April 2, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — ServePath announced on Wednesday it has launched the GoGrid commercial beta, the first server hosting provider to deliver static IP addresses, full root and administrator access, private networks and web-controlled load balancing.

April 2, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — An April Fool’s-themed story that ran yesterday on Virtualization.com claiming that Sun had acquired Parallels for $205 million has displeased Parallels CEO Serguei Beloussov, according to ZDNet.

April 2, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Cloud storage platform provider Nirvanix announced on Wednesday it has named Patrick Rittohas its chief technology officer and VP of engineering.

April 2, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Domain registrar and Web hosting provider Go Daddy announced on Wednesday that NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. will debut the new No. 5 Go Daddy Chevrolet he designed Saturday at the Texas Motor Speedway.

April 1, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed hosting provider Verio and Internet security solutions provider GlobalSign announced it is offering Verio One-click SSL Certificates, enabling users a convenient method to quickly purchase and renew SSL certificates.

April 2, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Dedicated hosting provider The Planet announced on Wednesday that it has launched a series of customer testimonial videos on its website.

April 2, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — MSPAlliance announced on Wednesday it has launched its new professional liability insurance, offered exclusively to MSPAlliance members that are in good standing with the association.

April 2, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Microsoft announced it will move some 150 to 220 shipping containers filled with data center equipment into a new 500,000 square foot facility, making it the most significant, public use of the shipping container systems to date.

April 2, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Conference organizers WowGao announced on Wednesday that the regional director for APC Canada will be delivering a presentation on green data centers at the 2008 Government and Health Technologies Conference and Expo.

April 2, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Parallels announced on Wednesday that Parallels Automation software users will now have access to Google Apps security and compliance package to deliver real-time spam and virus filtering, attack blocking and email traffic monitoring.