How can you compete against multi-million dollar ad and marketing budgets?

Posted on 2009-04-10

The short answer is: You can’t – at least not head to head. But there is a mighty lesson to be learned about competing with giants from a small Australian company called Messages on Hold (MOH).

Telehouse Continues Seminar Series

February 10, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Colocation and communications solutions provider TELEHOUSE America (telehouse.com) held its first Breakfast On Broadway seminar on January 26, 2005 at its Broadway Center facility. Executives from S-doc and TAMP DRS discussed government regulations' impact on financial services and the enterprise.

Net Registrars Want Competition

February 2, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Market research firm Penn Schoen & Berland Associates said on Monday it has released an independent study that shows that current .net registrars prefer increased competition in the generic top level domain registry market. The survey's results show nearly 9 out of 10 registrars agree that not one company should be allowed to monopolize the generic TLD registry market.

SBC in Acquisition Talks with AT&T

January 28, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Internet service and Web hosting provider SBC Communications (sbc.com) is in talks to acquire AT&T in a deal worth more than $15 billion, according to several media reports.

Voxtreme UK Reduces Reseller Pricing

January 7, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider Voxtreme UK (voxtreme.co.uk) announced earlier this week that it has reduced the pricing of its UK-based reseller hosting plans and is offering prizes to new customers signing up for the service.

N3sport Picks Web Host Verio Europe

December 3, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider Verio Europe (verio.co.uk) announced on Wednesday that it has added n3sports, a provider of collaborative planning solutions for sport organizations, as a new customer.

VitalStream Offers SDK for Flash Users

November 2, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Streaming media and Web hosting provider VitalStream (vitalstream.com) announced on Tuesday that it has made the new MediaOps Software Development Kit exclusively available to customers using its Flash video streaming services.

Monsterhosting Reaches 2000 Customers

October 26, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider Monsterhosting.ca (monsterhosting.ca) announced on Monday that it has secured its 2000th customer in its first year of operation.

WebHosting.Info Covers Every Registrar

September 22, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting research and statistics portal WebHosting.Info (webhosting.info) announced on Tuesday that it is collaborating with Registrar solutions provider LogixBoxes (logicboxes.com) to publish statistical reports on the performance of all worldwide domain name registrars.

Outsourcing Giants Face Challenge

September 2, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- As the US domestic call center market rapidly shrinks, research calculated by independent market analyst Datamonitor (datamonitor.com) shows heavy competition among outsourcers scrambling for their share of the $600 billion global IT services market.

Red Hat Selling Java App Server Support

July 30, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Red Hat (redhat.com) plans to begin selling a subscription service supporting Jonas, an open source java application server built by France-based ObjectWeb, according to a report by Cnet. Jonas is based on the prevailing Java server standard, Java 2 Enterprise Edition. The report said Red Hat plans to charge $999 a year for the service.

PowWeb Offers SiteGalore Site Builder

June 11, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Akmin Technologies (akmin.com), developer of the SiteGalore (sitegalore.com) Web site building and publishing tool for service providers, said on Thursday that Web hosting provider PowWEB (powweb.com) is offering SiteGalore to its customers.

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."

Springboard Hosting Internet Services

Through the agreement, Springboard will provide Internet Services with dedicated servers, colocation services, local loop connectivity and 24/7 monitoring services out of its 12,000 square foot data center facility in Charlotte, North Carolina.

XO to Acquire Allegiance for $311 Million

Under the terms of the transaction, XO will acquire all the Allegiance assets covered by the agreement for $311 million in cash and 45.38 million shares in XO common stock.

Redbus Interhouse Touts New Cash Position

Redbus Interhouse said it expects the sale of Nashville property to fetch over £1.5 million.

Redbus Interhouse Wins Colocation Client

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Qwest Acquires Allegiance Telecom for $300M

December 22, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Qwest Communications (qwest.com) announced last week that it has signed an agreement to purchase certain assets from Allegiance Telecom (algx.com), a provider of facilities?based telecommunications based in Dallas, Texas.

SAVVIS Supports Internet Screening for iEMMYs

November 24, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Herndon, Virginia-based managed services provider SAVVIS Communications (savvis.net) said today that the online screening of the programs nominated for the iEMMYs Festival, the international television programming awards to be held today in New York, was digitized and made available in multiple formats via SAVVIS' global IP network.

Hostway Launches Halloween Promotion

October 31, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Chicago-based Web hosting provider Hostway (hostway.com) said yesterday that it would give new customers free set-up for select hosting and e-commerce plans as part of a new Halloween promotion. Under the terms of the promotion, customers must sign up before midnight on Sunday, November 2 in order to take advantage of the deal.

Port City Web to Rebuild Site for University Division

October 21, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Port City Web, LLC (portcityweb.com), a Web hosting provider based in New Hampshire, announced today it has added the University of New Hampshire's (UNH) Division of Continuing Education & Summer Session (DCE) to its roster of clients. Under the agreement, Port City Web will redesign, rebuild and launch the University's Web site, scheduled for completion by early this winter.

Infopop Selects SWsoft's HSPcomplete

October 7, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- SWsoft (sw-soft.com) announced today that Infopop Corporation (infopop.com), a Seattle-based Web hosting provider and developer of online communities, has selected its hosting automation solution HSPcomplete to replace its existing solution.

TeleGeography: IP Transit Prices Continues to Decline

October 3, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The median price for Internet protocol (IP) transit in U.S. and Western European cities slid 10-20 percent between the first two quarters of 2003, according to The Global Internet Geography Database and Report, a recent study published by research firm TeleGeography (telegeography.com). The report compiles market data and statistical coverage of the world?s largest Internet backbones, the traffic they carry and the carriers who operate them.

Optima Sues VeriSign Over Domain Name Transfer

October 3, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Optima Technology Corporation (optimatech.com) has filed a lawsuit against Network Solutions (networksolutions.com), alleging that the domain registrar, now owned by VeriSign, gave away its domain name without its permission.

Sun to Post Deeper Loss Than Expected

October 1, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Sun Microsystems (sun.com) said on Monday that it expects to post a loss of 7 to 10 cents a share, including a tax provision of 1 cent a share, over its most recent fiscal quarter.

Search Firm Sues VeriSign Over SiteFinder

September 19, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Popular Enterprises LLC, the parent company of search provider Netster.com (Netster.com) reportedly filed a $100 million anti-trust law suit this week in federal court in Orlando Florida against VeriSign Inc., calling the company's controversial new SiteFinder service a violation of fair competition laws.

Reports: Sun Microsystems to Cut 1,000 Jobs

September 19, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to several media reports, hardware and software maker Sun Microsystems (sun.com) said late yesterday that it would cut more than 1,000 jobs in an effort to return to profitability.

midPhase Services Launches Reseller Program

September 11, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider midPhase Services, Inc. (midphase.com) announced it launched its reseller program this week.

midPhase Services Launches Reseller Program

September 11, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider midPhase Services, Inc. (midphase.com) announced it launched its reseller program this week.

Web.com Unveils Three-tier Reseller Program

September 9, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web.com (web.com) announced today the launch of a three-tier reseller program for its domain registration and Web hosting offerings. The three-tiered program consists of an affiliate referral program, a reseller program, and a distributor program.

SERVER4YOU Enters U.S. With $49 Server

July 28, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- SERVER4YOU (server4you.com), a subsidiary of German communications firm intergenia AG, officially launched its new U.S.-based operation today with a service offering that includes a $49 dedicated server.

SAVVIS Recognized for Virtual Service Tour

July 22, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- SAVVIS Communications (savvis.com) announced today that it won a SILVER AXIEM at the fifth annual 2003 AXIEM AWARDS in the Interactive Media/Corporate category. The AXIEM AWARDS is an International competition that recognizes "Absolute eXcellence In Electronic Media."