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(The Hosting News) – Web host Secured Servers is now officially a division of colocation provider Phoenix NAP. Finalization of the deal was announced by Phoenix NAP on Monday.

The companies initially announced the agreement in August of last year and the move provides Phoenix NAP with Secured Servers’ services including cloud, additional colocation, dedicated servers and more.

Discussing the matter in a press release, Phoenix NAP president Ian McClarty said the move “falls right in line with our full service data center philosophy.”

“Our colocation options, public cloud services, and now dedicated hosting solutions reflect the ongoing commitment we have to be a go-to provider for established and emerging technologies,” McClarty commented.

Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed in a press release concerning the matter.

As a data center operator, aside from colocation, Phoenix NAP’s services include disaster recovery with a cloud that offers features such as firewalls and load balancing.

PhoenixNAP operates its services from a 160 thousand square feet facility in Phoenix, Arizona.

Like PhoenixNAP, Secured Servers is also based in Arizona. The company was founded in 2003 and despite the acquisition, continues to operate under its original name.

Upon initially announcing the deal in August, Phoenix NAP/Secured Servers director of corporate strategy Jordan Jacobs stated, “We are thrilled to have Secured Servers solutions offered within the IaaS framework of Phoenix NAP.”

“The financial strength and stability the enterprise data center brings will only help to ensure the continued growth of all product sets, including the dedicated hosting and physical server options of Secured Servers,” Jacobs continued.

In addition to announcing the move’s finalization, PheonixNAP also indicated that it will soon launch new hardware options for servers falling under Phoenix NAP Secured Servers, made possible through the acquisition.

In November, PhoenixNAP began accepting enrollment for a new public cloud solution called Secured Cloud which relies on technology from companies including Cisco and VMware.For further information regarding PhoenixNAP’s acquisition of Secured Servers, view a press release here (phoenixnap.com).

Acquisition Complete: Secured Servers Now Part of PhoenixNAP

(The Hosting News) – BluPointe, a leader in Cloud data protection, has been named the North American distributor for IASO Backup Technology headquartered in Emmeloord, the Netherlands.

IASO Backup Technology offers award-winning backup and restore software that provides a safe, reliable and cost-effective alternative to tape backup. Featuring deep de-duplication, common file elimination, delta block backup and delta block restore remote installation, the functionality of IASO software allows easy remote installation and remote management through the client’s management console.

“We’re happy to have a trusted professional partner like BluPointe introducing IASO in the U.S.,” said Rene Oldenbeuving, CEO of IASO. “We believe BluPointe will achieve a real breakthrough with our technology, we couldn’t ask for a better representative in the U.S. market.”

BluPointe CEO Ron Roberts says IASO’s technology and growth, combined with its unique all inclusive pricing, are impressive. For MSP’s, backup service providers, and resellers he sees it as a complete package combination that must be experienced.

“Everything is included, there are no hidden costs, and you have the ability to backup and restore an impressive list of applications including VMWare per files at the ESX or VCenter server, and restore down to the file level – and that’s just to name only one.” Roberts said. “It is innovative software with rich functions and features that bring all the best in online backup technologies into one outstanding package.”

IASO Backup Technology provides archiving capabilities to keep specific backups (even those behind retention points) actual. It’s common files elimination feature dramatically decreases or eliminates storage waste, and a two-tier backup provides the ability to continue backing up data even when the network is not available.

Additional notable features include:

• MS Azure, SharePoint, Exchange 2007 /2010, MS SQL, Oracle protocol support.
• True Delta backup and true Delta restore.
• Central management that is active and behaves like a NOC (Network Operational Center).
• True two-tier backup continues even if network is not available.
• Deep De-duplication, at four levels.
• Common Files Reduction— this new feature allows a dramatic decrease in storage waste.

“Becoming IASO’s North American distributor is a perfect fit for BluPointe,” Roberts said. “We believe the products provide the functionality our clients demand, and then some.

“IASO has created a product so complete, I expect nothing but outstanding results for our clients.”

About IASO:

IASO has transformed online backup into a mature and cost-effective service platform, and its success has created a wave of expansion that translates to customers and distribution partners all over the world. With a staff of approximately 50 employees, the company is headquartered in Emmeloord, the Netherlands, while its research and development professionals maintain an office in Minsk, Belarus.

With a market share of 60 percent in the Netherlands and more than 35,000 business partners globally, IASO’s Backup to disk/Backup over IP software solutions enable companies to secure their valuable business data easily and reliably, while keeping it available online continuously.
IASO’s highly advanced technology brings backup and restore software to the next level as IASO has successfully integrated both local and Cloud-based technology. This way IASO covers both traditional features and highly scalable online backup features. Combined with the low entry pricing model and the international backup storage cloud, IASO sets a new standard for backup and recovery software.

Since opening their doors in 2004, IASO has been named the seventh fastest growing company in the Netherlands, and is the recipient of numerous awards, including: Deloitte 2010 Technology EMEA Fast 500 Nominee; Deloitte 2010 Technology Fast 50 Nominee; WinMag October 2010 “Editors Choice”; CRN Channel Awards 2009 – Best Storage Provider – Nominee; Top 25 Finalist Eurecan 2009 European Venture Contest; Deloitte 2008 Technology Fast 50 Rising Star Award Winner; CRN Channel Awards 2008 – Outstanding Product of the Year – Nominee; 2008 Financiëel Dagblad Golden Gazelle Award Winner. For more information, visit the IASO website at http://www.IASO.com.

About BluPointe

BluPointe is a Cloud-based backup and restore distributor of quality hardware and software solutions for MSP’s, Resellers and backup service providers. BluPointe offers complete Cloud based data protection solutions for the Cloud and remote office/branch office (ROBO) marketplace. BluPointe has been working with the channel since 2004.

As part of its corporate mission, BluPointe strives to be the leading provider of Cloud based remote office/branch office backup and recovery solutions for the Cloud marketplace. For more information about BluPointe and its products, visit the BluPointe website or call 404.252-7626.

To find out more about Blupointe channel partners, managed service providers (MSPs) and resellers, BluPointe Cloud-based backup, or to become a BluPointe Cloud provider, Email reseller(at)blupointe(dot)com.

BluPointe Named Distributor for IASO

(The Hosting News) – A domain with .NL makes a web address unique and easy to memorize. It enables individuals and organizations to protect their businesses online and to reach and communicate with audiences in the Netherlands. .NL is one of the most popular country code domains in the world helping companies with local and international opportunities. Any company can maximize their revenues by registering a Dutch domain name which will provide relevant and localized information about their product and services.

The Netherlands has a prosperous and open economy that depends heavily on foreign trade. The economy is also noted for stable industrial relations, moderate unemployment and inflation, a sizable current account surplus, and an important role as a European transportation hub.

.NL was the first ccTLD ever to be registered. SIDN (Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland) is the registry for the .NL tld and is responsible for issuing and managing the use of .NL domain names. What’s more? There are no restrictions on registering a .NL domain name. All companies and individuals that have a connection with The Netherlands would benefit from the extension and so will any organization willing to secure their online presence globally.

.NL domain name helps expand ones web profile and corporate image. To register a .NL domain name at a special offer price of just € 3.99, visit EuroDNS here; http://www.eurodns.com/top-level-domain/Netherlands/Nl

‘’Our aim is to provide our customers with the best price in the market, hence we have come up with great value limited time offers on specific domain extensions, to be announced every two weeks’’ said Daniel Eisenhut, Chief Sales Officer, EuroDNS. ‘’Now our customers can get their choice of domain names at a price that they have always wanted.’’ He also added, ‘’we would like to take this opportunity and remind our customers that we do a lot more than just registering domain names. We have a large portfolio of generic (gtlds) as well as country code (cctlds) extensions to offer along with premium domains on the secondary market. Additionally we offer various complementary solutions and services such as email and collaboration on the cloud; monitoring and recovering of domain names. We also provide an anycast DNS network through ProDNS, issue SSL certificates and offer domain research services.’’ To assist you with your domain requirements please visit our website or speak to one of our sales representative at sales[at]eurodns[dot]com

To discover more promotions on domain extensions currently offered at EuroDNS check out the offers page of our website here; http://www.eurodns.com/offers/.

In addition please note that EuroDNS releases new promo codes as part of its monthly newsletter. Check deals on domain extensions such as .LU, .NET, .TV, .INFO, .COM, .NET, in the January’s edition of our newsletter. Don’t forget to subscribe with us here http://www.eurodns.com/newsletter/ to receive the February issue of our newsletter directly in your inbox.

About EuroDNS

EuroDNS is a Domain name Registrar specialized in International Domain extensions. Based in Luxembourg with branch offices in Europe, the USA and Asia with AsiaDNS, EuroDNS serves a large variety of clients ranging from SMEs to some of the world’s largest Domain Investors and offers dedicated naming solutions to Trademark holders. By strongly participating in leading industry forums including ICANN and the International Trademark Association, EuroDNS seeks to promote e-Commerce and wider Internet adoption. http://www.eurodns.com

EuroDNS Announces Promotion on .NL

(The Hosting News) – Host Virtual is pleased to announce that it is expanding its Cloud Service in London.

“London has become a pivotal location for us since we launched there,” said Sandy Bhargavi, Sr. Vice President of Operations. “We are pleased to continue our investment in the UK market.”

Situated in the heart of London Docklands, the expansion into Telecity Sovereign House provides a premier, Tier 3 carrier class hotel as the basis for the Host Virtual Service.
The location provides unrivaled connectivity options on the campus, including over 400 carriers international and local fixed lines, broadband and mobile networks, internet exchange points, content distribution networks, financial exchanges, and cloud hubs.

The Host Virtual, Inc cloud allows customers to easily deploy over 150 Linux, FreeBSD, and VOIP images in just a few minutes, with native dual-stack IPv4 and IPv6 support to any of its 11 worldwide locations.

“We expect the expanded service to be available to all customers in early March”, said Sandy Bhargavi. “We are also working on our Amsterdam, NL location and expect to announce further services in the EU in the near future.”

About Host Virtual, Inc.

Host Virtual, Inc. is a cloud hosting provider that operates dual-stack IPv4 and IPv6 IaaS clouds worldwide. Built around scalability, self-service and ease of use, Host Virtual customers can deploy Linux, VOIP or FreeBSD servers to any location within minutes. Free from the hassle of complicated, pay-per-minute or per-resource plans, Host Virtual customers can deploy to any of its cloud locations with unlimited usage for a low, flat monthly fee starting at under $10 per month.

For more information about Host Virtual, Inc.’s Cloud vps hosting and virtualization services, please visit http://www.vr.org/.

Host Virtual Expands Investment in London Cloud

(The Hosting News) - In partnership with Parallels and OpenSRS, myhosting.com has launched support for the industry leading Mobile Website Builder platform, goMobi. Combined with myhosting.com Website Hosting services and a .MOBI domain name registration, Business Owners and Webmasters can build a professional mobile website both quickly and easily.

The goMobi Mobile Website Builder platform includes a number of features through a WYSIWYG interface that allows customers to create a mobile version of their site easily, by adding options like Products, Contact Forms, Find Us, Reviews, Image Gallery, as well as a link to their Full Website and many more features. The goMobi Setup assistant can also automatically generate a mobile website based on an existing website, to help users and webmasters get started quickly.

With mobile web browsing becoming a more common way for users to access the internet, be it on mobile phones, iPhones, Androids and other smartphones, as well as tablets like the Apple iPad, the time to create a mobile-specific website has never been better. The goMobi Mobile Website Builder and Setup Assistant allows you to create a site with smaller screens, smartphones and tablets in mind, enabling you to more easily engage mobile website visitors with a customized browsing experience.

“With search engines like Google indicating that Mobile is an upcoming trend webmasters should be aware of, the time to jump on the bandwagon is now,” proclaimed Tim Attwood, Product Manager at myhosting.com. “Mobile users interact with search results and websites differently than desktop users, and with the mobile segment growing every day, every SMB or Website Owner should be thinking about grabbing their slice of that pie.”

By 2013 it is expected that more internet users will go online using smartphones and mobile devices than on traditional computers and laptops. And already more than half of all local searches are performed from mobile devices, with mobile searchers taking action as a result of the search results. With myhosting.com and a newly created goMobi Mobile Website, the time to take advantage of the trend is now!

For more information, please visit http://myhosting.com/mobile-website-builder/.

About myhosting.com

myhosting.com is owned and managed by SoftCom Inc., a privately held company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1997, SoftCom provides reliable and cost effective Email and Web Hosting services to more than 10 million customers with support of 26 languages in 140 countries worldwide. The myhosting.com name and the logo are registered trademarks of SoftCom Inc.

myhosting.com Offers goMobi Mobile Builder

Do a quick search on the web for content management systems and you will see that there are thousands out there, and most of them are free. Almost all of them have the basic features necessary to run a blog, but not all of them are designed specifically with blogging in mind. Is any one of them sufficient for general blogging, or is there an advantage to using a CMS specifically designed for it?

Probably the most popular blogging platform these days is WordPress. It is made for blogging before anything else, although it does have other general web content management features. Because it is designed specifically for blogging, it has features such as content spam filtering and trackbacks built into it. It also supports a plethora of plugins, many of which are catered to bloggers.

Other content management systems may also have blogging features and may even have plugins designed to support blogging. Many also have features that a CMS like WordPress would not have, such as robust e-commerce support out of the box.
Ultimately, the CMS you choose largely depends on your needs. If blogging or news publishing is your primary goal, WordPress or another blogging platform with similar features would be better. If, however, you have other goals for your website that take precedence over blogging, you may be better off using a CMS that can more easily accommodate those goals. If you need both, it is very common to use more than one CMS to meet a variety of needs.

Will Any CMS Suffice for Blogging?

Source: frugaldad.com

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The Day the Internet Stood Still

(The Hosting News) – Data Center Talk, a leading data center industry portal, is pleased to announce the expansion of its services with free access to data center resources and the latest data center information.

After years as the data center industry’s premier forum, DCT is expanding to be a one-stop gateway to information on data center design, data power, cooling, management, green IT, security, cloud computing, and storage and servers.

“It was apparent from the discussions in DCT’s forum that our members would benefit significantly from availability of data center resources on our site,” says Ananthan Kathiramalai, director of Data Center Talk, who has led the expansion of the site. “The site will provide all necessary data center resources, including current news and trends, to remain up-to-date in the industry. The in-depth analysis and insights provided by industry experts will further enrich the discussions in DCT’s forums.”

DCT started in 2004 as a knowledge sharing community, and quickly gained popularity as an essential information resource on data center topics. DCT is now a key destination for all date center related discussions. Drawing on its history as a place to share knowledge, DCT has now added quality, comprehensive information on data centers, as well as new trends, solutions, and happenings in the industry.

With an emphasis on providing high-quality and reliable information, DCT endeavours to provide readers with the latest information that will help them make the right decisions when it comes to their data center options.

If you would like to know more about DCT and the data center industry, please visit www.datacentertalk.com.

Data Center Talk Announces Expansion

(The Hosting News) – Popular certificate authority GlobalSign has a new chief technology officer. On Monday, the company announced that former Microsoft security engineering expert Ryan Hurst would take the position, bringing with him ten years of experience gained at his previous company.

At Microsoft, Hurst dealt with digital certificates via Microsoft’s Root Certificate program. Other previous responsibilities included biometrics, code signing, cryptography and more.

Discussing his new company in a press release, Hurst referred to GlobalSign as “one of the few pure-play Certificate Authorities.” Hurst also stated that the company “maintained one of the most credible names in the industry over its many years of delivering PKI solutions.”

“I am very excited to help direct the technical aspects of the company, as GlobalSign bolsters its position in the enterprise security market, in particular, its exciting new mobile and cloud security solutions,” Hurst commented.

Specific duties Hurst will oversee at GlobalSign as outlined by the company include product architecture, the company’s engineering and operations, compliance, standards development and the company’s vision for technology.

Meanwhile, GlobalSign CEO Steve Waite said bringing Hurst on will “immediately help GlobalSign fulfill our goal of providing trusted Digital Certificate solutions to enterprises and partners of all sizes.”

The appointment of Hurst follows last week’s announcement by the company that they had named former Networking4all CTO Paul van Brouwershaven the company’s new Business Development Director.

In December, the company made news when it introduced an enterprise solution for iOS device authentication (iOS is Apple’s mobile operating system for devices including the iPhone and iPad).

Among its services, GlobalSign offers products such as SSL, malware scanning, data privacy, email encryption, code signing certificates and more. The company also maintains technology partnerships with high profile companies including Citrix, Microsoft and Adobe. For more information concerning the company’s appointment of Ryan Hurst as CTO, view a press release here (globalsign).

GlobalSign Adds Former Microsoft Employee as CTO

(The Hosting News) – As online privacy concerns escalate internationally, WestHost, a leading web hosting provider, has taken leadership in this arena with the announcement that it has been awarded the TRUSTe Privacy Seal confirming strict compliance with Web Privacy Guidelines.

TRUSTe offers a broad suite of privacy services to help businesses build trust across all of their online channels – including websites, mobile applications, advertising, cloud services, business analytics and email marketing.

Forrester Research reports that 90% of Americans want the ability to control the collection and use of their data.

“The TRUSTe seal confirms our mission-critical goal of ensuring our clients’ private information is protected and safeguarded – at all costs,” said Jeff Hunsaker, President – US Operations.

The privacy seal covers a wide range of areas used to collect information on WestHost.com including orders, referrals, and various tracking technologies such as logfiles and cookies.

“All areas of online collection data points have been thoroughly reviewed and approved by TRUSTe in compliance with their strict web privacy requirements,” said Mr. Hunsaker.

WestHost is also committed in keeping its public privacy statement updated through the course of 2012 to ensure continued compliance. TRUSTe had complete access to verify the web privacy seal program requirements as part of the third-party review.

This process will be repeated each year as part of WestHost’s commitment to “100% customer privacy.”

ABOUT WESTHOST

WestHost has had a singular goal since its inception in 1998: provide the most powerful, secure Web hosting environment for clients around the world at an affordable price. As a subsidiary of the UK2 Group, a significant player in the European and U.S. Web hosting markets, WestHost provides domain name registration and website hosting services to global customers. Having garnered various industry awards, WestHost is committed to providing reliable, cutting-edge products and services at a great value, underpinned with superior client support. For more information about WestHost, visit http://www.westhost.com.

WestHost Awarded Privacy Seal by TRUSTe