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Explosion Rocks The Planet
Houston TX data center The Planet experienced a suspicious outage on Saturday afternoon that evolved in a full blown crisis. According to reports on The Planet’s forum, at approximately 5:45 pm on Saturday, May 31,2008, a transformer in their H1 data center caught fire, resulting in the shutdown of all generators to their North Houston data center.
OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta and Extensions Show Strong Momentum
Office Productivity Suite Delivers Document Accessibility for Mac Users with Disabilities Advanced Integration of OpenOffice.org with Apple VoiceOver, ODF Editing is Now Accessible on All Key Desktop Platforms; More Than 100 Extensions Available for OpenOffice.org ...
LifeLock's Growth: An Look Inside the Numbers
One Million Americans Turn to LifeLock to Protect Their Identities As we continue to grow our service and attract more members, we will also continue to enhance our offering to maintain LifeLock's role as the source for comprehensive identity theft protection. ...
Yahoo!'s Frazier Miller to Keynote SMX Local & Mobile
Yahoo! Local GM Miller to Headline July 24-25 San Francisco Event That Educates Search Marketers About Local and Mobile Opportunities ...1&1 sees rapid growth in .ORG domain registrations
- 1&1 registered .ORG domains up 31 percent in past 12 months - .ORG web identity gives credible voice to online activism...
GasPrices.com Sells for $225,000
More than $2.5 Million in Domain Names Sold At Moniker's T.R.A.F.F.I.C East Live Auction -- GasPrices.com , InsuranceRates.com and Rainbow.com were among auction's big sellers -- ...
Comodo Introduces Service to Protect Wireless Sessions
Comodo Introduces TrustConnect, a New Service that Helps Keep User Information Safe during Wireless Sessions TrustConnect delivers a flexible, secure approach to surfing the Internet that lets users create a Virtual Private Network whenever they need it. ...$2.6 Million Dollar Settlement Paid by the Princeton Review
The Princeton Review Pays CollegeNET $2.6 Million in Litigation Settlement as PTO Re-Affirms Validity of CollegeNET's '042 Patent Covering Web Admissions Application Processing ...Ensim Announces Upgrades for Unify Active Directory Manager
Ensim Unify Active Directory Manager Version 2.5 significantly reduces unplanned Active Directory downtime...Brixtel Corporation Partners with GlobalSign
Brixtel Corporation Partners with GlobalSign, Providing Enhanced Security Features to Its Customers GlobalSign (www.globalsign.com), one of the longest established Certification Authorities, announced that Brixtel Corporation, an Internet Security Provider, has chosen GlobalSign's SSL Partner program. ...
Yahoo! Files Lawsuit Against “Lottery†Spammers
Yahoo! Inc., announced the filing of a lawsuit against “Yahoo! Lottery Spammers†for unlawfully sending e-mail messages to Internet users for the purpose of deceiving them into believing that they have won a lottery or prize offered by Yahoo!. ...VMware to Acquire B-hive Networks to Further Enhance Virtualization Platform
VMware to Acquire B-hive Networks to Further Enhance Virtualization Platform With Application Performance Management Customers Gain Critical Insight and Control of Application Health and Performance, Ability to Proactively Manage to Service Level Objectives ...Everything Channel Presents 'The SaaS Value Proposition' NetSeminar
Everything Channel Presents 'The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Value Proposition -- A MSP Perspective' NetSeminar Online Event to Take Place on May 28 at 2 PM EDT ...SocialMedia Networks' Co-Founder at Google I/O
SocialMedia Networks' Co-Founder and VP of Engineering to Discuss Monetizing Application Traffic on Social Networking Sites at Google I/O...NetSuite Wins 2008 CODiE Award for Best Ecommerce Software
The 23rd Annual CODiE Awards are the only peer reviewed awards within the software and content industries. SIIA and industry partners recognized winners in 76 categories. Over 1,000 applications were received for this year's CODiE awards....
The Planet’s Jeff Lowenberg Named Manager of the Year
Based on his implementation of new “green†data center efficiencies, Lowenberg was recognized for his work that will save the company more than $1 million on energy costs in 2008 alone. The award recognizes excellence in data center project management, according to senior site editor Matt Stansberry....Verio Ranked in Top 500 Technology Integrators
Verio Ranked Among North America’s Top 500 Technology Integrators by Everything Channels’ VARBusiness...Online Technologies Corporation Opens New Michigan Data Center
New Site Provides Colocation and Dedicated Severs for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses ...Name.com Launches Name-Based Wiki
Name.com announces the launch of a names-based encyclopedia at wiki.name.com. ...No Mac Left Behind
ShowMyPC, the leading provider of web collaboration software has recently released a beta version of their software for the Mac, which will let Mac users share their screen and view remote screens with other Mac and PC users. Desktop Sharing for Mac OSX ...Snoop Dogg and Crestock Team Up for the Ego Trippin' Design Contest
Hiphop Megastar Snoop Dogg, Doggy Style Records and Crestock, the highest quality microstock photo group is now offering professional and aspiring designers the chance to put their creative talents to the test and design Snoop Dogg's official wallpaper for each of his new singles, "Sensual Seduction","Life of Da Party", and "My Medicine". Our audience is a design saavy, online community of creative amateurs and professionals around the world ...Register.com Reveals Web Trends Survey
Register.com Small Business Survey Reveals Trends in Web Strategy 70% Expect No Decline In Web Revenue Over Next Year, Despite Economic Conditions ...GoDaddy Catches Fastest Girl, Again
Go Daddy Inks New Deal With Its Fastest Go Daddy Girl - Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Revs Up Sponsorship Just in Time for Indy 500...Network Solutions and Open-Xchange Partner
Network Solutions and Open-Xchange Partner to Deliver Hosted E-mail and Collaboration Services to Small Business Leading U.S. e-Business Company to deploy Open-Xchange as Software-as-a-Service to Millions of Users ...cPanel Adds More Technical Sessions to Conference
cPanel adds more technical sessions to conference as a result of customer input. Our attendees and customers asked for more technical sessions at the conference and we intend to deliver ...iMergent Reaches Settlement with the State of Wisconsin
Business in Wisconsin not Affected ...
Yahoo! Director Resigns, Annual Meeting Postponed
Yahoo Inc. Director, Edward Kozel resigned from the board, though he planned on leaving as early as February....AT&T Signs Major Hotel Chain to Hosting Deal
AT&T Offers Hyatt a Suite of Global Hosting and Managed Solutions Deal Positions AT&T as Strategic Hosting Provider for International Hotel Company ...Parallels Summit 2008 Spotlights Virtualization and SaaS
More than 700 business and technical professionals from more than 20 countries gathered here for the 2-day Parallels Summit event to hear notable industry speakers and network with their peers. ...4Domains Launches Free 4DNStools.com
DNS Tools with Traceroute, Ping, What's My IP and More Webmaster tools to monitor and test your websites, IP addresses, email addresses and more. Plus our exclusive domain name appraisal tool. In subsequent versions of this project you are going to see some very exciting things that are extremely unique ...
The Planet Acquires Services Firm Touch Support
Based in Lafayette, Ind., the company provides server administration management services to its global customer base. Financial terms were not disclosed....SimpleScripts Automated PHP Script Installer is Released
SimpleScripts, a one-click script installer for web hosts, has announced over 30,000 installs in its first month. ...Organizations Dealing with Broad Range of Information Security Threats
Spyware, viruses, worms remain threats; handheld devices pose new challenges Threats related to mobile/remote computing and handheld devices can include simple user operating error; using ...Parallels Summit 2008 Opens to Record Attendance
Parallels, Microsoft, Intel and Tier1 Executives Spotlight Key Computing Trends on First Day ...Windows Vista Widgets Gadgets for the Hosting Professional
By Rollie HawkIt’s 2008 and you are a professional in a high-tech industry. That means two things. One, there’s a good chance you are using ...Hosting Controller Revamps Website
Los Angeles, CA – Hosting Controller ( hostingcontroller.com ) developer of Hosting Automation Solution today announced that it has launched a redesigned and improved web ...Parallels and Zend Form Technology Partnership
Joint Solutions Will Optimize PHP Technology and the Application Packaging Standard ...StoredIQ Information Management Platform Now Available
StoredIQ Information Management Platform Now Available Through EMC Select StoredIQ appliance automates eDiscovery processes, provides visibility into business-critical information as part of EMC Solution...Mobile Internet World Conference and Expo Lauded a Major Success
Inaugural Mobile Internet World Conference and Expo Lauded a Major Success Registering Over 2,200 Professionals Representing Over 45 Countries...Exabytes Partners SmarterTools
Exabytes Network Pvt Ltd, the top web hosting company in Malaysia announced that they have recently become official partners with SmarterTools, the IT management software company that offers solution to everyday business operations....Parallels to Resell Rack-Soft’s VoipNow PBX Software
Key SaaS Application Provides Integration with Parallels Plesk Control Panel and Delivers Hosted PBX services to Business and Residential Users ...Best of the Web Names Rob Schmid Controller
Company names dedicated employee to top operational spot. ...Most Search Engine Optimized (SEO) Press Release Ever
Tips for Building the Perfect SEO Press Release Summaries for Search Engine Optimized (SEO) press releases should include keywords early and Search Engine Optimized press releases should repeat their most important keywords. ...Sitefinity and DiscountASP.net Partner for Free Websites
The Sitefinity Team and the leading hosting provider DiscountASP.NET are happy to announce their support for the INETA community by providing a free Sitefinity Standard Edition License and free website hosting to the INETA UGs....
AOL Completes Acquisition Of Global Social Media Network Bebo
Company Announces New AOL People Networks Business Unit, Led by Joanna Shields AOL Focused on Growth in Three Key Areas – Publishing, People Networks and Advertising ...White Horse Recognized for "Best of the Best"
White Horse Recognized for "Best of the Best" Web Marketing and Design Fast growing digital agency honored by three different awards programs for outstanding digital marketing. ...Five Sun Microsystems Women Honored with Prestigious Awards
Sun Employees Awarded Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision and Tribute to Women, YWCA Awards...Hostway to Offer Revenue Streams at NCTA’s Cable Show ‘08
Hostway will participate in the National Cable & Telecommunications Association's Cable Show ’08 as an exhibitor offering attendees additional revenue streams through its white label Web hosting program...Hosting provider LeaseWeb Restructures Support Division
Ambitious Plans New Support Manager: 16 additional support agents...eApps Hosting announces GlassFish is now available
eApps Hosting announced that the GlassFish Open Source Application Server for Java EE 5, from the GlassFish community project, is now available as a click installable application service in low cost Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting plans. ...
Oliver Mauss, the new CEO of 1&1 Internet Inc.
IT expert to lead 1&1 web hosting - Andreas Gauger steps down after 13 years ...Domainmonster.com Pre-Registers .me TLD's
.me Launch – Domainmonster.com Taking Domain Name Pre-Registrations Now!...Comodo Offers Unprecedented Free Expert PC Cleaning
Comodo's Unprecedented Free Expert PC Cleaning is Offered in Response to the Escalation of Viruses and Trojans Attacks in 2008 To help PC users combat serious increases in virus threats, Comodo provides experts to clean any PC for free - "no catches - no kidding"...cPanel Partners with R1Soft
cPanel Partners with R1Soft to Offer Continuous Data Protection for Web Hosts...
Sybase and Sun Set Guinness World Record
Sybase IQ, Sun SPARC Enterprise M9000 Server, and BMMsoft Server Manage One Petabyte of Raw Data Holding Six Trillion Rows of Transactional Data ...1Vault Networks Gets Ready for 2008 Hurricane Season
1Vault Networks Can Assist Florida Businesses Who Stand to Lose Most During Upcoming 2008 Hurricane Season ...Handy Networks, LLC Announces Adobe Coldfusion Plans
Handy Networks, LLC Announces the Introduction of Adobe® ColdFusion 8 Premium Hosting Plans and Premium Reseller Hosting Plans ....Pro TLD Now Available Worldwide
ICANN Unanimously Approves RegistryPro Proposal to Expand the .Pro TLD ...Moniker Unveils Additional Domain Names Available
Moniker Unveils Additional Domain Names Available at Upcoming T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East Event in Orlando New Domain Names Join Top Offerings Including Israel.com, BlueRay.com, GasPrices.com and Pay.com ...Compete.com Surpasses One Million Unique Visitors per Month
Company Celebrates the Achievement This Week at Compete Client Forum ...iPCS Sues Sprint Nextel over Clearwire Transaction
Claims Sprint Nextel’s Agreement with Clearwire Violates Affiliate Agreements Seeks to Enjoin Sprint Nextel’s Combination with Clearwire ...Hostopia launches fax-to-email service
Private label wholesale service allows telecoms to tap into high growth IP Fax market with key patent license ...Microsoft Taps Ad Agency for Office ’07 Designer Templates
MS tapped advertising and design firm Bradley & Montgomery for the creation of designer templates that allow businesses to seamlessly incorporate their branding and present themselves in a confident and elegant manner....Supermicro Surpasses $2 Billion
Supermicro Surpasses $2 Billion in Cumulative Revenue Since Founding Application-Optimized Server Leader Celebrates Over 14 Consecutive Years of Profitability and Consistent Growth ...Study Reveals Datacenter Growth
Datacenter Research Study Indicates Wave of Datacenter Expansions in the Next 12 Months Survey of U.S. Corporations Reveals Nearly 90 Percent Planning Near-Term Datacenter Expansions ...
Tucows Announces a $10 million Stock Buyback Program
Tucows Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program of up to $10 million for the repurchase of its common stock. ...dotMobi Acquires Mowser Assets
dotMobi's acquisition of Mowser's technology, developed by Bay Area mobile pioneers Russell Beattie and Michael Rowehl, is another way for dotMobi to provide a complete range of mobile content creation solutions for businesses of all sizes....
MySpace Introduces ‘Data Availability’
MySpace Introduces ‘Data Availability’ with Landmark Launch Partners Yahoo!, eBay, Photobucket, and Twitter Leading Global Social Network Continues Commitment to Network Openness and Creation of a More Social Web MySpace Empowers Users To Share Their User Generated Content and Data Web-Wide...
MojoHD creates Clone
Depak's clone visits Comic-con 2008 and meets Stan Lee, Grant Morrison, Jedis, Storm Troopers, Dookie-Poo, the White Queen, the Dark Phoenix, geeks, Gods and Slave leias (yes... plural)....Crimeware Double Threat Menaces Internet
Crimeware Variants & Crimeware-Distributing URLs Increase in January...Companies Go Green and Save Tons With VMware Virtualization
VMware Software Has Saved Customers 39 Billion Kilowatt Hours of Electricity, More Than the Power Used Annually to Heat and Cool the Country of Denmark...New Internet Domain - .ME – Opens Registration for Trademark Holders
Anyone with a registered trademark or service mark applied for before June 28, 2006 is eligible to apply for a .ME domain. Applications will be accepted until May 20, 2008....SoftLayer Adds Washington, D.C. Data Center
SoftLayer Adds Washington, D.C. Data Center and Experiences Record Demand for Servers...America.com up For Sale
The Domain Name America.com to be Auctioned Off From May 22 to 29, 2008...GigaOm Welcomes PEER 1 as the Headline Sponsor of Structure 08
Focusing on the innovations of internet infrastructure, the conference will bring together the most influential leaders of the industry at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco on June 25, 2008....Go Daddy Revs up for Return to NASCAR Spotlight
Legendary Driver Mark Martin to Race No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Friday...3rd Annual Domainfest Global is On!
OVERSEE.NET’S DOMAINSPONSOR PRESENTS 3RD ANNUAL DOMAINFEST GLOBAL Premier Conference and Auction for Domain Industry Set for January 2009...
SmarterTrack Customer Service Software Released
SmarterTools, Inc. is proud to announce the release of SmarterTrack 3.x. ...Where is Steve the Dell Dude?
Ever wonder where Ben Curtis, the guy who played “Steve, the Dell dude†has been and what he’s been up to? Check out Mojo's The Circuit!...Yahoo! Issues Statement in Response to Microsoft
Roy Bostock, Chairman of Yahoo! Inc., a leading global Internet company issued the following statement today in response to Microsoft Corporation's announcement that it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo!....