Parallels Summit Session - Search Engine Optimization

Posted on 2009-02-04

Everyone in the room must want to rank number one for "web hosting" but only one will get to be that, so you'd better get creative to get competitive.

Nacio Launches Partner Program

March 18, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Managed Web hosting and application service provider Nacio (nacio.com) announced on Thursday that it had launched Via Nacio, a partner program for delivering hosted enterprise applications. Under the program, Nacio will partner with independent software vendors, delivering applications out of a managed hosting environment housed in Nacio's data center.

34 Vendors Port Apps to Solaris 10

March 14, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Sun Microsystems (sun.com) announced on Monday that a total of 34 software vendors, including Lenovo, Ulticom, Veraz Networks and VoiceGenie, have agreed to port a variety of telecom applications to the Solaris 10 operating system.

NYC Connect Adds Universal Access

March 11, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Privately held data center NYC Connect LLC (nyc-connect.com) announced on Friday that it has added Universal Access to its list of Meet Me Room customers.

ReadyHosting Hosts NASCAR Party

March 11, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting firm ReadyHosting.com (readyhosting.com) will join some of the biggest acts in country music and ARCA RE/MAX Series and NASCAR Busch Series' top drivers at the upcoming ARCA, and NASCAR Busch Series weekend pre-race mixer at the Hotel Preston in Nashville, Tennessee on Thursday March 24, 2005.

Novell Announces New Linux Version

March 10, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Information solutions provider Novell (novell.com), unveiled its latest Linux product on Thursday. Suse Linux Professional 9.3, set to hit the marketplace in mid-April, includes a complete Linux operating system, over 3,000 open source packages and hundreds of open source applications.

Spam Conviction Overturned

March 4, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- One of the US's first felony spam convictions has been overturned after a judge ruled that the jury had been misled by the case's technological terms.

Orange UK Picks BladeLogic Solution

March 2, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Data center automation software developer BladeLogic (bladelogic.com) announced on Monday that wireless carrier Orange UK had selected BladeLogic Operations Manager as its data center automation platform. BladeLogic Operations Manager, the company says, is an automation solution that enables the provisioning, configuration and management of large-scale, distributed server environments.

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.

Red Hat Unveils Enterprise Linux v.4

February 16, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Linux distributor Red Hat (redhat.com) announced on Tuesday that it has released Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.4, a platform the company says will enable enterprises to realize the security and performance benefits of open source software throughout their IT environments and eliminate the need for Solaris.

Telehouse Continues Seminar Series

February 10, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Colocation and communications solutions provider TELEHOUSE America (telehouse.com) held its first Breakfast On Broadway seminar on January 26, 2005 at its Broadway Center facility. Executives from S-doc and TAMP DRS discussed government regulations' impact on financial services and the enterprise.

SOS Picks 365 Main Web Hosting

January 31, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Data center operator 365 Main (365main.com) announced that it has signed an agreement to house San Francisco-based Strategic Office Solutions, a locally owned and operated litigation support vendor.

Web Host Savvis Competes SAS 70 Audit

January 25, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider SAVVIS Communications (savvis.net) announced on Tuesday that Deloitte & Touche LLP has completed SAVVIS's examination for conformity with Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70, Service Organizations.

Verizon Faces Lawsuit Over Blocking

January 24, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- A Philadelphia-based law firm has filed a lawsuit against Internet service provider Verizon (verizon.com) on behalf of a DSL subscriber and is inviting other Verizon customers to join a class action, according to a report by the Register.

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.

VanillaSoft Picks VeriCenter Hosting

January 13, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Data center operator VeriCenter (vericenter.com) announced on Thursday that it has signed an agreement with sales force automation firm VanillaSoft to provide enterprise hosting and managed services.

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.

Peak 10 CEO to Present at Conference

January 7, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Data center operator Peak 10 (peak10.com) announced on Thursday that its president and chief executive officer David Jones will present on the changing data center landscape at the next Research Triangle chapter event of the Association for Corporate Growth.

Nortel Achieves IPv6 Qualification

December 20, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Nortel Networks (nortel.com) said on Tuesday that it has become the first networking company to complete the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory phase II test regimen for IPv6, the next generation Internet protocol. UNH-IOL is the industry's leading IPv6 lab, says Nortel, offering comprehensive testing for IPv6 compliance.

VeriCenter Opens Second Houston IDC

December 17, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider VeriCenter (vericenter.com) has opened a second data center in Houston, Texas, according to a report published yesterday by the Houston Business Journal.

Opsware Releases Asset Tracking Tool

December 15, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Data center automation software developer Opsware (opsware.com) announced on Wednesday that it has released version 5.5 of Opsware Asset Tracking Edition, a solution for tracking and managing IT assets. The latest version will be generally available in January 2005.

RagingWire Achieves Profitability

December 9, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Managed hosting and colocation provider RagingWire Enterprise Solutions (ragingwire.com) said on Wednesday that it had achieved sustainable profitability in September.

MSI Picks Cable & Wireless IDC

December 8, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Storage management solutions provider Incentra Solutions (insentrasolutions.com) said on Wednesday that its subsidiary ManagedStorage International (msiservice.com) has renewed and expanded its agreement with Cable & Wireless IDC (cw.com), a provider of voice, data, IP and hosting solutions based in Tokyo, Japan.

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.

Red Hat, Network Appliance Back iSCSI

December 6, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Linux distributor Red Hat (redhat.com) and storage solution provider NetApp (netapp.com) announced on Monday that they have strengthened their partnership, committing to support the iSCSI software initiator in the upcoming Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 4 as well as future Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions based on the new 2.6 Linux kernel.

Replacements Picks Hosted Solutions

November 30, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider Hosted Solutions (hostedsolutions.com) announced on Tuesday that it has been designated the official managed Web hosting provider for retailer Replacements, Ltd.

Peak 10 Adds Disaster Recovery Service

November 18, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Peak 10, (peak10.com), a Southeast-based data center and managed services provider, announced on Thursday the general availability of a fully managed remote backup and recovery service. The off-site data storage and protection service strengthens Peak 10's disaster recovery and business continuity solution for small and medium-sized businesses.

NaviSite Achieves SAS 70 Certification

November 17, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider NaviSite, Inc. (navisite.com), a provider of managed application services and a wide range of outsourced hosting services for middle-market organizations, announced on Wednesday that it has successfully completed a Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 Type II Audit performed by a nationally recognized public accounting firm.

Web Host NationalNet Adds Data Center

November 16, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider NationalNet, Inc. (national-net.com) announced on Monday that it has leased the former Genuity Data Center in downtown Atlanta, bringing the company's total built-out data center space to more than 15,000 square feet.

Missouri Valley Picks Inflow Hosting

November 16, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider Inflow Inc. (inflow.com) announced on Tuesday that it has signed Missouri Valley Technologies, a provider of IT solutions for community banking institutions throughout the nation. Missouri Valley Technologies provides the components to build banking information systems, including internal management systems such as data warehousing and asset liability systems, teller systems, Internet banking systems, and links into nationwide ATM and debit card systems.

Microsoft Unveils Management Software

November 16, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Software giant Microsoft (microsoft.com) announced on Tuesday that it has released version 3.0 of Microsoft Solutions for Windows-based Hosting, a management platform that includes tools for handling, building, provisioning, patching and monitoring Windows-based Web servers and allows service providers to deploy value-added hosted services rapidly and efficiently, lowering costs and generating revenue opportunities.