Hostopia Web Hosting, Develops Data Synchronization Tool, SyncJe for Palm OS (Fantastico by Inftek Hosting)
January 8, 2008 – 6:30 pmFt. Lauderdale, Florida - (The Hosting News) - January 7, 2008 - Web hosting company specializing in small and medium business support, Hostopia, has developed and launched the release of its newest wireless mobility data synchronization application, SyncJe for Palm OS.
Developed by Nexthaus, Hostopia’s wireless mobility technology unit, the Palm OS client further extends Nexthaus’s line of SyncSuite applications that include SyncJe for Blackberry, iPhone, Outlook, Outlook Express, and Lotus Notes. SyncJe for Palm OS allows users to wirelessly synchronize data between their Palm OS devices, desktop or mobile computers, and Internet applications such as web-based email.
The application installs directly onto Palm OS devices, enabling centrally stored Personal Information Management (PIM) data to be exchanged wirelessly. Users can ‘’sync” contacts, calendars, notes and tasks free from any device cradles or wires and can even set an automatic synchronization scheduler. SyncJe is compatible with any SyncML server and comes with one year of maintenance and support.
Paul D. Engels, Chief Marketing Officer at Hostopia remarked, ”Businesses and consumers are increasingly demanding greater functionality and productivity from their email services and mobility devices. SyncJe for Palm OS helps link otherwise unconnected devices with the ease and power of wireless connectivity. Critical data to every user such as contacts and calendar entries can now update wherever you are, in real time.”
Hostopia will market the new service through three channels: direct retail at http://www.nexthaus.com, through Hostopia’s wholesale channel of leading global telecommunication and mobility service providers, and an all-new channel for Hostopia, Nexthaus Resellers. The introduction of the Nexthaus Reseller Program allows VARs, systems integrators and telecommunication/mobility services professionals to directly market SyncJe software from their websites and receive referral commissions from Nexthaus.
All Nexthaus Resellers get secure access to a reseller program administration interface allowing them to track their sales and program earnings. SyncJe products can be purchased individually for $29.95, or bundled with SyncJe for Outlook, for $59.95.
Dirk Bhagat, Chief Technology Officer at Hostopia added, ”SyncJe for Palm OS adds another significant component to our comprehensive line-up of data synchronization applications: Nexthaus SyncSuite. Full compatibility with Oracle’s Collaboration Suite has made these client applications very attractive to large enterprises. We believe that the ability to fully sync one’s PIM data across multiple devices and platforms at a low client software price represents compelling value to business people, or consumers, looking to get more from their mobility device. Combined with our other SyncJe clients for Blackberry, iPhone, and Microsoft Outlook/Outlook Express, we believe we now cover the most popular devices and email clients on the market.”
Hostopia is a provider of web services that enable small and medium-sized businesses to establish and maintain an Internet presence. The company’s customers are communication services providers, including telecommunication carriers, cable companies, Internet service providers, domain registrars, and web hosting service providers. Hostopia’s customers purchase web services on a wholesale basis and resell these services under their own brands to small- and medium-sized businesses. The company provides customers with the technology, infrastructure, and support services to enable them to offer web services, while saving them research and development as well as capital and operating costs typically associated with the design, development, and delivery of web services. Nexthaus, Hostopia’s wireless mobility technology unit, is a global leader in data and device synchronization and has developed industry-recognized SyncML solutions that feature wireless interoperability between PC’s, handheld devices and mobile phones.
For more information about Nexthaus, please visit: www.nexthaus.com.
To learn more about Hostopia, please visit: www.hostopia.com.
Atlanta, Georgia - (The Hosting News) - January 8, 2008 - Web hosting and managed integrated VoIP services provider, Cbeyond, will participate in the Citi 18th Annual Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference on January 10, 2008, at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Arizona.
Citigroup Inc. is a financial services company, with over 200 million customer accounts in more than 100 countries. Its history dates back to the founding of Citibank in 1812, Bank Handlowy in 1870, Smith Barney in 1873, Banamex in 1884, and Salomon Brothers in 1910. Other major brand names under Citigroup’s trademark red umbrella include Citi Cards, CitiFinancial, CitiMortgage, CitiInsurance, Primerica, Diners Club, The Citigroup Private Bank, and CitiCapital. Citicorp and Travelers merged in 1998. The global presence chart provides information about the establishment of Citigroup and its predecessors in the countries and territories where it does business.
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) recently reported net income for the 2006 fourth quarter of $5.13 billion, or $1.03 per share. Results include previously disclosed charges of $415 million after-tax in Japan consumer finance to increase reserves and reposition the business. Return on common equity was 17.2%. For the full year 2006, net income was $21.54 billion, or $4.31 per share, and return on common equity was 18.8%.
The presentation by Jim Geiger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cbeyond, will begin at 9:45 a.m.PST on Thursday, January 10, 2008. The presentation will be available at Cbeyond s website at http://ir.cbeyond.net/ir_medialist.cfm.
Cbeyond offers more than 20 productivity-enhancing applications including local and long-distance voice, broadband Internet, mobile, BlackBerry(R), broadband laptop access, voicemail, email, web hosting, fax-to-email, data backup, file-sharing and virtual private networking. Cbeyond manages these services over a private, 100-percent Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) facilities-based network.
Cbeyond, Inc. is an IP-based managed services provider that delivers integrated packages of communications and IT services to more than 29,000 small businesses in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles and San Diego. Cbeyond offers more than 20 applications including local and long-distance voice, broadband Internet, mobile, BlackBerry, broadband laptop access, voicemail, email, web hosting, fax-to-email, data backup, file-sharing and virtual private networking. Cbeyond manages the services over a private, 100-percent Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) facilities-based network.
For more information about Cbeyond, please visit: www.cbeyond.net.
New York, New York - (The Hosting News) - January 3, 2008 - Hosting solutions for business-critical applications and content firm, Logicworks, has formed its strategic advisory board, including a strong network of seasoned executives, which the firm believes will be essential to its key growth initiatives.
The board of advisors, chaired by Mykolas Rambus, Head of IT and Special Projects for Forbes, will consist of Larry Bonfante, CIO of USTA, Mike Minars, CFO of Millennium Technology Ventures, Nathaniel Wice, Founder of miShare, and Benjamin Woo, Vice President of Research for Storage Systems at IDC. Each member of the advisory board will be actively involved in providing feedback and insight on all aspects of Logicworks’ operations as the company expands and continues to gain significant traction within the high-availability hosting market.
Mykolas Rambus, head of IT and special projects, Forbes noted, ”I am excited to be working with an impressive group of industry luminaries in advising a growing and dynamic company. The talent and industry expertise brought on by each member of the advisory board will help Logicworks continue to prosper as well as guide the company in its future endeavors.”
Kenneth Ziegler, President and COO at Logicworks added, ”We wanted to bring together a well-rounded group of advisors to provide independent feedback and guidance to Logicworks as we prepare for increased growth. We are thankful that each of these exceptionally talented individuals is involved with Logicworks, and we are dedicated to applying their insight to help continuously improve our services and operations.”
The backgrounds of the advisory board members, include:
Larry Bonfante, CIO, United States Tennis Association (USTA)
With over 25 years of industry experience, Larry is a seasoned professional who has held leadership positions in the Financial, Pharmaceutical, Not for Profit, Consulting, and Sports and Entertainment industries. As Chief Information Officer at the United States Tennis Association, Larry is responsible for delivering tournament and league applications to the over 700,000 members of the USTA. In addition he has worked to implement a CRM and Membership Management program to support the growing membership of the Association. His organization is responsible for all information technology related services supporting the US Open, which is the largest and most highly attended annual sporting event in the world. Prior to joining the USTA, Larry spent ten years at Pfizer Inc. where he served in various leadership capacities including Director of Global Network Services and Director of Global IT Planning. He has extensive experience in running global services organizations and has implemented and managed a number of large complex outsourcing partnerships over the course of his career. Larry serves on the Boards of the Westchester-Fairfield chapter of SIM, the Technology Managers Forum’s Futures Advisory Board and the Center for Business Information and Technologies at the University of Bridgeport. He also serves as a member of the CIO Executive Council, the Editorial Advisory Board and Events Committee for CIO Magazine and is a mentor and adjunct faculty member of the Columbia University Executive Masters program in Technology Management.
Michael Minars, CFO, Millennium Technology Ventures
As Millennium’s Chief Financial Officer, Mike is responsible for all of the financial operations, accounting procedures, and reporting functions as well as structuring transactions, monitoring portfolio company performance and performing financial diligence. Mike has over 15 years of experience in venture investing, financial reporting, business advisory, and strategic tax consulting. Previously Mike was the Controller of RRE Ventures, an information technology venture capital firm. Prior to joining RRE Ventures, Mike was with Marcum and Kliegman, a major NY area CPA firm, where he performed financial statement audits and provided business advisory services to investment companies. He also worked at Margolin Winer and Evens and Marks Shron and Company. Mike is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BBA from Hofstra University. He is a member of the AICPA and the Advisory Board for Logicworks, a managed web hosting provider.
Mykolas Rambus, Head of IT and Special Projects, Forbes
Mykolas Rambus is the Head of Information Technology and Special Projects at Forbes Media in New York City, responsible for strategic initiatives critical to business growth, and in addition, oversight of the company’s technical strategy and operations. Before joining Forbes, Mykolas was a Partner with KAHLEPartners, the Washington, DC-based CIO advisory firm, where he directed sales and business development activities. In addition, he has held positions as Chief Information Officer of W. P. Carey, a public Real Estate Investment Trust, Chief Executive Officer of LOBBY7, a venture capital-backed telecommunications software company, and in 2006 earned a CIO Decisions Midmarket Leadership Award. Mykolas is a frequent commentator on executive issues, and has been quoted in The New York Times, CIO Magazine, and InformationWeek. He is a regular keynote speaker and guest lecturer at Harvard Business School, the New York Department of Education, CXO Media Conferences, and Charles River Ventures. Mykolas is also a contributor to Greg Smith’s 2006 book, and Straight to the Top, becoming a World-Class CIO. Mykolas attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he concentrated in Operations Research and Information Technology, and is an active member of the venture capital and start-up communities. He currently resides in the New York City area, and is an avid fencer.
Nathaniel Wice, Founder, MiShare LLC
Nathaniel Wice heads the digital-media device start-up miShare, now launching its first product, a file-sharing handheld for iPods. A technology entrepreneur and marketer with a journalism background, Wice served as the editorial lead on personal technology Web sites for Time Inc. and Time magazine from 1998 to 2001, and created the altculture.com encyclopedia and Web site. From 2002 to 2005 he led print and online projects for clients including Microsoft, Avaya, Bank of America, Gateway, and Toyota Lexus as editorial director of Interpublic Group’s custom-publishing division. Mr. Wice earned a Masters in Business Administration from Wharton, and has been widely published about business and technology. Current board service includes the non-profit Lantern Group, one of the largest providers in New York City of housing for homeless persons with AIDS, and the Tai Chi Chuan Center, which brings tai chi exercise classes to New York City parks and senior centers.
Benjamin Woo, Vice President of Research for Storage Systems, IDC
Benjamin Woo brings a diverse set of skills and knowledge and more than 15 years of experience to his new position. Prior to joining IDC, Woo served as vice president of Sales at ASI System Integration, Inc., a national provider of technology solutions and services, where he was responsible for the dramatic growth and expansion of the company. Previously, Woo served in several key sales and management roles at Network Appliance, Inc. and MTI Technology Corporation. In addition to his corporate responsibilities, Woo has provided advice on the data storage industry to decision-makers at investment firms and corporations. A self-confessed closet geek, Woo is uniquely able to articulate business values from complex technologies and conversely, communicate technically the shifting challenges faced by organizations today. Woo has also served on a number of advisory councils to leading storage manufacturers, counseling them on strategies and directions relating to the industry.
Founded in 1993, Logicworks exclusively delivers high-availability hosting solutions designed for maximum uptime for their applications and content. Through its High-Availability Hosting and No Transactions Lost Database Services, Logicworks offers technology expertise to its diverse client base, which includes small-to-medium sized businesses and Fortune 500 companies in a multitude of industries.
To learn more, please visit: www.logicworks.net.
Fremont, California - (The Hosting News) - January 7, 2008 - Utility storage firm, 3PAR, has introduced its 3cV solution, designed as a blueprint for the virtual datacenter, to combine to form a complete utility computing offering that can enable customers to halve server, storage, and operational costs and to gain instant agility.
First coined by Deutsche Bank, a leading global bank, ”3cV” stands for the combination of the 3PAR InServ Storage Server, HP BladeSystem c-Class, and VMware Infrastructure.
Besides Hilton Grand Vacations, many other leading enterprises including Ariba, Deutsche Bank, Martin’s Point Health Care, and SAVVIS have adopted 3cV in their datacenters as a virtualized computing architecture. Bryan Doerr, Chief Technology Officer for SAVVIS noted, ”SAVVIS is focused on providing carrier-class integrated IT infrastructure solutions that tap into advanced technologies such as virtualization and automation to add value for our enterprise customers in the form of better performance, lower cost, and higher availability. Using 3cV, we have been able to significantly broaden our portfolio of hosting services that deliver these benefits.”
Rich Jackson, Vice President of Technology Operations at Hilton Grand Vacations offered, ”With 3cV, we have achieved remarkable gains in business agility and cost reduction for a broad range of applications including our property management system, databases, messaging, web servers, and file servers. With 3cV, we have quadrupled administrative efficiency and can now provision virtualized servers and storage within minutes versus weeks.”
Arun Taneja, Founder and Consulting Analyst at Taneja Group added, ”IT organizations are resourceful. Through necessity they will find and combine the fittest technologies to solve real business issues. 3cV is a terrific example of vendors modeling and supporting a solution that is customer-proven and effective.”
The Elements of 3cV combines the following products from 3PAR, HP, and VMware to deliver the virtual datacenter:
— 3PAR InServ Storage Server featuring Virtual Domains and thin technologies — The leading utility storage platform, the 3PAR InServ is a highly virtualized tiered-storage array built for utility computing. Organizations creating virtualized IT infrastructures for workload consolidation use the 3PAR InServ to reduce the cost of allocated storage capacity, storage administration, and the SAN infrastructure.
— HP BladeSystem c-Class — The No. 1 blade infrastructure on the market for datacenters of all sizes, the HP BladeSystem c-Class minimizes energy and space requirements and increases administrative productivity through advantages in I/O virtualization, power and cooling, and manageability.(1)
— VMware Infrastructure — Infrastructure virtualization suite for industry-standard servers. VMware Infrastructure delivers the production-proven efficiency, availability, and dynamic management needed to build the responsive datacenter.
According to the company, the Advantages of 3cV include:
3cV offers combined benefits that enable customers to manage and scale their server and storage environments simply, allowing them to halve server, storage and operational costs while lowering the environmental impact of the datacenter.
— Reduces storage and server costs by 50% — The inherently modular architectures of the HP BladeSystem c-Class and the 3PAR InServ Storage Server — coupled with the increased utilization provided by VMware Infrastructure and 3PAR Thin Provisioning — allow 3cV customers to do more with less capital expenditure. As a result, customers are able to reduce overall storage and server costs by 50% or more. High levels of availability and disaster recovery can also be affordably extended to more applications through VMware Infrastructure and 3PAR thin copy technologies.
— Cuts operational costs by 50% and increases business agility — With 3cV, customers are able to provision and change server and storage resources on demand. By using VMware Infrastructure’s capabilities for rapid server provisioning and the dynamic optimization provided by VMware VMotion and Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), HP Virtual Connect and Insight Control management software, and 3PAR Rapid Provisioning and Dynamic Optimization, customers are able to provision and re-provision physical servers, virtual hosts, and virtual arrays with tailored storage services in a matter of minutes, not days. These same technologies also improve operational simplicity, allowing overall server and storage administrative efficiency to increase by 3x or more.
— Lowers environmental impact — With 3cV, customers are able to cut floor space and power requirements dramatically. Server floor space is minimized through server consolidation enabled by VMware Infrastructure (up to 70% savings) and HP BladeSystem density (up to 50% savings). Additional server power requirements are cut by 30% or more through the unique virtual power management capabilities of HP Thermal Logic technology. Storage floor space is reduced by the 3PAR InServ Storage Server, which delivers twice the capacity per floor tile as compared to alternatives. In addition, 3PAR thin technologies, Fast RAID 5, and wide striping allow customers to power and cool as much as 75% less disk capacity for a given project without sacrificing performance.
— Delivers security through virtualization, not dedicated hardware silos — Whereas traditional datacenter architectures force tradeoffs between high resource utilization and the need for secure segregation of application resources for disparate user groups, 3cV resolves these competing needs through advanced virtualization. For instance, just as VMware Infrastructure securely isolates virtual machines on shared severs, 3PAR Virtual Domains provides secure virtual arrays for private, autonomous storage provisioning from a single, massively-parallel InServ Storage Server.
Parag Patel, Vice President, Alliances at VMware added, ”VMware believes in the power of virtualization to change the way IT is done. By partnering with other leading platforms, we provide customers the opportunity to derive even more business advantage from virtualization.”
David Scott, CEO of 3PAR noted, ”Now more than ever before, agility is the watchword of budget- and time-pressured CIOs. 3cV’s virtualization demonstrates how true utility computing can make a dramatic difference in the agility and efficiency of today’s IT organizations.”
Jim Ganthier, Director, Enterprise Storage and Servers, BladeSystem, HP remarked, ”When others were resolved to the commoditization of blade architectures, HP focused on innovation and delivering a product family that addresses customer pains around time, energy, cost and change. We see the success of that strategy not only in the wide adoption of the BladeSystem c-Class, but in Solution Builder Program member collaboration that combines the c-Class with complementary technologies for the benefit of our customers.”
3PAR InServ Storage Servers and HP BladeSystems are certified solutions with VMware Infrastructure. 3PAR is a Premier-level member of the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program and HP is a Global-level VMware TAP program member. 3PAR is also a member of the HP BladeSystem Solution Builder Program and works to ensure the BladeSystem c-Class is qualified with 3PAR Utility Storage. The InServ supports remote boot of VMware Infrastructure and the HP BladeSystem. Components of 3cV are purchased separately from their respective providers or from their channel partners.
3PAR is a global provider of utility storage, a category of highly virtualized tiered-storage arrays built for utility computing. 3PAR Utility Storage allows users to reliably serve more with less. Organizations creating virtualized IT infrastructures for workload consolidation and flexible resource allocation use 3PAR to reduce the costs of allocated storage capacity, storage administration and SAN infrastructure. Distinct advantages in simplicity, efficiency, and massive scalability make 3PAR Utility Storage well-suited for open systems storage consolidation, integrated data lifecycle management, and performance-intensive applications.
To learn more, please visit: www.3par.com.
San Francisco, California - (The Hosting News) - January 4, 2008 - Vendor-neutral consortium dedicated to driving interoperability and adoption of comprehensive open solutions, The Open Solutions Alliance (OSA), has released its key findings discovered, during the 2007 Customer Forum Series.
The nonprofit OSA found that interoperability between open solutions tops the list of requirements among customers and channel partners who are deploying these solutions, after meeting with more than 100 customers in five cities throughout the United States and Europe.
Dominic Sartorio, President of OSA remarked, ”These findings represent a clear opportunity for the OSA to out-Microsoft Microsoft by offering a fully interoperable suite of business tools. If we can help our members’ solutions work well together it makes it easier for our channel partners to sell open-source software and it will translate into more revenue for vendors and even more options for customers.”
Interoperability is a challenge among both large and small organizations. Key issues with small organizations include single sign-on and authorization, data integration and synchronization, UI and portal integration, and content management integration. In addition to these, larger enterprises also raised business process integration, production management, and legacy/proprietary integration as key issues. Across the board, non-technical interoperability issues, such as how to support and manage integrated solutions being sourced from multiple vendors, were also raised.
Other key findings from OSA’s 2007 Customer Forum Series include:
* Customers said they are embracing more open solutions because open standards offer more options for integration and functionality. In a world of frequent corporate mergers, open source also offers an assurance that the product will outlive the company.
* Concerns about the GPL were discussed, but open-source software users largely felt the GPL was a help to their business — discouraging competitors and facilitating collaboration.
* The most widely used open-source applications included the application server JBoss; the commercial databases MySQL and Postgres; and the Eclipse development platform. Software solutions such as Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Enterprise Content Management (ECM) applications are also increasing in popularity.
* Beyond interoperability, security, support, licensing, training, and finding knowledgeable developers and integrators rank high on customers’ list of requirements for using open solutions.
Warner Schlais, VP of Professional Services and Solution Sales at Datatrend Technologies, and former CIO of Deluxe Check noted, ”These customer forums were a good opportunity for me to share my experiences with an organization that cares about meeting customer needs. Interoperability is a key issue, and I look forward to the OSA continuing to drive thought leadership in this important area.”
The OSA will use the Customer Forum Series findings to prioritize its efforts in 2008. The group expects focus on the top interoperability concerns raised by customers during this Series. Work groups will be established after the New Year to define best practices in each of these areas, build out more interoperability projects such as the Common Customer View, and engage with more integrators and distributors who can bring interoperable open solutions to market on behalf of the OSA membership.
The OSA Customer Forum Series, which took place in Barcelona, Boston, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, and San Francisco, kicked off in July and concluded this month. The Series gives CIOs and business-level executives a unique opportunity to share and learn from others the key issues and best practices for the interoperability of opens solutions.
The Open Solutions Alliance (OSA) is a nonprofit, vendor neutral consortium dedicated to driving the interoperability and adoption of comprehensive open solutions. Founded in 2007, it is supported by leading companies from around the world who are dedicated to improving interoperability among software products, resulting in integrated and rapidly deployable solutions for business users. Through cooperative action and advocacy, the OSA helps facilitate interoperability, reduce barriers to adoption and raise the awareness of open solutions in business.
To learn more, please visit: www.opensolutionsalliance.org.
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San Antonio, Texas - (The Hosting News) - January 3, 2008 - Rackspace Managed Hosting, has released its third quarter results for 2007, detailing revenue of $96.2 million, representing a 63 percent increase over the third quarter of 2006.
Rackspace also reported positive net income for the third quarter of 2007 and has experienced 35 consecutive quarters of revenue growth since the company’s inception. In the third quarter of 2007, Rackspace completed the acquisition of Webmail.us, a leading provider of business class email hosting with more than 600,000 business mailboxes under management. Together, Rackspace and Webmail.us have launched a new mail hosting division to create innovative new products focused on enterprise-class mail functionality.
Lanham Napier, President and Chief Executive Officer at Rackspace Managed Hosting noted, ”We continue to post strong growth numbers across all areas of our business as we invest in new technologies and services for our customers worldwide. We credit our success to Rackspace’s focus on Fanatical Support and the value it brings to our customers. We will continue to respond to customer demand to transform traditional IT functions into services consumable via the web, with managed mail as the first product in our portfolio.”
Recently, Rackspace entered into an agreement with Cypress Semiconductor Corp., to host its website infrastructure, to facilitate Cypress’ recently redesigned website, designed to provide faster access to product information and software downloads.
The redesigned website puts a more prominent focus on Cypress’s PSoC(R) mixed-signal arrays and other programmable products, mirroring the company’s transformation into a provider of programmable solutions. The new Cypress.com includes dynamic drop-down menus that enable users, without clicking, to navigate two- and three-levels for faster access to information on software, technical documentation, samples, kits, training, etc. The site has been designed to improve usability by eliminating browser scrolling on the home page and by having personalized search terms remembered automatically in the search tool. In addition, customers are now able to log in to their customized “MyCypress” extranet and view their shopping cart for the online store without having to leave their current location on the site.
With 25 servers and devices, including advanced custom monitoring services, managed backup and storage, and a cluster of three Google search servers, which Wemyss says will improve their search engine, Cypress relies on Rackspace’s 24/7/365 Fanatical Support(R) demanded by a global service provider.
Cypress delivers high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable solutions that provide customers with rapid time-to-market and exceptional system value. Cypress offerings include the PSoC Programmable System-on-Chip, USB controllers, general-purpose programmable clocks and memories. Cypress also offers wired and wireless connectivity solutions ranging from its WirelessUSB radio system-on-chip, to West Bridge and EZ-USB FX2LP controllers that enhance connectivity and performance in multimedia handsets. Cypress serves numerous markets including consumer, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial, and solar power.
Rackspace Managed Hosting is a service organization delivering enterprise-level web infrastructure and managed services to businesses of all sizes. Serving more than 15,000 customers across eight data centers worldwide, Rackspace integrates the industry’s best technologies for each customer need and delivers it as a service via the company’s award-winning Fanatical Support. Founded in 1998, Rackspace has grown more than 50 percent a year since the company’s inception.
For more information about Rackspace Managed Hosting, please visit: www.rackspace.com.
Laguna Niguel, California - (The Hosting News) - January 4, 2008 - Web hosting assets firm, EnActen Corporation, has completed the transaction acquisition of Canadian dedicated and shared hosting company based in Edmonton, Alberta, Alentus Corporation.
Financial terms of the stock transaction were not disclosed. Tom Millitzer, President of New Commerce Communications (NCC), represented Alentus in the transaction. At the time of the transaction, Alentus reported more than 107 consecutive months of profitable operations. Upon the closing of the transaction, EnActen will effect a name change to Alentus Corporation.
Founded in 1997, Alentus is one of the most recognized hosting firms in Canada and is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. With a business model focused on premium Windows based hosting services, Alentus provides dedicated services to thousands of customers including Fortune 500 firms such as: Coca-Cola, ADT Security, Intel, Kellogg’s, Sheraton Hotels, Fidelity Investments, Honeywell, and departments of the United States and Canadian governments. In addition to offering various hosting services, Alentus offers an established customer base suitable to embrace various fast growing enterprise services such as managed converged voice, unified messaging, WAN connectivity, co-location, and dedicated Internet connectivity solutions.
William King, Chairman and CEO of EnActen remarked, ”The overall reputation, quality of staff, and superior operating profit initially attracted us to move forward with the Alentus acquisition. As we learned more about Alentus, it became apparent that our synergies and culture represented a solid foundation to implement our overall growth strategy to provide first class dedicated and shared hosting services to any business and integrate other mobile/exchange service mixes into the customer channel. We welcome the Alentus team and look forward to providing timely updates as developments occur.”
EnActen Corporation is based in Laguna Niguel, California and was founded in 2007. The company is dedicated to providing superior end-to-end hosting solutions to mission critical clients. EnActen has identified and begun negotiations on several other acquisition targets that the Company believes have true synergistic relationships each of which will provide immediate financial benefits to the Company.
Alentus Corporation is based in Edmonton, Alberta Canada and was founded in 1997. The Company provides Windows web hosting, SharePoint Hosting, SQL hosting, and Microsoft Exchange hosting services to thousands of small- to medium-sized companies and customized services for larger organizations including many Fortune 500 clients. Alentus is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and owns and operates a state of the art data-center in downtown Edmonton.
New Commerce Communications, Inc., (NCC) is a leading merger and acquisition service company specializing in Web Hosting, Data Centers and associated Internet sectors. NCC was founded in 1994 and has been specializing in the Internet sector since 1997.
To learn more, please visit: www.alentus.com/hosting.
London, United Kingdom - (The Hosting News) - January 3, 2008 - The London Internet Exchange (LINX), has reached major milestones, by exceeding 200 Gigabits per second of peak Internet traffic. In addition, LINX has reached an all-time high of 280 members using 570 connected member ports (including a record of 80 ultra-fast 10GigE ports).
The increase in membership numbers in particular demonstrates the high level of confidence and trust that the industry places in LINX. Five years ago member numbers stood at just 120 with peak traffic at 13.5 Gigabits per second. With membership numbers more than doubling and an incredible 1500% increase in traffic, the future for LINX is looking very rosy indeed.
John Souter, Chief Executive Officer of LINX remarked, ”These stats show that peering is an increasingly attractive proposition despite the availability of low transit pricing. Achieving 280 members is really significant, as critical mass is the most important factor to the success of an Internet exchange. The recent surge in the number of member 10GigE ports show how important peering is to even the largest network operators.”
LINX now has members in over 40 countries and territories. It is interesting to note that while a large proportion of members come from the traditional LINX heartland of Europe, the gap with the rest of the world is beginning to close. Nearly a quarter of all members are now based outside Europe with those in North America equating to 14.7% with a further 7.5% coming from Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania.
LINX recently presented its Conspicuous Contribution Award, to Dr Richard Clayton, an academic at Cambridge University and consultant for LINX member, THUS plc (incorporating founding LINX member, Demon Internet). The presentation was made during the recent LINX member meeting at the Goodenough College in London in November and judging by the warm reception given to Dr. Clayton by the delegates, it was a very popular decision indeed. The ‘Conspicuous Contribution’ prize was first given in 2006 to Nigel Titley of Easynet who was a LINX council member from its 1994 formation through to 2006.
LINX is a mutual organization owned and consisting of approximately 250 Internet service providers and content delivery service providers. It allows competing networks to exchange Internet traffic cost-effectively, bringing speed and efficiency benefits to their customers. The LINX platform enables access to Internet routes, reaching more countries, than any other public peering point. LINX operates in a regulatory and policy environment that is supportive of network operators and the Internet community, which it strives to maintain and reinforce through its Public Affairs activities. The LINX network includes over 550 connected member ports, over 50 member-facing 10GigE ports, and over 150Gb/sec of peak traffic.
To learn more about LINX, please visit: www.linx.net.
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