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GlobalOne CEO David Northington Discusses Weblinc Acquisition

January 24, 2011 — Two out of the three past acquisitions by cloud services firm GlobalOne have been of Australia-based companies, signaling an opportunity for growth in the Asia Pacific region for cloud providers, a market that CEO David Northington says is hungry for cloud services.

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GlobalOne Acquires Australian Cloud Computing Application Provider Weblinc

January 24, 2012 — Cloud services firm GlobalOne announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Australian cloud computing application provider Weblinc. The terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed. This announcement comes a month after GlobalOne launched GlobalOne Mobility, a new practice offering professional services for building, deploying and maintaining mobile cloud apps for consumer and enterprise environments.

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Security Solutions Firm ThreatMetrix Acquires Aussie Rival TrustDefender

January 11, 2012 — California based Internet security provider ThreatMetrix announced on Wednesday it has acquired its Australian competitor TrustDefender. The combined companies will operate under the ThreatMetrix brand and will have operations in the United States, Australia and Europe.

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Data Center Firm IO Provides Modules to Australian Cloud Firm Red Cloud

December 13, 2011 – Modular data center firm IO announced on Tuesday that it has been awarded a multi-module contract with Australian data center and cloud services provider Red Cloud. This announcement comes two weeks after IO launched IO OS, its new data center operating system as a stand-alone software product. 

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Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – December 2, 2011

December 2, 2011 — In the week ending December 2, 2011, there were many international web hosting providers offering holiday promotions. Ahosting.net is offering the first month free in light of the holidays.

Hosted Services Firm OBT Names First Channel Development Director

November 25, 2011 — Australian cloud services provider OBT announced on Thursday it has named Peter Besser its first channel development director, based in Sydney. He has more than 20 years of sales, management and channel development experience in the IT and telecommunications industries.

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Australian Cloud Firm Ninefold Launches Local Startup Program

November 4, 2011 — Australian cloud computing and storage firm Ninefold announced on Thursday that it has launched The Ninefold Cloud Booster Program to accelerate growth for Australian startups. It has partnered with local startup hubs, Pollenizer and Startmate, as the programs first partners.n

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Web Host Netregistry Hit by DDoS Attack

September 26, 2011 — Australian web host NetRegistry was hit by a DDoS attack on Monday, according to a report by ZDNet Australia. This attack comes a few months after it acquired the customers and assets of Australian web host Distribute.IT, the web host attacked by hacker group Evil in June.

Australian Joomla Web Host Alltraders Names CEO, CIO

September 23, 2011 — Australian software developer Alltraders announced on Friday it has appointed Ben Horner its inaugural chief executive officer while fellow executive director Michael O’Loughlin has become chief information officer.

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Web Host SoftLayer Unveils Australian Expansion Plans

September 15, 2011 — Web hosting provider SoftLayer is shopping for data centers in Australia, according to a report by IT News. The report says that SoftLayer CEO Lance Crosby confirmed that he is in talks to lease space from data center provider Digital Realty Trust. SoftLayer and Digital Realty Trust have worked together in the past. Last year, SoftLayer signed an agreement to lease data center and office space in Dallas, where SoftLayer has its headquarters.