August 1, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center solutions provider Core NAP announced on Friday it has completed the expansion of its Texas data center as well as moved to a new corporate headquarters.

August 1, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Hosting service provider Verio was the most reliable hosting company site in July 2008, closely followed by European telecommunications company Tiscali according to research and security firm Netcraft.

August 1, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The UK arm of the well-known panda-logo-sporting environmental organization apparently formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund has chosen a “green” web hosting offering from hosting provider Carrenza.

August 1, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — This week held HostingCon, the industry’s largest tradeshow event, and much of the WHIR’s coverage of the hosting industry this week came from the event, which ran from Monday to Wednesday in Chicago.

August 1, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IBM announced on Friday that it will be building a $360 million data center at its facility in Research Triangle Park in North Carolina.

August 1, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Content delivery services provider Panther Express has been named Mark King as US vice president of sales and marketing.

August 1, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed dedicated hosting company SingleHop has addressed the industry-specific problem of allocating “dirty” IP addresses to customers, an often avoided but widespread problem.

August 1, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed hosting provider Fusepoint Managed Services announced on Friday it has been selected by the Canadian Liver Foundation to host and maintain its mission-critical infrastructure.

August 1, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center space provider DataSite Orlando announced on Friday it will open a 130,000 square-foot purpose-built data center in south Orlando.

August 1, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Corporations are using more web 2.0 tools and technologies for business than last year and using them for more complex business purposes according to a new survey.