DRT Earns BREEAM Rating

September 19, 2008 -- Data center management and holding company Digital Realty Trust has announced a data centre it is building has been awarded the first BREEAM "Excellent" environmental rating in the UK from the Building Research Establishment.

Cybersquatters Buy Merger Domains

September 18, 2008 -- Cybersquatters are quickly scooping up domain names corresponding to recent bank mergers with many of them already being sold online, after reports of the proposed mergers surfaced Friday, according to the BBC.

Financial Times Site Affected by Theft

July 11, 2008 -- According to reports on Thursday, the website of The Financial Times encountered a bit of struggle after the theft of equipment at its third-party data center.

HSBC Loses Customer Data Server

May 9, 2008 -- Financial institution HSBC admitted this week to losing a server containing transaction data on 159,000 account holders from its Hong Kong branch office.

The Web Host Industry Week in Review

May 9, 2008 -- Any other week, the big, notable thing about this week's news would be the steady continuation of the flood of data center openings we've seen in recent weeks. But this week also saw the utterly remarkable matter of two separate disappearances of servers containing customer data from facilities.

HSBC Deploys VeriSign EV SSL Certs

April 24, 2008 -- Internet infrastructure services provider VeriSign announced on Wednesday that HSBC will be implementing VeriSign's EV SSL certificates to protect its three million UK customers registered for online banking services.

HSBC Loses 370k Customers' Data

April 7, 2008 -- HSBC is reportedly on the verge of being investigated by UK financial watchdog the Financial Services Authority after it revealed it misplaced a CD containing the private information of 370,000 customers, four weeks ago.

UnitedLayer Expands Space at DRT

April 4, 2008 -- UnitedLayer announced on Friday it is once again expanding its turn-key data center space at the Digital Realty Trust facility located at 200 Paul Avenue in San Francisco, California.

Hosted Solutions Opens DRT Facility

February 12, 2008 -- Data center operator Digital Realty Trust announced on Tuesday that Web hosting provider Hosted Solutions will establish a mission critical data center in DRT's 125 North Myers Street facility in Charlotte, North Carolina.

DRT Builds HBSC London Facility

February 1, 2008 -- Data center operator Digital Realty Trust announced on Friday that it has begun constructing a built-to-suit data center facility for banking and financial services institution HSBC.

Qwest Names New Chairman and CEO

August 17, 2007 -- Web hosting provider Qwest Communications International recently announced that Edward A. Mueller has been named chairman and chief executive officer.

123-reg Offers e-Commerce Solution

August 2, 2007 -- UK domain registrar and Web hosting provider 123-reg announced on Thursday it is now offering its new e-commerce merchant solution, 123-reg eCommerce, providing users with an easy to use online shop.

Level 3 Selected by Second Life

May 2, 2007 -- Level 3 Communications announced that it has been selected by Linden Lab to provide high speed Internet access and wavelengths via two 10 gigabits per second ports, connecting Second Life's data centers in San Francisco and Dallas.

Level 3 Buys Certain ATT Assets

April 4, 2007 -- Level 3 Communications announced on Wednesday that its operating subsidiary has purchased certain assets from telecommunications provider AT&T that were ordered divested as a result of the merger between AT&T and SBC Communications.

Earthlink Speaks Out on Telco Merger

October 12, 2006 -- Internet service provider Earthlink released a statement on Thursday regarding the closing of the investigation of AT&T's acquisition of BellSouth.

BladeLogic Teams With Datacure

July 24, 2006 -- Data center automation software provider BladeLogic recently announced that IT service provider Datacure is using BladeLogic to automate system administration activities for a key government client.

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MCI Mulling Sweetened Qwest Offer

February 25, 2005 -- The board of directors for Web hosting and Internet services provider MCI (mci.com) has received a revised acquisition offer from Qwest communications (qwest.com) and is currently mulling the offer, the company said on Thursday. According to reports, Qwest

Verizon Communications Acquires MCI

February 14, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Verizon Communications (verizon.com) announced on Monday that it has acquired MCI (mci.com) for $4.8 billion in equity and $488 million in cash, confirming reports that emerged late last Friday.

Verizon Makes Offer for MCI

February 11, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to reports, telecommunications carrier Verizon (verizon.com) is in serious merger talks with MCI (mci.com) and could announce a deal in the next few days.

The Web Host Industry Week in Review

February 4, 2004 -- It wasn't the pure play Web hosting companies that made the biggest news this week, but the movements of some of the world's largest ...

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.

SBC Acquires AT&T for $16 Billion

January 31, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Internet service and Web hosting provider SBC Communications (sbc.com) announced on Monday that it has acquired AT&T (att.com) in a $16 billion deal that will create the largest telecommunications company in the US.

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.

Terremark Adds New Data Center Customers

January 10, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Data center operator services provider Terremark Worldwide (terremark.com) announced on Monday that it has inked contracts with new customers in an effort to extend their relationships with the NAP of the Americas, California's NAP/West and the NAP de las Americas in Spain.

Yahoo Names GOT Email Marketing Partner

December 8, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- GOT Corporation (gotcorp.com), announced on Monday that Yahoo! Inc. has appointed GOT as the exclusive provider of email marketing tools to Yahoo! customers. This is the fourth consecutive year that Yahoo! has chosen GOT's Campaigner email marketing tool.

Liquid Web Completes Network Upgrades

December 1, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider Liquid Web (liquidweb.com) announced on Tuesday that it has activated OC-12 Internet service with MCI/Uunet to its data center facility in Lansing, Michigan, the last step in a comprehensive network upgrade that has taken place over the last few months.

GoDaddy, Partners Form ENUM Group

November 1, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Domain registrar and Web hosting company GoDaddy.com (godaddy.com) announced on Monday that it has partnered with several leading telecommunications companies, including AT&T, MCI, SBC Laboratories, Sprint and Verizon, to form Country Code 1 ENUM LLC, an organization focused on developing ENUM technology.

Siteserver Hosting Adds Data Center

September 16, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Managed hosting provider Siteserver Hosting Inc. (siteserver.net) announced on Wednesday that it has opened it's newly constructed data center in Simi Valley, California.

Unocal Picks SBC Data Center Hosting

September 1, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Telecommunications and Web hosting provider SBC Communications Inc. (sbc.com) announced last week that it has signed a contract to manage data applications for Unocal Corporation, a US-based independent oil and gas exploration and production company.

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