Hosting News – Santa Clara, CA – Companies are now paying very close attention to power consumption throughout their data centers. To support this growing need, the industry has created both the metrics and tools required to measure and manage power utilization effectively.

Clemens Pfeiffer, CTO of Power Assure, Inc., has outlined the various rating systems available, and recommends how each can be used to improve energy efficiency throughout any data center. Continue reading “Power Assure CTO Provides Insights into Data Center Energy Efficiency Rating Systems” »

Hosting News – MARINA DEL REY, CA - Global input and ideas will be on the rise at the 42nd Public Meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers thanks to ICANN’s on-going Fellowship program.

Now in its fifth year of successful capacity building and participation in the ICANN community, the Program’s mission is to identify members of the Internet community who either have not previously been able to participate in ICANN processes and constituent organizations, or those who require further exposure to the Internet community and its work but cannot travel and attend a meeting without financial support. Outreach is focused on the less developed regions of the world, in order to help create a broader base of knowledgeable constituents who will become the new voice of experience in their regions and beyond. Continue reading “Fellowship Program Brings Global Voices Together at ICANN” »

Hosting News – WAKEFIELD, Mass. & LONDON - The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) requirements and the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), today announced a milestone in ongoing momentum and global participation – more than 100 European companies are now PCI Participating Organizations, promising a strong showing for this year’s PCI European Community Meeting on October 17-19, 2011, in London, England.

The Council is made up of more than 600 global Participating Organizations (POs) worldwide. Continual global involvement not only benefits stakeholder organizations but also the larger payment security community, by ensuring the diverse and unique industry and geographic perspectives of those across the payment chain are represented in the work of the Council. European participation – including merchants, financial institutions and processors from around the continent – has been a key factor in the Council’s analysis and guidance on technologies in the payment environment, such as call center recording technologies and EMV, as well as the development of critical resources like the Prioritized Approach framework. Continue reading “PCI Security Standards Council Exceeds 100 Members in Europe” »

Hosting News – Jersey City, N.J. – Online application provider App55 needed an enterprise class, highly available, PCI compliant solution to meet the demands of its growing global client roster. App55 chose to partner with Datapipe, because of their deep expertise and extensive experience with securing online transaction processing. Datapipe was one of the first to achieve Level 1 PCI Certified Service Provider Status.

As App55’s hosting provider, Datapipe enables App55 to deliver a new solution that will allow retailers to use WorldPay, a global leader in payment processing, to add a quick and seamless online checkout capability. Using App55’s Card Hub platform, retailers around the globe can now offer their customers secure credit card purchases using any device, including mobile. Continue reading “App55 Partners with Datapipe for PCI Compliance” »

Hosting News – WINTER PARK, FL – Highwinds®, a leader in content delivery, network and cloud-based IP services, today announced that Valve Corporation is tapping into the Highwinds CDN (content delivery network) for Steam, the world’s largest online gaming platform.  Valve, a long-time Highwinds customer, is experiencing exponential growth with Steam, and the Highwinds CDN will be instrumental in supporting the platform’s global growth and popularity.

“Highwinds has been an important part of the infrastructure behind our Steam platform for more than three years,” said Mike Dunkle, who handles source licensing and business development for Valve.  “As our customer base grows internationally and we continue to post large year-over-year increases in our numbers, Highwinds remains a vital partner for us.  The global reach and massive scalability of Highwinds CDN make it an ideal solution for our game delivery needs.” Continue reading “Valve Leverages Highwinds CDN for Steam Platform” »

Hosting News – LogicBoxes, a Registrar software and consulting company, today announced that it has partnered with WHMCS to provide seamless integration between the WHMCS Client Management, Billing & Support Solution and OrderBox – LogicBoxes’ proprietary Domain Registrar automation software.

With the new dedicated module, any Registrar using the LogicBoxes’ OrderBox platform and wanting to use WHMCS can do so, letting them take advantage of the fully automated domain registration & management interface that WHMCS provides. Continue reading “LogicBoxes Partners with WHMCS” »

Hosting News – Ann Arbor, Michigan – Online Tech announced the next generation of OTPortal™ – a web-based client portal that provides a single, cohesive interface for remote management of colocated, managed, and cloud hosting servers at Online Tech’s data centers.

The new release of OTPortal includes an updated user experience and a host of new features. Clients can now see their network configuration on a single screen, making it easier to manage firewall rules and IP addresses for each device. Additional features include the ability to easily upgrade server capacity online for more CPU, RAM, disk space, and managed services such as offsite backup with a few clicks. Continue reading “Online Tech Streamlines Data Center Management with Portal Updates” »

Hosting News – Fremont, CA – Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone and colocation provider, today announced that it is extending its IPv6 Professional Services offerings to include data center deployments, and is recommending a swift transition to avoid unnecessary costs and gain a competitive advantage.

With a successful World IPv6 Day on June 8th and the prediction that the American Registry of Internet Numbers (ARIN) will allocate its last IPv4 addresses this before the end of this year, Hurricane Electric is suggesting simple steps for data center managers to ease the transition and reap the benefits inherent in IPv6. Continue reading “Hurricane Electric Advises Data Center Managers to Begin Moving to IPv6” »

Hosting News -Lenexa, Kan. – Codero is assisting those individuals and companies needing hosting services to resell to their own customers by offering them four flexible hosting tiers within a comprehensive program. The responsive Reseller Program offers volume discounts from list pricing on dedicated servers and setup fees.  Codero provides optimized infrastructure to customers in the e-commerce, SaaS, web development, advertising and media sectors and invites them to capitalize on the services and products which Codero has refined over the past 15 years.

As part of the Codero Reseller Program, resellers can conveniently tap into Codero’s IT expertise and inventory to repackage and resell hosting products and services.

Said Lenny Hihath, Sales Director for Codero, “Codero provides resellers and their clients with exceptional reliability and security.  We retain close relationships with resellers in order to make additional service and support available. In fact, access to Codero’s services, products and staff is available 24/7. The program is designed to be an easy way to generate more revenue for their business.”

All four tiers of the Reseller Program feature:

• Discounts from list pricing and setup fees
• Price Match Guarantee
• Rewards Points Program
• Guaranteed 99.9% Uptime
• Live U.S.-based Support Available 24/7/365
• SAS 70 Type II Certified
• Windows®, Linux and Unix Dedicated Servers
• 15+ years Industry Best-practice Expertise
• No Contracts

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Hosting News – HOUSTON - HostGator.com, a leading web hosting provider of shared, reseller, VPS and dedicated web hosting, announced it has renewed its partnership with SmarterTools Inc. to provide qualified customers with an industry-leading software bundle that meets the needs of small businesses and enterprise organizations.

Brent Oxley, CEO and founder of HostGator, added, “At HostGator, we’ve always prided ourselves on giving our customers additional value for their money. Our partnership with SmarterTools is going to give our Windows hosting customers just that – a wide variety of high-quality features and services that they would have a much more difficult time getting elsewhere.”

The SmarterBundle is valued at $800 (U.S. dollars) and includes professional versions of SmarterTools’ feature-rich software at no cost to the customer:

- SmarterMail delivers exchange-level mail server functionality for businesses of all sizes at just a fraction of the cost of equivalent Microsoft Exchange server services for equivalent mail server solutions. The latest version features a redesigned webmail interface, file storage, follow-ups, and multiple administrative accounts and tool upgrades.
- SmarterTrack transforms customer service efforts into a multi-channel communications portal. Features include a ticket system, live chat, Who’s On, call logging, a task management system, branding and language support, reporting, surveys and a knowledge base.
- SmarterStats provides website visitor statistics, keywords and on-site navigation trends, geographic and custom reports, and embedding of SEO tools along with the ability to collaboratively share results across the management team.

For more information, visit www.hostgator.com.

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