January 14, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Dedicated hosting provider The Planet announced on Monday that Stan Barber, its vice president of network operations, will deliver an address at the 30th annual Pacific Telecommunications Council “Telecom with Vision” tradeshow.

January 14, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — A congressional report revealed that a US Transportation Security Administration-commissioned site that was designed to help travelers whose names were wrongly included on airline watch lists, initially had multiple security problems.

January 14, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Open source collaboration software provider Open-Xchange recently announced that it has named co-founder and chairman of the board, Rafael Laguna, its new CEO.

January 14, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT security solution provider Juniper Networks announced on Monday that managed hosting provider Global Netoptex has deployed Juniper Networks’ NetScreen-5400 firewall virtualization security systems.

January 14, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — UK-based Web hosting provider Easyspace announced on Monday that it has dropped the prices on its virtual servers to £9.95 per month, equivalent to about 33 percent savings over the course of a year.

January 14, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Domain registrar and Web hosting providers, BlueHost and HostMonster announced on Monday that their combined hosting platforms have surpassed 700,000 domains hosted — a 33 percent increase since September 2007.

January 14, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed hosting provider NaviSite announced on Monday it has launched a new suite of services to address compliance requirements for the payment card industry data security standard.

January 14, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT infrastructure provider INX announced on Monday it has been selected to design and build a new data center for a major Web-based company in the greater Boston area.

January 14, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider GeekStorage announced on Monday it has introduced a series of virtual private server plans starting at $25 per month.

January 14, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider MochaHost announced on Monday it is now offering new JSP-shared hosting plans.