Hosting News - DALLAS — SoftLayer® Technologies, an innovation leader in Cloud, Dedicated, and Managed hosting, today announced that the company is making the Microsoft WebMatrix development platform available to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 users. WebMatrix is an all-inclusive, free tool that includes everything developers need to create, customize, and publish websites.

Key features and advantages include:
- Create, customize, and publish websites and applications
- Build easily with apps like WordPress, Joomla!, Drupal, Umbraco, and more
- Deploy ASP.NET and PHP apps on the same server
- Support MySQL and Microsoft SQL databases
- Increase visibility with search engine optimization tools and reports
- Get online with one-click website and database publishing

“Microsoft WebMatrix provides SoftLayer customers an easy-to-use, all-in-one solution for Web development,” said Andrew Maten, Vice President of IS Windows Systems for SoftLayer. “The WebMatrix platform was designed to streamline Web development environments—simply and easily integrating a suite of development applications.”

“We are excited to see Softlayer bring the value and benefits of Windows Server and WebMatrix to its customers,” said Gavriella Schuster, General Manager, U.S. Server Marketing & Operations, Microsoft Corp.. “With the integration of WebMatrix, Softlayer customers will benefit from quick configuration and access to a very powerful and flexible web development platform.”

WebMatrix can be easily added to any new SoftLayer Dedicated Server running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 when ordering through the company’s website or Customer Portal. Users simply select Microsoft Windows Server as the operating system and add WebMatrix as an OS-Specific Add-on at the time of ordering. After the server is provisioned, the WebMatrix installation package can be downloaded through a link in the Customer Portal.

For a limited time, SoftLayer is offering a special introductory promotion for WebMatrix customers. The first 1,000 new dedicated servers or CloudLayer instances ordered with any version of Microsoft Windows Server R2 + WebMatrix installed will receive a combined credit of $40 per month for the first six months. Continue reading “SoftLayer to Offer Microsoft WebMatrix to Its Customers” »

Hosting News – Lenexa, Kan. – With ease of navigation in mind, Codero revamped its website enhancing functionality and comfort for the shopping experience. The site is now more product-focused so visitors can find the information they need faster when selecting their hosting infrastructure.

The new look demonstrates Codero’s dedication to being a pioneer within the hosting industry, recognizing that buying web hosting does not need to be complicated. A design that incorporates a familiar ecommerce-friendly way to shop Codero.com helped accomplish Codero’s goals. Users can review different hosting products, gain tips about how to achieve the best performance, and discover logical upgrades like security, disaster recovery, server management and other Codero products and services. Consideration was given to streamlining detailed information for ease in reading and highlighting the different price points and product features throughout the site.

Codero Marketing Director, Shelby Garlock, said, “The site has been refreshed to be lighter, cleaner and more inviting. We also understand today’s website user wants to be able to easily share website content and to see how often content is shared.  So the new design also accommodates a social networking rail throughout the site.” Continue reading “Enhancements on Codero.com Make Choosing Hosting Package Easier” »

Hosting News – Montreal, Quebec - iWeb.com, a global provider of Internet hosting services and IT infrastructure, is proud to present the new feature for Smart Servers: Smart Groups. Smart Group is a private virtual LAN service for all the Smart Servers in your account and is completely dedicated to your account.

Servers within a group can communicate while remaining invisible to other clients’ servers connected to the same local network, like a private rack. The Smart Servers share information via a local link, which increases the security of your servers. Furthermore, local bandwidth is unlimited with the SuperSmart package. Continue reading “iWeb Launches Third Enterprise Level Security Service for Smart Servers” »

Web Host News – Orem, UT - NetHosting, a global provider of Cloud, Dedicated, VPS Server, and Virtual hosting products, today announced that it has received SAS 70 Type II certification through independent service auditor, The Cadence Group, after an extended audit of its internal processes.

“We want our customers to be assured of our consistent and dedicated pursuit of security in our data centers,” stated NetHosting CEO, Lane Livingston. “So we’ve taken our Type I certification to the next level by becoming SAS 70 Type II certified.” Continue reading “NetHosting Receives Type II SAS 70 Certification” »

Web Host News – Tampa FL - Hivelocity Hosting  announced this week they are introducing a new line of i5 Sandy Bridge dedicated servers.   The Intel i5 processor will be replacing the Core2Quad, which currently serves as the introductory line of servers Hivelocity offers.  As Core2Quads slowly fade away with end-of-life approaching, the quad-core i5’s will slide right into that lower pricing segment.

“We have worked with Supermicro to put together a very solid system at a really good price.  The end result is our customers get new Sandy Bridge servers that offer significantly more power than the older Core2Quads for about the same price they have paid for lesser systems in the past,” comments Hivelocity GM Steve Eschweiler.  “Our customers have given our E3-1230 Xeon Sandy Bridge server rave reviews  for the last few months and we anticipate the introduction of another Sandy Bridge system in the lower price spectrum to be just as popular, if not more.  Our customers love a powerful server and they love saving money even more, so the i5 should be a home run for everyone.”
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Web Host News – Lenexa, Kan. – Doing business with Codero is easier than ever thanks to enhancements the company made to its online portal including a new and improved dashboard. The provider of optimized infrastructure created the Codero Server Portal v2 to be a one-stop place for customers to manage their hosting accounts and give them exclusive access to information related to Codero’s products and services. The tool is still receiving positive feedback from customers six months after its release and Codero continues to refine it to make it even better.

Codero first revamped its global customer portal in November, 2010 to enhance the customer experience. Over the last few months, the Codero Development team listened to customer suggestions and relied upon more feedback to make even more improvements. Below is a highlight of some of the major changes just released:

- Improved Dashboard. The new dashboard redesign increases overall usability, design and navigation. It makes it easier to find messages, tickets, invoices and services to manage Codero accounts from a single web page. Visibility to bandwidth usage is even more immediate and a Twitter feed has been included.

- New SMS Service Notifications. Customers can sign up with the new SMS service to receive service notifications in the event of an emergency. There are now three methods to receive emergency alerts: SMS, email or instant messenger. Customers can also follow @CODERONOC for service-related Codero messages.

- Revamped Payment Method. Managing payment options has been streamlined for simplicity with more functionality. The functionality to edit existing payment methods and delete outdated payment information is now available.

- DNS Management Improvements. The entire DNS Management section was rewritten to provide bulk modifications of DNS records through the online portal.   We have also extended the functionality to provide support for long data records, such as Domain Keys, and IPv6 in preparation for the IPv6 roll out at Codero.

Nicholas Gaugler, Vice President of Development and Engineering at Codero, said, “Customer experience is what drives Codero to continually improve not only Server Portal v2, but every piece of software we develop and integrate. We want to encourage engagement so we can personally help our customers succeed with their hosting solutions. We will continue to deliver additional features and functional enhancements to Server Portal v2 to make it even more valuable for Codero customers.”

In the coming months, Codero will have new functionality on the service page. The enhancement will give customers the ability to see available upgrades and downgrades to their existing packages and schedule those changes, during a maintenance window of their choice, directly from Server Portal v2. Continue reading “Codero Announces New Dashboard and Other Customer Portal Enhancements” »

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DALLAS – SoftLayer^® Technologies, the innovation leader in Cloud, Dedicated, and Managed hosting, today announced the expansion of its storage options for CloudLayer^® Computing Instances (CCI) to include Local Disk Storage. Available as an alternative to SoftLayer’s Storage Area Network (SAN)-based CCIs, the new option brings customers the ability to choose the storage that best meets their individual application and performance needs.

“Every customer is different, and needs different things from cloud,” said Duke Skarda, Chief Technology Officer for SoftLayer. “That’s why we created Build Your Own Cloud, letting customers tailor the CPU power, RAM, and storage capacity of their CCIs to their application requirements. Local Disk Storage takes that even farther, bringing customers even greater control over how their cloud solutions perform.

“Local Disk Storage for CloudLayer Computing is implemented as RAID Level 10, for enterprise-grade reliability and security. 25GB or 100GB Local Disks are available for primary storage, and 100GB or 200 GB Local Disks are available for additional storage. SAN-based storage continues to be available; currently the two storage options cannot be used together.

“There are inherent differences between SAN and Local Storage that give each their own advantages,” said Mr. Skarda. “Since SAN-based CCIs store their data in a shared location, they will always provide faster recovery options and greater flexibility in scaling total storage capacity. But, naturally, Local Disk-based CCIs can provide faster input/output speeds, making them an even better option for storage-intensive applications and lowering total cost of operations. Now, it’s entirely up to you which benefits you’d rather leverage.”

For more information about CloudLayer Computing, visit softlayer.com/cloudlayer. Continue reading “SoftLayer Adds Local Disk Option for CloudLayer Computing” »

Web Host News – DALLAS - CyrusOne, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB) and preeminent enterprise data center colocation solutions provider, today announced the commissioning of an additional 65,000 square feet of premium data center space in its North Dallas facility.

“With the expansion of our North Dallas facility, CyrusOne stands ready to help enterprise customers better manage their data center requirements with highly cost-efficient and flexible solutions,” said Gary Wojtaszek, president of CyrusOne. “Increasing demand from Fortune 1000 companies for colocation space in the Dallas area is being driven by business expansion and a growing desire to have a centralized location for applications and data center. CyrusOne is uniquely qualified to meet this demand.”
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Web Host News – Jersey City, N.J. – Datapipe, a leading provider of managed services and infrastructure for mission critical IT and cloud computing, announced today that revenue growth in the second quarter of 2011 was equal to the total growth the company experienced in all of 2009.

Supporting this growth, Datapipe is currently completing expansions of its data center facilities worldwide. In the third quarter the company will triple its data center capacity in London, and significantly expand its San Jose, Calif. and Hong Kong capacity. In addition, Datapipe is doubling the capacity of Somerset Two, its New Jersey data center that opened in May of 2010.
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Web Host News – DALLAS — SoftLayer^® Technologies, the innovation leader in Cloud, Dedicated, and Managed Hosting, today announced the introduction of High-Availability Dedicated Firewalls to its lineup of security solutions. SoftLayer customers have the option of adding this high level of protection as a new service for current or new Cloud, Dedicated, or Virtual systems that share the same VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network).

“High-Availability Dedicated Firewalls provide our customers with greater peace of mind,” said Matt Chilek, Vice President of Systems Development and Technology at SoftLayer. “Unfortunately, malicious network activity can happen to anyone, so we’re dedicated to providing our customers with the best protection possible so they can focus on their business and not worry about the security of their infrastructure.”

High-Availability Dedicated Firewalls go beyond protecting servers from malicious activity. The service includes a secondary physical firewall for failover protection, and automatic fall back when the primary firewall regains service.

SoftLayer’s firewalls stand between the entire VLAN and the Public Network, analyzing and filtering all network traffic. With the company’s simple-to-use Customer Portal, customers can easily configure the firewall settings for the entire VLAN as well as for individual computing systems. The Portal also provides a library of templates for applying protection rules and configurations for specific applications. Current templates include mail and Web services, Parallels^® Plesk, and cPanel.

High-Availability Dedicated Firewalls are the newest addition to SoftLayer’s selection of firewall security services, which includes Dedicated Hardware Firewalls and Standard Firewalls. All can be provisioned on demand and without service interruption through the company’s leading Customer Portal. The extra security of these firewalls complements SoftLayer’s effort to provide further individualization for each customer’s network security strategy to help them achieve even greater uptime, accessibility, and control.

For more information about these and other SoftLayer security solutions, visit softlayer.com/solutions/security.
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