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WIDE Project Moves to 200 Paul Avenue

March 8, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Digital Realty Trust (digitalrealtytrust.com), a manager and operator of technology-related properties, announced on Tuesday that research consortium WIDE Project had selected the San Francisco-based 200 Paul Avenue Internet gateway and colocation facility as a new node in its worldwide network and moved its West Coast distance education studio there.

Vigilante Group Attacks Cyber-criminals

February 14, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to reports, an Internet vigilante group known as the 419 Flash Mob, launched a two-day bandwidth attack last Wednesday against spammers attempting to defraud people by providing hosting services for fake bank sites.

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.

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.

TRUSTe, GeoTrust to Educate Consumers

December 14, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — TRUSTe (truste.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to online privacy, and GeoTrust (geotrust.com), a provider of identity and security solutions, announced on Tuesday that they will work together to educate consumers about how to more easily recognize trusted e-commerce Web sites.

Wachovia to Open New Data Center

December 6, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Wachovia (wachovia.com), the fourth largest bank in the United States, is planning to open a new $400 million data center facility in Birmingham, Alabama, according to a report by the Associated Press.

VeriSign, Thomson Develop Service

November 25, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Internet security company VeriSign (verisign.com) and Thomson (thomson.net), a provider of technology, systems and services to the media and entertainment industry, announced earlier this week that they have put together plans to create an on-demand digital content authentication and authorization service bureau to support the secure delivery of electronic entertainment content over digital networks.

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.

PW Registry Auctions .pw Sponsorship

November 9, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The PW Registry Corporation (pwregistry.pw), public trustee of the .pw top-level domain, said on Tuesday that it is auctioning sponsorship rights for nearly 50,000 second-level .pw domains.

VeriSign Releases New Secured Seal

November 2, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Verisign (verisign.com), a provider of Internet infrastructure services, announced on Tuesday that it has released a new VeriSign Secured Seal that allows consumers to verify e-commerce site security before conducting business online. The company says the new seal will help boost overall consumer confidence in e-commerce – especially important with the upcoming holiday shopping season.