September 18, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — In an effort to help corporations struck by disaster, business email and collaboration software provider Intermedia has announced a free business-class email program for corporations affected by Hurricane Ike.

September 18, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator Managed Data Holdings announced on Thursday it has named John McCreary as general manager of its recently acquired, 86,000 square-foot data center in Oak Brook, Illinois, operating under the Stargate name.

September 18, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Cybersquatters are quickly scooping up domain names corresponding to recent bank mergers with many of them already being sold online, after reports of the proposed mergers surfaced Friday, according to the BBC.

September 18, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Rackspace announced on Thursday that it has introduced a new service the company calls “platform hosting.”

September 18, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web-based applications provider CM4all announced on Thursday it is expanding its business into Latin America through a new partnership with Brazilian Internet service provider iG Empresas.

September 18, 2008 –Web hosting and web design provider Barak Hosting announced on Thursday it has acquired 561WebHosting.

September 18, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Telecommunications provider Verizon Business and on-demand supply chain management provider GXS announced on Thursday they are delivering business-to-business e-commerce solutions that contribute to ecological efforts.

September 17, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Terremark Worldwide announced on Tuesday it has partnered with VMware as part of the VMware vCloud Initiative, designed to help both parties bring utility and cloud computing services to the enterprise market.

September 17, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — In further news from the VMworld conference taking place in Las Vegas this week, VMware and Cisco announced that they have collaborated to develop a switch designed for use in virtualized environments.

September 17, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider The Planet announced on Wednesday it has joined the Anti-Phishing Working Group, an industry association focused on eliminating online identity theft and fraud.