August 20, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Florida web hosting provider Spiderhost has brought an Atlanta data center online to prepare for the hurricane season already underway.

August 20, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center services and colocation provider FORTRUST announced on Wednesday it has launched its new website for its Denver data center.

August 20, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Minnesota’s Office of Enterprise Technology has hired Aperture to manage 30,000 square feet of data center space, power and cooling and to help plan and implement energy-saving initiatives within the state’s primary shared facility.

August 20, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Power and cooling services provider APC has announced its hydrogen-based Fuel Cell Extended Run, or FCXR, product will supply the company’s InfraStruXure, containerized data center architecture with highly efficient, environmentally friendly backup power.

August 20, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Terremark Worldwide announced on Wednesday that Preferred Hotel Group will use Terremark’s Enterprise Cloud services to meet the disaster recovery needs of its mission-critical applications, including its online reservation system.

August 20, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — While expired and self-signed SSL certificates may have warrented yellow flags in Firefox 2 and Internet Explorer, the latest Firefox will scare away users from SSL-carrying sites unless they are certified by a third party.

August 20, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Canadian managed hosting and colocation services provider Momentum Advanced Solutions announced on Wednesday it has acquired the IT hosting division of web hosting provider BroadSpire.

August 20, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Print magazine Search Marketing Standard has been acquired by media corporation iNET Interactive in a deal that will expand iNET’s media portfolio serving internet professionals and technology enthusiasts.

August 20, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Australian accounting and small business application provider MYOB announced on Wednesday it has acquired web hosting provider SmartyHost, further building on its expansion into the web hosting and Internet marketing services field.

August 20, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IBM announced on Wednesday that it will be investing $300 million this year to build 13 “cloud computing” data centers, with a particular focus on providing disaster recovery services to its global customer base.