Rackspace Restructures Hosted Exchange Reseller Program

March 10, 2010 -- Web hosting provider Rackspace Hosting announced Tuesday at the Rackspace Email & Apps Reseller Conference that the cloud-based applications division has plans to restructure its reseller program.

Open-Xchange Integrates eleven Anti-Spam Security Into Collaboration Suite

February 22, 2010 -- Open-source collaboration software provider Open-Xchange and German email security provider eleven have agreed on comprehensive technical cooperation to easily add email security to all Open-Xchange products.

Abridean Releases New Version of Provisor for BlackBerry Enterprise Server

February 18, 2010 -- Hosted application and provisioning solutions developer Abridean has released the latest version of Provisor for BlackBerry Enterprise Server, which now supports version 5.0.1 Maintenance Release 1.

Apptix Wins 100,000 Seat Hosted Exchange Email Contract

February 18, 2010 -- Apptix, a provider of hosted Microsoft Exchange email, Microsoft SharePoint, and business VoIP services, has been awarded a contract to provide standardized email services for more than 100,000 employees of one of the largest US healthcare systems.

Cloudmark Acquires Messaging Security Software Provider Bizanga

February 17, 2010 -- Furthering its vision of creating holistic messaging security solutions, carrier-grade messaging security provider Cloudmark has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bizanga, the software developer behind the scalable and full-featured message processing platform of the same name.

RIM to Debut Free BlackBerry Server Software Next Month

February 17, 2010 -- Using the same robust security architecture developed for BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Research In Motion has unveiled plans to release BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express, a free new server software that wirelessly and securely synchronizes BlackBerry smartphones with Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft Windows Small Business Server.

Web Host Cyber Host Pro Adds New Manchester Space

February 5, 2010 -- Essentially giving all customers a no-cost service upgrade, UK hosting provider Cyber Host Pro has opened new data center space in Manchester, providing greater efficiencies of scale, plus newer, more economical technology.

70% of Firms Using Cloud Services Plan to Move More Apps to the Cloud

February 4, 2010 -- Seven out of ten companies currently using cloud-based services plan to move additional applications to the cloud, and most within the next 12 months, according to a new study from email management company Mimecast.

LCN.com Offers Hosting for 10p Until Midnight

Posted on 2010-02-02

In the 10 weeks leading up to its 10th anniversary, UK web host and domain registrar LCN.com (www.lcn.com) has announced a new weekly promotion, which we've been covering in the WHIR's weekly web hosting sales and promos roundup. LCN.com hinted that

Intermedia Offers First Hosted Exchange 2010 in UK

January 26, 2010 -- UK hosted Exchange provider Intermedia announced on Tuesday it has extended its hosted Exchange 2010 service to the UK market.

Apptix Names VP of Product & Software Development

January 15, 2010 -- Business-class hosted email, voice, and collaboration services firm Apptix announced on Friday that the company has named James Bond as vice president of product and software development.

Cobweb Solutions Partners with Dubai's Media Solutions, Enters the MENA Region

January 14, 2010 -- Entering the Middle East and North Africa region, UK-based hosted Microsoft services provider Cobweb Solutions has partnered with local IT consultancy Media Solutions of Dubai, UAE, to gain extensive regional and local knowledge of the outsourcing industry and provide this market with outsourced IT solutions and services.

China Stands By Censorship Policies As Google Threatens to Leave

January 14, 2010 -- In a somewhat indirect response to Google's announcement that it will stop complying with Chinese censorship of its operations there, the Chinese government has said it welcomes Internet companies from outside the country, however, they must obey laws that restrict their content.

Web Host Rackspace Responds to Google Cyber Attacks

January 13, 2010 -- Google said yesterday that it may pull out of China because of the increasingly threatening online environment in China following online attacks that, evidence suggests, uncovered third-parties snooping on the contents of the Gmail accounts of human rights activists. Web host Rackspace, which was identified as one of the companies that has had a small part in the situation, has consequently become the target of media attention.

VMware to Buy Email Software Zimbra from Yahoo!

January 13, 2010 -- Virtualization solutions provider VMware announced on Tuesday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire email and collaboration software vendor Zimbra from Yahoo!, according to a post by VMware CTO Steve Herrod on the VMware blog.

Google to Consider Pulling Out of China

January 13, 2010 -- Frustrated by computer network attacks originating from China targeting its email service and corporate infrastructure, Google said it may pull out of China, which could anger China's business community and even cause a rift in US-China relations.

Possible VMware Acquisition of Zimbra Could Challenge Exchange

January 7, 2010 -- A report from BoomTown columnist Kara Swisher has sparked rumors that search engine giant Yahoo is preparing to sell its email and collaboration vendor, Zimbra, to VMware, according to several sources close to the situation.

New Video on WHIR tv - Interview with Frank Hoberg, Co-Founder of Open-Xchange.

Posted on 2010-01-04

Today's video features Frank Hoberg of Open-Xchange.

Open-Xchange User Base Grows 80 Percent in 2009

December 16, 2009 -- Business-class, open-source collaboration software provider Open-Xchange has welcomed seven million users to its messaging platform this year -- a 80 percent increase, making Open-Xchange's total worldwide user base surpass 15 million, and it to anticipate 26 million in 2010.

Intermedia Offers Hosted Exchange 2010 Reseller Program

December 2, 2009 -- Hosted Exchange provider Intermedia announced on Wednesday it has launched a reseller program for its hosted Exchange 2010 service, which will offer the service to its existing and future partners.

Web Host Rackspace Bolsters SaaS Offerings with Expanded Email and App Portfolio

November 18, 2009 -- With Email and Apps division steadily growing this year, hosting provider Rackspace is keeping up this momentum with the unveiling of three new businesses-class products all based around collaboration and storage: Rackspace Cloud Drive, Rackspace Server Backup, and Hosted Microsoft SharePoint.

Cobweb Launches Managed Cloud Messaging Service Based on Exchange Server 2010

November 17, 2009 -- As demand for private cloud solutions grows, flexible IT solutions provider Cobweb Solutions has launched Dedicated Exchange 2010, a new, managed cloud service for messaging and collaboration, which has an integrated user and management experience, as well as integration into a customers' existing Active Directory, effectively making it unnecessary for organisations to host their own email servers.

Intermedia Offers Exchange Data Protection Guarantee

November 17, 2009 -- Microsoft Exchange hosting provider Intermedia announced on Tuesday that its hosted Exchange 2010 service includes a 100 percent data protection guarantee.

Web Host ActiveServers Continues Offering SmarterTools

November 16, 2009 -- Web hosting provider ActiveServers announced on Friday it has continued its partnership with SmarterTools, which lets the Web host distribute SmarterTools software as an authorized bundle provider.

Cloudmark Protects Network Solutions Email Solution

November 12, 2009 -- Messaging security firm Cloudmark announced on Wednesday that Web hosting provider Network Solutions has selected the company to provide spam, phishing and virus protection for Network Solutions' email subscribers.

Web Host Dotster Chooses Open-Xchange to Provide Email and Groupware to Customers

November 10, 2009 -- Internet services and hosting provider Dotster has chosen to deploy business-class open-source collaboration software Open-Xchange for its email users, giving them advanced email and collaboration features at no extra charge including the ability to integrate contact information from Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networks.

Hostopia Solves Mass Email Migration Problems With SNAP

November 10, 2009 -- Hostopia has successfully developed and deployed SNAP, a new technology that helps migrate email users without the risks of service interruption, email content errors and the inevitable end-user churn that can result from these problems.

UK2.net Email Migration Causes Outages

November 9, 2009 -- After a storage array failure last week that made some customers loose email access, another string of intermittent outages are underway as web host UK2.net works to complete an email migration.

Intermedia Offers First Hosted Exchange 2010 Service

November 9, 2009 -- Hosted Exchange provider Intermedia announced on Monday it has launched the first hosted Exchange 2010 service, following Microsoft's announcement last month that the Exchange Server 2010 software is now available.

Sonian Creates Cloud-Powered Email Archiving Service for Novell GroupWise

October 28, 2009 -- Providing a value-added email archiving and e-discovery service to the Novell GroupWise Community, cloud-powered, universal data management company Sonian has partnered with software developer Novell to create the first and only cloud-hosted archiving solution for Novell GroupWise.

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