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Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup
October 9, 2009 -- There were several web hosting sales and promos for the week ending October 9, including FatCow generously giving away free web icons, ResellerClub offering .COM domains for $7.39, MochaHost.com discounting dedicated servers, and Easyspace launching a range of gift vouchers for the winter holidays.
Q&A: Larry Donahue, Deep Web Technologies
August 7, 2009 -- In his HostingCon 2009 presentation, "How to Structure Your Company Now to Sell Later," Deep Web Technologies COO and corporate counsel Larry Donahue will explain how companies can build more value into their businesses in preparation for that day when it leaves their hands. In a WHIR Q&A, he answers some questions about the process of making a business worthy of sale.
FatCow Buys Renewable Energy Certificates
July 22, 2009 -- Web hosting provider FatCow announced on Wednesday that it has purchased wind-generated renewable energy certificates from wind energy marketer and developer Community Energy to offset all of its electricity use at its offices and data centers.
Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup
July 10, 2009 -- For the week ending July 10, there were a number of interesting promotions including the Fatcow's extension of its search engine optimization discount, midPhase's $1 reseller hosting plan, and ResellerChoice's 25 percent off discount on its Windows-based web hosting.
FatCow Integrates Google Tools into Hosting Panel
June 18, 2009 -- Web hosting provider FatCow announced on Thursday it has collaborated with Google to become the first web hosting provider to implement the Google Services for Websites console that customers access directly from the hosting control panel.
Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup
June 12, 2009 -- There were many web hosting sales and promotions in the second week of June, mainly aimed at small and medium-sized business. Domain name service discounts and premium secure sockets layer certificate discounts were particularly popular.
FatCow Control Panel Integrates Google Services
June 12, 2009 -- Working closely with Google product managers, web hosting provider FatCow became one of the first web hosts to implement the Google Services for Websites console, giving customers direct access from the hosting control panel.
Web Host FatCow Grows 29% in Q1
April 13, 2009 -- Driven by its commitment to customers and a new marketing strategy, web host and domain registrar FatCow has grown its customer base more than 29 percent in the first quarter of 2009, a period in which it also improved new customer satisfaction rates.
FatCow Integrates Google Custom Search
February 12, 2009 -- Providing Google's game-changing search technologies to their customer's individual sites, web hosting provider FatCow has incorporated Google Custom Search technologies into its shared web hosting services, making it easy for customers to incorporate valuable search capabilities.
SubmitNet Integrates SEO Tools into Plans
January 19, 2009 -- Search engine optimization and marketing platform provider SubmitNet announced on Monday it has integrated its online marketing tools into the packages offered by several leading Web hosting companies.
FatCow Makes Quality Support Pledge
December 11, 2008 -- Web hosting provider FatCow announced on Tuesday it has "pledged to provide customers with a positive support experience."
Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup
November 21, 2008 -- This week's hosting sales and promotions have already begun capitalizing on the upcoming holiday season, steering away from the doom and gloom of last week's economic crisis-driven deals.
Review Zone Site Ranks Web Hosts
October 24, 2008 -- Web Hosting Review Zone announced it has launched a new free resource website for consumers that compares competing web hosting services.
ShopSite Launches Version 10
October 20, 2008 -- E-commerce shopping cart and catalog software provider ShopSite has released ShopSite version 10, an e-commerce software now with an HTML editor, inventory API, and support for Doba drop shipping service.
FatCow 'Goes Pink' for Breast Cancer
October 10, 2008 -- Web hosting provider FatCow Web Hosting announced on Wednesday it is recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month by donating $1 from every new signup during October to the American Cancer Society.
Web Host FatCow Celebrates 10 Years
October 2, 2008 -- Web hosting provider FatCow announced on Thursday it is celebrating its 10th anniversary in business.
RatePoint Partners with 50 Resellers
February 11, 2008 -- Customer feedback management service RatePoint announced on Monday that more than 50 resellers have joined its partner program.
FatCow Helps Fight Breast Cancer
October 19, 2007 -- Web hosting provider FatCow Web Hosting announced on Friday it is participating in the "Pink for October" program.
CM4all Expands with US Partners
June 13, 2007 -- Web-based applications developer CM4all announced on Wednesday that its WebsiteCreator product has recently been launched by a group of leading brands in the US hosting and online services market.
Web Hosts Offer Joint Promotion
October 26, 2006 -- Web hosting providers BizLand, FatCow and PowWeb announced on Wednesday they have partnered to offer "Hang 10 Hosting Giveaway," a joint promotion to encourage Web users of all abilities to find a Web hosting solution.
The Web Host Industry Week in Review
April 21, 2006 -- This week's Web hosting news saw several big announcements in the way of acquisitions. And the variety of stories demonstrated several specific trends in hosting services and reseller programs.
Endurance Buys Web Host PowWeb
April 18, 2006 -- Shared Web hosting provider PowWeb announced on Monday that it had been acquired by The Endurance International Group, which owns several other Web hosting firms, including BizLand and FatCow.
Adbowl Picks a Winner
February 7, 2005 -- Advertising firm McKee Wallwork Henderson introduced Adbowl.com to track the popularity of Super Bowl ads in 2001, it struck a chord. This year the company expects millions of visitors to cast their votes.
Web Hosting Event Names Speakers
October 13, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Hostingcon 2005 (hostingcon.com), a Web hosting industry conference being prodcued by Web host Interjuncture (interjuncture.com), announced on Tuesday that it has secured three keynote speakers for its event, to be held in June of 2005 in Chicago, Illinois. The three slated to speak are Sandip Gupta, CEO of Ensim Corporation (ensim.com), Robert Marsh, CEO of EV1 Servers (ev1servers.net) and Serguei Beloussov, CEO of SWsoft (sw-soft.com).
Symantec Buys Brightmail for $370M
May 21, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Security software developer Symantec (symantec.com) announced this week that it intends to acquire anti-spam solution developer Brightmail (brightmail.com) in a cash deal valued at approximately $370 million. Symantec said the acquisition of Brightmail would complement its line of security products.
FatCow Deploys Brightmail Anti-spam
May 14, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider FatCow (fatcow.com) announced on Thursday that it has deployed the Brightmail anti-spam filtering solution across its system.
FatCow Shuns Trend Toward Offshoring
May 5, 2004 -- This past February, when US economists engaged in their monthly speculation about the upcoming employment stats, they seemed to be in general agreement the numbers would be strong.
FatCow Selected to Host ADBOWL.com Web Site
January 20, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Advertising agency McKee Wallwork Henderson announced today that Web hosting provider FatCow (fatcow.com) will host the Web site infrastructure for ADBOWL IV, its live advertising opinion survey scheduled to take place during the Super Bowl on February 1.
FatCow Upgrades Hosting Plan
December 1, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- New Mexico-based shared Web hosting provider FatCow (fatcow.com) said today that it is marking its fifth year in business and passing of the 25,000 customer milestone, by increasing disk space and bandwidth requirements for its customers.
Hosting the Super Bowl
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Web Hosting's All Star Team
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Getting Up to Code
December 2004
