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Bick Group Buys Blue Mountain Labs, Expands Cloud Computing Services
February 9, 2010 -- In an effort to expand its leadership within the emerging cloud computing space, data center and cloud computing services provider the Bick Group has acquired Blue Mountain Labs, a consulting and strategic advisory organization that focuses on cloud computing and the practical application of cloud computing within enterprise and government organizations.
NTT Com Boosts Japan-US Backbone Speed to 300Gbps
February 9, 2010 -- Telecommunications provider NTT Communications announced on Tuesday it has significantly increased the data transmission speed of its global IP network between the United States and Japan to 300Gbps.
Web Host ViaWest Names VP and GM of Sales for Utah
February 9, 2010 -- Managed hosting provider ViaWest announced on Tuesday it has named David Tietjen the vice president and general manager for the Greater Utah Region.
BlueLock Introduces New Suite of Cloud Computing Services
February 9, 2010 -- Cloud computing and managed IT services provider BlueLock has announced a new set of cloud computing solutions providing a comprehensive suite of Infrastructure-as-a-Service environments to best fit the specific needs of individual applications.
ShareFile Opens its First EU Data Center in Ireland
February 9, 2010 -- File sharing tools provider ShareFile recently announced it has opened its first EU data center in Ireland to serve its European customers.
AtlantaNAP Completes SAS 70 Type II Audit
February 9, 2010 -- Data center operator AtlantaNAP announced on Tuesday it has successfully completed its Statement of Auditing Standard No. 70 Type II certification, which confirms that AtlantaNAP delivers fully secure and reliable, high quality operating standards in its data center operations.
Answers.com Signs Colo Deal with C7 Data Centers
February 9, 2010 -- Regional data center operator and managed services provider C7 Data Centers has signed a multi-year colocation agreement with Answers Corporation, creators of the leading "answer engine" property Answers.com, as well as WikiAnswers and ReferenceAnswers.
Pinnacle Cart to Debut PA DSS Compliant Release Next Week
February 8, 2010 -- Eagerly anticipated, the latest release of Pinnacle Cart will be one of only a handful of carts that are Payment Application Data Security Standard compliant, when it is officially released Thursday, February 18.
DNGLOBE LLC Loses ICANN Accreditation For Failure to Pay Outstanding Fees
February 8, 2010 -- The not-for-profit body responsible for the assignment of domain names and IP addresses has terminated its Registrar Accreditation Agreement with registrar DNGLOBE LLC for failure to comply with the requirements of the agreement.
NTT America Launches Worldwide Virtualization Services
February 8, 2010 -- Telecommunications provider NTT America announced on Monday it has launched new and expanded virtualization capabilities across its data centers and dedicated hosting platforms.
The Planet Announces Plans for $7 Million Network Investment
February 8, 2010 -- IT hosting provider The Planet has outlined plans to spend more than $7 million to enhance its network infrastructure in its core operating cities, Houston and Dallas.
eUKhost Launches Cloud VPS Hosting with 100 Percent Uptime SLA
February 8, 2010 -- After thorough testing, UK web hosting provider eUKhost has launched its new Cloud VPS Hosting service, powered by its new cloud environment that is based on VMware virtualization platform.
Web Host HostICan's Data Center Features Green Design
February 8, 2010 -- Web hosting provider HostICan announced on Monday that its new data center, located just outside of Richmond, Virginia, has been designed specifically with energy efficiency in mind.
Terremark Names Security Veteran to Board of Directors
February 8, 2010 -- Telecommunications provider Terremark Worldwide announced on Monday it has elected Melissa Hathaway to its board of directors.
FBI Director Seeks to Make ISPs Keep Customer Web Logs For Two Years
February 8, 2010 -- In an effort to help law enforcement officials investigate child pornography and other serious crimes, FBI Director Robert Mueller is calling on Internet service providers to keep records of customer browsing history and retain those logs for two years.
Mezeo Appoints VP of Business Development
February 8, 2010 -- Cloud storage provider Mezeo Software announced on Monday it has named Marty Fluke the company's vice president of business development.
Dell Buys Data Storage Firm Exanet for $12M
February 8, 2010 -- Dell announced on Monday it is acquiring the business of bankrupt data storage start-up Exanet for $12 million.
Feature Reports
Inside CloudLinux's New Linux-Based Cloud OS
February 8, 2010 -- For the past 13-years, Igor Seletskiy has developed a series of innovative new products for the hosting industry, including the control panel H-Sphere, container-based virtualizati...
Q&A: Thomas Stohe, WebhostingDay
February 4, 2010 -- In an email interview with the WHIR, Thomas Stohe, director of Intergenia AG and WebhostingDay organizer discusses this year's agenda and his expectations for the event....
New Logicworks Portal Gives Hosting Customers Control, Transparency
February 3, 2010 -- Enterprise hosting and private cloud solutions provider Logicworks has launched the latest release of their client portal, LogicOps 3.0, providing an integrated operations support ...
Inside 3Tera's New Cloud Certification Programs
January 27, 2010 -- Training and certification have long gone hand in hand across all industry sectors, but particularly within the IT industry. For years, tech giants like Microsoft, Oracle, and Cisc...
Q&A: Lisa Rhodes of Verne Global on Iceland Data Center
January 25, 2009 -- In an email interview with the WHIR, Lisa Rhodes, vice president of marketing and sales at Verne Global, discusses the company’s recently announced 430,600-square-foot data c...
New HP Hardware Gives Data Center Configurations Added Density
January 23, 2009 -- Driven by industry demands of infrastructure performance and efficiency, Hewlett-Packard's latest line of servers, storage, software and networking products has been built to ...
January 22, 2010 -- In an email interview with the WHIR, Kevin Dean discusses his recent appointment as Interxion's senior vice president marketing and chief marketing officer and how he will contribu...
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