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nFusion's Taylor Pratt to Speak at SMX Conference in Seattle

2009-05-29T09:40:00-04:00

Austin, TX (Gawkwire.com) Taylor Pratt, search marketing specialist at nFusion, will be a featured speaker at the Search Marketing Expo (SMX) Advanced in Seattle on June 2, 2009. Pratt will be leading a table discussion on SEO at the "Birds of a Feather" luncheon on June 3.

Pratt's presentation will focus on how marketers can learn to understand the actual language consumers use online and will benefit by incorporating these unconventional but highly effective keyword research strategies into their SEM and SEO campaigns. He will also demonstrate how terms used on social networks, such as Twitter and Yahoo Answers, can provide key insights into how consumers seek out information online.

"We're always excited to share our ideas on marketing in the digital environment," said John Ellett, CEO of nFusion. "When a major event like SMX asks to have Taylor or any of our other specialists speak at such a renowned conference, it confirms that nFusion's point of view is resonating within the industry."

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New Dell Studio 14z Laptop Perfect Powerhouse for Online Generation

2009-05-29T09:36:00-04:00

ROUND ROCK, TX (Gawkwire.com) For the generation that has grown up with the Internet and can find just about anything online, the new Dell Studio 14z laptop makes it easy to carry their digital world with them. Designed for students and others on the go who demand the perfect balance of mobility and performance, the Studio 14z is a homework-busting system by day and an entertainment powerhouse by night.

It features a svelte design and a huge 500GB1 hard drive option that can store up to 125,000 songs, 142,000 photos or 133 DVD quality movies2. The Studio 14z allows people to watch their favorite movies and TV shows, listen to streaming music with friends, store a vast MP3 collection and socially network from just about anywhere3.

The Studio 14z is the industry’s first consumer laptop available with FailSafe™ theft prevention. This option helps protect personal data should the laptop go missing or be stolen. With FailSafe engaged, owners can track network information and the ISP location of the laptop when it connects to the Internet, and get help to remotely erase selected files and render the laptop unusable until the rightful owner unlocks it.

“Young people have grown up with the Internet and can find almost everything they need online.” said Michael Tatelman, vice president of Dell’s global consumer sales and marketing. “They want a slim, easy-to-carry laptop and like the choice of a larger hard drive over an optical drive. The Studio 14z has the storage and speed that most people need, and it comes with color options that let them truly express who they are.”

The Studio 14z comes in six colors: Black Chain Link, Midnight Blue, Spring Green, Plum Purple, Ruby Red and Promise Pink (U.S. only). Dell will donate $5 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure® from the purchase of each Promise Pink laptop.

The new laptop also comes with Dell Remote Access4; the optional premium version allows people to access content via their home network of personal computing devices including desktops, laptops, ultra-mobile devices, smart phones and web cameras.

Priced from $649 U.S., the Studio 14z is available now online and over the phone in the U.S. and Canada.

The News:

•New Dell Studio 14z laptop sports a stylish, thin (0.79–1.2-inches) design for students and digital downloaders who want a combination of power and exceptional mobility
•Energy-efficient, mercury-free, 14-inch 16:9 LED display with HD resolution (720p/ 900p)
•Intel® Pentium® Dual Core, and Intel Core™ 2 Duo standard voltage processors up to T9550 (2.66GHz, 1066Mhz FSB, 6MB Cache)
•Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce® 9400M graphics5
•Digital Video/Audio via HDMI and DisplayPort
•Standard 1.3MP webcam with dual digital array mics
•Starting weight of 4.3 pounds6
•Standard FastAccess™ Facial Recognition Software to help prevent unauthorized access to your computer
•Optional Phoenix FailSafe™ Theft Protection to help protect laptop and data in event of theft
•Advanced touchpad control to help improve productivity
•4W, SRS®, 2.0 Audio w/ discrete tweeters and dual headphone jacks
•Up to 500GB1 HDD capacity
•Optional 8:1 Media Card Reader via 34mm Express Card slot
•Six-cell battery standard, optional slim design 8-cell battery for up to 6:46 hours of battery life with WLED display option7
•Standard Wi-Fi, optional Bluetooth® and mobile broadband to connect anywhere3
•eSATA connectivity for high speed data transfer rate (up to 6X USB 2.0)
•PowerShare - Charge your USB-connected cell phone and other mobile devices via the USB 2.0/eSATA combo port even when you’re unplugged from a power outlet
•Optional external optical drive options (DVD+/-RW, Blu-ray Disc™ read-only and read-write drives)

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iomart Hosting Puts Customers in Control of Power & Bandwidth Consumption

2009-05-29T09:34:00-04:00

(Gawkwire.com) iomart hosting, the managed hosting and data centre services company, is introducing a new customer hosting control panel which will enable its customers to actively monitor the amount of power and bandwidth their servers and racks are consuming.

The new control panel, which is initially being rolled out to new managed hosting and colocation customers combines traditional account and server management with power and bandwidth usage data. The control panel contains current, historic and predicted usage figures for ease of management planning.

Phil Worms, Marketing Director, stated: "This information can be used by our clients to manage their server and rack estate more effectively and assist them with their energy efficiently and cost reduction modelling. We are fast approaching the situation where carbon accounting will become mandatory and we believe that providing our customers with accurate date concerning power consumption will assist them in forecasting their IT related carbon costs."

Phil Worms added: "Targets for power reduction can only be set if consumption can be accurately measured and apportioned. The data that our control panel provides our clients can be used to determine inefficient operating practises, hardware et cetera allowing them to make informed cost saving decisions.

From our own data, and factoring in an average server utilisation of less than 10%, we have deduced that the average server is costing anywhere between £7 and £15 per month in energy costs for simply being plugged in, powered and cooled. If multiplied across a large server estate, this represents a substantial sunk and wasted power cost, a cost that can potentially be saved from the bottom line. A further benefit of this approach is that it enables the IT function to accurately identify power consumption costs which can be internally charged back to the departments using their services."

Finally Phil stated: "iomart hosting is committed to integrating realistic and energy efficient stewardship into every aspect of our data centre and hosting business for the benefits of our clients. We are pro actively seeking to reduce cost at every opportunity: the cost of power, cost to the environment and cost of overall hosting service, and we view the introduction of this control panel as one more step in this process."

Details and screen shots can be found here: http://www.iomarthosting.com/control-panel

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Engine Ready to Host â€œBest Search Strategiesâ€ Series on WebmasterRadio.FM

2009-05-29T09:33:00-04:00

San Diego, CA (Gawkwire.com) Engine Ready has announced that they have agreed to host a new monthly radio show on WebmasterRadio.FM designed to keep online marketers informed on the most up-to-date and successful search marketing strategies. The free show called “Best Search Strategies” will air the last Tuesday of every month at 2 PM Eastern time.

Hosts of the series are Engine Ready’s CEO Jamie Smith and Vice President Brian Lewis who will discuss findings from the Engine Ready Research Team’s most recent studies on search marketing.

The first of episode of the series which aired May 26, and is available as a podcast download, detailed Engine Ready’s 57-Point Checklist to Finding the Right Search Agency. “If you’re not armed with the proper guidance, the task of finding the right search agency is similar to taking a stroll through a minefield,” says Lewis. “Our 57-Point Checklist is a free resource designed to make that important task more easily manageable for companies looking to outsource their search initiatives.”

To download a copy of Engine Ready’s “57-Point Checklist to Finding the Right Search Agency”, visit http://www.engineready.com/agencychecklist.

To listen to or download this first radio show, visit http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/townhall-meeting/2009/best-search-strategies-finding-the-right-search-agency/.

"The Best Search Strategies shows are perfect for search marketers needing to stay current with their skills", adds CEO Jamie Smith. "The shows are like mini-bootcamps and are conveniently available over the web."

Upcoming episodes will discuss:
-   June 30th - Study Results on Keyword Assists and 800-number Prefix usage on websites
-   July 28th - SEO versus PPC, which tactics bring the highest converting and most engaged traffic
-   August 25th - Ad Position Study, which ad position in Google AdWords is the most cost effective.

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Host The Best Announces a New Version of HTB eMail Protector 2.0

2009-05-28T14:00:00-04:00

Bronx, NY (Gawkwire.com) Host The Best is glad to announce that new version 2.0 of their HTB eMail Protector Software product has been released. Designed to protect your email addresses from falling prey to spammers and email harvesting bots, the new version supports image conversion. You can now display your email addresses as images on your website, converting an email address to an image is as simple as a couple of clicks with HTB eMail Protector.

Â“One of the priorities of our software development team is to create scripts that not only work well, but also raise the bar of competition in the industry. With the introduction of HTB eMail Protector 2.0, your business can now save on productivity drain caused by spam mails,Â” said Andy Candelario, Host the Best Director of Business Development.

HTB eMail Protector Pro 2.0 introduces Ultra Protection feature for maximum protection. First of its kind, Ultra Protection converts any email address to an image and allows you to display the image instead of text or Unicode on your website, making it impossible for software like spam bots to copy it. The new version also features a tuned up interface and seamless point-and-click functionality.

To learn more about the new version of Host The Best eMail Protector and download it, please visit http://www.htbsoftware.com/emailprot.php

Since 1999, Host The Best offers innovative and reliable Shared Web Hosting services combined with fast, competent and friendly technical support. Our goal is to help you increase your online business and to provide the infrastructure, which is essential to keep it running smoothly. We are 100% committed to fulfilling your Web Hosting requirements and surpassing your support expectations. Total customer satisfaction is paramount to our team, rest assured that we will do our best to keep you happy. For more information visit www.hostthebest.com

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First professional Wiki Server Released for the iPhone & iPod Touch

2009-05-28T14:00:00-04:00

Victoria, BC (Gawkwire.com) Corporate Smalltalk Consulting Ltd. has just released "WikiServer", the first full-featured mobile Wiki server application for the iPhone and iPod touch. Using WikiServer, it is possible to create a fully functional Wiki hosted on the iPhone or iPod touch. Company President John McIntosh indicates that content can be as simple as words, or more complex such as formatted text; up to and including audio/video, PDFs, JavaScript and style sheets.

Using WikiServer, wiki pages can be served via a WiFi network to other users who have desktops, laptop computers or other mobile device browsers, and there is no limit to the number of users that can be served. As a personal Wiki using the iPhone's touch screen browser interface, WikiServer lets you store, edit, and display content. This makes it possible to share a Wiki instantly with everyone on a network at the office, a conference, or coffee shop.

"Amazing", "Huge potential", "Limitless possibilities" are some recent product review comments posted by users of the Apple App Store. The application is receiving 5-star ratings as a useful organization and wireless communication's tool for business. Professionals that use their iPhone or iPod touch to access pdf manuals can upload various PDF documents to the Wiki, then use WikiServer to design and format an interface to best interact with those documents. The Browser Screen will then display the PDF documents in a format of your choosing. WikiServer will also allow the uploading of word documents, photographs, the creation of blogs, and access to Twitter© streams. Users are excited about the possibility to develop content on top of this platform.

For additional information on WikiServer, contact John McIntosh or visit the mobile wiki server website which describes the application and supplies a link to the App Store.

Corporate Smalltalk Consulting Ltd is a Canadian company which was formed in 1996 and specializes in Macintosh development, Smalltalk, business related programming, and more recently iPhone adhoc application development.

http://www.gawkwire.com/technology/first_professional_wiki_server_released_for_the_iphone_ipod_touc.html

The First Qualitative Research Looking at Branded Content Online

2009-05-28T10:13:00-04:00

London, UK (Gawkwire.com) Today Simply Media publish new research; Branded Content Online: What Does the Viewer See? The first qualitative study to unpick the complexities of branded content online from the viewer’s perspective.

The research looks at the positives and negatives of this new advertising medium and compares it to more traditional forms of advertising in broadcast and print. It looks at video from a consumer perspective and is able to suggest guidelines for creating successful content that will not only attract viewers but also increase sales.

“Branded content has become something of a buzz term in the web TV industry, yet we know very little about what viewers actually think of it. There are no set guidelines for best practice and measuring ROI can be difficult. With this research we have set out to fill in some of the blanks and to outline why this area is so important to the future of online advertising.” Said Henry Scott, CEO, Simply Media.

Executive Summary

Consumers are savvy to online advertising
Across the research sample, it is evident that consumers are conscious of the many different methods of online advertising. They are also very aware that, unlike TV, they do not have to receive these adverts. They can block pop-ups, navigate away from the page, delete emails etc.

Branded content is hard to categorise
The respondents were shown a broad range of examples and for most it was hard for them to fit into a category. Most of the time it is not considered advertising and in some cases the benefit for the brand is not always clear. This uncertainty inspires curiosity

Internet usage usually has a goal
When going online there was usually a goal that the respondent wanted to achieve. Whether it was checking Facebook, reading a news or sport update, checking email or watching online content, respondents had a clear mindset.

There is a clear thought process behind the consumption of branded content
Throughout the interviews it became apparent there was a set thought process when respondents were asked to judge the effectiveness of a piece of content. These fell into three main categories.

Distribution is key
Increasing potential to reach more people is clearly important but where content is viewed can also have an impact on the message you convey.

Viewing on a branded website makes the content seem more official, delivers a coherent message and also aids the opportunity to ‘up sell’. However respondents highlighted that it could be seen as lacking objectivity and it also less likely to be seen by non-users.

Relevant websites offer an introduction to new users as well as the potential to collaborate with other brands and benefit from their influence. In this space viewers can become distracted as there is plenty of competition for their attention.

Placing content on YouTube or other video portals exposes it to limitless possible viewers and is often the birth place of many virals. Respondents felt it made the content seem less genuine or lower budget when simply uploaded to a basic account, branded channels helped viewers to distinguish what was professional and what was not.

A complimentary medium
Online branded content sits very comfortably alongside other advertising media. It shares some benefits of print and TV but also has a role of its own due to increased scope for interaction and lower costs.

Tips for successful branded content
A number of clear tips emerged during the interviews such as being subtle with your product or brand, talking to consumers on their level, educating or entertaining content.

Methodology
Simply Media have carried out the first serious qualitative UK research investigating how online visitors consume and think about branded content online. The research explores reactions to many different examples of branded content such as infomercials, corporate social responsibility messages, product reviews and virals.

Individual face-to-face interviews were conducted in London as the basis for the research. During this time respondents were shown around 6-8 examples of branded content hosted across a variety of sites and portals.

The participants ranged in age from 18-50+ years old, with the majority of the sample being in their 20’s or 30’s. There was an equal split of males and females, and all were educated to university level.

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Webinar: Bridging the Marketing and Sales Gap

2009-05-28T10:12:00-04:00

Austin, TX (Gawkwire.com) ReachForce, leading provider of 100% guaranteed, role-based contact lists and analytics-based targeting software (SaaS) to laser focus lead generation initiatives, today announced it will partner with MathMarketing to sponsor a webinar, Bridging the Marketing and Sales Gap - 3 Strategies for Creating a Funnel that Delivers, on June 4th at 3pm EST. MathMarketing is a thought leader in the field of B2B marketing and trusted advisor to leading and aspiring businesses across Australia, Asia, North America and Europe who seek to align Sales and Marketing and pursue growth.

If your company is like most, Marketing and Sales plan separately, act separately and report separately - invariably pulling your business in opposite directions. Attend this 45-minute webinar to learn 3 strategies to better align Marketing and Sales to create a funnel that delivers real, measurable results.

It's not about aligning Sales and Marketing to each other - instead both must be aligned to the same goals and objectives. Only a singular Sales and Marketing plan with shared objectives, strategy, tactics and measures will produce real results.

During the webinar, we will share findings from a benchmark study of 1400 professionals in 84 countries, conducted by MathMarketing and MarketingProfs, which revealed a few surprising do's and don'ts that debunk the classic understanding of the roles of Sales and Marketing.
Things like: DON'T measure salespeople on proposals closed. Surprised? We were too.

Brett Bonser, Director of MathMarketing, will be leading this interactive presentation. As a passionate practitioner of focused sales and marketing, Bonser believes the keys to accelerated sales are a clear understanding of the psychology behind individuals' buying behavior, and a surgical approach to sales and marketing planning.

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PEER 1 Named As Finalist in 2009 American Business Awards

2009-05-28T10:10:00-04:00

Vancouver, B.C. (Gawkwire.com) PEER 1 was recently named a finalist in the Customer Service Team of the Year category in The 2009 American Business Awards.

The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit entries to the ABAs – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.

Stevie Award winners will be announced during the annual gala on Monday, June 22 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Six-hundred executives from across the U.S.A. are expected to attend. The ceremonies will be broadcast on radio nationwide by the Business TalkRadio Network and hosted by Cheryl Casone of Fox Business Network.

More than 2,600 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories, including Most Innovative Company, Best Management Team, Best New Product or Service, Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program, Best Corporate Environmental Responsibility Program. PEER 1 will be competing in the Customer Service Team of the Year category.

PEER 1 takes a creative and innovative approach to customer service. With the philosophy, “make the customer the star,” PEER 1 regularly features customers in company blogs and videos, which highlight their online business success. PEER 1 also builds strong personal relationships through continuous online customer interaction. These practices, in addition to its 24x7x365 FirstCall SupportTM, have earned PEER 1 continued customer loyalty.

Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs will select Stevie Award winners from among Finalists in final judging that will continue through June 3. Finalists were chosen by business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April through early May.

“Despite very tough economic conditions, many organizations and individuals continue to perform well,” said Michael Gallagher, founder and president of The Stevie Awards. “The results of the 2009 ABAs thus far are a testament to the resilience, creativity, and hard work of American organizations, executives, and workers.”

“At PEER 1 we pride ourselves in going above and beyond for our customers,” said Brian Daffern, PEER 1’s director of support. “Our support team enthusiastically delivers exceptional customer service day in and day out and we are honored to be recognized for our achievements.”

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.

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Good Technology acquires Intercasting

2009-05-28T10:09:00-04:00

(Gawkwire.com) Core Facts
o Good TechnologyTM acquires Intercasting
o Terms not disclosed
o Good Technology is a provider of device agnostic push mobility solutions including corporate and personal email
o Intercasting is a mobile social networking connectivity company
o Intercasting enables a smartphone-style experience on billion-plus feature phones
o Acquisition enhances Good's Good for You consumer solution
o Adds to company's position as a leading provider of mobile communications across broad range of devices to consumer, enterprise and Government markets
o Good has patented underlying technology covering real-time over the air synchronisation for wide range of applications
o Intercasting's award-winning ANTHEM platform enables Good to extend services beyond Smartphone market
o ANTHEM integrates and delivers social networking brands, leading IM interfaces, app stores and consumer email in one application
o ANTHEM works with operators and device manufacturers to deliver the integrated solution
o Both Good and Intercasting market services through operators and device manufacturers

Quotes
Brian Bogosian, Chairman, President and CEO of Good Technology
"Our acquisition of Intercasting further enhances Good's emergence as the global leader for mobile access to applications and content, especially as it pertains to how people communicate and collaborate. Intercasting's hosted solution, in market with all tier one U.S. mobile operators, includes unified messaging, device integration, and an application portal to enable a true "smartphone" experience for the billion-plus feature phones on the market today. This solution further expands Good's extensive device portfolio while enhancing the capabilities of the Company's Good for You solution."

Shawn Conahan, Founder and CEO of Intercasting Corporation:
"Mobile users are more connected than ever before, but we know they want easier-to-use solutions that let them do more on a broader selection of devices. Combining our ANTHEM solution and technology with Good's patented push technology will create the most versatile and open real-time synchronization platform for a broad range of applications available."

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Tweet This: DC Duo Announces 'The Cool Twitter Conferences World Tour'

2009-05-27T14:00:00-04:00

Washington, DC (Gawkwire.com) Washington, DC-based technology group, The Cool Blue Company announces "The Cool Twitter Conferences World Tour" with the first of several global one-day events kicking off Thursday, June 11, 2009, 10:00am - 5:00pm at Busboys & Poets, 2021 14th Street NW, Washington DC 20009 (intersection of 14th & V Streets). The Cool Twitter Conference provides an environment for developers, people in business, and enthusiasts from multiple disciplines, who seek to understand and maximize the power of Twitter, the chance to contribute to the discussion and tap into this real-time use of the web. This forum is ideal for advertising and marketing professionals, business owners looking to increase visibility and improve customer experience, and anyone looking to polish their brand or to become more informed on the subject.

For the uninitiated, Twitter is the free real-time web service that allows millions of users to send frequent, short updates - up to 140 characters - to "followers."

The June 11th event is the first known Twitter Conference on the East Coast and the first in the US aimed at both business and consumer communities. In addition to the conference, there will be a "Twitter Beginner Boot Camp" in session from 8:00am - 9:30am, aimed at educating and helping participants to become more familiar with the basics of Twitter and its potential applications. A "Twitter Intermediate Boot Camp" examining very specific applications and tools available for use with Twitter closes the day at 5:30pm.

Organizers are calling for speakers for this and upcoming conferences, encouraging submission of abstracts from individuals interested in presenting on Twitter. All topics are welcome, including for-profit and non-profit ideas, government, culturally impacting and social media applications and development APIs.

The Cool Twitter Conferences Tour Cities/Dates:
1. San Diego - Friday, July 10th, 2009
2. Seattle - Monday, July 27th, 2009
3. Los Angeles - Friday, July 31st, 2009
4. Chicago - Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
5. Atlanta - Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
6. New York - Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
7. San Francisco - Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
8. Boston - Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
9. Dallas - Thursday, September 17th, 2009
10. Vancouver - Thursday, September 24th, 2009
11. London - Thursday, October 8, 2009
12. Stockholm - Monday, October 19, 2009
13. Sydney - Tuesday, November 3, 2009
14. Hong Kong - Thursday, November 12, 2009
15. Buenos Aires - Monday, January 18, 2010
16. Cape Town - Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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Wordpress Sales Page Theme Bundle Now Includes More!

2009-05-27T14:00:00-04:00

Oklahoma City, OK (Gawkwire.com) WP Internet Marketing Concepts, a leading provider of Wordpress themes and plugins for Internet marketing, today announced that it has added 10 sales page templates to its WP Sales Letter Theme Bundle that can be used on any Wordpress theme. Consumers can learn more about the complete theme bundle at http://wp-saleslettertheme.com.

The sales page templates provide users with a way to easily create product sales pages, direct marketing sales letters, pay-per-click landing pages and email squeeze pages within their active Wordpress theme.

Jason Keith, president of WP Internet Marketing Concepts, said the sales page templates provide users with a way to easily promote individual products and build customer prospect lists without the need to create an entirely new website or change their website's existing look and feel.

"Wordpress is a great content management system to build professional looking, highly interactive websites," said Keith. "The problem up until now has been that it was not the easiest platform to launch pay-per-click campaigns and direct marketing campaigns due to the high number of outbound links and other distractions on each page or post template."

Keith said that the new sales page templates allow users to quickly create landing pages that are free of these links and other distractions.

"Our sales page templates are made to be leak-proof island pages," said Keith. "This means there are no sidebars, blogrolls and other distracting items that can keep a website visitor from getting through your entire sales message. These templates are perfect for Internet marketing, affiliate marketing, email marketing and more."

In addition to the sales page templates, buyers of the Wordpress Sales Letter Theme Bundle get 12 complete Wordpress sales letter and landing page themes, 10 matching HTML sales letter templates and an in-depth user guide with step-by-step photo tutorials all for just $77. Prospective customers can even download one complete sales letter theme absolutely free at the website.

"We feel like we have the best package of Wordpress sales letter and landing page themes and templates available on the market today," said Keith. "We plan to continue improving the bundle to provide solutions that our customers want."

WP Internet Marketing Concepts is a leading developer of themes and plugins for Internet marketers and affiliate marketers. For more information, go to http://wp-internetmarketing.com.

http://www.gawkwire.com/web_design/wordpress_sales_page_theme_bundle_now_includes_more.html

Web 3.0: How the IT Security Industry Views Web 2.0

2009-05-27T00:51:00-04:00

London, UK (Gawkwire.com) A recent survey of 100 IT professionals at major IT security exhibition Infosecurity Europe revealed surprising trends in individual and corporate use of social media. The Launchpad Europe IT Security Index 2009 was intended to gauge IT professionals’ attitudes towards social media, as well as to compare individual and corporate use of social media.

In contrast with the individual survey, in which 61 respondents reported to use Facebook, Twitter and other social media websites, only 21 out of 100 respondents reported that their organisations used social media. Eleven of those 21 organisations (52.38%) are using Twitter—an interesting contrast to the individual portion of the survey, in which only 15 of 61 individuals (24.59%) claimed to use Twitter. Facebook was by far the most popular among individuals, with 51 respondents claiming to use it. Fourteen reported to use other social media, including LinkedIn, LiveJournal and MySpace.

Mike Burkitt, director of European business accelerator Launchpad Europe, said: “Social media cannot be ignored by IT security professionals who know only too well that ignorance is not bliss and it is certainly no defense. No use are comments of ‘tweeter beware,’ ‘my Facebook lips are sealed’ or ‘I don’t know about Bebo.’ IT security professionals must embrace all aspects of the social media phenomenon to fully understand this constantly evolving hotbed for information leakage and social engineering-savvy hackers. My advice is to make yourself and your company fluent in IT security 3.0.”

According to the survey, companies are more likely to update their websites on a daily basis than individuals are. Ten of the 21 organisations who reported to use social media also said they updated their websites at least once a day. Only a third (20/61) of individuals exerted the same effort; most individuals said they updated their social media websites once or twice a week.

Respondents were also asked to rate their concern about the security of social media on a scale of 1 to 5. Responses varied. Some respondents said that as IT security professionals, they understood the security issues surrounding social media and were therefore less concerned. Other respondents said that as IT security professionals, they saw it as their job to be especially concerned about the security issues surrounding social media. On a scale of 1 to 5, the average concern level was 3.69.

“We accept social media as an insecure medium,” said Paul Guckian, a principal consultant at Delaney Consulting. “We are aware it’s insecure and it’s public.”
The simple solution, Guckian argued, is to understand the nature of the medium and to refrain from posting anything you wouldn’t want aired in a public forum.

But the public nature of social media might not yet be commonsense for children—and as one respondent pointed out, children will find a way to use social media whether their parents want them to or not.

“It can’t be stopped,” said Maureen Lamb. “It’s just a matter of training children so they understand the risks.”

Security was not the only issue concerning respondents. Several respondents expressed scepticism—and even contempt—about the long-term viability of social media for businesses. In response to the suggestion that businesses might benefit from the marketing advantages of social media, one respondent scoffed, “Yeah, if you want to market your products to children.”

Another respondent, Tom Newton of SmoothWall, said, “People want to connect directly with individuals in companies. They don’t want to go on your corporate Twitter.”

Newton went on to express a realistic attitude towards the security of social media. He pointed out that security is, has been, and always will be a concern in this world.
“Bad boys will always find a way to use 140 characters to do something naughty,” said Newton.

Jon Collins, Service Director at Free Form Dynamics, has some advice for companies concerned about online security: “It is clear that we are entering new territory when it comes to the types of online threats that exist, let alone what should be done about them. While there are considerable business benefits to be had from social networking, we would urge organisations to recognise that it can be a two-edged sword, and deal with the risks accordingly.”

More results, analysis, and commentary on Omarketing’s Countdown to Infosecurity blog.

http://www.gawkwire.com/technology/how_the_it_security_industry_views_web_2_0.html

LogMeIn Wins 2009 CNET Webware 100 Award

2009-05-27T09:49:00-04:00

Woburn, Mass (Gawkwire.com) LogMeIn today announced that its LogMeIn service received a 2009 Webware 100 award for productivity by Webware, a CNET site. The Web 2.0 user community cast more than 630,000 votes in an online voting poll which ultimately selected the winners. Finalists for the 2009 Webware 100 Awards were selected by the editors of Webware.

The 2009 Webware 100 Awards recognize leading Web 2.0 sites, services, and applications. Webware editors received and reviewed thousands of entries. A complete list of the winners can be found at www.webware.com/100.

LogMeIn, which is available for PCs and Macs, provides fast, easy and secure remote access to remote computers from any other computer with an Internet connection. Users have complete access to all programs, files and data on the remote computer, as if they were sitting in front of it. A completely free version of LogMeIn is available for remote access, or can be upgraded to LogMeIn Pro, adding features for copying and syncing files, online "mini-meetings", sound and printing from the remote computer to a local printer.

"We're thrilled to have been selected by CNET for the second straight year," said Carol Meyers, Chief Marketing Officer and VP of Marketing at LogMeIn "We strive to deliver convenience, value, security and productivity with all of our remote access products and we're pleased to be recognized again this year for offering our customers innovative solutions that make their lives easier."

"This annual listing has become such an essential resource for people who want to learn more about Web 2.0 and the many ways it can help them stay connected," said Rafe Needleman, editor at Webware and CNET. "The Web 2.0 community and our editors ultimately selected the very best sites, services and applications that have made a lasting impression."

To view all the winners and finalists, go to: http://www.webware.com/100.

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Powerful Web Scripting Engine & Database from WebDNA Software

2009-05-27T09:48:00-04:00

Lewes, Delaware (Gawkwire.com) WebDNA Software Corporation, a leading developer of Internet technology products today announced the release of WebDNA 6.2, a powerful server-side scripting language that simplifies the creation of complex e-commerce sites, web applications, and intranet office automation solutions.

WebDNA 6.2 introduces additional benefits for a comprehensive feature set designed to meet the requirements and challenges web designers and developers face in today's market.

- Built-in Database: Create an unlimited number of ultra fast, RAM-centric WebDNA databases or interact easily with MySQL, Microsoft SQL, Oracle or PostGres databases.

- Single Syntax System: Database syntax is built-in to the WebDNA language, making WebDNA one of the easiest to learn server-side scripting languages.

- Platform Support: WebDNA runs on the most popular flavors of today's multicore platforms, including Windows, Solaris, OSX and Linux.

- Enhanced Security: Automatic encryption option protects sensitive order information.

"Because of WebDNA's unique single syntax system, we are able to keep our development costs down allowing us to provide very feature rich interactive websites for a fraction of the cost of other solutions." says Matthew Perosi, Chief Technology Officer of Psi Prime, a New Jersey based web design firm. "WebDNA has also saved us money in training costs as bringing new developers up to speed happens in far less time than other languages" says Mr. Perosi. "For these reasons as well as others we are thrilled to see this latest version of WebDNA and the commitment to the developer community it represents."

"The web solutions of today and in the future will depend on strong, intelligent programming such as what is made possible by WebDNA 6.2" said Christophe Billiottet, President, WebDNA Software Corporation. "No longer does the professional web developer need to depend on piecing together weak "spaghetti code" technologies to keep costs down, nor do they need to break the bank to produce the best quality web solutions. WebDNA 6.2 represents the evolution of a technology widely considered to be a powerful competitor to PHP."

WebDNA allows the developer to build a wide range of applications, from basic form-to-email to highly sophisticated database-driven intranet sites. While it is not a framework like Ruby on Rails, WebDNA replaces multiple instructions with a single one, allowing the developer to code as much as 3 times faster than with php or asp. WebDNA's flexibility translates to a very small set of instructions required to build virtually any type of server side application.

Because WebDNA uses the English language and familiar tag structure, basic HTML is the only background needed, making it ideal for the web designer or webmaster to create dynamic sites without relying on outside programming help.

Pricing and Availability:
WebDNA 6.2 for Linux and OSX is available today at the WebDNA store WebDNA 6.2 for Windows will be available in early Q3. The WebDNA 6.2 Developer Edition is available at no charge. This fully functional, single domain version allows the developer to create and test robust WebDNA solutions without having to purchase a license. Other licenses appropriate for deployment of a WebDNA solution are available starting at $65. Upgrades from 6.x versions are available at no charge.

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Show and .tel at the Business Startup Exhibition

2009-05-27T09:46:00-04:00

LONDON, United Kingdom (Gawkwire.com) Telnic Limited (www.telnic.tel), the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD) which has sold over 200,000 domains in six weeks since launch, today announced that it would be running free seminars for entrepreneurs at the Business Startup Exhibition (www.bstartup.com) in London’s ExCeL Centre on 28th and 29th May.

The sessions will run at lunchtime on both days by successful Entrepreneur and now Chief Strategist of Telnic Henri Asseily. Telnic, which is the sole sponsor for all of the seminar halls at the exhibition, will also be answering questions on Stand 534. Telnic partners, including domainmonster.com (www.domainmonster.com), will also be at the show selling .tel domains.

Small businesses and independent traders from removal companies (http://removals.tel) through to radio voice-over artists (http://overvoice.tel) are benefitting today from .tel domains in the UK and globally. .tel domains provide small businesses with a host of features, including:
o A presence on the internet under their control without the need to build or pay for a website
o Great search engine optimization features built in to help deliver better search results
o A comprehensive listing in a global directory of .tel domains which can be accessed from any device, quickly and at very low cost
o The ability to change contact information quickly and easily from handheld devices
o Integrating ‘live’ .tel information into ‘contact us’ pages for existing websites

“As a small business ourselves we know how important it is to be available for customers especially in this economic climate,” said Justin Hayward, Communications Director at Telnic. “Small businesses, whilst they can adopt social media tools and use social networking to spread the message, still rely on good old-fashioned conversations with customers as well. .tel can provide the small business owner with an easy way to manage all of those interaction points and enhance customer service at the same time.”
To learn more about .tel domains, which have already been nominated for the 2009 World Technology Awards and the InfoCommerce Group Models of Excellence 2009, and where to buy them, please visit http://telnic.org.

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eHosting DataFort Industry Sponsor for Inaugural Data Centre Strategies

2009-05-26T10:05:00-04:00

Dubai, UAE/London, UK (Gawkwire.com) eHosting DataFort, the region’s leading IT managed and advisory services provider, and a member of TECOM Investments, today announced it will be the industry sponsor for the first Data Centre Strategies Middle East Forum in Abu Dhabi.

To be held from 2-3 June at the Injazat Auditorium in Abu Dhabi, the Data Centre Strategies Middle East Forum 2009 will address a number of key issues related to the developments in the sector that impact the business, operation and planning of the data centre industry.

Featuring an academy of international speakers, experts and delegates from leading organizations, operators and owners, investors and vendors, the event will see eHosting DataFort providing critical inputs on the Data Centre Industry. It will particularly highlight its expertise in delivering Managed Data Centre services to enterprises, telecom, government, semi-government, and other key sectors in the industry.

Yasser Zeineldin, CEO, eHosting DataFort, will address the forum and participate in the CEO Data Centre Middle East Roundtable. He will discuss with senior representatives a number of topical issues, including the growth, outlook, challenges, and opportunities for Data Centres in the Middle East.

Zeineldin said: “We are delighted to sponsor the Data Centre Strategies Middle East Forum 2009 that brings a host of industry leaders to the region. While the Data
Centre industry has grown exponentially in the past several years, the trend has responded to the need to manage surplus data, continuous access to real-time information and meet the increasing trend of the mobile workforce within the enterprise.

“eHosting DataFort is the leading Managed Services Provider in the Middle East having the expertise to help design, build and operate data centres for organizations across the GCC region. We look forward to participating at the forum and exchanging ideas with leading experts thereby nurturing the growth of the Data Centre industry in the region.”
The Data Centre Strategies Middle East Forum 2009 will also bring together telecom majors, managed service providers, along with senior management from enterprises and the government.

Philip Low, Managing Director, BroadGroup, consulting firm and organizer of the forum, said: “We welcome eHosting Datafort’s sponsorship of this forum. Yasser Zeineldin’s participation in the first Data Centre Middle East CEO Roundtable will prove particularly valuable. The presence of eHDF and other important regional players delivering outstanding content and insight in a rich networking environment, underlines the true value of the forum.”

With world-class data centres, resilient and scalable infrastructure and round-the-clock managed operations, eHosting DataFort has a wide network of technology and channel partners based in the GCC and MENA regions, Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. Boasting ITIL and ISO9001: 2008, ISO 20000:2005 and ISO 27001:2005 certifications, eHDF successfully delivers operations through highly reliable and scalable infrastructures based on international standards and global best practices.

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Interxion Delivers Secure Data Service to Argus Media

2009-05-26T10:04:00-04:00

LONDON, UK (Gawkwire.com) Interxion, a leading European operator of data centres, today announced that it has installed a Secure Data Service (SDS) managed online back-up and restore solution for Argus, a leading provider of price assessments, business intelligence and market data for the global coal, electricity, oil, gas, emissions and transportation industries.

Information is key to Argus’s business proposition, and as a result, the need to access, retrieve and distribute it efficiently and effectively is critical. Interxion’s SDS ‘Vault’, which replaces a tape back-up system, now stores all data off-site at one of Interxion’s data centres in the Netherlands. Fully encrypted software now backs up all critical files, securing the flow of timely business intelligence and market information to Argus customers.

Interxion’s SDS is designed to ensure that the back-up is instantly off site. The SDS service can back-up standard file systems such as Microsoft, Novell, Unix, AS400 and Mac as well as live Oracle, SQL, Exchange, Notes and other hot back-up databases. It can also complete file-level restores of individual mailboxes or emails.

“Interxion’s agentless technology offers a high-performance, cost-effective, scalable solution with excellent service for organisations that deal with large volumes of business-critical data,” said Jim Hughes, Global IT Manager of Argus “Furthermore, we are now able to back-up from our Singapore office as easily as from the UK, secure in the knowledge that our data is
safely stored and quickly recoverable from a high-availability Interxion vault.”

“Data security is a mission-critical issue for international data-driven businesses like Argus, and it can now be handled quickly, easily, and effectively with SDS,” said Greg McCulloch, Managing Director, Interxion UK. “We are pleased to have been able to provide one of our specialist solutions to Argus so that they can channel all their energies into providing up-to-the-minute market data, news and analysis to their customers around the world.”

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BSO Network Solutions Opens New Offices in the UK

2009-05-26T10:02:00-04:00

Paris, France (Gawkwire.com) While continuing to show strong growth in France after nearly 5 years of business operations, and with sales over €6.2m in 2008 and 120 customers, BSO Network Solutions, the leading Next Generation Operator (Network services, Integration and Hosting) has now announced that it is opening its first offices abroad, in London
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The London office will be headed by Scott Ritchie, Director Global Operations, and by Fraser Bell, Director Sales & Marketing. They have been tasked with bringing solutions developed by BSO Network Solution to the UK market which represents more than £20Billion and has shown continuous growth over the last 15 years.

Bolstered by its double-digit growth, this new step forward is a clear expression of BSO Network Solution’ ambition to meet the needs of all enterprises in the transformation challenges they face today. BSO Network Solutions already present across a major part of the globe through its network which is deployed in 10 countries: France, UK, The Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, USA and Hong-Kong (China). Opening these new offices will enable BSO Network Solutions to meet its customers' global problems more effectively and swell its customer base.

"This expansion abroad validates our model and paves the way to new opportunities for growth in a strategic market. By opening this first office in London we have moved to the forefront of the international scene and are sending a powerful signal to the entire market, and more particularly to our customers", says Michaël Ourabah, CEO and co-founder of BSO Network Solutions.

BSO Network Solutions has acquired the financial and human resources necessary to boost its growth abroad. More than ever, global expansion appears today as the future driver of business development which, in terms of markets, knows no limits. "Of course we are not forgetting the other continents and continue to examine plans to open more offices in the short term. ", concludes Michaël Ourabah, CEO of BSO Network Solutions.

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Parature Webinar Explores the State of Enterprise Service and Support

2009-05-23T06:00:00-04:00

Vienna, VA (Gawkwire.com) Parature, the global leader in on-demand customer service software, announced today that it will sponsor a free webinar offering customer service and support professionals in-depth industry insight and analysis into the results of the 2009 Service & Support Metrics Survey. The webinar entitled “2009 Service & Support Metrics Survey Results: A Look Behind the Scenes in Today’s Support Organization” will be held on Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 2:00pm EDT. To register for the webinar, please visit http://www.parature.com/res_webinars.aspx.

Parature and SupportIndustry.com conducted the 2009 Service & Support Metrics Survey to explore the state of enterprise service and support — technology adoption rates and deployment plans, financial challenges, workforce issues, performance metrics and other industry trends. This year’s survey reinforces previous years’ findings, highlighting support organizations’ continued adoption of better-integrated and responsive technologies, efforts to improve processes, and growing recognition of the strategic role of service delivery in corporate growth. At the same time, however, these organizations continue to battle the ongoing challenges that have come to characterize the service function. Respondents, comprised of a cross-section of executives, shared valuable data on metrics directly related to running their support operations, as well as providing humorous insights about some of their most challenging customer interactions.

The “2009 Service & Support Metrics Survey Results: A Look Behind the Scenes in Today’s Support Organization” webinar will feature Peter McGarahan, Founder and President – McGarahan and Associates, and Gary McNeil, Vice President of Marketing – Parature who will deliver the results of the survey with practical advice and a recommended course of action for all support centers. Attendees will be able to benchmark their own organization’s performance against what others are doing today, and all participants will also receive a full copy of the survey results.

Parature’s “Best Practices in Customer Service” webinar series is designed to serve as an educational and informational resource for organizations throughout various industry sectors to gain insight into customer support best practices that can be applied to help them more efficiently serve, support, retain, engage with, and maximize the value of every customer.

“Parature is dedicated to helping customer service and support organizations deliver superior customer service,” stated Parature CEO and President Duke Chung. “We demonstrate this commitment, not only by providing the smartest, most efficient customer service software, but by providing valuable webinar content as well. Parature has conducted in-depth research to provide relevant and thought provoking insight into industry trends that will contribute to the success of customer service professionals and enable organizations to provide exceptional customer service at an affordable price.”

Parature enables any organization to fundamentally change the way they support their customers through its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery and integrated, intuitive design that empowers organizations to better and more efficiently serve, support, engage with and retain customers in today’s Web world. The seamlessly integrated suite of Parature Customer Service™ software modules allows organizations to effectively manage all of their support needs without additional hardware, software and IT expenses. Parature integrates everything in one dynamic, unified system to increase efficiency across entire organizations, improving processes among customer support, operations, development and sales.

To register for this webinar or to view previous webinars in the series visit www.parature.com/webinars.

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I/O Data Centers Selects Carrier Partner For Its New â€œPhoenix Oneâ€ Data Center

2009-05-23T06:00:00-04:00

PHOENIX, AZ (Gawkwire.com) i/o Data Centers (www.iodatacenters.com), the premier provider of data center solutions, has selected Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) (www.qwest.com) as one of its Internet carrier providers for its new “Phoenix ONE” data center – a 530,000 square foot facility located on a 31-acre campus in central Phoenix. i/o Data Centers designs, builds and operates next-generation data centers for some of the world’s largest corporations and Web properties.

“It is vital that we offer our clients access to the best Internet service providers and Qwest helps us meet those requirements,” said i/o Data Centers President and Founder Anthony Wanger.

i/o Data Centers’ Phoenix ONE facility is carrier-neutral and is located next to one of the largest joint fiber trenches in the country with several of the leading bandwidth providers, including Qwest, offering direct Internet connections. Phoenix ONE will be a TeraPoP Layer 3 site, which means customers can connect to the Internet with speeds up to 10 Gbps.

“Qwest and i/o Data Centers continue to bring technologically advanced businesses to Arizona,” said Chris Ancell, vice president, Qwest Business Markets Group. “We are excited about what this project will mean for Phoenix companies and those nationwide looking for additional bandwidth, power and more secure network capabilities to run new applications.”

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What Does Social Media Marketing Really Mean?

2009-05-22T09:30:00-04:00

(Gawkwire.com) These days, it's hard to know what's a new trend and what's a temporary fad. But expert opinion and thorough case studies agree: social media marketing is a cost-effective way to combine marketing and market research, and it's here to stay.

"Essentially, social media marketing boils down to something simple: find out where people online are talking about your brand, or could be. And then, join the conversation," said Gabriel Shaoolian, Creative Director of Blue Fountain Media (bluefountainmedia.com). The persistent nature of online interaction means that this has the long-lasting effects of traditional advertising, but the immediate interaction means it also has the revenue-driving power of traditional sales.

A social media strategy can be executed on any highly interactive website, but here are a few of the best and what is both positive about each and what the downfall is:

- Facebook. As the largest social network in the world, Facebook allows you to create groups that focus on your company and products, and to engage your customers through them.

Positive: Since everyone on Facebook uses their real name, there's built-in trust. But Facebook makes it more difficult to reach out to new customers.

Negative: With the hundreds of applications requests, group invites, and other distractions, the website has become very difficult to penetrate unless through friend-to-friend messaging. This is very time consuming and less cost-effective.

- Twitter. One of the fastest growing social networks, Twitter is on its way to becoming as big as Facebook.

Positive: Gabriel Shaoolian says "Imagine being able to overhear every conversation about your brand, or your competitors. Twitter isn't quite that, but it's pretty close: the site allows you to monitor the discussions of millions of people, and to respond to anyone if you think you can help them out." You can track mentions of any keyword using Twitter's search tools, and the site's open culture makes it easy to jump into new conversations.

Negative: Just like any room full of people, it can get very noisy and difficult to get people to pay attention. Some subjects are very rarely discussed on Twitter.

- Forums, Answers Sites, Etc. No matter how obscure your product is, chances are there are dozens of online venues full of potential or actual customers. Finding a good forum or answers site where your brand is being discussed might take some time, but if you can find one, you can be an active advocate for your own brand.

- Blogs. Finding passionate people (and convincing them to write about your company) is difficult and time-consuming, but it's one of the most rewarding kinds of marketing you can do. With a good blogger outreach plan, you can have a sales force, research team, and ombudsman, all working for free.

Gabriel Shaoolian is optimistic about the long-term future of Social Media: "It can be tough to navigate at first, but once you start really talking to your customers, that dialogue is priceless." The social media marketing world keeps on changing, but these sites are all great ways to get a good start. Social media marketing isn't for every business, or every marketer, but its impact is hard to ignore. At Blue Fountain Media, some of the most successful marketing campaigns have had a strong social component, and more and more of our clients are embracing online discussion as a great way to get their product traction and open up new markets.

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Parallels Brings Cloud Computing to Asia-Pacific Region with APAC Summit

2009-05-22T09:25:00-04:00

Singapore (Gawkwire.com) Virtualization and automation leader Parallels, is putting cloud computing at the top of the agenda in Asia by introducing its industry-uniting cloud services networking event in the region. The Parallels APAC Summit 2009 marks the expansion of Parallels’ successful annual event into Asia, where Springboard Research predicts that: “in 2009 every leading hardware, software and services vendor will have a clear cloud computing strategy. Moreover, as budgets shift from capâ€ex to opâ€ex, more IT organizations will strongly consider cloud computing as an alternative software and service delivery model.” Parallels is highly active in this market, with around 1000 customers and 200 strategic partners signed in the region.

Parallels APAC Summit 2009 will take place in Singapore on September 25th, 2009 and registration is now open. Following the format of the annual US event, the Summit will feature in-depth business and product sessions with well-known Parallels speakers and industry leaders offering insights into: the industry and upcoming market trends; Parallels’ upcoming initiatives; and strategies for building a company that grows revenue, even in this challenging economic climate.

Additionally, the one-day event is aimed at giving attendees ample opportunity to visit the exhibition hall and network with potential business partners, colleagues and the Parallels team in order to forge profitable customer and partner networks. Attendees of the event will represent all interests in the APAC cloud computing market, including cloud services providers, ISVs, developers, hardware vendors and other industry players.

"Interest in cloud computing and hosting is growing rapidly amongst SMBs as the range of available services and trust in the model increases. This represents a great opportunity for cloud service providers that are able to execute and respond to market forces,” said Antonio Piraino, Senior Analyst at Tier1 Research. “The Parallels Summit is an established industry event that brings service providers, vendors, developers and users from across the sector's value chain together for networking and frank discussion about strategy, trends and future directions."

“The success of Parallels Summit 2009 in February demonstrated both the sizeable opportunity represented by cloud computing and Parallels’ position as a key strategic partner for players in this space,” said Serguei Beloussov, CEO of Parallels. “We are pleased to expand this success into the Asia-Pacific market, which represents a significant prospect for Parallels and its partners in the cloud services space, both globally and within the region itself. Our event aims to highlight the potential revenue streams for cloud services providers in the region, and we hope to help them partner to survive and thrive in what is already a very competitive landscape.”

To register for the event, or for more information please visit www.parallels.com/apac/summit/.

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Caelo Software Launches Groundbreaking Online Email Productivity Training

2009-05-22T09:28:00-04:00

Valkenswaard, (Gawkwire.com) The self-paced online course (US $45) is comprised of a serious of tutorial videos requiring approx. two to three hours. This series goes to the heart of email overload and teaches easy strategies that are guaranteed to reduce the time devoted to managing email. Ongoing time savings expected to range from ½ hour to 2 hours per day – a welcomed advantage in these recessionary times.

Combing training with state-of-the-art email organizing software
For almost a decade Caelo Software has been an innovator in email productivity software with its award winning Nelson Email Organizer – NEO Pro add-on software for Microsoft Outlook. Caelo’s new online email productivity training, combined with NEO Pro for Outlook users, promises to transform even the most ‘email overloaded’ person into someone whose email habits are completely organized and efficient. New NEO Pro 4.0 purchasers are being offered a 20% discount on the online email training.

Caelo offers guaranteed time savings

Caelo Software is so confident that this email productivity training will result in user time savings that it is offering a full money back guarantee to any training participant who is not satisfied after using the strategies for two weeks. More on Caelo’s guarantee: http://www.caelo.com/training/guarantee.html

An overview of Caelo’s Online Email Training is available at:
http://www.caelo.com/training/training.php

Watch NEO Pro intro video:
http://www.caelo.com/products/learn/quick_tour.php

NEO Pro is available for free 90-day download at: http://www.caelo.com/products/download_neopro.php

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Free WordPress Themes Give Your Blog a Facelift

2009-05-22T09:23:00-04:00

VANCOUVER, BC (Gawkwire.com) PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX:PIX), a global online IT hosting provider, has partnered with Lisa Sabin-Wilson, celebrity blogger and author of “WordPress for Dummies”, to offer free premium blog templates, valued at $1,200 each, designed exclusively for PEER 1 and ServerBeach.

With an estimated 133 million blogs worldwide and growing, social networking and blogging has become the fourth most popular activity on the Internet, surpassing even e-mail.* For those looking to join the fast-growing blogging community, or just wanting to spice up current blogs, PEER 1 is offering five free custom-designed WordPress themes as a download to anyone who visits the PEER 1 Web site www.peer1.com or the site of its dedicated hosting brand, ServerBeach www.serverbeach.com.

WordPress, a ServerBeach customer since February 2007, has grown to be one of the largest blogging services in the world. Sabin-Wilson, who recently joined forces with ServerBeach at the SXSW festival to present autographed copies of her book and free WordPress advice, has been a ServerBeach customer since October 2003. Her book, “WordPress for Dummies,” has consistently ranked No. 1 in the blogging category on Amazon.com.

“We have been with ServerBeach for more than six years and continue to be very happy customers,” said Sabin-Wilson. “The level of customer service and support we've experienced with ServerBeach is second to none and this is why we stay with them, and why we recommend their service to clients and colleagues.”

The templates won’t be around for long, available for download only until June 30. To view the different designs and download a favorite, visit the PEER 1 Web site http://www.peer1.com/resources/wordpress_themes.php or the ServerBeach Web site http://www.serverbeach.com/resources/wordpress_themes.php.

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Search Marketing Experts Host Free Webinar on "How Google Works"

2009-05-22T09:24:00-04:00

Charlottesville, VA (Gawkwire.com) Search Mojo, a search engine marketing agency, will host a free webinar on Thursday, May 28 at 3:00 p.m. ET entitled "How Google Works". The presentation will cover both the fundamentals of how the Google search engine ranks websites and the basic search engine optimization (SEO) practices for improving search engine rankings with Google.

"With Google commanding 70 percent or more of search engine traffic, marketers need to understand how Google search works so they can support SEO through a number of their marketing tactics," said Janet Driscoll Miller, lead search strategist at Search Mojo. "This webinar is designed to provide marketers with a basic insight into Google's process and how to best strategize SEO efforts around that process."
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The presentation focuses on two main areas:
--   Google's Technology Demystified
--   Google's Informant: The Googlebot
--   Website Indexability
--   How the Google Algorithm Works
--   Keywords: The Foundation of SEO
--   Best SEO Practices for Google
--   Website Content
--   Meta Description and Title Tags
--   Keyword Density
--   Inbound Links
--   Anchor Text
--   Conclusion and Q&A

The presentation is designed for all levels of marketing and communications professionals.

Online registration for the webinar is available at www.search-mojo.com/webinar.

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Comodo Internet Security 3.9: Stronger PC Defenses, No Charge

2009-05-20T14:00:00-04:00

(Gawkwire.com) The security suite is now available in English, French, Russian, Italian and Swedish and 13 other languages, with translations by Comodo volunteers.

Comodo Internet Security is free firewall and antivirus protection for Internet users.

Above and beyond the language translations, improvements to the award-winning software include Stateful File Inspection, an integrated in-memory virus scanner, clipboard logging, keyboard input blocking, and stronger HIPS protection during vulnerable start-up and shut-down processes.

Comodo Internet Security is available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Unless they have set up their computers specifically to run at 64 bits, most PC users can download and install the 32-bit version. 32-bit users in particular will benefit from a free month of LivePCSupport, an online support service from Comodo.

During their free month trial, LivePCSupport users can open a chat window, like an IM, and "chat" in English with a Comodo PC expert at any time, including nights, weekends and holidays. If any work needs to be done on the subscriber's PC, the expert can take over the PC remotely and install or delete files, and change settings. Other services include Virus Diagnosis and Removal, PC Tune-up, Internet Login Protection, Email Account Setup, Software Installation, Printer Setup, Printer Troubleshooting, Green PC, and Computer Troubleshooting.

Comodo Internet Security suite makes protecting PCs from malware easier than ever. Comodo's patent-pending "clean PC" technology initially configures the software. Default Deny Protection™ maximizes protection by blocking any attempt by unknown software to install itself or permit itself to run. Comodo's 4,000,000+ file whitelist eliminates most pop-ups, making the software perfect for novice users, without compromising security. Comodo's "Threatcast" social software authentication allows users to see what other users have chosen to do when confronted with new software.

32-bit PC users may visit http://download.comodo.com/cis/download/setups/CIS_Setup_3.9.76924.507_XP_Vista_x32.exe, and 64-bit PC users may visit http://download.comodo.com/cis/download/setups/CIS_Setup_3.9.76924.507_XP_Vista_x64.exe to download their free copies.

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Continual innovation, a core competence in PKI, and a commitment to reversing the growth of Internet-crime distinguish the Comodo companies as vital players in the Internet's ongoing development. Comodo secures and authenticates online transactions and communications for over 200,000 business customers and has over 15,000,000 installations of desktop security product http://www.gawkwire.com/reviews/comodo_internet_security_3_9_stronger_pc_defenses_no_charge.html

McAfee, Inc. Appoints Masanori Osuga as President of McAfee Japan

2009-05-20T14:00:00-04:00

SANTA CLARA, CA (Gawkwire.com) McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE) today announced the appointment of Masanori Osuga as president of Japan, reporting to Michael DeCesare, executive vice president of sales operations. Takahiro Kato has assumed the role of Chairman of McAfee Japan.

Osuga begins as “incoming president” immediately, and will assume the role of president on June 1st. He will be responsible for sales across both McAfee’s consumer and enterprise segments and will be located in McAfee’s Tokyo, Japan office.

“This appointment completes an extensive search for a new president for McAfee Japan,” said DeCesare. “We thank Kato-san for his more than 10 years of leadership and commitment, and look forward to his continued support as he moves into the planned role of Chairman on June 1st.”

“Osuga’s more than 20 years of global sales experience, along with his enterprise background in leading multi-billion dollar sales organizations, will help us continue to align our company to best meet the needs of our diverse customers and channel partners,” said DeCesare. “He has an excellent reputation in the partner community and the qualities we need to take our business to the next level.”

Osuga joins McAfee from Juniper Networks, Inc., where he held the position of country manager and vice president of Japan. In this position, Osuga was responsible for the company’s service provider business across Japan. This also includes successfully merging companies such as Netscreen Networks, Redline, Peribit and Acorn. Prior to Juniper Networks, Osuga was country manager of Japan at Unisphere Networks, which was acquired by Juniper Networks in 2002. Osuga also held positions at AT&T Japan and NEC System Integration and Construction Ltd., with roles in contract management and sales.

“I am pleased to join McAfee at such an exciting time in the company’s history,” said Osuga. “The company continues to take market share and outpace the growth of other companies in its space, which is a true testament that its strategy is working. I look forward to using my extensive sales experience and management abilities to generate additional opportunities in Japan.”

Osuga holds a Law degree from Hosei University in Tokyo, Japan.

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Market for Buying/Selling World of Warcraft Accounts Projected to Top $1Bil

2009-05-20T00:24:00-04:00

(Gawkwire.com) By creating progressive software innovations to eliminate the amount of fraud that is increasingly frequent in Buying WoW accounts in a virtual marketplace TheGameSupply.net has shown the ability to grow and adapt to an ever changing virtual environment.

Studies have found that virtual companies have an over 300% increase in the amount of fraud they encounter by selling intangible goods known as World of Warcraft accounts. TheGameSupply.net reports an under 1% rate of lost funds due to customer charge backs by utilizing a unique 3 step verification process.

Utilizing unique software to limit the ability of a potential problem customer to check out by conventional means and funneling sales through vigorous verification process most of which the end user is never aware of and does not affect the checkout process.

Hiring gaming experts to evaluate and create a marketplace that is gamer friendly, TheGameSupply.net has recently announced the unveiling of a new state of the art web experience on July 1st, 2009 to further increase growth in buying and selling wow accounts.

Buying World of Warcraft accounts is such a niche market that staffing gamers is almost a must, yet most companies do not choosing instead to outsource labor third world markets. Which when it comes time for consumers to Sell World of Warcraft accounts, TheGameSupply.net has a distinct advantage of their representatives inside knowledge of the game.

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HostGator & Smartertools Partners to Provide New Hosting Software

2009-05-19T15:27:00-04:00

(Gawkwire.com) The software includes SmarterMail 5.x, a cost-effective Windows mail server; SmarterStats 4.x, a robust and comprehensive Web log analytics tool; and SmarterTrack 4.x, a complete customer service software solution. This bundle of three applications is valued at approximately $750 and will be included with every Windows dedicated server at no extra cost.

"SmarterTools is excited by our partnership with HostGator," said Jeff Hardy, vice president of business operations for SmarterTools. "HostGator has a reputation for providing reliable Web hosting and quality service, and we are proud that they trust our products to continue to deliver value to their Windows hosting customers.

"At HostGator, we’ve always prided ourselves on giving our customers additional value for their money,” said Brent Oxley, the CEO and founder of HostGator. “Our partnership with SmarterTools is going to give our Windows hosting customers just that—a wide variety of high quality features and services that they would have a much more difficult time getting elsewhere.”

SmarterMail is the cost-effective Microsoft Exchange alternative, bringing enterprise-level functionality to businesses, ISPs, and Web hosting environments. With features like detailed reporting, events/notifications, throttling, email archiving, intrusion detection/prevention, advanced synchronization, and out-of-the-box antispam and antivirus, HostGator customers will be able to enjoy an effective and user-friendly mail server application.

SmarterStats is a complete Web log analytics solution that supports various log file types, including Internet Information Server (IIS) and Apache, on Windows and Linux operating systems. In addition, SmarterStats provides detailed Web site statistics for both small and enterprise-level businesses while reducing disk space utilization by 85%.

SmarterTrack is a powerful help desk application built for tracking, managing, and reporting on customer service and communications, including sales and support issues. Features include a Ticket system, Live Chat, WhosOn, branding and language support, cost analysis, data mining, reporting, surveys, and a Knowledge Base.

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HostMySite to Acquire Hosting.com

2009-05-20T09:16:00-04:00

Denver, CO (Gawkwire.com) HostMySite and Hosting.com have both expanded quickly over the past decade by sharing a singular focus on premium-level customer service. The combination provides customers with 43,000 square feet of datacenter space from coast-to-coast across four data centers. It creates a solid foundation for an expanded menu of high-availability and business continuity/disaster recovery (BCDR) solutions that mid-sized enterprise customers have been searching for. Furthermore, this acquisition creates a nationwide customer support team backed by SAS-70 and PCI certifications.

“We have listened closely to our customers and they have told us that they desire both managed colocation and managed dedicated solutions for their applications,” commented Art Zeile, CEO at HostMySite. “With this acquisition, we have made a firm commitment to delivering a full spectrum of managed hosting services across a national platform.”

Joel Daly, COO further commented, “Customers will continue to experience the same extraordinary level of customer support that has made us a trusted partner to thousands of customers over the last 11 years. We pride ourselves in having the best team in the industry and look forward to delivering the same high-quality service through our expanded roster.”

Former Hosting.com CEO Darren King noted, “We spent years hiring the best talent in the industry to engineer robust hosting solutions, drive our consultative sales approach, and provide unparalleled SLAs and technical support – HostMySite provides an opportunity to expand upon and deliver these to a significantly larger number of clients.”

Wachovia Capital Partners provided an additional equity investment to support the acquisition and Golub Capital provided a $22 million senior credit facility.

HostMySite was advised by Alston and Bird LLP, Ernst and Young LLP, W. David Snead, Moreton and Company and Atlas Engineering.

Hosting.com was advised by Signal Hill Capital Group and Stites & Harbison PLLC.

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Touchfon Releases New Video Technology Platform

2009-05-20T09:22:00-04:00

Draper, UT (Gawkwire.com) TouchfonTV provides the latest advances in video technology resulting in a platform that delivers Video On Demand, User Generated Content, and Live Broadcast functionality that is both simple to use and easy to manage. This comprehensive platform is comprised of integrated tools that automate all aspects of the digital media process -- transcoding, asset management, publishing, monetization, and analytics.

Included as part of TouchfonTV's offering is a suite of customizable media players, presentation slide capability for both Live and VOD broadcasts, and robust reporting and analytics, all back-ended by the world's leading content delivery networks. TouchfonTV video solutions are specially encoded and use advanced streaming and progressive download technology to auto-detect the viewer's internet connection speed and play content at the optimum bandwidth. The result for viewers is the highest quality content possible, with no buffering pauses or latency.

"Video is an important aspect to any website. Being able to offer a superior video solution at a cost that makes sense for anyone - individuals, small businesses, or large corporations - was a key factor in developing this product offering," said Rodney Hyde, President and CEO of Touchfon. "Our live broadcast solution has been extremely popular in limited release. Over 5,000 people have saved travel costs and headaches by attending live interactive trainings from the comfort of their home or office."

During the limited release of TouchfonTV, Touchfon has developed custom solutions for diverse markets, including pay-per-view, viewing notification, and replicated site systems. For a detailed consultation on taking your video solutions to the highest level, visit our website, TouchfonTV Site or call 800-866-8088.

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PEER 1 Launches SmartMonitoring

2009-05-20T09:17:00-04:00

VANCOUVER, BC (Gawkwire.com) PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX:PIX), a global online IT hosting provider, has launched SmartMonitoring, a full suite of advanced monitoring solutions now available for its managed hosting customers. Utilizing the platform of partner, Absolute Performance Inc., SmartMonitoring provides in-depth data and analysis to better anticipate IT needs for business success. This offering, which will be expanded to all product lines later this year, represents strategic momentum in working together with best-of-breed companies to provide PEER 1 customers a valuable range of products and services.

“With the launch of SmartMonitoring, we are offering the best monitoring services available, while continuing to provide the advanced hosting services that are in greatest demand by our customers,” said Tim Varma, director of product management for PEER 1. “SmartMonitoring will help our customers increase efficiency and maximize IT resources, which is especially vital in today’s economy. With our fully scalable hosting solutions and services, PEER 1 adjusts to customers’ needs and helps them be more cost effective, to keep their businesses running smoothly.”

With SmartMonitoring, PEER 1 customers can choose the services and features, from basic to highly complex, that are most vital to their business success. These services are available through SmartMonitoring’s on-demand platform interface, which provides anyone in the organization, from CEO to system engineer, understandable, information on how application and system components are working together. This real-time data gives insight into potential issues so they can be proactively addressed in the most efficient and timely way.

“Absolute Performance is excited to be launching advanced, enterprise-class monitoring services with PEER 1,” said Absolute Performance vice president of sales, Harold Montano. “This capability changes the landscape of application performance monitoring available to customers at very affordable price points. The scalability and flexibility of the System Shepherd® platform provides customers with the access and visibility into their application performance, infrastructure capacity, and key business metrics necessary to make key business technology decisions.”

The SmartMonitoring suite offers a range of service levels along with additional features to choose from. The service levels are each comprised of a combination of full OS monitoring, application/database instance monitoring, URL monitoring, and TCP-port monitoring, tracking pre-determined and customized metrics for a given instance determined by the user. These services are completely automated and send instant alerts when a set threshold is exceeded or an event is detected.

In addition to standard monitoring levels, SmartMonitoring offers a range of customizable features including:
• WebWalk™: Provides the ability to experience the end-user perspective from any online location, including speed of page access or transaction time, and validating links or page and database content, using synthetic transactions to measure application performance.
• StressWalk™: This feature puts the system through its paces by providing traffic stress exercises and predictions of how the web-based services will perform. This simulation process delivers excellent data and metrics to support important infrastructure decisions.

Using the SmartMonitoring platform interface, these services and features can be configured on-demand for individual servers. SmartMonitoring provides a comprehensive library of metric “templates”, providing full control over the instrumentation and data collection of performance metrics. This allows users to gain deep visibility into operating system and application variables and proactively pinpoint issues and minimize downtime.

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.PRO Announces Official Sponsorship of 35th ICANN International Meeting

2009-05-19T14:00:00-04:00

CHICAGO, IL (Gawkwire.com) “We’re excited and proud to support the 35th ICANN International Meeting,” said Catherine Sigmar, general manager of RegistryPro. “ICANN public meetings attract many of the best minds and influential companies in the Internet community in an energetic public forum. As one of the fastest growing gTLDs in the industry, meeting sponsorship is a chance for us to connect with our core customers, accredited registrars, and those in the industry who may not have discovered the rich landscape of .PRO.”

The .PRO name space is open exclusively to business and service professionals and is available in all countries throughout the world.

“.PRO supports ICANN in promoting the security, stability and interoperability of the Internet and appreciates the opportunity to meet with a global audience,” said Sigmar. “ICANN staff does an outstanding job of organizing and executing these meetings, and we’re proud to support their efforts with this sponsorship.”

That week will be a busy one for RegistryPro, which also plans to announce the results of “The Best of .PRO” on June 23rd. Contest rules and information for “The Best of .PRO are available on the contest homepage, http://thebestof.pro/. http://www.gawkwire.com/events_html/pro_announces_official_sponsorship_of_35th_icann_international_m.html

The Planet Provides Highest Performing Cloud Storage Platform

2009-05-19T14:00:00-04:00

HOUSTON, TX (Gawkwire.com) The Planet, the global leader in IT hosting, today issued a report that shows The Planet Storage Cloud outperforms similar cloud storage platforms in both read and write tests. With its benefits of on-premise storage, elastic cloud design and utility-based billing, The Planet Storage Cloud delivers transfer speeds that are more than three times faster than the leading competitors.*

The white paper -- titled “Five Reasons Storage Cloud Is Right for You” -- highlights upload and download testing performed on three cloud storage platforms: The Planet Storage Cloud, Amazon S3 and Mosso Cloud Files. The Planet Storage Cloud demonstrated the best upload and download performance among the three, with speeds up to 46 MB/sec. It also delivered the smallest variance in test results among the three companies. Other highlights of the paper include ease of integration, multiple global nodes, flexibility and simplified billing.

“The demand for today’s storage requirements continues to escalate,” said Rob Walters, general manager for The Planet’s Storage and Data Protection business. “Coupled with these requirements is enormous confusion surrounding cloud capabilities, as well as too many surprises on customer invoices. At The Planet, we take a no-surprises approach to our Storage Cloud billing, which eliminates the uncertainty. We also offer the industry’s only globally dispersed platform, so customers can choose to store their data in close proximity to their users, no matter where they are located around the world. Customers tell us that our superior performance, combined with elasticity and a simple billing structure, is why they chose The Planet as their cloud storage provider.”

Storage Cloud White Paper Highlights
In addition to delivering higher performance than is possible with remote-only cloud solutions, The Planet Storage Cloud provides customers with unlimited scalability, coupled with usage-based billing and simple integration:

Ease of Use: The Planet provides three ways to integrate the Storage Cloud into customer accounts: a robust, full-featured Application Programming Interface (API), and software for FTP and NAS emulation.

Geographic Redundancy: With Storage Cloud nodes in five global locations – in The Planet’s Dallas D2 data center, Europe, Asia and the East and West coasts of the United States – customers can select where their data resides. The Planet offers up to a 100 percent Service Level Agreement (SLA) when customers choose a multiple-node policy.

On-Demand Flexibility: Storage Cloud features a scalable and elastic design, with capacity available on demand. Customers can scale both up and down based on usage needs, with no minimum-usage requirements.

‘No Surprises’ Billing: Usage-based billing ensures there are no hidden fees typically associated with other cloud platforms. The Planet’s “no surprises” approach calculates monthly bills based on how much storage capacity and bandwidth customers use.

To download the complete white paper, please visit http://www.theplanet.com/cloud-storage-reasons.

The technical brief – “Performance Test: Comparing Cloud Storage Platforms” – outlines the performance testing methodology and results published in the white paper. This brief – and instructions on how to independently recreate the tests – is available at www.theplanet.com/cloud-storage-performance-test.

*The Planet white paper sets forth the testing criteria utilized by the company with respect to the performance testing of various similar products. Tests were conducted internally by The Planet, and neither the testing criteria nor the results of such testing have been independently verified.

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DNS Made Easy Announces its Going-Green Initiative

2009-05-19T09:32:00-04:00

(Gawkwire.com) DNS Made Easy, the leading IP Anycast managed DNS service provider, today announced its going green initiative that will reduce the company’s total impact on the environment. DNS Made Easy is best known for being the only DNS provider with 100% uptime for their clients, but it's their behind-the-scenes effort to improve the environment that is making headlines now. Since founding in 2002, energy-saving initiatives have always been a part of DNS Made Easy's business process, but plans are being unveiled to combine these into a single unified green initiative that will be utilized to lower its impact on energy and the environment.

DNS Made Easy uses data centers all over the world, and it’s a well-known fact that these facilities consume significantly more power than traditional buildings. Under the new “green initiative” that DNS Made Easy is following, all new DNS Made Easy facilities are preferred to be powered with 208 volt, 3-phase power systems. This power configuration is the most efficient in the data center’s power distribution network. It also requires fewer circuits per cage which means fewer power cables in the floor obstructing air flow, improving overall data center cooling. The choice of optimal power choices and conservation technologies are a crucial part of DNS Made Easy's data center selection process, and they work cooperatively with their data center providers to gain the most efficiency possible. One example is DNS Made Easy's data center in Frankfurt, Germany, which is powered by Greenpeace power.

With DNS Made Easy's requirements for high availability and redundancy, many of their servers are idle for considerable periods of time. Under the green initiative established with DNS Made Easy these servers are configured to use as little power as possible until they are needed. This often helps reduce the DNS Made Easy power footprint by as much as 45%.

Beyond the data center selection, DNS Made Easy's vendor selection process takes into consideration the shipping, packaging, and recycling of packaging materials. In the quest to becoming the most energy-efficient DNS provider in the market, they have chosen to only partner with green-minded companies and work together to ensure a positive impact on the environment. Even down to the smallest actions - recycling cardboard, cans, paper, and glass, as well as requiring all desktop computers to be turned off at the end of the day - DNS Made Easy is taking a corporate responsibility for their impact on the planet.

“The going green initiative by DNS Made Easy has not just stopped at its data facilities,” said Steven Job, President of DNS Made Easy operations. “Steps have also been taken towards making our employees and offices more Earth-friendly as well. Energy efficient motion detection lights are in use in all offices, ensuring that lights are only being used when needed. DNS Made Easy has also given all employees the "Flex Commuting" option, allowing them to drive to and from work at non-peak hours to reduce the amount of time spent sitting traffic, cutting down on emissions and fuel consumption. DNS Made Easy would like to see other vendors in the marketplace to follow suit in our energy saving initiative.”

As an added benefit, some of these energy saving initiatives are beneficial to the company and their clients as well. In many cases energy efficiency actually saves money, which further enables DNS Made Easy to keep the cost of their service well below industry standards. Clients not only feel good about helping to improve the environment, but also get the economical benefit. Going green is a truly beneficial initiative for DNS Made Easy, their clients, and the environment as a whole.

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Partnership to Ease Movement of Windows Server Applications to the Cloud

2009-05-18T15:24:00-04:00

San Francisco, CA (Gawkwire.com) GoGrid, the Cloud Computing Division of ServePath, LLC, and AppZero, pioneer of server application virtualization today announced a technology partnership to make it easy for enterprises and independent software vendors (ISVs) to move their server-based Windows applications from the datacenter to the GoGrid cloud. The GoGrid and AppZero solution allows enterprises to instantly provision complex server-based applications to use the GoGrid cloud as a cost-effective approach for running applications. Many enterprises utilize cloud computing for provisioning and running development environments, as well as for low utilization applications and business continuity fail-over – most often in a hybrid (cloud/datacenter) model for spiky or burst- oriented applications. AppZero's application mobility technology allows IT organizations and ISVs to move Windows server applications to the cloud risk-free and without violating Windows licensing requirements.

AppZero is first to market with technology that packages server applications as Virtual Application Appliances (VAAs) which are pre-installed, preconfigured applications that contain zero operating system components. AppZero is the only tool available for decoupling server-side applications from operating systems. The VAA approach permits applications to be easily moved between datacenter and cloud infrastructures and back, minimizing cloud lock-in.

GoGrid, the largest Windows server cloud hosting provider, is the pioneer of "cloudcenters," an approach to cloud infrastructure based on traditional datacenters and their use of familiar components such as virtualized servers, network storage and hardware firewalls. GoGrid is a leading cloud provider with the flexibility to choose between Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003.

GoGrid and AppZero will host a free webinar, "Moving Windows Server Applications to the Cloud in Three Easy Steps," May 28th at 2 p.m. EST. To register, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/481983162."; Interested users can also download a coupon good for $100 on the GoGrid cloud.

According to Paul Lancaster, Business Development Manager at GoGrid, "AppZero's technology simplifies the packaging of applications running on our cloud servers and replicates them in a way that is painless. This approach takes a lot of the costs out of provisioning applications, whether on a physical or virtual server, in the datacenter or on an internal or external cloud. We think the combination of AppZero and GoGrid will be of interest to our heavier cloud computing users. Because these users tend to use a hybrid model, they need an easy way to provision applications between internal and public clouds. This combination will also appeal to enterprises that want to get started on the GoGrid cloud in a way that's easy to use, without a lot of administration."

Greg O'Connor, President and CEO of AppZero, adds "GoGrid is carving out a growing reputation for its ease of use in enabling customers to use familiar datacenter approaches and tools to quickly set up a cloud infrastructure -- adding and deleting servers as the business requires. AppZero is a natural fit in this environment, permitting server applications to run without modification on any cloud. We make it easy for enterprises to take advantage of GoGrid's scalable resources on a pay-per-use basis, without cloud lock-in."

AppZero software creates, runs, and maintains VAAs in Linux, Solaris, and Windows environments. GoGrid customers can drag and drop AppZero VAAs from one cloud server to another, as well as from cloud to datacenter and back.

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34SP.com Relaunches UK Hosting Website

2009-05-19T09:23:00-04:00

Manchester, United Kingdom (Gawkwire.com) The company relaunched the site with a new design and incorporated a number of recently introduced enhancements to its hosting services including a new Professional Hosting account, a new 30 day money back guarantee, and free weekly backups with each Professional Hosting account. Additionally, the website was constructed to focus on actual customer testimonials and the high level of service that current 34SP.com clients have come to expect. In fact, the hero elements of the new homepage design feature actual 34SP.com clients and their stories of how 34SP.com has delivered excellent customer service.

Co-founder of 34SP.com, Stuart Melling, commented on the new website and design, ''Everyone within 34SP.com knows that we are providing an excellent customer service experience. Our current clients know it as well - that's why in a recent survey, 98% of our clients would recommend us. However, the message that we deliver, 'Website hosting with exceptional service and support' was not being conveyed to our new website visitors. Therefore we worked together with our internal team of top-level designers and developers to create a more client-focused website. We couldn't be more pleased with the results.''

One example of a 34SP.com client that is featured on the new website is Russell Hirst, Head of Digital at Tangerine PR. Mr. Hirst launched his own business online in 1999 at the age of 21. Tangerine Public Relations, Mr. Hirst current employer, is an award winning Manchester based PR agency. In addition to being nominated as Marketing Services Company of the Year for the 2009 Drum awards, the company has garnered publicity for the likes of such well known brands as: Dulux Paints, Wilkinson Stores, TJ Hughes, SurgiCare, WeightWatchers and Atkins. Mr. Hirst explained his experience with 34SP.com this way, ''I'd been using another hosting provider since 2000 and the bigger they got, the slower and more impersonal the service seemed to become. A friend mentioned 34SP.com so I gave them a try for a couple of microsites that I was setting up. Any email queries I sent were answered in under an hour (a revelation compared to my previous host) and on top of that the prices and reliability were both great. The fact that the 34SP.com customer support handlers are knowledgeable is a start - I've never experienced any 'I'm not the person who can help with that' responses when I have posed technical questions. On top of that, in the past 34SP have gone out of their way to help with adding scripts to our domains, which was really helpful and unexpected.''

To learn more about 34SP.com and view its re-launched website, please visit: http://www.34sp.com.

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DiscountASP.NET Named Best Hosting Service by asp.netPRO Readers

2009-05-19T00:22:00-04:00

Pasadena, CA (Gawkwire.com) ASP.NET hosting and SQL hosting leader, DiscountASP.NET proudly announces receiving prestigious recognition from leading ASP.NET technology publication, asp.netPRO. DiscountASP.NET was named “Best Hosting Service” in asp.netPRO Magazine’s 2009 Readers’ Choice Award poll for the fifth consecutive year.

asp.netPRO Magazine asked their readers to participate in voting for their favorite ASP.NET products and services. There were 25 categories, including Best Community Resource, Best Silverlight suite, and Best Hosting Services.

“We are extremely thankful to the asp.netPRO magazine readers and the ASP.NET developer community for their continued support." said Takeshi Eto, VP Marketing and Business Development at DiscountASP.NET. “Our team is proud of this achievement and we will continue to focus on providing innovative ASP.NET hosting solutions.”

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SoftLayerâ„¢ Joins Microsoft Hosting BizSparkâ„¢ Program

2009-05-18T12:02:00-04:00

DALLAS, TX (Gawkwire.com) SoftLayer™ Technologies has been approved as a partner in the Microsoft® Hosting BizSpark™ Program. As a BizSpark partner, SoftLayer can now provide qualifying startup companies with value pricing on Microsoft development software and tools.

BizSpark is a global program designed to equip emerging, high-potential startups with entrepreneurial and technological resources that can accelerate their early growth and success. Qualified startups receive a wide range of benefits including:
ï‚§ Fast and easy access to full-featured Microsoft development tools, platform technologies, and server product production licenses to help develop and bring innovative solutions to market.
ï‚§ Access to Microsoft Network Partners around the world, including incubators, investors, advisors, and government agencies focused on software-fueled innovation and entrepreneurship.
ï‚§ Global visibility to potential investors, clients, peers, and partners.

“We are excited to be involved in the BizSpark program. It extends our startup customers important advantages, dynamic platforms, and strong connections at a critical point in their business development,” said George Karidis, Chief Strategy Officer for SoftLayer. “We have long partnered with Microsoft to offer the latest software to our customers. And now BizSpark will let us do even more to foster the companies that will be tomorrow’s solutions leaders.”

The requirements for startups to participate in the BizSpark program are relatively minimal. Chief among them, eligible organizations must be privately held companies that are developing a software-based product or service. For more information and a complete list of eligibility qualifications, visit http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark.

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GlobalSign brings Digital Certificate products into unified on-demand GCC 2.0 platform

2009-05-18T12:00:00-04:00

Portsmouth, NH (Gawkwire.com) GlobalSign Ltd (www.globalsign.co.uk), one of the longest established Certification Authorities (CA) and specialists in Digital Certificate security, today announced the launch of version 2.0 of GCC (GlobalSign Certificate Center), its on-demand Digital Certificate platform. The extended capabilities of GCC now provide enterprises with a single Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform to manage the application, issuance and renewal for all GlobalSign Digital Certificate requirements – ranging from SSL to Code Signing and Personal Digital IDs to DocumentSign Digital Certificates for securing Adobe PDFs.

Originally released in late 2007, GCC has quickly emerged as the leading SasS Digital Certificate management platform available. With the release of GCC 2.0, enterprises have complete control over securing their servers / web sites, applications, employee identities, email and documents. The range of Digital Certificate products now available through GCC include:

• SSL Certificates – allows organizations to secure networks and web sites. GCC offers immediate Certificate issuance using a pre-vetted model, reselling abilities, plus the widest range of SSL Certificate options, including Extended Validation SSL, Wildcard SSL, Multi-Domain SSL, 3 for the price of 1 server licensing and strong SGC security. 45 day fully functional trial SSL Certificates are available free of charge.
• Code Signing – allows software publishers to digitally sign applications and Microsoft Office macros. Digitally signed “apps” or macros prove authenticity and authorship to wary users and remove worrying “untrusted application” messages presented by browsers and operating systems. Supports all development platforms including Microsoft Authenticode, VBA, Adobe AIR, Java, Apple and Mozilla Objects.
• DocumentSign for Adobe CDS – allows individual or departmental authors to digitally certify and add approval signatures to PDF documents to prove authenticity, authorship and time of creation. No plug-in software is needed as recipients of the document only require the free Acrobat Reader (install base of 800m+) to verify the signatures, making it an ideal solution for publishers of all document types. 90 day trial DocumentSign Certificates are available free of charge.
• PersonalSign Digital IDs – issued to individuals and departments, PersonalSign Digital IDs allow its holder to encrypt email, digitally sign email & Microsoft Office documents to prove authorship and authenticity, as well as authenticate themselves to online resources such as Government services. 30 day fully functional trial PersonalSign Digital IDs are available free of charge.

“The launch of GCC 2.0 opens the benefits of using Digital Certificates to secure all enterprise communications, applications and documents,” comments Lila Kee, Director of Product Management, GlobalSign, “by making all Certificate products available via a unified platform, enterprises can leverage the widespread public trust that GlobalSign solutions offer.”

GCC 2.0 is automatically available to the tens of thousands of GlobalSign customers. As well as access to the additional security products, customers can expect to benefit from centralized purchasing and reporting functions, granular user management (essential for organizations with distributed departments) and simplified ordering and renewal processes.

For more details about GCC 2.0 and its benefits please visit your local GlobalSign web site.

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Knowledge Base Software Released by Web-Site-Scripts.com - 50+ Improvements

2009-05-18T14:00:00-04:00

(Gawkwire.com) New version of knowledge base software shipped by Web-Site-Scripts. Main advantages of Knowledge Base Manager Pro comparing to the previous version are high performance, great usability, and huge variety of new features.

Rich-text editor obtained about 40 functions becoming closer to users who work with widespread text processors. Due to new Media Storage function, it is possible to store in corporate knowledge base image, animation and video library.

Possibility to edit published information right on the website appeared. It is extremely useful for usage of this program as knowledge management software. Information access permissions distribution was dramatically extended. Publication to Web was redesigned, additional style was added.

"Improved navigation, plenty of hints, solid and intuitive user interface turns working with this application very easy even for beginners", said Igor Dobritskiy, CTO of Web-Site-Scripts Company. "If user is acquainted with office software, he will easily master KnowledgeBase Manager Pro in a few minutes".

Configuration and customization of the software also underwent fundamental changes. "We have processed a lot of feedback from our customers. Every change, every new function is a consumer and market demand. Each application module was reviewed and improved", - said Edward Nikolaev, Head of Support Department.

Next version release is planned for III quarter of 2009. For additional information on knowledge management software by Web-Site-Scripts visit: www.web-site-scripts.com/knowledge-management/

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DedicatedNow, eSecureData and WebIntellects, Garners Awards

2009-05-18T14:00:00-04:00

Tampa, FL (Gawkwire.com) Leading dedicated servers hosting directory, Top10DedicatedHosting.com today announced dedicated web hosting award winners. The prestigious awards are given to the best service providers for the chosen categories. DedicatedNow was awarded as the best managed hosting provider; eSecureData was named as the best dedicated server provider, whereas the award for best virtual private server went to WebIntellects. These will be the companies to look at in 2009.

The awards are based on the mantra: 'Ahead of the rest.' This mantra is well reflected in the award winning plans provided by these companies.

DedicatedNow's managed dedicated servers with high performance Intel processors are setting new standards of reliability and efficiency in the industry. The technology landscape is changing so are the customer needs. Dedicated Now's award winning 2 TB special plan best illustrates this fact.

Dedicated Now's 2TB Special plan
- Core2Duo E7200 (2 x 2.53GHz CPUs)
- 2 x 1000GB Drives!
- 4,000GB Value Bandwidth!
- 2GB RAM!
- 5IP Addresses!
- 50GB FREE Backup!
- 100% Uptime Guarantee!

"Our new 2 Terabyte Core2Duo server is designed for companies that need high data storage and a low price point for their dedicated server. The response to this approach has been phenomenal - we've sold out of these servers once already and have restocked our datacenter with a fresh supply," said Josh Ewin, Director of Sales & Marketing at DedicatedNOW.com

"This award not only highlights DedicatedNow's growth and committed to excellence, but also continued emergence as a leader in the Managed Hosting and Managed Service industry," said Mr. Shelton Walker, Managing Director, Top10DedicatedHosting.com. Since 2003, DedicatedNOW has led the dedicated hosting industry by providing comprehensive management of Dedicated Servers.

Mr. Reg Natarajan, President and CEO for eSecureData remarked, "eSecureData.com is very excited and honored to be recognized as the Best Dedicated Server Provider of 2009. With quality of our network and state-of-the-art data centers eSecuredata has driven innovation and world-class service.

eSecureData's Generation 6 servers are the most powerful servers in the dedicated server industry with powerhouse Intel Quad Core processors, up to 8 GB of RAM, up to four 500GB SATA2 hard disks with hardware RAID and unmetered 100 mbps ports on an advanced all-Cisco QoS-maintained backbone, from just $99/mo.

Intel Quad Core CPUs (Q6600 or Q8300)
Up to four 500 GB SATA HDs
Up to 8GB RAM
UNMETERED BANDWIDTH

WebIntellects has been offering the broadest range of virtual private servers, with personalized customer service and support since 2000. WebIntellects' maximizes the online potential of clients by leveraging the most advanced Internet services and tailoring them to each client's unique needs.

"We are thrilled to be recognized for the accomplishments in providing fully managed VPSs. This goes well with our many other awards we have won over the years." said Leonard Geiger, the President of WebIntellects. With tremendous know-how and extensive industry experience, as well as a highly satisfied client base to back up our statements webintellects always exceeds everyone's expectations.

Check the Dedicated Web Hosting Awards or visit site at http://www.top10dedicatedhosting.com.

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1&1 MYBUSINESS SITE CREATES A PROFESSIONAL WEBSITE IN MINUTES

2009-05-18T09:19:00-04:00

London, UK (Gawkwire.com) 1&1 Internet Ltd, the world's largest web host by known servers, today announced the launch of a remarkable new service for creating a small business website - 1&1 MyBusiness Site. Addressing a wide range of small sized enterprises, the package greatly simplifies the creation of a website to just a few minutes without any need for IT experience. 100 sector-specific designs are available - from A for accountant to W for wine merchant. Companies can test the new product free during which they publish their fully functioning, customised website without risk. 1&1 MyBusiness Site, £9.99/month+VAT, addresses the need for an instant, achievable web presence for the many thousands of UK small businesses still unable to present themselves online.

1&1 MyBusiness Site comprises a powerful and innovative way for a small company to launch a website, with many specialist business sectors included. Company information is inserted and used to create a fully assembled homepage. Relevant images, sample texts and tailored design elements are already populated within each website template - e.g. menus for restaurants or appointment requests for hairdressers. The content of the various pages can be edited online using any computer with a Browser and without the need for software or a web page builder.

"Before developing 1&1 MyBusiness Site, we did some very detailed market analysis", explains Oliver Mauss, CEO of 1&1 Internet. "As a result, it was clear that a lot of traditional hosting packages are simply too complicated to fulfil the needs of a great many small business owners".

Research of 530 small businesses(1), commissioned by 1&1, found that 46 per cent are still without a company website. Some 41 per cent of companies without a website at their disposal are interested in publishing one but are concerned that existing offers are too complicated and costly. The most common reason for not having a website remains doubts over whether it would work for their type business (47 per cent), lack of time (16 per cent), and the cost involved (16 per cent).

The development of 1&1 MyBusiness Site is based on the results of market research conducted across Europe and USA. Professional design agencies were used to create individual templates for the business sectors included. Users are able to edit the content of their homepage as easily as they could a Word document, directly from their website itself. All data is stored in 1&1's high-security data centres, so the enterprise does not have to think about backups.

"1&1 MyBusiness Site puts an end to complex feature lists which are usually associated with web hosting products", explains Oliver Mauss. "Our research found that the endless feature lists are tiresome and confusing for a lot of business owners. That's why 1&1 decided to radically change its approach - the number of pages, the web space and the traffic are unlimited. A small company should not have to worry about such technical details".

Market analysis showed that small companies commonly require support for the same core business processes within their web presence. 1&1 has integrated templates for appointments and contact requests, requests for tenders and brochures and product related queries - automatically generated from the choice of sector within the order process. Other features include pre-installed maps and directions, product catalogues and picture galleries.

Users can check the success of their website via the inclusive 1&1 WebStatistics tool. Modules for search engine optimisation, implementation of RSS feeds, photo albums, YouTube video files and Flash animations are also included within the new product. Web professionals are free to use the HTML code of 1&1 MyBusiness Site.

1&1 MyBusiness Site is priced at £9.99/month+VAT with no set-up fee. One inclusive .uk domain name and 10 e-mail accounts are included. Companies can test the new product free during which they publish their fully functioning, customised website without risk.

Since 2000, 1&1 Internet Ltd has been at the forefront of encouraging UK small businesses to adopt the Web. As the world's largest web host, 1&1 is well placed to deliver a high quality service to its business customers. The company currently holds over 8 million customer contracts worldwide and manages over 10 million domain names.

For more information on 1&1 MyBusiness Site visit the website at www.1and1.co.uk

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Webtrends Proposes Measurement Standard for Digital Marketing

2009-05-18T09:15:00-04:00

Berkshire (Gawkwire.com) Webtrends, a global provider of world-class data collection and analysis, today made available a beta version of the first standardised model for determining how effectively organisations measure and utilise the data generated by their online marketing.

The Digital Marketing Maturity Model (DM3) provides a framework and objective criteria for assessing the strategies, skills, tools and best practices that support the successful measurement of all digital marketing activities. Other industry models focus exclusively on web site measurement.

“For online marketing to continue to grow and mature, there needs to be standardised, structured approaches for organisations to ensure they are getting the most bang for their digital marketing buck,” said Jascha Kaykas-Wolff, Webtrends vice president of marketing. “We hope this model leads to consensus about how to build and maintain mature measurement programs across all types of digital marketing investments.”

Webtrends Digital Marketing Optimisation team developed the model, drawing on more than a decade of experience helping leading companies and brands such as Microsoft, Coca Cola, Disney and General Mills build successful measurement programs.

The model helps organisations:

•       Measure the maturity of digital marketing programs in six core areas (measurement strategy, analytics resources and domain expertise, data integration and visualisation, data analysis and insight, adoption and governance, ongoing optimisation).
•       Assess measurement programs across all digital channels, including web sites, search engine marketing, online advertising, social media and other digital marketing channels.
•       Pinpoint the skills, staffing and other investments needed to advance within the model’s four levels of maturity.
Webtrends is seeking feedback on the DM3 beta. A white paper is available to learn more about the model, along with a self-assessment survey. Responses to the survey will be compiled to create industry and regional maturity norms. Participants can also receive their score and assessment.

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Search Marketing Expo (SMX Advanced) Just Two Weeks Away

2009-05-18T09:14:00-04:00

Redding, CT (Gawkwire.com) The leaders of the search marketing community will gather in Seattle for Search Marketing Expo - SMX Advanced, June 2-3. SMX Advanced is the conference designed for experienced search engine marketers to exchange ideas, influence the industry and build their networks.

"SMX Advanced is for the veterans," said conference chair and editor-in-chief of Search Engine Land, Danny Sullivan. "It offers a chance for conversations and topics about search marketing to reach a much higher level, because time isn't devoted to bringing beginners up to speed."

The 2-day SMX Advanced conference agenda features more than two dozen sessions and keynotes on subjects including search engine optimization (SEO), paid search advertising (PPC), social media marketing and search-friendly development.

Keynote presentations will be delivered by Dr. Qi Lu, president of Microsoft Corp.'s Online Services Division, and Google software engineer Matt Cutts.

SMX Advanced is an intimate event that promotes exchanging ideas and meeting others. Microsoft sponsors the premier networking event, "In the Park", on the evening of June 2. Other networking activities include the opening Meet & Greet, the Expo Hall reception sponsored by Bruce Clay, Inc., and topic-specific birds-of-a-feather lunch tables.

Nearly 30 solution providers will be exhibiting at SMX Advanced. See the complete list at http://searchmarketingexpo.com/advanced/2009/exhibitors. In addition, Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Omniture will be conducting sponsored workshops open to all SMX Advanced attendees.

There are approximately 75 tickets remaining for SMX Advanced. Registration will be closed when they are sold. Register online at http://searchmarketingexpo.com/advanced/2009/register or by calling (877) 242-5242.

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Yahoo!, Publicis, Nokia, Google...Discuss Future Business Models

2009-05-15T09:37:00-04:00

London, UK (Gawkwire.com) The opportunity for location-enhanced applications such as local search, local social networks and people tracking is set to rise significantly, with more than $4 billion worth of these apps being sold in 2013. (Strategy Analytics)

The MetaPlaces 09 conference in San Jose on 22 - 23 September will bring together the location business ecosystem to discuss the solutions to capitalising on this new trend.

The event has been designed around the feedback and needs of the location-based service providers. "Location is everywhere and location-enhanced services are multiplying at an incredible pace," said Fraser Campbell, CEO of Wcities, adding that the key challenge is to maintain the balance between platforms, convenience and personalisation. "The companies that facilitate the interactions between the desktop and the mobile whilst connecting people, personalising their experience and making it effortless, will be of great value to the end consumer."

Another difficulty, adds Sylvain Grande, senior manager of business development at Nokia SoLo, is to ensure access to validated POI information.

Social services are exploding, and location is now a crucial element in providing context-based services. These services not only generate great value, but also vast quantities of social data ready to be mined once privacy issues are resolved.

New open platforms, easier access to map data and power shifts in the ecosystem are also making it essential to renew partner networks continuously.

The MetaPlaces 09 conference will provide a place for the location-based/enhanced services and platforms providers, content publishers, ad enablers, wireless carriers and device manufacturers to meet, conduct business and discuss solutions to the key issues in the LBS world.

To guide the discussion and provide delegates with expert insight, MetaPlaces 09 will feature an inspiring line-up of speakers, including thought leaders from Google, Nokia, Yahoo! Geo, OpenStreetMaps, Palm, Loopt, Publicis and many more…

Tyler Bell, head of product at Yahoo! Geo, said of the timing and the focus of the MetaPlaces 09 event: "I'm delighted to see this event focuses on an holistic location aware experience and business. The future of geo technologies has very much outgrown its origins in the traditional automotive sector."

There is much more to see in the full conference agenda. Download the brochure here: http://www.thewherebusiness.com/metaplaces/brochure/metaplaces09.pdf and see how MetaPlaces09 is already set to become the annual meeting place for the who's who in the mobile, web, advertising and location worlds!

More information here: http://www.thewherebusiness.com/metaplaces/index.shtml

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Comodo Secures Microsoft SharePoint and Outlook Web Access via Internet

2009-05-15T09:33:00-04:00

(Gawkwire.com) To help secure small companies and promote security best-practices, Comodo has released a free version of its Two-factor Authentication for Microsoft SharePoint and Outlook Web Access.

"If you want to make SharePoint and Outlook Web Access available via the Internet -- you have to secure it, and two-factor authentication is the best way to do it," said Comodo's CEO, Melih Abdulhayoglu. "When you are accessing Sharepoint or Outlook Web Access from inside the office, you are using the physical security of being on your local network. Yet, once you want to access the services from outside of your company's local network, security becomes an issue. To ensure security, you must either use a VPN connection, which may be costly and hard to manage, or securely authenticate the user. Leaving it unsecure can result in the information being publicly accessible."

"Two-Factor creates another layer of security for the cases when Sharepoint or Outlook Web Access is accessible from a public Internet connection by requiring multi-factor authentication. You can control access more securely if you add another factor like a secure cookie or client certificate on top of the password."

Two-factor authentication seamlessly "double-checks" the identity of users logging on to SharePoint and Outlook Web Access. Two factor solutions are the industry standard for verifying online financial users: they protect assets by requiring another form of identification besides the user's password.

In addition to passwords, Comodo's free version of its Two-Factor Authentication solution can be configured to use cookies, security questions, or one-time passwords using an alternate communication such as email or SMS. The enterprise version offers customers the option of replacing cookies with client certificates. Both the free and the enterprise versions rely on information stored on the user's computers. After installation, there is no change to the user's login procedure, making Comodo Two-Factor Authentication easy to deploy and manage.

Comodo Two-Factor Authentication for Microsoft SharePoint and Outlook Web Access is a wizard-driven solution, easily installed on any network without client- or application-side development.

The free download is available for Windows, Linux or Solaris OS. Free users are limited to 25 users, allowing IT professionals to evaluate Comodo's enterprise-grade Two-Factor Authentication without commitment or risk.

To download the free version, visit http://enterprise.comodo.com/security-solutions/authentication-identity-assurance/two-factor and click on "Get Two Factor Authentication for Microsoft Sharepoint and OWA."

To learn more about Comodo, visit http://enterprise.comodo.com.
About Comodo

The Comodo companies provide the infrastructure that is essential in enabling e-merchants, other Internet-connected companies, software companies, and individual consumers to interact and conduct business via the Internet safely and securely. The Comodo companies offer PKI SSL, Code Signing, Content Verification and E-Mail Certificates; award winning PC security software; vulnerability scanning services for PCI Compliance; secure e-mail and fax services.

Continual innovation, a core competence in PKI, and a commitment to reversing the growth of Internet-crime distinguish the Comodo companies as vital players in the Internet's ongoing development. Comodo secures and authenticates online transactions and communications for over 200,000 business customers and has over 15,000,000 installations of desktop security products.

For additional information on Comodo - Creating Trust Online™ visit our website. http://www.gawkwire.com/technology/comodo_secures_microsoft_sharepoint_and_outlook_web_access_via_i.html

DotNetPanel Launches New Windows Hosting Control Panel Website

2009-05-14T09:12:00-04:00

Vancouver, BC (Gawkwire.com) DotNetPanel, a leading Windows hosting control panel developer, announced today a new website designed to showcase its hosting control panel products and services. The new website features a user-friendly interface with faster access to files, support, and information for current and future customers.

"Users will benefit from the new DotNetPanel website because of the professional design and convenient access to information they need to run their businesses," said Feodor Fitsner, Director of DotNetPanel. "Like our Windows hosting control panel interface, the new website is user-friendly, easy to navigate, and does a remarkable job in helping users find what they need - fast."

The previous website design made it difficult to find information on the various DotNetPanel hosting control panel editions such as a comparison chart detailing their features and pricing. Since DotNetPanel is available in a free, standard, and enterprise version, the new website provides access to the different features directly from the homepage.

"The new DotNetPanel website provides better content structure, making it easier to learn the differences between our three DotNetPanel hosting control panel editions," said Fitsner. "In addition to visitors, current and future customers can demo our products while learning how our products can directly increase their revenue."

With a fresh new design, DotNetPanel can showcase its flagship Enterprise Solution. Visitors can learn why and how to utilize modules including Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, Dynamics CRM, and BlackBerry as additional services to their current hosting products and services. Windows hosting companies can also benefit from the new website by learning how to create, sell, and manage virtual private servers using the DotNetPanel Hyper-V solution.

"Our Windows hosting control panel products are powerful and include many features hosting companies can use to manage their business," said Fitsner. "The new website design reduces the time it takes customers to learn about DotNetPanel by providing accurate and up-to-date information about our products and services."

The new website uses a new content framework for implementing search engine optimization. The framework allows for better organization of optimized content written to help users quickly find what they need. Using the right combination of compliant coding techniques and optimized content, visitors and search engines can easily find the latest in DotNetPanel Windows hosting control panel products and services.

"We needed a new website with ongoing SEO support that provided the right framework for enhancing our search engine rankings," said Fitsner. "From optimized code on the backend to on page content optimization, the new website is ideal for helping search engines find us as well as new customers."

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MySQL Founder Monty Widenius and Peter Zaitsev Launch Open Database Alliance

2009-05-14T09:10:00-04:00

Helsinki, Finland (Gawkwire.com) Monty Program Ab, a MySQL database engineering company, and Percona, a MySQL services and support firm, today announced the "The Open Database Alliance," a vendor-neutral consortium designed to become the industry hub for the MySQL open source database, including MySQL and derivative code, binaries, training, support, and other enhancements for the MySQL community and partner ecosystem. The Open Database Alliance will comprise a collection of companies working together to provide the software, support and services for MariaDB, an enterprise-grade, community-developed branch of MySQL.

The intent of the Open Database Alliance is to unify all MySQL-related development and services, providing a solution to the fragmentation and uncertainty facing the communities, businesses and technical experts involved with MySQL. Still under development, the Open Database Alliance is open to all businesses, organizations and individuals interested in helping create a new, centralized resource for MySQL and to ensure that it remains a top quality, high performance open source database.

Monty Program Ab, founded by Monty Widenius, the "father" of the MySQL database, and Percona, established by MySQL expert Peter Zaitsev, are the founding members of the Open Database Alliance. Monty Program is currently the primary developer of MariaDB, a branch of the MySQL database that includes all major open source storage engines, including the Maria transactional storage engine.

"Our goal with the Open Database Alliance is to provide a central clearinghouse for MySQL development, to encourage a true open development environment with community participation, and to ensure that MySQL code remains extremely high quality," noted Monty. "Participating members at this stage in the 'Alliance' will have a strong voice in how the organization is structured, and we look forward to collaborating with anyone in the industry that provides or depends on MySQL."

The Open Database Alliance's expertise and long-term perspective is assured by the support of Monty Program, under the direction of MySQL's original founder, and by Percona, as a leading provider of MySQL services and enhancements (MySQLPerformanceBlog, Xtradb, Xtrabackup).

The Open Database Alliance will make further announcements in the coming months as it moves forward to implement the vision of its founders.

For additional information about the Open Database Alliance, including how to join, please contact:

Ethan O'Rafferty, Open Database Alliance Partnerships
mobile: +1 510-501-1221 (GMT -7)

Michael "Monty" Widenius, CEO Monty Program AB
mobile: +358-400-603-271 (GMT + 3)

Peter Zaitsev, CEO Percona Inc.
mobile: +1-888-401-3401 Ext 505 (GMT -7)

For more information about MariaDB, please go to http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/MariaDB.

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Vocus Webinar to Discuss How to Evaluate Social Media's Impact

2009-05-14T09:09:00-04:00

Lanham, MD (Gawkwire.com) Vocus, Inc., (NASDAQ: VOCS) a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management, today announced that it will sponsor a free webinar offering marketing and public relations professionals techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of social media in reaching the goals of public relations campaigns. Titled "Analyzing the Impact of Social Media: From Twitter to Facebook," the webinar will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 2:00 pm ET. To register for the webinar, click here.

Sarah Evans, author and creator of PRsarahevans.com, guest writer for Mashable and moderator and founder of #journchat, the top-trending weekly live chat between PR professionals, journalists and bloggers on Twitter, will discuss how to effectively implement and measure the impact of social media programs on PR campaigns. The webinar will also feature Elizabeth Friedland, an account executive at TrendyMinds, who will offer case studies on how she has used social media to create a strong buzz for her clients.

Part of Vocus' monthly series, this webinar is designed to provide an educational and informational resource for organizations to gain insight into the best practices for public relations and practical techniques that can be applied to their everyday communications campaigns. A replay of the webinar will be available free of charge following the event on the Vocus website at http://onlinepressroom.net/vocus/, under Events.

About Vocus, Inc.
Vocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOCS) is a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management. Our web-based software suite helps organizations of all sizes to fundamentally change the way they communicate with both the media and the public, optimizing their public relations and increasing their ability to measure its impact. Our on-demand software addresses the critical functions of public relations including media relations, news distribution and news monitoring. We deliver our solutions over the Internet using a secure, scalable application and system architecture, which allows our customers to eliminate expensive up-front hardware and software costs and to quickly deploy and adopt our on-demand software. Vocus is used by more than 3,500 organizations worldwide and is available in seven languages. Vocus is based in Lanham, MD with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information please visit www.vocus.com or call 800.345.5572.

This release contains " "may," "will," "expects," "projects," "anticipates," "estimates," "believes," "intends," "plans," "should," "seeks," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual future results to differ materially from those projected or contemplated in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be significantly impacted by certain risks and uncertainties described in Vocus' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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GlobalSign Announces Support for Transparent SSL Certificate Lifecycle Mgmt

2009-05-14T09:06:00-04:00

Portsmouth, NH (Gawkwire.com) GlobalSign Inc. (www.globalsign.com <http://www.globalsign.com> ), one of the longest established Certification Authorities (CA) and specialists in SSL Certificate lifecycle management yesterday announced the beginning of the end for SSL Certificate installation issues across a range of server / OS platforms. Following a collaboration with the Microsoft public key infrastructure (PKI) team responsible for digital certificate services in the upcoming Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 products, GlobalSign was able to demonstrate a fully operational WS-Trust (Web Services Trust) implementation at yesterday’s Microsoft Tech•Ed <http://www.msteched.com/> North America 2009 conference in Los Angeles. In addition, GlobalSign also announced the availability of their lightweight One-Click SSL API to platform providers who are unable to support a full WS-Trust model yet need to meet the core improvements in the SSL Certificate lifecycle management process that this PKI
technology revolution marks.

One of the fundamental changes offered by both WS-Trust and One-Click SSL is the removal of the need to generate and handle a Certificate Signing Request (CSR). The CSR process now happens silently on the platform, allowing GlobalSign (as the Certification Authority) and stakeholder to seamlessly follow industry best practice for keylength and hashing algorithm, avoiding the need to explain best practices to non tech savvy buyers. The resulting improved purchasing process results in a clear separation of duties for purchasing teams and system administrators, offering a low friction user experience to everyone involved. An additional process improvement is support for silent automated renewals of expiring certificates eliminating the need to worry about costly system downtime due to unexpected expirations.

The “PKI in a Web Services World” session covered the essential changes that Microsoft and GlobalSign made to their enrolment and installation services in order to support the WS-Trust model for certificate installation. This in turn enabled GlobalSign to deliver a fully transparent SSL Certificate lifecycle management experience on top of Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2. The benefits will now be reaped by GlobalSign’s existing enterprise customers and hosting partners as an increasing number of platforms offer the improved lifecycle management processes over the coming months.

“SSL Certificate adoption and usage continues to dramatically increase across a range of industries and therefore moving forward, the lifecycle management technologies supported by a Certification Authority, such as GlobalSign, offer a clear differentiator. This is especially true for web hosting providers and for large enterprises where large deployments of SSL Certificates are required across disparate platforms.” said Steve Roylance, Worldwide Business Development Director for GlobalSign and visionary behind the process improvements realized through the
OneClickSSL model.

Prior to the release of Windows Server 2008 R2, enterprises interested in trialing the improved experience should apply at (www.globalsign.com/wstrust.html <http://www.globalsign.com/wstrust.html> ).

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UnitedLayer Names Edward Buck, Director of System Architecture

2009-05-14T09:05:00-04:00

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Gawkwire.com) Prior to joining UnitedLayer today, Buck served as founder and CEO of Aptimon, the developer of a next-generation management platform for systems management, monitoring and patch management.

Before launching Aptimon, Buck served as vice president of managed services at UnitedLayer. His original tenure at UnitedLayer was the result of UnitedLayer’s acquisition of ASPextra in 2006, which Buck co-founded. ASPextra was a provider of scalable, managed hosting solutions. In building ASPextra, Buck created a homegrown network and services delivery infrastructure, comprising multiple, geographically dispersed data centers serving customers in the US, Europe and Asia.

Buck has also previously served as director of business development at Nehanet, a company providing on-demand CRM solutions to component manufacturers around the world.

He also served as senior manager at Oracle, where his responsibilities included corporate business development, technology acquisitions, new business development and strategic alliances. While serving at Oracle, Buck was deeply involved in the technical evaluation, acquisition and implementation of Internet and e-commerce technology business deals that shaped much of how the internet evolved in its early years.

“Edward Buck is an enormous asset to the UnitedLayer team. As a seasoned entrepreneur, Edward brings a mix of business acumen and technical competence to all of his pursuits. He embodies the culture and values upon which UnitedLayer is built,” said founder and CEO Arman Khalili. “We are thrilled that Edward decided to come back to UnitedLayer.”

Buck is a regular contributor to a number of open source projects and is the creator and maintainer of the OpenOffice Forum and LinuxSelfhelp.com. Edward received his B.A. from Pomona College.

UnitedLayer, founded in 2001, is a North American internet enabler offering a suite of colocation, Internet and managed infrastructure services.

About UnitedLayer, Inc.

UnitedLayer, Inc. is a premier North American Colocation and Internet infrastructure services firm. It offers IP transit, colocation and managed infrastructure services in multiple datacenters strategically located throughout North America. UnitedLayer's mission is to empower businesses of all sizes to make smarter decisions with the infrastructure needed to start, build, scale and optimize their online presence.

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46 Percent of Britain's Smallest Enterprises Still Without A Website

2009-05-12T14:00:00-04:00

London (Gawkwire.com) 46 per cent of Britain's smallest enterprises are still without a website and many seek assistance in getting one, according to research released today by 1&1 Internet Ltd., the world's largest web host by known servers. A study of 530 small enterprises found that from those without a website, 41 per cent recognise that a web presence could increase their sales, but believe they are prevented by factors including the time, cost and skill required to keep a website. The data suggests that such companies are misinformed over the true cost and time needed to build a website themselves. Significantly, a further 47 per cent of firms still off-line believe that a website could not benefit their business. This is in direct contrast with a further survey of 152 similar businesses with websites, where 80 per cent gain revenue from their sites, and 80 per cent would be willing to build their next website themselves using a DIY-style website package.

Whilst many British companies achieve increased visibility and sales online, 1&1's 'Smaller Business Online Survey'(1) finds that an alarming number of small sized enterprises have been left behind. The study of 530 enterprises employing 1 to 5 people (including tradesmen, entrepreneurs, small retailers, self-employed and home workers), finds that today some 46 per cent are still without a website on the Internet to promote their business. Whilst the business owners involved are likely to use the Web in their personal lives, their enterprise activities remain out of sight of millions of potential customers. Some 41 per cent of those off-line desire a web presence to increase their sales, but first need concerns over the costs, time and skill to be addressed. For 1 in 5 owners, the worry that a lack of a website may be losing them business has caused negative emotions such as "stress" and "anxiety".

1&1's data suggests that confusion over the time and cost involved in creating a simple website could be a key factor in low web adoption within such sized businesses. The average off-line enterprise estimates the cost of a website to be double the £150 required. 1 in 3 firms estimate the cost to be over £300, and 1 in 4 at over £400. For very small enterprises, even a slight over-estimation of the costs is likely to negatively impact their cost/benefit decision.

Whilst using a DIY-style website package is one of the most common and popular ways for a business to launch online, the vast majority of small sized enterprises were misinformed over the time required. Only 14 per cent of respondents correctly estimated that it takes under 30 minutes to create a simple website oneself using an online website package. The average small business owner believes it would take up to 3 hours, 6 times the requirement, to build a very simple website. More than 1 in 4 (28 per cent) would expect to invest over 7 hours to build any kind of website.

Such misconceptions are in stark contrast with the experiences of 152 similar business owners already online(2), where around two thirds (65 per cent) built their first business website either themselves or by an employee with no prior experience of creating one. Experiences of self-build website tools were positive, with 80 per cent of business owners willing to create their next business website themselves using one, in order to reduce costs.

Oliver Mauss, CEO 1&1 Internet Ltd, said, "Whilst many small companies today leverage the web with increasing proficiency, too many enterprises remain excluded. Every business owner should at least be aware that today a website is simple and affordable to source. Those sceptical of the benefits to their business have little to lose in experimenting and seeing the impact for themselves".

Graham Jones, Internet Psychologist, comments, "If small businesses do not deal with their fears and anxieties about running a website, there is a chance they will not be in business much longer because their potential clients will not be able to find them".

Some 47 per cent of firms without a website remain convinced that a website could not benefit their type of business. Significantly, those companies that have launched a website would disagree. Those surveyed (taken from sectors including tradesmen, retail, professions, crafts etc) report that their websites succeed in generating sales revenue for 80 per cent of them. Their websites generate on average 10 per cent of their total sales revenue. Some 94 per cent believe that every size of enterprise should have a website, and 79 per cent would not wish to go back to the days where there was no Internet.

"Business owners often feel that the Internet will not help their company very much. But this is a mistake. Even if you are providing a completely local service and rely on personal recommendation for your income, those people recommending a business are more likely to do so if there is a website they can refer their friends too", adds psychologist Jones.

This month, 1&1 launches a unique new website package, 1&1 MyBusiness Site which greatly simplifies the process of creating a business website. Users simply enter their business type and contact details, and 1&1 MyBusiness Site generates a fully functioning, sector-relevant website to be trialled free of charge and priced at £9.99/month+VAT thereafter. 100 types of small business sector are covered. 1&1 MyBusiness Site comprises an excellent way for any enterprise to launch online with no skill or upfront fees required.

Mauss added, "No business owner should feel it's too late to join the digital revolution. Put simply, there are now solutions designed with them in mind. In today's difficult economic climate, every British enterprise should have their door open to the Web".

For more information on 1&1 visit the website at www.1and1.co.uk

(1) Survey of 530 UK enterprises with 1 to 5 employees in March 09 via online feedback form
(2) Survey of 152 UK enterprises with 1 to 5 employees and publish a company website, in March 09 via online feedback form

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Yahoo May Be Liable For Posting Sex Photos, Court Says

2009-05-12T09:52:00-04:00

(Gawkwire.com) Online service providers who promise to remove objectionable content had better follow through or they could be vulnerable to lawsuits.

That's the message coming out of a court in Oregon where a judge has decided to reinstate a woman's claim against Yahoo for breach of contract for failing to remove fake profiles with nude photos and solicitations for sex.

Cecilia Barnes sued Yahoo after an ex-boyfriend posted fake Yahoo profiles with nude photos of Barnes taken without her knowledge or consent; solicitations for sex; and her work phone number, e-mail address, and her physical address. Once men began to seek Barnes out for sex, she demanded that Yahoo remove the profiles, but Yahoo did not remove the material until Barnes sought help from local media and the courts, legal documents state.

Several of her lawyer's arguments attempting to hold the company responsible for the material failed, but one may hold up.

Last week, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Barnes could sue Yahoo for promising to remove the "dangerous, cruel, and highly indecent" material, then failing to do so. A panel of judges ruled that Barnes' lawsuit could be reinstated under a breach-of-contract claim.

Barnes' lawyer, Thomas Rask of Kell, Alterman & Runstein, said that Barnes sent in a copy of her photo identification with a formal request for removal, called the company to follow up, and then faxed the information again. A customer service employee promised to personally deliver the request to those who remove unauthorized profiles and said they would take care of it, according to court documents.

The appeals court said the customer service employee's promise could be considered a contract. The appeals court sent the case back to district court for reconsideration. The district court must decide on the breach-of-contract claim. The decision could have implications for online service providers that otherwise enjoy protections under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

Jeff Neuburger, a technology, media, and communications attorney at Proskauer Rose, said the decision is unlikely to significantly change the way online service providers do business, but it should make everyone hosting user-generated content more cautious. He said that publishers should review their Web sites to make sure they don't contain statements that can be viewed as promises and they should make sure their customer service representatives are well trained.

In the past, companies could rely on the Communications Decency Act to protect them against defamation claims, but the case, Barnes v. Yahoo, shows there are some claims that can get past protections against publisher liability, Neuburger said.

"I think that, for many years, people have been trying to suggest that the CDA was too broad in the way it was applied," he said during an interview Monday. "There have been dissenting decisions and minority decisions that have articulated that point of view, and this ruling is one of the few that has taken the viewpoint and put it into the majority."

Neuburger said that the decision is limited to circumstances in which an employee promised to take action. "This case says, 'If you say something like that you'd better follow through on it,' " he said. "If a company is careful and doesn't make that kind of promise, this doesn't affect them at all."

It does not erode the power of the Communications Decency Act, Neuburger added. "It may be a narrowing of the edges, but I think the heart of the CDA will remain intact," he said.

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PEER 1 Expands in Toronto Area with Green Data Center

2009-05-12T09:49:00-04:00

VANCOUVER (Gawkwire.com) PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX:PIX), a global online IT hosting provider, today announced that the company has begun build out on a 41,000 square foot green data center in the Toronto area. The new facility will implement some of the most efficient products and technologies on the market, including the use of a local well for primary water supply with redundant connection to the city water system to reduce overall carbon footprint and provide lower energy consumption. The first of four planned stages is scheduled for completion in early 2010, and will include 7,500 square feet of data center space, and 8,000 square feet of office and staging area at an estimated capital cost of U.S. $10 million. The remaining 25,500 square feet will be dedicated to additional datacenter space and infrastructure which will be built out in three future phases based upon customer demand and market conditions.

Some of the efficiencies planned include the use of redundant high efficiency VFD centrifugal chillers and heat exchangers to take advantage of "free cooling" during colder months, providing significant energy savings. This also enables the company to use more environmentally friendly refrigerants not commonly found in current air-cooled systems.

"Our philosophy is to develop the most efficient data center facilities possible, with increased power densities and high reliability that will help provide our customers with a base from which to grow their online businesses," said Fabio Banducci, president and CEO for PEER 1. "A state-of-the-art data center is a strategic foundation for great customer experiences, and we believe the new facility will have a very positive impact on future growth and returns."

The PEER 1 data center will offer scalable managed hosting, dedicated hosting through the ServerBeach brand and co-location services within the Toronto facility. This will be the first time all three types of hosting will be offered by the company from a Canadian-based facility. Strategically located just 18 miles or 30 kilometers from the heart of Toronto, the company is one of the only hosting providers to offer all three major types of web hosting under one roof.

The facility will have capacity for approximately 700 normal cabinet equivalents (NCE) for co-location and 9,000 servers for managed and dedicated hosting, with the flexibility to alter the mix of these core services based on future customer demand.

PEER 1 also announced its membership in The Green Grid. The Green Grid is a global consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems. The Green Grid seeks to provide industry-wide recommendations on best practices, metrics and technologies that will improve overall data center and business computing energy efficiencies. By joining The Green Grid, PEER 1 is helping influence both developers and end users of data center technology.

"Our goal is to maximize energy efficiency across our data centers in all locations, with Toronto serving as our model sustainable facility from which we will continue to implement additional green initiatives," said Ryan Murphey, vice president of facilities & data center operations for PEER 1. "Along with the use of innovative power conservation strategies, PEER 1 continues to review reliable customer solutions that minimize environmental impact."

PEER 1 will provide further detail on its Toronto expansion plans during its quarterly conference call on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. (EST). To access the conference call by telephone, dial (416) 644-3417 or 1-800-732-6179. Please connect approximately 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the call. The conference call will be archived for replay until Thursday, May 21st, at midnight. To access the archived conference call, dial (416) 640-1917 or 1-877-289-8525 and enter the reservation number: 21303393 followed by the number sign.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available at:

www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID=2614920

Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be required to join the webcast. The webcast will be archived at the above website for 90 days.

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iPhone Required For Incoming Missouri Univ. Freshman

2009-05-12T09:47:00-04:00

(Gawkwire.com) The University of Missouri's School of Journalism has made an Apple iPhone or iPod Touch a requirement for incoming freshman, but school officials said the rule won't be enforced.

That's because the school applied the requirement label so that students getting financial assistance would have the option of using the money to buy either device, which is also similarly required in 50 other U.S. universities.

"If it's required, it can be included in your financial need estimate," Brian Brooks, associate dean for the journalism school, told The Missourian student newspaper. "If we had not required it, they wouldn't be able to do that."

School officials believe the Apple devices will be useful for learning. MU this summer is installing a program called Tegrity that will allow the recording of lectures, which can later be downloaded through Apple's iTunes U to the iPhone, iPod Touch, or PC, The Missourian said. The online store offers free content hosted by universities.

Despite the good intentions, the decision was controversial. MU journalism student Elizabeth Eberlin protested the decision through the Facebook group called "Rotten Apple."

With the group description, Eberlin wrote that the decision forced incoming freshman "into an unnecessary and expensive relationship with Apple that we believe compromises journalistic integrity."

However, journalism school faculty member Jake Sherlock disagreed, writing in the group's discussion forum that the students' concerns were "much ado about nothing."

"Yes, the J School pushes Apple, but again, you can show up with a PC or no computer at all and everything will be OK," he said.

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Dot TK Registers 15 Millionth Domain Name

2009-05-12T09:44:00-04:00

LONDON (Gawkwire.com) Dot TK, the registry for .TK domain names, today announced that they have registered their 15 millionth domain name. In the last couple of weeks, Dot TK has seen a growth of new registrations of more than 40%.

Dot TK's free service is used to rename long web addresses into a simple and short .TK domain name. A short web address is faster and easier to communicate than a long one. Dot TK domains are extremely useful in Internet conversations, such as forum threads, IM chats and on social networks. Dot TK is also a life-saver in a communication channel where you are limited to a specific number of characters per session, like Twitter.

"We have seen an enormous growth in the last couple of weeks, and we expect to continue to grow further," says Joost Zuurbier, CEO of Dot TK. "In the last couple of weeks we have expanded our technical infrastructure and we are now ready for even bigger growth in the future."

The new infrastructure has been facilitated at LeaseWeb, a company that owns and operates one of the largest IP networks in the world. LeaseWeb has more than 500 Gbps bandwidth capacity, enough to service the millions of Dot TK users.

To prevent some users from registering thousands of domains, all domains that are registered should be visited at least 25 times in every

90-day period. Paid domains do not have this minimum requirement. Also, paid domain name registrants get the full license rights of the domain, similar to other top level domain registries.

"We are proud to have Dot TK on board. They are the first Top Level Domain Registry we have added to our customer portfolio," says Ruud Mous, Sales Director of Leaseweb. "It's important for a domain registry or domain registrar to be really available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With our expanded redundant network, our efficient network management and our quality and assurance team we know we are the perfect choice for this type of business."

Leaseweb belongs to one of the largest hosting providers in Europe. Next to many Dutch customers, Leaseweb has attracted a lot of international companies that require excellent bandwidth capacity and uptime. Customers include Starbucks, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Alcatel-Lucent.

Dot TK is a joint venture of the Government of Tokelau, its communication company Teletok and BV Dot TK, a privately held company. The registry office is located in London, United Kingdom.

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SoftLayer Launches CloudLayerâ„¢ Computing

2009-05-11T14:00:00-04:00

DALLAS, TX (Gawkwire.com) Today SoftLayer Technologies launched CloudLayer™ Computing, part of its new CloudLayer™ line of services. CloudLayer Computing is built on the Citrix® XenServer™ virtualization platform from Citrix Systems, Inc., and brings enterprises massive scalability and unique opportunities for their IT environments. In as few as five minutes, customers can have cloud-based computing instances running enterprise-grade and open source operating systems.

“From day one, SoftLayer was created to bring customers IT power when, how, and where they need it. CloudLayer Computing is the next step in our evolution,” said Lance Crosby, CEO of SoftLayer. “It leverages all of our advantages and expertise in on-demand data center services to provide cloud computing that delivers as promised. There isn’t any other cloud computing service truly like it.”

Unlike other cloud computing services, CloudLayer Computing instances can be seamlessly integrated with dedicated servers, automated services, and other CloudLayer services (including CloudLayer™ Storage and CloudLayer™ CDN) to create a fully unified computing solution. Monthly billing is based on hourly usage or a monthly rate with no long-term commitment, providing an exceptional degree of flexibility. Other advantages include:
ï‚§Image Library—Capture, template, and store images for accelerated provisioning and management
ï‚§Ease of Use—Full access and control via Customer Portal and API
ï‚§Full Virtualization—Virtualized networking, security, storage, and management optimizes “beyond the box”

“SoftLayer’s CloudLayer service will offer customers an enterprise-class, secure cloud infrastructure that is also dynamic, manageable, and cost effective,” said Simon Crosby, CTO, Virtualization and Management Division, Citrix. “The cloud-proven scalability, performance, and support for secure isolation and multi-tenancy featured in XenServer provides a powerful virtual infrastructure upon which SoftLayer can deliver a rich set of enterprise services. We are excited to partner with SoftLayer to help transform cloud economics for the enterprise.”

In addition to offering on-demand computing instances, CloudLayer Computing lets SoftLayer customers build their own cloud computing environments from the ground up. SoftLayer dedicated servers can be paired with leading cloud solutions such as the Citrix Cloud Center™ (Citrix C3) to customize and manage environments ideal for providing online applications and other Web-based services.

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Rackable Systems Completes Acquisition of Silicon Graphics Assets

2009-05-11T09:59:00-04:00

FREMONT, CA (Gawkwire.com) Rackable Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:RACK), a leading provider of ecological servers and storage products for medium to large-scale data centers, today announced that it has completed its previously-announced acquisition of the operating assets of the former Silicon Graphics, Inc. With the completion of this acquisition, the company will adopt SGI® as its global name and brand. Rackable Systems president and CEO, Mark J. Barrenechea, will lead SGI in the same capacity. The Rackable Systems board of directors remains unchanged.

Rackable was granted court approval on April 30, 2009 to proceed with the acquisition for $42.5 million in cash and closed the transaction on May 8, 2009. The company expects to report pro forma financial information within 75 days after the closing.

The company expects customers to benefit from an expanded portfolio of cutting-edge, innovative and high performance products for medium and large-scale data centers and HPC, including trusted enterprise x86 cluster compute offerings, shared memory clustered compute products, scalable data center and storage technologies, modular data centers, data management software, HPC tools and emerging visualization technologies.

“We are committed to solving the world’s most demanding business and technology challenges our customers confront every day, whether powering the Internet, exploring for natural resources, modeling meteorological events, enabling financial markets or assisting government and security agencies,” said Mark J. Barrenechea, president and CEO of SGI. “SGI is ready to support our growing customer base with relevant products, global services and the industry’s best expertise.”

The new SGI will have a customer base of over 5,000 in more than 25 countries and approximately 1,350 employees worldwide. SGI will maintain its corporate headquarters in its current Fremont, California facility, with offices around the world. SGI’s new management team, listed on www.sgi.com/management, is comprised of senior executives from Rackable Systems and the former Silicon Graphics, Inc.

Rackable Systems has created Silicon Graphics International as a subsidiary, which has acquired the assets and liabilities specified in the court-approved, and now completed, Asset Purchase Agreement. Rackable Systems, Inc. will also change its name to a Silicon Graphics International entity, with Rackable Systems surviving as a product line. Silicon Graphics International will be branded as SGI® going forward.

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The Best UK SEO Firms Have Been Announced for May 2009

2009-05-11T09:57:00-04:00

Plymouth, IN (Gawkwire.com) The independent authority on search, uk.topseos.com, recognizes the best SEO companies in the United Kingdom for the month of May. After each UK company has undergone their strict evaluation process, the list of the best SEO firms is formed.

For uk.topseos.com, it is all about the recognizing the companies that bring the desired results. Through organic optimization, companies can improve their rankings on popular search engine sites like Google, Yahoo and MSN. Trustworthy SEO firms accomplish this by Link building and traditional SEO tactics.

Avoiding destructive Black Hat SEOs and getting SEO firms that provide results is the reason topseos created the list. They believe that with the right SEO firm a client can increase their earnings in the process. topseos stands behind their list and gives a vote of confidence that each company in it will give the best service for your hard earned money.

The 30 best UK SEO firms are:

1.   SEO Consult
2.   Weblinx Limited
3.   Just Search
4.   High Position Limited
5.   Smart Traffic Ltd
6.   Bullseye Media
7.   Bigmouthmedia
8.   Greenlight
9.   Bluechilli Ltd.
10.   NetSecrets Ltd
11.   SEO: Begin
12.   Advansys Limited
13.   GSINC Ltd
14.   Ikroh
15.   Micrositez LTD
16.   Electworld
17.   Distilled
18.   Zyas
19.   Lake Star Media
20.   Rapid Blue
21.   White Hat Media
22.   I-COM
23.   Search Logic plc
24.   Silverbean
25.   Unite Search Marketing
26.   SEO Company UK
27.   Backbone IT Group
28.   Vertical Leap Ltd
29.   1st Page Prophets
30.   Web Predators

Each company listed above has undergone a strict evaluation process that looks at the return on investment as well as, the knowledge of SEO and the overall customer experience. They ask the tough questions like "How many of your top industry keywords rank in the top 10?", or "What are the most competitive keywords you have been able to rank on the major search engines and how long did it take you to achieve those rankings?"

UK SEO Companies that would like to be considered for the uk.topseos.com rankings can apply at: http://uk.topseos.com/rankings/search-engine-marketing-agencies/apply-for-ranking.

To learn more about the best UK SEO firms, visit: http://uk.topseos.com/rankings-of-best-organic-optimization-companies.

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Craigslist Competitor OLX Receives $5 Million in Funding

2009-05-11T09:56:00-04:00

New York City, NY (Gawkwire.com) OLX -- the largest international classified site on the web -- raises an additional $5 million making the total raised to date $28.5 million.

Only Classified Site to Operate in 87 Countries and 39 Languages; Funding to Support Company's Aggressive Global Growth Strategy And Continued Technology Leadership

OLX, the Craigslist for the rest of the world, has raised $5 million in funding from Nexus India Capital. OLX raised $13.5 million in Series B funding in April 2008 from General Catalyst Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Founders Fund and DN Capital, bringing the total raised to date to $28.5 million. OLX raised an undisclosed Series A round of $10 million in September 2006 with the same VCs and various angels participating.

"In the past three years, OLX has grown to 125 employees, launched in 87 countries in 39 languages, completed four acquisitions, including the purchase of Mundoanuncio, made an investment in Edeng and signed major partnership agreements to run classifieds for third parties such as Friendster," said Fabrice Grinda, founder and CEO of OLX. "This new investment will enable us to continue to grow rapidly through a combination of site improvements, continued global deployments, new acquisitions and more aggressive marketing."

OLX is the next generation of free online classifieds and has over 50 million unique monthly visitors per month and 400 million page views per month. With OLX, it's simple to sell, buy, trade, discuss, organize and meet people near you, wherever you reside. On OLX you can:

Easily design rich colorful listings with pictures and videos
Control your selling, buying, and community activity in My OLX
Display your listings on your social networking profile (Facebook, Myspace)
Access the site from your mobile phone
View OLX in your local language

Since OLX is the first classified site to merge Web 2.0 functionality with the ease of use and simplicity of traditional online classifieds sites, almost 2 million new ads are posted on OLX every month.

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New Web Performance Load Testing Software For Web Developers Released

2009-05-11T09:54:00-04:00

Durham, NC (Gawkwire.com) Web Performance, Inc. (WPI) released the most recent version of its industry-leading website load testing software last week. Web Performance Load Tester version 3.6 includes a number of new features that make it even easier to use and more intuitive for its non-programmer user base.

One of the application's most appealing new features is its use of visual displays and video demonstrations that let users with zero programming experience create test cases, run load tests and analyze the results. The new Click-to-Configure feature lets users configure dynamic text entry fields simply by importing a list of established values. New Performance Goal Analysis instantly pinpoints the exact system location causing performance problems, while its User Capacity Analysis lets users know exactly how many visitors a site can handle given its current system architecture.

"Most of these new features come directly from our services work," says Chris Merrill, chief engineer at Web Performance, Inc. "We identified a number of key service areas that help our clients the most, then designed the new release to include these features, and to produce smarter reports that quickly direct the user to major problem areas."

Features also include expanded compatibility with today's leading web applications, including .NET and AJAX, user-level analysis tools and scenario builders, new test cases and customization tools, improved reports, advanced metrics and usability improvements among others.

To improve its users' experience, WPI asked its customers what features would help them perform their jobs more efficiently and accurately. WPI software engineers then incorporated many of these insights, along with a number of enhancements the developers had been working on simultaneously using their collective wisdom gained from testing hundreds of websites.

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LiquidWeb Adds Parallels Plesk Panel on 100% of its Server Offerings

2009-05-09T06:00:00-04:00

Herndon, Va. (Gawkwire.com) Parallels, a leader in automation and virtualization today announced that LiquidWeb, a chief provider of premium web hosting products and data center infrastructure, will offer Parallels Plesk Panel 9.0 on 100% of its dedicated and virtualized servers. By adding Parallels hosting automation control panel software to its Linux based servers, LiquidWeb is able to increase per server profitability and provide its entire customer base with the most stable and secure multi-platform hosting control panel on the market.

LiquidWeb started offering Parallels Plesk Panel on its Windows servers and is now expanding this to include the 80% of its servers that are Linux based. The intuitive interface is easy to navigate and enables the company to present all of its customers with a way of making cumbersome tasks quick and straight-forward, regardless of their operating system. This gives small-and-medium sized business owners the ability to save money and better manage their servers without needing to employ a large IT team.

"The value and performance of Parallels Plesk Panel is unmatched in the market," said Clinton Hansen, Manager of Windows Products, LiquidWeb. "By working closely with Parallels, we are able to offer the solution on 100% of our servers and enable our customers to focus on IT efficiency and the optimization of internal resources."

Parallels Plesk Panel also offers complete integration with leading services such as the Application Packaging Standard (APS) Catalog and Parallels Plesk Billing 6.0. The APS Catalog provides access to hundreds of pre-packaged applications, while the integration of Parallels Plesk Billing creates a full-featured hosting automation solution that eliminates the need for third party billing software.

"The increased functionality of Parallels Plesk Panel 9.0 creates an easy and completely integrated end-user experience for LiquidWeb customers," said Jack Zubarev, President, Service Provider Division, Parallels. "The availability of the APS Catalog and Parallels Plesk Billing 6.0 enables service providers and resellers to build more profitable full-featured offerings to increase their revenue streams."

Availability and Pricing
The offering will vary in price and be available within the next two weeks through LiquidWeb.

Further information on Parallels Plesk Panel 9.0's new features and enhancements, as well as videos, screenshots and a demonstration of the new product are available at www.parallels.com/products/plesk/.
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Samsung Introduces New Slim Touch of Color LCD Monitors

2009-05-09T06:00:00-04:00

RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ (Gawkwire.com) Samsung Electronics America, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Corporation, the number one worldwide brand of LCD display products, today announced the release of its 70 Series Monitors: the P2070, P2370 and P2370HD. These slim LCD monitors, with screen depths of 30 mm (1.18 inches) for the P2070 and P2370 and 65.5mm (2.58 inches) for the P2370HD and Touch of Color (ToC™) design, are the latest release of Samsung’s high performance displays.

“The 70 Series offers our customers a sophisticated-looking LCD monitor with the performance capability of our televisions,” said J.H. Kim, President of Samsung Electronics America’s Information Technology Division. “The 70 Series is the new standard as more people upgrade their monitors for additional uses, like watching television programs and playing video games.”

The 70 Series Monitors are ideal for office applications and entertainment with its dynamic contrast ratio (50,000:1) for deep, rich colors, while the 2ms (GTG) video response time minimizes blurring for watching sports and fast-moving gameplay. The crystal-like bezel frame with ToC™ reduces the reflection of light and glare. The glossy stand offers a polished design, while the clear, crystal-like acrylic neck gives the illusion the monitor is floating.

Samsung’s Startlight Touch Controls integrate the On Screen Display (OSD) buttons into the bezel for a seamless look and feel, eliminating obtrusive buttons on the front or sides on the panel. Gently touching any of the buttons illuminates the controls which automatically disappear after a set period of time, minimizing distractions.

The P2370 offers full HD 1080p resolution (1920x1080) for optimized viewing of HD content. For full HDTV capability, the P2370HD builds on the 1080p capabilities of the P2370 with the addition of a HDTV tuner, integrated speakers with SRS TruSurround HD(r) and remote control. In addition, the P2370HD also has HDMI and component inputs for additional connections such as Blu-Ray, set-top boxes and game consoles providing users with a display that is ready for work and play.

“The 70 Series is a great monitor for someone looking a full range of color, sharpness and response. It also has an added benefit for those concerned about the environment. We were sensitive to the impact computers monitors have on the environment and have developed a manufacturing process for the 70 Series that would minimize this,” said Tony Yu, Display Product Manager of Samsung Electronics America’s Information Technology Division.

The 70 Series offers a suite of eco-conscious features including reduced energy consumption, requiring about a third less power to operate compared to typical monitors of similar size. The ToC manufacturing process eliminates harmful paints and sprays, increasing the monitors’ recyclability. The slim footprint also dramatically reduces transportation costs and requirements for a smaller carbon footprint.

P2070 \ P2370 \ P2370HD LCD Monitors

•Thin 30mm screen depth (65.5mm - P2370HD)
•High contrast ratio of 50,000:1
•Full HD 1080p (1920x1080) resolution (1600x900 – P2070)
•Fast 2ms (GTG) video response time (5ms – P2370HD)
•Reduced power consumption
•Touch of Color (ToC™) technology
•VOC-free Crystal-like bezel frame to help reduce glare
•Starlight Touch Controls
•Built-in 1080p digital HDTV tuner; 5ms (GTG) video response time and HDMI input (P2370HD)
All monitors are available through Samsung resellers and distribution channels, which can be located by calling 1-800-SAMSUNG or by visiting www.samsung.com. Samsung Power Partners receive special promotions, lead referrals, training and technical support, as well as collateral and marketing materials. To find out more about becoming a Samsung Power Partner, visit www.samsungpartner.com.

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Top 10 Best Web Hosting -- April Awards

2009-05-08T00:33:00-04:00

Los Angeles, CA (Gawkwire.com) One of the longest standing and well respected web hosting industry review websites has just published its awards for hosting excellence for April 2009.

The biggest award goes to JustHost.com who came out on top as the best overall web host based on the customer reviews TheTop10BestWebHosting.com received last month.

TheTop10BestWebHosting.com uses a scoring system which takes into account all the important factors required when choosing a web hosting provider such as ease-of-use, uptime, support, cost and control panel.

All these factors along with customer reviews are used to compile a top 10 rankings chart to compare the best hosts in the web hosting industry.

Sophy Gasson the Product Manager of Just Host web hosting was delighted to be recognised for all the great work her team have been doing and had these words to say.

"Receiving any award from a hosting directory is always a great honour but being awarded as Best Overall by one of the industry's leading comparison sites is even better." Sophy went on to explain how much emphasis Just Host have placed on customer service and support and is glad they are seeing such a great response from her customers.

http://www.gawkwire.com/web_hosting/top_10_best_web_hosting_--_april_awards.html

Blue Ridge/Secure AppGuard Eliminates Latest Adobe Security Vulnerability

2009-05-08T09:30:00-04:00

Chantilly, VA (Gawkwire.com) The widespread use of Adobe Acrobat and Reader means the recently announced security vulnerability has put at risk the data and servers of huge numbers of individual computer users, businesses, and government organizations that routinely use PDF documents. Blue Ridge/Secure AppGuard prevents the execution of code maliciously imbedded in PDF documents that could easily steal financial records, health and prescription data, or system login credentials. Legacy anti-virus/spyware software products that rely on signatures are unlikely to identify malicious PDF files because they are easily disguised to elude detection.

The remediation actions for those without AppGuard are similar to those issued month after month for these types of attacks. Users must not only disable functions in Adobe Acrobat but also features in their web browsers and web browser plug-ins. Those with the knowledge and time to implement these temporary, technical workarounds will experience inconveniences and confusion as the PDF viewing experience is altered. Later, they must reverse all of these temporary workarounds after a security patch is eventually released and installed. In the meantime, businesses struggle to secure their systems while they wait weeks for patches.

Computers with AppGuard security software

Are already protected
May safely open PDF documents
Require none of the workarounds described above
Are protected from the next outbreak

AppGuard is a "set and forget" solution that blocks these attacks without any configuration by the end-user. It protects computers by guarding the applications that run on them instead of comparing every inbound file or communication to an endless list of known malware, using unreliable heuristics, and without prompting users to make technical allow/deny security choices.
Anti-virus/spyware products effectively stop old malware. Adding AppGuard more than doubles a computer's protection by stopping new malware.

"Users must wake up and realize that existing AntiVirus protection isn't enough," stated Mike Fumai, CEO of Blue Ridge Networks. "People are losing their personal information and companies are losing intellectual property every single day by attacks that target these types of vulnerabilities."

Desktop administrators, analysts, and reporters would search long and hard to find a simpler, less intrusive means to stopping zero-day attacks such as these. AppGuard was developed for consumers, businesses, and government agencies that want protection from sophisticated, zero-day malware attacks without complex configurations, burdensome operations, confusing security prompts, and reduced PC performance.

Anyone may download a free, fully-functional 30-day AppGuard trial to see this for themselves.

http://www.gawkwire.com/technology/blue_ridge_secure_appguard_eliminates_latest_adobe_security_vuln.html

When It Comes to Video Production, Jumpsuit Is One Tight Outfit

2009-05-08T09:28:00-04:00

Austin, TX (Gawkwire.com) Elvis. Van Halen. Bruce Lee. Super Dave. These bad boys had one thing in common: they all wore cool jumpsuits. Jumpsuits can be professional or outrageous, but they're always highly customized and often iconic. That's precisely the sort of range and impact industry veterans Jim Webb, Adam Schwartz and Marc Faletti aim to achieve with their work as Jumpsuit, a new video production company featuring concept-to-completion experts with a track record of success.

"It's about crafting a unique look," says senior partner Jim Webb. "That's what the jumpsuit did for people like David Bowie, and that's what we do for our clients. There's nothing mix-and-match here, only custom-fit video." Webb, deemed "The Future of Film" by Vanity Fair in 2005 and acclaimed for his work by HBO and Panasonic, nods toward his RED ONE and Sony cameras. "We use only the best gear to make it, too."

"All the jumpsuit analogies kind of weird me out," laughs cinematographer Adam Schwartz, who's crewed hundred of commercials and the NBC-DirectTV series "Friday Night Lights." "But we're definitely a tight operation. We know each other, sometimes to the point of mind-reading, and our in-house team really does cover every aspect of pre-production, production, and post. That level of familiarity and continuity always makes a difference in the final product."

"We can tailor our work to the audiences of big corporations, small companies, state and federal agencies, you name it," says Jumpsuit writer/producer Marc Faletti. Having created and produced video series for clients like the United Nations Foundation and ON Networks, Faletti stresses the importance of making something that stands out. "We aren't afraid to be bold, believe me. You should see our business cards."

"People have asked if we wear jumpsuits of our own when we work," says Webb. "But there's no spandex for us.

"At least, not yet."

Jumpsuit is an end-to-end video production outfit based in the heart of Austin, TX. The company offers full pre-production, production, and post-production services and features the RED ONE 4K camera package. For more information, visit jumpsuit.tv or email Marc Faletti.

http://www.gawkwire.com/video_tv/when_it_comes_to_video_production_jumpsuit_is_one_tight_outfit.html

Web Host Provider Easyspace Wins Award for Virtual Server Range

2009-05-08T09:27:00-04:00

Glasgow, Lanarkshire (Gawkwire.com) Easyspace, one of the largest providers of Virtual Servers in the UK, has had its services recognised with a 3rd place award in the Virtual Server category for May in the monthly awards given out by the influential Web Host Directory. It's the 3rd time the virtual servers range from Easyspace has been recognised in 2009 after already achieving a runner up 2nd in January and an impressive 1st place in March.

The award comes from the influential Web Host Directory who, each month, encourages its visitors to for vote for the Top Web Hosts in each of its Web Host related categories. At the end of each month the Web Host Directory awards panel visits the top voted Web Hosts in each category, and determines which are most worthy of receiving an award.

The Virtual Server range from Easyspace has grown from strength to strength in recent times, launching initially with just two Linux based options to now encapsulate 2 Linux options, 2 Windows virtual server options, a Ruby on Rails loaded virtual server package and a custom VPS solution, where customers can configure a virtual server to match their requirements.

"We've now received several awards for our Virtual Server offering in recent months, which is testament to the continual development effort that goes in to making sure they are best of breed. Our Custom VPS solution has been met with a great response from customers and the feedback we're regularly receiving is allowing us to develop the product further." Comments Errol Vanderhorst, Sales and Marketing Director at Easyspace.

The Easyspace range of Virtual Servers starts at just £9.95 per month. Visit the Easyspace website to find out more.

You can also keep up to date with Easyspace via Twitter (http://twitter.com/easyspace), blog (http://blog.easyspace.com) and RSS (http://blog.easyspace.com/feed).

http://www.gawkwire.com/web_hosting/web_host_provider_easyspace_wins_award_for_virtual_server_range.html

SEO For Dummies by Bruce Clay on Sale Now

2009-05-07T09:29:00-04:00

Simi Valley, CA (Gawkwire.com) Search engine optimization and Internet marketing company Bruce Clay, Inc. has partnered with the publishers of the For Dummies series to create the all-in-one guide to SEO. Bruce Clay and Susan Esparza authored "Search Engine Optimization All-in-One For Dummies", available from Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com and Borders.com and coming soon to bookstores nationwide.

The world-famous For Dummies publications selected Bruce Clay, Inc., a well-known and reputable SEO company, to create their all-in-one SEO For Dummies desk reference. The For Dummies series is part of the John Wiley & Sons stable of educational and reference books.

"We're pleased that For Dummies Publications recognized our SEO expertise and asked us to write an all-in-one desk reference guide for SEO," said Bruce Clay, president of Bruce Clay, Inc. "Our many years of training and our long-standing policy of using our Web site as a source of well-written and free SEO information made us uniquely qualified to write the all-in-one SEO desk reference."

The "Search Engine Optimization All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies" packs 10 books of top-notch Internet marketing know-how into 746 pages. Seven books focus on the ins and outs of search engine optimization while three more tackle Web analytics, pay-per-click (PPC) management and social media concerns. It includes books on keywords, content management, linking, international SEO and more. The all-in-one desk reference is intended for those wishing to do search engine optimization themselves, providing many search engine marketing tips and hints necessary to optimize and operate in today's competitive online market. The book is available online for under $30 and includes a $25 Adwords coupon, making it a great value for beginning Web marketers.

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New Version of OpenOffice.org (Free Office Software) is Now Available

2009-05-07T09:30:00-04:00

Edinburgh, UK (Gawkwire.com) The OpenOffice.org Community today announced the general availability of OpenOffice.org 3.1, a significant upgrade to the world's leading open-source office productivity suite. Since OpenOffice.org 3.0 was launched last October, over 60 million downloads have been recorded from the OpenOffice.org website alone. Released in more than 90 languages and available as a free download on all major computing platforms, OpenOffice.org 3.1 looks set to break these records.

The OpenOffice.org Community is listening to its users. Users of previous versions of OpenOffice.org were asked to vote for their 'most desired' new features, and this wish list helped shape the new release. The new release also includes a feedback mechanism where users can opt-in to supply feedback automatically to the developers about how they use OpenOffice.org.

The biggest single change (half a million lines of code!) and the most visible is the major revamp of OpenOffice.org on-screen graphics. Techies call it anti-aliasing - users just appreciate how much crisper graphics are on screen. The improved look extends to other subtle changes, such as: how images display when they are being dragged, how selections of text are highlighted, and even adding the ability to overline text.

New core features include:

Writer (word processing)

Improvements to comments: reply feature now supports 'conversations'
Further grammar checker integration
Outline levels within paragraphs for complex documentsCalc (spreadsheet)

Hot hints for formulae, with new and improved formulae available
Improved sorting
More performance bottlenecks removed
The zoom slider added to the status bar
Rename sheets with a double-clickChart (graphics engine)
Flexible positioning of axes for scientific and educational users
Flexible handling of "missing" data pointsImpress (presentation)
Font size buttonsBase (database)
SQL syntax highlighting
Easier deployment of macro applicationsInternationalization and Localization
Improved support for bidirectional scripts
New locale support

Behind the scenes, OpenOffice.org also now has a more capable file locking mechanism, enabling users to share files safely in a multi-user, multi-platform environment.

"OpenOffice.org 3.1 demonstrates that we are listening to our users, and thanks to the long term commitment from our sponsors, we can invest the time and effort to make significant changes to the software," said John McCreesh, OpenOffice.org Marketing Project Lead. "OpenOffice.org has all the features users want, it's easy to use and free. We urge everyone to download and try it today."

Download OpenOffice.org 3.1 for free

http://www.gawkwire.com/technology/new_version_of_openoffice_org_free_office_software_is_now_availa.html

Rochen Aims to Become Worldâ€™s Largest Joomla Web Host

2009-05-06T16:43:00-04:00

DALLAS,TX (Gawkwire.com) As the official web host of the Joomla project, Rochen provides hosting for the Joomla project web site. Its close collaboration with the Joomla development team has enabled it to build a highly-stable, flexible and scalable hosting environment for Joomla installations. Rochen’s support department has closely followed the development of Joomla, and technicians are able to identify and rectify potential system vulnerabilities before they represent a significant threat to Joomla web sites.

Rochen sponsored Joomla Day Pune (http://joomladay.co.in), a community gathering held last month in Pune, India. Rochen employees were also present at other Joomla Day gatherings in Melbourne, Las Vegas, and Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom. Rochen hopes to continue to sponsor community events and take a greater role in fostering the next-generation of Joomla development and deployment.

“Since Joomla’s launch four years ago, Rochen has provided a stable and secure hosting environment ideal for hosting Joomla-powered web sites. Today, as the Joomla’s popularity continues to grow, Rochen will take a more central role in the hosting Joomla community,” said Chris Adams, founder & CEO of Rochen. “Over the past four years, we have become experts in Joomla hosting, and we have developed a true competitive advantage. From security to scalability, our team understands Joomla.”

Shared hosting from Rochen starts at $7.95 per month and includes 300MB of RAID10 data storage and 20GB of premium monthly data transfer. Rochen also offers a variety of managed virtual server and reseller hosting options.

To learn more about Joomla hosting from Rochen, please visit http://www.rochenhost.com/hosting.

To read the official Rochen blog, please visit http://blog.rochen.com.

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Secure-24 to Showcase Application Hosting and Outsourcing Solutions

2009-05-06T09:44:00-04:00

Orlando, FL (Gawkwire.com) Secure-24, a certified SAP® hosting partner and leading provider of managed hosting, disaster recovery and information security services, will showcase its capabilities at the SAPPHIRE® 2009 conference, being held here May 11-14. This SAP event brings together SAP professionals and partners from around the world who seek to better harness technology and optimize their investments in SAP® solutions to meet the challenges of the new economic reality.

Secure-24's team focused on SAP solutions will be on hand in booth P17 to explain the company's single-source support for the entire SAP solution lifecycle - from enterprise architecture through application development and integration, to application management and infrastructure support. Secure-24's experts will share SAP hosting case studies, demonstrating with real-world examples, how to unlock strategic advantages, mitigate risk, increase efficiency and drive up ROI. Visitors of the booth can take the Secure-24 "Reality Check" to help uncover strategic advantages.

As a certified SAP hosting partner with an executive management team experienced in hosting SAP solutions, Secure-24's hosting services are in line with SAP's requirements for quality, availability and security. Secure-24 delivers SAP solutions and services to mid-size and large organizations in industry and government.

Secure-24 has what companies seek for technology efficiency and transparent business practices. The company has put a high priority on client success and delivering value in enterprise hosting services, approaching each client like a partner, not a vendor. Secure-24 clients benefit from high-quality service, reduced costs, seamless integration, unlimited scalability and improved communication at all levels.

About Secure-24, Inc.
Based in Southfield, Michigan, Secure-24 is a premier provider of managed hosting, disaster recovery, and managed services for the mission-critical IT applications of industry and government. A certified SAP hosting partner, Secure-24 has a broad SAP Basis Competency Center and an executive management team experienced in hosting SAP solutions. Secure-24 provides critical application hosting and managed services to organizations that need to meet rigorous compliance metrics (i.e., SAS 70, HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, GLB, ISO, FFIEC.) A deep knowledge of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and enterprise performance management (EPM) systems and complex architectures combined with state-of-the-art data centers and infrastructure allow Secure-24 to deliver solutions that are highly available and scalable to meet evolving business needs.

For more information on Secure-24's hosting services certified by SAP, visit http://www.Secure-24.com/SAP.

SAP, SAPPHIRE and all SAP logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies.

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Google Searches Deeper with DeeperWeb - A Search Engine Extension

2009-05-06T00:47:00-04:00

(Gawkwire.com) DeeperWeb for Google announced today the immediate availability of a new release of its beta search engine extension and search plugin - setting a new standard for web search tools. DeeperWeb 1.1.0 helps Google users to navigate through search results using a fast, simple and useful Tag-Cloud technique and Topic-Mapping features for immediate results identification. DeeperWeb is available for usage on our website. Downloading our free search tool saves time and allows searching directly from the browser's search box as presently possible with Google.

The Essential Add-On for Searching
A number of key features in this addon release make this the best time yet for Google users to reload their searching experience and boost Google web search results with DeeperWeb. All features are available for Internet Explorer and Firefox:

Improving search results with TAG-CLOUD techniques:

See the full picture hidden beneath the pile of search results
Find related tags and phrases extracted from your search results
Modify search with one click tweak, rephrase and focus your search

In addition to these, there are several clever business, internet marketing and SEO applications to the DeeperWeb's Tag-Cloud extension: identifying main competitors, pinpointing targeted sites for most effective advertisement and isolating the authoritative websites of a particular topic.

Finding the desired information hidden beneath the pile of web search results has never been easier. DeeperWeb's Topic-Mapping search engine technologies reduce the clutter and help users to more effectively identify search results upon topic and type (e.g. articles, videos, podcasts, slides…).

Quick Zoom-In by Area of Interest with TOPIC-MAPPING technologies:

See Mapped Information for fast results identification
Quickly Zoom-In (& Out) to categories such as Answers, News, Wikipedia, Metrics and Survey, Blogs Search and more…

Get Access to high-quality targeted news and information from leading publications.

Getting DeeperWeb:
DeeperWeb is available for usage on our website. Downloading our free search tool saves time and allows searching directly from the browser's search box as presently possible with Google. Deeperweb is available for all major browsers as a search plugin and as a Firefox extension for Mozilla browser.

http://www.gawkwire.com/technology/google_searches_deeper_with_deeperweb_-_a_search_engine_extensio.html

RevenueWire Reveals Secrets of PPC on WebmasterRadio.FM

2009-05-06T09:43:00-04:00

Victoria, BC (Gawkwire.com) The RevenueWire affiliate network is excited to announce the successful launch of its monthly radio show on WebmasterRadio.FM, the premier free, 24/7 Internet business radio network focused on the B2B marketplace.

The Town Hall broadcasts on Webmaster Radio are a great way for us to share our knowledge with the rest of the affiliate world and contribute to the advancement of the industry as a whole
The first episode of RevenueWire's Town Hall show aired Tuesday May 5th at 5pm EDT, 2 PM PST, and featured RevenueWire’s paid search and online marketing experts sharing critical industry information for digital advertisers and e-commerce merchants in a 30-minute round table discussion.

You can listen to the full May 5th broadcast here.

The first town hall meeting covered the hot topic of how to design a successful PPC campaign by avoiding the Top 10 most commonly made PPC mistakes. Working down through the list of ten action items that factor into a strong affiliate marketing business, the town hall meeting touches on everything from basic to advanced elements of a well structured digital marketing campaign and how RevenueWire helps its affiliate marketers build successful businesses online.

"The Town Hall broadcasts on Webmaster Radio are a great way for us to share our knowledge with the rest of the affiliate world and contribute to the advancement of the industry as a whole", said Havind Sehmi, CEO of RevenueWire.

RevenueWire Town Hall meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of every month at 5 PM ET, 2 PM PST.

http://www.gawkwire.com/events_html/revenuewire_reveals_secrets_of_ppc_on_webmasterradio_fm.html

Fresh New Look for iomart Managed Hosting

2009-05-06T09:37:00-04:00

Glasgow, Lanarkshire (Gawkwire.com) iomart hosting, the managed hosting and data centre services company, has introduced a new brand identity which reflects its focus on hosting.

The new branding, which was unveiled to iomart hosting customers on Monday, is the first in a series of steps which the company is undertaking in its mission to become the UK's natural choice for managed hosting services.

iomart hosting's new identity is intended to reinforce its commitment to integrating realistic and energy efficient stewardship into every aspect of its business, particularly its 4 UK data centres, for the benefits of its clients. The company is pro actively seeking to reduce cost at every opportunity: the cost of power, cost to the environment and cost of overall service.

Phil Worms, Marketing Director, stated: "Data centres and server rooms are by design, un-environmentally friendly buildings and they will never be 'green'. The internet is driving the world's economy and the demand for computing power keeps rising and it's a trend that does not show any signs of slowing. Over the past few months, we have implemented several initiatives which tangibly demonstrate our desire to sensibly address the issues that our industry faces."

"For example, we are founder signatories of the EU Data Centre Code of Conduct committing us to implement the Code's energy efficiency best practice, meet minimum procurement standards, and annually report our energy consumption. We have added a range of standard virtualised servers to our core product portfolio and we are about to roll out an online control panel, which provides every one of our hosting customers with real time access to their server's energy and bandwidth consumption straight from the rack."

"At the end of the day, iomart hosting sells peace of mind to its customers. Our customers expect high availability, resilience and guaranteed SLA's as standard, but by hosting with us they also have the added confidence that we are actively seeking to reduce hosting operational costs, both financial and environmental, on their behalf."

As part of the rebrand process, iomart business web hosting has extended its online presence through a new web site, social networking sites such as twitter and Facebook. The new brand was also launched face to face at Internet World 2009.

For more information please see http://www.iomarthosting.com/newsroom/latest-press/070409

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SmarterTools Adds New Features, Enhancements to SmarterTrack

2009-05-06T09:35:00-04:00

PHOENIX, AZ (Gawkwire.com) “The new features and improved functionality of SmarterTrack 4.x solidify the product as one of the most complete and cost-effective customer service solutions on the market,” said Tim Uzzanti, CEO of SmarterTools. “Offering SmarterTrack as a software or as a hosted service only increases the flexibility and value of SmarterTrack for companies of all sizes.”

SmarterTrack is a powerful help desk application that transforms customer service efforts into a comprehensive, multi-channel communications portal with features like a Ticket system, Live Chat, WhosOn, branding and language support, cost analysis, data mining, reporting, surveys, and a Knowledge Base. Thanks in part to its unique ability to extend to external databases and applications, SmarterTrack can effectively replace multiple applications and services, such as LivePerson, Bold Chat, Provide Support, Crystal Reports, and Kayako, saving companies money in terms of time, overhead, and integration costs.

With the release of SmarterTrack 4.x, customers have the option of purchasing SmarterTrack as installed software or as a hosted service (SaaS). As an on-demand solution, Hosted SmarterTrack can significantly reduced a company’s IT costs by allowing companies to deploy business applications over the Web without purchasing servers or installing software. For customers using Hosted SmarterTrack, the software is loaded onto servers in secure, Tier 3 data centers maintained by SmarterTools. For more information, or to determine which software delivery method is best for your company, visit the Hosted Service or Software page.

SmarterTrack is available at the SmarterTools Web site and through authorized resellers. A complete list of new features and improvements is available by viewing the SmarterTrack 4.x release notes.

http://www.gawkwire.com/technology/smartertools_adds_new_features_enhancements_to_smartertrack.html

BRITISH BUSINESSES NOW EMBRACING EUROPEAN WEB IDENTITY

2009-05-05T18:00:00-04:00

London (Gawkwire.com) 1&1 Internet Ltd, the world's largest web host by known servers, today launched a special offer which provides a 1 year .EU domain registration for only £0.99+VAT (standard price £8.99/year+VAT) . Until 31 May, any UK business or individual can secure its identity within the European Internet community at this special price. 1&1 has seen demand for .EU domains increase 30 per cent from March 2008 to March 2009. The growth lends weight to the theory that more UK businesses now seek a more European identity and is in contrast to UK SME's previous confusion surrounding the domain.

1&1 leverages its scale as Europe's largest domain name registrar to offer new and existing UK users the chance to capture a .EU domain registration at the greatly reduced price of £0.99/year+VAT. The offer is ideal for businesses wishing to protect their brand names online or for new online projects seeking a European audience. 1&1's data shows an impressive 30 per cent rise in .EU domain registrations made by its UK customers.

Oliver Mauss, CEO 1&1 Internet Ltd, said, "It is pleasing to see increasing demand for the .EU identity. As the Web increases in importance for UK enterprises, .EU can bolster online brands and make cross-border commerce even more achievable".

The remarkable progress made by .EU in terms of awareness and popularity can be appreciated all the more when compared with research findings sourced by 1&1 in 2007. The survey of 282 UK businesses, only two years ago, saw over half confused over the meaning of .EU and who was eligible for it. Today, .EU is one of the fastest growing and popular domain choices for UK businesses.

As the world's largest web host, 1&1 currently holds over 8 million customer contracts worldwide and manages over 10 million domain names.

For more information visit the website at www.1and1.co.uk

http://www.gawkwire.com/domains/british_businesses_now_embracing_european_web_identity.html

1&1 MAKES 50 PERCENT PRICE REDUCTIONS ACROSS PRODUCT LINES

2009-05-05T18:00:00-04:00

London (Gawkwire.com) 1&1 Internet Ltd, the world's largest web host by known servers, is currently holding a significant promotion which provides 50 per cent or more off the cost of the first 6 months on all its web hosting packages, dedicated, managed and virtual servers as well as eShops. Effective until 30 June 2009, 1&1 has applied the reduction across its product lines to reflect the demand for even more cost effective web solutions. For enterprises in particular, the promotion represents an ideal opportunity to review the cost of hosting and ensure that they leverage the most up to date technology for their money.

Whilst price promotions are commonplace in the UK hosting market, they often apply only to specific, usually higher-end packages or restrict users to older hardware. 1&1's Half Price promotion delivers a 50 per cent or more discount across a very wide range of the latest specification hosted solutions, subject to minimum term and set-up fee where applicable. The offer comprises a great way for all types of user to reduce their hosting costs. The move is the latest example of the 1&1's ability to use its global scale to drive competition in the UK market and raise standards across all price points.

1&1's world class web hosting range now sees the 1&1 Home package priced from only £2.49/month+VAT. Available in both Linux and Microsoft configurations, the solution is ideal for a wide range of consumer web projects such as family or hobby websites and boasts an impressive 1.5GB web space, 20GB monthly traffic, 1 inclusive .uk domain name, 2GB email capacity, and a host of communication features for a dynamic and hard-working website. As the flagship shared hosting plan, the award winning 1&1 Professional package, priced at £11.99/month+VAT during the offer, is ideal for businesses and web professionals alike. It comes equipped with Advanced Web Development Tools, 15 MySQL databases, 20GB web space and 200 GB monthly traffic, as well as 10 inclusive .uk domains.

Oliver Mauss, CEO 1&1 Internet Ltd, said, "As enterprises of all sizes look to reduce IT costs, many may find that they are paying over the odds for existing hosted elements. Often enterprises are aware that efficiencies could be improved by overhauling their web solutions but require a call to action. 1&1's price reductions aim to be that prompt for businesses to review and upgrade to more efficient solutions".

1&1's Server ranges offer some of the highest cost savings. 1&1's Servers benefit from new QuadCore® AMD Opteron Processors, generous storage capacities, RAID protection, unlimited traffic and 100 MBit bandwidth. During the promotion, the 1&1 Dedicated Enterprise Server II (with 2 x Opteron 'Barcelona' 2352 QC processors, 16GB RAM and RAID 5) is currently priced less than half price at only £119.99/month+VAT for the first 6 months, meaning a total saving of £760. The Windows format Enterprise Server II shares the saving, now priced at £129.99/month+VAT. 1&1's 100 MBit data transfer speed, 10 times faster than some providers, means a 1&1 server can provide 100 simultaneous accesses to web projects without delay, with visitors experiencing no constraints or data collisions.

Ideal for demanding users, 1&1's Virtual Servers combine great specification with affordability, and are perfect for the academic or non-business developer. For example, the 1&1 Virtual Server XL, now reduced in price to £11.99/month+VAT for first 6 months, features 20GB of hard disk space, 1&1's 100 MBit connection speed and 2000GB of monthly traffic. Available in both Linux and Microsoft formats, all packages come with the latest version of Plesk and inclusive domains pre-installed.

For the Business user, 1&1's Managed Servers provide an excellent upgrade from shared hosting. Until 30 June, the 1&1 Managed Business Server II is available at less than half price, £49.99/month+VAT, and delivers Opteron 1218 HE DC processor and 4GB RAM. An excellent feature for small businesses, 1&1's Unlimited Traffic guarantee means users do not need to worry about surprise traffic bills nor must they keep track of a monthly allowance.

1&1's hosted eShops are used by thousands of UK enterprises as a highly affordable and scalable ecommerce solution. 1&1's award-winning £4.99/month Home eShop is now half price at only £2.49/month+VAT for first 6 months, and boasts a new Shop Designer, 100 item capacity and eBay integration. A greater than half price saving is applied to the powerful 1&1 Professional eShop, now £21.99/month+VAT, with Advanced Customer & Pricing Administration and a 20000 item capacity, providing a flexible shop platform for demanding online stores.

Mauss added, "1&1 continues to share in the online success of hundreds of thousands of enterprises. The savings offered should encourage others to expand their activities and drive higher business value from the Web".

As the world's largest web host, 1&1 is well placed to provide a high quality service, offering industry-leading 130Gbit connectivity via its own pan-European backbone. 1&1 currently holds over 8 million customer contracts worldwide and manages over 10 million domain names.

For more information visit the website at www.1and1.co.uk

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The Planetâ€™s European Data Center Officially Opens

2009-05-05T14:00:00-04:00

HOUSTON,TX (Gawkwire.com) The Planet, the global leader in IT hosting, today announced the official opening of its first international data center in London. For customers with European end-users, the new facility offers geographic redundancy, enhanced performance and Gigabit connectivity. The new facility is the company’s eighth data center, and joins its seven domestically located data centers in Houston and Dallas.

The Planet’s popular Virtual Racks, the fastest-growing solution in its product portfolio, are the exclusive offering for the new European operation. The Virtual Rack solution – the optimal platform hosting choice for powering customer applications – provides flexible scalability and rapid provisioning as IT requirements grow. Customers with multi-server environments leverage increased performance with a private backend network to ensure all servers are properly linked and communicate securely. Load balancing options ensure Web traffic is optimally managed by the available servers. In a limited-time promotion, the company waives all set-up fees for customers in the new data center.

“For multi-server environments, the Virtual Rack has been a highly effective solution for our customers, since it offers flexible scalability,” said Bryce Edwards, general manager for The Planet’s Complex Infrastructure line of business. “Customers often start with just one or two servers, and appreciate the ease of adding new boxes. They can choose from a portfolio of dedicated firewalls and load balancers, and all European servers come with Gigabit uplinks. In particular, this platform is ideal for multi-tier Web applications.”

The London data center features up to 20kW of power per rack, backed by N+1 redundancy on generators, transformers and UPS systems. Customers gain access to a 10GB private fiber interconnect to The Planet’s core network through its Ashburn, Va., data center, as well as local connectivity to Tier-1 providers and the major European peering exchanges.

London-headquartered TelecityGroup, which operates 20 network-independent data centers across seven European countries, provides the facilities for The Planet’s new data center. Procedures in the new facility comply with ISO 9001:2000, which benchmarks quality processes for data center operations and management.

TelecityGroup is highly regarded for both its premium data centers and operational expertise. A member of the Green Grid, it is also taking the lead in driving energy efficiency in Europe as the first data center operator to sign up for the new “EU Code of Conduct for Data Centres.”

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Host.net Acquires Ft. Lauderdale Data Center & Colocation Operations

2009-05-05T14:00:00-04:00

BOCA RATON, FL (Gawkwire.com) Host.net, a leading provider of colocation, network transport and transit services, announced today it has acquired a 12,000 Sq. Ft. Data Center and its’ Colocation customers. This center was previously occupied by Hostway and Affinity Internet/ValueWeb.

Jeffrey Davis, Host.net’s Co-Founder & CEO, said “the move into Ft. Lauderdale reflects Host.net’s strategy of expanding in its existing markets to better service our customers needs. Our team has done a wonderful job of delivering a disciplined local service-driven business model, while deepening our footprint and service delivery capabilities. As a result, we have achieved significant scale without diminishing our core value proposition – strong local market presence and customer service.”

“We will be adding over 40Gbps of lit Internet and Transport connectivity as well as increasing the cooling and electrical capacity of this newly acquired facility,” stated Randy Epstein, Host.net’s Co-Founder & CIO. “The building boasts diverse conduit and fiber entrance facilities from such carriers as FiberLight, AT&T, Level(3), tw telecom & FPL FiberNet along with Host.net’s own metro fiber network.”

According to Host.net’s Chief Marketing Officer, Lenny Chesal, “Customers and partners have been asking Host.net to consider opening a Ft. Lauderdale facility to provide additional geographic diversity and business solutions, which is in line with the company’s long-term strategic plan. Our success in partnering with clients combined with a truly local service philosophy has enabled us to extend a customer-focused team and service mentality to the South Florida market.”

Chesal further added, “Host.net’s expansion has capitalized upon the growing trend in the business community to outsource IT infrastructure; increasing awareness of the need for business continuity and disaster recovery services; increasing demand for managed IT services; and meeting regulatory compliance demands. Host.net allows customers to cost-effectively manage and accelerate their growth, due to the importance of having a trusted and scalable partner.”

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Town Hall Meeting for Affiliates & Online Merchants on WebmasterRadio.FM

2009-05-05T10:47:00-04:00

Fort Lauderdale, FL and Victoria, BC (Gawkwire.com) WebmasterRadio.FM, the premier free, 24/7 Internet business radio network focused on the B2B marketplace is pleased to present the first of several monthly town hall meetings from the award winning affiliate marketing network and merchant platform provider, RevenueWire.

Starting Tuesday May 5 at 5pm EDT, RevenueWire's paid search and online marketing experts will address critical information for digital advertisers and ecommerce merchants in a 30-minute round table discussion. RevenueWire Town Hall meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of each month.

The topic of the first town hall meeting is how to succeed as a RevenueWire affiliate. Working through ten items that factor into a strong affiliate marketing business, the town hall touches on basic to advanced elements of a well built digital marketing campaign and how RevenueWire helps affiliate marketers build successful businesses.

Offering several lines of top selling software and digital information products, RevenueWire is one of the fastest growing affiliate marketing networks on the Internet. With patented SafeCart transaction software and almost 50 unique digital products for affiliate marketers to choose from, RevenueWire offers some of the highest payouts in the online marketing industry.

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Web Hosting Provider, Digital Realty Trust, Finalizes Data Center, IBM

2009-05-05T09:39:00-04:00

Paris, France (The Hosting News) Under this agreement, IBM will expand its datacentre accommodation capacity in the Digital Realty Trust facility to support growth in demand for its services. The prior agreement was announced in October 2008.

Bernard Geoghegan, Senior Vice President of International Operations of Digital Realty Trust remarked, ''Our goal is to be a true partner to our customers, by supporting their datacentre strategy and ensure the expansion of their IT teams and facilities through our expertise and resources. This new agreement with IBM in France consolidates our relationship and we are proud to be collaborating with them once again on an important datacentre project. Our Turn-Key Datacentre SM space enables customers to reduce the upfront capital costs for these critical projects while accelerating their ability to deploy new systems. These are very compelling reasons for companies to select Digital Realty Trust as their datacentre partner.''

Digital Realty Trust Turn-Key Datacentre SM facilities provide state-of-the-art environments to house mission critical infrastructure, by providing advanced cooling, power, redundancy, and sustainability features. This guarantees that critical applications are available while optimising energy efficiency.

Digital Realty Trust's Turn-Key Datacentres SM are scalable from hundreds of kilowatts of IT Load to megawatts of IT load and are located in markets throughout Europe and North America. Each Turn-Key Datacentre SM facility r green operation. Every Turn-Key Datacentre SM is built using the company's proprietary POD Architecture SM and uses metered power to ensure that clients pay only for the power that they use.

Digital Realty Trust owns, acquires, redevelops, develops and manages technology-related real estate. The Company is focused on providing Turn-Key Datacenter SM and Powered Base Building SM datacenter solutions for domestic and international tenants across a variety of industry verticals ranging from information technology and internet enterprises, to manufacturing and financial services.

Digital Realty Trust's 75 properties, excluding one property held as an investment in an unconsolidated joint venture, contain applications and operations critical to the day-to-day operations of technology industry tenants and corporate enterprise datacenter tenants. Comprising approximately 13.0 million square feet as of February 26, 2009, including 1.6 million square feet of space held for redevelopment, Digital Realty Trust's portfolio is located in 27 markets throughout Europe and North America.

For additional information, please visit: www.digitalrealtytrust.com.

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Liquid Web Adds Heroic Support for Parallels Plesk Control Panel on Linux!

2009-05-05T09:37:00-04:00

LANSING, MI (Gawkwire.com) Liquid Web is proud to announce that Heroic Support is now available for the Parallels Plesk Control Panel on Linux. Fully managed Liquid Web customers that use the Linux platform can now select from two options of control panels; cPanel or Plesk. We're happy to add this new control panel option as a part of our ongoing effort to improve and expand our product lines for our valued clients. http://www.gawkwire.com/web_hosting/liquid_web_adds_heroic_support_for_parallels_plesk_control_panel.html

Young Copy Launches Video Testimonials

2009-05-05T09:35:00-04:00

(Gawkwire.com) “Testimonials are a great marketing tool to utilize on your website, especially when shown as a personalized video demonstrating your company’s talents and experience,” says Dave Young, professional writer and founder of Young Copy. “By offering our website visitors multimedia in the form of video testimonials, they get to hear and see positive feedback from successful businesses.”

The company plans to release another set of three video testimonials in May from clients including cPanel, DotNetpanel, and Layered Technologies. All client video testimonials on the Young Copy website feature executives from top hosting, software, and technology companies.

“Video testimonials have become extremely popular for hosting, software, and technology companies,” says Young. “Clients have seen tremendous success with video testimonials.”
Young interviewed six clients during HostingCon 2008 in Chicago, Illinois using a JVC HD digital video camera, a tripod, and a boom. The videos can be viewed at http://www.youngcopy.com/video-testimonials/.

“Meeting with happy clients face-to-face is one of the best things you can do as a business owner,” says Young. “When I set out to interview my clients for the Young Copy video testimonials, they were more than ecstatic to spend 15-20 minutes chatting with me about the successes they achieved by using Young Copy’s promotional writing services and technical writing services.”

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SoftLayer Launches CloudLayerâ„¢ Line of Cloud Services

2009-05-05T09:32:00-04:00

DALLAS, TX (Gawkwire.com) SoftLayer Technologies today launched CloudLayer™, a new line of cloud services that brings individuals and enterprises powerful options for dynamically scaling their IT resources, maximizing data accessibility, and optimizing their total cost of IT. Today’s launch introduces CloudLayer™ Storage and CloudLayer™ CDN, with CloudLayer™ Computing to follow.

Built on SoftLayer’s core advantages and longtime leadership in automated services, the CloudLayer family provides advantages and capabilities not found with other cloud service providers. Besides operating as stand-alone solutions, every CloudLayer service can seamlessly interface with SoftLayer’s dedicated servers and automated services to create a fully integrated computing environment controlled through the SoftLayer Customer Portal or API. This provides unprecedented opportunities for interoperability and efficiency.

“The capabilities and vision that it takes to do cloud right is where SoftLayer has long proven its expertise,” said Lance Crosby, CEO of SoftLayer. “We aren’t jumping on the cloud bandwagon. We didn’t create CloudLayer to leverage our excess data center capacity. We developed CloudLayer because it’s a natural evolution of what we do. It gives customers the IT they need, when they need it, with all of the flexibility and efficiency of on-demand IT resources without any compromise in performance, security, or control.”

Additional CloudLayer benefits include:
ï‚§ Pay As You Go or Monthly Packages: Monthly billing is based on hourly usage or monthly plans with no long-term commitment, letting customers optimize their return on technology investment by paying only for the resources they need and use. Hourly billing will be offered in the near future.
ï‚§ Immediate Scalability: Services are added in real time to accommodate unexpected or temporary changes in demand, providing exactly the level of IT power and capacity as needed, when needed.
ï‚§ Ease of Use and Control: Full control via SoftLayer’s Customer Portal and API provides streamlined, simplified management, as well as direct access to all SoftLayer services and tools.

CloudLayer CDN enables online service providers to deliver content to their end users faster and more efficiently via a network of 21 cloud-connected nodes running advanced software for organizing, storing, and streaming data. Rather than serving content directly from a host server, content is served from the node that is geographically closest to the end user. This minimizes the distance the data has to travel, mitigates network traffic jams, and decreases latency. CloudLayer CDN is available with Origin Pull or POP Pull delivery strategies, letting customers optimize their costs and end user experience.

Additional CloudLayer CDN benefits include:
ï‚§ Content Management and Monetization Tools: Protects content access and digital rights to maximize return.
ï‚§ Performance-Neutral Growth: Minimizes the impact that increased content demand makes on delivery speed.
ï‚§ Broader Geographic Reach: Optimizes the speed and reliability of content delivery regardless of destination.
ï‚§ High Quality Content and Rich-Media: Allows robust and richer web content without performance sacrifices.

CloudLayer Storage provides cloud-based data storage for storing, managing, and sharing data in any file format, with full access and control. It can be accessed through WebDAV or a Web 2.0 browser interface, as well as through native clients that SoftLayer has developed for Windows®, BlackBerry®, iPhone™, and Windows Mobile® devices. Data is stored to SoftLayer’s advanced StorageLayer™ solution, which integrates industry-leading technologies—including FTP/NAS, iSCSI, EVault, and others—into a unified storage environment for the ultimate level of security and reliability.

Additional CloudLayer Storage benefits include:
ï‚§ Support for All File Formats: Upload, store, and share files of any type or size.
ï‚§ Advanced Security Technologies: 256-bit AES encryption, SSL encryption, role-based permissions, share expiration, and more protect data during transmission and while stored.
ï‚§ Streamlined Sharing and Linking: Collaboration tools allow users to securely share file access with vendors, customers, family, and friends without moving files from their stored locations.

“We worked very hard to design CloudLayer so that it provides capabilities that aren’t found anywhere else, with the ease-of-use and reliability that cloud services must have in order to be viable for enterprises,” said Nathan Day, CTO of SoftLayer. “With the extensive infrastructure and proprietary solutions that SoftLayer has built, and with modern virtualization technologies, CloudLayer truly delivers the cloud experience that the industry has been promising. We can’t wait to see what our customers accomplish with it.”

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cPanel Conference 2009 Official Announcement

2009-05-04T09:33:00-04:00

Houston, TX (Gawkwire.com) cPanel announced its fourth annual conference & networking event in Houston, TX. Owing to the popularity and increased demand for this event, a new venue and date have been selected. The event dates are October 5th through the 7th at the beautiful Houston Hilton Americas in downtown Houston.

The three-day event will include the traditional networking events and a number of new topics, including advanced system administration, Enkompass® Training (Windows® Control Panel), and Sales Training. Previous feedback has resulted in new sessions and the ability to provide quality training for technical and sales engineers who engage with hosting automation on a daily basis.

The cPanel Conference kicks off with the traditional reception and networking event on the evening of Monday, October 5th. The technical sessions get underway on the 6th and will be followed in the evening with a sumptuous dinner at the Hilton, followed by a second networking event.

Registration, Call for Speakers, and Exhibitor Applications are now available via http://conference.cpanel.net. It is anticipated that this event will reach capacity, and the cPanel event organizers are recommending early registration and encouraging vendors who wish to exhibit to apply early.

"In planning this year's event, we really took into consideration past feedback, the type of attendees, and product changes since last year to develop what I consider one of the best learning-based events of the year," said Eric Gregory of cPanel. "It is very exciting for the entire staff to personally connect and provide important knowledge that helps make using our product more enjoyable."

Back by popular demand, live, on-site technical assistance will be available. Also joining the "live" technical support team will be cPanel's own design and interface experts to discuss and provide tips on the customization of cPanel for your organization.

The evolution of the cPanel Conference provides multiple outlets for organizations to learn in-depth product knowledge, network with industry leaders, and connect with cPanel staff. If you're going to attend one hosting-related event this year, this should be the one.

Early bird registration is now open until 8/20/2009.

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The Best SEO Companies Have Been Named by topseos.com for May 2009

2009-05-04T09:31:00-04:00

Plymouth, IN (Gawkwire.com) Independent authority on search, topseos.com, has completed its monthly list of the best SEO companies. Through the years, topseos.com has always recognized the top talents in internet marketing and continues with this new list. The new list is sure to provide companies with the best possible service.

Independent Authority on Search
Organic optimization helps companies naturally improve their ranking on search engines like Google, Yahoo! or MSN. These firms achieve better rankings for their clients through link building and good SEO practices. White Hat SEO practices optimize the client's website by making elements of the webpage more searchable. This in turn increases the likelihood that the website will go up on the search list. This is important because the higher ranking the greater likelihood that site will be visited. This translates to prospects and a good investment for the future.

The top 30 SEO firms for May 2009 are:
1.   Increase Visibility Inc.
2.   Bruce Clay Inc.
3.   SEOP
4.   Intrapromote LLC.
5.   ArteWorks SEO
6.   Oneupweb
7.   SEO Image Inc.
8.   Customer Magnetism
9.   Portent Interactive
10.   ThinkBIGsites
11.   Web.com Search Agency
12.   iProspect
13.   Getupdated Internet Marketing
14.   SEO.com
15.   Weblinx Limited
16.   High Position Limited
17.   Direct Hit Solutions, Inc.
18.   SEO Inc
19.   iMajestic
20.   Sems
21.   1st on the List Promotion Inc.
22.   First Page SEO
23.   HighPoint Search Marketing
24.   Infatex
25.   eVisibility, Inc.
26.   Reprise Media
27.   PageTraffic
28.   SEER Interactive
29.   Inteliture
30.   Volacci

The companies on this prestigious list have gone through a very difficult assessment process that gauges the affectivity of each of the participants. topseos looks at the depth of knowledge for each firm, the return on investment and most importantly the total customer experience.

SEO companies that would like to be considered for the topseos.com rankings can apply at: www.topseos.com/rankings/search-engine-marketing-agencies/apply-for-ranking.

To learn more about the best SEO Firms, visit: www.topseos.com/rankings-of-best-organic-optimization-companies.

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Twitter Study Examines Twitterers' Attitudes, Perceptions, Motivations

2009-05-04T09:27:00-04:00

Los Angeles, CA (Gawkwire.com) Here are a few highlights of a survey of 425 Twitter users, who spend an average of 2 ¾ hours per day on Twitter--and two-thirds of whom consider themselves early adopters of technology.

Motivations: Why Do People Use Twitter?

People likely use Twitter for all sorts of reasons, and we were interested in knowing what those reasons are. We divided the possibilities into categories such as economic, learning, connection, etc. and asked questions accordingly.

The following are the response averages to those questions (on a 1-5 scale, with 1=strongly disagree and 5=strongly agree):

"I find it exciting to learn new things from people": 4.65
"I value getting information in a timely manner": 4.58
"I like to be connected to lots of people": 3.91
"I want to generate new business": 3.70
"I find it gratifying to have people follow me": 3.64

Whereas Twitter may be used as just another lead-gen tool (new business), or purely for ego reasons (gratifying to have people following them) or social interaction, the findings suggest that what truly motivates Twitter users is learning new things and getting information in a timely manner.

Following and Being Followed

The survey asked to what extent respondents agreed with two statements: "you should follow people who follow you"; and "people you follow should follow you back."

(Chart: Attitudes about Following, and Being Followed, on Twitter --Contact MarketingProfs for JPEG of chart)

The mean of responses for both questions was the same: 2.74(same 1-5 scale).

In the case of both questions, only about 16-17% of Twitter users have strong feelings--one way or the other ("strongly agree" or "strongly disagree")--about the etiquette of following.

The remainder are roughly equally divided among "neither agree or disagree," "mildly agree," and "mildly disagree."

What Does It Mean to Have Large Numbers of Followers?

One of the most-publicized aspects of Twitter is the number of followers a person has. Some people are near-obsessed with those numbers. So what does the survey sample reveal? Do they believe the follower number conveys something important? Or is it really just about notoriety and celebrity?

Most likely the latter, according to the survey. Respondents were asked to note their level of agreement with following two statements:

1. "People who have a large number of followers are more respected than those who don't" (response mean: 2.80 on same 1-5 scale).

Nearly 40% of the survey sample agreed with the statement--most of them "mildly agree" (34%). The remaining 60% are roughly equally divided among "neither agree nor disagree," "mildly disagree," and "strongly disagree."

(Chart: Large Twitter Following = Respected? --Contact MarketingProfs for JPEG of chart)

2. "People who have a large number of followers are smarter than those who don't" (response mean 1.67 on same 1-5 scale).

Respondents' opinions were much more defined in this case, with nearly 82% expressing disagreement (57% "strongly") with the notion that those with larger numbers of followers are "smarter."

(Chart: Large Twitter Following = Smart? --Contact MarketingProfs for JPEG of chart)

In short, Twitter users do see respect associated with higher follower numbers, but little association with intelligence.

Bruised Egos if Tweets Unanswered?

With the rapid pace of Twittering and the motivation to engage in the ongoing conversation, we thought perhaps people would have a strong emotional response to not being heard. That might occur, for example, when someone offers a comment or observation and nobody responds. It would like being at a large party (the analogy often used for a Twitter conversation) and essentially ending up talking to yourself.

Do people feel bad when that happens? Apparently not.

(Chart: Ego Bruised if Voice Lost in Twitter Wilderness? --Contact MarketingProfs for JPEG of chart)

The survey asked how strongly the Twitter users agreed with the statement "I feel bad when I tweet something and nobody responds":

The average response (2.41) implies people aren't too troubled by a lack of response.

Less than 2% said they strongly agree with the statement, whereas those who strongly disagreed constituted a plurality (nearly 32%).

The remaining two-thirds were roughly equally divided among "mildly disagree," "neither agree nor disagree," and "mildly agree."

About the Study:
In early and mid-April, MarketingProfs surveyed 425 Twitter users by posting a few tweets and asking for participation. The sample consisted of a broad cross-section of users, mainly interested in marketing and social media. Two-thirds of them consider themselves early adopters of technology. For more MarketingProfs research, visit http://www.marketingprofs.com/marketing/research

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3FN Offers Full Managed Hosting with More Customizable Features

2009-05-04T09:26:00-04:00

San Jose, CA (Gawkwire.com) 3FN offers flexible dedicated server hosting solutions including more customizable features. This helps hosting customers host their big online projects without requiring any significant effort in managing or any additional investment.

3FN offers four monitoring plans with various options helping to provide maximum uptime and security. According to chosen plan various services are provided, such as: ping, ssh, apache server, one time or monthly security audit.

"3FN offers full managed dedicated hosting solutions. At 3FN network administrators handle any hosting management needed literally operating as an extension of our clients' own IT department. Our dynamic support is top ranked in the hosting industry. Such level of support proves to be the way of life for our qualified staff. As there are vital differences between our clients and their businesses the 3FN support team addresses each client's needs providing the best quality and uptime.", states Dean McToner, the 3FN official representative. "With our staff of engineers we are able to provide complete management of both dedicated and VPS and VDS hosting services," adds Mr. McToner.

3FN offers a complete package of managed and monitoring web hosting services. At 3FN qualified engineers provide comprehensive monitoring services 7x24x365. 3FN managed services cover a wide variety of applications, and can be resident on many different devices including: web, mail, database, and application servers. 3FN provides physical support, OS support, remote IT management, VPN management to various devices including: servers, firewalls, switches and routers. To be truly effective 3FN performs critical functions management as the need dictates.

3FN offers quality services at all times. 3FN offers VPS full time management for as little as $40. Clients receive network administrator contact information along with the hosting services. This includes 24 hours a day support via online chat or qualified prompt email response.

Per customer request 3FN network administrators can provide security audit and monitoring services. Monitoring services provide a great number of benefits. 3FN monitoring provides an alert for any hardware or software issues. 3FN technical staff operates specifically with each customer's requirements in mind.

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How to Increase Targeted Website Traffic and Sales Using Web 2.0 Marketing

2009-05-04T09:24:00-04:00

(Gawkwire.com) Increasing targeted website traffic without adding to your budget is an issue all internet businesses are facing in today's economy. Most are finding the best way to achieve those results are through web 2.0 marketing. Internet Marketing expert Chris Freville has teamed with other successful entrepreneurs to launch http://Web20TrafficFast.com to show people how to use this powerful new media to increase web traffic and sales.

In speaking with industry experts, Chris found a surge in activity that does not see an end in sight has come mainly from web 2.0 marketing efforts. This should come as no surprise with the rise of web 2.0 properties such as Twitter and Facebook as of late. Even Oprah Winfrey and Barbara Walters have publicly announced their social networking activities on the popular television shows they host.

According to Chris and the people behind Web20MarketingFast.com, it takes more than just joining these sites to achieve the results they desire. Successful internet businesses are using various subtle strategies to attract targeted website traffic without using a straightforward sales pitch. In fact, in web 2.0 marketing, the old-fashioned sales pitch is frowned upon.

For example, according to Patrick Wilks, a user of the Web20TrafficFast.com strategies, one key to remember is that social networking sites are places where you meet friends to socialize, so you must approach your online friends much in the same manner you would approach your friends at home. This is by providing good content and an honest review of the subject or product at hand. One would never approach a friend with a straight sales pitch. Rather, people would instead give an honest referral of something that is working for them. The same is true for the methods successful internet marketers and businesses are using in today's new internet.

Web20TrafficFast.com also suggest you should also use the various web 2.0 properties available. This ranges from video sharing sites like YouTube, to the social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook and Myspace, to content sharing sites like Digg and Gather.

While this may sound complex, you can easily increase sales using social marketing strategies when shown how to do so effectively. That is precisely why this product was created.

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Secure Managed Hosting Provider Completes Sixth Annual PCI DSS Validation

2009-05-04T09:23:00-04:00

Kansas City, MO (Gawkwire.com) GreenSoft Solutions, Inc. ("GSI") has successfully completed its annual security assessment and has again been validated as a compliant Level 1 Service Provider under the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS). This extensive examination by a Qualified Security Assessor covered the operations and management of GSI's CompliantHost systems including its virtual infrastructure.

PCI DSS requires merchants and service providers that store, process and transmit cardholder data to adopt information security controls and processes to ensure cardholder data protection. For Level 1 Service Providers, these controls and processes must be validated annually by a Qualified Security Assessor approved by the PCI Security Standards Council. Since 2003, GSI has successfully undergone a yearly security assessment of its compliance with standards and requirements associated with the Payment Card Industry and cardholder information.

This latest PCI DSS assessment included GSI's newest addition to its hosting portfolio -- the Matrix Virtualization Platform. Designed to capture the full benefits of virtualization technologies, GSI's Matrix is an enterprise-class infrastructure targeted at the professional and corporate IT buyer. With its validation as PCI DSS compliant, the Matrix offers companies that store, process and transmit cardholder data the opportunity to take full advantage of the operational and financial benefits of virtualization without sacrificing safety, security and compliance requirements.

"Our annual PCI DSS assessment is an affirmation of how we manage our daily security operations" said Ed Welsh, GSI's Director of Compliance and Security, "This validation confirms what I already know - that we have the right infrastructure, policies and procedures, and personnel in place to offer our clients the highest degree of cardholder data protection. The addition of our Matrix platform to this mix just adds additional capabilities and cost efficiencies for our clients to utilize in their PCI DSS complaint processes."

GSI has a long history of having its operations and services audited. GSI was the first hosting provider validated for managed hosting services by VISA's CISP program, and is a leader in PCI-DSS compliant managed hosting services. In addition to this annual PCI DSS assessment, GSI undergoes an annual SAS 70 Type II examination and participates in various regulatory audits for specific clients, including compliance with HIPAA requirements for healthcare and employee benefits data privacy and protection, compliance with 21 CFR Part 11 guidelines for firms regulated by the FDA and compliance with all five components of internal control outlined in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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Professional Web Design Helpful Web Design Recommendations

2009-05-02T06:00:00-04:00

(Gawkwire.com) In fact The truth is that good web designing is an art that needs requires knowledge of programming and how your visitor will interact with the website. So, it is very important for you to make the website user-friendly. What is even more valuable, you should create it in such a way that search engines can consider you to be original and unique and find you organically. After all, your aim is to compete against the first 10 competitors for your keyword and search engine optimization is how to do this.

Let’s come to the main part of the issue. You should keep in mind that the most vital critical important rule you need to follow for a website is the KISS formula – Keep It Simple Silly. Do not lose your visitor with a whole lot of fancy stuff if you want them to find your product or message.

First and foremost you need to ask yourself a question: What do I want my website to do for you? You need to answer this question since you need to design your website according to this question. If your case is that all you want is a simple squeeze page then design a simple squeeze page. If your case is that you want to convey some kind of information then keep it simple and convey that information, as fancy graphics and other distractions are not conveying what you want to present to your visitor.

The second point that should be taken into consideration is planning the web design. For this purpose you must take a piece of paper and plan what you want on the web page and mind bear in mind that this point can not be omitted as it is very important for your website success. It will be much easier for you if you are doing your own research on other websites on the material you want to convey to your visitor. You can be sure that it will give you awareness for how to design your site.

Thirdly, you should plan your theme and layout for each page. Actually you can look at your competitors and see whether you find their theme attractive. You can include interesting ideas from those sites that you know will attract your visitor and later design those ideas into your website.

The fourth point to take into consideration consider is that navigation around your site needs requires a site map. Keep in mind that it is rather important that your visitor can easily navigate around your site. It should be also added that there is a need to implement normal links for moving around and placement of those links together like an index for your website. You should understand that it is important that your visitor does not get frustrated while navigating around your site because if this is the case they will they will simply leave your site or click away.

The fifth valuable factor that should be pointed out is that download time is important. The truth is it gets frustrating to the majority of visitors if they have to wait for a page to download. That’s why overuse of graphics and images should be considered as they increase the download time. It will be helpful for you to know that, ideally, a complete page should not exceed 30KB since this ensures that most visitors will see your whole page in about 5 to 6 seconds at the most.

The last but not least thing to mention here is that you should not allow your visitor the opportunity to click away on a link on your web site that leaves your domain as it has been proven that you generally have lost that visitor and a potential customer.

In conclusion it should be mentioned that you need to remember that it is about presenting the information in an elegant, decorative, user friendly and timely manner. So, follow the tips that were mentioned above when dealing with the web design in the future.

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Solar VPS to Offer Applicure Technologiesâ€™ dotDefender

2009-05-02T06:00:00-04:00

Rutherford, NJ (Gawkwire.com) Solar VPS LLC, a leader in providing cost-effective, efficient and sustainable hosting solutions through virtual infrastructure, announced today an agreement to offer Applicure Technologies dotDefender™ Web application security software to their managed hosting clients.

As more companies explore ways to control costs while sustaining their business, outsourcing the hosting of their websites and e-commerce operations is a compelling alternative. Solar VPS provides a wealth of managed services in addition to a fully virtualized infrastructure which enables customers to focus on their core business with the assurance that their web assets are secure and well-managed.

By adding Applicure’s dotDefender to its suite of managed services, Solar VPS is now able to offer a single solution for Windows and Linux to the growing problem of protecting corporate data exposed on websites. dotDefender provides customers an effective and affordable solution to the challenges they face in meeting PCI requirements and warding off hacking attacks and threats.

"We are highly enthusiastic about our partnership with Applicure and the addition of their dotDefender Web application firewall to our product lineup,” said Ross Brouse, CEO of Solar VPS LLC. "Providing dotDefender was a logical step forward to implement greater security for our network and our customers. We see far too many people become the unwitting facilitator of illegal internet activity due to insecure web applications. With the addition of dotDefender, our customers can look forward to a much safer online business experience!"

Yaacov Sherban, CEO of Applicure, commented, “dotDefender is the clear choice for Solar VPS as an efficient and sustainable security solution for all virtual platforms. With its seamless integration, automated maintenance, unified management and flexible end user reporting capabilities, dotDefender is rapidly becoming the standard within the hosting community.”
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Website Optimization Usability Study Discovers Men Need Speed

2009-05-01T13:44:00-04:00

Ann Arbor, MI (Gawkwire.com) Website Optimization is announcing that the importance of download speed, for most Web users, has long been established (King 2008). Fast response times foster higher flow states (Skadberg & Kimmel 2004), higher conversion rates (Akamai 2007), higher perceived trustworthiness (Nielsen 1999), and lower user frustration (Ceaparu et al. 2004). But, previous research has also found that differences in gender, age and computer self-efficacy can moderate user priorities. This article explores the differences among men and women in their desire for speed.

Gender Differences in Website Usability Criteria

In a survey of 301 undergraduates on the importance of different web usability criteria, researchers from Southern Illinois University found that after ease of use, men prefer fast download speed over easy navigation (Pearson & Pearson 2008). Women prefer ease of use, easy navigation, and accessibility. Figure 1 shows the differences among genders for the most important factors in assessing web usability. [See Figure 1: Gender Differences in Web Usability Criteria

Not surprisingly, both genders agree that ease of use is the most important factor in assessing website usability (beta of 1.56-1.75). It is in the second-most important factor that gender differences come into play. Men prefer fast download speeds second (1.33), while women prefer easy navigation (1.41). Customization was found to be the least important factor in web usability (0.66-0.69), consistent with a previous design factors research.

Reasons for Gender Differences in Web Usability Criteria

The researchers hypothesize that these gender differences are due to the fact that women use the Web to develop relationships while men use the Web for information gathering. Fast download speeds make searching for information online more efficient.

Relative Importance of Web Usability Criteria

Among all respondents, ease of use was found to be the most important factor in evaluating website usability (1.54 relative importance). Intuitive navigation was second at 1.3, while accessibility came in third at 1.25. Download speed came in fourth at 1.06 and customization/personalization came in last (0.72 relative importance). Customization was less than half as important as ease of use in evaluating website usability. [See Figure 2: Relative Importance of Web Usability Criteria

Conclusions

The findings of this study suggest that the most important factor in web design is ease of use. While intuitive navigation is certainly important, designers should consider the demographics of their user base. Females prefer easy navigation and accessibility, while males prefer faster download speeds and easy navigation. Customization and personalization were found to be the least important factors in evaluating website usability. The five criteria in this study explained 65 percent of the variation in the respondents assessment of website usability. Further research will need to be done to elucidate the remaining 35%.

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Rackable Systems Receives Court Approval to Purchase Silicon Graphics Assets

2009-05-01T13:46:00-04:00

FREMONT, CA & SUNNYVALE, CA (Gawkwire.com) The sale, pursuant to an amended asset purchase agreement as approved today in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, allows Rackable Systems to complete the previously announced transaction under Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The acquisition is anticipated to be completed by approximately May 8, 2009, subject to closing conditions.

“We are pleased with today’s news,” said Mark J. Barrenechea, president and CEO of Rackable Systems. “With this acquisition, Rackable will be positioned to solve the most demanding business and technology challenges our customers confront today. We believe we will have a stronger company with differentiated product lines and professional services; reaching commercial, government and scientific sectors on a worldwide basis.”

Rackable and SGI customers will benefit from a comprehensive portfolio of hardware, software and services, enabling the deployment of technologies for large-scale data storage and management, clustered compute scale-out, shared memory systems, visualization solutions, data center solutions and HPC productivity tools.

To learn more and for further updates, please visit www.rackable.com/sgi.

Conference Call Information

Rackable Systems will discuss this update as part of its previously announced Q1 earnings financial call taking place on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. PDT (5:00 p.m. EDT). The public will be invited to listen to a live web cast of the call on the Investor Relations section of Rackable’s website at investors.rackable.com. A replay of the webcast 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 or 888-203-1112 and entering the confirmation code: 5980490.

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Web Hosting 50% Discount Offer, Extended at WebhostGIANT

2009-05-01T13:43:00-04:00

Las Vegas, NV (Gawkwire.com) While IT budgets continue to shrink, finding low-priced reliable budget web hosting solutions has become crucial to the survival of businesses. WebhostGIANT is coming to the rescue, helping businesses achieve more for less by extending its offer ''50% OFF on Web Hosting.

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