AIS Houses SimpleNet Services

May 26, 2009 -- Colocation provider American Internet Service announced last week that web hosting provider and San Diego colocation competitor SimpleNet has decided to outsource its data center operations to AIS.

AIS to Extend Network into Data Center

March 11, 2009 -- Colocation firm American Internet Services announced on Wednesday it will extend its network into the recently acquired Data Center campus in the Kearny Mesa community of San Diego, formerly known as Complex Drive.

Colo Firm AIS Acquires Complex Drive

November 18, 2008 -- San Diego colocation provider American Internet Services has acquired Complex Drive, a San Diego data center provider known for its customer support and innovation, helping it deliver carrier-neutral solutions to the local market.

Qwest to Offer $8 Billion for MCI

March 14, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to reports, Qwest Communications (qwest.com) will sweeten its offer to acquire MCI (mci.com) to $8 billion, a move that could force Verizon (verizon.com) to raise its own bid.

SpamPires Launches Anti-Spam Solution

February 14, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Anti-spam software provider SpamPires (doyouhatespam.com) announced on Monday that it has released its new software program, designed to stifle spammers by significantly increasing their bandwidth costs and eventually decreasing their business revenues.

Symantec, VERITAS Agree to Merge

December 16, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- IT security firm Symantec (symantec.com) and storage software developer VERITAS (veritas.com) will merge, the companies announced on Thursday.

ICANN Expected to OK .travel

November 11, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to reports, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (icann.org) has entered into negotiations with Tralliance Corporation for administrative control over the .travel sponsored top-level domain. Tralliance, based in New York, is an organization developed to enhance online commerce between travelers and the travel and tourism industries.

PW Registry Auctions .pw Sponsorship

November 9, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The PW Registry Corporation (pwregistry.pw), public trustee of the .pw top-level domain, said on Tuesday that it is auctioning sponsorship rights for nearly 50,000 second-level .pw domains.

Web Hosting Firms Launch Toy Drive

November 8, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting providers OKIHost (okihost.com), DWC Network (dwcnetwork.com) and PixelSlot Web Studio (pixelslot.com) announced last week that they have launched the first annual Web Hosting Toy Drive (whtoydrive.com) to raise money for holiday charities. The proceeds will be used to purchase toys that will be donated to the US Marine's Toys for Tots program. All remaining funds will be donated to other charities.

VeriSign Suing ICANN Again

September 1, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to reports, Verisign (verisign.com) has decided to continue its antitrust claims against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (icann.org) despite the fact it had a similar case thrown out last week in US District Court. VeriSign, which manages the .com and .net domains, reportedly filed a similar, but pared-down suit last Friday.

XO Communications Raises $200 Million

August 9, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting and Internet services provider XO Communications (xo.com) announced on Monday that it has completed a private placement of six percent class "A" convertible preferred stock, raising $200 million. XO privately offered the shares of preferred stock to XO stockholders that currently hold an aggregate of approximately 85 percent of XO's outstanding common stock. Carl Icahn, chairman and owner of the company, holds around 50 percent of the company's common stock. His affiliates purchased $190 million of the preferred stock.

Web.com Offers Hosting Affiliate Program

August 3, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting services provider Web.com (web.com), a Web hosting services provider, announced on Monday it has launched an online affiliate marketing program designed to offer revenue-generating opportunities to affiliates and raise awareness among consumers for cost-effective Web hosting, email and Web design services.

Quickshift Deploys Inkra's VSS

July 28, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Network infrastructure firm Inkra Networks (inkra.com) said on Wednesday that security integrator Quickshift (quickshift.fr) will offer security solutions to its customers from an Inkra-based virtualized network security platform. Quickshift will deploy Inkra's Virtual Service Switch, a device that virtualizes, consolidates and delivers multiple security services such as load balancing, firewalls and intrusion prevention, from a single platform.

VitalStream Raises $11 Million

June 17, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Content delivery services provider VitalStream (vitalstream.com) announced on Wednesday that it has raised $11 million through a financing deal. VitalStream will issue approximately 17.9 million shares of common stock and warrants to purchase an additional approximately 5.4 million shares of common stock.

New Target Acquires Towers Internet

June 7, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web services firm New Target Inc. (newtarget.com), today announced its acquisition of Towers Internet Consulting, appointing Irve Towers as chief technology Officer.

The Planet Leases Dallas Data Center

May 17, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Managed Web hosting provider The Planet Internet Services (theplanet.com) has signed a 10-year lease for new data center space at 400 S. Akard Street, a tier-one carrier hotel in downtown Dallas. The facility is 21,000 square feet, of which 18,000 is raised floor for IT infrastructure. According to Lance Crosby, chief operating officer of The Planet, the company has added 50 new engineers in anticipation of the facility's opening, which he said houses up to 12,000 servers. Crosby said the company expects to reach capacity in approximately six to nine months.

Yahoo Boosts Email Storage Capacity

May 14, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to reports, Yahoo (yahoo.com) said on Thursday that it plans to dramatically increase the storage limits for its free email users while raising the limits for its premium email subscribers up to "virtually unlimited" capacity.

VitalStream Names New CFO

May 13, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Content delivery services provider VitalStream (vitalstream.com) announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Mark Belzowski as chief financial officer, replacing the outgoing CFO Kevin Herzog. The appointment is effective May 17, 2004.

TeleCity Raises £8 million in Offer

The offer, which closed on April 19, 2004, resulted in applications for 34,086,689 new ordinary shares, amounting to 57.568 percent of the shares available under the open offer. The balance of the open offer has been taken up by new institutional investors, together with 10,036,000 new ordinary shares under the firm placing.

Siemens Launches Illinois Data Center

Siemens Business Services would take over management of the Kemper facility, embarking on a seven-year outsourcing contract with the company, and taking on 100 Kemper employees, who would continue to support Kemper along with potential new clients of Siemens Business Services.

Savvis Network Powers Emmy Judging

"Our industry-leading Internet-based screening process is the future of the business. It integrates broadband transmissions and network solutions to deliver a simultaneous, worldwide judging system for the International Emmy competition," says Bruce Paisner, president of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. "Previously, the International Emmy judging process was costly and time-consuming. Now Savvis' global media services have converged the digitization and distribution of the nominated shows by allowing us to benefit from Savvis' managed services and global IP network."

Redline Upgrades Platform Software

"Enterprises managing the transition to Web-enabled applications have several concerns," says Craig Stouffer, vice president of marketing at Redline Networks. "First, they want to ensure new 'webified' business-critical applications are as available as the old client-server versions. Second, they want to streamline architectures to avoid managing a multitude of point products for functions such as compression, security, load balancing and acceleration. Third, they want problem-solving information at their fingertips, in a format they can quickly understand and use to take action. Redline's newest version addresses these concerns, improving business continuity for users and raising the bar for emerging dew data center platform requirements."

Savvis Closes Acquisition of C&W USA

Savvis said the consolidation of the acquired assets along with anticipated work force reductions will help generate significant infrastructure and operational synergies.

XO Applying for Return to Nasdaq

The company's stock has been trading in the over-the-counter market under the symbol XOCM.OB since it emerged from chapter 11 bankruptcy in January of 2003.

Sphera Builds R&D Center in India

Sphera said the center is designed to augment the company's core center for hosting automation development and research in Tel Aviv, Israel and accelerate product development in the face of growing market demand.

Novadigm Enhances Server Management Solution

December 23, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Novadigm (

WebCentral Picks Virtuozzo for Server Offerings

December 22, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Hosting automation software developer SWsoft (sw-soft.com) said today that Australian Web hosting provider WebCentral (webcentral.com.au) has deployed Virtuozzo virtualization technology on its new virtual dedicated server (VDS) product.

Hurricane Electric Donates Hosting to GCWI

December 11, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Technical services provider Hurricane Electric (he.com) announced on Tuesday that it is providing free Web hosting to Golden Care Workforce Institute (GCWI), a San Diego-based non-profit organization that delivers home care services to the elderly and disabled, and provides employment opportunities to graduates of its health care academy.

midPhase Announces Web Hosting Plan Upgrades

December 2, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- midPhase Services, Inc. (midphase.com), a Web hosting provider based in Illinois, announced today that it has upgraded its Mega-PHASE and Pro-PHASE Web hosting plans. According to the company, the upgrades include increases in the disc space and data transfer allotments for each plan.

FatCow Upgrades Hosting Plan

December 1, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- New Mexico-based shared Web hosting provider FatCow (fatcow.com) said today that it is marking its fifth year in business and passing of the 25,000 customer milestone, by increasing disk space and bandwidth requirements for its customers.

Nimbit Web Services Releases New Site Tools

November 25, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Nimbit Web Services (nimbit.com) announced yesterday the availability of Nimbit Web Tools 3.0, a Web-based software solution that allows non-technical users to build, update and maintain their Web sites. The company said Web Tools 3.0, which includes content editing tools, email list support and Web hosting, is designed specifically for musicians and entertainers to help them update their Web sites and communicate with fans.