Hypernia Web Hosting, Partners with GamesMasters.com, for Cabal Online (Web Hosting by Inftek Hosting)

Hypernia Web Hosting, Partners with GamesMasters.com, for Cabal Online

Manchester, United Kingdom - (The Hosting News) - June 30, 2008 - Online hosting services and solutions for the interactive entertainment industry, Hypernia Hosting Corp, has become a global partner with U.K.-based game publisher, GamesMasters.com LTD, for the MMO game, Cabal Online.

Hypernia was selected by GamesMasters.com LTD as their official international online partner based on Hypernia’s lengthy and successful history in the online games space, as it is known for providing tier-1 bandwidth for CDN, gaming and media streaming. Hypernia’s large volumes of equipment, bandwidth and facilities around the world enable game players to enjoy a robust multi-player experience.

GamesMasters.com publishes high quality games for the European online games market. GamesMasters.com is best known for their successful MMO title, Cabal Online, an RPG game product with 90,000 users, with a recent acceleration in subscribers to an additional 10,000 players per week. This rapid rate of increase in players, plus a high level of customer service, ensures that the game remains one of the best free-to-play games on the market.

James Vallord-Costa, CEO and co-founder of Hypernia, noted, ”GamesMasters.com cut their costs for bandwidth considerably after joining us. With the ‘flex computing’ capability of our on-demand utility hosting model, they were able to add new expansions and games without the added risk. Most companies would not be able to experiment with a new expansion or game, but we made it easy for them.”

GamesMasters.com will utilize Hypernia’s on-demand utility hosting model which provided flexibility and cost savings, enabling the company to undergo significant service improvements in recent months. These included the addition of updated payment methods, the release of several large patches which has vastly increased the content of the game Cabal Online, a host of new features including new hunting grounds (the Chaos Arena), new rewards for Player vs Player action (players can now gain EXP from PvP) and several important bug fixes. As a direct result of their hosting partnership with Hypernia, these upgrades have produced positive results and Cabal Online is now one of the largest games in Europe.

Hypernia provided multi-gigabit feeds as GamesMasters.com increased their player base. This functionality guaranteed an excellent Internet connection for players, no matter how many extra users were online simultaneously. To accommodate for game world growth, Hypernia also provided GamesMasters.com with new servers during different periods, while also providing an inexpensive CDN solution to keep the GamesMasters.com patches and downloads affordable for all the new users.

Thorsten Schauer, company Director at GamesMasters.com LTD offered, ”GamesMasters.com believes that game play should be easy and convenient for all MMORPG game players. With that in mind, Cabal Online was designed for new users and other MMORPG users who will be able to easily adapt to our game system. Cabal Online does not require long periods of game play. Hypernia’s role as our global hosting partner has been instrumental to our marketplace achievements with this game play plan for our customers.”

By allowing GamesMasters.com to host their own files, Hypernia helped keep users on the Cabal Online web site, instead of impacting the site’s ‘’stickiness” by driving players to third parties for file down-loading. Hypernia also provided full 24-hour customer support, a crucial feature since more than fifty percent of the Cabal Online players are based in Europe.

With the intention of providing a rich diversity of gaming styles for our customers, Games-Masters.com publishes MMO games from both the USA and Asia. The product of these two deeply differing cultures provided a gaming experience to suit all, and even niche groups of players. Initially, GamesMasters.com began publishing games crossing several genres such as Fantasy, Sports, Real Time Strategies and even Casual gaming, before expanding further into other genres.

Founded in 2001, Hypernia Hosting Corp engaged the Internet data center market with innovative service offerings that would help businesses and individuals take advantage of the speed and global reach of technology and the Internet. Hypernia believes that for organizations to be successful, they need a partner that provides solutions that spark independence and confidence in their new way of doing business. Hypernia established its high volume network for intense application hosting such as online gaming in 2002, and continues to be a leading provider of complex Internet hosting for enterprises with mission-critical Internet operations.

To learn more about GamesMasters.com LTD, please visit: www.games-masters.com.

For more information about Hypernia Hosting Corp, please visit: www.hypernia.com.

Web Hosting Support Guru, Debuts Linux and Windows Technical Support

Gujarat, India - (The Hosting News) - July 1, 2008 - Web hosting support services company and subsidiary of Byte Technosys Pvt. Ltd., Hosting Support Guru, has debuted its offering of new technical support and server administration plans for both Linux and Windows platforms.

The plans are targeted towards web hosting companies which are looking for Outsourced Web Hosting Support. The new and innovative modular support plans give customers a one-blanket support option at affordable costs bringing with it simplicity and quick resolutions for potential problems.

Paritosh Jani, IT Operations Manager at Hosting Support Guru remarked, ”Until now, Hosting Support had been offering plans for support on Windows platform. Over these years we have evolved and have increased our client base as well as our team size. With our transparent customer support plans, expert advice and assistance is available whenever and wherever our clients need it. Moreover, we work towards providing proactive support to our clients rather than being reactive. Most of our Server Administration plans are based on proactive support.”

The new support plans cover support for various like Helm, Plesk, cPanel and Hosting Controller with any ticket system of hosting provider. There is also a option for choosing Server Monitoring and Remote Server Administration plans for hosting companies, data centers or anyone looking to keep their server secure and online 24×7 - 365.

Mr. Jani continued, ”Whether it is Linux or Windows servers our server administrators are skilled to maintain good uptime for your servers. All our support engineers are MCSE, CCNA certified engineers to ensure excellent support to our customers. Most of the plans allow the customer to choose from Level I, Level II and Level III support which are backed by Non-Disclosure Agreements and Service Level Agreements. With our commitment of less than 1 hour response time and under 6 hours resolution time, our clients are happy and so are we.”

Hosting Support Guru is a venture of Byte Technosys Pvt. Ltd, a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner company in engaged in to offshore projects, for over 10 years. The company has provided web presence and technical support to a large number of clients with 24/7 customer support.

To learn more, please visit: www.hostingsupportguru.com.

Starting from an external USB storage device (Intel-based Macs)
Release date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 04:49:11 -0500 Learn how to start your Intel-based Mac up from an external USB storage device, such as an external USB-based hard drive. You might do this when troubleshooting certain situations, or for other reasons.

Apple security updates
Release date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:22:10 -0500 This document outlines security updates for Apple products. For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available. To learn more about Apple Product Security, see the Apple Product Security website. Important: This document describes updates and releases for January 15, 2008 and later, such as Security Update 2008-001. For information about earlier security updates, see these documents: Apple security updates (25-Jan-2005 to 21-Dec-2007) Apple security updates (03-Oct-2003 to 11-Jan-2005) Apple security updates

Dedicated Server Firm, The Planet, Upgrades Virtual Private Rack Solution

Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - July 2, 2008 - Privately held dedicated web hosting company, The Planet, has included the addition of Gigabit speed and Virtual Private Network (VPN) services to its virtual private rack solution.

Urvish Vashi, Director of product management at The Planet noted, ”We introduced virtual racks to provide a cost-effective, automated solution for large and small complex hosting environments. By adding these upgrades, we’re able to better meet the needs of one of our fastest-growing customer segments.”

The upgrades offer the benefits of enhanced network performance and increased functionality for virtual racks. The upgrade to 1Gbps network connectivity allows customers to transfer data faster between servers both within their virtual rack environment and to other servers on the Internet. As a result, customers can host higher-scale, more complex environments and offer more bandwidth-intensive services such as streaming media. The cost for Gigabit Network Uplinks is $10 per month per server.

The Planet is also adding VPN services - at no additional charge - to all customers with dedicated firewalls in their virtual rack environment. This value-added service offers customers remote access to their network and greater security. Customers can choose between site-to-site IPSEC VPN or Cisco AnyConnect VPN for individual end-users.

Virtual rack customers are now able to utilize higher-capacity firewalls and load balancers with these upgrades. These advanced hardware add-ons include the Cisco ASA 5520 and Cisco ASA 5550 firewalls, as well as the powerful Server Iron 4G load balancer.

Virtual racks enhance security, particularly for companies running advanced, high-performance applications that require flexibility in multi-server environments:

Unlimited server-to-server transfer: Multiple servers within the same virtual rack have unlimited connectivity so customers don’t pay for bandwidth between servers.

Unlimited server-to-server transfer: Virtual racks allow customers to pool bandwidth across all servers in the environment.

The Planet attempts to eliminate the guessing game of which server will accumulate overages, only to find others below the limit. Pooled bandwidth allows servers to share the bandwidth included with every server purchased from The Planet.

Unlimited server-to-server transfer: A complete hosting solution for complex environments requires advanced firewalls and load balancers. Virtual racks allow customers to take advantage of these solutions across their multi-server applications.

Ultimately, The Planet endeavors to provide:

• High levels of network capacity and speed to deliver peak performance
• Instant scalability to handle even the largest spikes in network traffic
• Parallel, redundant, multi-tiered network routing and switching architecture to assure reliability and stability
• Multiple layer network security that prevents Delayed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks from harming businesses
• Knowledgeable experts with a passion for excellence and a commitment to operate the best networks in the business

The Planet is a leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting over 22,000 small and medium size businesses and 6.7 million web sites worldwide, using the best choice of servers, software tools and support, backed by enhanced facilities and network connectivity.

To learn more about The Planet’s private rack solutions, please visit: www.theplanet.com/hosting-products/private-racks.

For more information about The Planet, please visit: www.theplanet.com.

Web Hosting Advanced Account Management Options, Deployed by EstHost

Wilmington, Delaware - (The Hosting News) - July 2, 2008 - Web hosting provider, EstHost, Inc., has introduced a revamped billing system for virtual hosting accounts, equipped with newly developed features.

From now on EstHost, Inc customers are able to add or remove additional services, monitor their hosting costs and control their accounts with minimal dependence on customer support department.

In response to the customers’ preferences in keeping under control every aspect of online business working process, the EstHost, Inc development team issued an updated billing and account managment system.

With its reworked, improved and more flexible billing system for virtual hosting accounts, EstHost, Inc provides its customer with the utter and complete control over their account, giving the unlimited access to all advanced features, expenses and special offers. This particular offer allows an account owner changing the pricing plan, applying more features along with involving more resources at any time. The modification of redundant capabilities can now be performed without additional assistance from the support team. New services can be added or cancelled while the account balance is being recalculated in real time. The new advanced billing system is fully integrated with Plesk and Cpanel and enables easy and flexible account management. Controlling bandwidth usage, ordering and canceling services, getting notifications about low account balance and a large variety of other convenient options are now fully available to virtual hosting account owners.

EstHost, Inc hopes to deliver better customer experience for all its virtual hosting account owners with the implementation of a new improved billing system version fully equipped with carefully elaborated and more advanced features.

Established in 2004, today EstHost, Inc. offers professional, reliable virtual hosting, dedicated server and Virtuozzo-powered virtual private server solutions. EstHost, Inc. is constantly expanding its network infrastructure and employs connections from nLayer, WV Fiber, Scnet, Sbc, Telia, SAVVIS, and Global Crossing. EstHost, Inc. potential customers are offered a test run, with a free 5-day trial. Domain-related services, which include new registrations, e-mail forwarding and managed DNS, can be obtained from http://estdomains.com. EstHost, Inc. also encourages http://bakler.com to purchasing old unused domain names from other webmasters.

To learn more about EstHost, Inc., please visit: http://esthost.com.

Web Hosting Network Firm, Cisco, Expands Virtualization Energy Efficiency

San Jose, California - (The Hosting News) - June 30, 2008 - Web host and Internet hardware networking firm, Cisco Systems, has released new products and professional services, designed to assist customers with virtualization efforts for data center operational and energy efficiency.

The company states that the new offerings make the virtual network an efficient platform for delivering data center services - accelerating, providing security, and orchestrating application delivery networks, servers, virtualized computing, and storage, while providing greater responsiveness and resource conservation.

John McCool, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Cisco Data Center, Switching and Services Group, and co-chair of the Cisco EcoBoard noted, ”Real-time collaborative applications, energy concerns and the need to achieve greater efficiency from assets are driving IT managers to transform their data centers through new technologies. By providing virtualization technologies across the data center, Cisco aims to help businesses achieve the agility and resiliency they need to compete on a global scale.”

Cisco Systems, Inc. was founded in 1984, by a group of computer scientists from Stanford University and provides Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions. Cisco employs over 47,000 staff worldwide. The company’s core development areas include routing and switching, as well as dvanced technologies such as: IP Communications, Network Security, Wireless LAN, Storage Area Networking, Home Networking, Video Systems, and Application Networking Services.

To learn more about Cisco, please visit: www.cisco.com.

Web Hosting Services for Insurance Software Company, Provided by AT&T

University Park, Illinois - (The Hosting News) - July 3, 2008 - Web host, Internet services and ISP company, AT and T Inc., has entered into a three-year service contract with insurance software vendor for the property and casualty insurance industry, Insuresoft.

Chris Blair, Vice President of Product Management for Insuresoft remarked, ”From the start, we needed a collaborative provider with the power and connectivity to ensure a top-notch experience for our customers. AT and T has the complete set of solutions and capability to support Insuresoft’s operations and paves the way for our company to evolve applications to a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model.”

As its primary provider, AT and T will deliver a portfolio of hosting services that keeps Insuresoft connected and ”always on” for its customers. Insuresoft will take advantage of AT and T’s collocation services, housing its equipment at one of 38 AT and T global Internet Data Centers (IDCs). AT and T will provide scalable bandwidth to Insuresoft, ensuring the reliable power and connectivity that is required to support Insuresoft’s services and customers.

Both cost efficient and flexible, AT and T’s solution assigns the optimal bandwidth that is needed to support network traffic and Insuresoft’s Web tools. In addition to expanded bandwidth and extensive hosting services, Insuresoft will benefit from the AT and T BusinessDirect Web portal and management tools. This online platform securely provides access to applications for convenient bill payment and network data analysis. About Insuresoft Insuresoft is a Microsoft Gold-Certified independent software vendor delivering insurance software to the property and casualty insurance industry. Insuresoft offers a suite of products and services that are configured to meet the unique needs of managing general agents and insurance companies in North America. Insuresoft is a privately-held company headquartered in University Park, Illinois, and has offices in Alabama and Minnesota. For additional information, please visit www.insuresoft.com.

AT and T Inc. is one of the world’s largest telecommunications holding companies and is the largest in the United States. Operating globally under the AT and T brand, AT and T companies are recognized as the leading worldwide providers of IP-based communications services to business and as leading U.S. providers of high speed Internet, local and long distance voice, and directory publishing and advertising services. AT and T Inc. holds a 60 percent ownership interest in Cingular Wireless, which is the No. 1 U.S. wireless services provider with 55.8 million wireless customers.

For more information on AT and T hosting services, please visit: www.business.att.com/hosting.

To learn more about AT and T, please visit: www.att.com.

Mac OS X 10.5: Digital camera RAW formats supported
Release date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:37:02 -0500 Find out which digital camera RAW files are supported by Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or later. Many digital cameras offer options to save pictures in digital camera RAW format. Digital camera RAW formats retain more image information than JPEGs and can produce better results when used with imaging applications such as Aperture and iPhoto. Mac OS X Leopard provides system-level support for digital camera RAW formats from the following cameras.