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Web Hosted Microsoft OCS 2007 Services, Debut at BizCom

Raleigh, North Carolina - (The Hosting News) - August 13, 2008 - Hosted enterprise-class Internet solutions firm, BizCom Web Services, Inc., has debuted its Hosted Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 solution.

Offered as an add-on to BizCom’s Hosted Exchange Service, this winning combination of advanced communications functionality and outsourced management gives small- to medium-sized businesses the ability to implement a fully unified, enterprise-class communications platform for minimal cost.

Don Rodger, Vice President of BizCom Web Services noted, ”In today’s extended workplace, productivity and efficiency depend on fast, reliable, and secure communications. With OCS, mobile workforces can instantly connect and collaborate with local and remote team members, confer with customers and partners, and contact suppliers-without putting sensitive business information at risk.”

Microsoft’s OCS enables real-time communications, including enterprise-class secure instant messaging, software-powered Voice over IP (VoIP), and audio and video web conferencing. It also powers presence, a key benefit that unites all the contact information stored in Microsoft Exchange to enable real-time employee monitoring and communication. This, coupled with BizCom’s Hosted Archiving Solutions, is truly a breakthrough in state-of-the-art communications systems. However, SMBs are typically discouraged by issues of price, complex software and back-end requirements, and administrative learning curves.

BizCom’s Hosted OCS 2007 service provides all the functionality of this versatile collaboration tool for a fraction of the cost and without all the headaches that come with in-house ownership and management. Key benefits include:

Instant remote communication with other organizations and users - Use an Internet connection to send secure instant messages from outside the corporate firewall-eliminating the hassles of a Virtual Private Network (VPN).

• Secure collaboration - Safely share applications from work or home with encrypted instant messaging; maintain tight control over intellectual property and sensitive information with server-based audit logs.
• Total visibility - Determine users’ online availability with a single mouse click.
• Robust, flexible development platform - Create and customize innovative real-time applications that can be easily adapted to changing business needs.

Mark Wiener, President of BizCom remarked, ”By integrating OCS with BizCom’s Hosted Microsoft Exchange 2007 service, businesses can capitalize on all the technology advances that fuel the efficiency, productivity, and revenue growth of today’s leading corporations. In addition, BizCom’s Hosted Exchange servers are hosted in a fully redundant infrastructure that is reliable, scalable, and secure and comes with a 99.99% uptime guarantee.”

Hosted OCS 2007 plans are currently available for as little as $7.95 per user/per month, as an add-on to users of BizCom’s Microsoft Hosted Exchange service. For the latest information on pricing and supported configurations call (866) 253-4316.

Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, BizCom Web Services, Inc., a Microsoft Certified Partner, provides competitively priced, enterprise-class technology solutions that help keep business e-communication flowing quickly and securely. BizCom offers standard email and web hosting solutions as well as a full suite of hosted Microsoft solutions including Microsoft’s Exchange 2007, Windows’ SharePoint Services, and Office Communication Server. BizCom provides built-in redundancy, security, virus scanning, spam protection, deleted items retention and various additional archiving and compliance tools. BizCom also offers custom website design with embedded content management systems and custom .NET web application development solutions for specialized software requirements or to extend the capability of existing systems. All of BizCom.s solutions are housed and powered in its data center.

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

IBM Hosting Provider, Expands Cloud Computing Data Center Mandate

Armonk, New York - (The Hosting News) - August 11, 2008 - Hosted application solutions provider, IBM, plans to expand its cloud computing capabilities, through an investment of nearly $400m, with the opening of data centers in the US and Japan.

Willy Chiu, Vice President, IBM High Performance On Demand Solutions remarked, ”Cloud computing is fundamentally about re-engineering the world’s computing infrastructure, to enable game-changing — even life-changing — applications. To IBM, cloud computing is much more than the normal evolution of a data center.”

The centers are part of IBM’s Project Big Green initiative aimed at increasing energy efficiency in the data center. IBM plans to employ 200 full-time researchers and invest more than $100m in cloud computing over the next three years. In March, it launched its first European cloud computing center in Dublin, Ireland, and in June it established centers in Beijing, China and Johannesburg, South Africa.

Bob Greenberg, General Manager of IT optimization at IBM noted, ”The new data center in North Carolina is part of IBM’s commitment to construct the world’s most advanced data centers. This is the latest example of IBM’s deep history of innovation in North Carolina. When we open for business in late 2009, the IBM data center in Research Triangle Park will be a strategic location for our outsourcing business for years to come.”

Cloud computing lets organizations remotely access a vast network of computers that can be tapped on-demand. In the U.S., IBM will spend $360 million to build a state-of-the-art data center at its facility in Research Triangle Park, N.C. The company will renovate a building on its campus, aiming to reuse 95 percent of the original building’s shell and recycle 90 percent of the materials from the original building.

The new cloud computing center in Tokyo will provide large companies, universities and government agencies immediate access to experts who can help them deploy cloud computing environments. Both new centers will link to seven other IBM cloud centers around the world.

Data centers are the backbone of information technology (IT) infrastructure for businesses and other organizations, with powerful servers and storage systems running technology including software applications, email and web sites. IBM owns and operates more than 8 million square feet of data center space — more than any other company in the world.

For more information about IBM, please visit: www.ibm.com.

The Planet Web Hosting Provider, to Participate in 2008 Affiliate Summit East

Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - August 8, 2008 - Privately held dedicated web hosting company, The Planet, will participate at the 2008 Affiliate Summit East, to be held August 10-12 at the Boston Seaport Hotel.

The company will showcase its partner program at Table 70 during the Affiliate Meet Market. The Planet affiliate program provides a 100 percent commission to registered affiliates who refer new customers to the company. The one-time commission, based on the referred customer’s total monthly recurring order value, is paid to affiliates 45 days after a new order is placed. There is no cap on the size of the order or the resulting commission paid.

James P. Treuting, Vice President of sales and operations at The Planet noted, ”At the request of our customers, we introduced our affiliate program seven months ago. We’ve seen outstanding success so far, which has led to enhancements including increases in affiliate commissions and a shortened payout-waiting period. At the conference, we expect to forge new partnerships, and we invite prospects to stop by our table to learn how they can make money simply by referring customers to The Planet.”

The Affiliate Summit, held several times a year, offers an educational showcase for affiliates, vendors and merchants. The conference agenda includes sessions on affiliate marketing strategies, trends and best practices.

Ultimately, The Planet’s goal is 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, please visit: www.theplanet.com/news/events.

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

Web Hosting Application, Ensim Unify, Garners Windows IT Pro Magazine Award

Santa Clara, California - (The Hosting News) - August 11, 2008 - Collaborative infrastructure and web hosting application, Ensim Corporation’s Unify Enterprise Edition, has received a bronze medal, by Penton Media’s Windows IT Pro magazine’s Editor’s Choice Awards.

Ensim received the award in the messaging category. Jeff Lewis, group publisher noted, ”The 2008 Editor’s Best Awards utilize our editors’ product knowledge and subject matter expertise to identify exceptional products that benefit the Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine reader communities. Our editors selected winners based on the product’s strategic importance to the market, its competitive advantages and its value to the customer. Our editors are tough, in-the-trenches critics. They demand solid value and performance from the products they select. Editor’s Best Award winners can feel proud that the products and services they developed have earned the respect and recognition of the Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine editorial staff.”

Available as snap-in tools or a full suite, Ensim Unify Enterprise Edition allows organizations to decrease operating costs, improve workforce effectiveness, and meet security and compliance goals. Unify Enterprise Edition redefines user provisioning and access control software for Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange and mobility applications such as BlackBerry Enterprise Server and Windows Mobile. It provides change management, automated provisioning, mobile and client device configuration, delegated administration, and resource optimization, all via an easy to use role-based Web portal.

Francois Depayras, Vice President of marketing and alliances at Ensim added, ”Receiving this honor from Windows IT Pro validates the quality of our product. We hope that when selecting user provisioning software, enterprises keep in mind that Ensim’s products are distinguished for their superior quality and performance.”

Penton Media’s Windows IT Pro, the largest independent Windows IT community in the world, has Windows IT Pro as its flagship print publication. Windows IT Pro also includes SQL Server Magazine and Office SharePoint Pro. The Windows IT Pro network has 2.5 million unique visitors to its Web sites each month, and more than one million subscribers who opt-in to one or more email newsletters. Windows IT Pro is the world’s leading producer of custom road shows, paid conferences and paid workshops for Windows and SQL Server IT and developer professionals.

Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the U.S., serving more than six million business professionals every month. The company’s market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein and Co., LP, and its co-investors.

Founded in 1998, Ensim Corporation is the leading provider of user provisioning and access control software. Ensim products are used by service providers and enterprises worldwide to accelerate and enable deployment of integrated solutions, simplify and automate secure management of complex environments, and increase user and IT productivity. Ensim is Microsoft Gold Certified, and maintains strategic partnerships with many leading infrastructure vendors including Research In Motion (BlackBerry), Hewlett-Packard, Accenture, Siemens and BroadSoft.

To learn more about Penton Media, Inc., please visit: www.penton.com.

For more information about Ensim, please visit: www.ensim.com.

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Web Hosting Company, Server Intellect, Premieres Upgraded Website

Orlando, Florida - (The Hosting News) - August 13, 2008 - Advanced Windows-based Shared, Virtual Private Server (VPS), Dedicated and Enterprise web hosting solutions firm, Server Intellect, has unveiled its new and improved website, including many new features.

The new site is the result of months of development by a team of dedicated developers at Server Intellect. The website was designed with a new clean look and feel. The layout and functionality was designed after deep analysis of customer website interaction and feedback. One of the most touted features of the new site is the Dedicated Server Configuration Tool. This option gives clients and prospective clients the ability to custom configure their new dedicated server online by selecting from over 40 base server configurations and customizing the memory, hard drives, and ports, among other features.

Eric Pratt, CEO of Server Intellect noted, ”This new website better reflects our long-term goals of providing enterprise class solutions to small and medium sized businesses worldwide. I am confident that customers will find this new site to be a great asset in their quest for a true IT Solutions Partner.”

Clients will receive an instant PDF quote which can be viewed or emailed to one or more people. Additionally, the quote is stored online and can be retrieved from the Server Intellect website for up to thirty days making the ordering process simple for those that need to align logistics before ordering. Along with the new Dedicated Server Configuration Tool, one of the biggest new benefits is the site search feature which allows clients and prospective clients to search for information with ease. The new search functionality will enable visitors to quickly narrow down and access specific information.

Server Intellect provides a wide array of options for small to medium sized businesses. The options range from basic web hosting services and dedicated server packages to sophisticated enterprise solutions encompassing multi-server load balanced configurations. All of the options are explained in detail on the site, allowing visitors to make better informed decisions.

For more information about Server Intellect, please visit: www.serverintellect.com.

Dedicated Server Virtualization Firm, VMware VIP Partner Program, Expands

Palo Alto, California - (The Hosting News) - August 12, 2008 - Virtualization solutions firm, VMware, Inc.’s VIP Partner Program, has instituted its new VMware System Builder Program, designed for selling the VMware virtualization solutions.

The VMware System Builder Program provides certain unique benefits for system builders, including pre-sales technical support, targeted training programs, and new and improved marketing tools. System builders also can leverage all the best-in-class benefits of the VMware VIP Partner Program including the Advantage+ financial incentive program, the VMware Alliance Affiliate Initiative, the VMware Going Green Program, and the ability to sell VMware’s entire line of industry-leading virtualization solutions.

Steve Dallman, Vice President, worldwide reseller channel organization at Intel Corporation noted, ”For system builders focused on the server business, there is a great new opportunity for them to increase their value-add with VMware’s virtualization software. We are excited about VMware’s new System Builder program, which provides the necessary certified education and technical enablement resources for Intel channel partners to rapidly customize their server hardware solutions for a time-to-market advantage.”

A ‘’system builder” is considered to be an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) that focuses on local or national distribution. In addition, VMware has been working with leading global original design manufacturers (ODMs) to certify a wide range of one-, two- and four-socket server systems as well as blade servers for the VMware ESX and ESXi hypervisors. ODMs supply many system builders with the hardware they use to build and brand their custom systems. This existing effort from VMware provides system builders participating in the new program even more flexibility in how they make VMware virtualization available by offering a broader range of hardware options to suit the needs of customers of all sizes.

VMware system builders worldwide can sell VMware’s entire line of datacenter and desktop virtualization solutions - composed of more than 20 products that run on top of the industry-leading VMware ESX hypervisor - and have access to specialized benefits including:

• Up to 10 instances of pre-sales technical support targeted to help system builders successfully integrate their systems for customers
• Online trouble-shooting courses and comprehensive technical training that helps system builders provide the unique technical support their customers need
• New marketing programs and sales tools designed specifically to help system builder partners capitalize on the market opportunity of VMware virtualization, including a unique system builder logo, a system builder community forum and sales training

In addition to the specialized benefits, system builders can take advantage of the full benefits of the VMware VIP Partner Program, including:

• The VMware Advantage+ financial incentive program, which delivers best-in-class margin enhancements to VMware VIP partners and is designed to help reward the partner’s investments when proactively selling VMware products and solutions. The VMware VIP Partner Program rewards VMware VIP partners with a combined up-front discount and back-end rebate program when selling into new accounts, registering new opportunities and influencing deals.
• The VMware Alliance Affiliate Initiative, which enables partners to accelerate profitability through joint solution selling with VMware’s technology alliance partners.
• The VMware Going Green Program, which provides financial incentives to partners in North America who participate in the energy-efficiency rebate programs offered by a growing number of utility companies nationwide, helping companies who virtualize their datacenters to reduce power consumption.
• VMware demand generation programs, which help partners integrate and execute virtualization marketing activities quickly and easily including pre-packaged customizable campaigns, Website-in-a-box content, RSS feeds and other activities.

Steve Houck, Vice President of worldwide channels at VMware remarked, ”System builders account for a significant number of servers sold around the world, especially to small and medium businesses, so it is important that we provide them with the tools they need to capitalize on the global market opportunity for VMware virtualization. Now that customers and partners can download the VMware ESXi hypervisor free of charge, we expect virtualization to become even more pervasive, increasing the demand for system builder offerings. To help address this, we will continue to broaden our world-class partner program, which now enables our system builder partners to more easily develop their expertise, achieve additional profitability and stimulate demand for their solutions through VMware virtualization.”

VMware, a global virtualization solutions provider, from the desktop to the datacentre. Customers of all sizes rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green. With 2007 revenues of $1.3 billion, more than 100,000 customers and nearly 14,000 partners, VMware is one of the fastest growing public software companies. VMware is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and on the web at www.vmware.com. VMware Canada is headquartered in Burlington, Ontario.

To learn more about the VMware System Builder program, please visit: www.vmware.com/partners/vip/system-builders.

For more about VMware, please visit: www.vmware.com.