Web Host News – Jersey City, NJ - Over the past year, Barack Obama has received an unprecedented number of online donations. It seems that every day brings another fundraising record to the Obama campaign, a central feature of which is www.barackobama.com, a site that provides information about the candidate and his campaign, as well as the ability to make online donations.

The huge surge of online donations at barackobama.com put it in the company of the Internet’s major e-commerce websites. As with any site handling financial transactions, security and trust are of paramount importance. That’s why visitors to the donation page at barackobama.com will see a Comodo trust mark, signifying that the transactions processed there are secured by Comodo’s strong SSL encryption, keeping donor information safe during its transmission across the Internet. Continue reading “Comodo SSL Certificates Secure BarackObama.com’s Groundbreaking Online Donations Website” »

Free Website Monitoring – OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — UptimeSpy today launched the industry’s first free comprehensive geographic website monitoring services, offering fully featured, no limits website monitoring from node locations around the world – all absolutely without charge.

The new service allows webmasters to monitor the performance of their sites and receive instant text message or email alerts if downtime is detected. UptimeSpy’s network of international monitoring nodes helps eliminate false alarms and allows the system to determine which geographical regions are affected by downtime or slow performance. This sensitivity allows webmasters to isolate problems more easily.

To get started with UptimeSpy, users simply create a free account and add as many domains or IP addresses as they would like to be monitored. Within their personalized control panel, users can configure individual node ping time sensitivity, alert methods, service types, monitoring intervals, and more.

In addition to personalized monitoring services, UptimeSpy offers a unique metrics portal that publicly displays the performance of leading Web hosting providers. The Host Metrics portal displays speeds for ping response, HTTP response, and average uptime as a percentage. The statistics allow users to verify or dispute the published guarantees of their Web host, and request SLA compensation.

“We’ve developed a monitoring service that offers world-class features and no usage limits for our users. By integrating UptimeSpy’s monitoring network with a real-time Host Metrics portal, we are able to serve both our users and the hosting community as a whole, all free of charge,” said Chris Henning, developer of the site.

UptimeSpy also provides HTML code for a real-time button displaying the average uptime statistic. Continue reading “UptimeSpy Launches Free Worldwide Geographic Website Monitoring Service” »

Web Host News – Buffalo, NY and Toronto, ON - Netfirms, Inc. the domain registration and web hosting technology company, has launched Netfirms XLR8, the newest version of its easy-to-use control panel.

The control panel is now available to the more than 1.2 million Websites, worldwide, hosted by Netfirms.

At the request of users, Netfirms has improved the usability of XLR8 by adding a domain transfer status bar to show how quickly transfers are occurring, plus a knowledgebase to make troubleshooting easier. Continue reading “Netfirms Offers Newly-versioned XLR8 Control Panel” »

Web Host News – Charlotte, N.C. – Hosted Solutions, the East Coast’s premier data center and managed services provider, is pleased to announce it has added Synapses, a leading innovator in personalized 401(k) education, products and services, to its client roster.

Charlotte-based Synapses creates online products and services for 401(k) providers, sponsors and financial advisors that allow them to deliver competitive retirement packages and educate participants on retirement planning. Continue reading “Hosted Solutions Adds Synapses to Client Roster” »

Web Host News – SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Go Daddy has recorded a huge surge in SSL Certificates – raking in 65.8 percent of the market share for new certificates, according to the October Netcraft Ltd. report.

As more and more people focus on the Web, SSL Certificates are becoming even more popular, especially at Go Daddy where they are available for as much as 75 percent less than the competition. An SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) Certificate enables encryption of online transactions and communications. They are essential for ecommerce Web sites. Continue reading “Go Daddy Now World’s #1 Provider For New SSL Certs” »

Web Host News – St. Louis, MO – Savvis, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVVS), a global leader in IT infrastructure services for business applications, announced it has joined Sun Microsystems’ MySQL™ Authorized Hosting partner* program. The program provides top-tier Hosting companies and Managed Hosting Providers the ability to offer customers certified services around Sun’s MySQL open source database. These services are specifically designed for managed hosting providers, SaaS (Software as a Service) vendors, and mobility service providers.

By joining Sun Microsystems’ MySQL Authorized Hosting Partner Program, Savvis can offer customers a managed MySQL Enterprise database for the delivery of mission-critical applications. These tools and services deliver scalable, high performance data management solutions, while providing significant cost savings. Continue reading “Savvis Becomes an Authorized MySQL Hosting Partner” »

Web Host News – CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Verio, the leading provider of online business solutions for small to medium sized businesses (SMBs), today announced the launch of its new viaVerio channel partner program and new partner Web site, www.viaverio.com. Designed to further strengthen the full-service resources and support available to channel partners, the viaVerio program offers an enhanced community-building web portal, revamped commission structure, more comprehensive program benefits, updated sales resources and advanced educational courses. These enhancements have been made to assist partners in expanding their business opportunities, generating new sales leads and increasing their overall revenue stream.

“We commend Verio’s efforts to expand its current partner program and deliver the resources necessary to effectively serve our customers,” said Jeff Jolley, vice president of Operations for Jandaco, a Verio partner focused on SMB. “Their highly reliable solutions, superior technical support and competitive pricing make Verio an excellent partner to us and our customers.” Continue reading “Verio Launches New viaVerio Channel Partner Program” »

Web Host News – HOUSTON – The Planet, the global leader in IT hosting, today launched direct attached storage (DAS), a new offering for dedicated and managed hosting customers who require enhanced database performance and increased file storage capacity. This versatile DAS product, based on Dell’s MD series, is available in three configurations that can be used as primary storage or for backup and archiving.

Users will experience improved performance and increased security, since each DAS unit is directly attached to the customer’s server. Its scalable design allows for daisy-chaining, so customers can add one or two additional DAS units to support up to 45TB of storage. Customers are also able to manage and monitor both their Dell servers and DAS devices through the Dell OpenManage management console. Continue reading “The Planet Launches Direct Attached Storage” »

Web Hosting News – JACKSONVILLE, Fla. and PORTLAND, Maine - Web.com (Nasdaq:WWWW), a leading provider of online marketing for small businesses, and PowerPay, a rising star in the electronic payments industry, today announced a partnership that will provide PowerPay’s payment processing solutions to Web.com’s eCommerce customers. Under the agreement, Web.com will offer its eCommerce customers payment processing solutions, coupled with enhanced fraud detection and card security compliance features, which can significantly lower their credit card processing fees by up to 25%.

“As a strong advocate for small business merchants, Web.com is determined to provide solutions that not only help grow our customers’ businesses, but also saves them money, especially in these challenging economic times. As such, Web.com is excited to offer merchants a wide variety of flexible and cost-saving payment processing solutions through our partner PowerPay,” said Jeff Stibel, President of Web.com. “Through this partnership, our eCommerce customers can enjoy substantial savings on merchant processing fees which could add up to hundreds or thousands of dollars in savings annually.” Continue reading “Web.com Partners With PowerPay to Provide Payment Processing Solutions to eCommerce Customers” »

Web Hosting News – CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Peak 10, Inc., the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider, will host a live webcast entitled Advanced Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity: Leveraging Geographic Diversity for Business Survival on Nov. 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST.

Monty Blight, Peak 10’s vice president of managed services, will serve as webcast moderator, and Jeramiah Dooley, director of engineering, managed services for Peak 10, will present. The webcast will offer businesses a better understanding of how geographic diversity can supplement a disaster recovery plan and how to leverage multiple data center locations into business continuity and disaster recovery strategies. Continue reading “Peak 10 Advises Businesses on Geographically Diverse Disaster Recovery Solutions” »