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by Justin Lee - Thursday, May 17, 2012
May 17, 2012 — Virtual private server hosting provider Infinitely Virtual announced on Wednesday it is now offering QuickBooks, Intuit’s financial management software, on a cloud-hosted basis to its customers.
by Nicole Henderson - Thursday, May 17, 2012
May 17, 2012 — With the price for the Facebook IPO to be set late Thursday, investors and users are waiting with bated breath to see how high the social media stock will reach. With over 421 million shares up for grabs, Facebook could be valued at as much as $100 billion when all is said and done.
by Justin Lee - Thursday, May 17, 2012
May 17, 2012 — Web hosting provider ViaWest announced on Thursday it has partnered with NetApp to launch KINECTed network attached storage platform, which delivers simplified data and infrastructure management, coupled with improved storage efficiency.
by Justin Lee - Wednesday, May 16, 2012
May 16, 2012 — Website tools provider Zoho announced on Tuesday it has launched its new website builder Zoho Sites, which enables businesses to quickly create polished, professional websites without any coding.
by Nicole Henderson - Wednesday, May 16, 2012
May 16, 2012 — Irish web hosting provider Blacknight announced on Wednesday that more than 10,000 Irish businesses have signed up for the Getting Business Online program in its first year.
by Nicole Henderson - Wednesday, May 16, 2012
May 16, 2012 — The Parsons Foundation announced on Monday that it will help women, men and children with HIV/AIDS in Arizona by donating $5 million to the Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS in Phoenix.
by Justin Lee - Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Mary 16, 2012 — Cloud computing management provider RightScale announced on Wednesday it is hosting the sixth RightScale Conference on June 13 at the Javits Convention Center in New York.
by Nicole Henderson - Wednesday, May 16, 2012
May 16, 2012 — Colocation provider Fortune Data Centers announced on Wednesday that social online dating network Zoosk will move from a colocation facility to Fortune’s wholesale data center in San Jose.
by Justin Lee - Wednesday, May 16, 2012
May 16, 2012 — European web hosting company Host Europe Group announced on Wednesday it has acquired Mesh Digital, which develops the back-end technology for domain registration. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed in the press release.
by Liam Eagle - Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Cloud infrastructure automation software Opscode Chef has integrated a list of top cloud hosting services that includes hosting providers Rackspace, Terremark, BrightBox and Voxel, public cloud services like Amazon EC2, HP Cloud Services and Joyent Cloud, as well as cloud software platforms including VMware vCloud, OpenStack, CloudStack and Eucalyptus.
by Nicole Henderson - Wednesday, May 16, 2012
May 16, 2012 — Utah state technology director Stephen Fletcher resigned on Tuesday in the wake of a massive healthcare data breach that exposed personal information of about 780,000 people.
by Justin Lee - Tuesday, May 15, 2012
May 15, 2012 — Web hosting company SherWeb announced on Tuesday it has improved its SkyNox online backup solution by introducing new plans that are better suited to businesses with one or more servers to backup.
