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Next World Cyber-security Contest Launched by FIRST, CERT Coordination Center
Internet security around the world will be boosted by the latest phase of an international competition for expert practitioners. It will focus on the most innovative strategies and solutions that can be used to detect and head off cyber attacks.
Appistry and GoGrid Announce Availability of Joint Cloud Computing Solution
Cloud Computing Infrastructure provider GoGrid and Cloud Application Platform provider Appistry announce the release of Appistry EAF Community Edition within the GoGrid cloudcenter. ...Easyspace Launch 'Indefinite Reduction' on Domain Names
More than 30 extensions now available at lower cost....Virtualization Jobseekers Increase During VMWorld Europe
VM People, The Global Virtualization and Cloud Computing Job Board is reporting increased website traffic and job seeker registrations since the start of this years VMWorld Europe....Web Hosting Company, Webfusion, Premieres UK Data Center Facility
Hosting and storage company, Webfusion, has opened a brand new, 2.5 million, high performance UK data center, built in conjunction with IBM. The Leeds-based facility uses the latest technology to ensure green, secure and reliable data storage and hosting services....Managing Your PPC Campaign: Live Webcast at Search Marketing Now, March 10
PPC expert David Szetela discusses how PPC advertisers can save time, improve efficiency and increase productivity when managing large PPC advertising campaigns ...Afilias Releases Update on the .INFO Domain
.INFO's success story offers a blueprint for new TLD launches and growth...Dedicated Server Data Center Provider, Peak 10, Names Vice President
Independent data center operator and managed services provider, Peak 10, has appointed Mark Whetstone to its management team, as vice president of business development, responsible for overseeing the company's market development and strategic partnerships....Search Engine Strategies (SES) Announces Five New Members Joining Advisory Board
Matt Bailey of SiteLogic, Bryan Eisenberg of Future Now, Andrew Goodman of Page Zero Media, Mike Grehan of Acronym Media, and John Marshall of Market Motive join board ...eMarketer CEO Geoff Ramsey to Appear on WebmasterRadio.FM's Rainmaker
The CEO and co-founder of New York-based eMarketer, a firm which aggregates and analyzes statistics and related information covering every aspect of the global Internet, e-business and online marketing, appears on Rainmaker on WebmasterRadio.FM Thursday, February 26th at 6 p.m. Eastern Time....Delivering Cloud-Enabled High Performance XML Processing
Inventigo and GridGain System partnered up in delivering industry first dedicated solution for high performance XML processing on highly distributed cloud computing infrastructure. The integration between GridGain's Open Cloud Platform and Inventigo's FastXML product provides ready to use solution for processing large XML payloads in near real-time fashion....In Email We Trust: L-Soft's LISTSERV(R) Maestro 4.0 Released Today
Upgrade of email marketing software advances permission-based targeting, tracking and analytics. ...Winners of the Top10 Dedicated Hosting Awards
Top10DedicatedHosting today announced the most awaited Dedicated Hosting Awards. The award for Best Managed Hosting was garnered by DedicatedNow, the award for Best Dedicated Server was secured by eSecureData. WebIntellects was named as best VPS Hosting provider. ...
Losing Value from IT Investments During Recession
Diamond Management & Technology Consultants' Annual Digital IQ Study Identifies Key IT Capabilities for Outperforming Competitors...Market Study Shows SharePoint Requires More Effort and Dollars Than Expected
A recently released market study conducted by Information Architected (on behalf of AIIM and Oracle), found that half of the organizations using SharePoint experienced more effort and budget than expected in development of the SharePoint solution, and point to integration issues as among the greatest challenges to deployment....Aplus.net Offers Google Webmaster Tools to Boost Search Engine Visibility
Web hosting plans include Web crawl, mobile crawl and content analysis capabilities to make sites more Google friendly....Raxco Software Releases PerfectDisk 10 Enterprise Console
New Integration with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 207 Also Available...Hostway Rolls Out Enterprise-Class Backup Services
Hostway customers can take advantage of continuous data protection for Linux and Windows servers and MySQL. For a limited time, new customers get 30 days free service....Hosted SaaS Platform at Attenda, Expands with BIW Technologies
Managed Services company, Attenda Limited, has signed a new five year contract with Software as a Service (SaaS) firm, BIW Technologies (BIW). ...Number of M2M Devices Shipped Per Year to Reach 430 Million Units by 2013
Strong Growth Seen for M2M Technology Despite Global Economic Slowdown. Networked Device Revenues Expected To Exceed $12 bn by 2013. Revenue opportunity is expected to shift away from enablement opportunity & device manufacturing, and towards Smart Services....Platformic Completes 100+ Enterprise Sites
Leading Broadcasters and Corporations Rely on Platformic’s Flexibility and Ease of Use to Build and Maintain Websites “Visually†Without Any Technical Expertise...
Remote Application Security Testing
Application security is a critical component of today's enterprise risk and compliance management strategies as the application layer continues to be a key focus area by hackers seeking financial rewards. Based on these concerns application security has remained at the heart of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) security standards and requirements....Steve Robb Joins ControlScan as Vice President of Operations
Successful technology industry executive joins ControlScan team in a period of accelerated growth as demand for PCI compliance solutions increases. ...How To Weather A Stormy Recession
Business Expert Reveals 7 Tips to Keeping Dry During an Economic Tsunami...Omnistar Interactive Introduces the Latest Version of OSI Affiliate, Version 5.4
Omnistar Interactive, developer of web based software solutions for businesses looking to automate and streamline workflow is proud to announce a new version of the OSI Affiliate software....Search Marketing Expo Announces SMX Cash Back Program
Cash Back program allows exhibitors and sponsors to reduce future rates by bringing conference delegates to the show. ...Experian Offers Data Quality in the Cloud
On Demand address verification solution will help organisations reduce the cost of bad data....SES New York Offers Search Engine Marketing (SEM/SEO) Training Courses
Search Engine Strategies (SES) New York will feature two full days of training for marketers to learn the ins and outs of pay per click, blogging, SEO, metrics and more. The SES Training will be held Monday, March 23. A second day of hands-on workshops hosted by Bruce Clay and Web Analytics Association will be held Friday, March 27 at the Hilton New York....KickAssVPS.com First to Roll Out Windows Server 2008 VPS Hosting
KickAssVPS.com (http://www.kickassvps.com), a leader in Linux and Microsoft Windows Virtual Private Server hosting, today deployed the industry’s first publicly available Virtual Private Server powered by Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.5, made possible through an exclusive partnership with Parallels....Better Business Bureau Accredits UltraQuantix, Accepts IntoBBBOnLine
UltraQuantix, LLC (http://www.ultraquantix.com), a provider of Web solutions for individuals and small businesses, announced today it has been named a BBB Accredited Business and accepted into the BBBOnLine program by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of New Jersey....1&1 Internet Inc. Surpasses Yahoo
- 1&1 now ranked fourth in US according to independent experts Webhosting.info - Steady growth of hosted B2B and consumer websites allows 1&1 to top Yahoo ...Fpweb.net Sponsors SharePoint.Org Conference
Managed hosting provider Fpweb.net (www.fpweb.net) is now a Gold Sponsor and exhibitor at the upcoming SharePoint.Org Conference in Baltimore, MD on March 22-24, 2009. Fpweb.net CEO, Rob LaMear IV will also be speaking at the event....New Phishing Attacks Combine Wildcard DNS and XSS
A new wave of phishing attacks against eBay is exploiting a clever combination of wildcard DNS records and cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities to use other people's websites to help steal credentials from victims....Free Webinar: Copywriting Keys to Conquering the Social Media Kingdom
Allison Nazarian and Craig Cannings, co-founders of CopywritingKingdom.com announced the upcoming Copywriting in a Social Media World webinar scheduled for March 5, 2009 at 5pm Eastern US. ...DiscountASP.NET Launches Microsoft Failed Request Tracing Module
DiscountASP.NET, a leading innovator in Windows hosting, announces introducing support for the Microsoft Failed Request Tracing Module for IIS 7.0 on their Windows 2008 hosting platform....WebmasterRadio.FM Premieres New Program Mobile Presence
WebmasterRadio.FM presents the Premier Online Radio Show dedicated to the Mobile Internet Wednesday, February 18th at 1 p.m. Eastern Time ...LeaseWeb Becomes VMware Service Provider Partner
VMworld Europe 2009, LeaseWeb present as VSPP with exhibition stand...
Apple issues massive security update for Mac OS X
Apple's first bug update of the year patches 48 vulnerabilities in its OS, including a Safari bug that Apple had information about for more than seven months...Extranet Collaboration Manager for SharePoint Featured in Microsoft Study
Extranet Collaboration Manager for SharePoint 2007, an add-on software product that helps SharePoint 2007 users collaborate more effectively with individuals outside their organizations, is featured in a Microsoft Office System Customer Solution Case Study about A.T. Kearney Procurement & Analytic Solutions. Extranet Collaboration Manager for SharePoint 2007 was created by SharePoint Solutions, a national leader in Microsoft SharePoint training, consulting and add-on software. A.T. Kearney Procurement & Analytic Solutions, a unit of the global consulting firm A.T. Kearney, is a leading provider of technology solutions for procurement challenges. ...Yahoo! Web Analytics Leaps Ahead of Google Analytics for Enterprise Use
CMS Watch Evaluates Twenty Web Analytics Offerings ...Fasthosts Launches Green Initiative
The only company offering unlimited green reseller web hosting - Certified by Green-e energy ...WebmasterRadio.FM Town Hall Meeting Featuring EngineReady.com
EngineReady.com introduces listeners to their newest online search marketing tool, a landing page analysis tool called "Conversion Critic" in a WebmasterRadio.FM Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, February 17th, at 5 p.m. Eastern Time. ...GoGrid Expands Cloud Product Line with Larger Virtual Server Instances
GoGrid releases new 4 Gigabyte and 8 Gigabyte RAM configurations of GoGrid Cloud Servers, extending GoGrid's Cloud Computing Infrastructure offerings....SoftLayer CDNLayerâ„¢ Grows Even Stronger
New Features Add to Content Delivery Network’s Capabilities and Growth...Liquid Web offers Fully Managed Ruby on Rails Hosting
Web hosting provider Liquid Web is proud to announce fully managed Heroic Support for the popular Ruby on Rails application development platform. Ruby on Rails support is available on Liquid Web's Shared, VPS and Dedicated hosting packages. (http://www.liquidweb.com/ruby-on-rails.html) ...3FN Launches Tools for Dedicated Server Customization
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, launches new tools for dedicated server customization. ...PubCon South, Austin, Texas, Announces Extensive Conference Session Line-Up
extensive line-up of industry-leading speakers at PubCon South, Norris Executive Conference Center, Austin, Texas, on March 11-13, 2009. Themes include Organic SEO, SEM, Social Media, Networking and Linking, along with sessions of Interactive Site Reviews. ...topseos.com Names 10 of the Best Link Popularity Companies for February 2009
topseos announces the best link popularity firms for February 2009. ...Bloggers Have Just Five Days Left To Qualify For $2,000
Tuesday, February 17th is the final deadline for bloggers to qualify for cash award and recognition as 2009's "Most Brilliant Blog" ...Surpass Hosting Markets Third-Annual 'One Love' One-Dollar Promotion
Surpass Hosting (http://www.surpasshosting.com), a leading provider of Shared, Reseller, Dedicated and Virtual Private Server hosting solutions with over 30,000 customers, today kicked off its wildly popular, third-annual One Love promotion, offering a flagship shared hosting plan for only $1 for the entire first year....HostMySite.com and Applicure Team Up to Protect Customer Data
dotDefenderâ„¢ Now Available to Dedicated Hosting Customers...1 IN 3 BUSINESSES STILL DO NOT OPTIMISE THEIR POSITION IN SEARCH ENGINES
- 40 per cent of business owners unaware of how search results are compiled - Growth in SMEs included within search engines since 2006...
Two Key MySQL Executives Leave Sun
Two top executives of the MySQL business at Sun Microsystems, including the former CEO of MySQL, have decided to leave the company. ...Engine Ready Releases Free Landing Page Analysis Tool
Increasing conversion rates on marketer’s web pages will now be simpler with the use of Engine Ready’s Landing Page Assessment tool, called ConversionCritic. ...AspDotNetStorefront ML/DNN v7.1.2 Released
AspDotNetStorefront is pleased to announce the new ML/DNN v7.1.2 release of the ML for DotNetNuke platform. Based on months of cumulative feedback from customers and partners, AspDotNetStorefront ML/DNN version 7.1.2 for DotNetNuke is now released focusing on enhancing the feature set, usability, and reliability of the ML/DNN platform. ...Exclusive Coverage of the Search Marketing Expo West (SMX) 2009 Conference
Featuring roving reporters, live shows and event updates directly from the show floor, WebmasterRadio.FM's SMX West 2009 coverage offers an inside track to the latest in Search Engine Marketing. ...OpenDNS and Kaspersky Lab Team to Fight Massive Windows Conficker Worm
OpenDNS joins forces with leading antivirus company to combat most widely-spread Windows worm; Leverages global DNS infrastructure to fight malware. ...GlobalSign EV SSL Certificates Secure Leading UK Brands
Major online brands choose Extended Validation SSL to increase trust and confidence in online services...PPC Summit: Tough Times Call for Maximizing Search Engine Marketing
In tough economic times, with increasing competition and tightening marketing budgets, companies move forward with initiatives focused on maximizing search eninge marketing strategies. Pay Per Click (PPC) Summit is offering a pre-registration $400 discount for marketers to learn from Microsoft, Google and other world renown Search Marketing experts. PPC Summit conferences will be held in Chicago: April 22-23, New York: May 13-14 and Los Angeles: September 24-25. All interested parties can register online at www.ppcsummit.com/overview.html?PR1 ...DOs and DON’Ts of Recession Marketing: Five Cheap and Easy Techniques to Embrace
You can inspire your customers to buy like crazy without spending a small fortune to reel them in. MaryEllen Tribby, coauthor of Changing the Channel, offers some inside secrets savvy businesspeople can embrace right now. ...Twelve Days Left For Bloggers To Qualify For $2,000 From Chapeau Blog Awards
February 17th deadline for bloggers to qualify for cash award and recognition as "Most Brilliant Blog" quickly approaching. ...Exclusive Coverage of Internet Retailers Web Design 2009 Conference
WebmasterRadio.FM presents Exclusive Coverage of the Internet Retailers Web Design 2009 Conference available now on Demand ...Fpweb.net Offers Blackberry Services for Shared Exchange Hosting
Managed hosting provider Fpweb.net (www.fpweb.net) now offers Blackberry service and support for their shared Small Business Exchange Hosting plans....
For Those Who Still Have A Job, Bonuses Take A Big Hit
Overall, average corporate communications base salaries increased 2.2% compared with the previous year's 3.8%. PR agency base salaries increased 2.5% compared to the previous year's decrease of 3.9%. Bonuses however, are down an average of 34%. ...Best SEO Companies for February 2009
topseos has announced the top 30 organic optimization firms for February 2009 ...Web Hosting Internet Services Firm, Tucows, to Reveal Financial Report
Internet services for web hosting companies and ISPs, Tucows Inc., has revealed plans to report its fourth quarter fiscal 2008 financial results via news release on Monday, February 9, 2009 at approximately 4:00 p.m. (ET). ...Limestone Networks' new Elite Series of Enterprise level Intel Xeon-based servers
Limestone Networks launches new Elite Series of Enterprise level servers based on Intel Xeon processors....ReliableSite Deploys Juniper® Hardware Firewalls to Boost Security
ReliableSite today announced the introduction of Juniper® hardware firewalls, designed to protect the company’s customers against a diverse array of existing and potential security threats....
Decrease in Business Owners Worried About Economy
48% "Not at All Confident" Stimulus Package will Address Their Needs ...All-New Skype 4.0 for Windows Now Available
Skype today announced the launch of Skype 4.0 for Windows, the most distinctive new release in the company’s five-year history....Web Hosting Domain Registrar, GoDaddy, Commands SSL Market Share
Web hosting domain registrar, GoDaddy, has reportedly issued more new SSL certificates than any other provider, commanding 47 percent of all net-new SSL Certificates for 2008...Marketo Appoints SaaS Sales Expert Amy Guarino to Direct Alliance Program
Alliance Partners Key to Helping Companies Maximize Revenue with Marketo Lead Management...Tier Announces Final Closing of Acquisition
Tier Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:TIER) today announced that it has completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of ChoicePay, Inc., a leading ePayments solution provider based in Tulsa, Oklahoma...Beginning of Landrush Period for .TEL Domain Name Extension
Network Solutions will support the Landrush period for the new .tel top level domain. The Landrush phase begins February 3 and extends to March 23, and allows anyone, from businesses to individuals, to purchase a .tel domain for the retail price of $375 for three years. ...
Majority of Malware and Phishing Attacks Undetected
According to Company's Latest Cyber Intelligence Report: Detection Rates for Malware are Getting Worse and Anti-Phishing Filters Detect Less than Fifty Percent of Attacks. Cyveillance today announced that a recent test of best-of-breed anti-virus vendors and Web browser anti-phishing filters revealed that more than half of active malware and phishing threats on the Internet go undetected....Anywhere IT to Drive $4 Trillion Worldwide Market by 2016
Yankee Group Estimates that the Transformation of Enterprise IT Will Be Larger Than Internet Computing ...
HD Communications Corp. Introduces an In-Wall Wi-Fi, Data, and VoIP Device
Today at the INTERNET TELEPHONY CONFERENCE & EXPO at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, Florida, HD Communications Corp. unveiled its new In-Wall Wi-Fi, Data, VoIP, and PoE device the HD27000. An all-in-one data port designed specifically for hotels, motels and the enterprise market....CBTS Acquires Virtualization Software Developer Virtual Blocks, Inc.
Acquisition Leverages Virtual Data Center Service and Extends CBTS Geographic Footprint to Canada ...Dedicated Colocation Hosting Firm, PEER 1, Releases FirstCall Support Solution
Internet infrastructure and hosting solutions provider, PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc., has unveiled its new service guarantee program, FirstCall Support, designed to provide answers and solutions for managed hosting customers....SoftLayer Offers SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Enterprise-grade, Open Source Solution Available to All Customers...NaviSite Expands Dedicated Hosting Offerings with Parallels
NaviSite leverages its depth and experience in servicing resellers to offer an entire new suite of integrated control panel and recurring billing solutions...