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  Thursday, August 28, 2008
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TODAY'S WEB HOST INDUSTRY NEWS  
Zamberg Uses Comodo Solutions
August 28, 2008 -- IT security solutions provider Comodo announced on Thursday that steel instruments retailer Zamberg has deployed Comodo's EV SSL certificates and HackerProof to ensure that its website is secure. continue

CirrusTech Adds Windows Server 2008
August 28, 2008 -- Toronto-based Web host Cirrus Tech is now offering Windows Server 2008 for its dedicated server hosting plans, letting customers use Microsoft's Hyper-V and Terminal Services RemoteApp technologies. continue

Sify Opens Facility in Mumbai
August 28, 2008 -- IT services provider Sify Technologies announced on Thursday it has opened a data center in Airoli, Mumbai, the company's fourth data center, in an effort to meet the growing demands of the country's commercial capital. continue

Privacyware, PC Stars Team For China
August 28, 2008 -- New Jersey Web application security software developer Privacyware and enterprise software and services distributor PC Stars have partnered to address the China business security market. continue

Aventure Offers Cloud Control Panel
August 28, 2008 -- UK web hosting provider Aventure Host announced on Wednesday it has launched its new cloud control panel for managed cloud customers. continue

Host Innocent In UGC Copyright Suit
August 28, 2008 -- YouTube-like streaming video host Veoh has won a watershed civil suit that experts say will have lasting affect for cases where copyright holders sue hosts for copyrighted content posted by users. continue

Data102 Partners with R1Soft
August 28, 2008 -- Data center operator Data102 announced on Thursday it has signed a new strategic partnership with data recovery solutions provider R1Soft. continue

Hostivia Launches Eco-Initiative
August 28, 2008 -- Linux-based hosting provider Hostivia has launched a new 'green' initiative to minimize its environmental impact, and offer shared and reseller Web Hosting customers an environmentally friendly alternative. continue

iWeb Receives $22M in Financing
August 28, 2008 -- Web hosting provider iWeb Group and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners announced on Thursday it has reached a $22 million financing agreement. continue

AIHSP Seeks Pros as Advisers
August 28, 2008 -- The Association of Internet and Hosting Service Providers is looking for industry professionals to join five advisory subcommittees, responsible for critiquing and improving the organization's core initiatives. continue

Foundry Expands Product Portfolio
August 27, 2008 -- End-to-end switching and routing solutions provider Foundry Networks has launched a suite of networking solutions aimed at the service provider market. continue

451 Group Lists ICE Summit Speakers
August 27, 2008 -- Technology-industry analyst firm The 451 Group announced on Wednesday the lineup of speakers scheduled to present at its upcoming 2008 Infrastructure Computing for the Enterprise Summit. continue

MessageLabs Buys Fortium ICA
August 27, 2008 -- Integrated messaging and web security services provider MessageLabs has acquired image composition analysis software company Fortium ICA, which enables businesses to enforce acceptable use policies of email. continue

AIT, tyBit Offer Free Web Services
August 27, 2008 -- tyBit Unified Search has partnered with Advanced Internet Technologies to offer new Pay-Per-Click advertising customers a free domain name, one year of web hosting and a free $50 credit. continue

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Q&A: Tucows Marketing VP Ken Schafer
August 28, 2008 -- Tucows vice president of marketing Ken Schafer discusses the release of a survey conducted at HostingCon in an email interview with the WHIR. continue

Q&A: Maria Farnon, Level 3 VP
August 27, 2008 -- An email conversation with Maria Farnon, VP of product delivery for Level 3's content markets group, on the company's role as the "official live video and content delivery services provider," for the 2008 Democratic National Convention. continue

Outsourced, Not Offshore in Mexico
August 27, 2008 -- Sieena Software says what it calls the "near-shore outsourcing" model compares favorably to the overseas alternative in a long list of ways. continue

Q&A: Mosso Uptime Chief Bruce Runyan
August 21, 2008 -- An email conversation with Bruce Runyan, the newly appointed chief uptime officer at Mosso, on the subject of his unusual job title and his vision for the company's cloud computing offering. continue

AtMail Markets with Free Webmail
August 15, 2008 -- While there's certainly room for inventive marketing in the hosting business, there remains a certain uniformity to the way service providers and their suppliers exchange product pitches. continue

Tucows Eyes Resellers with OpenSRS
July 30, 2008 -- At the back of the HostingCon 2008 exhibit hall, directly adjacent from the WHIR's own Networking Lounge, lies a rather modest-looking, 10' x 30' booth decorated with a playful illustration of a '50s-era ice-cream man. continue

Q&A: Sojish Krishnan, Bobcares
July 25, 2008 -- Data center and hosting support provider Bobcares knows a thing or two about customer support. continue

Equinix Meets Demand with Acquisition
July 5, 2007 -- Hoping to seize on a growing demand, data center operator Equinix announced last week that it will acquire European colocation service provider IXEurope. continue


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