Webfusion Purchases Assests of XCalibre Communications

2009-12-11T06:18:00-05:00

(The Hosting News) Web hosting specialist, Webfusion, has acquired the hosting assets of XCalibre Communications to bolster it’s managed hosting business. The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, will enable Webfusion to extend its offering and provide XCalibre customers with access to a variety of products, along with 24×7 support.

The remaining XCalibre business will transfer to Flexiant Ltd. Webfusion, in partnership with Flexiant, will trial the FlexiScale cloud computing platform and it is hoped that FlexiScale will eventually be offered as a service to Webfusion customers.

Thomas Vollrath, Managing Director of Webfusion, comments, “XCalibre has an excellent portfolio of hosting products and we are delighted to partner with them. The acquired Xcalibre customer base will benefit from an increased product set and more choice in entry level managed hosting packages. We look forward to the opportunities to widen our portfolio and present these customers with a greater choice of hosting and web security solutions.”

Tony Lucas, CEO of XCalibre, comments: “This partnership with Webfusion is very important to us and will allow us to strengthen our focus on the continued development of FlexiScale platform and other software products. Our roots are in hosting but our passion is development and going forward this experience will shape our transition into and growth as a software and services company, pioneering cloud computing.”

Customers of XCalibre Communications will become clients of Webfusion with immediate effect. There will not be any changes to control panels or services provided. In addition, customers will benefit from Webfusion’s UK-based data centre, round the clock support teams and access to a wider range of products and services.

Webfusion is part of the Host Europe Group, which is owned by Oakley Capital.

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Parallels Summit 2010 Opens with Keynote Address

2009-12-10T06:18:00-05:00

(The Hosting News) Worldwide cloud-enablement leader Parallels, today announced that Melanie Posey, Research Director, Hosting and Telecom Markets at IDC will deliver the opening keynote address at Parallels Summit 2010 in Miami Beach, Florida on 22-24 February. Ms. Posey will introduce the theme of the event – ‘Profit from the Cloud’ – with a presentation on Public Clouds delivered on the morning of February 23rd, 2010.

“With so much emphasis on the cloud model and its implications for all telcos, hosters, VARs, managed service providers and ISVs, Parallels Summit 2010 will provide the perfect forum for tracking global trends, leveraging them in local markets and meeting some of the most significant companies in the industry,” said Melanie Posey, Research Director, Telecom Markets at IDC.

Also joining the speaker line-up is Lance Crosby, CEO of SoftLayer, who plans to specifically address questions asked by those in the industry while also providing some insight into creating and building a high growth hosting company. “The Parallels Summit is one of the most important events that we attend. It has the most qualified delegates in the hosting industry and is often the starting point for many of our long lasting relationships,” he said. “I’m looking forward to a very interactive session and urge people to send their questions in early.”

Other confirmed speakers for the event include Warren Adelman, President and Chief Operating Officer at GoDaddy.com and Antonio Piraino, Senior Analyst, Managed Hosting & Cloud Infrastructure Services, Tier 1 Research. Serguei Beloussov, Chairman and CEO at Parallels and Jack Zubarev, President, Service Provider Worldwide at Parallels will feature prominently throughout the Summit.

Platinum sponsors for this exclusive event include Microsoft and Verisign while gold sponsors are Intel and Unison and Silver sponsors are AMD, InterNex, tucows and e.pages.

Parallels Summit 2010 will be held at Fontainebleau Miami Beach from 22-24 February, 2010. Registration is free for Parallels partners, customers, invited guests and other industry professionals. This global conference will provide a blueprint of how delegates can utilize Parallels technology to enable new Cloud Services; develop strategies to improve and extend the value of their services to the market; and develop new up-sell and cross-sell strategies that drive more revenue.

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Parallels is a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software that optimizes computing for consumers, businesses, and cloud services providers across all major hardware, operating systems, and virtualization platforms

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