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Web Hosting Year in Review: Spam, Scams and Malware
December 31, 2009 -- Even though spam levels are down from this same time last year, spammers and bot herders will continue to plague the Internet until those responsible face prosecution for their crimes. For the time being, however, many more institutions are picking up the fight and are actively attempting to counter the botnet threat, in one way or another.
Cyber Attack Knocks Federal Websites Offline
July 8, 2009 -- The websites for several US government agencies, including some that patrol cyber crime, have been under attack since July 4, as a denial of service attack made many of these sites slow or accessible for as many as three days, signifying an unusually lengthy and sophisticated DoS attack.
Keynote Offers Free Ride On KITE
October 27, 2008 -- On-demand test and measurement provider Keynote Systems has opened its KITE, Keynote's Web application performance testing and analyzing infrastructure gateway to test worldwide end-user experience for free.
Keynote Releases Cloud Survey
October 24, 2008 -- On-demand test and measurement solutions provider Keynote Systems announced on Wednesday it has released the results of a survey it conducted at this week's AJAX World Conference.
Keynote's KITE Launch Sees Success
September 19, 2008 -- Keynote Systems announced on Friday that the launch of its Keynote Internet Testing Environment has been met with success, with more than 1,000 users downloading the product in the first month of its early adopter program.
Just Uptime Offers Monitoring Service
August 22, 2008 -- Internet solutions provider Just Develop It announced on Thursday it is offering Just Uptime a new web based server monitoring and alert service.
Keynote KITE Flies Free
August 14, 2008 -- On-demand test and measurement solutions provider Keynote Systems has announced its Keynote Internet Testing Environment, or KITE, is available for free to qualified early adopters for testing and analyzing web application performance.
Keynote Monitors 2008 Olympics Sites
AUGUST 6, 2008 -- The industry research and analysis division of Keynote Systems will bring its game to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where it will monitor the responsiveness and reliability of 32 traditional and mobile Olympic-associated websites.
Panopta Adds New Monitoring Locations
July 24, 2008 -- Monitoring service provider Panopta has announced five additional monitoring locations spanning three continents for its flagship server monitoring and outage management platform.
Keynote Intros Monitoring Software
June 27, 2008 -- On-demand, website test and measurement firm Keynote Systems has announced KITE 2.0, a new, web application performance testing environment that includes testing of web 2.0 and cloud applications to be released in August.
Keynote Names New Executives
May 6, 2008 -- Internet performance monitoring firm Keynote Systems announced on Tuesday that it has named Anshu Agarwal to VP of marketing, reporting to Keynote chairman and CEO Umang Gupta.
Keynote Launches New Identity
November 2, 2007 -- On-demand mobile and Internet test and measurement solutions provider Keynote Systems announced on Thursday that it has launched its new corporate identity program with a new Keynote logo.
Keynote Provides Customer Insight
October 24, 2007 -- The past few years has seen a surge in e-commerce, making websites an essential aspect of any business.
Keynote Releases WebEffective 6.0
October 17, 2007 -- Mobile and Internet performance solution provider Keynote Systems announced on Tuesday that it has launched Web Effective 6.0, an on-demand, self-service user experience research tool.
Keynote Launches Performance Indices
May 17, 2007 -- Keynote Competitive Research announced on Monday that it has launched seven new Web performance indices covering leading Web sites in credit card, e-banking, e-brokerage, news, retails, social networking and top ten Internet brands.
UpStream A Windows Hosting Partner
June 20, 2006 -- Internet streaming and content delivery services provider UpStream Networks announced on Tuesday it has been named one of just 12 companies worldwide as a Windows Media Certified Hosting Provider.
Keynote Measures Macromedia Flash Video
March 8, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Internet performance authority Keynote Systems (keynote.com) announced on Tuesday that Streaming Perspective, a service for optimizing video and audio streams over the Internet, now includes support for Macromedia Flash video. Keynote says the move addresses growing market interest in the Macromedia format.
Web Sites Suit Up For Super Bowl Ads
February 25, 2005 -- Off the field the big game is a similarly pivotal moment for the crowd of sponsors competing to win some attention by aligning themselves with the biggest spectacle in sports.
E-Commerce Competition Growing
February 17, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Competition among online retailers is rising as consumers become increasingly knowledgeable about online shopping, according to results of a recent syndicated research study conducted by Internet performance monitoring firm Keynote Systems (keynote.com).
Monitoring Web Hosting Performance
February 14, 2005 -- Web hosting companies often discuss differentiating their services through unique specializations, niche areas of expertise or special efforts at customer service. But before a hosting provider can begin to think about adding special features, it has to make sure that it meets certain fundamental standards of service.
Keynote Buys European Consulting Firm
February 4, 2005 -- Keynote Systems (keynote.com), a provider of e-business performance management services, announced on Thursday that it has acquired Netherlands-based e-business performance consulting firm ...
CDNs Battle for Patents
February 2, 2005 -- While content delivery networks aim to speed the transport of Internet data, they also appear to be quick with the delivery of legal action against competitors.
Keynote, HP Launch SLA Management Tool
January 26, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Internet performance monitoring firm Keynote Systems (keynote.com) announced on Wednesday it will collaborate with technology firm (hp.com) HP to deliver the HP OpenView Application Readiness Program, a complete service level management solution.
Keynote Updates Transaction Perspective
January 19, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web performance monitoring firm Keynote Systems (keynote.com) announced on Tuesday that it has releasedTransaction Perspective 5.7, a new version of its service for measuring the speed and reliability of Web-based transactions. The update fully supports most non-Latin based alphabets, allowing enterprises to measure and target their critical, online business processes in the local markets using the local languages.
Keynote Offers Banking Performance Data
January 7, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Keynote Systems (keynote.com) announced the results of its syndicated research study, the Keynote Customer Experience Rankings, giving insight on the trends of the online banking industry and a competitive benchmarking of leading online banking Web sites.
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