Web Host News – Pasadena, CA - DiscountASP.NET announces its participation in the TRUSTe U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Program and its certification to display the TRUSTe EU Safe Harbor Seal, demonstrating DiscountASP.NET’s global commitment to privacy’s core principles of transparency, accountability and consumer choice.  DiscountASP.NET joins thousands of TRUSTe-certified Web sites in recognizing privacy’s ability to accelerate online commerce and information exchange.

Participation in TRUSTe’s U.S.-EU Safe Harbor program signifies a Web site’s compliance with the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework, a legal safe harbor established by the Department of Commerce that allows U.S. companies to satisfy EU privacy directives protecting the personal information of European citizens. TRUSTe awards its EU Safe Harbor Seal only to companies that complete TRUSTe certification, submit to ongoing site monitoring, and participate in TRUSTe’s consumer privacy dispute resolution program. Continue reading “DiscountASP.Net Attains Safe Harbor Status” »

Web Host News – Malaysia - Aflexi, a leading developer of CDN Software and Content Delivery Network Management solutions today announced the beta integration of WHMCS automated billing into the Aflexi CDN management and software platform.

WHMCS is a commonly used, all-in-one client management, billing & support solution for online businesses. A favorite of Internet service providers, WHMCS handles everything from signup to termination, with automated billing, provisioning & management. Continue reading “Aflexi Integrates WHMCS Web Hosting Billing System” »

Web Host News – DALLAS — SoftLayer Technologies®, the innovative on-demand data center services provider, today launched its second Dallas data center, located in the company’s recently completed headquarters.

Designated DAL05, the new facility features an advanced dual-path network structure, including redundant network interface cards (NICs) in every server. Customers can select up to 2G of connectivity for any DAL05 server, select servers with up to 10G, and configure their networking resources to achieve all new levels of efficiency.

“Networking is the killer variable for today’s online services. Social networking, web application, cloud solutions—they all need higher bandwidth and more throughput control than ever,” said Sam Fleitman, Chief Operations Officer for SoftLayer. “DAL05 pushes SoftLayer’s trademark networking advantage even farther. The dual-path structure not only provides greater bandwidth to individual computing units, it lets customers do things like designate separate paths for different traffic streams, optimizing a server’s networking for its specific application.”

DAL05 has capacity for 15,000 servers, 24×7 onsite support, and multiple security protocols controlling entrance to the facility. It is fully connected to SoftLayer’s data centers located at the INFOMART in Dallas, in Seattle, Washington, and in the Washington D.C. area, and to the company’s network Points of Presence in seven additional U.S. cities.

DAL05 servers can be ordered starting today at www.softlayer.com or through the company’s leading Customer Portal. 2Gbps bandwidth is available for only $15 per month.

About SoftLayer Technologies
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, SoftLayer is a best-in-class, infrastructure-as-a-service provider with data centers in Dallas, Seattle, and Washington, DC, and network Points of Presence across the US. SoftLayer integrates and automates all IT elements, allowing customers to create cloud, dedicated, or seamless hybrid computing environments managed through a single interface. Enterprises of any size can have complete control, security, scalability, and ease-of-management in an on-demand IT solution. For more information, please visit www.softlayer.com or call 866.398.7638.

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Codero is building a better, greener web experience for its company and its customers.

Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, Codero knows small- to medium-sized businesses depend on hosting services and products to help manage growth for their organizations. Codero also knows its community of customers, designers, bloggers, and web enthusiasts are in search of sustainable options. Understanding these desires, Codero is committed to building dedicated server solutions and powering them with 100 percent certified renewable energy.

Background
Codero’s decision to go green began when employees sought to extend the organization’s culture to its customers. Employees realized there was an overlap in the environmental values they held with the values of those they serve. Both understood that data centers have a measurable environmental impact. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. data centers account for roughly 1.5% of all U.S. electricity consumption. Recognizing the high energy usage and carbon footprint of the industry, customers began searching for hosting companies utilizing clean, renewable energy. “Data centers are not getting any smaller and the carbon footprint continues to grow. Now is the time to take action because our customers and employees understand the implications if we do not,” said Peter Matulka, Codero Marketing Coordinator.

Challenge
Codero made the business decision to change to a green hosting provider by matching their energy use with renewable energy. They first considered on-site renewable energy generation, however the installation would not have generated the full amount of electricity it takes to power the data centers. Codero’s research showed that buying Green-e Energy Certified renewable energy would put their company among the leaders in renewable energy excellence. When Codero looked for utility green pricing programs, however, it discovered only one utility in its three separate locations offered a green pricing option certified by Green-e Energy.

Solution
After thoroughly evaluating all options to use renewable energy, Codero chose Green-e Energy Certified renewable energy certificates (RECs) and joined Green-e Marketplace. Codero’s purchase of 12,500 MWh of certified RECs from EcoElectrons means every dedicated server supporting Codero’s customers is matched with Green-e Certified energy. “The Green-e certification gives our customers confidence in our commitment to being eco-friendly and verifies the product ownership,” said Ryan Elledge, COO of Codero. Today as a Green-e Marketplace participant Codero displays the Green-e logo, the national symbol for renewable energy excellence to identify the company as a leader in green solutions.

About Codero

Specializing in dedicated and managed hosting services for small- to medium-sized businesses, Codero offers advanced email, eCommerce, security and networking solutions. Codero has extended its mission to be a sustainable business to include recycling of power supplies, motherboards, RAM, and hard drives. Codero is also a partner of the EPA’s Green Power Partnership program as a member of the Leadership Club. To learn more about Codero’s environmental initiatives, visit www.codero.com/company/green-hosting.

Web Host News – SUNNYVALE, CA & LOCKPORT, NY - Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) today unveiled one of the world’s most energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and cost-effective data center buildings in Lockport, Niagara County, New York. The state-of-the-art facility uses a combination of innovative data center design and Lockport’s naturally cool climate to dramatically decrease its electricity use throughout the year.

Yahoo! is hosting a ribbon cutting event with Yahoo! executives and elected officials, including Yahoo! CEO, Carol Bartz; Yahoo! Executive Vice President of Service Engineering and Operations, David Dibble; U.S. Senator for New York, Charles E. Schumer (D-NY); New York Governor, David Paterson; U.S. Representative, Christopher Lee (R-NY-26); New York State Senator, George D. Maziarz (R-62); New York State Assemblymember, Jane Corwin (R-142); and New York Power Authority (NYPA) President and CEO, Richard M. Kessel. Continue reading “Yahoo! Opens State-of-the-Art Data Center in Western New York” »

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Web Host News – SANTA CLARA, CA - Power Assure™, Inc., a data center optimization company that replaces today’s costly “Always On” operating model with a dynamic and efficient “On Demand” solution, today introduced Dynamic Power Optimization software that continuously balances server capacity, performance and availability to reduce data center power consumption by 50-60% without reducing service levels.

Dynamic Power Optimization software introduces a new three-tier architecture to control, visualize, and optimize data center power. The new product combines a proven runbook automation platform with sophisticated demand-driven calculation algorithms to adjust server capacity in real-time. The software also automatically adjusts cooling and other facility resources to maintain efficiency at optimum levels while guaranteeing customer SLAs. Continue reading “Power Assure Introduces Next Generation Dynamic Power Optimization Software” »

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Web Host News – AUSTIN, TX - Large enterprise data centers and colocation providers are not the only ones focused on ways to increase energy and space efficiencies within their power and cooling infrastructure. In the education market, data centers that support universities are implementing green initiatives to tackle some of the toughest pain points in their mission critical facilities while at the same reducing carbon emissions and operating costs on campus.

The University of Texas at Austin recently completed its new university data center (UDC) to meet the growing IT and business needs of the school’s academic and administrative units. The $32 million mission critical facility was built with a strong focus on the use of extremely efficient power and cooling technologies. Continue reading “Active Power Chosen to Support The University of Texas at Austin in Creating Green Data Center” »

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Web Host News – ATLANTA - GNAX (Global Net Access), a leader in Infrastructure-as-a-Service, colocation and cloud services, recently completed an upgrade to a Tier 4 electrical infrastructure at its AtlantaNAP data center in Atlanta, GA. Now all GNAX colocation, dedicated server, managed hosting and cloud services customers can receive 100% uptime service level guarantees.

The Tier 4 infrastructure provides four layers of redundancy from independent power sources. AtlantaNAP is the only public data center in the United States with active A/B feeds that are connected to diverse substations, have physically diverse entry and access routes to the building and have complete physical separation of the fuel generators and UPS systems on opposite sides of the building for the highest level of redundancy. Continue reading “GNAX Completes Datacenter Upgrade to Tier 4 Electrical Infrastructure” »

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Web Host News – ResellerClub and LogicBoxes announced today that it will be participating/sponsoring the Parallels APAC Summit 2010 being held at Singapore on 24th September, 2010.

“Unlike in the US, where the web products and services industry has several trade shows and conferences during the year, in Asia, events of this nature are few and far between,” said Bhavin Turakhia, Founder and CEO of both ResellerClub & LogicBoxes. “So with Parallels taking the initiative and organizing this summit in Asia and ResellerClub being the largest Domain Name ICANN Accredited Registrar in Asia, our participation was a no-brainer.” Continue reading “ResellerClub & LogicBoxes to participate in the Parallels APAC Summit 2010” »

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Web Host News – REDMOND, WA — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Skandinavisk Data Center (SDC) is expected to save $20 million annually by moving its core banking system from its mainframe platform to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008. SDC was formed in 1963 and is owned by 150 financial institutions in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the Faroe Islands, and is responsible for providing core banking services to these banks across Scandinavia.

With its roots in the financial sector, SDC supplies IT services to support its clients’ business operations and increase their competitive edge with comprehensive solutions that create added value across national boundaries. With cost reduction at the forefront of SDC’s business imperatives, a solution was required to help minimize spending, while retaining and gaining new member banks. By migrating its mainframe solution to a Windows platform, it is estimated that SDC will reduce operational costs for its core banking system by 30 percent, giving it a competitive edge and eliminating additional internal expense. Continue reading “Skandinavisk Data Center Greatly Reduces Costs by Migrating to Microsoft Platform” »

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