Web Host News – SAN FRANCISCO & MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) (“Visa”) and CyberSource Corporation (Nasdaq: CYBS) (“CyberSource”) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Visa to purchase CyberSource, a leading provider of electronic payment, risk management and payment security solutions to online merchants at a price of $26.00 per share, or total consideration of approximately $2.0 billion to be paid with cash on hand.

CyberSource is an established industry leader that plays a role in processing approximately 25 percent of all eCommerce dollars transacted in the United States. The company serves more than 295,000 merchants through its CyberSource and Authorize.Net branded solutions. CyberSource clients include British Airways, Home Depot, Facebook, Google and many small businesses.
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Web Hosting News – FOSTER CITY, CA – Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, today announced plans to increase the size of its presence in the Dallas metro with the addition of a new Dallas 2 (DA2) International Business Exchange™ (IBX)® data center. Residing in the same location as the company’s DA1 IBX data center, the new facility will initially add approximately 40,000 gross square feet of data center space and 420 cabinet equivalents. The new development will significantly increase Equinix’s presence in the fourth largest metro area in the United States, a market that includes 25 of the Fortune 500 companies and is home to companies across many industries such as defense, telecommunications, mobility and cloud/IT technology services.

The DA2 IBX data center will be built out in two phases. The first phase represents an expected investment of approximately $25 million and is targeted for completion during the first quarter of 2011. The second phase, subject to demand, will add an additional 30,000 gross square feet and approximately 420 additional cabinet equivalents when completed.
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Web Hosting News – Princeton, NJ – CloudLinux Inc., an innovative software company dedicated to serving the needs of hosting service providers, today announces the availability of CloudLinux 5.5. The update will bring it to the current version of RPM-based Linux ensuring its continued interchangeability with Red Hat EL and CentOS. CloudLinux 5.5 is available to subscribing customers via CloudLinux Network today and is based on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 update.

Today’s release delivers on the promise of fast and fully tested updates from a commercially supported distribution. CloudLinux is an RPM-based operating system but is based on its own kernel. What differentiates CloudLinux from other Linux operating systems is that it uses Lightweight Virtual Environment™ or LVE Technology to increase server stability and density and is optimized for multi-tenant server environments. The CloudLinux update will be released before other similar distributions and will be fully tested with all major control panels on the market including cPanel, Parallels Plesk Panel, InterworX, DirectAdmin and ISPManager.
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Web Hosting News – AUSTIN, TX – Zenoss Inc., corporate sponsor of the award winning open source IT monitoring and management solution Zenoss Core, today announced the release of over 10 community-developed open source cloud monitoring and virtualization management software extensions (called ZenPacks). These extensions to Zenoss Core enable users to monitor popular cloud computing applications via Zenoss’ open source management software.

The cloud monitoring software was developed as part of a Zenoss community contest and all entries were released under the GNU Public License version 2.0. The winners of the contest were chosen by a panel of active Zenoss Community members who are experts in the field of systems management. The winning ZenPacks provide in-depth monitoring for the following technologies:
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Web Hosting News – NEW YORK — New York Internet (NYI), a leading data services provider, announced today it has implemented R1Soft Continuous Data Protection® (CDP) to protect its clients against business-critical data loss. Integrating R1Soft’s high-performance, disk-to-disk CDP server backup software not only enables NYI to back up Window, Linux, and MySQL servers but to create individually customized backup solutions for each client as well.

By fully incorporating R1Soft’s high-performance CDP backup software, NYI offers clients enterprise-class data backups that can be frequently scheduled and quickly restored using R1Soft’s Bare-Metal Restore technology minimizing downtime in the event of a disaster. Additionally, clients with MySQL databases will also benefit from the flexibility of R1Soft’s True-Granular™ Restore technology, which enables the restoration of any combination of tables and/or databases to alternate locations. Continue reading “NYI Implements R1Soft’s High-Performance CDP Backup Software to Protect Clients’ Mission-Critical Data” »

Web Hosting News – LOS ANGELES, CA - (mt) Media Temple, Inc., a global provider of virtualized, managed hosting, today announced its first outside investment of $15 million in expansion capital from Triangle Capital Corporation (Raleigh, NC) as lead investor, and GMB Mezzanine Capital, L.P. (Minneapolis, MN). The technology investment banking group of Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. advised Media Temple on the transaction and arranged the financing.

“(mt) has experienced significant growth since inception in 1998. The leadership team has done a fantastic job at bootstrapping the business while simultaneously building a world-class culture centered around customer service. With the opportunities presented by our new product roadmap, it became clear that now was the time to raise our first round of growth capital,” said Demian Sellfors, CEO.
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Web Hosting News – SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Merchant e-Solutions (MeS) announced today that it has been selected by NetSuite as its preferred payment provider for merchants and partners. NetSuite introduced the expanded MeS partnership last week during its annual SuiteCloud 2010 Partner Conference.

As an industry leader of global payment solutions, MeS provides NetSuite partners and merchants with an integrated payment platform that includes credit and debit card processing, gateway services, and real-time reporting. Merchants utilizing NetSuite can automatically accept payments through MeS in a secure, real-time environment. The partnership offers innovative electronic payment technology and business expertise to thousands of customers that use NetSuite’s online products and professional services.
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Web Hosting News – New York, NY - HostV, a leader in managed Virtual Private Servers and Dedicated servers, announced today a major shakeup in its hosting lineup, including a tripling of bandwidth on all VPS Hosting plans and major upgrades on specifications for Dedicated Servers.

The companys Managed VPS Servers and Linux VPS Servers now start at 1500GB of monthly bandwidth, up from just 500GB before. Hybrid VPS plans, which combine the power of dedicated severs with the agility of virtual servers, start at a whopping 7500GB of monthly bandwidth, up from only 2500GB. HostVs new bandwidth allotments are among the industrys most generous.
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Web Hosting News – Herndon, VA — Network Solutions® will host an online marketing seminar for St. Louis area business professionals interested in learning how search engine optimization (SEO) and pay per click (PPC) advertising can help them attract new customers. Taking place at Hilton St. Louis Frontenac in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 27, 2010, the seminar will run from 8 am -12 pm.

The Network Solutions Search Marketing Seminar explains the use of search engine optimization (SEO) and pay per click advertising (PPC) with information tailored to small businesses. Attendees will gain an understanding of how both SEO and PPC can help them attract new customers by boosting their website’s visibility in the search engines.

“Our Search Marketing Seminar provides useful insight into the way major search engines like Google™® and Bing™ can help a small business compete with businesses of all sizes,” said Randy Windsor, online marketing coach for Network Solutions. “We provide practical information that can help businesses maximize their online potential.”
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Web Hosting News – CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Peak 10 Inc., a managed services company with world-class data centers, announced its newly enhanced, next-generation Cloud Plus environment. Utilized by companies that are looking for the flexibility and speed of cloud combined with the security, personal touch, and best-of-breed infrastructure for which Peak 10 is known, Cloud Plus has seen rapid growth and received strong positive customer feedback.

Cloud Plus is available in two deployment models, Enterprise or Private. Enterprise Cloud Plus delivers services per virtual machine from multiple hosted clusters. It takes advantage of the multi-tenant model with resource pooling, dynamic load sharing, and redundant infrastructure. Enterprise Cloud Plus allows seamless scaling and flexibly supports temporary demand spikes without the need for permanent investment. The Private Cloud Plus option is available for customers who prefer a dedicated environment to support compliance requirements and/or unique processing needs. Continue reading “Peak 10’s Enhanced, Next-Generation Cloud Service Enjoys Adoption” »