March 24, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The adoption of Google’s software as a service model by a Canadian university’s administration has sparked criticism among faculty and students over the system’s lack of privacy.

March 24, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting and e-commerce provider CoreTech Web Solutions announced on Monday it has signed an agreement with business-to-business news source, Business Leader.

March 24, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Internet infrastructure services provider VeriSign announced it has expanded its Project Titan initiative to include additional security upgrades designed to reinforce its global Internet infrastructure.

March 24, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Yahoo has reportedly shut down a website that was asking visitors to donate to a legal fund to help a Californian woman who fled with her children from the son of a congressman.

March 24, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The US Federal Bureau of Investigation announced on Friday that it has begun a preliminary investigation following reports that hackers in China have broken into the email accounts of leaders and members of the Save Darfur Coalition.

March 24, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Dedicated hosting provider The Planet, and telecommunications provider NTT America, announced on Monday that The Planet will give its more than 22,000 customers access to IPv6, the next-generation Internet protocol.

March 24, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Domain registrar and Web hosting provider Go Daddy announced on Monday that it is pledging to keep its workers on American soil after a recent study revealed that offshore spending is on the rise.

March 24, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Rackspace announced on Monday it has added two new executives to the company’s management team.

March 24, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT management software provider SmarterTools announced last week it has released SmarterMail 5.x, which offers hundreds of new features and enhancements.

March 24, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Network Solutions has blocked access to a website on its servers that promotes a short film that is said to criticize the Koran.