Apache Web Server Adds Cloud Capabilities with First Major Update in 5 Years
February 21, 2012 by admin
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February 21, 2012 — The Apache Software Foundation announced on Tuesday it has released version 2.4 of the Apache HTTP Server, marking its first major upgrade since December 1, 2005.
Web Host SingleHop Sees Growth with $22 M in 2011 Revenues
February 20, 2012 by admin
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February 17, 2012 — Web hosting provider SingleHop announced on Thursday the results of the company’s 2011 financial results, which includes achieving $ 22 million in revenues with 42 percent EBITDA margins
Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – February 17, 2012
February 18, 2012 by admin
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February 17, 2012 — In the week ending February 17, 2012, there were a few discounts on domains, including a special pricing offer on the .LU domain and .biz domains. Other promotions include a 50 percent discount offer on the GNAX cloud and an Exabytes Facebook contest where entrants can win an iPhone.
Tucows’ Elliot Noss on the Mobile Opportunity for Web Hosts
February 17, 2012 by admin
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February 16, 2012 — In the second last session in the Practicing Best Practices track on Thursday, Tucows CEO Elliot Noss talked about its recently launched mobile service Ting.
APS packaging made simple with Parallels’ James Raquepau
February 15, 2012 by admin
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February 15, 2012 — In one of the first sessions as part of the “Your Ecosystem: Building Your Services Portfolio” track, ” Parallels director of technology alliances James Raquepau took attendees through the process of developing an APS package in less than 25 minutes.
UK Web Host Timico Acquires Unified Communications Firm Redwood
February 14, 2012 by admin
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February 13, 2012 — UK managed hosting provider Timico Technology Group announced on Monday it has acquired unified services provider Redwood Telecommunications. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Connectivity Provider AboveNet Names New Vice President of Marketing
February 12, 2012 by admin
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February 10, 2012 — Bandwidth connectivity solutions provider AboveNet announced on Tuesday it has named Michael Tighe its new vice president of marketing. AboveNet’s private optical network delivers network and IP services in and among some of the largest hosting providers and data center operators in the US and European markets.
Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – February 10, 2012
February 11, 2012 by admin
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February 10, 2012 — In the week ending February 10, 2012, there were a few promotions carried over from last week as well as one love-themed promotion just in time for Valentine’s Day. Action Web Group launched its Sweetheart Special, Asphosting.com.au is offering a 20 percent discount on its reseller hosting plans, WestHost is continuing to offer .CO domains at a discounted rate and A2 Hosting offers its Core VPS Hosting package for $ 1.
Content Delivery Network Operator Akamai Names EVP and CFO
February 9, 2012 by admin
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February 9, 2012 — Content delivery network operator Akamai Technologies announced on Wednesday it has named James Benson its executive vice president and chief financial officer, succeeding J. Donald Sherman, starting March 1. The news follows the recent completion of Akamai’s acquisition of web performance optimization technology provider Blaze Software. Content delivery networks are beneficial to hosting companies in that they provide added value to their customers, which translates to growth of business and increase in revenue.
Prolexic Report: DDoS Attacks Grow in Size, Decline in Duration During Q4 2011
February 8, 2012 by admin
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February 7, 2012 — DDoS security provider Prolexic released on Tuesday data it collected from Q4 2011 global attacks against its clients that showed a significant rise in packet-per-second volume, a trend it predicted in its previous attack report released in July 2011. While Prolexic says an increase in the fourth quarter is not uncommon because of holiday shopping season and the prevalence of attackers targeting e-commerce sites Q4 was marked by an uncharacteristic surge.