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40,000 processors and 104 TB of RAM Assembled to Render Avatar

December 22, 2009 -- As the special-effects-driven blockbuster AVATAR stuns audiences with its lush computer-animated fantasy scenes, a data center in Wellington, New Zealand, has played a backstage, but vitally crucial role.

NTT to Establish Global IP-VPN POP in India and Enhance Service in New Zealand

December 16, 2009 -- Japanese network management, security and IT solutions provider NTT Communications plans to establish a point of presence for its global IP-VPN managed network service, Arcstar, in Chennai, India. It is also interconnecting Arcstar Global with an IP-VPN service in New Zealand operated by Telecom New Zealand to improve its global connectivity.

IBM Opens Hong Kong Cloud Lab, and Announces NZ Data Center

December 10, 2009 -- Bolstering its efforts in the Asia-Pacific region, global technology provider IBM has opened the first major cloud lab in Hong Kong to support its quickly growing LotusLive messaging services initiative, and it announced a $80-million data center project in Auckland, New Zealand.

ISP Orcon Buys New Zealand Web Host iServe

May 4, 2009 -- New Zealand telecommunications provider Kordia announced on Monday that its ISP Orcon has acquired iServe, the second largest web hosting provider in the country, according to reports by The National Business Review.

Broadgroup Reports on AU, NZ Facilities

February 6, 2009 -- IT services consultancy firm BroadGroup announced on Friday it has issued a new and updated report on the Australia and New Zealand Data Center markets which shows significant market growth over the past 24 months, but suggests that new build plans are slowing down when compared to other markets.

Yahoo! OzHosting Launches SEO Service

March 7, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Destra's (destra.com) Yahoo! (yahoo.com) co-branded Web hosting subsidiary OzHosting.com (ozhosting.com) announced on Monday the launch of Searchability, its new search engine optimization service.

Scalix Launches Partner Network

January 31, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Linux email solution Scalix Corporation (scalix.com) announced on Monday that it had introduced the Scalix Partner Network, a global initiative that will team the company with resellers to offer successful Scalix customer deployments.

TJR Networks Discounts Web Hosting

January 6, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- New Zealand-based Web services company TJR Networks (tjrnetworks.com) launched on Tuesday, announcing a 25 percent discount on all of its hosting plans.

NZ Schools See Protection from Spam

August 10, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The New Zealand government will invest $9.5 million to ensure a safe

Yahoo, Destra Form Web Hosting Alliance

"There is a significant opportunity in the market for the provision of integrated Web services for SMEs," says Domenic Carosa, CEO of Destra. "In a consolidating market, Yahoo and Destra have brokered an agreement that solves the problem for SMEs dealing with multiple vendors."

Q9 to Host Voice-to-Text Software Tool

Q9 will provide a managed hosting solution consisting of data center space, high-availability bandwidth and firewall services.

EDS Announces Two Senior Appointments

November 6, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- EDS (eds.com) announced today the promotion of Michael Boustridge to vice president of the global sales division and Scot McDonald to vice president, controller and chief accounting officer.

Sprint Unveils Enhancements to SLAs

October 17, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Sprint (sprint.com) announced this week that it has extended and simplified its service level agreements (SLA) for its global data portfolio, introducing a new tiered structure, jitter SLA, and 100 percent credit on monthly charges.

VERITAS Establishes Regional Headquarters in Asia

October 10, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- VERITAS Software Corporation (veritas.com), a provider of storage software, announced yesterday the establishment of a regional operations headquarters in Singapore to support its increased focus on the Asia-Pacific and Japan.

RightNow Releases Hosting Mgmt. System 2.0

June 3, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- RightNow Technologies (rightnow.com) announced today the release of Hosting Management System 2.0, a browser-based dashboard that enables users to view hosted applications data similarly to how they would view internally deployed software.

WebFarm Releases Free Shopping Cart Service

July 23, 2002 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Small businesses seeking to conduct sales on the Web, but discouraged by barriers in cost and technology, can now sell online using an integrated free shopping cart system from hosting company WebFarm Ltd. (WebFarm.co.nz).

EDS Announces $250 Million in Contract Signings

December 19, 2001 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- EDS (eds.com) today announced $250 million in contract signings with clients around the world.

Teleglobe to Serve International ISPs in China

August 23, 2001 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Teleglobe (teleglobe.com), a global communications company, yesterday announced the sale of Internet connectivity to China Unicom (hinaunicom.net). With the sale, Teleglobe becomes the first global network service provider to serve all of China's commercial international ISPs.

Nortel to Build U.S. Optical Network for Southern Cross

August 7, 2001 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Southern Cross Cables Limited (southerncrosscables.com), has selected Nortel Networks (nortelnetworks.com) to supply ultra long haul dense wave division multiplex optical transmission equipment for the terrestrial portion of a 30,500-kilometer submarine cable network linking the U.S. mainland to Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji beginning in the third quarter of this year.