August 7, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Canadian telecommunications provider Blink Communications, an Oakville Hydro subsidiary, announced on Wednesday that it has completed its acquisition of Milton Hydro Telecom from Milton Hydro Holdings.

August 7, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Internet infrastructure services provider VeriSign (verisign.com) has reported a net loss of $68 million or $0.35 per share for the second quarter, despite ending the quarter with 3 percent active domain name increase.

August 7, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IOActive director of penetration testing Dan Kaminsky has publicly commented on a domain name service flaw he discovered July that makes just about everything on the Internet vulnerable because most online actions involve a DNS request.

August 7, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Mobile domain registry dotMobi announced on Tuesday that Microsoft’s MSN Mobile group will use dotMobi’s DeviceAtlas mobile device database to help develop and deliver mobile-aware content to its customers.

August 7, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Verio agreed to host 18 Ann Arbor, Michigan charity web sites until January 2010, giving them the opportunity to understand how online presence can help them gain wider support and connect with their members.

August 7, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator and hosting provider Terremark Worldwide announced on Thursday it has become an SAP hosting partner.

August 7, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed services provider Attenda has launched its Real Time Infrastructure after a year of development and running its live internal applications for over six months to create a scaleable, “always on” solution.

August 7, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — After a four-month decline, spam is heating up this summer due to the upcoming US election and sporting events, a trend that is expected to last well into the fall, according to MX Logic’s threat forecast.

August 7, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Marking the third new website launch in a week, managed hosting provider Frontpages Web Hosting Network announced on Wednesday that it has made some significant changes to its brand name, logo and website.

August 7, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Open source collaboration software provider Open-Xchange announced on Wednesday it has signed an agreement with O3SIS, a provider of open-standards-based over-the-air data synchronization and push technologies.