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Teraco's Second Vendor-Neutral Data Center Goes Live in South Africa
January 19, 2010 -- A year after its Cape Town facility went live, South African vendor-neutral data center provider Teraco Data Environments has opened its second vendor neutral data center, located in Isando, Johannesburg.
Cobweb Solutions Partners with Dubai's Media Solutions, Enters the MENA Region
January 14, 2010 -- Entering the Middle East and North Africa region, UK-based hosted Microsoft services provider Cobweb Solutions has partnered with local IT consultancy Media Solutions of Dubai, UAE, to gain extensive regional and local knowledge of the outsourcing industry and provide this market with outsourced IT solutions and services.
ICANN Announces Fellowship Program Selection for Nairobi Meeting
December 18, 2009 -- In an effort to include worldwide input and ideas to create a truly global forum, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers will be selecting a handful of bright minds from the developing world to attend its 37th International Public Meeting.
Secure Payment Provider Trustwave Launches Live Call Center to Support EMEA
November 5, 2009 -- On-demand data security and Payment Card Industry compliance management solution provider Trustwave has opened a new compliance call center in Warsaw, Poland, which will initially focus on providing PCI Data Security Standard compliance support for current Trustwave customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Island Nation Mauritius May Prove to be a Haven For Hosting
October 2, 2009 -- Mauritius, an island nation off the coast of continental Africa in the southwest Indian Ocean, may be the location of environmentally friendly outsourced hosting and IT services in the near future.
AccessKenya, Tata Launch Tier 1 POP in Kenya
September 9, 2009 -- Telecommunications provider Tata Communications and Kenyan Internet service provider AccessKenya Group announced on Wednesday that they have partnered to establish a Tier 1 Internet point of presence for Tata Communications in Nairobi, Kenya.
SEACOM Fiber Network Adds Connectivity to Africa
July 23, 2009 -- Bringing unprecedented capacity and connectivity to Africa, SEACOM has opened a 1.28 Terabyte per second, 17,000 kilometer, submarine fiber-optic cable system linking south and east Africa to global networks via India and Europe.
IXEurope Founder Joins Teraco Board
June 2, 2009 -- South Africa's first provider of vendor-neutral data centers, Teraco Data Environments, has appointed to its board industry veteran Guy Willner, who was co-founder and chief executive officer of IXEurope.
South African Web Host Adds CM4all Features
May 8, 2009 -- South Africa's largest web host, Hetzner, has updated web-based applications provider CM4all's WebsiteCreator Business Edition, adding a brand-new feature set including such features as integrated Amazon and eBay stores, as well as RSS feeds and podcasts.
Rwanda To Build Data Center
May 7, 2009 -- The ICT department of the Rwanda Development Board is readying construction on the National Data Center, which will act as the country's central data storage facility and store applications used by government institutions, according to a report by AllAfrica.com.
Rwanda Development Board Selects AtMail
April 30, 2009 -- The Rwanda Development Board has selected Linux-based email solution AtMail for its email system, providing a single platform for customizable email accounts and mobile messaging to all Rwanda's government agencies.
Web Africa Moves Into Teraco Data Center
April 23, 2009 -- Web Africa is the first Internet service provider to move into world-class, vendor-neutral data centre Teraco, which is the first hosting facility of its kind in South Africa.
Tata Participates In African Cable System
April 16, 2009 -- India-based global telecommunications provider Tata Communications is participating in a $600 million submarine fibre-optic network that will link countries in Southern Africa, Western Africa and Europe, with at least 3.84 terabits per second of international bandwidth.
Tata Tenant of SEACOM Cable System
March 19, 2009 -- Telecommunications provider Tata Communications announced on Thursday that the company is an anchor tenant customer on the privately owned Sea Cable System.
US Web Hosts Self-Censor: Newsweek
March 9, 2009 -- A Newsweek article, which will appear on newsstands next week, has condemned web host BlueHost for censoring users affiliated with foreign countries, however, this common practice, which has its faults, it can be argued that it is often the only way large web hosts can effectively weed out customers using web hosting for illegal purposes.
Teraco Data Center Opens In Cape Town
February 20, 2009 -- Serendipitously coinciding with the relaxation of national telecommunications regulations, Teraco has opened a first vendor neutral data center in Cape Town, making it the first of its kind in the country, tapping a growing market of companies that can now choose where their data lies.
Orange UK Picks BladeLogic Solution
March 2, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Data center automation software developer BladeLogic (bladelogic.com) announced on Monday that wireless carrier Orange UK had selected BladeLogic Operations Manager as its data center automation platform. BladeLogic Operations Manager, the company says, is an automation solution that enables the provisioning, configuration and management of large-scale, distributed server environments.
VeriSign Extends Email Service to Europe
February 2, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Internet security service provider VeriSign (verisign.com) announced on Wednesday that it has extended its Email Security Service to companies in Europe, enabling them to fight spam, viruses and email-borne attacks.
Scalix Launches Partner Network
January 31, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Linux email solution Scalix Corporation (scalix.com) announced on Monday that it had introduced the Scalix Partner Network, a global initiative that will team the company with resellers to offer successful Scalix customer deployments.
Thawte Secures International Domains
December 2, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- SSL security certificate provider thawte (thawte.com) announced Tuesday at the ICANN conference in Cape Town, South Africa that it had become the first certificate authority to offer SSL certificates that fully secure internationalized domain names.
South Africa Still Fighting for Domain
September 16, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The South African government is still fighting to own the southafrica.com domain name despite expensive litigation against Virtual Countries, the US company that owns the domain, Roy Padayachee, deputy communications minister for South Africa, said today in a report by Business Report.
Savvis Brings Utility IT to UK
September 16, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting and managed IT services provider SAVVIS (savvis.net) announced on Thursday that it has launched its virtualized IT services delivery platform in the United Kingdom.
Verio, ATS Hosting Law Library Site
August 4, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web host and IP solutions provider Verio (verio.com) announced on Tuesday that the General Services Adminstration for the U.S. Law Library of Congress has selected the company to host the Global Legal Information Network.
VeriSign Expands European Presence
June 24, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- VeriSign (verisign.com) said on Thursday that it has taken several steps to improve its presence in Europe. The moves include the opening of a dedicated security operations center in Geneva, Switzerland to serve its European-based managed security services customers and the establishment of direct selling presences in the French and Nordic markets.
Web Server Count Grows, Netcraft Says
June 16, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to research and analysis firm Netcraft (netcraft.com), the number of Web servers found by its Web Server Survey has increased by 12 percent in the last six months.
Verio, Netapp Support Euro 2004 Site
June 11, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider Verio Europe (verio.co.uk) announced on Friday that it had increased content distribution and replication services for the euro2004.com Web site. Verio is an official IT partner for the Euro 2004 football championships and is providing the technology supporting the euro2004.com Web site during the tournament. The site includes a wide range of bandwidth-intensive multimedia content, including streaming media and on-demand video clips.
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Terremark Signs 35th VoIP Customer
November 18, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Terremark Worldwide Inc. (
Sprint Unveils Enhancements to SLAs
October 17, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Sprint (sprint.com) announced this week that it has extended and simplified its service level agreements (SLA) for its global data portfolio, introducing a new tiered structure, jitter SLA, and 100 percent credit on monthly charges.
SonicWALL Appoints Two New Senior Executives
October 16, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- SonicWALL, Inc. (sonicwall.com), a provider of Internet security solutions based in Sunnyvale, California, announced today the appointments of Koen Philipsen and Paul Thackeray to senior management positions.
VIA NET.WORKS Appoints Two Board Members
October 7, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- VIA NET.WORKS, Inc. (vianetworks.com), a provider of solutions to small and medium-sized businesses, announced Monday the appointments of Karen Slatford and Jan Gesmar-Larsen to its board of directors. In conjunction with the appointments, the company also announced that Stephen J. Eley was stepping down from the board after serving for over four years.
Thawte: Duplication Issue Won't Affect Security
July 18, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Thawte (thawte.com), a provider of digital trust solutions, has revealed that its systems have issued certificates with duplicate numbers over the last few months.
