May 28, 2010 — As May draws to a close, there have been several notable sales and promos in the web hosting industry, including an e-commerce discount from LCN.com, 20-percent off Host Color’s unlimited shared hosting plan, and at-cost .com domains from ResellerClub, as well as a draw for eco-friendly vehicles from FatCow.
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Archive for May, 2010
Servecentric Wins Three-Year Managed Hosting Deal with Tesco Diets
Posted in May 28th, 2010
May 28, 2010 — Managed data center services provider Servecentric has won a three year, €140,000 (more than $172,000) managed hosting deal with Tesco Diets, an online subscription-based weight loss service that receives more than a million visits per week. Servecentric’s virtualized server environment is expected to slim Tesco Diets’ hosting costs by more than an third, and reduce its power consumption by 70 percent.
Telehouse Celebrates Opening of Docklands Data Center
Posted in May 28th, 2010
May 28, 2010 — UK IT infrastructure services provider Telehouse announced on Friday it celebrated the opening of its new Telehouse West data center in Docklands, London, UK.
Hostingcom Launches Private Cloud Service
Posted in May 28th, 2010
May 28, 2010 — Managed hosting provider Hosting.com announced on Thursday it has launched Cloud Private as part of its cloud hosting services.
SMBs Interested In But Lack Understanding of Cloud Solutions Verio Study
Posted in May 28th, 2010
May 28, 2010 — Small and medium-sized businesses would like to benefit from shared and on-demand resources, yet few understand the benefits of cloud-based solutions, according a new study commissioned by online business solutions provider Verio. With the proper knowledge and education on a cloud technology, nearly 30 percent of SMB decision makers said they would implement the solution within a year, while 13 percent would implement a solution within three months, as long as the benefits of cloud were clear.
Netmagic Plans to Build Three New Data Centers
Posted in May 28th, 2010
May 28, 2010 — India-based managed hosting provider Netmagic Solutions announced on Friday it plans to expand its data center operations across India with the opening of three data centers, according to a report by CIOL.
Russian Web Hosts Band Together to Tackle Child Porn Hate Speech
Posted in May 28th, 2010
May 28, 2010 — Major web hosts in Russia have banded together to sign a declaration to fight child pornography and hate speech. When a complaint about improper content is received by a hosting company, the companies have agreed to send the complaint to the proprietor of the site in question, and cut off the site if a response is not received within seven days, according to news reports.
iWebs Mark Guindon Assumes More Strategic Role
Posted in May 28th, 2010
May 28, 2010 — Web hosting provider iWeb announced on Friday that executive vice president of resources Marc Guindon’s role within the company will move from an operational one to a more strategic involvement.
Gomez Launches Free Multi-Browser Multi-Location Web Performance Test
Posted in May 28th, 2010
May 28. 2010 — Helping businesses ensure strong Web response times, Gomez, the Web performance division of Compuware, has launched a free online test that instantly evaluates their website response times across multiple browsers and geographies.
Digital Realty to Open 488M Dallas Data Center Campus
Posted in May 28th, 2010
May 28, 2010 — Data center operator Digital Realty Trust announced on Friday it will transform a former Alcatel campus near Dallas into a massive data center, according to a report by Data Center Knowledge.