database

Web Host Rackspace Launches Private Beta for MySQL Cloud Database

December 1, 2011 — Rackspace announced on Thursday via its blog it has introduced the MySQL Cloud Database Private Beta program. Available to US customers by invitation only, the program is aimed at customers running relational databases in the cloud that are experiencing poor and inconsistent performance as a result of the limitations of their hardware virtualization platform.

Oracle Application Express Release 4.0 Streamlines Database-Centric Web App Development

June 24, 2010 — Further streamlining the development of database-centric Web applications, longtime business software and hardware systems provider Oracle has introduced Oracle Application Express version 4.0, which is designed to reduce the time and complexity of building Web 2.0 applications and reports.

Web Host Hostway Launches Cloud-Based Database Automation Software

April 26, 2010 — Web hosting and cloud hosting services provider Hostway Corporation has partnered with IT automation software developer Stratavia to launch an enterprise-class database automation solution that simplifies the management of corporate databases, and is provided as a service.

Netvention Unveils WebHosting Prospector

March 17, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Netvention (netvention.com) announced on Wednesday that it had officially launched WebHosting Prospector (webhostingprospector.com), an online tool that generates leads for Web hosting companies and hosting resellers of all sizes.

World Super Host Adds Control Panel

March 7, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — World Super Host (worldsuperhost.com) announced on Friday that it has added Cpanel technology to its offerings in an effort to provide end users with complete control.

Omahosting.com Launches in Nigeria

February 17, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Omahosting.com (omahosting.com) announced on Thursday it is now available in Nigeria and all its states. With offices in the US, UK, and now Nigeria, Omahosting is able to provide affordable hosting services.

Warwick University Picks Xsession.com

February 16, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — UK-based Web hosting provider Xsession.com (xsession.com) said on Tuesday that it has been selected to provide Web hosting for Warwick Business School’s Operational Research and Information Systems group. According to the agreement, Xsession.com will host Warwick’s Undergraduate Web Applications Development module for 2005.

Netvention Giving Free Lists to Brokers

February 15, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Netvention (netvention.com), a provider of services for finding, extracting and harvesting business information from the Internet, said on Monday that it is giving away 5,000 free records to first-time list brokers. The records are drawn from Netvention’s B2B database, which the company says now holds information on over 2.4 million businesses.

Netcraft Unveils Anti-Phishing Services

January 5, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Research and analysis firm Netcraft (netcraft.com) launched an anti-phishing service earlier this week in an effort to help financial institutions combat criminals and the Web hosting companies that host their fraudulent sites.

PHP Flaw Enables Password Theft

December 20, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to a report by research and analysis firm Netcraft (netcraft.com), a published vulnerability shows how to use newly discovered security holes in PHP, an open source server side scripting language, to steal database passwords from the phpBB bulletin board program. The flaw was published on the BugTraq mailing list and several other Web sites, the report said.