January 17, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Network Solutions announced on Thursday it has named W. Roy Dunbar as its new CEO.

January 17, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider SAVVIS announced on Thursday it has named Paul Goetz its new senior VP of sales for the Americas.

January 17, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Attenda announced it has been re-certified by SAP as an SAP hosting partner at advanced level, confirming that Attenda meets all of the technical audit requirements and its business model meets SAP’s strict quality parameters.

January 17, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Hostway announced on Tuesday that it has selected the winner of its Ultimate $5,000 Online Business Makeover.

January 17, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Software developer Oracle and business software provider BEA Systems announced on Thursday that Oracle will buy BEA Systems for approximately US$8.5 billion, or $19.375 per share, reports PC World.

January 17, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — PEER 1 Network Enterprises announced on Thursday that it is offering fiber attached storage system options on its managed storage area network to deliver high performance and customizable data sharing and storage capability.

January 17, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Client-side search engine tyBit, a subsidiary of Advanced Internet Technologies, announced on Wednesday that it is launching three major initiatives as it moves from beta mode to full production by the second quarter of 2008.

January 17, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Domain online marketplace Sedo announced on Thursday that the first GreatDomains Auction of 2008 starts today at 2:00 p.m. EST.

January 17, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — A mysterious Web infection has recently been discovered that has left over 10,000 websites infected and online security experts puzzled.

January 17, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Zeus Technology announced on Wednesday that Networks Unlimited will now begin selling and using its ZWS, ZXTM software, including ZXTM Virtual Appliance and ZXTM Global Load Balancer.