Dedicated hosting provider The Planet (theplanet.com) pronounced on September 11, 2007 that it is offering Free Fall Savings for all new server orders. The promotion provides customers with a number of server performance and backup upgrades for free. Additionally, new server orders are eligible for free setup, a free RapidSSL certificate and free 2GB DiskSync backup.
For servers with...
On September 10, 2007, financial and corporate mining news site Mineweb (mineweb.com) announced that its South Africa-based holding company Moneyweb Holdings (moneyweb.co.za) has reported an improvement in user experience after switching its hosting to UK managed hosting provider Rackspace Managed Hosting (rackspace.co.uk) five months ago.
Moneyweb said Mineweb.com had previously operated...
UK Web hosting provider 1&1 Internet (1and1.co.uk) has launched a new line of eShop packages for its UK customers on September 10, 2007. eShops provides powerful e-commerce functionality such as eBay integration, secure payment processing and advanced marketing tools. Price starts at £4.99 a month plus VAT. The solution can be a useful asset to smaller retailers and home users seeking...
A Web site hosted out of a server in Minnesota was taken down last week after authorities discovered it showed users how to attack US military bases. According to reports, the Web site Ekhlass.cc was operating for months on a server in Rochester, Minnesota and was registered to an address in Van Nuys, California. A whois search Monday provided no registration information for the...
On September 10, 2007, domain registrar and Web hosting provider Go Daddy (godaddy.com) pronounced that it is opening a new facility in Denver, Colorado. With the opening of the new office there will be immediate employment opportunities for software developers and it gives Go Daddy the benefit of tapping the Denver community's talent pool. The new office is located at 8400 E. Crescent Parkway,...
Video hosting service provider DivX (divx.com) has recently filed a pre-emptive federal lawsuit against Universal Music Group (umusic.com) asking the court to put an end to the "spectre of litigation" relating to its service. Universal has accused video hosting services of copyright infringement, including newcomer Veoh Networks and DivX's Stage6 video hosting service. The Stage6...
On September 7, 2007, Layered Technologies (layeredtech.com) publicized that it is holding its "Out of this World" sale, which offers customers 30 days of one-day specials, including up to 60 percent off standard packages and free upgrades. As part of its sale, Layered Technologies is inviting customers to enter to win a free mega server. Entries are currently being accepted for the...
Internet consolidation company NetSky Holdings (netskyholdings.com) lately pronounced that it is implementing its business strategy to acquire companies and become a leading provider of high-quality Web hosting, Internet service and revenue-generating Web sites. NetSky hopes to provide an overall higher standard of Internet service not previously available. The company aims to show a net profit...
Utility computing platform developer 3Tera (3tera.com) announced on September 7, 2007 the commercial availability of AppLogic 2.1 at the Office 2.0 conference (o2con.com) in San Francisco, California. The new AppLogic grid operating system adds comprehensive application monitoring and support for multiple CPUs per appliance, enabling software-as-a-service and Web 2.0 companies to benefit from...
ScanAlert (scanalert.com), an internet security auditor, on September 6, 2007 has partnered with server automation and virtualization provider SWsoft (swsoft.com) to deliver Hacker Safe certification and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard validation services to Web hosting clients and their e-commerce merchants.
Under the agreement, ScanAlert will enable Web hosts using the SWsoft...