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Dedicated Servers with Bundled Security Package, Debuted by Web Host, Artmotion

Dedicated Servers, Reseller Web Hosting News — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Zug, Switzerland - (The Hosting News) - August 14, 2008 - Web hosting provider, Artmotion Ltd., has launched its Switzerland-based Dedicated Servers, bundled with a hardware firewall and suite of security consulting services.

The comprehensive service provides clients with an out-of-the-box, scalable solution to hosting offshore, with a variety of privacy, security, and tax advantages.

Mateo Meier, CTO of Artmotion noted, ''When choosing to host servers offshore, a key part of the decision making process has to be guaranteeing adequate security, both physically and within the software environment. By integrating a security package in every Dedicated Server plan, we demonstrate our commitment to making the entire process easier for our clients to manage.''

Dedicated Servers are available with either a Windows or Linux platform, and start at $189/monthly for 500GB of network traffic and 160 GB of hard disk space. All servers are hosted in Artmotion's Zug, Switzerland datacenter facility, featuring more than 685 peering points and a fully English-speaking Level 1 technical support team.

Each Dedicated Server plan includes a robust security package, offering the protection of a dedicated hardware firewall and personalized security consulting service.

Switzerland, which declared its neutrality in the year 1812, offers international businesses a high level of privacy and is widely recognized for its financial stability, including a secure private banking system and the world's largest offshore financial center. The nation's geographical location in central Europe also makes hosting servers ideal, as the location is immune from major natural disasters.

Founded in 2000, Artmotion Ltd. is a privately held offshore Internet Service Provider, offering a full range of Internet-based solutions focused on small and medium businesses. Artmotion has offices in Zug, Switzerland as well as in London, England. Its data center operations are located in a highly secure Swiss offshore location, connected to 17 different backbone providers that enabling the company to offer a 99.9% network uptime guarantee.

To learn more about Swiss Dedicated Servers from Artmotion, please visit: www.artmotion.biz/en/server.

For more about Artmotion, please visit: www.artmotion.eu.

Web Hosting Provider, Vectoral Servers, Debuts One-Click Script Installation

Dedicated Servers, Reseller Web Hosting News — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0000

London, United Kingdom - (The Hosting News) - August 14, 2008 - European dedicated server firm, Vectoral Servers, has partnered with Netenberg, to offer a one-click script auto-installer, Fantastico De Luxe.

Designed to enable web site owners to easily deploy and manage installations of dozens of business class w eb applications, with the partnership, Vectoral Servers will immediately implement Fantastico De Luxe on its entire cluster of cPanel-based dedicated servers. Clients will be able to access Fantastico De Luxe through cPanel and can use the software to easily install dozens of free applications, including content management systems, blogging platforms, customer support portals, discussion boards, photo galleries, among other services.

Ekin Ersoy, Sales Director, Vectoral Servers noted, ''Providing value-added features to our dedicated servers is important as we continue to improve our robust product line. Through this partnership with Netenberg, our clients are able to quickly and easily implement world-class Web applications and ultimately take their Web sites to the next level.''

Vectoral Servers will provide Fantastico De Luxe at no additional charge to its clients. The system will be automatically upgraded periodically to incorporate new scripts and provide the latest revisions to existing applications.

Dedicated servers from Vectoral Servers start at $29.95/monthly. The company offers a variety of hardware configurations, including both Intel and AMD-based chipsets. All servers are hosted in Vectoral Servers fully managed Frankfurt, Germany private data facility.

Vectoral Servers is a privately owned, independent company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Founded in 1996, Vectoral has over a decade of experience in providing a unique mix of focused service and truly exceptional quality. A core goal for Vectoral is making dedicated server hosting an easy, uncomplicated process for each and every one of its clients.

To learn more about Vectoral Servers. please visit: www.vectoral.info

Games Convention Developers Event, Sponsored by Web Hosting Firm, Digital River

Dedicated Servers, Reseller Web Hosting News — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Minneapolis, Minnesota - (The Hosting News) - August 14, 2008 - Global e-commerce and web hosting outsourcing provider, Digital River, will participate in the Games Convention Developers Conference.

The company will sponsor, speak and exhibit at the GCDC, scheduled for Aug. 18-20, 2008, at the Leipzig Exhibition Center in Leipzig, Germany.

Digital River, a gold level sponsor, will have an extensive presence at the event. In addition to exhibiting on level one of the conference center, the company will host a break-out session on Aug. 18th titled ''Get Your Game e-Face On,'' which will focus on how to launch and run a profitable, global gaming e-business.

Games Convention Developers Conference provides exclusive insights into the latest themes and important issues affecting the games industry in a series of lectures, keynote speeches, debates and workshops.

Digital River, Inc., a provider of global e-commerce solutions, builds and manages online businesses for over 40,000 software publishers, consumer technology manufacturers, distributors, online retailers and affiliates. Its multi-channel e-commerce solution, which supports both direct and indirect sales, is designed to help companies of all sizes maximize online revenues as well as reduce the costs and risks of running an e-commerce operation. The company's comprehensive platform offers site development and hosting, order management, fraud prevention, export controls, tax management, physical and digital product fulfillment, multi-lingual customer service, advanced reporting and strategic marketing services. Founded in 1994, Digital River is headquartered in Minneapolis with offices in major U.S. cities as well as Cologne, Germany; London, England; Shannon, Ireland; Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Taipei, Taiwan; Tokyo, Japan; and Shanghai, China.

To learn more about the GCDC, please visit: www.gcdc.eu.

For more information about Digital River, please visit: www.digitalriver.com.

Web Hosting Colocation Provider, iWeb Group, Releases Financials

Dedicated Servers, Reseller Web Hosting News — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Quebec, Canada - (The Hosting News) - August 14, 2008 - Internet hosting infrastructure provider, iWeb Group Inc., and subsidiary of iWeb Technologies, has released the financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2008, ending June 30, 2008.

Third quarter highlights include:

- Revenue increased 57% to $4.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008, compared to $2.6 million for the same period in 2007;
- Adjusted EBITDA increased to $1.0 million for the third quarter of 2008, compared to $0.7 million for the same period in 2007;
- Infrastructure work has begun on the fourth and final phase of the Couture Data Center;
- An additional $2.7 million of annually recurring revenue generated in the third quarter.
Eric Chouinard, President and CEO of iWeb noted, '''Revenues have continued to grow steadily in the last quarter. This progress confirms the effectiveness of recently implemented strategies to support our growth: the new web site, launched in March, improved management of advertising strategies, and a new operational structure in the Company's sales department. Combined with our standard operations, these strategies are generating remarkable results. In the past three months, we have added $2.7 million in annual recurring revenue to our existing revenues, which bodes very well for the upcoming quarters.''

Revenues for the third quarter ended June 30, 2008 totalled $4.1 million, compared to $2.6 million for the same period of 2007, an increase of $1.5 million, or 57%.

The gross profit margin for the quarter was 49%, compared to 59% for the same period 12 months ago. The strength of the Canadian dollar compared to the U.S. dollar is the main reason for this decrease. The majority of iWeb's cost of services sold is expensed in Canadian dollars, as opposed to revenues, which are perceived mostly in U.S. dollars. In addition, costs attributed to the co-location site on Nun's Island, which was brought online on May 1, 2008, have affected the gross profit margin, given the modest revenues recorded thus far for this data center.
Operating expenses have increased, from 47% of revenues one year ago, to 49% of revenues for the third quarter. These additional operating expenses are the result of higher financing costs, due to increased debt facilities, this despite a decrease in sales expenses, the result of the improved management of advertising strategies.

Adjusted EBITDA increased to $1.0 million, or 23% or revenues for the third quarter ended June 30, 2008, compared to $0.7 million, or 27% of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2007.

Net earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 are close to break-even, at $13,210 or $0.0005 per share compared to $200,848 or $0.0085 per share for the corresponding period of 2007. This decrease in net earnings is the direct result of the lower gross profit margin.

Earlier this summer, iWeb attained ranking among Profit Magazine's top 100 Canadian companies, based on revenue growth over the past 5 years. From 2002 to 2007, the company's revenues have gone from 1.35 million to 9.82 million as of October 1st 2007, an increase of 627%; enough for iWeb to make its entry into the 100th position on the annual ranking.

The PROFIT 100 is the annual ranking which rates the top 100 Canadian companies based on the percentage of their revenue growth over a 5-year span. Produced by the business magazine PROFIT, 2008 marks the 20th edition of the ranking.

Founded in 1996, iWeb offers a full line of advanced IP hosting services either through shared hosting, dedicated servers or colocation in three data centers, featuring over 52,000 square feet of floor space and the latest technological equipment. iWeb provides services in English, French and Spanish to clients in more than 130 countries.

To learn more, please visit: www.iweb.com.

Web Hosted Microsoft OCS 2007 Services, Debut at BizCom

Dedicated Servers, Reseller Web Hosting News — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Raleigh, North Carolina - (The Hosting News) - August 13, 2008 - Hosted enterprise-class Internet solutions firm, BizCom Web Services, Inc., has debuted its Hosted Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 solution.

Offered as an add-on to BizCom's Hosted Exchange Service, this winning combination of advanced communications functionality and outsourced management gives small- to medium-sized businesses the ability to implement a fully unified, enterprise-class communications platform for minimal cost.

Don Rodger, Vice President of BizCom Web Services noted, ''In today's extended workplace, productivity and efficiency depend on fast, reliable, and secure communications. With OCS, mobile workforces can instantly connect and collaborate with local and remote team members, confer with customers and partners, and contact suppliers-without putting sensitive business information at risk.''

Microsoft's OCS enables real-time communications, including enterprise-class secure instant messaging, software-powered Voice over IP (VoIP), and audio and video web conferencing. It also powers presence, a key benefit that unites all the contact information stored in Microsoft Exchange to enable real-time employee monitoring and communication. This, coupled with BizCom's Hosted Archiving Solutions, is truly a breakthrough in state-of-the-art communications systems. However, SMBs are typically discouraged by issues of price, complex software and back-end requirements, and administrative learning curves.

BizCom's Hosted OCS 2007 service provides all the functionality of this versatile collaboration tool for a fraction of the cost and without all the headaches that come with in-house ownership and management. Key benefits include:

Instant remote communication with other organizations and users - Use an Internet connection to send secure instant messages from outside the corporate firewall-eliminating the hassles of a Virtual Private Network (VPN).

Secure collaboration - Safely share applications from work or home with encrypted instant messaging; maintain tight control over intellectual property and sensitive information with server-based audit logs.
Total visibility - Determine users' online availability with a single mouse click.
Robust, flexible development platform - Create and customize innovative real-time applications that can be easily adapted to changing business needs.

Mark Wiener, President of BizCom remarked, ''By integrating OCS with BizCom's Hosted Microsoft Exchange 2007 service, businesses can capitalize on all the technology advances that fuel the efficiency, productivity, and revenue growth of today's leading corporations. In addition, BizCom's Hosted Exchange servers are hosted in a fully redundant infrastructure that is reliable, scalable, and secure and comes with a 99.99% uptime guarantee.''

Hosted OCS 2007 plans are currently available for as little as $7.95 per user/per month, as an add-on to users of BizCom's Microsoft Hosted Exchange service. For the latest information on pricing and supported configurations call (866) 253-4316.

Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, BizCom Web Services, Inc., a Microsoft Certified Partner, provides competitively priced, enterprise-class technology solutions that help keep business e-communication flowing quickly and securely. BizCom offers standard email and web hosting solutions as well as a full suite of hosted Microsoft solutions including Microsoft's Exchange 2007, Windows' SharePoint Services, and Office Communication Server. BizCom provides built-in redundancy, security, virus scanning, spam protection, deleted items retention and various additional archiving and compliance tools. BizCom also offers custom website design with embedded content management systems and custom .NET web application development solutions for specialized software requirements or to extend the capability of existing systems. All of BizCom.s solutions are housed and powered in its data center.

To learn more, please visit: www.bizcomweb.com.

Web Hosting Provider, SpiralHost, Features R1Soft Continuous Data Protection

Dedicated Servers, Reseller Web Hosting News — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Coventry, United Kingdom - (The Hosting News) - August 13, 2008 - Developer of near-continuous data protection products for Linux and Windows, R1Soft, has welcomed European web hosting provider, SpiralHost, as part of R1Soft's Hosting Partner Program.

Greg Bales, Managing Director of SpiralHost noted, ''Providing a sound data backup solution for our customers is very important as our company competes in the world market. With R1Soft's Continuous Data Protection, we are able to affordably deliver on our promise to do everything we can to safeguard our customers' data. Our Rest Easy data protection service has already proven to be an enormous success and we look forward to offering continually more competitive solutions as the needs of our customers change in time.''

SpiralHost currently offers Continuous Data Protection to all customers as a free value-added service, dubbed Rest Easy. The data protection technology from R1Soft is unique in its ability to provide real-time backup of data, virtually eliminating the threat of data loss in the event of a disaster. Through the R1Soft Hosting Partner Program, SpiralHost will receive access to priority technical support from R1Soft, a variety of sales and marketing resources, and expert assistance on effectively deploying the data protection solution.

Rest Easy data protection includes three separate backup schedules for each Shared hosting account: Weekly backups store eight restore points for two months; Daily Backups store 14 restore points for two weeks; and hourly backups store 48 restore points for two days. Customers may specify which files should be backed up.

David Wartell, Vice President of R1Soft division, BBS Technologies, Inc. remarked, ''SpiralHost has proven its commitment to data protection by rigorously deploying our solution on a variety of levels, especially with its progressive set of backup schedules. We are excited at the opportunity to more closely work with SpiralHost to make Continuous Data Protection an important asset for their customers.''

Shared Web hosting from SpiralHost starts at $8/monthly for 4 hosted domains and 1GB of Web space. Each plan includes a set of features for developers and businesses, including unlimited email accounts, domain aliases, and databases. All Shared hosting servers also support PostgreSQL, PHP, Perl, SSI, CGI, Python, Apache ASP, and a variety of Web applications.

Founded in 2001 as a subsidiary of So Be It Web Services Ltd., SpiralHost is a leading provider of Shared Web hosting, reseller Web hosting, domain name registration, and SSL certificates. Based in England, SpiralHost serves individuals and businesses in Europe and North America. In addition to Shared hosting, SpiralHost offers Reseller Hosting, domain name registration, and SSL certificates.

Founded in 2003, R1Soft is a provider of disk-based backup solutions. The company's customer list includes some of the world's largest hosting providers. R1soft products provide Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for over 85,000 mission-critical Linux and Windows servers worldwide. In November, 2007 R1Soft was acquired by BBS Technologies, Inc.

For more more about SpiralHost, please visit: www.spiralhost.com.

To learn more about Rest Easy from SpiralHost, please visit: www.spiralhost.com/backup_system.php.

For more about R1Soft and Continuous Data Protection, please visit: www.r1soft.com.

Rackspace Managed Hosting, Institutes Initial Public Offering of Common Stock

Dedicated Servers, Reseller Web Hosting News — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0000

San Antonio, Texas - (The Hosting News) - August 13, 2008 - The initial public offering of 15,000,000 shares of Rackspace Hosting, Inc.'s common stock at a price of $12.50 per share, has begun.

Rackspace will offer 12,700,000 shares of its common stock in the offering and the selling stockholders will offer an additional 2,300,000 shares of common stock in the offering. Rackspace and the selling stockholders have also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,250,000 shares to cover over-allotments. Rackspace's common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol 'RAX' on Friday, August 8, 2008.

Goldman, Sachs and Co., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Merrill Lynch and Co. are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. W.R. Hambrecht + Co., LLC, Jefferies and Company, Inc., Cowen and Company, LLC, RBC Capital Markets Corporation, JMP Securities LLC, Signal Hill Capital Group LLC, and E*TRADE Securities LLC are the co-managers for the offering.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

Copies of the final prospectus for the offering may be obtained from Goldman, Sachs and Co., Attention: Prospectus Department, 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, by facsimile at 212-902-9316 or by e-mail at prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; from Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010; or from Merrill Lynch and Co., 4 World Financial Center, New York, NY 10080.

Rackspace Hosting delivers hosted IT systems and computing to businesses of all sizes, providing hosting specialization and expertise, backed by the company's award-winning Fanatical Support. Customers can receive benefits such as higher quality, lower cost and better performance from Rackspace's vast knowledge of industry best-practices. Because Rackspace removes the burden of IT systems maintenance and management, customers can focus on key areas that differentiate their business. Rackspace's portfolio of hosted services includes managed hosting (www.rackspace.com), email hosting (www.mailtrust.com) and cloud hosting (www.mosso.com). Rackspace is recognized as one of FORTUNE Magazine's 100 Best companies to work for, ranking number 32 on the 2008 list.

For more information about Rackspace Managed Hosting, please visit: www.rackspace.com.

Web Hosting Company, Server Intellect, Premieres Upgraded Website

Dedicated Servers, Reseller Web Hosting News — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Orlando, Florida - (The Hosting News) - August 13, 2008 - Advanced Windows-based Shared, Virtual Private Server (VPS), Dedicated and Enterprise web hosting solutions firm, Server Intellect, has unveiled its new and improved website, including many new features.

The new site is the result of months of development by a team of dedicated developers at Server Intellect. The website was designed with a new clean look and feel. The layout and functionality was designed after deep analysis of customer website interaction and feedback. One of the most touted features of the new site is the Dedicated Server Configuration Tool. This option gives clients and prospective clients the ability to custom configure their new dedicated server online by selecting from over 40 base server configurations and customizing the memory, hard drives, and ports, among other features.

Eric Pratt, CEO of Server Intellect noted, ''This new website better reflects our long-term goals of providing enterprise class solutions to small and medium sized businesses worldwide. I am confident that customers will find this new site to be a great asset in their quest for a true IT Solutions Partner.''

Clients will receive an instant PDF quote which can be viewed or emailed to one or more people. Additionally, the quote is stored online and can be retrieved from the Server Intellect website for up to thirty days making the ordering process simple for those that need to align logistics before ordering. Along with the new Dedicated Server Configuration Tool, one of the biggest new benefits is the site search feature which allows clients and prospective clients to search for information with ease. The new search functionality will enable visitors to quickly narrow down and access specific information.

Server Intellect provides a wide array of options for small to medium sized businesses. The options range from basic web hosting services and dedicated server packages to sophisticated enterprise solutions encompassing multi-server load balanced configurations. All of the options are explained in detail on the site, allowing visitors to make better informed decisions.

For more information about Server Intellect, please visit: www.serverintellect.com.

Dedicated Server Virtualization Firm, VMware VIP Partner Program, Expands

Dedicated Servers, Reseller Web Hosting News — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Palo Alto, California - (The Hosting News) - August 12, 2008 - Virtualization solutions firm, VMware, Inc.'s VIP Partner Program, has instituted its new VMware System Builder Program, designed for selling the VMware virtualization solutions.

The VMware System Builder Program provides certain unique benefits for system builders, including pre-sales technical support, targeted training programs, and new and improved marketing tools. System builders also can leverage all the best-in-class benefits of the VMware VIP Partner Program including the Advantage+ financial incentive program, the VMware Alliance Affiliate Initiative, the VMware Going Green Program, and the ability to sell VMware's entire line of industry-leading virtualization solutions.

Steve Dallman, Vice President, worldwide reseller channel organization at Intel Corporation noted, ''For system builders focused on the server business, there is a great new opportunity for them to increase their value-add with VMware's virtualization software. We are excited about VMware's new System Builder program, which provides the necessary certified education and technical enablement resources for Intel channel partners to rapidly customize their server hardware solutions for a time-to-market advantage.''

A ''system builder'' is considered to be an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) that focuses on local or national distribution. In addition, VMware has been working with leading global original design manufacturers (ODMs) to certify a wide range of one-, two- and four-socket server systems as well as blade servers for the VMware ESX and ESXi hypervisors. ODMs supply many system builders with the hardware they use to build and brand their custom systems. This existing effort from VMware provides system builders participating in the new program even more flexibility in how they make VMware virtualization available by offering a broader range of hardware options to suit the needs of customers of all sizes.

VMware system builders worldwide can sell VMware's entire line of datacenter and desktop virtualization solutions - composed of more than 20 products that run on top of the industry-leading VMware ESX hypervisor - and have access to specialized benefits including:

Up to 10 instances of pre-sales technical support targeted to help system builders successfully integrate their systems for customers
Online trouble-shooting courses and comprehensive technical training that helps system builders provide the unique technical support their customers need
New marketing programs and sales tools designed specifically to help system builder partners capitalize on the market opportunity of VMware virtualization, including a unique system builder logo, a system builder community forum and sales training

In addition to the specialized benefits, system builders can take advantage of the full benefits of the VMware VIP Partner Program, including:

The VMware Advantage+ financial incentive program, which delivers best-in-class margin enhancements to VMware VIP partners and is designed to help reward the partner's investments when proactively selling VMware products and solutions. The VMware VIP Partner Program rewards VMware VIP partners with a combined up-front discount and back-end rebate program when selling into new accounts, registering new opportunities and influencing deals.
The VMware Alliance Affiliate Initiative, which enables partners to accelerate profitability through joint solution selling with VMware's technology alliance partners.
The VMware Going Green Program, which provides financial incentives to partners in North America who participate in the energy-efficiency rebate programs offered by a growing number of utility companies nationwide, helping companies who virtualize their datacenters to reduce power consumption.
VMware demand generation programs, which help partners integrate and execute virtualization marketing activities quickly and easily including pre-packaged customizable campaigns, Website-in-a-box content, RSS feeds and other activities.

Steve Houck, Vice President of worldwide channels at VMware remarked, ''System builders account for a significant number of servers sold around the world, especially to small and medium businesses, so it is important that we provide them with the tools they need to capitalize on the global market opportunity for VMware virtualization. Now that customers and partners can download the VMware ESXi hypervisor free of charge, we expect virtualization to become even more pervasive, increasing the demand for system builder offerings. To help address this, we will continue to broaden our world-class partner program, which now enables our system builder partners to more easily develop their expertise, achieve additional profitability and stimulate demand for their solutions through VMware virtualization.''

VMware, a global virtualization solutions provider, from the desktop to the datacentre. Customers of all sizes rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green. With 2007 revenues of $1.3 billion, more than 100,000 customers and nearly 14,000 partners, VMware is one of the fastest growing public software companies. VMware is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and on the web at www.vmware.com. VMware Canada is headquartered in Burlington, Ontario.

To learn more about the VMware System Builder program, please visit: www.vmware.com/partners/vip/system-builders.

For more about VMware, please visit: www.vmware.com.

Web Hosting Enterprise Applications Event, Features the Cloud, at Micro Focus

Dedicated Servers, Reseller Web Hosting News — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Newbury, United Kingdom - (The Hosting News) - August 12, 2008 - Enterprise application management and modernization solutions firm, Micro Focus, has scheduled its annual forum, to address the challenges and strategies for Enterprise Application Modernization.

Micro Focus World will be taking place in Dallas, Texas, between May 11-13, 2009. The event will be attended by customers and prospects from blue-chip organizations from across the globe and will include workshops and contributions from the analyst community.

Stephen Kelly, Chief Executive Officer, Micro Focus noted, ''We are delighted to build on the success of last year's Micro Focus World by hosting an even bigger event for customers, prospects, analysts and developers alike. Organizations' core systems and their relationship with 'cloud' technologies will become a crucial topic of conversation for the IT world in the coming years. We are proud that we will be able to show over 750 delegates how, for the first time, these two previously disparate areas can now work in harmony to help businesses to become more responsive, more productive and ultimately more profitable.''

Key to the leadership event will be talks and demonstrations on how the most forward thinking enterprise application managers, architects and developers will be able to position their applications at the heart of ''cloud'' initiatives in the coming years. COBOL, the most pervasive language in global IT infrastructures, will take its place at the forefront of this discussion. COBOL applications will become available as internet-based services, operating in the new cloud-based paradigms in the very near future, bringing major implications for the developer community. Workshops and presentations will examine how organizations' core systems can cooperate with Web 2.0 technologies, while at the same time increasing the responsiveness of information technology and reducing operating costs.

The ability to manage enterprise applications and implement effective modernization strategies remains a key target for global organizations. Attendees of Micro Focus World will leave the event with the skills and knowledge to drive their modernization initiatives forward, enabling their respective businesses to become more efficient, more productive and more cost-effective.

Micro Focus, a member of the FTSE 250, provides innovative software that allows companies to dramatically improve the business value of their enterprise applications. Micro Focus Enterprise Application Modernization and Management software enables customers' business applications to respond rapidly to market changes and embrace modern architectures with reduced cost and risk.

For more information, or to register to attend Micro Focus World, please visit: www.microfocusworld.com

To learn more about Micro Focus, please visit: www.microfocus.com.

Colocation Provider, Center 7, Deploys Data Protection Solution Services

Dedicated Servers, Reseller Web Hosting News — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Salt Lake City, Utah - (The Hosting News) - August 12, 2008 - Provider of colocation and hosted business solutions in the Intermountain West, Center 7, Inc., has added Trusted Network Solutions (TNS), as its newest technology partner.

The partnership will allow Center 7 and TNS to offer additional products and services to their existing client bases and to prospective customers.

Dave Norwood, President of Trusted Network Solutions noted, ''Today's business environment requires that companies of all sizes and types protect and have immediate access to their valuable data. As a true value added reseller, we clearly see the value inherent in a well-designed and proven colocation and hosting facility like Center 7's. TNS will continue to provide our clients with best-of-breed technical solutions and, through our new partnership with Center 7, offer our customers improved data security and business continuity solutions.''

TNS provides both computer products and services and is focused on providing secure network systems and solutions to the small/medium business and enterprise markets. TNS has always prided itself on offering clients the most reliable source of technical services and equipment available.

Nathan Hatch, President and CEO of Center 7, Inc. remarked, ''Center 7 is pleased to have TNS as a technology partner strategic to our business. We've seen the value they bring to customers with their integrity and solid engineering and sales teams. We plan to introduce many of TNS' prospects and clients to the security and peace of mind that comes from using our advanced hosting, data protection and disaster recovery solutions.''

TNS is a leading Value Added Reseller providing secure network systems and solutions to the SMB and enterprise markets. TNS offers best-of-breed technical solutions acquired, installed, secured, and maintained using the most cost-effective methods available.

Located in the Intermountain West, Center 7, Inc. provides a unique set of colocation, managed hosting, and network business solutions. As an IT infrastructure provider for business applications, C7 maintains world-class data center facilities that also provide top-tier managed bandwidth, on-demand and a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application delivery options. Customers in the IPTV, financial services and medical infrastructure markets take full advantage of the Center 7 service suite. For more information, please visit www.center7.com or call 801-822-5300.

For more information about Trusted Network Solutions, please visit: www.trustednetworksolutions.com.

To learn more, please visit: http://www.center7.com.

Host the Best, Web Hosting Company, Introduces Reseller Scripts Program

Dedicated Servers, Reseller Web Hosting News — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Bronx, New York - (The Hosting News) - August 12, 2008 - Web hosting solutions company, Host the Best, has debuted the launch of its HTB Reseller Scripts Program, in order to combine quality and productivity, in Scripts that have a high resale value.

Designed for web hosts and others looking to expand their catalogue, the HTB Reseller Scripts Program introduces a range of scripts that can be offered either as a new, or existing service.

Andy Candelario, Director of Business Development at Host the Best explained, ''One of the priorities of our reseller scripts development team is to create scripts that not only work well, but also raise the bar of competition in the industry. With the introduction of Reseller Scripts Program, some of the best selling scripts will now be available for one and all to profit from.''

Developed for resale primarily, these scripts offer a cheaper alternative to in-house development. The list of available scripts in the program grows at a steady pace and custom scripts are developed on order. Furthermore, resellers get weekly discounts and priority support tickets among other benefits.

Since 1999, Host The Best offers innovative and reliable Shared Web Hosting services combined with fast, competent and friendly technical support. The company's goal is to help increase online business and provide the infrastructure, which is essential to keep it running smoothly.

To learn more about Host The Best's Reseller program, please visit: www.htbsoftware.com/reseller.php.

For more information about Host The Best, please visit: www.hostthebest.com.

Web Hosting Application, Ensim Unify, Garners Windows IT Pro Magazine Award

Dedicated Servers, Reseller Web Hosting News — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Santa Clara, California - (The Hosting News) - August 11, 2008 - Collaborative infrastructure and web hosting application, Ensim Corporation's Unify Enterprise Edition, has received a bronze medal, by Penton Media's Windows IT Pro magazine's Editor's Choice Awards.

Ensim received the award in the messaging category. Jeff Lewis, group publisher noted, ''The 2008 Editor's Best Awards utilize our editors' product knowledge and subject matter expertise to identify exceptional products that benefit the Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine reader communities. Our editors selected winners based on the product's strategic importance to the market, its competitive advantages and its value to the customer. Our editors are tough, in-the-trenches critics. They demand solid value and performance from the products they select. Editor's Best Award winners can feel proud that the products and services they developed have earned the respect and recognition of the Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine editorial staff.''

Available as snap-in tools or a full suite, Ensim Unify Enterprise Edition allows organizations to decrease operating costs, improve workforce effectiveness, and meet security and compliance goals. Unify Enterprise Edition redefines user provisioning and access control software for Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange and mobility applications such as BlackBerry Enterprise Server and Windows Mobile. It provides change management, automated provisioning, mobile and client device configuration, delegated administration, and resource optimization, all via an easy to use role-based Web portal.

Francois Depayras, Vice President of marketing and alliances at Ensim added, ''Receiving this honor from Windows IT Pro validates the quality of our product. We hope that when selecting user provisioning software, enterprises keep in mind that Ensim's products are distinguished for their superior quality and performance.''

Penton Media's Windows IT Pro, the largest independent Windows IT community in the world, has Windows IT Pro as its flagship print publication. Windows IT Pro also includes SQL Server Magazine and Office SharePoint Pro. The Windows IT Pro network has 2.5 million unique visitors to its Web sites each month, and more than one million subscribers who opt-in to one or more email newsletters. Windows IT Pro is the world's leading producer of custom road shows, paid conferences and paid workshops for Windows and SQL Server IT and developer professionals.

Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the U.S., serving more than six million business professionals every month. The company's market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein and Co., LP, and its co-investors.

Founded in 1998, Ensim Corporation is the leading provider of user provisioning and access control software. Ensim products are used by service providers and enterprises worldwide to accelerate and enable deployment of integrated solutions, simplify and automate secure management of complex environments, and increase user and IT productivity. Ensim is Microsoft Gold Certified, and maintains strategic partnerships with many leading infrastructure vendors including Research In Motion (BlackBerry), Hewlett-Packard, Accenture, Siemens and BroadSoft.

To learn more about Penton Media, Inc., please visit: www.penton.com.

For more information about Ensim, please visit: www.ensim.com.

IBM Hosting Provider, Expands Cloud Computing Data Center Mandate

Dedicated Servers, Reseller Web Hosting News — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Armonk, New York - (The Hosting News) - August 11, 2008 - Hosted application solutions provider, IBM, plans to expand its cloud computing capabilities, through an investment of nearly $400m, with the opening of data centers in the US and Japan.

Willy Chiu, Vice President, IBM High Performance On Demand Solutions remarked, ''Cloud computing is fundamentally about re-engineering the world's computing infrastructure, to enable game-changing -- even life-changing -- applications. To IBM, cloud computing is much more than the normal evolution of a data center.''

The centers are part of IBM's Project Big Green initiative aimed at increasing energy efficiency in the data center. IBM plans to employ 200 full-time researchers and invest more than $100m in cloud computing over the next three years. In March, it launched its first European cloud computing center in Dublin, Ireland, and in June it established centers in Beijing, China and Johannesburg, South Africa.

Bob Greenberg, General Manager of IT optimization at IBM noted, ''The new data center in North Carolina is part of IBM's commitment to construct the world's most advanced data centers. This is the latest example of IBM's deep history of innovation in North Carolina. When we open for business in late 2009, the IBM data center in Research Triangle Park will be a strategic location for our outsourcing business for years to come.''

Cloud computing lets organizations remotely access a vast network of computers that can be tapped on-demand. In the U.S., IBM will spend $360 million to build a state-of-the-art data center at its facility in Research Triangle Park, N.C. The company will renovate a building on its campus, aiming to reuse 95 percent of the original building's shell and recycle 90 percent of the materials from the original building.

The new cloud computing center in Tokyo will provide large companies, universities and government agencies immediate access to experts who can help them deploy cloud computing environments. Both new centers will link to seven other IBM cloud centers around the world.

Data centers are the backbone of information technology (IT) infrastructure for businesses and other organizations, with powerful servers and storage systems running technology including software applications, email and web sites. IBM owns and operates more than 8 million square feet of data center space -- more than any other company in the world.

For more information about IBM, please visit: www.ibm.com.

Web Hosting and Management Services Group, TriZetto, Closes Apax Partners Merger

Dedicated Servers, Reseller Web Hosting News — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Newport Beach, California - (The Hosting News) - August 11, 2008 - Enterprise and component software, hosting and business process outsourcing services firm, The TriZetto Group Inc., and Apax Partners, have closed its merger deal.

The merger agreement was first announced on April 11, 2008. Funds advised by Apax Partners, together with minority investors BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and The Regence Group, acquired all of TriZetto's common stock for $22 cash per share. Payment instructions will be mailed or delivered electronically to stockholders and convertible note holders.

Jeff Margolis, Chairman and CEO of the TriZetto Group remarked, ''I am proud of the outstanding work by many people at TriZetto and at Apax who completed this transaction so quickly while minimizing distractions to our customers. TriZetto remains singularly focused on developing high-return software and services for payers and their constituents in the healthcare supply chain. We look forward to more strongly partnering with our customers, while leveraging Apax's resources and international reach to further accelerate our solutions development and growth.''

Apax Partners is a private equity investment groups. It operates across the United States, Europe and Asia and has more than 30 years of investing experience. Funds under the advice of Apax Partners total $40 billion around the world. These Funds provide long-term equity financing to build and strengthen world-class companies. Apax Partners Funds invest in companies across its global sectors of Tech and Telecom, Retail and Consumer, Media, Healthcare and Financial and Business Services. Significant recent investments by funds advised by the Apax Partners Healthcare and Tech and Telecom teams include: General Healthcare Group, Capio, Apollo Hospitals, Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, Spectrum Laboratories, Weather Investments, SMART Technologies and TDC.

Common stock holders with questions may contact Computershare Trust Company, N.A. at 800-962-4284 or 303-262-0600. Convertible note holders with questions may contact Wells Fargo Bank at 213-614-2588.

Buddy Gumina, partner and head of U.S. healthcare at Apax Partners who joins a new Board of Directors at TriZetto noted ''Apax shares Jeff's vision for Integrated Healthcare Management, which holds so much promise to improve our healthcare system, and we are excited to add TriZetto to our portfolio of industry leading companies.''

Mr. Margolis added, ''It is clear from the broad discussion on Capitol Hill that healthcare reform in coming years will include significant investments in information technology. TriZetto and its 350 payer customers are well positioned to help enable and accelerate many of these transformative technology solutions that can optimize benefits and care for healthcare consumers.''

With its technology touching nearly half of the U.S. insured population, TriZetto is positioned to drive the convergence of health benefit administration, care management and constituent engagement. The company provides premier information technology solutions that enable payers and other constituents in the healthcare supply chain to improve the coordination of benefits and care for healthcare consumers. Healthcare payers include national and regional health insurance plans, and benefits administrators that provide transaction services to self-insured employer groups. The company's payer-focused information technology offerings include enterprise and component software, hosting and business process outsourcing services, and consulting.

For more information about Apax Partners, please visit: www.apax.com.

To learn more, please visit: www.trizetto.com.