Archive for March, 2008

GlobalSign Offers Free SSL Seal

March 31, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT security solutions provider GlobalSign announced on Monday it is including its SSL Secure Site Seal service for free with its range of SSL services.

New Zealand Host Appears Offline

March 31, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — New Zealand-based Web hosting provider Waffell has left customers asking what to do next after mysteriously disappearing three weeks ago following a 72-hour outage.

RETN Uses Infinera DTN System

March 31, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Wholesale telecommunications provider RETN announced on Monday it has selected optical networking system provider Infinera’s digital optical networking system.

Coyote Expands Partner Program

March 31, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Application traffic management provider Coyote Point Systems announced on Monday that it has expanded its Coyote Point Partner Program.

Netcraft Releases March Survey

March 31, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web analytics firm Netcraft announced last week that it received responses from 162,662,052 websites in its March 2008 survey.

Virgin to Set ‘3 Strike’ Rule for P2P

March 31, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Virgin Media is reportedly in talks with the British Phonographic Industry to implement a new ‘three strikes’ system against illegal file sharers, which would make the second major ISP to offer the system, as reported today by The Register

NSDesign Partners with Tree Appeal

March 31, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Internet Solutions company NSDesign announced on Monday it has partnered with Tree Appeal to launch a new ‘Green Web Hosting’ plan, aimed at its environmentally conscious customers.

ScanSafe Releases Annual Report

March 31, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — ScanSafe released on Monday the results of its annual Global Threat Report revealing that Web threats, including viruses, Trojans, password stealers and other forms of malware, have become more prevalent over the past year

Court Urged to Dismiss Web Host Suit

March 31, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — A Texas railway company’s lawsuit against a Web host whose Internet message board posted satirical content should be dismissed, Public Citizen told the District Court in Tarrant County, Texas in a motion filed Friday.

Fujitsu Opens Thailand Facility

March 31, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT services provider Fujitsu announced on Monday that its affiliate Fujitsu Systems Business has opened a new data center in Bangkok, Thailand in an effort to offer more services to Japanese companies coming to do business there.