Daily Archives: January 23, 2010

HosTek.com offers highly requested framework PHP 5.3 to customers. A leader in web hosting HosTek.com, based in Tulsa OK gives option for PHP 5.3 on all hosted platforms, Windows .NET, Windows ColdFusion and Linux cPanel plans.

PHP 5.3, being recently released, was requested almost immediately by customers and non-customers wanting a web host to provide this new framework. New customers can request PHP 5.3 as well as existing customers. HosTek.com will make PHP 5.3 available on all new server deployments while maintaining PHP 5.2 on existing servers for software compatibility.

Support for the recently released PHP 5.3 deployment on their hosting platforms is provided by their U.S.A based support team, which is available 24/7/365 by ticket system, email, chat or phone.

Developers, hobbyists and beginners can utilize the new features of PHP 5.3 in their custom applications as well as in software packages such as WordPress. HosTek.com maintains a list of popular software packages which are PHP 5.3 compatible.

“Our main focus is the customer,” says Jon Cavanaugh, Operations Manager of HosTek.com. “By offering PHP 5.3 we are satisfying our commitment to our customers and the php community, to provide the best hosting experience.”

HosTek.com is currently developing a custom control panel for Windows ColdFusion 9 and Windows .NET web hosting.

About HostTek.com
HOSTEK.COM was founded in 1998, with the goal of providing hosting services with the focus on excellent customer service. For more information, please visit www.hostek.com

Leading domain name registration and web hosting company, LCN.com today announced it will be offering free .UK domain names as part of its “10th Birthday Countdown Promotion”. The discount will be applied to a .UK domain name when a customer purchases any other two year domain extension in the same order.
Mark Boost, Managing Director, LCN.com, said: “Cybersquatting is fast becoming one of the most serious brand management issues for website owners. When cybersquatters pick up unregistered variations of a company’s web address, businesses are exposed to both dangerous and costly implications. The free .UK domain offer will benefit customers wishing to protect their brand by registering multiple domain extensions.”

Recent research conducted by Nominet, the registry that manages the .uk top level domains, highlighted that more than three-quarters of Britons would rather visit a .co.uk website than a .com domain.

Commenting on the report in November, Phil Kingsland, director of marketing and communications at Nominet, noted: “The report demonstrates that both consumers and businesses are willing to invest in ‘local’ domains because they are seen as reliable, relevant and trusted, and will give them a direct route to their target audience.”

The free UK domain name offer will available on all new purchases made before midnight on 19 January. On 20 January a new offer will be launched as part of the LCN.com “10th Birthday Countdown Promotion”.

To benefit from the current LCN.com promotion visit www.lcn.com

To follow LCN.com on Twitter visit www.twitter.com/LCN_com

To become a fan of LCN.com on Facebook visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/LCN/168945496998?ref=ts

About LCN.com

LCN.com has been providing world class web hosting since 2000 and is one of the UK’s largest web hosting companies with 180,000 current customers hosting over 350,000 sites. For more information, visit www.LCN.com

Fasthosts Internet Ltd, a leading web hosting provider, debuts its new range of high-performance dedicated servers for IT professionals.

The new Fasthosts dedicated servers feature the latest Intel Xeon quad core processors, 100Mbps connection and Fasthosts’ unlimited bandwidth. Deployed in minutes and available in either Linux or Microsoft operating systems, the servers provide a reliable, secure and highly flexible server platform. Fasthosts’ robust network and unlimited data transfer can further benefit individuals and enterprises that generate or process large volumes of data.

Dedicated servers represent a cost effective and reliable solution for hosting core IT infrastructure such as websites or business application software. They provide a secure and private environment for the user’s applications to be operated and data to be stored. Business users can enjoy the full power of the hardware and guaranteed access to bandwidth, and retain complete hands on (KVM) remote control of their server at all times.

The latest Fasthosts Dedicated Server packages provide IT professionals and businesses with reliable server operations without the capital expenditure investment in the servers or in the physical space associated with running hardware on their premises 24/7. The latest-spec Intel processor in Fasthosts servers delivers powerful, energy-efficient performance so users can run several intensive programs at once without slowing down. Each server is maintained with the latest operating system updates to maximise efficiency and security.

Fasthosts’ brand new range of Dedicated Server packages comprises the DS300 (Dual Core & 2GB RAM), DS500 (Dual Core & 4GB RAM), the DS700 (Quad Core & 8GB RAM), DS900X (Xeon Quad Core & 8GB RAM), and the DS1000XX (2x Xeon Quad Core & 16GB RAM). Servers are available in either Linux or Windows configurations and feature full admin control as well as Fasthosts’ unlimited bandwidth and 100Mbps high-speed virtual data pipe. Businesses are assured that Fasthosts guarantees 99.9% server uptime. Technical support is provided 24/7 from UK by email or online.

Steve Holford, CMO Fasthosts Internet Ltd., said “We have upgraded and invested in our Dedicated Server range to ensure unbeatable service delivery and excellent ROI for business users. In an increasingly digital economy, success often begins with a robust and reliable server access that you have confidence will be working for you round the clock, day in day out, with all the benefits, but none of the high costs of running it as an internal operation”.

Fasthosts offer a range of powerful control panels enabling the user to set up websites and applications quickly and easily, meaning more time to focus on running their business. The award-winning Plesk 9 control panel interface provides ultra-intuitive server maintenance and control.

Mount Hosting, a leading web hosting company, announced today that it has started a partnership with MyAntivirus.info, the known reseller of antivirus and IT security software products.

To celebrate this partnership, Mount Hosting offers to all of its users a 10% discount on all of the security products you can find on www.myantivirus.info
In order to purchase one of the products of www.myantivirus.info with the 10% discount the user can enter the discount coupon “mounthosting2010” during the order process. This promotion will be valid until March 31st, 2010
Among the security applications offered by myantivirus.com you can find Avast Antivirus, PC Tools Internet Security, Prevx 3.0 – the anti-phishing software, and much more.

Brett Stevens, Sales Manager of Mount Hosting, said: “Nowadays internet security is a big issue for any IT company. At Mount Hosting we believe that the only way to be safe is to be protected by strong and efficient products. This is why we partnered with myantivirus.info, a great provider of security solutions.”

About Mount Hosting
Mount Hosting is a leading web hosting company, in the IT market since 2007. Mount Hosting offers shared hosting on Linux machines, VPS hosting on Linux and Windows servers, cheap domain names and more. www.mounthosting.com

About MyAntivirus.info
MyAntivirus is one of the largest internet IT security software stores and is the one stop online shop for IT Security Software products. We resell products from many leading manufacturers including Avast, PcTools, GFI, Prevx and many others.

The Planet, the global leader in IT hosting, today announced sweeping changes to its server fleet with the addition of free services bundled with every new server purchase. Across the board, customers now benefit from a free control panel, free antivirus software and 10GB of free Cloud Storage on every server leased from The Planet.
The bundle includes Symantec Endpoint Protection — business-class antivirus software — along with Storage Cloud, the company’s robust cloud storage solution. Customers can also choose from either Parallels Plesk Panel or cPanel/WebHost Manager (WHM) for their hosting environments.

“As more companies adopt hosting for their IT infrastructures, we’ve seen that they often choose not to invest in additional security and storage to protect their servers,” said Rob Walters, director of product management with The Planet. “We have a vested interest in ensuring our customers are protected, so we’re providing these services at no charge on every server from The Planet. Coupled with their choice of control panels, again at no charge, we’re delivering even more value.”

About the New Bundle

The Planet provides customers with tools to enhance their hosting experience, as well as protect and back up critical data:

10GB of Storage Cloud: Through a partnership with Nirvanix, the company’s Storage Cloud provides the speed and flexibility of on-premise Network Attached Storage (NAS) with the scalability and global accessibility of cloud storage. Stored on the Nirvanix local node in The Planet’s Dallas D2 data center, customers are connected to The Planet’s world-class network for unprecedented performance and rapid access to data.

Symantec Endpoint Protection: Customer data is protected with a single agent that combines Symantec AntiVirus software with advanced malware threat prevention. Integrated security technologies include antivirus, antispyware and firewalls to prevent security breaches.

Parallels or cPanel Control Panels: Customers can choose from either the Parallels Plesk Panel with 100 domains for Windows or Linux, or cPanel/WHM for Linux only. Both help hosters more easily and effectively manage their servers with intuitive interfaces, tools to manage domains and e-mail accounts, and options to automate daily tasks.

For more information, visit the Web site at http://www.theplanet.com/value-bundle.

About The Planet

The Planet is the leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting more than 20,000 small- and medium-size businesses and 18.5 million Web sites worldwide. Customers have the power to choose from the broadest range of hosting solutions in the industry, from dedicated servers, Managed Dedicated Servers, Northstar Managed Hosting™ and data center colocation, all backed by 24x7x365 support. With the best choice of servers, software tools and world-class service, backed by state-of-the-art data centers and an enterprise-class network, The Planet turns IT into a powerful competitive advantage that enables customers to grow their businesses. For additional information, visit http://www.theplanet.com

iomart Hosting is named as a Readers Choice by web hosting review sites on both sides of the Atlantic

iomart Hosting is delighted to announce that it has received formal public recognition from the readers of two respected web hosting industry sites as one of the UK’s leading managed hosting companies,

It was announced yesterday that iomart Hosting (www.iomarthosting.com)had achieved a ranking of 7 in HostReview’s Annual Readers Choice Award, the only European representative in the top 10.

Earlier this month, iomart Hosting ended the decade sitting atop a list of 25 major web hosting companies as “the most popular company” on the UK Dedicated Server Directory site.

Sarah Haran, Managing Director at iomart Hosting stated: “We are extremely pleased to have been recognised by the readers of both HostReview and Dedicated Server Directory in this way. It’s a ringing endorsement of the investment that we have made in our people, our infrastructure and the innovative hosting services that we design, deliver and manage on behalf of our growing customer base, over the past year”

Sarah added: “We are particularly delighted that our reputation as a quality managed hosting company appears to be extending overseas, and we are very proud to be the only non American Hosting operator to be included in HostReview’s Readers Top 10 for 2009. It represents a great end to the noughties for us and one which will inspire us to build upon our performance during 2010 and beyond.”

The HostReview Readers’ Choice Award is decided entirely by its readers and is independent of the judgment of any editorial team. During the month-long voting phase, thousands of HostReview’s visitors cast their votes for their favourite web hosting companies. Likewise the UK Dedicated Server Directory “25 Most Popular List” is also based on the number of votes a company receives from its readers.

About iomart Hosting

iomart Hosting is one of the UK’s leading providers of hosting services. From a single server through to private cloud networks, iomart hosting specialises in the delivery and management of mission-critical hosting services, enabling customers to reduce the costs, complexity and risks associated with maintaining their own web and online applications.

By physically owning and managing its own network infrastructure, including five state-of-the-art data centres in the UK, it offers world-beating levels of service to its customers.

“Unlimited web hosting is a buzzword in today’s online world. With the very high competition and huge demand, many web hosting service providers have started to offer unlimited plans. For the moment of truth, most of the unlimited web hosting plans are just advertisement hypes and are not real. These unlimited hosting plans work according to the principle that there is a limit for everyone’s need. However, we, hostingunlimited.co.in are not restricting anything. With the introduction of this unlimited web hosting plan, people can get real limited Bandwidth, unlimited sub domains, unlimited accounts, unlimited database etc”, says Mr. Pranav Agrawal of Hostingunlimited.co.in(http://www.hostingunlimited.co.in).

He added that, “Most of the unlimited web hosting service providers are aware of the fact that no website will need a storage space of more than 500GB. Hence they just use the term unlimited web hosting even if the disk space is restricted to 500GB. The technology of websites is rapidly changing each day and the hosting demands will be very high in the future. 500GB or more will not be sufficient for the future websites with cutting edge technologies. The need of the real unlimited webhosting will be realized in the near future. That is why we are moving one step forward and started to offer the real unlimited web hosting package from now on.”

“The cheap web hosting (http://www.hostingunlimited.co.in) plans will also be continued in the future too. We are well aware of the fact that, small business websites cannot afford the charges to be paid for unlimited web hosting. For such small business websites we are have a unique 1$ web hosting plan. It is just 1$ and doesn’t include any hidden charges. Signing up with this plan will get the user 1GB server space, 99.9% uptime Guarantee and many more features needed for small business websites.”

Speaking on the move, Mr. Pranav Agrawal said, “Unlimited web hosting will be a basic necessity for any kind of websites in the future. Though real unlimited web hosting is a next generation technology, we are proud to offer this service for just $10. This is not just another advertisement hype and we are the one among the very few unlimited web hosting service providers to provide the service which lives upto the promise.”

About Hostingunlimited.co.in

Hostingunlimited.co.in is a unique web hosting service provider in India, well known for the very cheap pricing. They have just introduced the real unlimited web hosting plan for just $10 which lives upto all the promises made. With 24/7 technical support and 100% client satisfaction is a guarantee. For more information, visit http://www.hostingunlimited.co.in

In February, Hostway Corporation will begin rolling out to its 1.5 million retail and channel customers new technology that submits each page of their Web site directly to major search engines.

The integration with AutomaticSiteMap is part of Hostway’s strategy to deliver advanced online marketing technology at no cost to its customers. The agreement allows Hostway customers to receive AutomaticSiteMap’s basic service level, a $60 annual value, at no cost.
AutomaticSiteMap ensures that Google, Yahoo!, Bing and Ask.com have up-to-date, page-by-page information about every Hostway customers’ site without waiting for the search engines to find the content among millions of sites on the Web. Hostway is the first major Web hosting provider to integrate this new direct XML Sitemap submission technology, now recommended by all major search engines. Hostway customers will be able to manage their AutomaticSiteMap service (including optional expanded service levels) from within their Web hosting control panel.

“This is the only system we found that can handle Web site submission on a massive scale to boost search engine rankings for all our customers. AutomaticSiteMap is an exact fit with the other technologies and services we provide to help our customers make more money online,” said John Lee, Hostway’s senior vice president of small business hosting. “AutomaticSiteMap’s turnkey system is directly integrated into our control panel and automatically delivered to our customers so that they can increase search traffic without taking any additional action.”

“By making this a standard feature of all Web hosting plans, and automatically deploying it across their entire network, Hostway solves a common problem–getting traffic–for all its customers,” added AutomaticSiteMap Vice President of Business Development Troy McCasland. “Since introducing AutomaticSiteMap last year, tens of thousands of sites of all types and sizes have discovered a new and innovative way to get traffic and be more successful.”

Lee has seen the success firsthand. Before finalizing the partnership, Hostway product managers tested dozens of Web site submission products and found AutomaticSiteMap worked the best. One of the product managers tested AutomaticSiteMap on a personal Web site.

“Signup was simple, and within just hours my site started appearing in organic search results on Google and Yahoo!,” he said.

Lee added, “this is something all our customers need. It’s a great addition to our hosting plans and services.”

What does AutomaticSiteMap technology do?
AutomaticSiteMap’s service is new technology that helps Web sites and blogs boost search engine visibility, targeted site traffic and sales. The service crawls Web sites for content, even discovering pages, such as dynamic content not normally found by search engine crawlers. All pages are then automatically formatted into an XML Sitemap and directly submitted to the XML interface of major search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, and Bing. The service is completely Web-based, with no software to install. Customers manage their service using a feature-rich online dashboard that provides extensive reporting, search engine optimization data and recommendations.

AutomaticSiteMap for Hostway Customers
All Hostway’s retail customers will receive a no-cost, monthly AutomaticSiteMap account. No implementation steps are required as Hostway will automatically update each customer’s robots.txt file with the unique URL where AutomaticSiteMap will host the customer’s XML Sitemap file.

About AutomaticSiteMap
Founded in June 2009 by a team of successful Internet entrepreneurs in Napa, CA, AutomaticSiteMap uses innovative server-based search engine optimization technologies to help customers of all sizes increase their search engine visibility and rankings. The company sells its services directly, and through a reseller channel of Web hosts, Web designers and search industry agencies. For more information, visit AutomaticSiteMap, or call toll free 888-317-3994.

About Hostway Corporation
Hostway Corporation provides domain name registration, Web hosting and ecommerce, colocation, managed dedicated hosting, SaaS hosting, Web design and online marketing services to over 1.4 million Web sites and 2 million customers worldwide. It operates over 250,000 square feet of state-of-the-art data centers that reduce the complexity and cost of Web-based technologies for small businesses and large enterprises. Founded in 1998, Hostway is one of the world’s largest Web hosting companies with a direct presence in 13 countries, 17 worldwide operation centers and more than 700 employees.

Media Contact:
Nigel Ravenhill
AutomaticSiteMap
Direct: 707-320-2057
Email: pr (at) automaticsitemap.com

Malaysia pioneer Web hosting provider Webserver.com.my is proud to announce a partnership with SmarterTools Inc. to distribute feature-rich software to qualified customers.

Under the terms of the partnership, customers that purchase any shared hosting, dedicated hosting, virtual private server platinum or gold plans from Webserver.com.my will receive professional editions of the SmarterMail mail server, SmarterStats Web log analytics and SEO software, and SmarterTrack customer service software at no additional charge. The software bundle is valued at $800 (U.S. dollars).

“After using these products for more than three years, we believe SmarterTools products are the user-friendliest business solution software that would add more value for our clients,” said Alfred Lim, chief executive officer of Webserver.com.my.

For more information, visit www.webserver.com.my.

About SmarterTools Inc.
Founded in 2003, SmarterTools Inc. is an information technology-management software company based in Phoenix, Arizona. SmarterTools builds a Windows mail server, customer service software, and Web log analytics and SEO software that simplify and automate the day-to-day IT operations of businesses and hosting environments in over 100 countries. Additional information about SmarterTools Inc. and the SmarterTools product line is available at the company website: www.smartertools.com.

About WebServer.com.my
Since 1998, WebServer.com.my has been offering consistent, reliable and responsive web hosting and Internet solutions. Its services ranging from web hosting and end-to-end Internet solutions from basic domain registration to the last mile of application support. All web hostings are secured by carrier neutral Data Centers and are fully powered by redundant systems with backup generators. In addition to years of reputation for its secure and reliable benchmark for multiple backup of server hosting and 24/7 support for last-mile application, The benchmark of Webserver.com.my is loaded with 2 Gigabytes to 32 Gigabytes of RAM; and is networked together with CISCO Switches. This powerful setup provides the highest level of speed, redundancy and data protection availability.