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Hosted VoIP Provider, Nextiva, Joins Environmental Carbonfund.org

2009-02-27T00:44:00-05:00

Tempe, Arizona - (The Hosting News) VoIP business solutions and Hosted PBX provider, Nextiva, has joined the fight against global warming, by partnering with nonprofit climate solutions organization, Carbonfund.org, as part of the national movement of environmentally responsible businesses and organizations.

T. Griffin Conrad, CEO and President of Nextiva remarked, ''Consumer interest in socially responsible business practices has never been higher, but for us going green isn't just smart business; it's an opportunity for a positive global impact. Nextiva aims to be the industry leader in environmental performance. We hope to be only the first of many in our industry committing to progressive policies of environmental stewardship.''

Carbonfund.org's CarbonFree partner program supports verified renewable energy, energy efficiency, and reforestation projects in the U.S. and abroad to reduce CO2 pollution and help hasten our transition to a clean energy future.

This relationship will serve to further promote and enhance Nextiva's commitment to environmental principles and sustainability. Nextiva uses eco-effective technology in its data centers, recently launched a paperless fax product, created an internal recycling program, and has assigned Nextiva Green Team Members in each department to further incorporate environmentally conscious business practices.

Ivan Chan of Carbonfund.org remarked, ''Nextiva is demonstrating initiative and responsibility in the fight on global warming by becoming a CarbonFree Partner. In the process, Nextiva is supporting Carbonfund.org's third-party verified projects to reduce carbon emissions."

Carbonfund.org is a nonprofit climate solutions organization, making it easy and affordable for individuals, businesses and organizations to reduce their climate impact. Carbon offsets enable individuals and businesses to reduce carbon dioxide emissions they are responsible for in their everyday lives by supporting renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation projects where they are most cost effective. Carbonfund.org works with over 1,000 corporate and nonprofit partners including Discovery, Volkswagen, Motorola, Orbitz, Amtrak, Staples, and JetBlue.

Nextiva, Inc., founded in 2005, provides Business VoIP communication solutions and Hosted PBX for small business. The Nextiva Complete Digital Phone System is a next-generation communications platform providing Small Businesses with Big Business Phone Features at Small Business Prices. Each product and service offered is engineered to give small business owners advantages previously only available to large enterprises. Nextiva serves thousands of customers in over 85 markets nationwide. For more information call 800-983-4289.

To learn more, please visit: www.nextiva.com.

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Former Google Exec, Joins Infuse Creative

2009-02-27T00:31:00-05:00

Los Angeles, California - (The Hosting News) Social media marketing services consulting firm, Infuse Creative, has acquired former Google Executive, David Mr. DiNucci, as its new Senior Vice President of Infuse Creative's entertainment division business development.

Mr. DiNucci's extensive Google search and marketing experience for Google entertainment customers gives him a unique perspective on entertainment marketing and in his new position at Infuse Creative, Mr. DiNucci will focus on connecting industry leading, search marketing (One Infuse Creative movie studio client paid less than 1/4th their top 4 competitors cost per click), video marketing, social media and mobile marketing results and cost savings to the entertainment sector via focus on theatrical, television, cable, home entertainment/DVD, iPhone/mobile, video games and online gaming, music, literary publishing, and more.

At Google, Mr. DiNucci was one of the first employees to work on Google AdWords, where he was the founding member of the AdWords phone team and the national agency team. As Senior Client Services Coordinator, he helped hire and train a team of over 100 people to provide top quality service for Google clients. After becoming the first Senior Associate in Online Sales and Operations, Mr. DiNucci handled over $30 million in AdWords business per year, working with top brands and clients, including New Line Cinema, Fox Television, Warner Bros. and the Venetian Resorts in Las Vegas.

He moved on to work as an Account Manager with Google Audio, which offers paid media advertising on terrestrial and satellite radio. Before joining Google, Mr. DiNucci had a decade long career in Silicon Valley during which he worked for various high tech companies, including SGI, Yahoo, Tellme and VeriSign.

Gregory Markel, CEO of Infuse Creative remarked, ''We were the first agency to take movie studios into SEO, search fed trailer and ticket sales, CPA conversion tracking, local, mobile, social media and video, and now, with David on board we can be even more effective in helping them generate trailer views and sell tickets at the lowest possible CPA.''

Gregory Markel and Infuse Creative were first to take record labels, movie studios (100+ films and counting), television networks and literary publishing companies into SEO, paid search, CPA conversion tracking, local, mobile, video and social media marketing.

Gregory Markel and Infuse Creative have provided search, video, mobile and social media marketing services, consulting, and technology to a diverse range of clients over the years, including; CBS (24/CSI), FOX (Arrested Development/Real Life), The National Geographic Channel, New Line Cinema (7 years), Atlantic Records, EA Sports, (The Sims), Warner Bros., Lionsgate, USA Films, Participant Media, James Patterson, The BBC, Ed Hardy, Led Zeppelin, Music.com, The Beatles, Eminem, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Reality Executives International, Sony, Universal Vivendi, Mazda, Gibson Musical Instruments, Pacificare, Secure Horizons, and many more.

With the largest index of websites available on the World Wide Web and the industry's most advanced search technology, Google Inc. delivers the fastest and easiest way to find relevant information on the Internet. Google's technological innovations have earned the company numerous industry awards and citations, including two Webby Awards; two WIRED magazine Readers Raves Awards; Best Internet Innovation and Technical Excellence Award from PC Magazine; Best Search Engine on the Internet from Yahoo! Internet Life; Top Ten Best Cybertech from TIME magazine; and Editor's Pick from CNET. A growing number of companies worldwide, including Yahoo! and its international properties, Sony Corporation and its global affiliates, AOL/Netscape, and Cisco Systems, rely on Google to power search on their websites. A privately held company based in Mountain View, California, Google's investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers and Sequoia Capital.

To learn more about Infuse Creative, please visit: www.infusecreative.com.

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Yahoo!, Web Hosting Provider, Upgrades Mobile Solution

2009-02-24T07:11:00-05:00

Barcelona, Spain (The Hosting News) The solution is being developed for the Apple iPhone, and as an app developed for smartphones from Nokia, RIM, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and Motorola as well as those powered by Windows Mobile. Yahoo! Mobile initially will be available today through a managed beta program, with general availability expected in Q2 2009.

Marco Boerries, executive vice president, Yahoo! Inc. remarked, ''We believe the new Yahoo! Mobile will transform the way millions of mobile users around the world will interact with the Internet. Yahoo! Mobile will enable users to create their own Internet starting point on their mobile device so they can better discover, connect to and stay informed about the people and things that are important to them.''

With a rich design and interactivity that leverages the capabilities of today's mobile devices, Yahoo! Mobile will offer an open environment within which consumers can bring together their favorite content and services from across the Internet. Consumers will be able to:

Discover : via results from Yahoo!'s award-winning mobile search, editor-selected content, and new maps tools.

Stay Connected : through access to their email and social network accounts from the most popular Web providers, as well as instant messaging, address book and calendar tools.

Stay Informed : by bringing together favorite content - websites, sports teams, news sources, RSS feeds, weather, stocks, horoscopes and more - into a single location.

Scott Ellison, VP Mobile and Wireless, IDC remarked, ''Yahoo! Mobile represents significant and continued innovation by Yahoo! around creating a compelling and engaging user experience with mobile data services, and especially the mobile Internet. Rich and well-integrated offerings like Yahoo! Mobile, offered across a broad range of devices, will play central roles in the rapidly evolving mobile Internet space.''

The mobile Web and iPhone(TM) versions of Yahoo! Mobile are planned to include the following features:

Discover

Yahoo! oneSearch - Yahoo!'s award-winning mobile search service providing the most current, relevant answers you need.

Today - The most interesting stories buzzing on the Internet right now, selected by Yahoo!'s editorial team.

Connect

Yahoo! oneConnect - Yahoo!'s service designed to provide consumers everything they need to stay in touch with the people about whom they care:

Email - Access to Yahoo! Mail and other popular email service providers, including Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail and AOL Mail.
Pulse - Access to their social networks, including Bebo, Dopplr, Facebook, Flickr, Friendster, Last.fm, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube.
Yahoo! Messenger - An upgraded version of Yahoo!'s popular mobile instant messaging service.
Yahoo! Address Book - Keeps consumers' contacts always handy and in sync.
Yahoo! Calendar - View, add and edit appointments when users are away from their PCs.

Stay Informed

Yahoo! News - Breaking headlines across popular topics.

Yahoo! onePlace - Access and manage your favorite content, all from one location. Its 'Add Anything' functionality is a simple-to-use search and browse process that helps users find and add what they want. Consumers can add their favorite interests from a growing selection of popular categories including news topics and sources, RSS feeds, weather conditions, sports scores, stock quotes, websites/blogs, horoscopes and movie theaters.

The smartphone version of Yahoo! Mobile will include the above functionality, plus:

Yahoo! oneSearch with Voice - Allowing users to launch searches by simply speaking.

Maps - Powerful improved tools that let consumers locate, learn about and get directions to points of interest.

Opera Mini 4.2 - An integrated version of the world's most popular mobile web browser, with easy return to the Yahoo! Mobile app, that launches when web site access is needed.

Widgets - Enhanced mobile-optimized experiences for services from Yahoo! and other brands. Users can browse, add and remove these at anytime according to their tastes.

Details on the upcoming general public release for Yahoo! Mobile are as follows:

For the mobile Web:

Launch timing: expected late March 2009

Devices: those running WebKit-based browsers (e.g. iPhone and iPod touch, many Nokia Series 60 and Android devices), Opera Mini 4.x, Windows Mobile devices with Internet Explorer Mobile, and the BlackBerry(R) Bold(TM) and BlackBerry Storm(TM) browsers

For iPhone:

Launch timing: expected late March 2009

For smartphones:

Launch timing: expected late May 2009

Devices: hundreds of select models from RIM, Windows Mobile, Nokia S60 and 40, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and Motorola.

At launch, each version of Yahoo! Mobile is planned to be available for the US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, India, Indonesia and the Philippines. Versions for other countries will roll out over the remainder of 2009.

Yahoo! Inc. is a leading global Internet brand and one of the most trafficked Internet destinations worldwide. Yahoo! is focused on powering its communities of users, advertisers, publishers, and developers by creating indispensable experiences built on trust. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. (YHOO -- M)

For more on Yahoo!'s mobile, please visit: http://mobile.yahoo.com.

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1&1 Internet Outranks Yahoo

2009-02-20T01:27:00-05:00

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - (The Hosting News) 1 and 1 Internet Inc. has surpassed search engine portal, Yahoo, as the fourth largest US web host, based on an independent web hosting resource portal's domain rankings.

According to the company, from its launch, 1 and 1 has made a significant impact on the U.S. web hosting industry. Since U.S. inception, 1 and 1 has been called one of the most aggressive web hosts, dramatically dropping standard industry prices, making everything from domains to servers affordable for small to medium businesses. 1 and 1 was able to leverage economies of scale to offer their services and products across the globe in order to be competitive within the individual markets. 1 and 1 Internet is an internationally successful company, and hosts the largest number of websites up and running with content. The substantial and steady growth in the US market has been supported by over 700,000 US customers to date.

Oliver Mauss, CEO of 1 and 1 Internet Inc. remarked, ''We are thrilled with 1 and 1's continued success in the US market, topping a giant like Yahoo only happens with true perseverance. When launching in the US we knew that becoming a leader in this industry would be no small feat, but we've tailored our services to deliver packages that allow individuals to achieve success on the web.''

WebHosting.Info is a research and statistics portal, primarily dedicated toward the web services industry. Its purpose is to continuously release data presenting micro and macro statistics about the Web Services industry -- Hosting Companies, Registries, Domain Registrars, Data centers, etc. across the world. It also provides statistical trends and patterns across Countries, IP Addresses, Domain Names, Web Servers, Operating Systems and other variables directly or indirectly related to the Web Services Industry.

1 and 1 is the one-stop-shop for web solutions, providing a high quality service with the security of our state-of-the-art green data centers and 24/7 technical support. 1 and 1 currently holds over 7.8 million customer contracts worldwide and manages over 10 million domain names.

1 and 1 Internet Inc. is a subsidiary of United Internet, a profitable public company with a market cap of $2 billion. 1 and 1 was founded in 1988 and hosts more than 10 million domain names, while more than 55,000 servers run on the company's five state-of-the-art data centers. 1 and 1's global community is over 7.8 million customer contracts strong. The company's U.S. headquarters is located in Chesterbrook, PA.

For more information, please visit: www.1and1.com.

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Aplus.net Joins PRWeb Alliance

2009-02-19T02:15:00-05:00

Overland Park, Kansas - (The Hosting News) Aplus.net has formed an alliance with PRWeb resources, designed to help small businesses increase the visibility of news, drive web site traffic, and improve search engine rankings.

Alex Yevelev, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing noted, ''Small businesses often produce news stories of interest to their customers and prospective customers, but they may lack the resources necessary to generate the publicity they deserve. Whether established or start-up, these organizations can tap PRWeb's expertise and distribution channels to boost their online visibility using all the tools the Internet has to offer.''

PRWeb account holders can access four different news release plans that contain progressively increasing degrees of distribution, display features, SEO and social media functionality, and reporting capabilities. PRWeb packages include Standard Visibility, Social Media Visibility, SEO Visibility, and Media Visibility:

Access Google News, Topix and Yahoo! News - Submit your release directly to top Internet news sites.
Increase Social Media Mentions - Take advantage of social networking tools like trackbacks and bookmark links.
Add Multimedia - Embed news images and video to your release.
Reach Top Journalists - Send directly to top U.S. newspapers and media outlets.
Track Your Results - Generate statistics on reads and impressions.

This partnership with PRWeb enhances Aplus.net's Marketing Resources which include some of the Internet's top destinations for online marketing data, metrics, advice - including RatePoint and Website Magazine.

PRWeb is a leader in online news and press release distribution. Founded in 1997, the service has been used by more than 40,000 organizations to leverage the Internet to communicate their news to the public. PRWeb was acquired in 2006 by Vocus (NASDAQ: VOCS), a leader in on-demand software for Public Relations, and has been featured in publications such as Fortune and The Wall Street Journal.

One of the industry's longest-running Web hosting and Internet services providers, Aplus.net specializes in helping small businesses build an online customer base with a comprehensive range of services that includes shared hosting, dedicated hosting, web design, online marketing, eCommerce, domain name registration, and more. Aplus.net has received multiple awards for excellence, including the prestigious CNET Editors' Choice Award, and has been featured in top U.S. business publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Black Enterprise, and PC Magazine.

For more information about Aplus.net, please visit: www.aplus.net.

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Colocation America Partners with IPsmarx Technology

2009-02-19T02:10:00-05:00

Overland Park, Kansas - (The Hosting News) Internet solutions provider, Aplus.net, has formed an alliance with PRWeb resources, designed to help small businesses increase the visibility of news, drive web site traffic, and improve search engine rankings.

Alex Yevelev, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing noted, ''Small businesses often produce news stories of interest to their customers and prospective customers, but they may lack the resources necessary to generate the publicity they deserve. Whether established or start-up, these organizations can tap PRWeb's expertise and distribution channels to boost their online visibility using all the tools the Internet has to offer.''

PRWeb account holders can access four different news release plans that contain progressively increasing degrees of distribution, display features, SEO and social media functionality, and reporting capabilities. PRWeb packages include Standard Visibility, Social Media Visibility, SEO Visibility, and Media Visibility:

Access Google News, Topix and Yahoo! News - Submit your release directly to top Internet news sites.

Increase Social Media Mentions - Take advantage of social networking tools like trackbacks and bookmark links.

Add Multimedia - Embed news images and video to your release.

Reach Top Journalists - Send directly to top U.S. newspapers and media outlets.

Track Your Results - Generate statistics on reads and impressions.

This partnership with PRWeb enhances Aplus.net's Marketing Resources which include some of the Internet's top destinations for online marketing data, metrics, advice - including RatePoint and Website Magazine.

PRWeb is a leader in online news and press release distribution. Founded in 1997, the service has been used by more than 40,000 organizations to leverage the Internet to communicate their news to the public. PRWeb was acquired in 2006 by Vocus (NASDAQ: VOCS), a leader in on-demand software for Public Relations, and has been featured in publications such as Fortune and The Wall Street Journal.

One of the industry's longest-running Web hosting and Internet services providers, Aplus.net specializes in helping small businesses build an online customer base with a comprehensive range of services that includes shared hosting, dedicated hosting, web design, online marketing, eCommerce, domain name registration, and more. Aplus.net has received multiple awards for excellence, including the prestigious CNET Editors' Choice Award, and has been featured in top U.S. business publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Black Enterprise, and PC Magazine.

For more information about Aplus.net, please visit: www.aplus.net.

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LeaseWeb to Present at VMworld Europe

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

Amsterdam, The Netherlands - (The Hosting News) Web hosting provider, LeaseWeb, has entered into an agreement with virtualization software firm, VMware, to allow LeaseWeb clients to rent, rather than buy VMware software for their web environments.

Con Zwinkels, Managing Director at LeaseWeb remarked, ''This cooperation will allow us to provide our hosting clients with virtualized dedicated servers in a quick and scalable manner. LeaseWeb clients will have the ability to pay their licensing fees periodically, 'by virtual server by month.' Thus, they will no longer have to make costly start-up investments for virtualized hosting. The partnership program will therefore make it much easier for our clients to switch to a virtualized hosting environment.''

As the European VSPP, LeaseWeb will be present with an exhibition stand in the vCloud pavilion during VMworld Europe 2009 in Cannes from February 24 through 26: www.vmworld.com/community/conferences/europe2009/sponsors.

The cooperation between VMware and LeaseWeb will be handled through the VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP) of VMware. This program provides for a select number of top hosting providers to supply licenses for virtual servers on the basis of periodic rental agreements. LeaseWeb clients will benefit through easier access to, and greater flexibility in the use of, virtualized hosting.

The ability to sign periodic rental agreements will also add flexibility to virtualized hosting solutions. Mr. Zwinkels offered, ''This will allow our clients to quickly adapt their Web infrastructure to their current needs. Furthermore, it will make their Web infrastructure highly scalable and eliminate the hassle of having to deal with complex licensing models. The ability to rent also improves the efficiency of virtualized hosting environments. Clients only pay for actual use.''

LeaseWeb has developed a VMware-based virtualization platform. The virtualization platform is especially attractive for Web environments in the enterprise market and the higher segment of small- and medium-size businesses.

Mr. Zwinkels added, ''A virtualized hosting environment based on VMware can offer them significant advantages.'VMware is state-of-the-art virtualization software and therefore ideal for use in enterprise environments and larger business environments. The design of the VMware platform on which the virtual server runs provides a high level of scalability and availability of the web environment. Migrating virtual dedicated servers to other servers is also much simpler, and it will not affect the applications.''

LeaseWeb's virtualization platform and other hosting services will be demonstrated at an exhibition stand in the vCloud pavilion in the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, during VMworld Europe 2009 from February 24 through 26. LeaseWeb is one of the sponsors of the vCloud pavilion, along with Cisco, Intel, Logica, Atos Origin, and other companies.

Hosting providers are a key target market for VMware. For this reason, on June 6, 2007 the manufacturer of virtualization software abandoned the old 'pay-per-socket' model and introduced the VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP) specifically for top hosting providers. Under this partnership program, clients only pay licensing fees based on actual usage. This will benefit LeaseWeb's clients in both the enterprise and small- and medium-size business sectors. Disadvantages of the old licensing model included the high start-up costs, and limitations in terms of efficiency and flexibility.

LeaseWeb is one of the world's leading Hosting Infrastructure Service Providers serving the Enterprise and SME market. Through its first-class network and green datacenter facilities, LeaseWeb can offer secure, reliable and cost efficient Virtualization hosting solutions to businesses throughout the world. Its services include server virtualization, collocation, dedicated servers, webhosting, streaming, and domain name registration. LeaseWeb is the proprietor of a first-class network that offers a bandwidth of more than 500 Gbps, spanning four datacenters in the Amsterdam region. LeaseWeb is also present via Internet exchanges in Amsterdam, Brussels, London, Frankfurt, New York, Vienna, Stockholm, Warsaw, Zurich, Prague and Madrid. This way, LeaseWeb enables companies around the world to create and continue their online presence in a simple and affordable manner. Founded in 1997, LeaseWeb now manages more than 15,000 servers. LeaseWeb's clients include Starbucks, Royal Joh. Ensched, WIGE MEDIA AG, 123Video.nl, zaplive.tv, OGD, Relatieplanet.nl, MyAlbum.com, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Twenga.com.

To learn more, please visit: www.leaseweb.com.

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Limestone Networks Reveals Hiring Strategy

2009-02-17T01:47:00-05:00

Dallas, Texas - (The Hosting News) Limestone Networks technology company, has indicated that it expects to grow significantly in 2009, with plans to hire new staff.

Gary Kendall, CEO of Limestone remarked, ''While many companies are scaling back and laying people off, our company is experiencing phenomenal growth. In fact, we have seen a sales and revenue increase that is more than 300% above last year's numbers month over month.''

Limestone Networks specializes in providing Dedicated Server Hosting services to the small and medium sized businesses in the Web Hosting, Shared Hosting, VOIP, Gaming, and Virtual Private Server market.

Mr. Kendall added, ''These markets continue to see an explosive growth with no signs of letting up, and the hosting industry, generally, does not seem to be affected by the economy. Companies still need to be online, and a lot of new business is coming from people who have been laid off and are starting up their own businesses. Because of our growth, we expect to bring several hundred new technology jobs to the city over the next couple of years.''

Mr. Kendall says his growing company needs more office space and is currently reviewing options ranging from expanded facilities in downtown Dallas where we already have space or perhaps one of the technology friendly northern suburbs. The executive team is in discussions with several suburbs to see what incentives may be offered.

Mr. Kendall added, ''We are very pleased with our current Data Center space downtown and have no plans to move that facility. The current facility features all-fiber connectivity to the Internet, the latest in power, cooling and security systems and is probably the most secure data centre in commercial use. Our real need is for our rapidly expanding office and support staff.''

Mr. Kendall concluded, ''There are a lot of factors to be weighed. We like being in the downtown area because it's a dynamic environment with many advantages for business. But lease rates are lower in the technology parks and they frequently offer incentives to relocate, so we’ll just have to decide what's best for our company over the long run.''

Limestone Networks, Inc. (LSN) is the industry-leading provider of Self-Managed Dedicated Hosting. The Dallas based company offers cutting edge, affordable, and easily scalable dedicated server solutions to small medium and enterprise (SME) clients who demand top performance and a solid network. VPS and WEB hosting companies, hosting resellers, and corporations of all sizes rely on the 'Simple, Solid, Superior' network which includes the Limestone Private Tunnel, a fully-routed, private back-end network, which securely links all LSN dedicated servers together, providing unlimited, un-metered, on-demand scalability and virtual private racks.

To learn more, please visit: www.limestonenetworks.com.

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SoftLayer Upgrades Data Center CDNLayer

2009-02-17T01:35:00-05:00

Dallas, Texas - (The Hosting News) SoftLayer has added new advanced features for CDNLayer, the company's proprietary content delivery network, which can be accessed and controlled through the SoftLayer Customer Portal and API.

The new features include: • Content Authentication: providing digital transaction control to restrict content access and enable e- commerce solutions. • Cache Clearing: eliminating cached files from all CDN PoP's to remove time sensitive material quickly and easily CDNLayer has been greatly successful since launching a year ago, with bandwidth consumption growing 500% from the third to fourth quarters of 2008 alone.

Enterprises of all sizes have found exceptional opportunities and value in the service's capabilities and no-contract pricing model. Customers pay only $0.20/GB for bandwidth used. Combined with SoftLayer's other standard, commitment-free services, this makes CDNLayer a highly cost- effective solution, especially for customers that face periods of unexpected traffic spikes and Internet bottlenecks.

Nathan Day, Chief Technology Officer at SoftLayer noted, ''On the Internet, content is king. CDNLayer not only gives our customers consistent and reliable content delivery, it brings them a tool for managing and securing content access and digital rights. These new features extend CDNLayer's capabilities for protecting the value of customers' content and maximizing its return.''

CDNLayer moves content geographically closer to end-users, which helps minimize the distance that content has to travel, avoid network traffic jams, and decrease latency. In addition to the new features announced today, the service also provides customers: • SoftLayer's content access control service, utilizing unique tokens or IP addresses to authorize access • Flexibility to write their own content access control tools • FTP access across the SoftLayer private network to load content with unlimited additional bandwidth • Bandwidth monitoring through CDN PoP • Origin pull of content for managing content from an origin web server

SoftLayer Technologies is headquartered in Plano, Texas. SoftLayer delivers next-generation web hosting and virtualized data center services on a global basis from facilities located in Dallas, TX; Seattle, WA; and Washington, DC. Utilizing proprietary management tools coupled with the industry's first Network-Within-a-Network topology, the company delivers unprecedented power and control to securely manage IT environments while providing unparalleled scalability.

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Small Business Stimulus Package, Debuts at Apollo

2009-02-16T01:34:00-05:00

Austin, Texas - (The Hosting News) Apollo Hosting, in respose to the market demand to cut costs in the economic market, is offering an opportunity for entrepreneurs to take advantage of its Small Business Stimulus Package.

With more consumers turning to the web for savings than ever before in an attempt to cut costs, the economic market is ripe with opportunity for small businesses to reach out onto the web.

Tamara Field, Owner of Apollo Hosting remarked, ''I keep hoping to hear some good news, but it keeps getting worse. The unemployment rate is up, companies are struggling to survive, people are losing their homes, and many are looking for new answers to their money dilemmas.''

Ms. Field added, ''I know (it) sounds crazy, (but) right now is an excellent time to start a new venture online.''

With more consumers turning to the web for savings than ever before in an attempt to cut costs the economic market is ripe with opportunity for entrepreneurs to step out onto the web. Apollo Hosting is helping these companies get their start with the release of their Apollo Hosting Small Business Stimulus Package.

During the month of February, Apollo Hosting will waive set-up fees on all new hosting accounts, including VPS and dedicated hosting. These savings, which can total up to $100 dollars per account, are designed to make it easier for the 2.6 million Americans who lost their jobs to budget cuts in 2008 make a fresh start online.

Ms. Field concluced, ''Whether they are starting a nail salon, website design company, car detailing service, lawn mowing service, accounting service, dog grooming service, or anything in between, having a website marketing their service is very important. The tools to easily setup a website are all there. Hopefully without any upfront costs, an individual who might not have been able to get started with their own website, now can.''

Owners of Apollo Hosting, Martin and Tamara Field, have played an active role in encouraging Americans to step up in the face of the rapidly spreading economic recession.

Apollo Hosting was launched in 1999 in the home of website hosting veterans Martin and Tamara Field and since has grown to include over 30,000 customers in the past decade.

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Surpass Offers Annual One Love Dollar Promotion

2009-02-16T01:28:00-05:00

Orlando, Florida - (The Hosting News) Hosting solutions firm, Surpass Hosting, is offering its ''One Love'' promotion, including any hosting plan for only $1 per year.

Lasting only until Monday, February 16 - just three days - One Love 3 is focused on the company's Power plan, now boasting 500GB of storage space and unlimited monthly data transfer. All shared hosting plans include a strong portfolio of features and are hosted on servers powered by Quad-Core Technology.

Kayla Fleming, Vice President of Surpass Hosting offered, ''We're at it again. When we first launched 'One Love' in 2007, we thought we had created a short term promotion create an incentive for prospects to try our services without laying out much cash. But three years later, 'One Love' has really grown into something much stronger and more important for the Surpass Hosting brand. It's become a distinguishing mark, and it's exciting for all of us.''

New customers are eligible to take advantage of the One Love 3 promotion. Some terms and conditions may apply to One Love 3. Surpass Hosting has offered the unique promotion twice previously, mostly recently in February 2008.

Surpass Hosting, with its 30,000 user community, is a provider of Shared, Reseller, Dedicated and Virtual Private Server hosting solutions. It offers world class customer support, open and frequent customer communication, as well as highly competitive hosting plan specifications. Surpass Hosting utilizes Level3 and Time Warner to provide network connectivity.

To learn more about the One Love one dollar hosting promotion, please visit: www.surpasshosting.com/one-love-2009-terms.php.

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LiquidNet Reveals Website Template Download Project

2009-02-13T02:45:00-05:00

Dania Beach, Florida - (The Hosting News) Web hosting company, LiquidNet Ltd., has recently launched a new online project aimed at offering a wide variety of free templates and web design themes for PHP script-based websites such as blogs, image galleries and content management.

Themza.com provides new skins that are being continuously added to the list of the Joomla templates, WordPress, Moodle and 4images themes currently available for download in .zip format to all the users contemplating a new personal or business website and searching for an appropriate template to accommodate its contents, as well as to those simply looking for a fresh new theme to replace their current outdated one.

Users can get acquainted with the layout and the functionalities of each particular skin by examining the demo versions provided or by simply clicking on the respective thumbnail image for a larger view. All they have to do is download the preferred template to their personal computer and then upload it to a website of their own, provided that they have already obtained an up-to-date version of the script the template in question pertains to. Users are also given the opportunity to pick an appropriate package optimized to accommodate the various free themes should they still have not found an adequate hosting service for their open source script-based website or in case they are unable to handle the whole script installation process all by themselves.

Themza.com offers free, ready-made design templates for the two most popular stable Joomla versions - Joomla 1.0 and Joomla 1.5. Using this advanced open source content management system software, users can create personal web pages, non-profit and small business platforms, corporate portals, intranets, extranets, online shops, no matter whether their website is about IT technologies, mobile solutions, nature, music, sports, cars. Most of the templates are made available in more than one skin color and offer various banner, logo and sidebar layout configuration options, customizable header and footer areas, advanced drop-down menus, modules for posting Latest News, Polls, etc.

Themza.com also offers Moodle course management system templates to educators who want to create an e-learning collaborative community website and deliver online courses, lessons, quizzes, assignments, surveys, workshops, instead of the traditional face-to-face courses. Using Moodle they would be able to build not only a single-teacher educational platform but also a multi-student online university portal, which could in a way replace attending the lectures in person. Based on well-proven pedagogical traditions, it gives instructors full control over all settings of an e-course through a user-friendly WYSIWYG HTML editor and offers multi-language, multi-course and multi-format support.

Beside CMS templates, Themza.com offers also WordPress and 4images themes for blogs and image galleries, respectively. WordPress is a popular publishing platform suitable both for keeping a personal online diary and for maintaining larger business pages that need regular website updates. Using some of the many available plug-ins users can thus customize WordPress so that it does not even look like a blog any longer. 4images Gallery, on the other hand, is a web-based media gallery management tool for accommodating large volumes of photo collections and presenting them in an orderly manner. Beside image formats such as .jpeg, .gif, .png, .tiff and .bmp, 4images supports also a number of video formats, among them .avi, .mov, .mp3, .mpeg, .swf and .rm.

Nick Blaskov, CFO of LiquidNet, said that all users can download for free any of the readily available, turn-key, yet highly customizable skins currently on offer, and create professionally appearing personal blogs and corporate homepages, content-rich e-learning portals, colorful online photo galleries and many more quickly and easily, that the web design work invested in the creation of the free templates this new website is offering answers all the requirements of the respective online software and its specific design theme integration manuals, as well as the requirements of even the most demanding Joomla, Moodle, WordPress and 4images users, and that Themza.com will start offering Drupal and Mambo content management templates in the near future as well.

LiquidNet provides a large number of professional services in the fields of web hosting, reseller hosting and domain name registration. On the whole, the number of the webmasters who currently use LiquidNet's services totals 450,000.

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The Planet Debuts Valentine's Day Promotions

2009-02-13T02:52:00-05:00

Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) Web hosting company, The Planet, has unveiled 14 of its most popular servers, through Feb. 28, with discounts up to 54 percent on select servers from its Dell-exclusive portfolio.

Urvish Vashi, Director of Product Management explained, ''With more than 20,000 customers and 56,000 servers, The Planet has substantial purchasing power with the ability to offer brand-name servers at great prices. We saw an uptick in customer response when we last offered these prices, so we're bringing the promotion back in honor of Valentine's Day to show our appreciation for customers. In these tough economic times, we offer the best value for their IT dollar.''

Among the server specials running with this promotion are the following:

The Celeron 2.0+, formerly $89 per month, is now $69, the lowest-priced server in the company portfolio.

The popular Xeon 3040 is now $119 per month, down from $149.

The Dual Xeon 3.2 offers significant savings at $135 per month, a 54 percent reduction.

The new Xeon 3360, originally $199, is now promotionally priced at $169, a savings of $30 per month.

The new high-performance Dual Xeon 5450 is promotionally priced at $275, a 31 percent discount.

Ultimately, The Planet endeavors to provide:

High levels of network capacity and speed to deliver peak performance

Instant scalability to handle even the largest spikes in network traffic

Parallel, redundant, multi-tiered network routing and switching architecture to assure reliability and stability

Multiple layer network security that prevents Delayed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks from harming businesses

Knowledgeable experts with a passion for excellence and a commitment to operate the best networks in the business

The Planet is a leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting over 22,000 small and medium size businesses and 15.2 million web sites worldwide, using the best choice of servers, software tools and support, backed by enhanced facilities and network connectivity.

To learn more about The Planet's specials, please visit: www.theplanet.com/dedicated-server/server-specials.

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Carpathia Hosting Offers Colocation Tool

2009-02-13T05:00:00-05:00

Ashburn, Virginia - (The Hosting News) Carpathia Hosting has added a free, easy-to-use hosting configuration tool, Carpathia ColoConfigurator (C3) for its colocation service offerings, at the managed hosting services provider, .

The online tool is designed to allow potential customers to quickly and easily build colocation solutions - a foundational component of Carpathia's suite of managed hosting services.

Jon Greaves, Chief Technology Officer at Carpathia Hosting remarked, ''In today's tough economic climate, businesses are looking for ways to save money and drive more from their IT investment. A barrier to achieving this goal, however, is the complexity and risk involved in migrating IT infrastructure from corporate datacenters to colocation facilities. To meet these increased demands, we've created C3 and a migration methodology designed to simplify the process of hosting IT infrastructure in datacenter environments. As a datacenter-neutral company, Carpathia is in a unique position to help customers meet their colocation needs in the datacenter that best fits their needs.''

C3 comes in two modes - Expert and Wizard. C3 Expert will allow potential customers who know their hosting requirements to quickly enter their colocation specifications. For prospects that need help building a custom solution, the C3 Wizard will take them through a five-step process that captures all relevant information. Both modes are aligned to ITIL V3 best practices. Once the information is submitted, a Carpathia solutions engineer will create a custom proposal that includes best practices for ensuring a smooth transition to a colocation service, delivered in two business days.

Peter Weber, CEO at Carpathia Hosting noted, ''Carpathia Hosting has successfully implemented hundreds of customers into hosted environments. During this time, we have captured best practice data to minimize the risk in relocating IT infrastructure and ensuring customers gain the expected return on investment.''

The C3 tool and methodology starts with the basics of the migration, then goes on to capture inventory, logistics, build and finally, testing and verification. The resulting proposal includes best practices around each of these five steps, along with a detailed project plan for a smooth transition to a colocation service.

Carpathia Hosting is a leading provider of enterprise managed hosting services supporting a worldwide customer base including government agencies, large enterprises and small-to-medium businesses in eight datacenters across the United States. Founded in 2003, Carpathia Hosting is a growing, profitable business run by a seasoned management team with deep experience in managed services and colocation. Our suite of services is designed for organizations seeking scalable, secure, robust, and enterprise-grade hosting solutions that can be quickly provisioned, or tailored to meet unique requirements. As a datacenter-neutral company, Carpathia Hosting is quickly becoming the hosting company of choice for companies that demand security, quality and high performance. Contact Carpathia Hosting at 1.888.200.9494 or visit http://www.carpathiahosting.com for more information.

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Right Servers Selects 3Tera Cloud Platform

2009-02-13T06:00:00-05:00

San Francisco, California - (The Hosting News) 3Tera, Inc. recently welcomed Right Servers, in its launch of new grid hosting services, through leveraging 3Tera's AppLogic Cloud computing platform, from the Utility and grid computing solutions firm.

Right Servers, an Ontario, Canada based hosting company, has included in its portfolio, new offerings of grid-based Virtual Private Servers (VPS), shared hosting with automatic failover and grid hosting. For the first time in the hosting industry, whole scalable LAMP clusters with pre-built application stacks are offered on a subscription basis.

Yazan Al-Sheikhly, Chief Executive Officer, Right Servers remarked, ''With 3Tera, we are able to offer our clients the most flexible solution out there. We see our partnership as part of our long-term strategy to be competitive and innovative in closing any gaps that exist in today's market.''

Bert Armijo, SVP sales, marketing and product management, 3Tera, Inc. remarked, ''We are excited to see booming interest in AppLogic from hosting and SaaS vendors looking to provide the scalability and redundancy our end-customers demand. Right Servers' creative approach brings new compelling service offerings to the hosting market. They are the first hosting company to offer a wide variety of pre-configured scalable application components and bundle those with flexible hosting packages to provide tremendous time savings and ease of use.''

The Right Servers grid hosting offerings attract new type of customers with demands greater than what traditional hosting can offer today.

Mr. Al-Sheikhly added, ''Time-to-market is important to us and our clients, especially for those that are in the development phase of on-demand applications. AppLogic has created a significant competitive advantage for our Software-as-a-Service customers by allowing them to get their solutions into production faster, with low development costs.''

By using grid hosting, SaaS vendors can focus on their application functionality instead of having to deal with the heavily depreciating infrastructure requirements in the traditional datacenter environment.

Brandon Aubie, President, MySportSite, Inc. noted, ''As a service provider to hundreds of Web sites, MySportSite Inc. needed a reliable, fast solution. Working closely with Right Servers allowed us to get things up and running very quickly according to our custom integration requirements. We enjoyed unprecedented support in setting up our grid server solutions. In the rare event of a hardware fault, the grid continued to run our application with virtually zero downtime. This is definitely an effective solution for anyone requiring high reliability, power, and flexibility.''

Available immediately, Right Servers initial offerings include AppLogic-based shared hosting, virtual private server, dedicated server and grid hosting with several scalable ready-to-run LAMP application stacks and templates to choose from. Pricing starts at $45 per month with special promotions available throughout February.

Right Servers takes pride in providing leading solutions in the information technology industry. From inception, Right Servers has brought the right and affordable solutions to many small and medium-sized businesses that were once only available to large enterprises. Right Servers offerings from domain hosting to a complex multi-server hosting solution provide quality for all budgets. Innovation and reliability are the principles that have built the foundation of Right Servers and continue to lead Right Servers to providing fast, reliable and friendly support.

3Tera, Inc. is an innovator of cloud computing technology and utility computing services, simplifying the deployment and scaling of online applications. Winner of the Host Review's 'Best SaaS Provider' and ''Best Cloud Computing Service'' Annual Web Hosting Awards for 2008 and named one of the ''Top 20 Companies to Watch in 2008'' by Linux Magazine, 3Tera offers AppLogic, the first comercially available cloud computing platform that completely removes the cost and complexity associated with infrastructure. Available both for building in-house private clouds and as a platform for cloud computing services, AppLogic allows IT professionals to develop and deploy online applications in minutes, instead of weeks, using only a browser to manage and scale on demand fully distributed systems and deliver security and business continuity for all applications, while fully controlling their cloud computing environment.

For more details about Right Servers, please visit: www.rightservers.com/packages/packages.html.

To learn more about cloud computing, please visit: www.3tera.com/cloud-computing.

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HostMySite Partners with Applicure

2009-02-11T03:52:00-05:00

Newark, Delaware - (The Hosting News) HostMySite, Inc. is partnering with Applicure Technologies Ltd., to help customers protect their websites and web applications from external and internal attacks.

These security solutions will help customers augment their traditional perimeter security measures, eliminate internal security breaches, and assist with legal security and compliance requirements.

Yaacov Sherban, Applicure CEO commented, ''HostMySite.com has achieved its leadership position by delivering premium hosting solutions backed by great service and support, which is a mirror image of Applicure's approach to security technology. dotDefender will now be available to HostMySite.com's large dedicated hosting customer base, bolstering its position as the web application security solution of choice for the hosting industry.''

Even with network firewall and anti-virus security measures, malicious users can breach a website using a number of attacks, including SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and session hijacking. These dangerous attacks appear as harmless traffic to a network firewall or anti-virus program and will therefore be allowed to pass through.

Applicure's dotDefender web application security solution gives HostmySite.com customers the option to affordably protect their websites, applications, and data from malicious users seeking to exploit vulnerabilities. The solution is based on a comprehensive knowledgebase and sophisticated pattern matching technology, which identifies attacks accurately and stops them before they reach a website or application.

Brian Raboin, Vice President of Operations of HostMySite.com remarked, ''We are excited about working with Applicure and bringing dotDefender to our customers. This solution is unique in its design, function and ease of use. When our support staff brought dotDefender to my attention and told me what it did and how it worked, I knew we had to make it available to our customers.''

HostMySite.com customers will be able to easily and affordably add additional security to their hosting without expending extra time and effort managing and updating these security methods on their own.

Applicure Technologies Ltd. (TASE: APCR) develops the leading multi-platform web application security software products to protect web servers and applications from external and internal attacks. Built upon years of research into hacker behavior, Applicure solutions feature a comprehensive knowledge base to identify attacks accurately, and stop them before they reach the website or application. Applicure's flagship products, dotDefender and dotDefender Monitor, are deployed globally and serviced by offices and distributors in the USA, EMEA and Asia. With thousands of installations, customers and partners, from SMB/SME to Fortune-size enterprises to a diverse range of hosting providers, dotDefender meets the demands of doing businesses around the world for strong, affordable defense technology.

Founded on the principle of Service Defined, HostMySite.com provides individuals, small businesses, and large corporations with dedicated servers, VPS hosting, and ASP.NET hosting. These hosting services are supported by 24x7x365 live support through toll-free telephone, email, and online chat. HostMySite.com has been building and growing their hosting expertise in Newark, Delaware since 1997.

For more information about Applicure Technologies Ltd., please visit: www.applicure.com.

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Newtek Debuts TechExec Service

2009-02-10T03:59:00-05:00

New York, New York - (The Hosting News) Newtek Business Services, Inc.'s Newtek Technology Services, has debuted the launch of a new program that gives Microsoft based web hosting resellers the ability to earn reoccurring revenues and commissions by offering Newtek financial and business services to their own B2B clientele.

The TechExec service is designed to bridge Newtek's technology and business service segments to create a turnkey offering that is available to Microsoft resellers interested in providing a private label one-stop business solution to customers they have traditionally only offered web design, development, and hosting services. This gives each Microsoft reseller a new store front and new product line with no startup costs.

Cindy Bates, Vice President of US Partner Strategy, Marketing and Programs, Microsoft Corporation remarked, ''As Microsoft partners work to retain customers and grow their businesses in this current economic climate, targeted efforts to assist in creating net new recurring revenue streams and commissions based on partner to partner channel development are becoming even more important to drive business success. When these efforts are coupled with managed Microsoft hosted solutions like those provided by Newtek Web Hosting and CrystalTech, incremental value is created for both the Microsoft Partner and the partners' end customers.''

Newtek is currently offering the TechExec program to Microsoft’s Partner Community as part of Microsoft’s next generation web platform.

Barry Sloane, Chairman and CEO of Newtek Business Services, Inc. remarked, ''The TechExec program provides Microsoft centric web design and development firms that resell our hosting an easy way to differentiate themselves from competitors. Participating resellers will not only broaden the scope of services they currently offer, but also enjoy increased profits with very little effort on their end.''

Newtek TechExec's can now offer their clients these services and, if they wish, use their own brand:

Ecommerce Solutions

Electronic Payment Processing

Commercial and Cyber Insurance

Data Storage

Web-Based Payroll

Business Commercial Loans

Accounts Receivable Financing

Business Cash Advance

The TechExec program will not only earn them regular commissions and reoccurring income streams, but also give them the ability to provide substantial savings to their clients.

Bob Cichon, President of Newtek Technology Services remarked, ''As resellers struggle with retaining clients, shedding costs, and maintaining revenue, we've created a reseller program unlike any other in the hosting industry, one that provides large profit potential without any real investment or cost. Newtek's unique ability to offer all essential business services in one location, and making it easier for business owners, is now a model that our resellers can easily implement and extend to their own small business client base.''

A wholly owned subsidiary of Newtek Business Services, Inc., Newtek Technology Services is a premier provider of web technology solutions to the small- to medium-sized business market, providing services to customers in over 100 countries, ranging from small businesses to Fortune 100 corporations.

Newtek's Technology service lines include:

Newtek Web Hosting: An industry leading provider of Microsoft Windows web hosting since 1997, Newtek Web Hosting offers shared, dedicated, and VPS hosting plans, along with domain registrations, SSL certificates, and online shopping cart tools.

Data Backup, Storage, and Retrieval: Fast, secure, off-site data backup, storage and retrieval solutions designed to meet the specific regulatory and compliance needs of any business.

Newtek Business Services, Inc. is a direct distributor of a wide range of business services and financial products to the small- to medium-sized business market under the Newtek brand. Since 1999, Newtek has helped small- and medium-sized business owners realize their potential by providing them with the essential tools needed to manage and grow their businesses, and to compete effectively in today's marketplace. Newtek provides one or more of its services to over 91,000 business accounts, and has positioned the Newtek brand as a one-stop-shop provider of business services to the small- and medium-sized business market. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, there are over 26.8 million small businesses in the United States, which in total represent 99.7 percent of all employer firms.

Other Newtek business service lines include:

Electronic Payment Processing: Electronic solutions to accept non-cash payments, including credit and debit cards, check conversion, remote deposit capture, ACH processing, and electronic gift and loyalty card programs.

Business Lending: Broad array of lending products including SBA 7(a), conventional commercial real estate and SBA 504 loans, business lines of credit, and business credit cards.

Insurance Services: Commercial and personal lines of insurance, including health and employee benefits in all 50 states, working with over 40 insurance carriers.

Accounts Receivable Financing: Receivable purchasing and financing services.

Payroll: Complete payroll management and processing services.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Newtek Business Services, Inc., Newtek Technology Services is a premier provider of web technology solutions to the small- to medium-sized business market, providing services to customers in over 100 countries, ranging from small businesses to Fortune 100 corporations.

For more information about the Newtek TechExec program, please visit: www.newtektechexec.com.

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Google Joins Dell, HP, Microsoft, Motorola, White Spaces Initiative

2009-02-10T03:49:00-05:00

Washington, D.C. - (The Hosting News) Google will join six other even leading technology companies in working together to facilitate the timely creation and operation of a white spaces database to govern use of the vacant television broadband spectrum, commonly known as TV white spaces.

Founding members of the White Spaces Database Group include Comsearch, Dell, Google Inc., HP, Microsoft Corporation, Motorola Inc., and NeuStar. With a goal of bringing the benefits of white spaces to consumers as soon as possible, the Group intends to establish data formats and protocols that are open and non-proprietary and will advocate that database administration be open and non-exclusive.

In November 2008, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved the use of white spaces spectrum by unlicensed devices. Pursuant to that decision, white spaces devices will be required to access a white spaces database to determine available channels before transmit capabilities are engaged. After eight months of thorough laboratory and field-testing, the Commission established geo-location based methods are fully adept at identifying television signals and preventing interference.

Comsearch (www.comsearch.com), a CommScope company, has more than 30 years of experience providing spectrum management, software, and data solutions to the wireless markets. Solutions focus on key areas of spectrum management including strategic consultation, wireless engineering, frequency planning and administration, spectrum sharing and microwave relocation, and interference monitoring and measurements. CommScope, Inc. (NYSE: CTV - www.commscope.com) is a world leader in infrastructure solutions for communication networks.

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services they trust and value.

HP, the world's largest technology company, simplifies the technology experience for consumers and businesses with a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is focused on advancing the way the world connects. From broadband communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions to high-definition video and mobile devices, Motorola is leading the next wave of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments to be more connected and more mobile. Motorola (NYSE: MOT) had sales of US $30.1 billion in 2008. For more information, please visit www.motorola.com.

NeuStar (NYSE: NSR) provides market-leading and innovative services that enable trusted communication across networks, applications, and enterprises around the world. Visit NeuStar online at www.NeuStar.biz.

With the largest index of websites available on the World Wide Web and the industry's most advanced search technology, Google Inc. delivers the fastest and easiest way to find relevant information on the Internet. Google's technological innovations have earned the company numerous industry awards and citations, including two Webby Awards; two WIRED magazine Readers Raves Awards; Best Internet Innovation and Technical Excellence Award from PC Magazine; Best Search Engine on the Internet from Yahoo! Internet Life; Top Ten Best Cybertech from TIME magazine; and Editor's Pick from CNET. A growing number of companies worldwide, including Yahoo! and its international properties, Sony Corporation and its global affiliates, AOL/Netscape, and Cisco Systems, rely on Google to power search on their websites. A privately held company based in Mountain View, Calif., Google's investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers and Sequoia Capital.

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Rackspace Powers Marketbright On-Demand Automation Solution

2009-02-08T16:11:00-05:00

San Bruno, California - (The Hosting News) Hosting services provider, Rackspace Managed Hosting, has been selected by on-demand marketing automation platform services firm, Marketbright, by entering into a business partnership within the Solution Partner Network of Rackspace.

The agreement is designed to add value for current users of Marketbright's marketing automation solution while growing targeted exposure and reputation for both Marketbright and Rackspace.

Dom Lindars, CEO at Marketbright remarked, ''Rackspace provides our customers with a solid and reliable infrastructure on which to build their businesses. Thousands of marketing and sales professionals rely on the Marketbright solution, and Rackspace's unequaled managed hosting expertise backed by Fanatical Support provides our clients the best possible solution on which to build, succeed and further grow their business.''

Marketbright is an on-demand marketing automation solution that enables self-service campaign execution, automated lead scoring and qualification, and closed-loop marketing analytics. The company's integrated platform includes campaign management, email marketing, event management, landing page creation, lead scoring, lead nurturing and membership management.

Scott White, Director of channel sales at Rackspace added, ''We strive to develop relationships with industry leaders like Marketbright that enable us to add greater value to our customer experience and sustain our ongoing commitment to Fanatical Support. Through our relationship with Marketbright, we are able to offer our customers the option of using Marketbright in addition to providing full, flexible management of their hosting environment.''

Marketbright delivers software-as-a-service marketing automation solutions, designed to enable more than 10,000 users at companies such as Serena Software, VMware and Avid to make contact, manage leads and convert prospects to customers. Marketbright's full suite of integrated applications includes campaign management, email marketing, event management, landing page creation, lead scoring, lead nurturing and membership management. The company is privately held and headquartered in San Bruno, California.

Rackspace delivers enterprise-level managed services to businesses of all sizes and kinds around the world. Serving more than 31,000 customers in eight data centers worldwide, Rackspace integrates the industry's best technologies and practices for each customer's specific need and delivers it as a service via the company's commitment to Fanatical Support. The company serves as an extension of our customers' IT departments, enabling them to focus on their core business. The company started in 1998 and since then, Rackspace has grown more than 50 percent a year. There are currently over 2,000 Rackers around the world serving customers.

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ResellerChoice Premieres Discount Sale

2009-02-09T02:02:00-05:00

Shrewsbury, New Jersey - (The Hosting News) Windows hosting services company, ResellerChoice, has debuted a 20% off sale on its entire line of windows web hosting plans, designed for new customer contracts.

Rob Conley of ResellerChoice.com note, ''At ResellerChoice our goal is to provide a feature rich windows hosting solution and fast professional support with guaranteed uptimes and hardware you can count. We offer a unique service by allowing customers to brand services in their own brand name and resell advanced windows services including SharePoint, Exchange, Hyper-V VPS, ASP.NET Hosting and Dedicated Servers.''

New customers may receive a 20% discount by using the code '20OFF' on the company's website. ResellerChoice provides windows reseller hosting services for small to large organizations and has been in business since 2001 and offers services that are unbranded and designed for professional hosting resellers, web designers or windows developers and include

- 99.9% Uptime Guarantee
- Service Level Agreement
- 30 Day Money Back Guarantee
- Advanced security features
- Nightly Backups
- 24/7 Support

ResellerChoice offers multiple windows hosting plan types on their website and at this time. Small Business Domain Paks start at $9.95 ($7.96 with discount) a month and include features like ASP, ASP.NET, PHP, MySQL, MS SQL and include full reseller support.

Enterprise Domain Paks start at $19.95 ($15.96 with discount) Includes everything they offer in the Small Business Domain Paks but include Microsoft SharePoint Hosting.

The Small Business Gig Paks start at $39.95 ($31.96 with discount) a month and include features like Unlimited domains, Unlimited email users, MySQL, ASP.Net, PHP and include full reseller support. The Enterprise Gig Paks start at $59.95 ($47.96 with discount) Includes everything they offer in the Small Business Gig paks but include Microsoft SharePoint Hosting.

Features included with each plan include:
- Automated billing manager (Authorize.net, 2Checkout, PayPal, And More)
- Nightly Backups and self backups
- ASP.NET 1.1/2.0/3.5
- MS SQL and MySQL
- Perl/CGI/Python
- PHP 4 / PHP 5
- Free Shared SSL
- Over 20 Click to install Apps like DotNetNuke, Community Server + More
- SharePoint Hosting with Users and Groups

Since 2001 ResellerChoice has specialized in Windows based solutions including Windows Web Hosting, Windows VPS and Windows Dedicated Servers and management for small to large businesses looking for reliable low cost windows hosting solutions or advanced reseller hosting systems that allow reselling of the newest Windows hosting services. Our windows hosting, dedicated server and VPS server solutions allow small business and ISP's to offer their customers high quality windows solutions without the overhead and staff required to run such complex and reliable Microsoft® windows hosting networks. The company has data centers located in Texas, Seattle and New York City and Washington DC.

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HostMySite Debuts VIP Entourage Support Services

2009-02-07T06:00:00-05:00

Newark, Delaware - (The Hosting News) Dedicated server hosting company, HostMySite, Inc., has unveiled a new support service, developed as a new approach to personal customer service, offering direct access to a specialized team of IT experts.

The new Entourage Support service is free to dedicated and colocated customers and is designed to enhance their support and service experience with HostMySite.

Erik Landsness, Director of Support Services for HostMySite.com remarked, ''Entourage Support helps us greatly expand our trusted partnership with HostMySite.com customers. Our customers, no matter what their size, look to us as a full technology partner for their business. Now, they have an entire team who is familiar with their business and applications available to them at no extra cost.''

Each HostMySite.com dedicated customer is assigned to an Entourage Support team, which is comprised of seasoned server engineers. The Entourage Support teams are familiar with every dedicated customer's hosting architecture to give customers quick, in-depth, and personalized support and service.

Don Schindhelm, Senior Vice President of Applied Information Technologies, Inc. added, ''The team approach to providing technical support is very important to the critical operations of my company. HostMySite.com not only has real people answering the phone 24/7, they staff each shift with people we know by name; technical people who are familiar with our operations.''

Applied Information Technologies hosts seven managed dedicated servers at HostMySite.com with varied OS, web, database and email platforms.

Mr. Schindhelm noted, ''Our Entourage Team at HostMySite.com has provided us with an extended staff of technical experts who have the depth and breadth of specialized technical knowledge essential for our survival and growth as a software company.''

Founded on the principle of Service Defined, HostMySite.com provides individuals, small businesses, and large corporations with dedicated servers, VPS hosting, and ASP.NET hosting. These hosting services are supported by 24x7x365 live support through toll-free telephone, email, and online chat. HostMySite.com has been building and growing hosting expertise in Newark, Delaware, since 1997.

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GoDaddy Commands Super Bowl Commercial Lead

2009-02-07T06:00:00-05:00

Scottsdale, Arizona - (The Hosting News) GoDaddy, web hosting domain registrar, according to TiVo, Inc., has earned the coveted crown of 'Most Watched' Super Bowl commercial this year.

Go Daddy's fourth-quarter spot had far more viewership than any other commercial in the most-watched Super Bowl of all time. Remarkable when you consider Go Daddy purchased NBC's final ad slot two days before the broadcast.

Bob Parsons, CEO and Founder of GoDaddy explained, ''Our gamble paid off - in spades. When the critics panned our ad, I knew we had a winner! Now, it is official, the people have spoken in a way that really counts with their remotes and, more importantly, their wallets, referencing a huge lift in Go Daddy's sales numbers.''

The eleventh-hour ad buy was a tremendous risk because had the game been a blow out, fewer people might have been watching. An estimated 98.7 million average viewers, in the U.S. alone, watched this year's Super Bowl, according to Nielsen data.

Go Daddy's 'Baseball' ad, also called 'Enhancement,' aired in the two-minute warning break, which came just after Arizona took over the lead, and right before Pittsburgh came from behind to win what's being called one of the greatest Super Bowl games in history.

The GoDaddy-esque commercial features Danica Patrick and her 'enhanced' Go Daddy Web site, along with a variety of buxom women showing off their own 'enhancements' in a spoof of baseball's steroids scandal.

The commercial was condemned as being lower than Go Daddy's usual low, by AdWeek critic Barb Lippert. Two television networks refused to air 'Baseball' last month, saying it was 'too racy for morning television.' Some of the nation's largest newspapers even elected to ignore the ad in their post-game reviews. Still, viewers and potential customers clearly wanted to see the commercial, again and again.

Go Daddy, unofficially, has two commercial winners. For the first time in five years, Go Daddy aired two different commercials in the Super Bowl. The other also starred Danica Patrick and featured her in a shower with another woman. Both 'Shower' and 'Baseball' invited viewers to see the continued stories online at GoDaddy.com.

The ads each recorded dramatic spikes in the Super Bowl's Internet traffic, as documented by Akamai.

Mr. Parsons added, ''In all seriousness, the best 'win' for Go Daddy this year is the boost in business generated by both our commercials. When you get right down to it, advertising is all about driving sales, right?''

On Super Bowl Sunday, Go Daddy set company records for new customers and total orders.

GoDaddy is a provider of services designed to enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. GoDaddy provides a variety of domain name registration plans and web site design and hosting packages, as well as a broad array of on-demand services. These include products such as SSL Certificates, Domains by Proxy private registration, ecommerce web site hosting, blog templates and blog software, podcast packages and online photo hosting. The GoDaddy Group, Inc. has more than 28 million domain names under management. GoDaddy registers, renews or transfers a domain name every second. GoDaddy.com is the world's No. 1 domain name registrar according to Name Intelligence, Inc. GoDaddy.com is also the largest paid hosting provider in the world, according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2007, The GoDaddy Group registered more than one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .mobi.

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ReliableSite Enhances Security, with Juniper Firewalls

2009-02-05T02:01:00-05:00

New York, New York - (The Hosting News) ReliableSite.Net LLC has completed its deployment of Juniper hardware firewalls, offering the industry's most respected and preeminent security technology.

Radic Davydov, Owner of ReliableSite explained, '''After mitigating a number of isolated security incidents in the past several months, we saw the need to raise our security efforts to the next level. In choosing Juniper, we opted for a premium solution that delivers one of the most reliable and effective security solutions available in our industry.''

The Juniper devices have been deployed network-wide in ReliableSite's New York, New York datacenter facility, and all existing customers automatically receive protection from the new hardware firewalls. There are no additional costs or requirements for customers as part of the upgrade. In addition to the hardware firewalls, ReliableSite utilizes a vast variety of other security practices and technologies to protect its customers.

Juniper makes an assortment of network management hardware devices. ReliableSite has adopted enterprise-grade hardware from Juniper’s robust security technologies portfolio. ReliableSite offers a power uptime guarantee in its New York datacenter, outfitted with UPS and diesel generator backups, cooling backup with multiple redundant temperature and humidity controls, and round-the-clock network uptime with a series of premium top-tier bandwidth providers.

In the next several months, ReliableSite plans to introduce dedicated severs in a second datacenter facility. Details will be available in future announcements.

Since 2006, ReliableSite has been serving individuals and businesses internationally with its line of shared and dedicated web hosting solutions. Offering 24/365 technical support, all technicians are Microsoft Certified Professionals and fully qualified in their field.

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DotNetPanel Deploys SmarterMail, to Windows Control Panel

2009-02-05T01:48:00-05:00

Phoenix, Arizona - (The Hosting News) SmarterMail will be provided as the preferred Windows mail server for the web hosting DotNetPanel product line, the flagship Windows hosting control panel product of SMB SAAS Systems Inc., through a SmarterTools Inc. partnership.

Feodor Fitsner, Director of DotNetPanel remarked, ''Our goal is to deliver feature-rich solutions for hosting businesses and this partnership allows us to provide an industry-leading mail server to our customers. SmarterMail provides users with an industry-leading Webmail interface and is the perfect complement to DotNetPanel for hosting and hosted service providers.''

The partnership is hoped to allow DotNetPanel customers to run SmarterMail Lite, a specially-developed version of the SmarterMail mail server software that provides unlimited email accounts and domains at no additional cost starting March 1.

SmarterMail is the cost-effective Microsoft Exchange alternative, bringing enterprise-level functionality to businesses, ISPs, and Web hosting environments. SmarterMail Lite users can set up unlimited email accounts and unlimited domains with a select set of advanced features at no additional charge, adding substantial value for DotNetPanel customers. SmarterMail Lite is only available in conjunction with the Standard or Enterprise editions of DotNetPanel. A full list of features is available on the SmarterMail Edition Comparison page of the SmarterTools web site.

Tim Uzzanti, CEO of SmarterTools remarked, ''SMB SAAS Systems Inc. wanted to provide a premium mail server with support for unlimited domains to its DotNetPanel customers for no additional cost. We are excited that SmarterMail Lite was chosen and believe DotNetPanel customers will benefit from SmarterMail and its ability to expand into enterprise-class features such as synchronization with the iPhone, Blackberry and other Windows Mobile devices.''

Founded in 2003, SmarterTools Inc. is an information technology-management software company based in Phoenix, Arizona. SmarterTools builds a Windows mail server, customer service software, and a web log analytics reporting tool that simplify and automate the day-to-day IT operations of businesses and hosting environments in over 100 countries.

DotNetPanel is the flagship Windows hosting control panel product of SMB SAAS Systems Inc., a privately-held independent software vendor that creates innovative products, services, and technologies for Windows hosting companies and Software as a Service providers. DotNetPanel supports Exchange Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Internet Information Services 7.0, SmarterTools Bundle, and the new VPS solution for complete enterprise-level automation of virtualization. DotNetPanel offers a free express edition and commercially available standard and enterprise editions.

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EvoSwitch Garners Energy-Efficient Status

2009-02-04T03:05:00-05:00

Amsterdam, The Netherlands - (The Hosting News) Web hosting carrier-neutral, green data center provider, EvoSwitch, was recently named in the German Federal Environment Ministry's report, in the 'best-practices' area of green data-center initiatives in Europe, the U.S. and Asia.

Among the eleven energy-efficient data centers worldwide described in the report isthe Dutch carrier-neutral data center with its CO2-neutral operations. The German Federal Environment Ministry prepared the report with 'the world's best practices' based on research by the Borderstep Institute for Innovation and Sustainability. The report is intended as an eye-opener and incentive for other information technology and data center managers, as well as suppliers of data center equipment, to take social responsibility for energy use in data centers. Available in German and English, the report not only targets Germany, but is also intended for distribution in Brussels.

Sigmar Gabriel, Federal Environment Minister, in the preface of the report stated ''Energy use by servers and data centers in Germany was 10.1 TWh in 2008. That's twice as much as in 2000. Unless we take extra measures in data centers, Germany can expect to see a substantial increase in CO2 emissions. However, if data centers would follow the example of these innovative data centers, Germany alone would be able to reduce its power consumption by a total of 25.8 TWh until 2013, and thus reduce its CO2 emissions by 15.3 million tons and achieve a total cost savings of 3.5 billion euros.''

EvoSwitch remarkably energy-efficient. The report describes the technologies that in 2008 enabled EvoSwitch to achieve a PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) rate of 1.6, or an energy savings of 40 percent compared to traditional data centers. In fact, the near-term goal is to achieve a PUE of 1.3 to 1.2, or an energy savings of 70 to 80 percent compared to traditional data centers. A remarkably efficient result for such a large data center, say the researchers of Borderstep.

EvoSwitch is a carrier-neutral, green data Center (CO2-neutral). The data center is very energy efficient and has a PUE of 1.6 with a near-term goal of 1.2. EvoSwitch is located in the Amsterdam region, has good connections and a spacious floor area of more than 9,000 m2. EvoSwitch is ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified. To customers this means that their IT infrastructure within EvoSwitch is protected according to the highest standards. The data center has a total capacity of 20 Megawatt. This power capacity enables EvoSwitch to guarantee customers that there is always enough energy available. EvoSwitch operates fully climate-neutral. In cooperation with the Climate Neutral Group the data center invests in worldwide projects to restore the CO2 balance in the atmosphere.

Companies that install their equipment in the EvoSwitch data center can use the logos of the The Green Fan Partner Programme on their web sites to show that they use a climate-neutral data center.

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Limestone Networks Debuts Elite Enterprise Series

2009-02-03T02:31:00-05:00

Dallas, Texas - (The Hosting News) Limestone Networks has officially launched its new Elite Series line of Enterprise servers, including Intel Xeon processors, as a dedicated server solutions provider, for small, medium and enterprise-scale businesses.

Available to all Limestone Networks customers, the Elite Series of servers consists completely of Xeon 5400 series, Dual-Processor, Quad-Core configured servers, with state of the art Harpertown processor cores. Harpertown cores support in excess of 48GB of RAM on a single server. The Elite Series currently provides Xeon 5405, 5420 and 5450 processors operating at 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 Ghz, respectively.

Xeon 5400 series processors are the highest-performance dual socket server processors currently available. They combine with Limestone’s affordable pricing to give clients top value in the dedicated server market.

Each Elite Series configuration comes standard with IPMI 2.0 control, which integrates control of the keyboard, display and mouse (KVM) over IP, giving backend access to each server. The line also features ECC Registered DDR2 SDRAM, and Western Digital RE3 drives - the latest in enterprise-grade hard drives. By using the latest in enterprise computing technologies Limestone Networks says it can ensure customers of near total uptime on lightning fast servers.

All Elite Series servers are also linked directly into the Limestone Private Tunnel, which securely links all Limestone Networks dedicated servers together, to provide unlimited, unmetered, on-demand scalability for both new and current clients who want to switch to, or add, an Elite Series server to existing clusters within the network.

Limestone Networks, Inc. (LSN) is a provider of Self-Managed Dedicated Hosting. The Dallas based company offers cutting edge, affordable, and easily scalable dedicated server solutions to small medium and enterprise (SME) clients who demand top performance and a solid network. VPS and web hosting companies, hosting resellers, and corporations of all sizes rely on the Simple, Solid, Superior network, which includes the Limestone Private Tunnel, a fully-routed, private back-end network, which securely links all LSN dedicated servers together, providing unlimited, unmetered, on-demand scalability.

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Rackspace Issues Cloud Computing Survey Results

2009-02-03T02:18:00-05:00

San Antonio, Texas - (The Hosting News) Rackspace has revealed in a recent survey conducted by Vanson Bourne, that while small businesses lack awareness of cloud hosting, medium-sized businesses appear prepared to reap the benefits of cloud hosting.

According to the survey, more than half of the mid-sized businesses surveyed are aware of cloud hosting with 57 percent of medium businesses in the US and 53 percent of medium businesses in the UK responding as such.

However, as compared to their medium-sized counterparts, the survey indicates that small businesses may be more confused about current cloud hosting technology and services, and less certain of how to utilize the cloud in the future. With over two-thirds of small businesses in the US and UK unaware of cloud hosting, this business segment appears poised to miss out on a revolutionary opportunity, that can be of great benefit, especially during this tough economic climate.

Lew Moorman, Chief Strategy Officer, Rackspace Hosting remarked, ''The cloud can be a profitable technology for businesses of all sizes and the stats show us small businesses are not yet taking full advantage of the cloud services that are currently available. Cloud is a proven technology which is unique in that it is not a one-size-fits all technology. There are different flavors of cloud hosting offerings which allow businesses to take advantage of the benefits of hosting in a very price competitive and flexible format which is an ideal mix for all IT departments, no matter their size.''

The survey also shed light on the potential future adoption of cloud hosting. Although only 14 percent of medium businesses in the US and 11 percent in the UK are already utilizing cloud hosting, 55 percent of medium businesses in the US and 42 percent in the UK have plans to use cloud hosting in the future. These respondents identified data storage and back up, replacing centralized computing and boosting server availability as some areas where they would leverage cloud hosting within their IT departments.

Within the US and UK small business markets, nearly 60 percent of the survey respondents have no plans to adopt cloud technology. It appears from these results that small businesses may be shying away from Cloud Hosting because they do not fully understand the added benefits over their existing hosting solution and, even more surprising; they may view the cloud as being cost prohibitive. This could be a detrimental mix up for small businesses in that they could benefit from the cloud's scalability and cost efficiency, especially when coupled with their current traditional hosting configuration. A hybrid hosting solution can make for a truly powerful option.

Mike McDerment, CEO of FreshBooks.com noted, ''We initially began working with Rackspace Hosting because of their reliability and commitment to service. And since adding cloud hosting to our managed hosting configuration, we now have a solution in place that is tailored to our specific needs. Being able to match a need directly to a technology with Rackspace's hybrid hosting offering allows us to reap the benefits that count, whether its redundancy, scalability or cost savings.''

Rackspace's cloud hosting portfolio is supported by three core offerings, all part of The Rackspace Cloud:

Cloud Sites -- Rackspace's flagship cloud offering, developed by Mosso, a division of Rackspace, offers a scalable platform for handling huge traffic spikes and a pay-as-you-grow pricing model. Cloud Sites is a heterogeneous environment, supporting both Windows and Linux.

Cloud Files -- Rackspace's internet-based storage service gives developers instant access to an enterprise-grade storage infrastructure and reduces overall investment and IT costs while providing infinite scalability. Through a partnership with Limelight Networks, Rackspace allows developers to easily distribute content to millions of end users around the world and bring scalable content delivery and application acceleration services to the masses. Cloud Files offers an industry leading SLA and a highly competitive pricing model with replicated storage starting at $0.15/GB and CDN bandwidth starting at $0.22/GB.

Cloud Servers -- This new hosting solution, which will deliver on-demand server capacity to businesses of all sizes, will leverage key technology developed by the company Rackspace recently acquired, Slicehost, which uses Xen virtualization software. Slicehost will remain as the company's developer brand, creating innovative new features driven through shared intellectual property in conjunction with development initiatives from Rackspace.

The methodology for Rackspace's survey research which was conducted between mid-October and mid-November of 2008 and involved 1,500 US and UK-based small and midsized companies. Approximately 36 percent of survey recipients responded to the questions. Detailed information and the full survey report can be found at: www.rackspace.com/downloads/surveys/CloudAwarenessSurvey.pdf.

Recently, the company was ranked 43rd on the FORTUNE 12th annual '100 Best Companies to Work For' list, for the second consecutive year. A driving factor for the companies on this year's list is that they excel at creating jobs. According to the FORTUNE List, Rackspace is ranked 2nd for job growth. This growth has fueled Rackspace's commitment to employees. Rackspace continues to advocate for its workforce, who proudly call themselves Rackers, through diligent hiring and training processes to achieve the appropriate employee caliber and fit. Rackspace invests in the professional and personal development of Rackers through its internal training department, Rackspace University.''

As a global leader and specialist in hosting, Rackspace Hosting is changing the way businesses worldwide buy IT. Rackspace delivers computing-as-a-service, integrating the industry's best technologies into a flexible service offering, making computing more reliable and affordable. A trusted partner to companies of all sizes, Rackspace enables IT departments to be more effective. Rackspace is distinguished by its award-winning Fanatical Support, furthering the company's mission to be one of the world's greatest service companies. Rackspace is recognized as one of FORTUNE Magazine's 100 Best companies to work for in the US, ranking number 43 on the list. Rackspace's portfolio of hosted IT services includes managed hosting, email hosting (www.mailtrust.com) and cloud hosting (www.mosso.com).

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PEER 1 Support Solution

2009-02-02T02:11:00-05:00

Vancouver, British Columbia - (The Hosting News) Web hosting solutions provider, PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc., has unveiled its new service guarantee program, FirstCall Support, designed to provide answers and solutions for managed hosting customers.

By connecting customers with appropriate experts within the very first call to the support desk, FirstCall Support, dedicates immediate attention to callers, which allows customers to focus on running their own businesses, instead of getting bogged down by IT issues or development.

Brian Daffern, Director of Support at PEER 1 noted, ''Our strong base of both loyal and new customers is a real testament to the type of experience we try to create for all of our hosting customers, and the importance we place on customer service. We make it a priority to remain proactive and passionate when it comes to the service we provide to our customers, ensuring that they have all of the individual support and tools needed to run a successful online business.''

The company began rolling out 24x7x365 FirstCall Support in November 2008 to answer customer questions and resolve issues by connecting in-house PEER 1 managed hosting experts with customers through a faster, more efficient process. Exclusive to PEER 1's FirstCall Support is the SmartKey authentication tool that provides PEER 1 technicians customer-approved access to customer servers allowing PEER 1 to immediately begin working on any issues.

Shane Geisheimer of DigitalDay explained, ''Since we started working with PEER 1 for our hosting needs, we have seen a level of service that is unprecedented, helping us grow our business to where it is today. We know that no matter what needs or questions we have, there's a knowledgeable and friendly member of the PEER 1 team willing to work with us to immediately resolve any matter that comes up.''

Addressing customer feedback across all lines of hosting services, and in a proactive effort to stay ahead of future customer needs, PEER 1 also has re-launched its web site, with a more streamlined, user-friendly design that clearly distinguishes between the company's managed, dedicated, through its ServerBeach brand, and co-location hosting services. The new layout is more closely integrated with the ServerBeach site (www.serverbeach.com), which is also being redesigned with a new layout to launch in February. The new sites are designed to provide easier navigation through information and resources, including tabbed browsing between ServerBeach and PEER 1.

PEER 1 is an online IT infrastructure provider, with over 10,000 customers. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable managed hosting and co-location solutions to ensure customers' online presence is always fast, always available. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. Serving a variety of companies, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX.

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Fourth Quarter for AT&T Business Solutions, Reveals Accomplishments

2009-02-02T01:50:00-05:00

Dallas, Texas - (The Hosting News) ISP company, AT and T Inc., has reported new features for the AT and T Telepresence Solution, and the acquisition of Wi-Fi service provider Wayport, Inc., as well as a successful fourth quarter 2008 for AT and T Business Solutions (ABS).

The accomplishments, as well as key sales wins and enhancements to its business services portfolio, helped the business unit enter 2009 on firm footing. The enhancements to the AT and T Telepresence Solution, based on Cisco TelePresence technology, now provide unique multipoint functionality and highly secure intercompany capabilities that allow users at multiple locations and from different companies to connect with each other.

The new capabilities represent the latest milestone in ABS's efforts to provide customers with powerful and cost-effective collaboration tools while helping decrease costs associated with business travel. Also during the fourth quarter 2008, AT and T announced two acquisitions to expand its wireless mobility capabilities. The acquisition of Wayport added local Wi-Fi network management, emerging applications support and infrastructure expertise to its world-class communications capabilities.

The deal, which was completed in December 2008, brings the number of AT and T domestic hotspots to nearly 20,000 -- the most of any U.S. provider. Globally, it has more than 80,000 Wi-Fi hotspots. And by the end of the quarter, the business unit transitioned thousands of Starbucks company-operated stores in the U.S. to AT and T Wi-Fi service, strengthening the ability to personalize broadband access across devices and customer locations.

The company also said it had entered into an agreement to acquire Centennial Communications, a regional provider of wireless and wired communications services based in New Jersey. The transaction will enhance the company's wireless coverage for customers in largely rural areas of the Midwest and Southeast regions of the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

AT and T Hosting and Application Services expanded its global hosting footprint during the quarter with the opening of an internet data center (IDC) in Bangalore India -- its first in India -- and increased capacity in five additional markets including Dallas, Boston, Amsterdam, Singapore and Shanghai. The expansions in Amsterdam and Singapore were completed to augment the 'super IDCs' previously announced with AT and T Synaptic Hosting, a next- generation platform that creates a virtual IT infrastructure in which business customers can receive computing processing, services and support instantaneously and at scale.

ABS further strengthened its application services portfolio by rolling out a subscription-based Oracle PeopleSoft payroll and payroll tax solution for midsize businesses that combines the software with its business process outsourcing services, its innovative utility computing platform and its application management capabilities. Another highlight during the quarter involved the expansion of its global Ethernet footprint through the availability of its global virtual private LAN service (VPLS) into 14 countries in Europe and Asia.

The service, called AT and T OPT-E-WAN(SM), enables businesses to link multiple locations -- whether across the city or around the world -- with the ease and efficiency of a flat Ethernet wide area network. In addition to broad coverage in the U.S., the service is now available in Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Sweden, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Switzerland in Europe; and Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore and Japan in Asia Pacific. ABS also recorded significant sales wins in the fourth quarter, highlighted by a 10-year, $600 million agreement for network services with the state of Tennessee and a five-year contract with the state of Georgia, worth a projected $346 million, to provide managed voice and data services across state government agencies.

Ronald E. Spears, President and Chief Executive Officer, AT and T Business Solutions offered, ''Throughout 2008, ABS launched key transformational services such as our Digital Media Solutions, AT and T Telepresence Solution, Synaptic Hosting and Unified Communications. And by the fourth quarter, we added features that enable us to offer customers complete solutions in these critical areas. These enhancements, along with capabilities acquired through strategic alliances and acquisitions, have given us a strong platform for growth in 2009.''

ABS provides networking services and solutions for business customers and organizations globally. Its customers include every company listed in the Fortune 1000; large, medium, and small businesses; wholesale customers; and U.S. governmental agencies.

During the fourth quarter 2008, ABS made the following updates to its enterprise portfolio of services for business customers: Voice Over IP (VoIP) -- AT and T Voice DNA -- Site Survivability: AT and T VoIP Services now includes site survivability as an optional feature with AT and T Voice DNA. This feature provides customers with continuity of service in the event of a failure in their connectivity to the AT and T VoIP network, by routing off-site calls over the public switched telephone network. -- AT and T IP Flexible Reach Technical Assistance: The enhanced implementation of AT and T IP Flexible Reach gives customers optional project management, site readiness surveys and on-site installation services. -- IP Telephony and LAN Service Country Expansion: The business unit expanded the reach of this LAN and IP-PBX management service beyond the U.S. to include an additional 55 countries. -- AT and T IP Toll-Free Interoperability and Throughput Expansion: Four IP contact center vendors (Aspect, Avaya, Genesys and Nortel) successfully completed interoperability testing of their latest contact center solutions with AT and T IP Toll-Free services. Interoperability certification allows customers using solutions from a variety of suppliers to adopt session initiated protocol (SIP) based services faster, avoiding any disruption to their contact center applications.

AT and T VoIP Service now has an increased maximum concurrent call throughput, allowing up to 1,000 concurrent calls over a T3 connection. Customer Experience -- Unified Agreement for Billing: ABS launched a unified agreement to establish a common set of terms and conditions for all product portfolios worldwide. With the unified agreement, customers experience less paperwork and simpler and faster contracting. Enterprise Mobility -- Fleet Management Options: ABS enhanced its enterprise mobility portfolio to include a comprehensive suite of fleet-management suite of offerings with the addition of in-vehicle options through extended relationships with TeleNav and Xora.

These enhancements help businesses with mobile workers and mobile assets to have better visibility into the locations of their vehicles or the status of deliveries, improving the overall management of fleet operations. -- AT and T Mobile Extension Service: ABS also announced the availability of AT and T Mobile Extension -- a premises-based solution that extends Internet Protocol (IP) private branch exchange (PBX) features to wireless devices. Customers using an IP-PBX from Cisco Systems, Inc. can add software that will enable this capability in compatible wireless devices. ABS will then contract for wireless minutes to be used for fixed mobile convergence calling between the PBX and the enabled wireless device.

It is a demonstration of adding wireless access to core business solutions that will enable future unified communications initiatives. -- AT and T Global Network Client for Remote Access Service: Enhancements to the latest version of the AT and T Global Network Client version 7.6 include: -- The ability to prevent multi-homing (e.g., concurrent fixed wireline and mobile broadband access). This feature makes it impossible for a user to have IP access through more than one physical interface if the connection was established with the AT and T Global Network Client. -- Support for monitoring the NetMotion virtual private network (VPN) client, a third-party VPN client software. -- The ability to select preferred cellular service type (3G or 2G) and configure access warnings for cellular roaming connections. -- The ability to centrally manage and dynamically update global network client customizations. -- The ability to download software and access point updates in the background. -- Plug-and-play support for AT and T LaptopConnect devices now available from AT and T Mobility's AT and T Communications Manager 6.9 desktop client software. -- Tethering support for the BlackBerry Bold. Hosting and Applications Services: -- PCI Certification Audit: AT and T Hosting and Application Services successfully completed a third-party audit and were found compliant with payment card industry (PCI) data security standards. Being compliant saves customers time and money because they can leverage ABS's certified audit materials in their own PCI audits. -- Hosting and Application Management Services: Enhancements made during the fourth quarter include: -- Supplementing the hosting and application management capabilities by adding new products that include Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition and IBM Websphere Application Server. -- New capabilities for the AT and T BusinessDirect customer portal that streamline change management processes and improve customer cycle time. -- The addition of service level agreements for the AT and T Virtual Dedicated and Managed Dedicated Server Offerings supporting 99.9 percent uptime. Data Services: -- New Ultravailable (UV) Network Service Options: ABS expanded the reach of its Ultravailable Network Service with two new options.

Both offer the full complement of the UV network's monitoring and management tool sets, expert support and visibility through BusinessDirect. The options are: -- Service Option 2 (UV2) -- Allows customers to build a SONET ring, managed by ABS, with room to grow to a second wavelength without additional upfront cost. Includes support for non-SONET protocols such as Storage and native Ethernet. -- Service Option 3 (UV3) -- Allows ABS to design, build, monitor and manage an Ultravailable Ring using customer-provided fiber and fiber maintenance. Also, monitoring and management of customers' existing network can be provided. -- AT and T Wavelength Private Line: AT and T Wavelength Private Line, a point-to-point wavelength service available nationwide, was also added.

AT and T Wavelength Private Line is a versatile, long-haul, monitored and managed service that can support multiple protocols that include gigabit Ethernet, 10 gigabit Ethernet LAN (local area network) and WAN (wide area network) PHY and configurations. Security Services: -- Web Security Services Enhancements: ABS enhanced the AT and T Web Security services to include features for email protection services that were previously available only in the AT and T Secure E-Mail Gateway Services offering. The new features include message security to provide spam and malware protection, message discovery for archiving, and message encryption for policy-based encryption. Other enhancements include the addition of Anywhere+, a Web malware scanning and Web filtering services feature for remote users.

AT and T Inc. is one of the world's largest telecommunications holding companies and is the largest in the United States. Operating globally under the AT and T brand, AT and T companies are recognized as the leading worldwide providers of IP-based communications services to business and as leading U.S. providers of high speed Internet, local and long distance voice, and directory publishing and advertising services.

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