Archive for January 23rd, 2008

Rackspace Places on FORTUNE List

January 23, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed hosting provider Rackspace announced on Wednesday that it has been ranked 32 on FORTUNE’s 11th annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list.

Netfirms Recommends .CA Domains

January 23, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Canadian Web hosting provider Netfirms announced on Wednesday it recommends that Canadians secure their .CA domain names in 2008.

Sedo Shares Domain Study Results

January 23, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Domain online marketplace Sedo announced on Wednesday that the demand for aftermarket domain names grew substantially in 2007, setting a new benchmark for the market in the coming years.

IT360° Announces Keynote Address

January 23, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT360° Conference and Expo announced on Wednesday that director of Monterey Group and published author, David Rice, will deliver the event’s opening keynote address at 10:00 a.m. EST on April 8.

Netfirms Recommends dot-ca Domains

January 23, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Canadian Web hosting provider Netfirms announced on Wednesday it recommends that Canadians secure their dot-ca domain names in 2008.

OpSource Names Summit Speakers

January 23, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Software as a service delivery provider OpSource announced on Wednesday the keynote speakers and panelists for its third annual SaaS Summit, held February 27 to 29 at The Westin St. Francis in San Francisco, California.

Digital Realty Signs Two Leases

January 23, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator Digital Realty Trust announced on Wednesday it signed two major leases totaling approximately 210,500 square feet at projects in Santa Clara, California and Dublin, Ireland.

Ubisoft Deploys Sonasoft Solution

January 23, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Disaster recover solution provider Sonasoft announced on Tuesday that video game publisher Ubisoft has deployed Sonasoft’s SonaSafe solution to protect its Microsoft SQL servers.

ServerPoint Adds GB Linkup from XO

January 23, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider ServerPoint announced on Wednesday it has added a new gigabit uplink from XO Communications, providing additional network redundancy and capacity for its Las Vegas, Nevada data center facility.

TierOne Enhances Network with telx

January 23, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — TierOne Networks announced on Tuesday that the FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has granted multiple licenses and frequency paths on several important links in TierOne’s broadband backbone.