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Web Host EarthLink Names Senior VP of Public Policy

September 13, 2011 — Web hosting provider EarthLink announced on Tuesday it has named Chris Murray senior vice president of public policy. The announcement marks the latest in a series of appointments EarthLink has announced in the last four months.

Web Host EarthLink Names Senior Sales Executives, Head of Managed Services

July 25, 2011 — Web hosting provider EarthLink announced on Monday that it has named two senior sales executives to oversee its newly established Premier Business Solutions and National Accounts divisions. The move follows EarthLink’s acquisition of Telecom One Communications in December for $370 million.

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Web Host EarthLink Acquires Telecom One Communciations for $370M

December 20, 2010 – Web hosting provider EarthLink announced on Monday it has acquired telecom One Communications Corp. for $370 million, including payment of approximately $285 million of One Comm net debt. 

Web Host Earthlink Names COO as New President

May 7, 2010 — Web hosting provider EarthLink announced on Thursday it named chief operating officer Joseph Wetzel as its new president. The role of president had been previously vacant.

ISP EarthLink Goes Offline on Earth Day

April 22, 2009 — Thousands of customers have been left without email or Internet access on Wednesday after Internet service provider EarthLink suffered a major outage, according to early reports by Computerworld.

OpenXchange Goes Massively Mobile

October 17, 2008 — A new collaboration has brought open-source, collaboration capability to more than 1.5 billion mobile handsets, providing push email and cloud-based mobile synchronization as a Software as a Service offering.

The Planet Joins Anti-Phishing Group

September 17, 2008 — 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.

EarthLink Adds Board Member

July 24, 2008 — Internet service provider EarthLink announced it has named M. Wayne Wisehart to its board of directors.

San Fran Plans Free City Wi-Fi

June 12, 2008 — While other cities such as Philadelphia, Santa Clara and San Jose are discontinuing their municipal Wi-Fi systems, San Francisco is planning to offer free city-wide wireless service by the year’s end, said the city’s mayor yesterday.

New Edge Offers New Network Service

April 14, 2008 — New Edge Networks announced it has become the first telecommunications company to offer a new network service that enables businesses to tag and prioritize data traffic over DSL access using up to five MPLS classes of service.