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(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- There was a handful of Web hosting sales and promotions in the last week of July including the launch of Hosting Zoom’s “Summer of Support”, discounted VPS plans from Host Color, and a range of discounts from Dream 9 Media. To keep up with the latest Web hosting sales and promotions, subscribe to the WHIR's Deals Feed, which offers a constant RSS stream of the latest deals from across the industry.
Hosting Zoom Web Hosting Begins the “Summer of Support”
Web hosting services provider Hosting Zoom (www.hostingzoom.com) has announced the rollout of a variety of service and support initiatives including server health status, new ticketing procedures, API improvements, and order automation to simplify management. Hosting Zoom has also enhanced its support center, rounding it out with tutorials, guides, a knowledge base, FAQs, useful downloads, and community forums.
Host Color Announces VPS Hosting Promotion
Web host Host Color (www.hostcolor.com) is offering customers a 15-percent instant rebate on any of its virtual server plans with the use of coupon code “AUGUST2010”. Based on Parallels Virtuozzo Containers, Host Color’s VPS offerings are available in three plans: VPS Advance, VPS Power and VPS Customer.
Dream9Media.com Announces Three Affordable Web Design Specials for Small Businesses
Online presence and design services provider Dream 9 Media (www.dream9media.com) has announced three new Web design packages for small businesses. With this announcement, Dream 9 Media is offering one year of free hosting with any new website, a free one-year SSL certificate with a new e-commerce website, or a free month of Web maintenance with the purchase of a one-year maintenance package.
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July 2010 - What's Next? Forecasting Hosting's Future
Technically, there's nothing new about us posing the question, "what are the next steps hosting providers must take to capitalize on the opportunities available in the business?" From the 10,000-foot view, that's the basic premise that underlies just about everything the WHIR publishes or produces. In this particular case, however, we're looking at it through an extremely significant contextual lens. That is, for much of the last two years, hosting providers have been operating in a business climate defined by an economy in crisis.
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March 2010 - Web Hosting in Europe
Europe cuts an interesting figure in our coverage of the web hosting industry. From a purely news standpoint, it is very possible to treat Europe in more or less the same way that we treat North America - that is, report the facts, ask the right questions, try to anticipate the issues raised. From an analytical standpoint, however, we present a distinctly North American point of view - this being the product of circumstances (our location), rather than a bias.
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January 2010 - Hottest Hosts Directory
In 2008, in our inaugural Hottest Hosts guide, I wrote that we were exploring a new format with the first in-print directory of web hosting services. And last year, I discussed the project in the context of an ongoing project, and a growing tradition here at the Web Host Industry Review. The objective, however, is not to repeat ourselves, but to help the directory evolve into a more valuable resource - something that's going to help you with your purchasing decisions, and something you're going to hold on to for the duration of the year.
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