Security solutions provider Alert Logic (alertlogic.net) on September 17, 2007 pronounced that health care company Concentra (concentra.com) has selected Alert Logic Threat Manager to protect Concentra's network from incoming threats.
With 320 medical centers in 40 states and hundreds of clinics at major employer sites, Concentra is one of the largest providers of onsite health care services in...
Web application security provider Barracuda Networks (barracudanetworks.com) has acquired Web firewall appliances provider NetContinuum (netcontinuum.com) on September 18, 2007. Though Barracuda currently sells Web filtering devices that stop Web surfers from visiting malicious sites, the NetContinuum products can be used to protect Web sites themselves.
NetContinuum had been operating since...
On September 17, 2007, web hosting provider midPhase Services (midphase.com) has been named one of the best at Commission Junction's annual client conference's 2007 Horizon Awards ceremony. The company was awarded the Horizon Award for Innovation for its support to Commission Junction and its commitment to people in the industry.
"We are very excited to be recognized at the...
On September 19, 2007, web hosting provider SoftLayer (softlayer.com) has attained Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status, with certified expertise and service in networking infrastructure solutions, advanced infrastructure solutions, hosting solutions specialization and storage solutions specialization.
The Microsoft Partner Certification program identifies companies who meet exceptional...
On September 18, 2007, clustered NAS solutions provider ONStor (onstor.com) has released results from an independent survey of 369 IT decision makers regarding the status of turning their data centers “green”. Sixty-three percent of those surveyed said that their data centers had run out of space, power or cooling capacity without warning.
Although the power consumption of an...
Research and analysis firm Tier1 Research (tier1research.com) kicked off its third annual Hosting Transformation Summit today. The event takes place from September 18 to 19 this week at The Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Attendees started off the day with opening comments from Martin McCarthy - CEO of Tier 1's parent company The 451 Group - who reiterated that the hosting...
Search engine giant Yahoo (yahoo.com) recently has agreed to acquire Internet-based email and collaboration services provider Zimbra (zimbra.com) for $350 million. Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang said that Zimbra will help the company strengthen its own email service, and provide the service via the Internet to large organizations and businesses. Yahoo rival Google has also recently begun offering a hosted...
On September 17, 2007, utility computing platform developer 3Tera (3tera.com) has entered into an agreement with Emergent Game Technologies (emergent.net) to integrate grid computing technologies into its next generation gaming platform. The Emergent Platform offers developers the tools, technologies and services they need to develop great games and reduce the risk in deploying and running...
Online domain marketplace Sedo (sedo.com) pronounced that lately over 50 domain names were sold at Sedo's Live Auction at the Domainvermarkter Forum in Hamburg, Germany. The three-hour auction, powered by Sedo, reached $360,400 in sales. There were 48 bids placed among the 120 present participants. Sedo also ran a live chat client alongside the auction that allowed for an additional 30 people who...
On September 17, 2007, internet business solutions provider Internap Network Services (internap.com) announced that Web hosting provider HostMySite (hostmysite.com) has adopted its flow control platform technology based on its automated, intelligent routing, which has helped the company to improve user experience for its customers.
The 10Gbps FCP box enables HostMySite to manage and...