Archive for April 25th, 2008

WordPress 2.5.1

Version 2.5.1 of WordPress is now available. It includes a number of bug fixes, performance enhancements, and one very important security fix. We recommend everyone update immediately, particularly if your blog has open registration. The vulnerability is not public but it will be shortly.
In addition to the security fix, 2.5.1 contains many bug fixes. [...]

Rackspace Files $400M IPO

April 25, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Reports started arriving late Friday that Rackspace had filed its S-1 form with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, looking to raise money through an initial public offering of its common stock.

Rackspace Files $400M IPO

April 25, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Reports started arriving late Friday that Rackspace had filed its S-1 form with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, looking to raise money through an initial public offering of its common stock.

Hospital Building New Data Center

April 25, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — A Missouri hospital said this week that it will break ground next week on a $60 million project to build a 40,000 square-foot data center it expects to complete in 2010.

Aspiration Hosting Unveils Company

April 25, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Malaysia-based web hosting provider Aspiration Hosting announced on Friday that it has officially launched its services and has entered the Web hosting market as a peer and competitor offering shared and reseller hosting services.

Iomart Hosts Child Safety Firm

April 25, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Iomart announced on Friday that it will be providing an end-to-end hosting service for Censorit, a service that filters internet content for children.

.org Registry Launches Info Page

April 25, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Public Interest Registry the official operator of the .org Internet registry reported on Thursday that it had created a new online resource known as the .ORG Resource Center.

Logicworks Buys Carbon Offsets

April 25, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed hosting provider Logicworks announced this week that it has launched a new “eco-friendly” carbon offset program through a deal signed with TerraPass.

Concentric Offers MS-SQL Server 2005

April 25, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Concentric, a subsidiary of XO Communications, announced on Tuesday that it is offering Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for the Concentric Windows hosting platform.

cPanel Releases Event Schedule

April 25, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting control panel software provider cPanel announced on Thursday that it has released an up-to-date schedule for its third annual 2008 cPanel Conference.