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Application Hosting Not For Everyone

Resellers should take a hard, honest look at their businesses before jumping headfirst into the application hosting market, according to Traver Gruen-Kennedy, chairman of the recently-formed Application Service Provider (ASP) Industry Consortium.n “Don’t fool yourself,” he told VARBusiness during a consortium meeting here at PC Expo. “It’s a different business.” n To succeed in the …Read More

Nacio Launches Partner Program

March 18, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed Web hosting and application service provider Nacio (nacio.com) announced on Thursday that it had launched Via Nacio, a partner program for delivering hosted enterprise applications. Under the program, Nacio will partner with independent software vendors, delivering applications out of a managed hosting environment housed in Nacio’s data center.

TechSpace Buys E-commerce Gateway

March 15, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting and IT infrastructure services provider TechSpace (techspace.com) announced on Tuesday that it had acquired the Web hosting, dedicated server and colocation customers of E-commerce Gateway. California-based TechSpace picks up 21,000 business-class user accounts and over 500 Web sites. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Yahoo! Launches SMB Resource Center

March 10, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web portal operator and Web hosting provider Yahoo! (yahoo.com) announced on Wednesday that it had introduced a new online resource center designed to provide small businesses with information on running their companies.

Web Host Hostopia Extends Services

February 14, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting wholesaler Hostopia (hostopia.com) announced on Monday that it has introduced new applications and upgrades for its wholesale Web hosting and managed email services, to be launched throughout the first quarter of 2005.

SWsoft Releases HSPcomplete 3.1

February 1, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting automation software developer SWsoft (sw-soft.com) announced on Tuesday that it has launched HSPcomplete 3.1, the latest version of its automation solution for small and medium-sized hosting service providers.

VanillaSoft Picks VeriCenter Hosting

January 13, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator VeriCenter (vericenter.com) announced on Thursday that it has signed an agreement with sales force automation firm VanillaSoft to provide enterprise hosting and managed services.

Patriots Pick Northeast Data Vault IDC

December 16, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Northeast Data Vault (nedatavault.com), a provider of colocation, Web hosting and data center services, announced on Thursday that the National Football League’s New England Patriots have consolidated the team’s Web site operations at the Northeast Data Vault?s data center in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The company said the Patriots’ move to NorthEast Data Vault is part of the recently completed re-launch of its Web site.

Replacements Picks Hosted Solutions

November 30, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Hosted Solutions (hostedsolutions.com) announced on Tuesday that it has been designated the official managed Web hosting provider for retailer Replacements, Ltd.

Microsoft Unveils Management Software

November 16, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Software giant Microsoft (microsoft.com) announced on Tuesday that it has released version 3.0 of Microsoft Solutions for Windows-based Hosting, a management platform that includes tools for handling, building, provisioning, patching and monitoring Windows-based Web servers and allows service providers to deploy value-added hosted services rapidly and efficiently, lowering costs and generating revenue opportunities.