools needed to build rock-solid storage systems quickly and efficiently:

Build a OpenSolaris operating system storage server in 10 minutes or less: this how-to recipe is intended to familiarize developers with the simple commands in Solaris for performing data management tasks, i.e. ZFS, NFS, CIFS, COMSTAR; For more information, please see: http://developers.sun.com/openstorage/articles/opensolaris_ storage_server.html (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)
Simple Steps to building a network-attached storage (NAS) appliance: this how-to recipe describes the steps required to build a NAS device with OpenSolaris operating system quickly and easily. Read about how easy it can be at: http://blogs.sun.com/icedawn/
In addition, expanded Sun service capabilities were released to speed open storage application development and help customers safely make the transition to an open storage infrastructure. Whether it is an open storage architectural design from a proprietary system or data migration need, Sun services brings technical expertise into the growing open storage arena and will continue to expand open storage capabilities to address community needs. Check out these new services at: http://www.sun.com/service/openstorage

Sun Customers Save Money Through Open Storage

Gracenote, SearchForce, DigiTar, Joyent and other industry leaders leverage Sun open storage solutions like the Sun Fire x4500 server system and Solaris ZFS technology to break through the economic stranglehold of closed systems. By leveraging Sun services, advanced developer tools and the community approach to creating and upgrading storage software and other applications, DigiTar CTO Jason Williams saves time and, more importantly, significantly cuts costs in his datacenter – read his blog here: Jason's Blog (http://blogs.digitar.com/jjww/)

“Sun has provided a platform for the democratization of the storage industry,” said Jason Williams, CTO of DigiTar. “We have found the appropriate level of operating system support we need to run our business through the OpenSolaris storage community, which saves significant time and money. I participate in the community daily and see real business value in the projects that are being created by some of the industry's most important players.”

"We've scaled clients up to over one billion page views a month using Joyent Accelerators built on OpenSolaris," said Rod Boothby, vice-president, Platform Evangelism at Joyent.

Thousands Join Open Storage Community

Comprised of over 3000 members and spanning many significant projects (such as SVM, UFS, NFS, ZFS etc.), the Open Storage movement led by Sun has established one of the fastest growing open source communities in the world. Storage industry leaders like Hitachi Data Systems, Qlogic and Emulex have contributed their software to the OpenSolaris community. Other community participants include storage solutions vendors like Nexenta, which leverages OpenSolaris OS and ZFS innovation to deliver a NAS software solution. In addition, instructor-training provider LiveAmmo uses the OpenSolaris OS innovation of Project COMSTAR to provide its customers with a low cost fibre channel SAN infrastructure. Companies across the IT landscape are also using OpenSolaris storage technologies within their product offerings, for example database leader MySQL(TM); content management companies Drupal; Confluence and Alfresco; and CRM provider SugarCRM and others.

“The enterprise shift to open storage solutions is now. As a participating member of the OpenSolaris community since 2006, we've leveraged the strengths of the Solaris kernel and the innovation provided by ZFS to offer NexentaStor, a software solution that, for the first time, makes enterprise class storage available to everyone,” said Even Powell, CEO of Nexenta. “In combination with industry standard high performance and high density storage servers, NexentaStor is saving customers time and money over legacy storage systems at a time when data is growing faster than legacy solution architectures and our enterprise customers budgets can address.”

Learn more about partners at this Neotactics blog on Nexenta: http://neotactics.com/blog/technology/storage-storage-storage

For more information, please see www.sun.com/openstorage

Find out how to participate and contribute code into a current OpenSolaris storage project at http://opensolaris.org/os/community/storage/developer/

Find out about the new storage features administrators are using in OpenSolaris at http://opensolaris.org/os/community/storage/administrator/

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PEER 1 Premieres 'Growing Pains' $10,000 Contest

2008-04-28T14:32:00-04:00

LAS VEGAS - Booth #2057, Interop -- PEER 1, a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, released today the second episode of its humorous video series, "Growing Pains," along with its new Growing Pains $10,000 Contest. Premiering at Interop Las Vegas, from April 29 -- May 1, 2008 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, episode two continues the saga of a home business start-up that grew quickly out of control, taking over the house with new employees, computers and servers.

Viewers of the episode can create their own growing pains videos highlighting their personal experiences for a chance to win a prize package of 12 months of free managed hosting, a 15-inch MacBook Pro and a Sony HD camcorder, at a total value of $10,000.

"We want our customers to focus on the possibilities not the problems of the Internet," said Rajan Sodhi, vice president of marketing at PEER 1. "With the Growing Pains series we are able to bring people together through humor and show that we truly understand the issues that businesses face today. PEER 1 removes these issues to help online businesses succeed in any industry."

Many PEER 1 customers experienced their own growing pains before they turned to the company to help gain control of their IT infrastructure.

PEER 1 has compiled the top five of these growing pains, which are:

1. High Costs - Running servers from a home office eats up too much
      capital and keeps small businesses from making other important
      investments
2. Too Complex - Networks are too complex, too difficult to manage
3. Time Consuming - Businesses suffer because IT takes up too much time,
      and business owners are not able to focus on generating revenue
4. Unreliable - Lack of redundancy means businesses experience downtime
      and lose revenue
5. No support - Running a network in a home office means there is not any
      IT support

The Growing Pains video series is a part of PEER 1's "We Get IT" campaign, which focuses on the customers behind technology. The first episode was viewed more than 75,000 times through Viddler and YouTube.

To watch the new episode of Growing Pains and enter the Growing Pains $10,000 Contest visit www.peer1.com/growingpains

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SoftLayer Sponsors eMazing Guitar Hero 3 Competition

2008-04-29T10:17:00-04:00

Dallas, TX – SoftLayer, the on-demand data center provider, is sponsoring a Guitar Hero 3 competition produced by eMazing Gaming, LLC, at the Wildflower! Music and Art Festival in Richardson, TX, May 16-18. 60,000 festival attendees will have the opportunity to play and watch as competitors vie for a trip to Rocklahoma, a 4-day rock concert that will feature many of the artists featured in the Guitar Hero 3 game.

“We are glad to sponsor the competition at WildFlower. Gaming is part of SoftLayer’s DNA,” said George Karidis, SoftLayer Chief Strategy Officer. “The technology and services we provide are ideal for powering the growing online gaming industry. It’s thrilling to see how each new generation of Internet-enabled game, from Guitar Hero 3 to World of Warcraft, is connecting people around the world in all new ways.”

SoftLayer’s sponsorship of the eMazing event grew out of an ongoing relationship between the companies. SoftLayer is the provider behind eMazing’s GamersZone, the online hub for all its tournaments and activities. “There is no better solution for us than SoftLayer, with their commitment to providing the best performance and control,” said James Tyler, eMazing Chief Executive Officer. “We look forward to seeing where and how our partnership will grow.”

Based in Dallas, eMazing produces interactive game competitions that are staged online and at events across the country. The company began as an e-sports franchise before evolving to organize the same kinds of tournaments that it was competing in, with a vision of enabling more people to enjoy the convergence of traditional and interactive entertainment.
The Wildflower! Guitar Hero 3 event is just one event in eMazing’s complete Guitar Hero 3 tournament. Players can compete online or in person at similar events in multiple states. Eight players will progress to the Central Region Finals at the Rocklahoma event, where the two best players will progress to the U.S. finals.

Would-be rock stars can register for the event online at emgamerszone.com.

About SoftLayer Technologies
Headquartered in Plano, Texas, SoftLayer delivers next-generation web hosting and on-demand datacenter services on a global basis from facilities located in Dallas, TX and Seattle, WA. Utilizing proprietary management tools coupled with the industry's first network-within-a-network topology, the company delivers unprecedented power and control to securely manage IT environments while providing unparalleled scalability. For more information please visit www.softlayer.com or call 866.398.7638.

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Web 2.0 Expo Attendee Surpasses Expectations

2008-04-26T00:01:00-04:00

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - TechWeb (formerly CMP) and O'Reilly Media, Inc., co-producers of Web 2.0 Expo, today announced over 10,000 verified attendees. This number of attendees, compared to last year's event, highlights a growth of more than 20 percent. Marking the second year of this successful event, Web 2.0 Expo took place this week, April 22-25, at Moscone West in San Francisco.

"We are thrilled by the positive response to this year's Expo," said Jennifer Pahlka, co-chair of Web 2.0 Expo. "Both the jump in numbers and the tenor of the conversations this week attest to the momentum of this market. We expect that we've only begun to see the impact of Web 2.0 on business, culture, and society."

The second Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco touched all corners of the Web ecosystem, from technical to marketing to business issues. Demand for the event sets the stage for the launch of Web 2.0 Expo New York on September 16-19, 2008, and the return of Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco, taking place on April 1-3, 2009.

Web 2.0 Expo gathers designers, developers, entrepreneurs, marketers, business strategists, and venture capitalists who have experiences to share and a passion for learning about Web 2.0 applications. As the meeting place for major innovation and change on the web, additional upcoming events include Web 2.0 Expo Europe in Berlin, Germany, October 21-23; and Web 2.0 Expo Tokyo, December 3-4, 2008. Additional information is available at http://www.web2expo.com/

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Hostopia to acquire customer assets of Uplinkearth

2008-04-26T19:41:00-04:00

MISSISSAUGA, ON and FT. LAUDERDALE, FL, - Hostopia.com, Inc. (TSX: H), announced today its signing of a definitive agreement to purchase the customer assets of New Jersey-based hosting services provider, Luxmovera, LLC, operating as uplinkearth. Uplinkearth accepted the all-cash offer on Friday, April 25th. The companies plan to migrate all users of record from uplinkearth's data center facility to Hostopia's unified web services platform by June 30, 2008.

Colin Campbell, Hostopia's CEO, comments, "We are very pleased to have concluded this agreement with uplinkearth. They have approximately 12,500 small business subscribers, which we feel are very compatible with the Hostopia web services platform. Our strategy will be to migrate all users and present them with many upgraded features and services. Over time, we will expect additional value-added services to be a logical upgrade path for many of these small businesses." Campbell continued, "Hostopia's main focus is private-labeled, wholesale outsourced web services that we sell to Telco's and broadband providers. Acquisitions such as uplinkearth complement our organic growth plan by adding end-users to our unified platform and giving us revenue-per-user opportunities through the many additional value-added services we offer, such as fax-to-email and collaborative email with wireless mobility synchronization."

Uplinkearth co-founder and President, Michael Yablonowitz, said, "My partners and I have built a very successful hosting services business over the years. We are experiencing increased demand for new services from our customers which can drive opportunity for our business to grow. We decided the market timing was ideal to transfer our user base over to a highly capable provider in the hosting and SaaS arena - one who can deliver the high-demand services our users need. Hostopia's proven credentials and track record in migrating large numbers of hosted business customers made them the ideal choice as our chosen buyer. We think our users will eagerly respond to the many new upgrades and value-added services Hostopia plans to offer them." The companies indicated that all users shall continue to be served under the familiar brand of uplinkearth, which will operate as a managed service by Hostopia.

For more information, visit www.hostopia.com and www.nexthaus.com.

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LG Secret mobile phone launches: Megawhat NEWS 24.04.08

2008-04-26T07:21:00-04:00

Brought to you by MegaWhatTV, Casy Scott covers the latest technology news around the world including the LG Secret launched, PSP Go!View to launch in Summer, eBay sues Craigslist, T-Mobile Android handsets coming soon and a voice-changing Dalek helmet arrives.

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Microsoft Calls for Verb to be Erased From Dutch Dictionary

2008-04-25T14:39:00-04:00

HOOFDDORP, the Netherlands, April 24 - Using the verb 'MSN-ing' as a synonym for sending messages through an instant messenger will no longer be allowed by the Microsoft Corporation. One day before the lawsuit against Carola Eppink (Unicaresoft), Microsoft Corporation requested the Dutch dictionary 'Van Dale' remove the verb 'msn-ing' from the latest edition.

The marketing machine Microsoft Corporation has succeeded in making MSN a generic term. In common slang 'msn-ing' became a synonym for sending messages through an Instant Messenger. Microsoft are now demanding the removal of this verb from the 'Van Dale' in order to stop the term MSN from being used by other companies as a brand name.

It hasn't been easy for Microsoft during this lawsuit. When Microsoft was confronted with existing msn domain names such as; msncam.com, msntest.com, msn-beta.com and 62 others they tried to convince the judge that they were not familiar with this list. The judge was astonished with this statement and pointed out that Microsoft should 'Google' more.

Unicaresoft confidently pleaded the necessity of registering the domain name MSNLOCK to be able to appropriately inform parents about their solution for the excessive use of Chat and Internet among children. According to Dutch legislation this is only permitted by means of 'referring to trademark' and in cases when there are no other alternative possibilities.

Gerard Ghazarian from Unicaresoft comments: "How can we consider an alternative name for our product when 90% of internet chat takes place through MSN?"

According to Carola Eppink this defense of Microsoft confirms her belief that this lawsuit is not particularly about the registration of a domain name, but more about her product Benzoy. With Benzoy parents easily can regulate the use of MSN and other chat programs. Carola says: "This lawsuit will not have a positive effect on the advertisement income of Windows Live Messenger and handing over the domain MSNLOCK will strongly decrease the possibility of reaching the concerned parents who are searching for the solution."

Nevertheless it seems to be that the judge has a difficult task. On the 7th of May the judge will pronounce the sentence regarding MSNLOCK.

Unicaresoft Corporation
Unicaresoft Corporation develops software that offers security for vulnerable groups such as children and young adults. Unicaresoft Corporation stands for safety and security for the Internet, but also security where it concerns chat addiction of children and young adults. Unicaresoft Corporation is an initiative of concerned parents and software developers, who have chosen to collaborate in developing more secure and safe software products for parents and their children.

For more information on Unicaresoft Corporation, please see one of the following links.

http://www.unicaresoft.com

http://www.benzoy.com

Source: Unicaresoft Corporation

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Rackable Systems Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

2008-04-25T10:48:00-04:00

FREMONT, Calif. - Rackable Systems, Inc., a leading provider of servers and storage products for large-scale data centers, today announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008.

Total revenue for the first quarter of 2008 was $68.0 million, compared to $72.0 million in the first quarter of 2007. GAAP gross margin for the first quarter of 2008 was 23.5%, compared to 12.5% in the first quarter of 2007. Non-GAAP gross margin for the first quarter of 2008 was 24.0%, compared to 13.5% in the first quarter of 2007.

GAAP net loss was ($0.10) per share for the first quarter of 2008, compared to GAAP net loss of ($0.36) per share in the first quarter of 2007. Non-GAAP net income was $0.06 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2008, compared to a net loss of ($0.13) in the first quarter of 2007.

“In reflecting on my first year as CEO at Rackable, we improved our non-GAAP gross margins four quarters in a row, increased our cash position by 22% year-over-year, and rebuilt the management team,” said Mark J. Barrenechea, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rackable Systems. “While our first quarter is seasonally weak for revenue, we improved gross margins by over 70% and non-GAAP EPS by $0.19 year-over-year. The progress we have made over the previous four quarters and our results in the first quarter reflect our belief in the long-term staying power of Rackable.”

Rackable Systems ended the first quarter of 2008 with $206.9 million of cash, cash equivalents and short and long-term investments compared to $198.1 million as of December 29, 2007 and $170.1 million as of March 31, 2007.

Non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this press release exclude stock-based compensation; amortization of intangible assets related to the company’s acquisition of Terrascale, amortization of patents and customer lists, quarterly payout related to the Terrascale acquisition, and related adjustments to the tax provision. The reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP financials is provided in the tables accompanying this press release.

Updated Business Outlook

Based on current business trends, Rackable Systems' financial projections for FY 2008 are as follows:

-- Annual revenue is projected to be in the range of $ 353 - $ 374 million

-- Annual GAAP Gross Margin is projected to be in the range of 17.6 % to 20.6 %

-- Annual non-GAAP Gross Margin is projected to be in the range of 18% to 21%

-- Positive non-GAAP EPS for the full year 2008

-- Increase in cash and investments, year-over-year

Conference Call Information

Rackable Systems will discuss these financial results in a conference call at 2:00 p.m. PT today. The public is invited to listen to a live web cast of the call on the Investor Relations section of the company's website at www.rackable.com. A replay of the web cast will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call and remain available until the next earnings call. An audio replay of the conference call will also be made available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call. The audio replay will remain available for five days and can be accessed by dialing 719-457-0820 and entering the confirmation code 3761243.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements

The 2008 projected financial results included in the financial tables at the end of this press release and the statement regarding the long-term staying power of Rackable Systems are forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially due to a number of risks and uncertainties including: Rackable Systems operates in a very competitive market, and increased competition has in the past, and may continue, to cause pricing pressure on Rackable Systems' products, which would negatively affect Rackable Systems' gross and operating margins, as well as other financial measures; a significant portion of the company's revenues come from a small number of customers, and so the delay in placing an order, or the failure of a significant customer to place additional orders, could have a significant negative effect on Rackable Systems' financial performance; orders for Rackable Systems' products can be received at the end of the quarter, and so a delay in placing an order in the fourth quarter could have a significant negative effect on Rackable Systems' financial performance for the year; the failure of the RapidScale products to achieve market acceptance; Rackable Systems is unable to control component pricing, such as DDR memory pricing as has happened in the past, and as a result component pricing can rise unexpectedly, negatively impacting Rackable Systems' gross margins as well as other financial measures; Rackable Systems may be required to write-off additional significant amounts of excess and obsolete inventory; and new products by competitors may come on the market, which would decrease the demand for Rackable Systems' products. Detailed information about these and other potential factors that could affect Rackable Systems' business, financial condition and results of operations is included in Rackable Systems' Form 10-K under the caption "Risk Factors", in Part I, Item 1A of that report, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 13, 2008 and available at the SEC's Web site at www.sec.gov. Rackable Systems undertakes no responsibility to update the information in this press release.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The non-GAAP financial measures discussed in the text of this press release and accompanying non-GAAP supplemental information are financial measures used by Rackable Systems' management to evaluate the operating performance of the company and to conduct its business operations. Non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin discussed or presented in this press release exclude stock-based compensation expense. Non-GAAP operating income (loss) discussed in this press release excludes stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangibles recorded in connection with the Terrascale acquisition, amortization of patents and customer list in connection with the acquisition of the company's predecessor and cash payments related to the Terrascale acquisition. Non-GAAP net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share excludes the same items as non-GAAP operating income (loss) and, as well, excludes the related tax effects of the applicable items. Management presents non-GAAP financial measures because it considers them to be important supplemental measures of performance. Management believes that the excluded charges are not central to the company's core operating performance and uses the non-GAAP financial measures for planning purposes, including analysis of the company's core operating performance against prior periods, the preparation of operating budgets and to determine appropriate levels of operating and capital investments. Management excludes from its non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) the items cited above, whether or not recurring, to facilitate its review of the comparability of the company's core operating performance on a period to period basis as well as to better understand the fundamental economics of a specific period's operational and financial performance. Management uses this view of the company's operating performance for purposes of comparison with its business plan and individual operating budgets and allocations of resources. Management also believes that the non-GAAP financial measures provide additional insight for analysts and investors in evaluating the company's financial and operational performance in the same way that management evaluates Rackable Systems' financial performance. However, these non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as an analytical tool, as they exclude the financial impact of transactions necessary or advisable for the conduct of the company's business, such as the granting of equity compensation awards and the acquisition of Terrascale, and are not intended to be an alternative to financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. For example, the benefits of having acquired intangible assets may be reflected in the company's financial performance, but the amortization of those intangibles is not. Hence, to compensate for these limitations, management does not review these non-GAAP financial metrics in isolation from its GAAP results, nor should investors. Pursuant to the requirements of SEC Regulation G, a detailed reconciliation between the company's GAAP and non-GAAP financial results is provided at the end of this press release. Investors are advised to carefully review and consider this information as well as the GAAP financial results that are disclosed in the company's SEC filings.

About Rackable Systems

Rackable Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:RACK) is a leading provider of Eco-Logical(TM) servers and storage products for large-scale data center deployments. The company's products are designed to provide benefits in the areas of density, thermal efficiency, serviceability, power distribution, data center mobility and remote management. Founded in 1999 and based in Fremont, California, Rackable Systems is a founding member of The Green Grid and serves Internet, enterprise software, federal government, entertainment, financial services, oil and gas exploration and high performance-computing customers worldwide.

Rackable Systems and Eco-Logical are trademarks or registered trademarks of Rackable Systems(R), Inc.

RACKABLE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

		March 29,		December 29,
			2008			2007
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	155,215		$	49,897
Short-term investments		43,005			148,215
Accounts receivable, net		34,664			49,957
Inventories			36,234			52,528
Deferred income taxes		1,484			499
Deferred cost of sales		217			456
Prepaids and other current assets		12,324			19,000
Total current assets		283,143			320,552
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT — Net		8,030			8,285
LONG TERM INVESTMENTS		8,729			-
INTANGIBLE ASSETS — Net		21,854			22,732
OTHER ASSETS		5,496			889
TOTAL		$	327,252		$	352,458

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	$	22,397		$	47,780
Accrued expenses		11,908			16,382
Income taxes payable		302			-
Deferred revenue		5,205			5,190
Total current liabilities		39,812			69,352
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES		6,659			3,031
DEFERRED RENT		992			868
DEFERRED REVENUE		2,882			3,089
Total liabilities		50,345			76,340

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY		276,907			276,118
TOTAL		$	327,252		$	352,458

RACKABLE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

			Three Months Ended
			March 29,		March 31,
				2008				2007
REVENUE		$	67,966			$	72,023
COST OF REVENUE			51,976				62,999
GROSS PROFIT			15,990				9,024
OPERATING EXPENSES:
	Research and development			7,096				6,836
	Sales and marketing			6,475				8,722
	General and administrative			7,155				11,340
	Total operating expenses			20,726				26,898
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS			(4,736	)			(17,874	)

OTHER INCOME — Net:			2,030				1,803

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX (PROVISION)/BENEFIT			(2,706	)			(16,071	)
INCOME TAX (PROVISION)/BENEFIT			(186	)			5,914
NET LOSS		$	(2,892	)		$	(10,157	)

NET LOSS PER SHARE
	Basic			($0.10	)			($0.36	)
	Diluted			($0.10	)			($0.36	)

SHARES USED IN NET LOSS PER SHARE
	Basic			29,352,438				28,220,970
	Diluted			29,352,438				28,220,970


Stock-based compensation is included in the following cost and expense categories by period (in thousands):

			Three Months Ended
			March 29,		March 31,
				2008				2007
Cost of revenue		$	302			$	669
Research and development			807				1,936
Sales and marketing			649				2,014
General and administrative			1,699				3,269
Total		$	3,457			$	7,888

RACKABLE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended
	March 29, 2008	March 31, 2007
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	$	(2,892	)	$	(10,157	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operation activities:
Depreciation and amortization		1,723			1,298
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable, net of writeoffs		20			145
Deferred income taxes		(166	)		(6,198	)
Stock-based compensation		3,457			7,888
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		15,273			34,782
Inventories		14,779			(391	)
Prepaids and other assets		6,675			(2,572	)
Accounts payable and other payables		(25,432	)		(12,803	)
Sales tax payable		(1,949	)		1,521
Accrued expenses		(2,401	)		(3,917	)
Income taxes payable		301			949
Deferred cost of sales		263			2,043
Deferred revenue		(191	)		(2,223	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		9,460			10,365
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of marketable securities		(25,500	)		(124,331	)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities		121,632			136,848
Terrascale acquisition, net of cash acquired		-			(150	)
Purchases of property and equipment		(719	)		(2,028	)
Expenditures for intangibles		6			(36	)
Net cash provided by investing activities		95,419			10,303
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Excess tax benefit of stock options exercised		-			(430	)
Repurchased restricted stock		(285	)		(51	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon ESPP purchase		http://www.gawkwire.com/business/65.html SourcefireÂ® Wins Prestigious SC Magazine Award 2008-04-25T10:45:00-04:00 WOKINGHAM, England - Open source innovator and SNORT® creator, Sourcefire, Inc., a leader in Enterprise Threat Management, today announced that it won the Product Award category for “Best Network Security” for Snort from the SC Magazine Awards 2008 Europe. These highly acclaimed and prestigious awards are designed to reward excellence and innovation in the IT Security industry. In total, Sourcefire was short-listed for three awards; the Product Awards, where Snort was nominated and won the "Best Network Security" category and the Sourcefire 3D™ System was nominated for "Best Security Management." In the Professional Awards, Sourcefire was nominated for "Best Security Company." Snort was among more than 300 entries submitted for the SC Magazine Awards Europe. The judging panel consisted of a number of CSOs and high level IT Security executives. Sourcefire was presented with this fantastic accolade at the SC Magazine Awards Dinner on the evening of Tuesday 22nd April, 2008. Commenting on the win, Graham Welch, Managing Director for EMEA for Sourcefire said, "We are thrilled that Snort has been recognised as the “Best Network Security” product in the market today. But more than this, we are delighted that Sourcefire was actually short-listed in not one, but three different categories for the SC Magazine Awards Europe. This clearly demonstrates our market leading innovation of enterprise network security solutions.” “As the worldwide standard for Intrusion Prevention, Snort continually outpaces its competition and provides a level of security that few other solutions can match,” said Martin Roesch, Founder and CTO of Sourcefire and Creator of Snort. “This SC Magazine Award validates the efforts of both Sourcefire and the open source community, and the superior value we deliver to our users.” The SC Awards Europe are widely considered the most influential awards programme in the information security industry and stand out as a true benchmark of achievement. Now in their thirteenth year, the Awards have a long-standing tradition of promoting excellence. The winners of the SC Magazine Awards Europe 2008 were announced at the Awards event, which took place at the Hurlingham Club in West London on 22nd April, 2008 during the InfoSecurity Show 2008. The editor of SC Magazine Paul Fisher said, "Tonight was fantastic. Our winners were chosen from some truly outstanding finalists. The judges had a tough time choosing the eventual winners. The industry is in great health.” For further details on the awards and other winners please visit: http://www.scmagazine.com/uk/news/article/804222/sc-awards-europe- 2008-winners-announced/ (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) About SC Magazine SC Magazine is an unrivalled intelligence source for information security and risk professionals. Its readership includes FTSE 100 CISOs and CSOs who are relied upon to protect their businesses from the wide-ranging data threats that exist in the world today. Each issue of the magazine includes news and threat analysis, stats, features on the security issues that matter, and insightful columns from industry experts. The SC Interview, carried in every issue, profiles the key thinkers in information security, including the CEOs of the leading IT security vendors. Unique in its sector, SC also publishes comprehensive product reviews and group tests of IT hardware and software. SC is indispensable for anyone with an interest in information security and protecting their business. About Sourcefire Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq: FIRE), Snort creator and open source innovator, is a world leader in Enterprise Threat Management (ETM) solutions. Sourcefire is transforming the way Global 2000 organizations and government agencies manage and minimize network security risks with its 3D Approach - Discover, Determine, Defend - to securing real networks. The Sourcefire 3D(TM) System is the first to unify IPS, NBA, NAC and Vulnerability Assessment technologies under the same management console. This ETM approach equips customers with an efficient and effective layered security defense - protecting network assets before, during and after an attack. Through the years, Sourcefire has been consistently recognized for its innovation and industry leadership by customers, media and industry analysts alike - with more than 30 awards and accolades. Today, the names Sourcefire and founder Martin Roesch have grown synonymous with innovation and network security intelligence. For more information about Sourcefire, please visit http://www.sourcefire.com. The following product categories are represented by the acronyms: Intrusion Prevention System (IPS); Network Behavior Analysis (NBA); Network Access Control (NAC); Vulnerability Assessment (VA). SOURCEFIRE®, SNORT®, the Sourcefire logo, the Snort and Pig logo, SECURITY FOR THE REAL WORLD™, SOURCEFIRE DEFENSE CENTER™, SOURCEFIRE 3D™, RNA™, DAEMONLOGGER™, CLAMAV™, SOURCEFIRE SOLUTIONS NETWORK™, and certain other trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sourcefire, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other company, product and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. http://www.gawkwire.com/technology/64.html Webhosting Growing Pains: VIDEO 2008-04-28T06:15:00-04:00 We came across a WONDERFUL video by Peer1 for all of those webhosting dreamers. You know the ones. They start with a single hosting server and dream of their own multi-million dollar hosting company yet wind up with another home office datacenter. Peer1 definately looked into the homes of many for inspiration on this video. Sit back and enjoy. http://www.gawkwire.com/video_tv/72.html CNET Networks and Yahoo! Announce Partnership 2008-04-25T10:43:00-04:00 SAN FRANCISCO & SUNNYVALE, Calif. - CNET Networks, Inc. announced today with Yahoo! Inc., a broad, three-year strategic partnership that includes content, advertising, and search marketing components. This partnership creates unparalleled value for users and marketers alike. CNET, as the leader in technology media, provides category expertise and trusted, engaging content destinations for consumers, while Yahoo! brings scale and a broad advertising platform to increase revenue and distribution for its partners. Under the partnership: CNET.com will become a major third-party provider of technology content on Yahoo! Tech and Yahoo! News, which will significantly add to its current offerings and ensure that Yahoo! will continue to provide its audience with the best news, reviews, and videos about technology and consumer electronics; CNET Networks will be able to sell ads against its own audience on Yahoo! properties, giving its marketing partners the ability to efficiently and effectively scale their marketing programs across CNET Networks and the Yahoo! network; Yahoo! will be able to sell display advertising inventory across CNET Networks’ category defining brands, which will be key components of Yahoo!’s publisher network; and Yahoo!’s toolbar will be broadly distributed through a newly constructed program at CNET Download.com, the world’s largest resource for safe, secure and trusted downloads. “After evaluating several alternatives, we are extremely pleased to engage with Yahoo! in this broad, long-term relationship. By partnering with the world’s largest portal, we’re giving more people access to CNET.com’s award-winning content, and driving new revenue streams into our business model,” said Neil Ashe, chief executive officer, CNET Networks. “Yahoo!’s position as the top Internet property in the U.S., and the breadth of its advertising relationships, complements our deep relationships with marketers in key categories. Working together, we have the ability to build more robust content environments and more comprehensive programs for our marketing partners.” Content CNET.com will provide technology content, including news, product reviews and original video, to Yahoo! Tech and Yahoo! News. The agreement significantly expands the technology content currently available on Yahoo!, and will include hundreds of monthly news stories from News.com, as well as hundreds of CNET.com product reviews. Through this partnership, CNET.com extends the reach of its brand to tens of millions of people on Yahoo!’s content sites in the U.S. Advertising Through this partnership, Yahoo! will provide its advertisers with access to CNET Networks inventory across key brands, including BNET, CNET.com, GameSpot, TV.com, and CHOW. With the use of Yahoo!’s advanced behavioral targeting technology, Yahoo!’s marketers can leverage the publishing channel to reach their customers within CNET Networks’ category-specific areas. The partnership will also enable CNET Networks to provide its advertisers with extended reach and frequency of messaging by targeting CNET Networks’ users while they are on the Yahoo! network. Finally, CNET Networks will offer its marketers increased video reach and scale as CNET Networks sells the advertising programs associated with the technology video content that it provides to the Yahoo! network. “This announcement builds on our strategy to be the partner of choice for leading Internet publishers looking to maximize their revenue potential and audience engagement,” said Todd Teresi, senior vice president of the Yahoo! Publisher Channel. “The combination of CNET Networks’ leadership position in technology content, and Yahoo!’s millions of users and high-quality advertisers seeking to reach audiences interested in technology, will provide the most effective opportunity to deliver targeted, relevant marketing messages to highly-qualified mass audiences.” This partnership will enable Yahoo! to have the richest content and advertising inventory available on the Internet in the technology category, which will provide a “must buy” opportunity for advertisers seeking relevant audiences at scale via an easy, end-to-end solution. Toolbar CNET Download.com is the most trusted resource on the Web for safe and secure downloads. Each month, millions of people visit CNET Download.com to choose from more than 60,000 free downloads, including software, music, and games. CNET Download.com will work closely with its independent software vendors (ISVs) to package and promote the Yahoo! Toolbar, giving Yahoo!’s products exposure to millions more consumers each month. Yahoo! Toolbar, which was the Web’s first downloadable toolbar and is currently available in more than 14 markets, helps users simplify their Web routines on and off Yahoo.com. “Our goal is to offer users access to the most comprehensive and relevant content on the Web. This partnership gives us the ability to extend our reach with Yahoo! Toolbar and to make Yahoo! Search a starting point for CNET Download.com’s global community,” said Vish Makhijani, general manager and senior vice president, Yahoo! Search. About CNET Networks CNET Networks, Inc. is an interactive media company that builds brands for people and the things they are passionate about, such as gaming, music, entertainment, technology, business, food, and parenting. The Company's leading brands include BNET, CNET, GameSpot, TV.com, and CHOW. Founded in 1992, CNET Networks has a strong presence in the US, Asia, and Europe. About Yahoo! Yahoo! Inc. is a leading global Internet brand and one of the most trafficked Internet destinations worldwide. Yahoo! is focused on powering its communities of users, advertisers, publishers, and developers by creating indispensable experiences built on trust. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties concerning Yahoo!’s strategic partnership with CNET Networks, Inc. (including without limitation the statements contained in the quotations from management in this press release), as well as Yahoo!'s strategic and operational plans. Actual events or results may differ materially from those described in this press release due to a number of risks and uncertainties. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, the possibility that expected or planned implementations described may be delayed, may not ultimately be implemented, or if implemented may not be successful; and the anticipated benefits described to Yahoo! may not be achieved. More information about potential factors that could affect Company's business and financial results is included under the captions, "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," in Yahoo!'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 which is on file with the SEC and available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. http://www.gawkwire.com/business/63.html R1Soft Introduces Windows Server Restore 2008-04-22T08:11:00-04:00 HOUSTON, TEXAS (April 23, 2008) -- R1Soft (http://www.r1soft.com), a developer of Continuous Data Protection? products for Linux and Windows, announced today it has released a new version of its CDP Server product that introduces a quick and easy Windows Server restore using Linux Live CDs. R1Soft’s new Bare-Metal Restore process does not require Windows Pre-Execution or Remote Installation Services and is a first of its kind. R1Soft provides its customers a bootable Linux Live CD ISO image compatible with most popular Windows Server storage and network devices. Administrators can initiate a restore by simply inserting the CD, powering on, and then selecting a point-in-time virtual full backup to restore from in the R1Soft CDP Server web interface. Previously, before any data could be restored, Windows server administrators had to first re-install the Windows operating system and any backup software. Recent Bare-Metal Restore alternatives, such as products released by vendors like Symantec, IBM, and EMC, still require the customer to use either the Windows Pre-Execution Environment (Windows PE) or Windows Remote Installation Services (RIS) during restores. Windows RIS and PE can be complicated processes and these systems add hours of wasted time during a critical server restore. “Bare-Metal Restore has been a real thorn in the side of software makers when it comes to Windows servers. It has proven difficult to boot Windows without using a hard disk for restore. Windows PE, for example, requires a separate Windows license for every instance that is booted and is very complicated and time consuming just to get it to work. The nearest alternative is RIS, and that can take days to get working, especially in a large data center,” said David Wartell, Vice President of R1Soft, a subsidiary of BBS Technologies. “With our new release of CDP for Windows, we have finally solved the problem. Bare-Metal Restores on Windows servers from disk backups can now be completed by simply inserting a CD in the tray.” R1Soft also supplies media and configurations for DHCP and TFTP servers to allow Windows Server restore over the PXE network boot protocol supported by all modern network interface cards. R1Soft has previously been offering Bare-Metal Restore in its CDP for Linux product. For more information about R1Soft and Continuous Data Protection, please visit http://www.r1soft.com or call 1-800-956-6198. About R1Soft R1Soft is the only provider of Continuous Data Protection solutions for Linux and Windows. With a world-class customer list, including some of the world's largest hosting providers, R1Soft products provide Continuous Data Protection? (CDP) for over 85,000 mission-critical Linux and Windows servers worldwide. Today R1Soft is one of the most trusted names in CDP and the gold standard for high performance Linux Server data protection. http://www.gawkwire.com/technology/58.html Aspiration Hosting Enters Hosting Market 2008-04-23T06:14:00-04:00 Malacca, Malaysia April 22, 2008 – Aspiration Hosting, a privately owned provider of web hosting services, announced that it officially enters the web hosting market today. The company also debuts its premium hosting services alongside with this memorable event. Aspiration Hosting claims to host all sites in a Non-Oversold Environment with powerful servers to ensure the speed and uptime of websites hosted under them will always be at top notched condition. “The web hosting industry is flooded with lots of dishonest web hosting companies which oversells their resources to maximize their profit. They will try to cram a lot of web hosting accounts into a server to ensure profitability. However, this will definitely slow down the websites in these servers and customers will be easily suspended for using too much of their CPU Usage and RAM Resource.”, explains James Lee, the CEO of Aspiration Hosting. “We are aware of this disease in the industry and thus, Aspiration Hosting is here to eliminate all the problems faced by most web hosting clients.” The company claims that they do not set any limit on CPU and RAM resource usage, which ensures customers are not bound to a single limit even when the server is being under utilized. “Instead, we ask users to be fair and considerate in what they use. Users should not use resources in such a way that it will have adverse affects on other users. By employing a policy with no set limits, this effectively allows customers to use much more resources when it is available and required rather than being limited constantly.” The company states that they are also in talks with various parties before the rolling out of their virtual and dedicated hosting. “It is just a matter of time (for the debut of virtual and dedicated hosting services).”, said James. Aspiration Hosting also provides domain registration service as well as premium SSL certificates from GeoTrust. About Aspiration Hosting: Aspiration Hosting is a privately owned 100% debt free based hosting company founded in 2008 and has no intentions of selling any time soon. Aspiration Hosting is specialized in Premium Web Hosting services, such as Shared Hosting and Reseller Hosting services as well as reselling SSL Certificates and Domain Name registrations. http://www.gawkwire.com/web_hosting/59.html Rack-Soft Released 4PSA Total Backup 2 2008-04-23T06:16:00-04:00 April 22, 2008 - Rack-Soft launched today the latest version of the backup solution for Parallels Plesk. 4PSA Total Backup 2 is a Parallels Plesk add-on that automates the server backup processes and maximizes hosting server availability. This release of the popular 4PSA backup solution comes with new features and design enhancements oriented to improve usability, flexibility, and server performance during the backup job. 4PSA Total Backup handles the entire backup lifecycle: backup, storage, alerting, restore. The software is also able to encrypt backups, a very important feature targeted to customers that save backups on third party infrastructures. To minimize transfer times and backup overhead, 4PSA Total Backup saves only differences occurred from the last backup. Enhancements introduced by the new version include improved backup cycle storage that allows keeping locally and remotely multiple backup cycles, selective restore, the possibility to cap archives storage bandwidth, and compressed file transfers. "Hosting providers have quite special backup and disaster recovery requirements. The backup operation should not affect production services, should optimize disk space, minimize bandwidth consumption, and guarantee information security. 4PSA Total Backup has been available for almost five years, saving thousands of Plesk server administrators from disaster. In the new version we simply incorporate the experience accumulated during these years", said Bogdan Carstoiu, Rack-Soft’s General Manager. 4PSA Total Backup 2 is a Unix/Linux software add-on for Parallels Plesk, the industry leading hosting control panel. Licensing prices start from 69 USD and include 12 months of maintenance and technical support. About Rack-Soft Rack-Soft is a specialized developer and integrator of server and Data Center software that supports major operating systems and platforms. The company delivers solutions that help service providers and enterprises control their infrastructure, automate processes, and improve communications. The company’s explosive success is based on excellence, innovation, and customer oriented processes. The core of Rack-Soft's business philosophy is based on an ISO 9001 certified quality management system certified by TUV CERT. For more information, please visit www.4psa.com. If you have comments, suggestions or questions, please send an email to press@4psa.com. 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Each week, Lunarpages staff chooses the top 5 designs submitted and allows the community to vote. The winner automatically progresses to the finals for the chance to win the grand prize. The contest has already begun, so contestants are already submitting themes, but new entries do not close until June 22, 2008, so there is plenty of time to enter. Other prizes are as follows: 2nd place - $300 and 3 years free hosting 3rd place - $100 and 1 year free hosting Winners will also be promoted via the Lunarpages Blog and will receive a featured article in the Lunarpages Web Hosting Newsletter (web-hosting-newsletter.com). About Lunarpages.com: Lunarpages hosts over 150,000 customers worldwide out of 3 data centers and is best known for their reliable web hosting customer service and customizable solutions for personal and business websites. To enter please visit http://blog.lunarpages.com/wordpress_themes_contest_08.php http://www.gawkwire.com/web_hosting/62.html Search Engine Workshops Now Offers Online Training 2008-04-25T16:19:00-04:00 HATTIESBURG, MS - Search Engine Academy, the premiere search engine marketing workshop in the world, today announced that it is offering a networking community for search engine marketers -- the first on the Net, where Search Engine Optimizers can meet and share strategies, access a variety of online areas, and continue to get updated material on a regular basis. Founded by industry experts, Robin Nobles and John Alexander, Search Engine Workshops has successfully conducted beginning and advanced workshops around the country since 2002 http://www.searchengineacademy.com/. Nobles and Alexander designed the Workshop Resource Center (WRC) http://www.sew-wrc.com/ to be an actual community of members rather than being focused on just one particular area, such as an online forum. The WRC contains a resource library; informative live SEO instructional chats, where you can get the opinion of other experts; an e-mail discussion list; a download area where you can download presentations; discounts on tools and services; audio tutorials; a Question and Answer area; software programs; and three active blogs. The resource library by itself contains over 1000 printed pages of possibly the most comprehensive search engine marketing material online and is updated on a regular basis. WRC has a team of professionals who work to assure the quality and trustworthiness of the material, to watch for broken links, to check for misspellings and grammar errors, and to look for any inconsistencies. WRC also has a Search Engine Advisor whereby members of the WRC and active students can submit questions to be answered by a panel of search engine experts based on solid research. Robin Nobles is Co-Director of Training for Search Engine Workshops and OnlineWebTraining.com. Over the past years, she's taught several thousand people in online and onsite search engine marketing courses. With expertise in article marketing, SEO skills and as an accomplished writer, she shares a variety of her strategies in this Workshop. John Alexander is Co-Director of Search Engine Workshops and Director of Search Engine Academy. With expertise in behaviorally related keyword forensic research, SEO skills and lateral thinking strategies, John has taught hundreds of students from over 87 different countries worldwide and is author of the Free SEO Tip of the Day http://www.searchengineworkshops.com/seo-tip-of-the-day.html. http://www.gawkwire.com/seo_sem/68.html Nirvanix Announces 30-Day "Upload Holiday" 2008-04-22T12:02:00-04:00 SAN DIEGO – April 22, 2008 – Nirvanix, the premier “Cloud Storage” platform provider, today announced a 30-day “fee holiday” for all uploads from any source including Amazon S3 to a new account on its Storage Delivery Network (SDN), making the decision even easier for companies considering the integration of this acclaimed web-based storage service into their applications or storage environment. “We found that there are many companies that experimented with cloud storage when there were only one or two choices on the market. They have built up a substantial amount of data online and are looking for ‘best of breed’ now that enterprise-class solutions are available,” said Jonathan Buckley, Chief Marketing Officer with Nirvanix. “For a company with just 50 Terabytes of archived data, for instance, this holiday can mean a setup savings of well over $9,000 to move to the world’s fastest, most reliable cloud storage platform in the world.” Additionally, Nirvanix announced the availability of its ‘Amazon S3 Migration Tool,’ which enables the easy migration of files from an Amazon Simple Storage Service account to the more sophisticated global Nirvanix Storage Delivery Network while preserving folder structures. For more information about this limited time offer and the Amazon S3 Migration Tool, please visit www.nirvanix.com About The Storage Delivery Network Nirvanix has built a global cluster of storage nodes collectively referred to as the Storage Delivery Network (SDN), powered by the Nirvanix Internet Media File System (IMFS). The SDN intelligently stores, delivers and processes storage requests in the best network location, providing the best user experience in the marketplace. With the ability to store multiple file copies in multiple geographic nodes, the SDN enables unparalleled data availability for developers, businesses and enterprises. By using the Nirvanix SDN versus alternatives such as adding network storage systems or using first generation online storage platforms, businesses are guaranteed a shorter time-to-market, reduced costs, and also benefit from better flexibility and control for their operations. About Nirvanix Nirvanix is the premier “Cloud Storage” platform provider. Nirvanix is a privately held company headquartered in San Diego, California and backed by world-class investors including Intel Capital. For more information about the company and its services, visit www.nirvanix.com. http://www.gawkwire.com/promotions/57.html MachSol.com announces support SaaS Control Panel 2008-04-18T02:15:00-04:00 Machine Solutions (MachSol.com), an emerging leader of SaaS enabled hosted services control panel software for HSPs and Telco, has today announced availability of 64-bit platform support for eJadSPM System. In addition, 64-bit versions of its Hosted Exchange, BlackBerry and Hosted SharePoint control panel are also available. "The addition of 64-bit support extends our user's fine grain control over resource allocation. Our goal is to lead the industry in performance and flexibility, while catering to the specific requirements of HSPs, Telco and complex hosted software services," says Aziz Paracha, the CEO of MachSol. "We continually listen to our customers and expand the capabilities of our products to meet their needs, whether they involve incorporating new standards to maximize deliverability, or providing support across various operating systems and processors." About eJadSPM System eJad Service Provider Management system (eJadSPM) is a SaaS enabled hosted services delivery platform for HSPs and Talco. With eJadSPM you can manage service plans, bill clients, automatically provision services, manage hardware inventory, IP pools, Name servers, Help desk support, e-commerce store-front, accounts renewals, etc all from single control panel. eJadSPM supports all popular hosting panels, domain registrars, and payment gateways. eJadSPM System allows HSPs and ISPs to drastically lower down their operations cost, quickly introduce profitable services, organize business and improve usage of hardware and resources. eJadSPM puts hosting business on full automation! For features list, online demonstration and pricing, please visits www.machsol.com. About MachSol Machine Solutions, LLC, established in 2001 is a debt-free IT services company working in the areas of customer software development, offshore IT outsourcing, and training services. MachSol is focused on Microsoft products and technologies and specializes in the automation and training of Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Active Directory Services Internet Information Server (IIS), Microsoft DNS, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration (HMC/MPS), Windows Biztalk Server, and many more. The company has offices in North America and Asia. For more information, visit www.machsol.com or call 1-877-MACHSOL. http://www.gawkwire.com/technology/61.html

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