Gawkwire: Web Hosting and Internet News Resource: The Hosting News Web Hosting Data Center Services Provider, SoftLayer, Premieres EVault Backup ================================================================================ thehostingnews on 27 August, 2009 12:20:00 Web hosting virtual data center services provider, SoftLayer, has begun offering EVault Bare Metal Restores (BMR), as an advanced disaster recovery capability. Parallels Releases Panel 10 Public Beta ================================================================================ thehostingnews on 21 August, 2009 12:47:00 Server virtualization, automation and software provider, Parallels, has released its Panel 10 SMB Edition, which, along with and Parallels Partner Marketplace, is designed to enable hosters to quickly and easily deliver commercial SaaS offerings in the cloud. Layered Technologies Ranks on 2009 Inc. 5000 ================================================================================ thehostingnews on 21 August, 2009 12:45:00 Provider of managed dedicated hosting, and on-demand virtualization/cloud computing and web services, Layered Technologies, Inc., has ranked on Inc. magazine's third annual Inc. 5000, at the No. 622 position. Purity Networks Develops New Antispam Appliances ================================================================================ thehostingnews on 14 August, 2009 05:00:00 A full line of antispam appliances for small to medium businesses, enterprises and service providers has been developed and released by Purity Networks, with its upcoming release of new Email Protection Systems. Google Search Engine to Acquire On2 Technologies ================================================================================ thehostingnews on 14 August, 2009 12:39:00 Search engine, Google, along with On2 Technologies, Inc., have jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Google will acquire the developer of video compression technology. LeaseWeb Hosting Product Development Manager Appointed ================================================================================ thehostingnews on 11 August, 2009 12:48:00 The LeaseWeb website hosting provider in Europe based in Amsterdam, has appointed Thorsten Einig as its new Hosting Product Development Manager, previously having worked for hosting provider 1 and 1 Internet. Twitter Outage Moves Into Day 2 ================================================================================ TechCrunch on 06 August, 2009 03:56:00 Twitter, Facebook and LiveJournal spent yesterday battling a DDOS attack that started around 6 am California time. Twitter and LiveJournal went down hard, Facebook stayed mostly online but was clearly under strain. CNET reports that a single individual’s accounts on the services may have been the primary target. Layered Technologies Named on 2009 Tech Titans List ================================================================================ thehostingnews on 06 August, 2009 12:35:00 Worldwide provider of on-demand IT infrastructure, Layered Technologies, Inc. (Layered Tech), has been named to the 2009 Tech Titans Fast Tech Five Year Listing by the Metroplex Technology Business Council (MTBC), the largest technology trade organization in Texas. HostingCon 2009 Attendance and Registration Guide ================================================================================ HostingCon on 06 August, 2009 12:29:00 HostingCon - the world’s largest gathering of hosted services professionals – is just a few days away! If you still need to register – don’t panic. You aren’t too late to register either online or at the door.