Latest Industry News from WebHostingTalk

1. ServInt donates web-hosting services for new philanthropic effort Indie Music for Haiti - (The Hosting News)  –  Web hosting provider ServInt, today announced it is donating hosting services for the new philanthropic effort Indie Music for Haiti (www.indiemusicforhaiti.com).
   The new site from Maryland-based music studio Asparagus Media allows independent musicians to submit video clips of recent performances, new songs written for or about the crisis, and other video content […]

   ServInt donates web-hosting services for new philanthropic effort Indie Music for Haiti

2. Codero’s Cost-Saving Measures Provoke Favorable Reaction - (The Hosting News) – The business community has offered it’s support for Codero’s recently launched Price Match Challenge. This new program has had a highly positive effect among small- to medium-sized businesses desiring a less expensive solution for dedicated and managed hosting services. The limited-time promotion allows customers to receive a price match […]

   Codero’s Cost-Saving Measures Provoke Favorable Reaction

3. Steadfast Networks Publicizes New Green Initiative - (The Hosting News) – Chicago based Steadfast Networks, has officially announced its environmental green initiative by implementing a 100% carbon offset. This offset will be utilized for staff commuting, office usage, core infrastructure, networking equipment, shared web hosting, VPS hosting, and backup services. Steadfast Networks is certified “carbon neutral” by Carbonfund.org, an environmentally-friendly organization […]

   Steadfast Networks Publicizes New Green Initiative

4. NTT America Supports Solution Partners Program at 2010 Channel Partners Expo - (The Hosting News) – NTT Communications’s American branch has officially announced that certain company executives will attend the Spring 2010 Channel Partners Conference & Expo, March 1-3 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, to meet current and potential solution partners and discuss NTT America’s Global IP Network […]

   NTT America Supports Solution Partners Program at 2010 Channel Partners Expo

5. Level 3 Increases Presence in Northern California - (The Hosting News) – Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) today announced that it is broadening its local presence in Northern California. It’s new facilities will be established in locations such as San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland and Sacramento. This initiative reflects Level 3’s continuing pledge to enhance its presence in local […]

   Level 3 Increases Presence in Northern California

6. Leading Managed Hosting Provider, Opus Interactive Hires New Systems Administrator - (The Hosting News) – Opus Interactive hired Steve Cronburg as Systems Administrator. An industry veteran with  9 years of experience working with clients across all facets of IT, including hardware, software and network troubleshooting. He is the newest member of a growing Network Operations Center staff that delivers hands-on customer service for Opus Interactive’s hosting […]

   Leading Managed Hosting Provider, Opus Interactive Hires New Systems Administrator

7. Twitter Passes 10 Billion Tweets - (The Hosting News) - We all know that Twitter has grown quickly and become extremely popular. In fact the service has become so popular that it even has it’s own awards. However, I came across some interesting and enlightening growth information on Twitter recently while conducting research for reseller hosting provider 34SP.com. Twitter has just sent out […]

   Twitter Passes 10 Billion Tweets

8. Codero Recognized with SAS 70 Type I Certification - (The Hosting News) - Overland Park, Kan. – Following a detailed, independent assessment of internal controls for company-wide policies and procedures, Codero has completed its first SAS 70 review. SAS 70 Type I certification evaluates the current state of a service provider’s control environment and effectiveness in meeting control objectives. This structured, multi-step process focused on the […]

   Codero Recognized with SAS 70 Type I Certification

9. Atlantic.Net announces participation in the annual CFO Conference - (The Hosting News) – IT Service Provider Atlantic.Net (www.atlantic.net)  officially stated today its participation as a sponsor for The 17th annual CFO Rising Conference & Expo, scheduled for March 7-10, 2010, at the Hilton Grand Convention Center in Orlando Florida.
   Atlantic.Net is offering free evaluations to help attendees recognize huge savings with Atlantic.Net’s Fully Managed IT […]

   Atlantic.Net announces participation in the annual CFO Conference

10. R. Brooks Borcherding New President of NaviSite - (The Hosting News) – NaviSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAVI), has formally ratified the promotion of R. Brooks Borcherding as President. This appointment will see Borcherding overseeing various facets of the company such as overall sales, marketing, operations and service delivery in addition to business planning and day-to-day operations.
    “Since joining the company last April, […]

    R. Brooks Borcherding New President of NaviSite

Latest Industry News from The WHIR

1. CA to Buy Performance and Availability Monitoring Solutions Firm Nimsoft for $350M - March 10, 2010 — In an effort to extend CA’s ability to meet the unique IT management needs of “emerging enterprises” and managed service providers, IT management software company CA Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to buy IT performance and availability monitoring solutions provider Nimsoft, Inc.
   

   

2. CloudLinuxOS Added as a Standard Operating System for VPS.NET’s Entire Line of Cloud Offerings - March 10, 2010 — Software developer CloudLinux Inc. announced that virtual private server hosting provider VPS.NET will begin to offer CloudLinux as one of the standard Linux operating systems on all of its elastic and instantly scalable cloud hosting offerings.
   

   

3. Savvis Names North Asia MD, Expands Cloud Infrastructure in Asia - March 10, 2010 — Internet infrastructure services provider Savvis announced on Tuesday it has named Mark Smith its new managing director for North Asia, which includes Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan.
   

   

4. eNom Selected as a Registrar for .CO Domain Names - March 10, 2010 — Domain name wholesaler eNom has become one of only a handful of registrars for .CO domain names.
   

   

5. Web Host Hosting Metro Names Marketing Manager - March 10, 2010 — Web hosting provider Hosting Metro announced on Wednesday it has named Matthew McKinney the company’s new marketing manager.
   

   

6. Cloud Hosting Provider Cloud.bg Announced New Affiliate Program - March 10, 2010 — Just months after launching its fully featured cloud hosting service, Bulgarian cloud hosting provider Cloud.bg has launched its new cloud hosting affiliate program.
   

   

7. Web Host Fasthosts Intros New Virtual Private Servers - March 10, 2010 — UK web hosting provider Fasthosts Internet announced on Wednesday it has introduced a new range of virtual servers that it says “combine high-speed performance, scalability and resource monitoring”.
   

   

8. Rackspace Restructures Hosted Exchange Reseller Program - March 10, 2010 — Web hosting provider Rackspace Hosting announced Tuesday at the Rackspace Email & Apps Reseller Conference that the cloud-based applications division has plans to restructure its reseller program.
   

   

9. SingleHop To Launch Cloud Services Platform Cascade This Spring - March 10, 2010 — Dedicated and managed web hosting provider SingleHop has announced plans to launch a new cloud hosting platform, which will consist of several new cloud services that will be rolled out this spring.
   

   

10. Baltimore Technology Park Data Center to Expand - March 10, 2010 — The Baltimore Technology Park announced on Tuesday it is building a $5 million expansion that will provide 7,000 square feet of additional space, bringing its to total to 37,000 square feet.