The Untouchable Industry, Tech Charges On

Posted on 2010-03-03

I made a quick trip to Walmart a few days ago to grab a bottle of detergent. You know, even us geeks need to wash our clothes sometimes. A woman near me was examining prices. "$2.48 for this?" she muttered in my direction. I nodded at her and grabbed

HostGlobe's New Site Focuses on Personal Approach

September 18, 2009 -- Web hosting provider HostGlobe announced on Thursday it has launched a newly redesigned website, which reflects its renewed commitment to those who want "a more personal approach to web hosting."

VMWare Signs More Than 21,000 New Customers

August 27, 2009 -- Virtualization technology developer VMware announced on Thursday that more than 21,000 new customers have purchased VMware solutions in the first half of 2009, an average of 121 new customers per day.

Global DataCenter Management Changes Name

August 10, 2009 -- Data center software provider Global DataCenter Management announced on Monday it is changing its name to nlyte Software.

Memset Unveils Virtualization Strategy

May 28, 2009 -- UK web hosting provider Memset unveiled last week its virtualization strategy,  which includes a Miniserver architecture that allows the company to offer one of the most affordable cloud service on the market.

DreamHost Posts Voicemail from Customer Online – Out of Line?

Posted on 2009-04-29

It seems like word’s spreading about this via Twitter and a few other means, so you may have already heard about this, but yesterday DreamHost posted an audio clip on its blog of what was apparently a customer calling to beg them for help recov

Execs Distance Dedico from Alpha Red

April 24, 2009 -- Soon after the Washington state attorney general named James McCreary IV and his businesses, Branch Software and web host Alpha Red in a civil suit for marketing "scareware" in September, McCreary fled, leaving web hosting customers high and dry.

Verizon Contributes to Earth Day Projects

April 20, 2009 -- Telecommunications provider Verizon Business recently announced that many of its employees in Dallas, Boston and Tulsa are volunteering in local projects in support of Wednesday's Earth Day.

Aplus.Net Partners with PRWeb.com

April 2, 2009 -- Web hosting provider Aplus.net announced on Wednesday it has partnered with PRWeb.com to help small businesses increase the visibility of their news, drive website traffic, and improve search engine rankings.

UK2 Moves Support Functions In-House

March 5, 2009 -- Web hosting provider UK2 Group announced on Thursday it plans to move all support functions in-house, despite the recession prompting many companies to turn to outsourcing.

FORTRUST Gets Top Marks on Customers Survey

February 2, 2009 -- Data center services provider and colocation facility FORTRUST announced on Monday that 100 percent of the customer survey respondents in December 2008 were satisfied with its FORTRUST experience.

Mosso Seeks Submissions for Cloud Spotlight

January 15, 2009 -- Mosso, Rackspace's cloud computing division, announced on Tuesday it has launched a new series called Spotlight on the Cloud on its blog.

Go Daddy Donates $1.7M to Charities

December 30, 2008 -- Domain registrar and web hosting provider Go Daddy announced on Tuesday that it contributed $1.7 million in charitable donations during 2008, beating the company's record last year of $1.4 million.

Register.com Pot Shot at Go Daddy Misses the Mark

Posted on 2008-12-18

One of our WHIR writers, David Hamilton, got an email from Register.com today. It was an actual press release, submitted by an actual PR agency, with the headline "Register.com Asks 'Haven't we had enough meaningless flash?'"

Young Copy Launches New Site

December 18, 2008 -- Web hosting and technology PR firm Young Copy announced on Thursday it has launched a new website which focuses on branding Young Copy services while adhering to the latest in usability standards.

Copywriting for Direct Mail - Part 3: Five Motivators

Posted on 2008-12-16

Two posts back I shouted: SELL THE OFFER.

Copywriting for Direct Mail - Part 2: Big Guns

Posted on 2008-11-24

The first rule for writing for direct mail was codified by Herschell Gordon Lewis who said: “Fire your big guns first.”

SpiralHost Joins R1Soft Program

August 8, 2008 -- European Web hosting provider SpiralHost announced on Friday it has joined R1Soft's Hosting Partner Program, enabling the company to receive special benefits for R1Soft's data backup solution, Continuous Data Protection.

Core NAP Announces New Hires, Site

July 22, 2008 -- Data center solutions provider Core NAP announced on Tuesday it has appointed Jeremy Porter as senior Internet data center architect and Frank Bieser as chief marketing officer, as well as launched its new corporate website.

Liquid Web Offers R1Soft Backup

July 9, 2008 -- Web hosting provider Liquid Web announced on Wednesday it has launched a data protection services based on R1Soft's continuous data protection technology.

Go Daddy Bans Staff Domain Bidding

July 2, 2008 -- Discount web host Go Daddy met allegations of unfair, insider bidding in TDNAM domain name auctions reported by Domain Name Wire editor Andrew Allemann by drafting a corporate policy restricting employees from participating in auctions.

Cirrus Tech Partners with R1Soft

June 24, 2008 -- Web hosting provider Cirrus Tech announced on Tuesday it has partnered with continuous data protection provider R1Soft, providing Cirrus Tech's dedicated server customers with data protection services.

Hostway Offers Dedicated Firewalls

June 13, 2008 -- Web hosting provider Hostway announced on Friday it is now offering dedicated server customers the added protection of Cisco's ASA 5500 series managed firewalls for networks of all sizes.

Hostway Adds Virtual Server Farms

June 3, 2008 -- UK web hosting provider Hostway announced on Tuesday it has launched its dedicated virtualized server range, which enables companies that could not previously afford virtualization to take advantage of it by using a hosted solution.

Aventure Becomes R1Soft Partner

May 7, 2008 -- Ireland-based Internet solution provider Aventure Host announced on Wednesday that it has joined R1HPP, data recovery solutions provider R1Soft's recently launched hosting partner program.

Keynote Names New Executives

May 6, 2008 -- Internet performance monitoring firm Keynote Systems announced on Tuesday that it has named Anshu Agarwal to VP of marketing, reporting to Keynote chairman and CEO Umang Gupta.

NFSi Telecom Partners with R1Soft

May 2, 2008 -- Portugal-based Internet services provider NFSi Telecom announced on Friday that it has joined data recovery solutions provider R1Soft's Hosting Partner Program, or R1HPP, and will deploy R1Soft's continuous data protection solution.

2008 Microsoft Hosting Summit Feedback

April 29, 2008 -- Feedback from attendees and exhibitors of the 2008 Microsoft Hosting Summit.

Companies and Blogs: Gain Immediate PR Advantage

Posted on 2008-04-28

Our company has been casually blogging for some time so now we have a good feel for what our customers like to see in this format. When our new website is released our blog will become a focal point of our site and a source for quality content on web

R1Soft Launches Partner Program

February 22, 2008 -- R1Soft announced it has launched R1HPP, a hosting partner program that will provide R1Soft partners with volume discounts, 50 percent off MySQL add-ons, professional public relations services and other brandable marketing materials.

Hostway Announces Contest Winner

January 17, 2008 -- Web hosting provider Hostway announced on Tuesday that it has selected the winner of its Ultimate $5,000 Online Business Makeover.

The Marketing Issue

March 2009