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Web Host Ascent Opens Second Data Center in Chicago, Signs Comcast as Anchor Tenant

August 18, 2011 — Web hosting and data center provider Ascent announced on Thursday it is opening a new data center titled CH2 in Northlake, Illinois, signing Comcast as its first tenant, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.

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Data Center Firm ColoHouse Provides Backup, Data Recovery to Comcast Business Services

July 19, 2011 — Comcast Business Services announced on Tuesday that its division in Florida’s east coast region has partnered with data center provider ColoHouse to provide customers with Internet and telecommunications connectivity in the event of a power loss. n

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Web Host Ascent Data Partners with Comcast for Fiber-Optic Connection

June 1, 2011 — Web hosting and colocation provider Ascent Data announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with communications firm Comcast Business Services. With this partnership, customers of both companies will have access through Comcast’s fiber-optic network to Ascent Data’s data center in Pittsburgh.

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Afilias Enhances Security of .INFO Domains by Enabling DNSSEC

September 9, 2010 — Internet infrastructure services provider Afilias has enabled Domain Name System Security Extensions for the .INFO top-level domain, enhancing global security for more than 6.5 million registered domains, making it the seventh largest TLD in the world.

Yahoo!, Cloudmark, Comcast and Tucows to Use Anti-Phishing Service Domain Assurance

June 9, 2010 — Email authentication and reputation management services provider Return Path has beta launched Domain Assurance, an audit and registry service aimed at battling phishing and spoofing by enabling the widespread use of email authentication protocols.

Court Orders Websites Suspended In Libel Case

December 29, 2009 — As part of its response to a libel lawsuit filed by IT consulting company Apex Technology Group, a New Jersey judge ordered hosting and domain providers to take down three websites opposing the H-1B work visa last week, according to a lengthy article published in Computerworld on Monday.

Comcast Settles $16M P2P Lawsuit, Starts Streaming Video Service

December 23, 2009 — Internet, digital cable and VoIP services provider Comcast has agreed on settling a class-action suit over traffic shaping methods that throttled P2P connections from 2006 to late 2008, paying out some $16 million dollars to those affected.

SBC Acquires AT&T for $16 Billion

January 31, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Internet service and Web hosting provider SBC Communications (sbc.com) announced on Monday that it has acquired AT&T (att.com) in a $16 billion deal that will create the largest telecommunications company in the US.

VitalStream Extends Flash Streaming

The service allows companies to deliver video-enabled Flash content to the Macromedia Flash Player across Vitalstream’s content distribution network.

Terremark to Host Global Peering Forum

The forum will be held in Miami, Florida on February 10-11, 2004.