August 18, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Independent research firm TheInfoPro announced on Monday that by 2010, blade server providers will witness a significant turnaround in a market that is currently at a relative standstill.

August 18, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Hackers gaining access to the New Zealand’s University of Otago staff member accounts used it to send out a reported 1.55 million spam emails in two-and-a-half days, in what is considered by commentators as an “old school” technique.

August 18, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Enterprise software provider Oracle has announced its PeopleSoft Enterprise Student Administration Integration Pack is now available to help colleges and universities better integrate and manage their administrative and educational systems.

August 18, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Equinix announced on Monday that Slide has deployed operations at Equinix’s newest Internet Business Exchange center in the Washington, DC area, more specifically in Ashburn, Virginia.

August 18, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center technology provider Active Power announced on Monday it has sold and shipped one of its CleanSource uninterruptible power supply 1200 kVA system to IT company Sun Microsystems.

August 18, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator Digital Realty Trust announced on Monday it has promoted Jim Smith to chief technology officer.

April 18, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Brazil’s Atitude Digital Media has selected hosting provider The Planet’s managed hosting services to run its mission-critical IT infrastructure.