Web Hosting Development Solution Firm, R1Soft, Acquired by BBS Technologies (Cpanel)

Web Hosting Development Solution Firm, R1Soft, Acquired by BBS Technologies

Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - December 5, 2007 - Developer of near-continuous data protection products for Linux and Windows, R1Soft, has been acquired by BBS Technologies, Inc., to strengthen its position in the Windows systems management market and give access to R1Soft, of BBS’ distribution channel, support capabilities, and engineering resources.

Rick Pleczko, President and CEO, BBS Technologies noted, ”The acquisition of R1Soft expands our footprint in the Windows backup and recovery space as well as extending our reach into the fast growing Linux Server market. As Linux and MySQL play key roles in organizations worldwide, this announcement represents an important step in positioning us to meet a broader set of customer needs during 2008 and beyond. We welcome the R1Soft team and products into our company.”

Effective immediately, R1Soft will be integrated as a division of BBS Technologies headed up by David Wartell, founder and CEO of R1Soft. R1Soft will continue to pursue its existing product development goals, and existing employees will continue to work under the new division.

David Wartell President and CEO of R1Soft added, ”We are excited about becoming part of BBS Technologies as it will enable us to accelerate our product development plans, increase our penetration into existing markets and provide us with the resources to enter new product and market spaces. The combination is a true win-win for our customers and our company. Our commitment to excellence remains unchanged.”

R1Soft currently produces Continuous Data Protection solutions designed for data centers, web hosting providers, and other firms using Linux servers. Founded in 2003, Righteous Software is a provider of disk-based backup solutions, with low cost, scalable and integrated products, featuring products designed to integrate with Linux-based systems.

For more information about R1Soft, please visit: www.r1soft.com.

WiredTree Managed Hosting Solutions Firm, Opens Second Datacenter

Chicago, Illinois - (The Hosting News) - December 6, 2007 - Managed dedicated and virtual private server (VPS) hosting solutions provider, WiredTree, has selected 427 LaSalle Street in Chicago, as the location for its most recent datacenter expansion.

Zac Cogswell, President of WiredTree remarked, ”After an extensive evaluation process, we selected this facility because it has the redundant infrastructure and controls in place that our mission-critical hosting requires. Not only has the facility been recently renovated, it’s located just a couple of blocks from our corporate headquarters in downtown Chicago.”

The new datacenter, which provides up to 60,000 square feet of conditioned datacenter space for WiredTree to move into immediately, is hoped to allow the company to expand its product and service offerings while still maintaining its rigid quality control standards. The new facility provides WiredTree with three 3,000 AMP 480Volt 3 Phase ComEd electrical feeds from multiple power sub-stations; three 2-megawatt electrical generators; four 500KvA UPS systems; and four 300-ton chillers. The new datacenter also provides 24×7 security staffing, including digital security cameras, a key card access system, and data tracking and recording.

Additionally, the facility has automated logic monitoring of all electrical equipment, as well as connectivity to multiple backbone providers, including Savvis, Level3, AT and T, Qwest, XO, Sprint-Nextel, Verizon, Abovenet and Cogent.

Mr. Cogswell continued, ”Our new datacenter will allow us to continue to both serve our existing client base and expand our network to additional Tier-1 providers. It’s always been our goal to provide the latest technology - whether it’s datacenter capabilities or server hardware - to meet the growing needs of our customers. This new facility is latest step in that process.”

Formed in June, 2006, WiredTree provides Fully-Managed Dedicated and Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting, with customer support, a suite of service offerings, and comprehensive network design.

To learn more about WiredTree, please visit: www.wiredtree.com.

Website Applications Firm, Sonic Foundry, Exhibits at Streaming Media West 2007

Madison, Wisconsin - (The Hosting News) - December 4, 2007 - Over 2,500 executives attended a conference to learn best practices for online video applications within the enterprise, at the Streaming Media West Conference and Exhibition at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, CA.

Sonic Foundry, Inc.’s Chairman and CEO Rimas Buinevicius, was a featured speaker, participating in the panel session ”The Enterprise Streaming Ecosystem,” addressing the growing acceptance and appreciation of streaming media within the enterprise, as well as the expectations of the user base.

Attended by more than 2,500 executives last year, the Streaming Media West Conference covers both the business of online video and the technology of streaming, downloading, webcasting, Internet TV, IPTV and mobile video. The conference also addresses both corporate and consumer business, technology and content issues in the enterprise; advertising, media and entertainment; broadcast and education markets.

In the few years since it was first introduced, Sonic Foundry’s Mediasite product and service offering has set the standard as a transformational communication medium for delivering critical information and sharing knowledge. The patented Mediasite webcasting and content management system automates the capture, management, delivery and search of multimedia presentations (combining audio, video and accompanying graphics) for live or on-demand viewing. To showcase the expert knowledge captured by Sonic Foundry customers, the company launched www.mediasite.com — the first searchable website that features thousands of publicly-available presentations given at major universities, businesses and local, state and federal agencies.

During the conference, Mr. Buinevicius accepted two Streaming Media Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards on behalf of the company for Best Webcasting Appliance and Best Webcasting Platform.

Founded in 1991, Sonic Foundry is a technology leader in the emerging rich media communications marketplace, providing enterprise solutions and services that link an information driven world. Sonic Foundry is named on Ziff Davis Media’s Baseline Magazine’s list of the top ten fastest-growing software companies with sales under $150 million and named one of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 companies. Voted Best Webcasting Platform and Best Webcasting Appliance in the Streaming Media Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards, the company’s solutions are trusted by education institutions, Fortune 500 companies, and government agencies for a variety of critical communication needs. Sonic Foundry is changing the way organizations communicate via the Web and how people around the globe receive vital information needed for work, professional advancement, safety and education. Sonic Foundry is based in Madison, WI.

To learn more about Sonic Foundry’s new website, please visit: www.mediasite.com.

For more information about Sonic Foundry, please visit: www.sonicfoundry.com.

Dedicated Server Web Hosting Firm, The Planet, Premieres Private Rack Promotion

Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - December 3, 2007 - Privately held dedicated web hosting company, The Planet, has premiered a new promotion, providing special pricing for current private rack customers on a selection of Dell PowerEdge servers.

Urvish Vashi, Director of Product Management at The Planet remarked, ”Private racks provide complete flexibility for our customers’ hosting environments by enabling custom networking options, advanced firewalls and load balancers, in addition to increased bandwidth options. Customers can plan for both holiday spikes and future growth by taking advantage of these great prices now.”

The ”Fill Your Rack” promotion is available on new server orders for private rack customers until Monday, Dec. 31, 2007, or while supplies last.

Ultimately, The Planet endeavors to provide the following:

• High level 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 more than 22,000 small and medium size businesses and 2.8 million web sites worldwide, using the best choice of servers, software tools and support, backed by state-of-the-art facilities and network connectivity.

To learn more about the new promotional pricing, please visit: www.theplanet.com/fill-your-rack.

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

Web Hosting Provider, DiscountASP.NET, Enhances Control Panel Integration

Pasadena, California - (The Hosting News) - December 4, 2007 - ASP.net hosting and SQL hosting provider, DiscountASP.NET, has debuted the beta launch of Microsoft CardSpace integration, into its ASP.NET web hosting control panel.

Takeshi Eto, VP Marketing at DiscountASP.NET remarked, ”The Control Panel CardSpace integration serves two main purposes. First, especially with the recent introduction of .NET 3.5 hosting, we wanted to demonstrate the use of new .NET 3.x technology. Second, we wanted to give our customers the opportunity to provide feedback on CardSpace during this early stage as Microsoft works toward delivering on their vision for an Identity Metasystem.”

With the new addition, using the traditional username and password login access, customers with Internet Explorer 7 and CardSpace on their local computer can use personal Information Cards for password-free login to their hosting control panel.

Microsoft introduced Windows CardSpace with the .NET Framework 3.0 release. CardSpace replaces the traditional username and password authentication with tools that help users better manage their digital identities while shielding them from various forms of identity attacks, such as phishing or brute force password attacks. Users can maintain a set of personal digital identities in the form of visual Information Cards, which can be self-issued or issued by an identity provider.

To use the CardSpace login option, users must first log into their hosting control panel and bind their InfoCard to their account using a newly launched Information Card Binding feature. After associating their InfoCard to their account, users can use the CardSpace login.

Earlier this year, has entered into a partnership with ASP.NET web and intranet solution provider, Xigla Software. Under the new partnership, DiscountASP.NET customers can receive a 20% discount on Xigla Software .NET applications. Xigla Software users may also receive six months of free web hosting for the first year of the Base ASP.NET hosting annual plan.

Xigla is a software development company focused on providing web-based solutions for content management, customer support and live chat, banner ad tracking and e-marketing using the latest Microsoft Technologies (ASP.NET and SQL Server). Its patent pending XLA Architecture is designed to ensure capability without complexity, on web based applications.

In addition, DiscountASP.NET received the 2007 Readers’ Choice Award for Best Web Hosting, from Visual Studio Magazine. The 2007 winners, which appear in the June issue, are chosen by Visual Studio Magazine’s readers and honor excellent software and services in 22 development categories. DiscountASP.NET also received the Visual Studio Readers’ Choice Award for Best Hosting in 2005 and the Best Hosting Merit Award in 2006.

DiscountASP.NET is a Microsoft Windows-based shared hosting provider, focused on ASP.NET and SQL database hosting. A Microsoft Gold Certified partner, DiscountASP.NET was one of the first hosts to launch a free .NET 3.5 hosting and IIS7 hosting beta program, Silverlight-compatible hosting, and ASP.NET AJAX hosting.

For more information about DiscountASP.NET, please visit: www.discountasp.net.

HostMySite Unveils Special Holiday Web Hosting Plan Promotion

Newark, Delaware - (The Hosting News) - December 6, 2007 - Web hosting company, HostMySite.com, has unveiled a special promotion for the month of December, designed as a special thanks to customers, over the holiday season.

The holiday promotion for the web hosting firm’s shared hosting plans, is a free gift card from one of the Internet’s most popular online retailers. Customers receive the gift card when they purchase an annual hosting plan. The value of the gift card ranges from $10 to $25, depending on which plan is purchased.

HostMySite.com decided to continue the ‘Double Your Processing Power’ promotion for select dedicated server configurations and processors due to the great amount of customer feedback from November. Customers who buy a single core processor get a dual core and those who buy a dual core processor get a quad core. In addition, the host is cutting setup fees in half for dedicated customers.

Derek Vaughan, Vice President of Marketing for HostMySite.com remarked, ”We wanted to give something back to our customers as a way of saying ‘Thank You’ this holiday season. Finding a way to help customers with their online shopping or saving them hundreds of dollars on a dedicated hosting solution is what HostMySite.com is all about–giving back great value and exceptional service.”

HostMySite.com was recently honored by the Entrepreneurs’ Forum of Greater Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Business Journal and Wharton Small Business Development Center as a recipient of the ‘Philadelphia 100′, which tracks the fastest growing, privately held companies in the Greater Philadelphia area. HostMySite.com was ranked 38th out of the elite 100 companies. The company also celebrated 10 years in the web hosting and domain name business this year. HostMySite.com hosts websites from over 130 separate countries around the globe.

Founded in 1997, HostMySite.com is a privately-held provider of customer-focused web hosting services. With a combination of sophisticated hosting technology and applied business knowledge, HostMySite.com provides individuals, small businesses, and large corporations with affordable managed dedicated servers, Virtual Private Servers (VPS), and shared web hosting solutions, supported by 24×7x365 live support through toll-free telephone, email, and live online chat. The company is based in Newark, Delaware.

To learn more about the promotion, please visit: www.hostmysite.com/hosting/eom.

For more information about HostMySite.com, please visit: www.hostmysite.com.

Web Hosting Provider, Canada Web Hosting, Receives Eventi Capital Investment

Toronto, Canada - (The Hosting News) - December 6, 2007 - Managed web hosting company, Canada Web Hosting, has relinquished an unspecified equity stake to Eventi Capital Partners Inc. Canada Web Hosting CEO, Brian Shepard, said in a release that the company is on track for another record year.

According to the company, the investment ”will enhance the quality and scope of service, expand capacity and accelerate growth,” the companies said. ”Eventi will also contribute management guidance from their deep level of experience with rapidly growing, technology-based service companies.”

Mr. Shepard added, ”We welcome Eventi as a key partner as we take our business to the next level in 2008, providing us with additional expertise and capital to deliver more services and build out state-of-the-art facilities as we expand our loyal customer base.”

Bill Di Nardo, Managing Director of Eventi remarked, ”Canada Web Hosting has shown “a powerful combination of operational excellence, customer focus, corporate values and employee dedication.”

Canada Web Hosting endeavors to deliver mission-critical hosting solutions to Canadian and American clients from its world-class operations centers in Toronto and Vancouver. CWH’s mission is to provide the highest-value enterprise-class hosting solutions available in Canada through a comprehensive, customer-focused sales and technical support model in combination with robust network and data center services from key geographical locations.

For more information on Canada Web Hosting, please visit: www.canadawebhosting.com.

Port City Web Hosting Firm, Expands with New Sales Manager, Relocation

Portsmouth, New Hampshire - (The Hosting News) - December 3, 2007 - Website hosting, design and development firm, Port City Web, has assigned a new sales and marketing manager, with plans to expand corporate offices for business growth, as the company prepares to sign a new Class-A office space lease.

While relocating its corporate headquarters, Port City Web welcomes Andrew Ghezzi as the new Sales and Marketing Manager. Andrew Ghezzi will be responsible for re-building the sales and marketing teams and departments within Port City Web, as well as handling new sales opportunities. Prior to joining Port City Web, Andrew was the founder of the actions sports retailer, Powerline Sports. Over the course of four years, Andrew was instrumental in expanding its retail operations into three locations as well as positioning Powerline Sports as a top ranked ecommerce destination for kiteboarding related gear on the web. The business was sold in 2007 to a group of private investors.

Prior to Powerline Sports, Mr. Ghezzi worked in various sales and account management roles at E*Trade Financial in Boston, MA and Computershare in Jersey City, NJ. Andrew holds a Master’s Degree in Risk Management from Georgia State University as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Binghamton University.

Erik Crago, President and CEO of Port City Web remarked, ”I’m thrilled to have Andrew join us and look forward to a new chapter in our history at Port City Web. His background in ecommerce, along with his experience in sales and account management, coupled with his years in New York City and Boston, helps Andrew stand out from his competition. His level of professionalism and understanding of ecommerce will help our customers immensely, and will help Port City Web bring on new levels of customers,” noted Crago. We have seen explosive growth in web services in 2007 and expect it to continue into 2008.”

Additionally, Port City Web is close to signing a new lease for just over 2,000 square feet of Class-A office space in the Pease area of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Mr. Crago continued, ”We have experienced another year of double digit growth and have run out of space in our current 4,000 square foot facility. The new facility will have expanded conference rooms, more space for developers, designers and other professional staff, and the building is in the heart of Pease, the new business district in Portsmouth.”

The company expects to relocate the web services, executive, sales and marketing, as well as project management staff to the new location by the first of the new year.

Port City Web is a, full-service website hosting, design, development, and marketing company. Specializing in online commerce, also known as ecommerce, Port City Web provides cost effective electronic marketing tools that are built to work with current systems. Past and present clients include The University of New Hampshire, Born and Bicknell, Columbia University, Service Credit Union, NAPS, K2, Lonza Biologics and Smith and Wesson.

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

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