August 12, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Sun Microsystems announced on Tuesday it has signed a new multi-year original equipment manufacturer agreements with Avanquest Software, Q-layer and Zenith InfoTech to expand the global reach of Sun xVM VirtualBox.

August 12, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed hosting provider Leveraged Technology, Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has secured a $2 million financing facility from De Lage Landen Commercial Finance.

August 12, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IBM announced on Tuesday that it will unveil on Friday its new eco-friendly data center in the virtual world of Linden Lab’s Second Life, according to reports on InformationWeek.com.

August 12, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Unified, email management services provider Mimecast has added Data Leak Prevention to its email security, continuity and archiving solution.

August 12, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The former engineers from Google revealed on Sunday that it is set to launch its new startup search engine, Cuil, which the company says can index, faster and more affordably, a significantly greater percentage of the web than Google.

August 12, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed hosting provider Leveraged Technology announced on Tuesday that it has secured a $2 million financing facility from De Lage Landen Commercial Finance.

Aug 12, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Security appliance provider Celestix Networks has announced that software from security firm Kaspersky Labs will be available for purchase directly through Celestix as a pre-integrated option on Celestix’ Multifunction Security Appliance line.

August 12, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to reports on Monday, the website of the president of Georgia was transferred to a US-based hosting provider over the weekend after allegedly being attacked by Russian hackers.

August 12, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Sun Microsystems announced on Tuesday it has signed a new multi-year original equipment manufacturer agreements with Avanquest Software, Q-layer and Zenith InfoTech to expand the global reach of Sun xVM VirtualBox.

August 12, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Enterprise software developer Oracle has announced it has released an update to its WebLogic Server 10g, including new integration with Oracle Fusion Middleware and BEA software.