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Tulip Data Center Services Builds Largest Facility in Bangalore, India

February 6, 2012 — Data center operator Tulip Data Center Services, a subsidiary of Tulip Telecom, announced on Monday it has launched “Tulip Data City” data center in Bengaluru, India. The data center is considered the largest in Asia, according to the press release. The $185 million data center is a multi-tiered facility built to tier 4 and tier 3 standard, and is expected to save close to 35 MW power at full capacity.

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NTT Communications Acquires 74 Percent of Indian Web Host Netmagic Solutions

January 25, 2012 — Japanese telecommunications provider NTT Communications announced on Wednesday that it has acquired a 74 percent stake in Indian data center services provider Netmagic Solutions. The acquisition is subject to the approval of authorities in India, according to the press release. NTT Com says the addition of Netmagic’s data center services and sites will expand its capability to provide cloud service to the Indian market.

India Cloud Market Projected to Hit $16 Billion by 2020: Study

December 29, 2011 — The cloud market in India could be worth as much as $16 billion by 2020, according to a report by Silicon India. The study also showed that the global cloud market growing at a 33 percent rate per year to about $680 billion by 2020.

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Web Host PromptSpace Launches Shared Hosting Platform

December 27, 2011 — Web hosting provider PromptSpace announced over the weekend that it has launched its shared hosting platform. PromptSpace says its shared hosting is available in three packages, personal, professional and enterprise, designed for small and mid-size enterprise customers.

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Web Hosts, Telecommunications Firms Behind Rapid Data Center Expansion in India

November 28, 2011 — The Indian data center market will reach $1.3 billion in 2016 with help from telecommunication providers and hosting providers expanding their infrastructure in the country, a recent study by research firm Gartner claims.

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Focus on Education Key to Cloud Firms Profiting from Indian SMBs: Parallels Study

November 23, 2011 — Hosted infrastructure is the most popular cloud service for Indian small and medium-sized businesses, according to a new study by Parallels. Parallels presented some of its findings of the small business market for cloud and hosted services at the WHD.Local event in October. In the presentation, John Zanni of Parallels focused specifically on the UK market. Zanni estimates the total hosted infrastructure market in the UK to be about $1 billion.

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Email Software Firm SmarterTools Announces Several Partnerships with Web Hosts

November 23, 2011 — Several web hosting providers announced this week that they have partnered with SmarterTools to distribute its mail, analytics and SEO software solutions. According to separate press releases, web hosts CtrlS Solutions, DMEHosting, and Thaibiz signed new partnership agreements with SmarterTools, while PowerDNN and E-Globalfocus Sdn Bhd have renewed their exisiting partnerships.

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Indian Web Host ESDS Launches Cloud Platform eNlight

November 21, 2011 — Web hosting provider ESDS announced on Monday that it has launched its cloud platform eNlight. This news comes a couple of months after ESDS announced that it will open three new offices in India next year. The offices will be located in Mumbai, Bangalore and Indore.

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Q&A: HostGator’s CMO Taylor Hawes on Google, Free Hosting in India

November 15, 2011 — In an email Q&A with the WHIR, HostGator chief marketing officer Taylor Hawes talks about free hosting as an offering, as well as its partnership with Google to provide small businesses in India with websites.

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Web Host HostGator Partners with Google to Offer Free Hosting to Indian Businesses

November 2, 2011 — Google announced on Wednesday that it will offer free websites to small and medium businesses in India, according to a report by Reuters. Google has partnered with web hosting firm HostGator to provide free domain names and one-year of website maintenance as well.