Web Hosting News – CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Verio Inc. the leading provider in delivering online business solutions to SMBs worldwide, including web hosting, application hosting and Software as a Service (SaaS), today announced that Scott Calvert has been named a 2009 Channel Chief by Everything Channel’s CRN. CRN Channel Chiefs are recognized as influential executives who consistently defend, promote and execute successful channel partner programs and strategies.

“Effective channel executives consistently ensure that the Channel’s voice is heard when strategic decisions are being made and continually nurture mutually profitable relationships,” said Robert C. DeMarzo, SVP/Editorial Director, Everything Channel. “This year’s Channel Chiefs are strong channel advocates and we applaud them for their successful partner programs and strategies.” Continue reading “Verio Executive Named Industry Leading Channel Chief by Everything Channel’s CRN” »

Web Hosting News – HOUSTON – The Planet, the global leader in IT hosting, today announced a promotion to help resellers increase hosting revenues. Beginning today and through March 31, customers who purchase five or more select servers will receive per-server discounts up to 68 percent. Resellers can use these bulk servers to provide an upgrade path for their larger customers who require a dedicated platform. The additional servers can also accommodate an expanded infrastructure for resellers looking to provide shared or value-added offerings, including applications and custom services.

“In the competitive hosting landscape, resellers are tasked with offering their customers a wide range of options, coupled with the best value for their dollar,” said Urvish Vashi, general manager of dedicated hosting for The Planet. “With this bulk-discount offering, resellers can move their customers to a dedicated environment cost effectively.” Continue reading “The Planet Announces Promotions for Hosting Resellers” »

Web Hosting News – Dublin, Ireland and London, England – Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), the world’s largest wholesale datacentre provider, has completed a Turn-Key DatacentreSM lease agreement with Tata Communications, a provider of a new world of communications and the global telecommunications arm of the $62.5 billion Tata Group, one of India’s oldest, largest and most respected business conglomerates. As per the agreement, Tata Communications will establish a new datacentre at a Digital Realty Trust facility in the UK to support its global IT infrastructure.

“We are pleased that Tata Communications has chosen to work with Digital Realty Trust on the establishment of this new datacenter,” said Bernard Geoghegan, Senior Vice President at Digital Realty Trust, who oversees International Operations. “This new contract affirms that we offer real value to our customers.” Continue reading “Tata Communications Partners With Digital Realty Trust For DatacentreSM Lease Agreement In The UK” »

Web Hosting News – London – Digital design agencies looking to add value to the services that they provide should think about the technical expertise a managed hosting provider can add to their service offering.

NetBenefit invites all digital media agencies to visit them at February’s Technology for Marketing and Advertising exhibition in Earls Court on 24-25 February, to find out how a digital design agency can add value to the website development services and advice it provides to its customers. Continue reading “NetBenefit Exhibiting At Technology For Marketing & Advertising 2009” »

Web Hosting News – SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Go Daddy is achieving monumental growth with its SSL certificate sales and now has more than 65 percent market share on all net-new SSL Certificates worldwide.

In the February Netcraft Ltd. report, the leading industry analyst states Go Daddy issued 9,500 SSL certificates in a one month period. Continue reading “Go Daddy Records Phenomenal Growth with SSL Certificates” »

Web Hosting News – Toronto, Ontario – Momentum Advanced Solutions Inc. (TSX:WWW), (“Momentum” or the “Company”), announced today that it had received a non-binding expression of interest from a company controlled by Sheldon Pollack and Phillip DeLeon, the Chief Executive Officer and President, respectively, of Momentum, with respect to the possible privatization of Momentum. The expression of interest indicated that the offeror would be prepared to pay $0.20 in cash per common share to the shareholders of Momentum (other than Messrs Pollack and DeLeon, their associates and affiliates).

Sheldon Pollack and Phillip DeLeon each own or control approximately 20% of the 64,105,577 outstanding common shares of Momentum. Continue reading “Momentum Receives Expression of Interest” »

Web Hosting News – EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - VISI, Minnesota’s largest data center services and managed hosting provider, is pleased to announce it now offers Server Replication as a new disaster recovery service.

VISI now provides offsite server replication for a company’s critical business data and essential applications that are located on servers at a company’s premise. VISI provides a secure virtual environment for those applications to live in the event of an emergency. Continue reading “VISI Announces Server Replication Disaster Recovery Services” »

Web Hosting News – London – Attenda Limited, the Always On Managed Services company, today announced that Software as a Service (SaaS) pioneer BIW Technologies (BIW), has signed a new five year contract for the delivery and operational management of its SaaS project control applications for the architectural, engineering, construction and property sectors.

BIW is the European leader in SaaS collaboration and project control systems for the construction and property industry, measured by numbers of users, usage and volume of data. Collaboration services delivered on a Software as a Service basis by BIW were first employed in 1999 on UK capital projects for Sainsbury’s. Today, BIW customers include Sainsbury’s, House of Fraser and Marks & Spencer, BAA, Crest Nicholson, the UK Ministry of Defence, the Wellcome Trust, O2, Mace, Bovis Lend Lease, Kajima, Gleeds, ISG, Canary Wharf Contractors, and developers Nakheel, Land Securities and Ballymore. Continue reading “Attenda’s SaaS Platform grows with BIW Technologies” »

Web Hosting News – SAN DIEGO, CA. – Pointivity, a leading application hosting and managed service provider offering enterprise level IT solutions to businesses and partners, today announced the availability of Global Relay email archiving and compliance solution as part of its private label hosted services program.

Pointivity partners will be able to offer Global Relay’s secure, easy-to-use, email archiving, email continuity and email compliance solutions to customers that are subject to strict regulatory mandates such as Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC, FINRA, HIPAA, as well as proactively be ‘litigation ready’ in connection with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP). Continue reading “Pointivity Launches Global Relay Email Archiving for Partners” »

Web Hosting News – Fareham, UK - Cobweb Solutions has landed on Nine Lives Media Inc.’s second-annual MSPmentor 100, a distinguished research report identifying the world’s most progressive managed service providers. Cobweb was ranked at number eight in the list and was the only UK company to make it into the top ten.

“This award recognises our successes over the last year and the work our employees have put in to ensure we deliver the best service to our customers,” said Mark Adams, Managing Director at Cobweb. “This is particularly satisfying as it comes during this time of global economic upheaval. However, the managed services market seems intent on bucking the recessionary trend, and take-up of our hosted solutions, especially amongst smaller businesses, continues to grow. Our commitment to providing high quality hosted IT solutions for our customers, combined with the very best technology and customer support stands us in good stead for 2009 and beyond.” Continue reading “Cobweb Only UK Company Included In The Top 10 MSPmentor List” »