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Google Announce Data Center Security Video

Google has released a 7 minute video showing the security and data protection practices in its data centers, including some footage from the company’s data center in South Carolina. “At Google, we run a network of data centers that are built for scale and reliability. They’re also designed for security […]

Dotster Announces One Page Instant Websites

Dotster.com, a leading domain registrar and web hosting company, announces the launch of Instant Website, a perfect solution for getting started online with a one-page website that can be built and published to a domain name in just minutes using an easy and intuitive editor. This new product streamlines the […]

ViaWest Opens New Portland Data Center

ViaWest, a leading provider of colocation, hosting, and managed services, announced the grand opening of its twenty-first enterprise-class data center located in Portland, Oregon. Hillsboro II is the company’s second data center investment in the region. Grand opening ceremonies are scheduled for May 12 and will feature tours of the […]

BurstNET Expands Virtual Private Server (VPS) Service to Los Angeles

BurstNET® has expanded it’s Virtual Private Server (VPS) service to Los Angeles, California. The BurstNET® Linux Virtual Private Servers are powered by the vePortal™ VPS management software platform. vePortal™, combined with the OpenVZ™ virtualization platform, permits management of multiple isolated VPS on a single physical server—sharing hardware, licenses, and management […]

LDC Acquires Majority Stake in The UK2 Group

LDC, the leading mid-market private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, announces that it has acquired a majority stake in the UK2 Group, an international hosting company, for £47 million in partnership with its management team. Established in 1997, the UK2 Group has evolved into a leading international provider of […]

SoftLayer Announces Managed Hosting‎

SoftLayer Technologies® announced the launch of SoftLayer Managed Hosting. The new offering provides enterprise-class computing environments with expert, 24×7 management and support of those environments’ core services, including database, security, monitoring, backup, and storage management. “This is Managed Hosting the SoftLayer way,” said Lance Crosby, SoftLayer Chief Executive Officer. “We’ve […]

GetSimple.net Wins Joomla Hosting Award

WebHostRanking.com announces their Top Joomla Host award winner, GetSimple.net. Joomla is one of the most popular open source content management systems currently available. Open source means the Joomla software is free and webmasters have access to the Joomla code allowing individual customization to meet the exact needs of each website. […]