Hosting Matters When It Comes To Interactive Marketing

2009-09-08

While choosing any Web Hosting Company, the major things that an individual focuses on are price, technology and recommendations. Of course, these three vital requirements form the basis of your market research, but to come up with the most apt web hosting company for your own interactive marketing ...

Rackspace Most Reliable, Netcraft Says

March 8, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider Rackspace Managed Hosting (rackspace.com) had the most reliable Web hosting company Web site last month, according to research and analysis firm Netcraft's (netcraft.com) survey of Web site reliability. It was the first time Rackspace topped Netcraft's survey.

Web Host Brinkster Launches Referrals

February 3, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting company Brinkster (brinkser.com) announced on Wednesday that it has introduced a new referral program, offering partners 10 percent commissions in cash, or three times that amount in Web hosting credit. Customers can also choose to give up their commission and pass along a 10 percent discount to the people they refer.

Netcraft Rates Web Hosting Reliability

January 6, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider Datapipe (datapipe.com) had the most reliable Web site in the second half of 2004, according to research and analysis firm Netcraft (netcraft.com). Datapipe was one of six companies that did not record any downtime. The other five, in order of reliability, were Pair Networks (pair.com), New York Internet (nyi.net), Myhosting.com (myhosting.com), Rackspace Managed Hosting (rackspace.com) and iPowerWeb (ipowerweb.com). Kattare (katarre.com), Schlund (schlund.de) and Netcetera (netcetera.co.uk) were the seven to ninth most reliable sites, according to Netcraft, while Interland (interland.com), Energis (energis.com) and 1&1 Internet (oneandone.com) rounded out the top 12.

The Planet Sponsors Game Competition

December 15, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Insomnia365 (insomnia365.com), a unit of Web hosting company The Planet (theplanet.com), is sponsoring The Cyberathlete Professional League's Cyberathlete Extreme Winter Championships held December 15-19, 2004 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Dallas.

Web Host PowWeb Doubles Storage

November 23, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting company PowWeb (powweb.com) announced on Monday it has doubled its disk storage from 1GB to 2GB to meet the rising demands in e-commerce and hosting during the holiday season.

WebFusion Adds Windows Web Hosting

September 23, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Linux-based shared Web hosting provider and PIPEX Communications business WebFusion (webfusion.co.uk) announced on Thursday that it has introduced a new Windows-based Web hosting platform to provide home users, small businesses and Web developers with a more comprehensive shared hosting offering.

Spanish Web Host Arsys Picks Juniper

September 13, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Network equipment maker Juniper Networks (juniper.net) announced on Monday that ARSYS (arsys.es), a Spain-based Web hosting company, is significantly upgrading its network infrastructure with routing and security solutions from Juniper Networks.

Spanish Web Host Acens Deploys Vexira

August 30, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Central Command (centralcommand.com), a provider of Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD antivirus solutions, announced on Monday that Spanish Web and application hosting provider Acens Technologies SA (acens.com) has chosen to deploy Vexira Antivirus for Linux to defend its email infrastructure.

Secure Dog Names Sales Director

August 23, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider Secure Dog Hosting (secdog.com) announced last Friday that it has named John MacKinnon its director of sales. MacKinnon will spearhead the company's government and national commercial sales efforts.

Netcraft Rates Web Host Reliability

August 18, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Pair Networks (pair.com), Kattare.com (katarre.com) and Cee-Kay (cee-kay.net) had the most reliable Web hosting company sites for the month of July, according to research and analysis firm Netcraft (netcraft.com). The three companies shared the top ranking in Netcraft's July 2004 rankings, all experiencing 0.03 percent failure requests.

Netcraft Says Seeweb Most Reliable

July 7, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Italian Web hosting company Seeweb (seeweb.it) was the most reliable Web hosting provider for the second consecutive month, according to research and analysis firm Netcraft (netcraft.com). Seeweb, which runs on Linux, experienced a rate of only 0.02 percent failed requests.

ReadyMadeHosts Holds Start-up Seminar

June 16, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- ReadyMadeHosts.com (readymadehosts.com), a division of Internet solutions provider RedTape Holdings Group (redtapeholdings.com), said on Tuesday that it is holding five-day training seminars for entrepreneurs interested in establishing Web hosting companies.

Seeweb Most Reliable, Netcraft Says

June 2, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Italian Web hosting provider Seeweb.it (seeweb.it) has the most reliable Web hosting company Web site, according to monthly data published by research and analysis firm Netcraft (netcraft.com). Jumpline.com (jumpline.com), which topped last month's list, came in second followed by Dellhost (dellhost.com) in third. Hostway (hostway.com), iPowerWeb (ipowerweb.com), myhosting.com (myhosting.com) and Pair Networks (pair.com) occupied positions four through seven, while About.com (about.com), 1and1 (www.oneandone.com) and Cee-Kay (cee-kay.net) rounded out the top 10. According to Netcraft, seeweb.it recorded a failed request rate of 0.04 percent. Jumpline followed closely with 0.05 percent and Dellhost, Hostway, iPowerWeb, myhosting.com and Pair Networks all recorded 0.06 percent rates.

NetBenefit, Digi-Sign in SSL Deal

June 1, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- UK web hosting company NetBenefit (netbenefit.com), has announced a partnership with online security firm Digi-Sign (digi-sign.com). The deal will allow NetBenefit to provide clients with the convenience of secure socket layer technology, guaranteeing the security of customer data online.

New Web Host Roundberry Launches

June 1, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- RoundBerry (roundberry.com), a Web hosting provider based in Halifax, Canada, announced this week that it had opened its doors, offering a variety of shared and reseller hosting plans.

Red Carpet Deploys Hosting Controller

"We are excited to expand our relationship with this emerging, successful Web hosting company," says Syed Nauman Hashmi, CEO of Advanced Communications. "It indicates that Hosting Controller is a must for dedicated hosting providers and it is what enables them to offer the best tools and services at very competitive prices and allow for a happy and growing customer base."

ValueWeb Launches Resource Portal

Affinity said the portal is designed to help small business owners looking for help in growing their online business.

ProServe Chooses Redbus Interhouse for Colo

December 16, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The Netherlands subsidiary of Redbus Interhouse (interhouse.net), a colocation and managed services provider based in England, said on Monday that Netherlands-based Web hosting company ProServe (proserve.nl)has migrated virtually its entire networking infrastructure, 200 customers and 2,000 servers to Redbus Interhouse's facility in Amsterdam.

Netcraft: The Planet Surges in Size

October 14, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The Planet (theplanet.com), a Dallas, Texas-based hosting provider, has been the fastest growing Web hosting company over the last six months based on percentage growth in active sites, according to research conducted by Netcraft (news.netcraft.com).

Netcraft: BT Most Reliable Hosting Site in September

October 7, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- British Telecom (bt.com) and DellHost were the most reliable Web hosting company sites in the month of September, according to research and analysis firm Netcraft.

SpringBoard Signs Contract With FormRouter

September 25, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Springboard Managed Hosting (springboardhosting.com), a Web hosting company based in Cary, North Carolina, announced today it has signed a multi-year contract with FormRouter, an application service provider (ASP), to provide it with Web hosting and managed services.

Server Central to Sponsor PHP.net Site

August 29, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Chicago-based Web hosting company Server Central (servercentral.net) said yesterday it would sponsor a server for PHP.net (php.net), a popular open-source community dedicated to the development of the PHP scripting language.

Netcraft: Many Strong Sites Using FreeBSD

August 19, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Half of the top 10 Web hosting company Web sites with the fewest failed requests run on the FreeBSD platform, according to Netcraft?s (news.netcraft.com) July survey of Web hosting provider?s Web sites.

Sphera Appoints New President and CEO

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VIA NET.WORKS USA Names Sales Manager

June 25, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- VIA NET.WORKS USA (vianetworks.net) announced yesterday that it named Joe Hammell as national sales manager.

Hostway Buys NetNation in $10M Deal

June 14, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Vancouver-based Web hosting firm NetNation Communications (

ZooLink Announces Management Addition

April 7, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting company ZooLink Corporation (ZooLink.com) announced on Monday that it has appointed West McDonald as the company's director of sales and marketing.

TigerTech to Use Hurricane Electric Colo Services

April 3, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Hurricane Electric (he.net), a technical service provider providing services in colocation, dedicated servers, direct Internet connections and Web hosting,

VIA NET.WORKS Markets Site Building Tool

April 2, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- VIA NET.WORKS USA (vianetworks.com), a managed Web hosting company, today announced an agreement to market the robust Soholaunch (soholaunch.com) Site Management Tool (SMT) v. 4.5.

FatCow Donates Part of Fees to Rescue Farm

March 31, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting company FatCow (FatCow.com) announced this week that it has begun donating 50 cents from every new customer's $99 per year hosting fee to The Purple Cow & Friends, a not-for-profit farm animal rescue organization devoted to saving cows, pigs, ducks, chickens and other animals.

Pulled Pictures Spark Net Censorship Debate

March 26, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to reports released Tuesday, an Internet censorship debate was sparked this week when a Florida-based Web hosting company took a small news site offline after it posted controversial photos of captured American soldiers.