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Infinera Reports Q4 Decline, Annual Growth
January 30, 2009 -- Optical communications systems provider Infinera Corporation finished the fourth quarter with $99.3 million in revenue, compared to $120.5 million in the previous quarter (an 18 percent decline), but this quarter’s results were 30 percent higher than the fourth quarter of 2007, when it earned $76.1.
Red Hat Announces Summit Speakers
March 17, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Open source software developer Red Hat, Inc. (redhat.com) announced on Wednesday the headlining speakers for their first annual Red Hat Summit 2005. The conference will be held in New Orleans from June 1-3 and joins various members of the open source community, including community contributors, developers, customers and partners.
Qwest Raises Offer to Buy MCI
March 17, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Qwest Communications (qwest.com) has submitted another bid to MCI (mci.com), sweetening its offer to $8.45 billion, according to reports.
Qwest to Offer $8 Billion for MCI
March 14, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to reports, Qwest Communications (qwest.com) will sweeten its offer to acquire MCI (mci.com) to $8 billion, a move that could force Verizon (verizon.com) to raise its own bid.
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.
ReadyHosting Debuts Spotlight Awards
March 9, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider ReadyHosting.com (readyhosting.com) introduced on Wednesday that it has launched its weekly Spotlight Award program. The program will recognize ReadyHosting.com customers for their accomplishments, as well as provide some added exposure and marketing tips to help promote their Web sites.
Postini Opens Two New Data Centers
March 7, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Email security and management provider Postini (postini.com) announced on Friday it has opened two new data centers in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands, providing Europe with additional processing facilities for an enhanced local, enterprise-level security.
Utah Law Requires ISPs to Block Content
March 4, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to reports, the Utah Senate approved legislation last week that would require Internet service providers to block access to publicly accessible Web sites that host pornographic content and are considered to be harmful to minors. The legislation would reportedly create a public list of Web sites to which ISPs would be forced to deny access. ISPs that do not comply with the blocking requirements of the law would face criminal charges.
Whois Source Plans Conference
March 4, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Domain name service provider Whois Source (whois.sc) announced on Friday that it will hold the 2005 Domain Roundtable Conference in downtown Seattle from May 25 to May 27.
Spiderhost Offers SMB IT Solution
March 3, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- IT services provider Spiderhost (spiderhost.com) announced on Thursday that it has released an affordable plug-and-play IT solution for small and medium businesses across Florida.
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.
NEDS Introduces Site Safe Data Backup
March 2, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- New England Data Services (neds.com), a provider of managed services, infrastructure management and Web hosting, announced on Tuesday that it had released Site-Safe, its proprietary data backup and recovery process.
Peak 10 Hosts Disaster Recovery Seminar
February 17, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Data center and managed services provider Peak 10 (peak10.com) announced on Thursday it will host an educational Web seminar on disaster recovery and business continuity online February 24, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. The Web seminar will discuss the importance of disaster recovery and business continuity solutions as well as their availability and affordability to small and medium-sized businesses.
Web1000 to Overhaul Infrastructure
February 11, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- 110 Media Group (110mediagroup.com) announced on Thursday that it has signed on WalkerTek Internet Services to design and implement changes to the infrastructure of its recently acquired Web1000 (web1000.com) free hosting service.
The Planet Deploys Arbor's Peakflow
February 10, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider The Planet Internet Services (theplanet.com) announced on Thursday that it has bolstered its multi-layer security system with the installation of Arbor Networks' (arbornetworks.com) Peakflow Denial of Service, Syn Flood and Traffic Analysis solution.
Qwest, MCI in Merger Talks, Reports Say
February 3, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Qwest Communications (qwest.com) is reportedly in talks with MCI (mci.com) about a potential six billion dollar takeover, creating the possibility for another major telecommunications sector merger.
VeriSign Extends Email Service to Europe
February 2, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Internet security service provider VeriSign (verisign.com) announced on Wednesday that it has extended its Email Security Service to companies in Europe, enabling them to fight spam, viruses and email-borne attacks.
Net Registrars Want Competition
February 2, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Market research firm Penn Schoen & Berland Associates said on Monday it has released an independent study that shows that current .net registrars prefer increased competition in the generic top level domain registry market. The survey's results show nearly 9 out of 10 registrars agree that not one company should be allowed to monopolize the generic TLD registry market.
VFM Picks Web Host Q9 Networks
February 2, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider Q9 Networks (q9.com) announced on Wednesday that it has signed VFM Interactive, a producer and distributor of online marketing content for the lodging and travel industry, as a new managed hosting customer. Under the terms of the agreement, Q9 will provide physical space, servers, firewalls, load balancers and Internet bandwidth.
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.
Webshell.net Launches Shopping Cart
January 31, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web site software developer Webshell.net (webshell.net) announced on Friday that it has released its Quick Shopping Cart tool, designed to provide users with a seven-step wizard for develop successful e-commerce storefronts quickly and efficiently.
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.
SBC in Acquisition Talks with AT&T
January 28, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Internet service and Web hosting provider SBC Communications (sbc.com) is in talks to acquire AT&T in a deal worth more than $15 billion, according to several media reports.
Sun Opens Access to OpenSolaris Patents
January 27, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Sun Microsystems (sun.com) announced earlier this week that it will release more than 1,600 patents related to the Sun OpenSolaris operating system, to the open source community.
The Planet Deploys Spirus Gateway
January 27, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider The Planet Internet Services (theplanet.com) said on Wednesday that it has deployed the Spirus email gateway in order to prevent spam, viruses and attacks against its hosted email servers.
Symantec Launches Email Security Device
January 26, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Information security provider Symantec Corp. (symantec.com) announced on Wednesday that it is preparing to release the Symantec Mail Security 8200 Series, a secure email hardware solution for medium and large businesses.
Red Hat to Hold First Annual Conference
January 26, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Linux distributor Red Hat (redhat.com) is holding its first annual conference for its community, customers and partners, from June 1 to June 3, 2005 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in Louisiana.
SWsoft PEM Manages HCT Data Center
January 26, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting automation software developer SWsoft (swsoft.com) announced on Wednesday that its PEM hosting automation platform had been selected by the Higher Colleges of Technology, one of the largest institutes of higher learning in the United Arab Emirates.
Sun Offers EMC Storage Virtualization
January 24, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Sun Microsystems (sun.com) announced on Monday that the Sun StorEdge 9990 System is now capable of virtualizing EMC storage, a move the company says is part of its strategy to make it easier for customers to migrate from proprietary technology, protect existing storage investments and simplify data management.
VeriSign Partners For Managed Security
January 19, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Internet and telecommunications security firm VeriSign (verisign.com) announced on Tuesday that it had partnered with managed service provider Vanguard Managed Solutions (vanguardms.com) to deliver a new managed security service aimed at the retail market.
The Planet Adds UnityOne Security
January 19, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider The Planet (theplanet.com) announced on Tuesday that it has deployed the UnityOne Intrusion Prevention System by TippingPoint (tippingpoint.com).
