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Google Hosts Life Mag Image Archive

November 21, 2008 — According to several reports on Thursday, Google has signed a deal with Time Warner to launch an extensive online photo gallery featuring millions of never before seen images from the legendary Life magazine’s archives.

Opsware Supports SUSE Linux 9

March 14, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center automation software developer Opsware (opsware.com) announced on Monday that it would provide automation support for Novell’s (novell.com) SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 platform. The company says porting its solution to Novell’s platform will help enterprises realize greater efficiencies, reducing total cost of ownership.

SWsoft Releases HSPcomplete 3.1

February 1, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting automation software developer SWsoft (sw-soft.com) announced on Tuesday that it has launched HSPcomplete 3.1, the latest version of its automation solution for small and medium-sized hosting service providers.

Opsware Wins High Utility Ratings

January 19, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to data center software maker Opsware Inc. (opsware.com), the recent Data Center Automation report from Forrester Research rated the company first for lifecycle management of servers, software, network devices and storage.

Oracle Hosts Grid Computing Webinar

January 14, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Software provider Oracle (oracle.com) hosted a Webinar on Wednesday, January 12, 2005. Titled “Real-life Customer Experiences on Grid Computing and Data Center Automation,” the presentation featured IDC vice president of system software research Dan Kusnetzky, as well as IT leaders from Deutsche Post, EPL, Inc. and Qualcomm. The discussion covered real-life experiences, guidelines and best practices for implementing grid computing in IT environments.

Putnam Picks BladeLogic Server Tools

January 11, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center automation software provider BladeLogic (bladelogic.com) announced on Monday that leading money management firm Putnam Investment had chosen the BladeLogic Operations Manager as its server management platform.

Microsoft Extends NT Server Support

December 7, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to reports, software giant Microsoft (microsoft.com) is extending custom-support for Windows NT Server 4.0 through 2006 as it encourages customer to migrate to Windows Server 2003.

Opsware Acquires Rendition Networks

December 3, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center automation software developer Opsware (opsware.com) said on Thursday that it has signed an agreement to acquire Rendition Networks (rendition.com), a developer of network device automation software, for $33 million, a sum that includes $15 million in cash and about 2.68 million shares of Opsware common stock.

Travel Company Picks NaviSite Europe

November 30, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — UK-based managed hosting provider NaviSite Europe (navisite-europe.com) announced on Tuesday that it has signed a 12-month contract to provide managed Web hosting for UK-based travel company Xcape With Us Ltd.

Webmail.us Launches Open Source Webmail

November 2, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Email hosting provider Webmail.us (webmail.us) announced on Tuesday that it has introduced an open-source Webmail service that guarantees near uptime. Built on the company’s third-generation platform, the improved service includes hosted email, an Outlook-style webmail interface, a choice of 100MB or 1GB email boxes, POP3, IMAP, dual-scanning virus protection and spam filtering, as well as other features.