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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.

Siemens Deploys Ensim Unify Platform

March 9, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting automation software developer Ensim (ensim.com) announced on Wednesday that Siemens (siemens.co.uk) Solutions1 selected the Ensim Unify hosting automation platform for delivery of its messaging and collaboration offerings, including Exchange 2003, Windows Sharepoint Services and other add-on email services.

Terremark to Host Peering Forum

February 16, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Internet exchange and network service provider Terremark Worldwide Inc. (terremark.com), the London Internet Network Exchange and Lucent Technologies announced on Tuesday that they will host more than 125 global peering experts from around the globe at the annual TerreBit Peering Forum. The conference will be held in Miami and the Bahamas from March 4 to March 7.

VMware Unveils Four-Way Multiprocessing

October 28, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — VMware (vmware.com), a developer of virtual infrastructure software, announced on Thursday that it has introduced 4-way VMware Virtual Symmetric Multiprocessing. The company said that with up to four physical processors available to each virtual machine, VMware customers will be able to extend the benefits of virtual infrastructure to demanding enterprise workloads, opening the door to full virtualized data centers.

Microsoft Issues Spark RSS Discussion

October 21, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to research and analysis firm Netcraft (netcraft.com), recent statements from Microsoft (microsoft.com) blogging evangelist Robert Scoble have sparked discussion among bloggers, publishers and software authors about how to refine the ways Web servers and newsreaders exchange syndication data. RSS is an XML format for syndicating Web content, allowing RSS publishers to easily deliver news to readers.

Netline Open Sources Email Server

October 8, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — German software company Netline Internet Service GmbH (netline-is.de) said this week that version 0.7.3 of its Open-Xchange email server, a competitor to Microsoft Exchange, recently went into beta testing.

SGS Deploys Equant Messaging

September 16, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Communications infrastructure company Equant (equant.com) announced on Thursday that it has signed a three-year contract with SGS, a verification, testing and certification provider, to implement, host and manage a worldwide messaging system.

Mondo A/S Deploys Ensim Unify

August 18, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting automation software developer Ensim Corporation (ensim.com) announced on Wednesday that Danish Web hosting provider Mondo A/S (mondo.dk) has chosen the Ensim Unify multi-service delivery platform to help it deploy Microsoft Exchange 2003, ASP.NET Web sites and Windows SharePoint Services. By deploying Ensim Unify, Mondo is able to provision, automate, manage and resell Windows-based hosting services through a single interface. According to the company, Ensim Unify reduces the time and resources typically needed to implement, launch and support such services.

SWsoft's PEM Supports Microsoft Tools

August 12, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting automation software developer SWsoft (sw-soft.com) announced on Thursday that PEM, its carrier-grade operations support system and business support system, now fully supports Microsoft (microsoft.com) technologies, including Windows hosting, Exchange, SharePoint, ASP.NET and Microsoft Provisioning System. With the support for Microsoft tehcnologies, service providers will now be able to offer messaging, collaboration and other services through a single solution, the company said.

Navisite Europe Hosts Quintessentially

August 11, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — NaviSite Europe ( navisite-europe.com), a Uk-based provider of managed application, infrastructure and messaging services, has been awarded a two-year contract with lifestyle club, Quintessentially.