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Global Confidence in Innovation Holds Despite Economy
South America Tops List, Europe Trails in Expanded IIIP Innovation Confidence Index
The Future of the Web Unveiled
The 2009 Next Web Conference is set for Amsterdam in April. ...Soonr Chosen as Finalist in MobileMonday Mobile Peer Awards
Soonr, an innovator in mobile cloud services, has been chosen as a finalist in the MobileMonday Mobile Peer Awards and will present on stage at the GSMA World Congress in Barcelona on February 16. ...
New “Obama Worm†Discovered This Week
Is it any surprise hackers have taken advantage of President Obama’s online popularity?...Construction Nearly Complete on Data Center!
Construction is nearly complete on Liquid Web's new 90,000 square foot data center! In this video update, Infrastructure Director Chris Strandt discusses the progress of this massive build that was started in June of 2008. ...Barrett Joins Global Technologies as Director of Sales and Marketing
Global Technologies, a worldwide provider of network connectivity products and a leader in manufacturing custom cable assemblies, is pleased to announce that Jim Barrett has recently joined the company as Director of Sales and Marketing. ...Why Internet Marketing Strategy Must Include Public Relations
Tim Cascio, co-owner of GS Marketing Group, comments on why internet marketing strategies must include public relations ...Free Webinars Help Maximize Productivity, Reduce Costs, and Improve Efficiency
Arkadin is offering a free webinar series that will provide valuable information from industry leaders to help companies of all sizes maximize productivity, cost-effectiveness and profitability....SnapNames® and Moniker® Announce Domain Name Self-Serve Listing Service
Domain name sellers can list names for sale online at industry-leading auction site ...DotNetPanel Adds Value to its Windows Control Panel with SmarterMail
SmarterTools Inc. and SMB SAAS Systems Inc. are proud to announce a partnership to provide SmarterMail as the preferred Windows mail server for the DotNetPanel product line, the flagship Windows hosting control panel product of SMB SAAS Systems Inc. The partnership will allow DotNetPanel customers to run SmarterMail Lite, a specially-developed version of the SmarterMail mail server software that provides unlimited email accounts and domains at no additional cost starting March 1....
6 Secrets to Boost a Customer Retention Strategy
How to build customer loyalty in a down economy ...‘Technology Will Drive Economic Recovery’
Topcon's O‘Connor: Saving Time by Adopting New Technologies Will Ensure Progressive Companies Remain Strong...GoDaddy Web Hosting Firm, Invites Public Voting, for Super Bowl Commercial
Web hosting domain registrar, GoDaddy, invites the public to vote on which censor-approved commercial they will broadcast on NBC, during the Super Bowl this Sunday, Feb. 1....
SEO: Increase Web Traffic By Up to 1000%
With businesses and consumers complaining about the "credit crunch" crisis, Lee Smith, Director of Marketing for Utopia Creative Solutions says "2009 could be the best time to get your website to the top of the search engines using search engine optimisation (SEO), due to the cost effective and long-term benefits to businesses"....Assuritas Partners with GlobalSign to Provide Extended Validation SSL
Partnership will promote benefits of EV SSL Certificates as 1st line of defence against online fraud...34SP.com Adds Customer Service Resources
Customer focused UK website hosting company, 34SP.com, has announced substantial additional investments in its customer service infrastructure to keep pace with customer growth and client demands - paticularly in business hosting accounts....Host Color Announced VPS Hosting Rebate
Host Color, provider of Virtuozzo VPS Hosting services announced $35 instant web hosting rebate on its "VPS Start" virtual private server....ColoGuys Broadens Network with New Connection to Internap
ColoGuys, Inc. (http://www.cologuys.com), a private data facility offering Dedicated Servers, Colocation services, and Web hosting, announced today it has added a new transit connection to Internap, a leading provider of fully-redundant and reliable Internet connectivity and infrastructure solutions. ...Data Center World Conference and Expo, Sponsored by Interxion
Provider of carrier-neutral data centers, Interxion, will support the annual Datacentre World Conference and Expo event, taking place 24 February, 2009 at the Barbican Exhibition Halls in London...Hosting and SaaS Providers Benefit from the Application Packaging Standard (APS)
Hosting and SaaS Providers Benefit from the Application Packaging Standard (APS) and an Automated SaaS Platform...New Aplus.net Premium Shopping Cart: Built for Online Store Optimization
Powerful, user-friendly eCommerce solution designed to generate a sales advantage in today's tough economy. ...
The Rise of Democracy 2.0
Authors Matthew Fraser and Soumitra Dutta have published an insightful new book exploring how Web 2.0 platforms are reshaping American politics. ...Adult Content Shaping The Future of Blu-ray and HD Downloads
Like it or not - the adult industry has had an indelible mark on the way all home video content comes to market. The adult industry pushed the VHS format over the top when competing with Beta nearly a generation ago. Pornography helped get DVD-Video as a format upwards of 91 percent market penetration in the U.S. Now adult content is shaping the way high definition (HD) content comes to us via Blu-ray and ultimately via HD downloads....GNAX / NetDepot Announces Expansion to Dallas and the formation of the DallasNAP
Global Net Access, LLC (GNAX), owner of Atlanta NAP and NetDepot, announced the formation of the DallasNAP. The facility will provide managed co-location in the Dallas market and facilities for its NetDepot line of dedicated servers. The company is currently a leading provider of co-location in the Southeast U.S. and one of the leading providers of outsourced managed and unmanaged servers in the world, NetDepot will soon offer servers in the Dallas market co-located in the DallasNAP to complement its current Atlanta location and to fill current customer demand. ...Globalization Symposium Helps IT Executives Compete
Minority executives receive top honors at awards ceremony for contributions to the IT profession...Fuze Again Sets the Bar for SaaS System Uptime
Understanding that it supports mission-critical applications that can impact customers' brands and profitability, Fuze announced today that its hosting infrastructure experienced only 74 minutes of unscheduled system downtime during all of 2008. Since its inception in 2002, Fuze has experienced less than 300 minutes of downtime, which equates to an industry leading uptime exceeding 99.99%....
6 Tips for Making Your Email Marketing Stand Out
How to get your message to resonate with a target audience...DOMAINfest Conference Brings Experts Together To Discuss Industry Evolution
Sessions feature in-depth discussions of advertising and search trends, domain build-out strategies and tools, and the legislative landscape; Steve Wozniak keynotes. Premium domain names available at auction on Thursday, January 29....Hostway Announces Second Winner in Go Mobile with Exchange Giveaway
Barry Hull has won his choice of one of the three hottest smart phones on the market to use with his new hosted Microsoft Exchange email account....Intermedia Adds Hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 to Channel Offering
Fully customizable CRM solution extends company's collaboration portfolio...Launch New Weekly Radio Show "Inside Internet Dating"
WebmasterRadio.FM launches "Inside Internet Dating" Wednesday January 21st at Noon Eastern/9am Pacific....Who's the Biggest Search Geek in America: New Leader Emerges
New top scorer surfaces in the final weeks of the first-ever SMX Biggest Search Geek Contest sponsored By Marin Software...Introducing Comodo System Cleaner
PC users, despair. If your old PC is running slowly and you were looking forward to replacing it with a new machine with a high definition monitor, you waited too long. Comodo has eliminated your excuse by introducing Comodo System Cleaner ...
Internet Domain Seizures Blocked by Appeals Court
Court rules on behalf of online trade association against forfeiture action of 141 Internet domain names sought by Gov. Stephen Beshear to protect the state's gambling industry from online gambling Web sites....Teen Torture iPhone App Discontinued Due to Public Alarm
Company Reiterates Intended Usage of Controversial App...DiscountASP.NET Renews Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status
DiscountASP.NET Further Distinguishes Itself by Earning four Microsoft Competencies, including the new Hosting Solutions competency...Web.com and Go Daddy Enter into Patent Cross-License Agreement
Web.com (NASDAQ: WWWW) and The Go Daddy Group, Inc. today announced that the companies have entered into a settlement and patent cross-licensing agreement....Live Streaming of the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama
Yahoo will cover the inauguaration of Barack obama through live webcam access today....At Just 16 Years Old, Will Perkins is Revolutionizing the Web Hosting Industry
Will Perkins may be only 16 years old, but he is also a phenomenal, rapidly rising and highly experienced businessman, as well as President and CEO of newly launched Host-Monkey.com....Introducing Extreme Fast Industrial Mini PC Small Enough to Fit in Your Hand
Stealth.com Inc. (Stealth Computer) a leading ISO 9001 manufacturer of industrial rugged computers and peripherals has released our most powerful mini pc yet, the LPC-650 Series LittlePC. The new Stealth LPC-650 small form PC offers tremendous power in a tiny package that measures 6.5" x 6" and less than 2" tall or about the size of a hard cover novel yet surpasses the performance of most desktop and notebook PCs available today. Engineered with the latest Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processors featuring 64-Bit EMT64 Technology, you'll experience blazing speed performance that will handle your most processor intense applications....Free Webinar Jan. 21: The Recession-Ready Wiki
What? A free webinar entitled, "The Recession-Ready Wiki - Surviving the Economic Storm through Sales Collaboration and Knowledge Management." Who? Hosted by Aberdeen Group, a leading provider of fact-based research and market intelligence and eTouch SamePage, a dynamic enterprise wiki When? 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 How? Register at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/654248983 ...GoGrid Moves API Specs to Creative Commons Licensing
In a marked departure from proprietary standards, GoGrid today released its cloudcenter Application Program Interface (API) specification under a CreativeCommons license, enabling developers, system integrators, and other companies to openly copy, modify, distribute and republish this cloud computing API. ...GotWebHost.com Introduces Pay-per-Click Campaign Management
Got Web Host, the original SEO web host, is happy to announce the addition of managed PPC and email campaigns. ...topseos Announces Winners of 2008 SEO and PPC Competition
topseos, the independent authority on Search Vendors, releases winners of companies who were willing to go through a one evaluation grind to showcase their SEO and PPC capabilities. ...3FN Offers Best Conditions for Dedicated Server Hosting
3FN Inc., Triple Fiber Network, the world's leading provider of web hosting, including dedicated server, shared and collocation hosting and other web hosting services, today announces the best conditions for dedicated server hosting...Sibername.com Announces Pre-Booking Open For.TEL Domain Names
Sibername.com, one of Canada's leading domain name registrars, today announced pre-booking of .TEL domain names for submission to registry operator Telnic as soon as Landrush opens. Pre-booking enables customers of Sibername.com, through the web page Sibername.com .TEL Domain Name Website, to submit requests for .tel domain names the instant that Landrush -- the period where anyone can purchase any available .tel domain -- opens on 3rd February 2009. ...GoDaddy Web Hosting Firm Super Bowl Ads Approved
Web hosting domain registrar, GoDaddy, has two commercials that have been approved by network censors, for one slot in this year's Super Bowl broadcast, over 18 days in advance....Wii & Nintendo DS Set New Industry Records
Wii Sells 10.17 Million Units & DS Sells 9.95 Million Units in a Year ..."Telephone.net" Domain Name Currently up for Auction at GreatDomains.com
Sites To See Corporation adds telecommunications domain name to the auction block. ...Strategic Partnership HP and LeaseWeb on Green Hosting
LeaseWeb (www.leaseweb.com), an international supplier of hosting solutions, and HP have entered into a strategic partnership whose activities will include Green IT. The partnership is focusing amongst other things on supplying HP solutions which will reduce the energy consumption within the hosting infrastructure....Hosted Solutions Expands Management Team Naming Its First VP of Marketing
East Coast’s premier data center and managed services provider continues to grow despite economic downturn...
Top Ten Internet Marketing Predictions for 2009
Internet Marketing and Website Promotion Agency, Jorn and Price Marketing, releases their highly anticipated top ten search marketing and web system promotion predictions for 2009. Massive changes to the business landscape around the world are certain this year....Hosting Controller Offers Latest Microsoft HMC Solution Support
Hosting Controller (hostingcontroller.com) developer of Hosting Automation Solution, today announced its support for the Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration Version 4.5 (HMC 4.5). ...Fpweb.net Celebrates 10 Years of SharePoint Hosting
Managed hosting provider Fpweb.net (www.fpweb.net) celebrates 10 years of Microsoft SharePoint hosting and service to more than 1 million SharePoint users. ...Parallels Summit 2009 Attracts Over 1000 Attendees
Annual Conference to be held February 2nd – 4th in Las Vegas ...myLittleAdmin Web-Based SQL Manager for SQL 2005 and SQL 2008
As a feature enhancement to their SQL 2005 and SQL 2008 hosting service, DiscountASP.NET offers their customers a free web-based SQL manager powered by myLittleAdmin....Gearworx Introduces Private Label Virtual Private Servers
Gearworx (http://www.gearworx.net) today launched private label Virtual Private Servers (VPS), enabling small businesses, developers and hosting resellers to more directly manage and control their reseller hosting environment. The company has been providing a variety of Private Label hosting solutions and managed business services for the past seven years. ...2ip Adds Servers in United Kingdom, Canada for Shared Hosting
2ip (http://www.2ip.com), a shared hosting leader serving more than 310,000 Web sites since 1999, announced today the addition of shared hosting services localized in the United Kingdom and Canada. ...Network Solutions WHOIS Tool Ranked No. 1
The Network Solutions WHOIS Tool receives top ranking in Google® gadgets for domain name information....1&1 Partners with Sedo to Offer Already Registered Domains
Search for registered and unregistered domains for sale simultaneously. Already registered domains can enhance web identity for businesses. ...Opus Interactive Joins VMware vCloud Initiative As A VMware Service Provider
Opus Interactive joins VMware Service Provider Program to enhance it's hosting solutions offering to enterprise and SMB customers. ...The Smartest Online Strategies to Sustain and Grow Your Business in 2009
On January 29, leading Web Design and Development firm Siteworx Inc. will host the next in its ongoing executive networking events. Each event is designed to highlight the best online strategies to sustain and grow business in the down economy. ...HostGo Upgrades Network with Increase of PAIX Connection
HostGo (http://www.hostgo.com) today announced it has increased its connection to the PAIX neutral Internet Exchange Point (IXP) from a gigabit Ethernet port to a 10 gigabit Ethernet port to the switch. The upgrade will allow HostGo to continue to support operations in light of recent increases in network traffic. ...UltraQuantix Partners with Hyperspin to Offer Discounted Monitoring Services
UltraQuantix, LLC (http://www.ultraquantix.com), a provider of Web solutions for individuals and small businesses, announced today it has partnered with Hyperspin to offer discounted Web site monitoring services to its clients....P2Pwordsâ„¢ Wins 2008 "Product of the Year" at CES P2P Summit in Las Vegas
DCIA Groundbreaker's Award Accepted by Brand Asset Digital Co-Founder Joey Patuleia for revolutionary P2P SEM (Search Marketing) product. The DCIA Groundbreaker's Award is presented annually to that company which has achieved the greatest breakthrough in attracting distribution partners to advance distributed computing technologies for commercial purposes ...Web Hosting Leader, UK2 Group Acquires Virtual Internet
Leading web hosting organisation UK2 Group (www.uk2group.com) are pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Virtual Internet (UK) Limited (www.vi.net)....GO DADDY EXPANDS NASCAR DEAL WITH DALE EARNHARDT JR.
Go Daddy Announces New Sprint Cup & Nationwide NASCAR Sponsorship...Liquid Technology Appears on INC. 5,000 List
Liquid Technology, a computer liquidation and IT asset management company, has joined the ranks of the prestigious Inc. 5,000 list for 2008, placing in 1193 position of the top 5,000 fastest growing private U.S. companies and ranked No. 95 in the Top 100 Businesses in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA ...FreeBSD Project Announces Release of FreeBSD Version 7.1
Release provides Dtrace support, extends work on multi-processor scalability ...
How to Never Let Negative People Bring You Down -- Ever!
Hale Dwoskin, Featured Teacher in "The Secret" and author of the New York Times best seller "The Sedona Method," reveals how people can avoid ever letting another negative person bring them down in their job, relationships or any aspect of life. ...Sunbelt Software Announces Top Ten Spyware/Malware Threats for December
Sunbelt Software, a leading provider of Windows security and management software, today announced the top ten most prevalent spyware and malware threats for the month of December 2008. ...Bloggers Converge at The Third Annual "It Won't Stay In Vegas" Blogger Party
Hundreds of bloggers and gadget enthusiasts to converge at Las Vegas shindig January 9, 2009....DomainPeople Accepts Preregistrations for .Tel Landrush Phase
To help customers get the domain name they really want, DomainPeople has opened preregistration for .tel domain names in anticipation of the February 3, 2009 launch of landrush registration. ...Host Color Gives Web Hosting Customers Free .US Domains On King's Birthday
Host Color (http://www.hostcolor.com), a global provider of quality web hosting service announced today that it will celebrate January 8th, the birthday of the king of Rock & Roll Elvis Presley with a promotional campaign on US domain names. The web host also offers 10% instant rebate on all web hosting plans....LinMinâ„¢ Introduces Bare Metal Provisioning 5.3
LinMin’s Average Price of under $10 per System Fuels Growing LinMin Acceptance in Enterprise, Hosting and Cloud Computing Data Centers Impacted by Shrinking IT Budgets in Economic Downturn ...New Mercury Rack Pro "Quad Interface" RAID Solution
Selectable Hardware RAID 0/1/5/10 with up to 6.0TB of Performance Capacity Plug & Play data interoperability with FireWire 800/400/USB 2.0/eSATA...
A Marketing Plan for the New Year is Essential
Small businesses are starting out 2009 with the challenges of a weak economy. One of the most important things business owners can do for themselves is to create a marketing plan to help target new and prospective customers. Here are some tips to consider while developing your marketing plan ... ...Fpweb.net Announces Managed Hosting Reseller Program
Managed hosting provider Fpweb.net (www.fpweb.net) announced a new Reseller Program for their hosted services. This partnership offers resellers a lucrative opportunity to provide industry-leading Microsoft hosted solutions without cost or worry....SEO Consult Maintains Its Ranking As The UK's Number 1 SEO Company
TopSEOs, the independent authority on search vendors, has ranked SEO Consult, the UK's leading Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) company, as the number one SEO company in the UK for the second month running. ...VPS Hosting for 10 Cents from 34SP.com
VPS web hosting provider 34SP.com has created a new opportunity for developers and designers to test out VPS hosting. The company is offering the first month of VPS hosting for just 10 cents. ...New Portable Modems for Inmarsat BGAN Global Satellite Broadband Network
The devices are designed for persons and companies who require mobile communications while working or operating in areas that have no cellular networks or ground-based telecommunications. The operator's new offer includes all available terminals such as TT Explorer 110/ 300/ 500/ 700, Hughes 9201 and SABRE. Global access to secure broadband satellite services, e-mail, high-quality simultaneous audio and video transmission in real time, two-way data transfer up to 492 Kbit/s (Hughes 9201, T&T Explorer 700), ISDN and VoIP telephone interfaces, SMS with granted independence and unlimited mobility. You will find it all in the new TS2 portable BGAN terminals. ...
SEO -- A Must During a Recession
Increase Visibility, a prominent search engine optimization and marketing firm, has discovered that SEO/SEM advice has become more important and sought after by businesses seeking to prosper during this recession. Part of the demand is due to online marketing being less expensive and easier to perform when compared to traditional types of advertising....New Web Developer Community Called LinkTogether
Network Solutions® unveils LinkTogether, a community for Web developers and designers. LinkTogether members can share ideas, resources and score more work through a highly visible member portfolio. ...Dedicated Server Provider, 3FN, Finalizes Backbone Enhancements
Dedicated server, colocation and shared web hosting company, 3FN.Net, Triple Fiber Network, has completed the enhancement of its European backbone, upgrading major web hosting network equipment within all European key cities....WebmasterRadio.FM and Social Networking Con Launch "Social Networking Now"
WebmasterRadio.FM launches "Social Networking Now" Wednesday January 7th at Noon Eastern/9am Pacific....GIGATRIBE VERSION 3 PUBLIC BETA AVAILABLE AT CES
Free Web 2.0 Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Community ...DemoDemo.com Launches Monthly Subscription Tutorials
DemoDemo.com announces the launch of Monthly Subscription Tutorials....