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Web Hosting News Archive of January 2005

Web Hosting News Archive: 2005
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1/1/2005 Layerblue announces CODE BLUE: All Inclusive Windows Web Hosting
In a bid to help secure customers in the "1 Plan Web Hosting" area, Layerblue has announced a revolutionary new hosting plan. This plan sets precedence...
1/3/2005 WestHost partners with Submitnet to offer Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tools
WestHost partners with Submitnet to offer Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tools- Feature Rich Web Hosting now includes Site Promotion Services -Providence,...
  WestHost announces strategic alliance with e-onlinedata, Inc.
Improved Payment Services complete e-commerce solution -Providence, Utah - January 3, 2005 - WestHost today announced their strategic alliance...
  Host Color Launches New In-House Affiliate Program
Host Color (hostcolor.com), a leading budget web hosting provider has launched its improved affiliate program. It offers 20% of sales revenue to Host Color's...
1/4/2005 eQuest Online Consulting Service to Support Just-Released Microsoft Solution for Windows-Based Hosting Version 3.0
based Hosting version 3.0 in order to complement their highly developed in-house skills, eQuest Online Consulting provides a cost-effective way to validate...
1/5/2005 Put Down Your Keyboard and Pick Up Your Surfboard!
Stuck behind a computer all day? Workingon a website or some internet project that keeps you from seeing the light ofday? Wouldn't it be nice...
  Aplus.Net Launches Server Monitoring Service - Reduces Server Downtime
“Smart Monitor” minimizes server downtime by sending instant notifications to administrators.San Diego, California - January 5, 2005...
  Increase in Streaming Resources - Website Source, Inc.
Website Source, Inc. (www.websitesource.com) announced on Wednesday the increase in resources for Streaming Media customers. Streaming Media is included...
  Ensim Kicks off 2005 With an Ensim Pro for Windows Price Promotion
50% Off Promotion Targets New Windows Web Hosting Users Ensim Corporation, the global leader in hosting automation software, today announced a...
  Lunarpages Offers Free Website Hosting for Tsunami Relief Use
Lunarpages, a provider of web hosting services and support, today announced it will offer free web hosting effective immediately to anyone wishing to...
1/6/2005 DataPipe Named Most Reliable Host by Prominent Industry Ranking Service
DataPipe, a managed hosting service based in the New York metropolitan area, announced today that it was named the most reliable web hosting network during...
1/7/2005 C I Host CEO Faulkner Launches College Tour At USC
Entrepreneur To Motivate, Share Success TipsFORT WORTH (January 7, 2005) - C I Host, a global leader in Web hosting and Internet solutions, today...
  Operation Donation
Hostway announces the results of Holiplay, its online charity program: Junior Achievement received $26,645, and NetDay filled its piggy bank with $23,355Chicago,...
1/10/2005 Fasthosts Guarantees higher Search Engine Rankings with TrafficDriver
Fasthosts today launched TrafficDriver, bringing higher search engine ranking within reach of every website hosted on Fasthosts' systems.Fasthosts'...
  Go Daddy Selects SWsoft to Power New Web Hosting Solutions
Top Registrar Expands World-Class Web Hosting Options with Addition of Virtuozzo™ and Plesk™ Powered Dedicated ServersHerndon, VA and...
  Microsoft Introduces Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration
New Solution Enables Service Providers to Deliver Benefits of Microsoft's Popular Enterprise Applications to Small and Medium-Sized Businesses REDMOND,...
1/11/2005 CrystalTech Web Hosting Unveils New Low Cost Solutions for Developers
Phoenix, AZ, January 11, 2005 - CrystalTech Web Hosting Inc, a subsidiary of Newtek Business Services (NASDAQ: NKBS) and a leading provider of Windows-based...
  Aplus.Net Launches New All-Inclusive, Customer-Centric Website
January 11, 2005 Aplus.Net (www.aplus.net), a leading web site hosting and development firm for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB), announced today...
  Comodo to Provide Security for Leading Australian TLD Registrar
New York - January 11, 2005. Comodo™, leaders in secure Internet technologies, has secured an agreement to provide SSL certificates for leading Australian...
1/12/2005 C I Host Warns Customers To Switch Browsers Re: IE Vulnerability
CEO Christopher Faulkner Calls For Improved CyberSecurityFORT WORTH (January 12, 2005) - Reacting swiftly to news of a serious security flaw in...
1/13/2005 Phishing Attacks Increase in Complexity
The latest highly sophisticated DHTML Phishing attack targets Web Page Content.New York, 13th January 2005. The latest Phishing attack against...
  Hurricane Electric Goes to Amsterdam
Fremont, CA - Hurricane Electric, a leading Technical Service Provider, announced today that it has expanded its global network by connecting to an Internet...
1/14/2005 Host Color adds SSH to Hosting Software
Host Color (hostcolor.com), a leading budget hosting provider, has recently added SSH to it's control panel. This a major improvement of the Next Color...
1/17/2005 Aplus.Net Launcher Smart Console Service
Remote console access helps server administrators regain control when everything else fails.San Diego, California - January 17, 2005 Aplus.Net...
  Radical Vision Rewards New Clients with Free iPod Drawing
Radical Vision LLC, a long standing web host serving more than 3,000 websites, announced Monday that it will give away three iPod Shuffle’s as part...
1/18/2005 Lunarpages Introduces Free Hosting for K-12 Public Schools
Lunarpages, a provider of web hosting services and support, today announced it will offer free web hosting to all K-12 public schools in the U.S., effective...
  Adding Security to Web Hosting Service
January 18, 2005 The Raytown Corporation, LLC now offers a new customizable package of services, which combines web hosting with the newest solutions for...
  C I Host's Faulkner Discusses Federal Lawsuits Against Spam
What: Texas' first lawsuit against a spam operation was filed by the state's attorney general Thursday. The complaint was filed under the CanSpam Act of...
1/19/2005 Comodo CA – Fastest Growing Certificate Authority in 2004
New York 19th January 2005. Comodo, the security infrastructure specialists were delighted to be awarded the title of the world’s fastest growing...
  ICANN Could Replace VeriSign as Manager for .Net Top-Level Domain
With VeriSign’s contract about to expire as the manager for the .net top-level domain, ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers...
  Highly Regarded Web Host Lunarpages Updates Web Site and Increases Profits
January 2005—When asked, most web hosts will tell you that business success depends upon technical capacity, customer service, and competitive pricing...
  Level 3 Expands Services Into the Czech Republic While Fighting Layoffs and Debt
January 2005— Level 3 Communications recently announced it will expand services into the Czech Republic, providing wholesale high-speed Internet...
  RackForce Upgrades FortiGate for Increased Security Performance
Canadian based wholesale HSP RackForce, announced that it has upgraded its managed FortiGate ASIC accelerated anti-virus firewalls. These upgrades enable...
1/20/2005 Interland Offers New Customized Service Plans
Interland (Nasdaq: INLD), a web hosting and online services provider for small and medium-sized businesses, today announced the general availability of...
  F5 Networks Announces Partnership with immixTechnology
F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV), an Application Traffic Management solutions provider, announced today that its complete line of products is now available...
  C I Host Offers Free Web Hosting To Rising Film Stars
C I Host, a Web hosting and data center operations company, today extended to budding film makers an offer for free Web hosting and streaming video of...
  Holm Mall Hosting Used Research to Plan Hosting
Holm Mall Hosting opens its "doors" to the public after a year of compiling data from the public."Our goal," stated owner Brandon Holm, "is to...
  AIT Introduces Free 30 Day Hosting Trial Plan
AIT is aiming to make picking a host easier by releaseing a new test drive program - users can try out one of several hosting plans free for 30 days....
  US LEC Expands in Virginia
US LEC Corp. , a telecommunications carrier serving businesses and enterprise organizations throughout the Eastern United States, announced that it is...
  Oracle Sees Glass as 90 Percent Full in PeopleSoft Lay Offs
After Oracle's takeover of PeopleSoft, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison today outlined the companies' product strategy and vision. The company reaffirmed its commitment...
  North American Semi Conductor Sales at 16.5 Billion
North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.24 billion in orders in December 2004 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill...
  Deep Nines Aims to Deep Six Router Security Fears
Deep Nines recently questioned the security of Cisco routers in advance of offering a security solution of their own that would process data before it...
  Polaris Signs Up With McLeodUSA
Polaris Networks Inc. announced today that it has entered a three year agreement with McLeodUSA Incorporated, one of the United States' largest independent...
  Telenor Offers Up Security Advice and Virus Statistics for 2004
Statistics compiled by Telenor show that the amount of both spam and virus increased substantially in 2004. As Norway's largest Internet provider, Telenor...
1/21/2005 Panix Domain Hijacking Demonstrates Vulnerabilities in Domain Naming System
The internet is a system that is governed on consensus and thus does not easily lend itself to top-down administration and with the number of domain registrars...
  APlus.Net Leverages New Microsoft Technology in Smart Console Release
Using Microsoft’s Emergency Management Services APlus.Net has recently released their Smart Console system which allows access to a server in the...
  China Netcom's Board Supports Parent Company's Share Subscription Agreement with PCCW
China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited, ("China Netcom" or the "Company") (HKSE:906, NYSE:CN), a leading telecommunications company in China...
1/23/2005 Host Trek Gives Away Free Software- Promotes Open Source
ROM. The Hosting Trek software resource includes the Open Office Professional office suite, Anti-virus software with lifetime of free updates,...
  Elvis Lover Offers Free Web Hosting for Elvis Related Sites
Proving that there is a place in the internet for everyone, Elvicities is now offering free web hosting for Elvis related sites.The free plan includes...
1/24/2005 MonsterCommerce Integrates Urchin 6 On Demand for All Customers
commerce platform to integrate seamlessly with the Urchin 6 On Demand customer portal, allowing customers to easily track and analyze traffic and sales...
  Doh! Melbourne IT Admits Gaffe that Led to Panix Domain Hijack
(HOSTSEARCH.COM) -- Following the domain hijacking of Panix Melbourne IT has admitted their mistake in allowing the transfer to go through without following...
  Verizon Helps S.E. Asia but Bans Europe and China
(HOSTSEARCH.COM) - Verizon has contributed a total of $100,000 to Save the Children and Mercy Corps on behalf of the company's retirees who have responded...
  China Launches B2B Online Trading Hub
Isabelle Chan reported via CNET Asia today that China has already launched China B2B Hub, an online trading platform to make it easier and cheaper for...
  VeriSign Releases New Email Security
(HOSTSEARCH.COM) -- VeriSign, Inc., recently criticized for categorically blocking email from China, Europe, and New Zealand to its users, today announced...
  Host.net Makes Charitable Donation to Open Source Group
(HOSTSEARCH.COM) -- Host.net recently made a charitable donation to (OCCAID), the Open Contributors Corporation for Advanced Internet Development. Host.net...
  University Research Collaberative Seeks Web Hosting in Exchange for Technology and Free Beer
As a part of the Resilient Overlay Networks project, MIT and it's collaberators are searching for a web host to donate service. As part of a multi-university...
  APlus.net to Give Away Free Software to Customers
Aplus.Net announced today that it will be giving all new and existing customers a software package worth $495. The software package is now available...
  Intel Cellebrates 10th Anniversary of its Reseller Channel Program
Intel Corporation today announced the 10-year anniversary of its reseller channel program, a worldwide network of distributors, resellers, dealers, local...
  Sun Lambasts IBM Over "Vendor Lock-In" Strategy
Sun Microsystems COO recently posted this open letter to IBM CEO, Sam Palmisano in a web blog on the Sun site;Sam PalmisanoChairman and...
  PowWeb Donates to Childrens Hospital in L.A.
"Childrens Hospital Los Angeles has proven itself an international leader in pediatrics and adolescent health. Their dedication to treating the most seriously...
  Comodo Aquires Positive Software
Comodo Inc. has acquired Positive Software Corporation of Brooklyn, New York. Positive Software (PSOFT) is the developer of H-Sphere, a scalable multi-server...
1/25/2005 Hackers Deface Information Systems Security Association Web Site
ZoneH.org, a website for hackers has linked to a new report that authorities are frustrated with ISPs lack of response in dealing with cybercrimes.The...
  SAP Moves to Strengthen Customer Trust in Security Software and Consulting Services
SAP today unveiled two new initiatives to help customers provide for the IT security of their business processes and data systems. SAP is now offering...
  Enterprise Anti-Spyware Solution Sales Soar in First Six Months
Webroot Software, Inc., a producer of award-winning anti-spyware solutions for enterprises and consumers, today announced it has sold more than one million...
  ISS Gains ICSA Firewall Product Certification
Internet Security Systems, Inc. today announced the Proventia(R) Integrated Security Appliance has received ICSA Labs Firewall Product Certification....
  Iranian Student News Site Pulled by Texas Web Host
BBC reported earlier today that Texas based web host, The Planet (theplanet.com), has stopped service to the widely read The Iranian Student News Agency...
  Hurricane Electric Adds Fast File Transfer Protocol for Large Files to Services Packages
Hurricane Electric, a Technical Service Provider, announced the addition of BitTorrent to their hosting services. BitTorrent is a protocol for transferring...
  Fasthosts Launches Web Professionals Directory Webmonkey.co.uk
Fasthosts today announced the launch of Webmonkey.co.uk, the UK directory of web professionals. An advanced searchable listing of web designers, developers,...
  Directi Offers $1.11 .Info Domain Registration
Domain registrar Directi announced unlimited $1.11 domain registration for the .INFO domain. The promotion will be in effect through January 1, 2006....
1/26/2005 Microsoft Hopes to Curb Piracy with Software Give Away
In 2005, Microsoft Corp. plans to crack down on pirate software by checking the authenticity of user software under their Windows ? Genuine Advantage...
  SC Nominates Fortinet for Prestigious Security Award
SC Magizine today named Fortinet as a finalist for its prestigious U.S. Excellence Awards “Best Blended Security Solution”. Fortinet, a Unified...
  Dedicated Central Launches Premium Service for Dedicated Server Market
DedicatedCentral launched a high-end premium service campaign at the dedicated server market claiming competitive pricing, high-touch customer support,...
  110 Media Group Pitches Mobster Themed Program to Attract Porn Sites
Porn site host specialists, 110 Media Group, Inc. announced today that "Mobbucks", it’s newly launched 1920's mobster themed webmaster cash program...
  EarthLink Nails Alabama Spam Ring in Lawsuit
ISP EarthLink announced a legal victory over one of the world’s top spammers located in Alabama today. Damon DeCrescenzo, a defendant in EarthLink's...
  Super Bowl Ad On Tap for Super Hip GoDaddy
Web host GoDaddy.com is synergizing on their hipness by placing an ad in the ultimately hip Super Bowl and offering $3.99 hosting. The Super Bowl is watched...
  SWsoft Lands United Arab Emirates Account
United Arab Emirates’ Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) has chosen SWsoft’s PEM to provide data center automation and remote access for its...
1/27/2005 Level 3 Signs VoIP Deal
deltathree, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with an operating subsidiary of Level 3 Communications, Inc. to purchase wholesale Voice-over-IP...
  Super Bowl Videocasts Go Online With NewsMarket
The U.S. press can now access and retrieve broadcast-standard video regarding Super Bowl week from the NFL via http://www.thenewsmarket.com. The...
  Paid, Inc. Releases Patriots' Site Ahead of Super Bowl
New England Patriots' Pro Bowl defensive tackle, Richard Seymour, today launched his brand new official personal web site, http://www.big-sey93.com, through...
  iWeb Offers 10mbps Unmetered Dedicated Servers
iWeb Group Inc. launched its 10mbps unmetered dedicated servers with a special promotion that offers a free upgrade to the 10mbps unmetered service to...
  Leaked Sun Memo Orders California Plant Closing and Layoffs
www.internalmemos.com released an alleged Sun document revealing Sun plans to “cease manufacturing at our Newark, California plant and will transfer...
  Free T-Shirt Offer!
Shirts! That's right, free! This applies to all products and services we offer. Once you've signed up with us, we will send you a specially designed...
  Web Host The Planet Draws Fire From International Journalists Group
Web host, The Planet, recently terminated the Iranian Student New Agency website under what looks to be pressure from the U.S. government. Reporters...
  Volo Snaps Up Former Level 3 Customers
Volo Communications, a voice and data services provider, offered to transition all service providers using Level 3's (3)Tone Hosted IP-PBX services who...
  Speakeasy the First to Distribute Firefox
Speakeasy, (www.speakeasy.net), the nation's largest independent broadband services provider, today announced it is the first provider to offer an official...
  China Wireless Enters Negotiations to Aquire Tianjin Create Co.
China Wireless Communications, headquartered in Denver, CO., announced that it has entered into discussions with a leading managed services company in...
  Intermedia.NET Unveils StanaCard.com
Dial Capability The first prepaid Calling Card with true SpeedDial capability - StanaCard.com - was today announced by Web and Application Hosting...
1/28/2005 W3C Publishes Binary Data Handling Recommendations
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has published three new Web Services Recommendations: XML-binary Optimized Packaging (XOP), SOAP Message Transmission...
  Web Host The Planet Introduces Anti-Spam System
Web host, The Planet, has introduced Spirus, an email gateway to eliminate spam and prevent email attack and viruses on the firm’s hosted email servers....
  ISP Earthlink Partners With South Korean Firm
Internet service provider, EarthLink, Inc. and SK Telecom, a Korean mobile communications company, today announced an agreement to form a joint venture...
  Verizon Expands Fiber Optic Network to 10 Million Miles
Verizon is adding six communities in the Albany and Syracuse regions to its fiber optic network. The areas serviced will include residences and...
1/29/2005 New Feature: MailScanner
In an effort to improve our service even more we have installed a MailScanner package, an advanced spam and virus protection suite. MailScanner has the...
1/30/2005 HostDeploy Upgrades Servers
All plans now include more disk space and transfer. To accommodate the increased demand on the servers, HostDeploy has upgraded and added to their current...
1/31/2005 AOL Users Report Decline in Spam
AOL has recently announced a more than 75 percent decline in junk email on the service in 2004, as defined by members' spam reports. AOL announced...
  CI Host Offers New Co-Location Deal
Web host, C I Host is offering a 100 square foot, secure co-location space for 50 to 60 percent less than what its competitors charge. For a limited...
  XO Communications Offers New Bundled Broadband Services
XO Communications, Inc. today announced plans to launch XOptions Flex, its new bundled voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) solution. XOptions Flex represents...
  Host Color Adds Secure Shell Access to Its Hosting Software
Host Color (hostcolor.com) has announced it has added SSH access to its Mega Pack hosting plan. Last month the hosting provider enabled personalized Secure...
  Grateful Dead Lyricist Urges Brazil to Move to Linux
FOX News reported today that former Grateful Dead lyricist John Barlow spoke today at the World Social Forum, an annual protest to the World Economic...
  Thomson West to Provide Hosting Services to Law Firms
Thomson West, today announced it will provide technology hosting services from Thomson West data center to law firms and legal organizations with secure,...
  Domains Vision launches a new website
Domains Vision launches a new website. Our website has been completely re-designed. Our cleaner new look improves your overall experience. Uniformly formatted...

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