October 5, 2007 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Application management solutions provider Zeus Technology announced on Friday that it is hosting two Webinars, one about virtualization and the other about application acceleration.

October 5, 2007 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator Dataside announced on Thursday it has secured $24.5 million in debt financing from an affiliate of Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund, which is managed by Fortress Investment Group.

October 5, 2007 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Serrahost announced on Thursday that its VP of business development will be presenting at ISPCON Fall 2007, which is being held at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California.

October 5, 2007 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Domain registrar and Web hosting provider Go Daddy announced on Thursday that it has hired Olympic medal swimmer Amanda Beard as its newest Go Daddy Girl.

October 5, 2007 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT service company and Web hosting provider Inforonics announced on Wednesday that it has signed a two year contract with WANT AD publications to provide managed hosting, application maintenance and Web development.

October 5, 2007 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center solutions provider Sun Microsystems announced on Friday that the surge in social networking sites has caused its server sales to rise, despite the increasing adoption of virtualization technology.

October 5, 2007 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider MaximumASP announced on Friday it has partnered with email software developer SmarterTools.

October 5, 2007 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — This week, the Web hosting business saw all the most notable types of Web hosting news, with several acquisitions completed, a collection of similarly themed new services and an enthusiastic new marketing project.

October 5, 2007 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — New Mexico-based Web host and Internet service provider OSO Technologies announced on Friday that it is opening a new 22,000 square foot data center in downtown Albuquerque.

October 5, 2007 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Registry operator VeriSign announced on Friday it has been named a Leader in Forrester Research’s first Wave research report for managed security services.