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Web Hosting Resource, Easy Antispam, Debuts E-Mail Protection for Domains

Las Vegas, Nevada - (The Hosting News) - December 5, 2007 - At the WebmasterWorld PubCon conference in Las Vegas, Easy Antispam debuted the immediate availability of its new DomainProtect service, designed to allow domain owners to easily and affordably provide advanced email protection services to their email users without installing any software on mail servers or client computers.

The DomainProtect service brings all the advanced email protections of Easy Antispam’s proven ServerProtect service, which protects complete mail servers, to individual domain owners. Easy Antispam’s Email Protection Services are built on the powerful antispam technology of MessageIQ by MailFoundry, recognized as one of the best antispam platforms available.

DomainProtect will protect all email users of a domain and any alias domains from spam, viruses, phishing emails and other email attacks.  Sophisticated, real-time quarantine management is available to all users at no additional charge. Disaster recovery mail spooling is also included at no charge. Because there is no additional hardware or software to install, DomainProtect is the easiest antispam solution available.

DomainProtect is priced at $4.95 per month per domain for unlimited alias domains, unlimited users and up to 20,000 processed messages per month.

Easy Antispam is a service of Interjuncture Corp., a Crystal Lake, Illinois-based media and technology company.  Easy Antispam’s ServerProtect service was launched in early 2005 and protects the email of thousands of companies and organizations today.  Easy Antispam is a leading provider of email protection tools based on the MailFoundry antispam platform, including DomainProtect and ServerProtect services and MailFoundry hardware appliances.

To learn more about DomainProtect, please visit: www.easyantispam.com.

Colocation, VoIP Firm, Level 3, Deploys Streaming Services

San Jose, California - (The Hosting News) - December 7, 2007 - Colocation, VoIP, and Internet backbone company, Level 3 Communications, has expanded its global content delivery portfolio to include streaming services. Formerly in beta, Level 3’s streaming service is being launched today on one of the world’s largest and most connected IP networks.

According to the company, third party research firms rank Level 3’s network number one in terms of connectivity, based on the Level 3 network having the fewest average hops or connections to any given IP address in the world. When combined with Level 3’s direct Internet connectivity to the largest broadband providers in North America, Level 3 facilitates the shortest route to 75 percent of ”eyeballs” in the United States.

H.S. Kim, Chief Executive Officer and President of World Cyber Games noted, ”Content delivery services are the most critical infrastructure of World Cyber Games’ (WCG’s) global on-line practice, and we are very pleased to procure these important services from Level 3. Using Level 3’s streaming service, in October we organized and streamed our grand final event and other national operations from Seattle, Wash., to 74 countries and made the grand final available to our 1.5 million global WCG tournament participants.”

From a standing start in May of 2007, Level 3 has already deployed 700 Gbps of CDN capacity. Capacity is expected to exceed one terabit per second by the end of the first quarter of 2008, less than one year after launching CDN services. Industry-leading connectivity and significant deployed capacity provide streaming customers with a robust streaming solution that efficiently delivers content worldwide in multiple formats with varied streaming rates. Level 3 plans to complete the full integration of the video management platform it acquired as part of its acquisition of Servecast in the first quarter of 2008.

Level 3’s streaming services enables content providers to distribute rich media content from a global network of streaming servers. The deployment of these streaming servers enables content providers to reach millions of users worldwide with Level 3’s portfolio of services. Level 3 helps its streaming customers to provide end users with a dependable and refined video experience.

Brady Rafuse, President of Level 3’s Content Markets Group noted, ”Content owners such as sports broadcasters, movie studios, television networks and others are delivering more of their digital assets via the Internet, dependable streaming services are of paramount importance. Level 3 is a major player in this space, our network and content delivery services uniquely position us to meet the challenge of delivering massive amounts of rich media content over the Internet.”

Level 3 plans to support all of the leading streaming media formats for live and on-demand viewing including Microsoft Windows MediaTM, video for Adobe FlashTM Player, Real Player TM, QuickTime TM, and the Move TM Media Player.

John Edwards, Chief Executive Officer of Move Networks added, ”We are thrilled to be working with an industry leader like Level 3 to deliver Move Media Services. Move Media Services build audiences and bind consumers to broadcasters and advertisers like never before. We were attracted to the Level 3 streaming platform because of its cost advantages and ability to continually scale to meet the growing demands that increased adoption of HD streaming places on networks.”

Additionally, as a member of the Microsoft Silverlight TM Partner Initiative, Level 3 is supporting Microsoft Silverlight, a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications for the web.

Sean Alexander, Director of Silverlight Media at Microsoft Corp. added, ”Our relationship with Level 3 enables Silverlight users to develop engaging video applications with the confidence that Level 3 will deliver their content over a high-performance, scalable and dependable platform.”

Since announcing the availability of caching and downloading services in May of this year, Level 3 has been focused on building a new, high-capacity platform that supports competitive features and enhanced performance. The company has been working closely with customers that serve large volumes of digital content online to develop solutions and pricing structures that meet their needs.

Consistent with its previously determined pricing strategy for its caching and downloading services, Level 3 has aligned its prices for streaming services with its prices for high-speed Internet access. The unit price of High-speed Internet access, Caching and Downloading, and Streaming Delivery are the same. There will be additional charges for certain player formats due to their licensing arrangements, except for Windows Media Format, which has no additional charges. Furthermore, there will be no premium charges for bursts or large file sizes for any of the streaming formats - an industry first.

Level 3’s comprehensive content delivery portfolio provides a full suite of services to its customers. From the acquisition of HD programming and live events on the Vyvx Broadcast Services platform to the streaming of that content in HD to display screens around the world, Level 3 can provide solutions for virtually every element in the HD supply chain. From camera to display, Level 3 enables its customers to distribute and monetize their digital assets. Major television networks, top advertising agencies, 8 of the top 10 most visited Web sites, top movie studios, and many of the biggest social networking sites all trust Level 3 with their business.

Level 3 Communications, Inc., an international communications company, operates one of the largest Internet backbones in the world. Through its customers, Level 3 is the primary provider of Internet connectivity for millions of broadband subscribers. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services over its broadband fiber optic network including Internet Protocol (IP) services, broadband transport and infrastructure services, colocation services, voice services and voice over IP services. The services are designed to provide building blocks that enable Level 3’s customers to meet growing demands for advanced communications solutions.The principal components offered by Level 3’s (3)VoIP Enhanced Local service include network trunking, local telephone numbers, local number portability, the safety of E-911, operator assistance, caller ID, directory listings, and directory assistance. The service is designed to allow Level 3 customers to retain the flexibility to manage and control end-user features without the difficulties of implementing complex interconnection arrangements.

For more information about Level 3, please visit: www.level3.com.

Dedicated Server Reseller Web Hosting Firm, Crucial Paradigm, Opens New Division

Sydney, Australia - (The Hosting News) - December 7, 2007 - Shared, reseller, dedicated and managed web hosting solutions firm, Crucial Paradigm, has released plans to market to the Australian hosting community with a newly launched division, Crucial Paradigm Australia.

The new division, will guarantee to customers that all hardware and operations of the company are physically located in Australia. The company has seen strong demand from businesses in the local market looking for such a guarantee.

Aaron Weller, Director of Crucial Paradigm noted, ”For our Australian clients, locating hardware locally offers increased speeds, lower latency, and a better peace of mind. We are excited about this launch, as our extensive research and development is finally coming to fruition. We are sincerely looking forward to developing new relationships with local businesses.”

Crucial Paradigm Australia has been in development for about a year. The company hopes to expand Australian operations in the coming months, and introduce new services, such as Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS) plans. Additional announcements will be made as new products and services are added.

Servers will be located in Sydney, Australia in the Equinix Datacenter. Shared hosting plans start at AUD $14.95/monthly for 1,000MB of storage space and 3,000MB of monthly data transfer. Business plans start at AUD $29.95/monthly for 1,000MB of space and 5,000MB of data transfer. All plans include 24×7 technical support and a variety of value-added features.

For more information about Crucial Paradigm, please visit: http://www.crucialp.com.

For more information about Crucial Paradigm Australia, please visit: www.crucial.com.au.
Founded in 2003, Crucial Paradigm operates in multiple locations around the world. The privately-owned, debt-free company offers a wide range of hosting solutions from Basic Web Hosting to Reseller Hosting, Virtual Dedicated Servers, Dedicated Servers and High Traffic Clusters, custom designed, based on each client’s individual requirements.

For more information about reseller hosting from Crucial Paradigm, please visit: Crucial Paradigm Australia (http://www.crucial.com.au).

To learn more about Crucial Paradigm, please visit: www.crucialp.com.

Web Hosting Provider, HostWorks, Selected to Host Partner4real Website

Sydney, Australia - (The Hosting News) - December 6, 2007 - Web applications hosting and online technology services company, HostWorks, has been chosen to host Partner4real, an online dating service aimed at the Facebook generation, to meet customer demand on its website, which exceeded 12,000 visitors a day within weeks of going live.

Hostworks is a specialist company that guarantees the online performance of some of Australia’s most successful businesses including Codan, Compass Group, Network Ten, SBS, News Digital Media, ninemsn, realestate.com.au, SEEK, Southern Cross View, Ticketek and Wotif.com.

Partner4real.com.au was established in June 2007 after Australian entrepreneurs, Chris McKay and Anthony Johnston, met by chance at a Sydney carwash. With plans to turn online dating on its head, the pair launched a new way people could search for potential partners in Australia and, during 2008, in the US and the UK.

Chris McKay, Co-founder and Managing Director of Partner4real commented, ”During the stunt, we were getting up to 12,000 visitors to the website a day.”

Aimed at 24-39 year olds, Partner4real.com.au distinguishes itself in the competitive online dating space by providing social networking tools such as a ”Lifelog” to which members upload photos and videos via their mobile phones and email, free of charge. Partner4real.com.au generated massive publicity in August when it set up Sydney’s luckiest bachelor, Paul Bardetta, in a glass house on Circular Quay, where he chose four dates a day from women who signed up online for their chance to join in the dating game.

Mr. McKay added, ”Hostworks was able to handle that demand - there were no issues. They have a very good reputation and they are the best of breed in the country at what they do. It was their managed services and the infrastructure they worked with that made them attractive as a technology partner. I’m familiar with the Hostworks data centre, their methodologies, managed service capability and their procedures. We wanted a partner which was very reliable and had the infrastructure and managed service capability to support our growth and scalability. We want to go international with the site during 2008, with Hostworks supporting it. Hostworks guarantees that we don’t lose the website during power failures or suffer unplanned downtime. It also meets our requirements for a high level of IT security.”

Hostworks provides the managed services that power Partner4real’s MySQL database and applications, including the Apache web server and Tomcat application server, running on Red Hat Linux 5.0.

Mr. McKay also indicated that Hostworks provided data communication services for Partner4real, stating that ”Hostworks’ 24X7 managed services give us a real turnkey solution. It’s a complete service they provide for the website. We don’t have to worry at all about the back end. Our strategy is to make the service absolutely bullet-proof here and then go into the US and UK. Once we are satisfied with the website as a product, and we feel it’s supporting the Australian market, then we will take it overseas in 2008 and support it from Australia with Hostworks. We have been very happy with Hostworks to date. They are not the cheapest guy in the store, but you get what you pay for. Hostworks is the best of breed in the country. Hostworks looks after the bigger players. If you want a stable environment and you want it managed correctly, we would recommend Hostworks for anyone looking to scale up and go international. Because of the fact that we want to go international, we needed to go with a company of that calibre.”

Privately held HostWorks, Inc. has provided over 500 clients with managed web hosting, web applications development and site development services since 1996. HostWorks also provides Internet Marketing Services and web application software meet business-to-business and business-to-consumer needs.

To learn more, please visit: http://hostworks.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.

Web Hosting Firm, The Planet, Premieres Double Down, Triple Play Promotions

Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - December 7, 2007 - Privately held dedicated web hosting company, The Planet, has debuted the launch of a dual promotion for all new server orders, including a broad array of options for expanding server performance.

Urvish Vashi, Director of Product Management at The Planet remarked, ”We hear regularly from customers that RAM, disk space and bandwidth are the promotion options they most appreciate, and we’ve designed this promotion so customers can have it their way. From news accounts, it appears the holiday season is off to a great start for customers with an e-tailing presence, so this is the perfect time to maximize server performance.”

Through Jan. 14, 2008, or while limited promotional supplies last, customers can select either of the company’s most popular options: Double Down or Triple Play. On new server orders, they can double RAM, hard drive disk space or bandwidth at no additional cost with any new server order; or they can triple their performance by doubling RAM, hard disk space and bandwidth for a nominal $47 per month (Double Down and Triple Play are available on new server orders only; exceptions apply).

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/double-or-triple.

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

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