Web Host PEER 1 UK Launches Smartphone App Hosting Service

February 25, 2010 -- UK-based hosting provider PEER 1 Hosting the global online has today announced the launch of a dedicated smart-phone app hosting service, which leverages PEER 1's peering relationships with mobile network operators to ensure apps are delivered quickly to end users, as well as providing hosted test development environments for developers.

SoftLayer Deploys Isilon Scale-Out NAS to Power Enterprise Cloud

February 18, 2010 -- Clustered storage and data management solutions provider Isilon Systems has announced that SoftLayer has deployed its Isilon scale-out network-attached storage to power its enterprise cloud infrastructure, providing global, on-demand data center and hosting services for thousands of customers.

Web Host Claranet Hosts Amnesty International Site

January 18, 2010 -- UK managed hosting provider Claranet announced on Monday it has signed an agreement to provide managed application hosting services to support Amnesty International's website and social networking activities.

Gladinet Cloud Desktop Version 1.4.2 Supports Windows Azure Blob Storage

January 5, 2010 -- With the latest release of Gladinet Cloud Desktop, cloud storage client developer Gladinet has added the Microsoft Windows Azure platform to the list of cloud storage providers that its service platform supports, meaning that one can map a network drive to Windows Azure Blob Storage and start using it from Windows Explorer.

Email Login Details Exposed in RockYou Security Breech

December 17, 2009 -- Following a breach at the beginning of the month that exposed 32 million user login credentials to hackers, Social media app developer RockYou has made a commitment to improving its security and apply encryption.

Skytap Cloud Environment Features Added Collaboration For Developers

November 29, 2009 -- Developers have had to keep up with many new technologies and developments as cloud computing and a Software-as-a-Service delivery model has taken off over the past few years. To make their job easier, cloud-based virtual lab Skytap provides an entirely self-service provisioning of complex IT environments without any architectural changes -- and it now features collaboration capabilities that let individuals from around the world work more closely on projects.

Signify's 2FA Hosted Service Provides Secure Access to SaaS Apps

November 25, 2009 -- As the demand for Software as a Service applications continues to grow, two-factor authentication (or "2FA") provider Signify has extended its 2FA hosted services to provide secure access to cloud-based applications including Salesforce.com and Google Apps.

Chrome OS to Primarily Run Web Apps and Store Files on the Cloud

November 20, 2009 -- Four months after announcing it is developing an operating system, Google has for the first time publicly demonstrated the highly anticipated Chrome OS, which will heavily rely on web applications and cloud storage.

Nimsoft Launches Unified Monitoring Partner Program

November 11, 2009 -- Unified monitoring solutions provider Nimsoft announced on Tuesday it has launched its new partner program, the Nimsoft Unified Monitoring Alliance, as well as its charter members.

CodeAndServe.com Launches HTML/OS Hosting and Development Environment

November 11, 2009 -- Letting companies create applications using powerful Rapid Application Development language HTML/OS, CodeAndServe.com is providing a new cloud hosting environment built for custom, browser-native web apps.

Web App Development and Hosting Service Zembly To Fold After Three Years

November 10, 2009 -- Putting the dream of an easy-to-use, web-based application development environment on hold, Sun Microsystems has announced that it is suspending its web 2.0 app development and hosting service, Zembly, at the end of the month.

Apprenda Closes $5M Investment Round for Its SaaS App Server SaaSGrid

November 9, 2009 -- Fueling its Software-as-a-Service application server SaaSGrid, software developer Apprenda has closed a $5 million investment round led by venture capital and growth equity firm New Enterprise Associates, which has a track record of successfully investing in companies such as Salesforce.com, WebEx, Juniper Networks and XenSource.

World's Largest WordCamp To Happen Next Week in Phoenix and Online

November 5, 2009 -- The conference dedicated to free, open-source blog publishing application WordPress, WordCamp will be coming to Phoenix, Arizona, next week, which for the first time will be streamed live for anyone who cannot attend.

Gladinet Launches Cloud Gateway For Cloud-Hosted Desktop

October 28, 2009 -- After the introducing its Cloud Desktop product earlier this year, desktop-based cloud services developer Gladinet has launched Gladinet Cloud Gateway v1.0, which connects individual desktops to cloud storage through a single access point, and allows one server to support many individual desktops.

SoftLayer Adds Privacy to Dedicated, Scalable Cloud Infrastructure

October 19, 2009 -- Enhancing its service offerings to meet to demands of businesses that need a dedicated environment rather than shared infrastructure, on-demand data center services provider SoftLayer Technologies has added Private Cloud services, which separates customers' physical computing hardware from other users', giving customers the privacy of dedicated hardware with the scalability of the cloud.

ResellersPanel Automates Open Source PHP Script Installation

October 16, 2009 -- Private-label reseller web hosting automation solutions developer ResellersPanel has added the Elefante Toolbar to its control panel, allowing a direct installation of nearly 40 open-source PHP scripts on customers' websites.

Business Value to Thrive in Difficult Economic Times

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Economic conditions demand action on the part of business leaders to increase efficiency and performance in order to thrive in the current difficult economic landscape. NetStandard, an SMB itself, has spent a great deal of time discussing how we can help our customers grow and prosper during these c...

groupSPARK Adds Hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

October 2, 2009 -- Microsoft Exchange hosting reseller groupSPARK announced on Friday it is offering hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.

SoftLayer To Add Citrix NetScaler VPX, Accelerating Web Apps Fivefold

September 29, 2009 -- Accelerating the performance, availability and protection of web applications, SoftLayer Technologies is integrating virtual web application delivery appliance Citrix NetScaler VPX, making customer applications five times faster and lowering server costs by 60 percent.

Inside Hosted Solutions' New Managed Offerings

September 18, 2009 -- In a move towards shedding its former "hosting-only" business model, Hosted Solutions greatly expanded its suite of application hosting and management solutions this week to include support for a full range of business applications.

Facebook to Release Web Server Framework

September 11, 2009 -- Social media community Facebook revealed on Thursday via its Developer's blog it is releasing an open source, web server framework designed for developers to create applications that enable users to post status updates in real time.

Webroot to Provide SaaS-Based Security for Nasstar's Hosted Desktops

September 8, 2009 -- Nasstar, which provides email hosting and a cloud-based hosted desktop, has partnered with cloud security provider Webroot to provide SaaS-based web and email security, including email encryption.

PowerDNN Upgrades Private DotNetNuke Cloud Infrastructure

August 25, 2009 -- DotNetNuke solutions provider PowerDNN has completed a major update to its hosting platform, PowerGrid, allowing enterprise customers to certifiably deploy large-scale DotNetNuke web applications across as many as 60 web servers in a private cloud configuration.

Apple's NC Data Center May Host New Cloud Services

August 18, 2009 -- Currently under construction in North Carolina, Apple's massive, 500,000 square-foot data center has been the subject of rumors that it is being built for running new cloud-based applications.

Go Daddy Hosting Connection Installs One-Millionth App

August 14, 2009 -- Taking the complexity out of powerful online applications, web host and domain registrar Go Daddy has created a service that installs popular online applications in as few as three clicks. Go Daddy Hosting Connection's ease of use, in fact, has catapulted it past more than 1,000,000 application installs, according to the company's Thursday announcement.

Tez Networks to Distribute Coyote Point Solutions in India

August 7, 2009 -- Indian IT solutions provider Tez Networks has entered into an alliance with mid-market application acceleration and load balancing solutions provider Coyote Point Systems to distribute its "Equalizer" family of load balancers and application acceleration solutions in India.

nCircle Increases Web App Vulnerability Coverage

July 27, 2009 -- Security and compliance auditing solution provider nCircle has increased the vulnerability coverage in its WebApp360 web application scanning product, adding coverage in seven of the top 10 security categories defined by the Open Web Application Security Project, a non-profit community for the improvement of application software security.

Salesforce.com Opens Singapore Data Center

July 15, 2009 -- Due to its record number of customers in the Asia-Pacific region adopting its customer relationship management applications and the new Force.com platform, enterprise cloud computing provider Salesforce.com has opened its first international data center in Singapore.

Office 2010 Will Allow For Private Hosting

July 14, 2009 -- Promising collaboration and a consistent experience between PC desktops, smartphones and browsers, Microsoft has announced that its latest Office suite will let companies run a web-based version on their own servers, giving them more control of their information, alleviating some of the security concerns that keep enterprises from moving to the cloud.

Salesforce.com Launches Free Force.com Edition

June 15, 2009 -- Customer relationship management software as a service and web hosting provider Salesforce has released a free edition of its Force.com cloud platform, letting companies build and run their first application or website on Force.com at no cost.

Thomson Signs Savvis for 3yr Hosting Deal

May 21, 2009 -- Outsourced managed computing and IT applications network infrastructure provider Savvis Communications Corporation announced a three-year extension of its service agreement with Thomson Reuters, which provides information for businesses and professionals around the world.