April 24, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT services and consulting firm Planet Technologies announced on Wednesday that it has launched a new website dedicated to the latest version of its Enhanced Automated Framework, EAF version 4.0.

April 24, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Internet infrastructure services provider VeriSign announced on Wednesday that HSBC will be implementing VeriSign’s EV SSL certificates to protect its three million UK customers registered for online banking services.

April 24, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — On Tuesday, the European network and data center services company Infonet Nederland reported that it had placed 42 cabinets with in the carrier-neutral and climate-neutral Dutch data center EvoSwitch.

April 24, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Network Solutions announced on Thursday that it hosted the annual “Take a Child to Word Day,” at its office in Herndon, Virginia.

April 24, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — On Tuesday, Singapore Telecommunications reported plans to build a multimillion-dollar data center according to local eco-friendly building specifications.

April 24, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Server software provider Rack-Soft announced on Tuesday that it has launched the latest version of 4PSA Total Backup, the backup solution for Parallels Plesk.

April 24, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed hosting provider Frontpages Web Hosting Network announced on Wednesday that it now offers a shared hosting plan for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

April 24, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — A report published Wednesday said FBI Director Robert Mueller and certain members of Congress are lobbying for laws that would require Internet service providers to keep records of their subscribers’ activity online for two years.

April 24, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — China has surpassed the United States to become the world’s largest Internet-using population, reaching 221 million by the end of February, according to Chinese government data reported on Thursday.

April 24, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Aplus.Net announced on Monday that it is launching Microsoft adCenter search advertising services to its lineup of website marketing tools.