April 28, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Go Daddy, which declared April 29 webmasters day back on April 16, is pitching the event as an opportunity to recognize the contributions webmasters make to businesses.

April 28, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — In a Friday evening blog posting, Microsoft denied reports that a vulnerability in its SQL server software had enabled hundreds of thousands of websites to be infected with malicious code last week.

April 28, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Hostopia announced on Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the customer assets of Web hosting provider Luxomovera, which operates as uplinkearth.

April 28, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — In a deal that mirrors some of the collaborative aspects of several recent acquisitions in the data center software space, CA said this week that it had partnered to integrate the functions of Opalis Software into its own products.

April 28, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator and managed hosting company Peak 10 reported on Monday that it had renewed its service agreement with Cedar Fair Entertainment Company.

April 28, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web design and hosting provider Barak Hosting announced on Friday that it has launched a new reseller hosting program.

April 28, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider iWeb announced on Monday that it will be participating in Shutdown Day 2008, an event designed to raise awareness about the dangers of extended computer use.

April 28, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Though Hosting’s biggest tradeshow is three months, to the day, away, companies are beginning to announce their involvement, as this week Flash Tutorial developer DemoWolf reported that it would be exhibiting at HostingCon 2008.

April 28, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting software provider Ensim announced on Monday that financial software solutions provider CashEdge has deployed Ensim Unify Enterprise Edition to secure and automate the management of its active directory servers.