Archive for June, 2009

BTR Associates Leverages Parallels Virtuozzo Containers to Deploy Hosted Virtual Desktops

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

BTR Associates Leverages Parallels Virtuozzo Containers to Deploy Hosted Virtual Desktops Parallels Extends Market Leadership with Leading Virtualization Technology HERNDON, Va., June 25, 2009 – Virtualization and automation leader Parallels, today announced that BTR Associates has selected Parallels Virtuozzo Containers to deploy and manage their hosted virtual desktop offerings. Parallels’ virtualization technology helps hosting and [...]

Hosted Green Data Center EvoSwitch, Chosen as Internet HUB for Wikimedia Europe

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Amsterdam, The Netherlands – (The Hosting News) – June 30, 2009 – Carrier-neutral data center in Amsterdam that operates fully CO2-neutral, EvoSwitch, has entered into a contract operator and owner of Wikipedia, with The Wikimedia Foundation. As part of the contract, Evoswitch is providing over 300,000 euros of in-kind support in the form of bandwidth [...]

SunGard Now SAP Hosting Partner in US

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

SunGard Now SAP Hosting Partner in US June 29, 2009 — Managed services provider SunGard Availability Services announced on Monday it has been certified by SAP AG to provide hosting services for SAP applications and is now an SAP hosting partner in the US. Yahoo Confirms Lockport, NY Data Center June 30, 2009 — Search [...]

And That’s A Wrap: ICANN’s Big News for Web Hosts

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

And That’s A Wrap: ICANN’s Big News for Web HostsBy Adam Eisner ICANN’s 35th International Meeting drew to a close here on Friday, marking the end of a well-attended conference full of spirited discussion and important decisions. The biggest news out of the conference on Friday was that ICANN had confirmed Rod Beckstrom would become [...]

Dedicated Server Hosting Company, ServerPronto, Joins Twitter

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – (The Hosting News) – June 30, 2009 – Dedicated server provider, ServerPronto, has joined the popular social networking platform, Twitter, a free microblogging site incorporated in 2007, which has fast become one of the most popular ways for companies to interact with customers and learn more about their clientele’s needs. Octavio [...]

ISE and Direct Edge Choose Telx for Data Center Services

Monday, June 29th, 2009

June 29, 2009 — Colocation and interconnection service provider Telx has been jointly selected to provide disaster recovery data center services to members of equity options exchange International Securities Exchange and US equities marketplace Direct Edge, who will gain access to a robust and secure Telx data center, capable of managing the complex technology environment [...]

Michael Jackson’s Death Triggers Online Spike

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Michael Jackson’s Death Triggers Online Spike June 26, 2009 — Internet users around the world flooded news sites and social media networks Thursday in an effort to confirm early reports of pop icon Michael Jackson’s death, triggering massive availability issues. NetSuite Names Former Motorola CEO to Board June 29, 2009 — Business management software provider [...]

Researcher Declares China Spam Crisis

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

June 26, 2009 — The widespread availability of “bulletproof” hosting in China has made that country a haven for spammers, according to a blog post by University of Alabama researcher Gary Warner, referenced in a Friday article by PC World. more… June 26, 2009 — Data center solutions provider i/o Data Centers has officially opened [...]

ICANN Update: The Polarizing Issue of New gTLDs

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

By Adam Eisner In my last post I discussed some of the planned proposals for new domain name extensions that had emerged here in Sydney. Although on the surface new domain name extensions are very exciting, the notion of potentially introducing hundreds of new gTLDs has created some polarizing issues. Many of these are being [...]

Reseller Private Label Web Host Acquires Javascript Zoom

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Flemington, New Jersey – (The Hosting News) – June 25, 2009 – Provider of private label reseller web hosting services, Value Reseller, has acquired a Javascript application that enables users to zoom in and focus closely on web site objects. Ali Davachi, CEO of Realware remarked, ”We are extremely excited about bringing this technology in-house. [...]