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SAS to Build $70M Green Data Center

March 19, 2009 — Business analytics software as a service provider SAS announced on Thursday it is investing $70 million in building a 38,000-square-foot data center facility on SAS’ Cary, North Carolina campus to expand its on-demand offerings and hosted solutions.

OpenTech Buys Continuity Technology

March 14, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — OpenTech Sytems (opentechsystems.com), a developer of storage management and disaster recovery solutions, announced late last week that it had acquired business continuity technology from Implementation and Consulting Services (ics-corporate.com). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Rackspace Completes SAS 70 Certification

March 1, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Rackspace Managed Hosting (rackspace.com) announced on Monday that it had completed Statement on Auditing Standards No. 7 certification.

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.

Peak 10 Expands Data Center

February 2, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center and managed services provider Peak 10 (peak10.com) announced on Wednesday that it has expanded its Raleigh data center to facilitate the company’s growth in the Research Triangle region and provide additional redundancy options for Peak 10′s customers across the globe.

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.

Time Warner Supports Hosted Solutions

January 27, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Telecommunications provider Time Warner Telecom (twtelecom.com) announced on Tuesday it has successfully installed its multi-location Gigabit Ethernet Native LAN data services at Web hosting provider Hosted Solutions in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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.

nFrame Extends Disaster Recovery

January 13, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Secure hosting and managed service provider n|Frame (nframe.com) announced on Thursday that it experienced record growth in 2004, a year that saw the company transform its business model to include a specialized focus on business continuity. And the company says it plans to continue expanding its disaster recovery operations in the coming year.

Red Cross Slowed by Tsunami Support

January 5, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The Red Cross Familylinks Web site has been overwhelmed with high traffic as relatives search for family members following the massive Tsunamis in the Bay of Bengal. The International Committee of the Red Cross familylinks Web site (familylinks.icrc.org/home.nsf/home/webfamilylinks) is a resource that strives to help those separated by conflict or disaster to find information about their loved ones.