Web Hosting News
Acquisition by PhoenixNAP Finalized
(Ping! Zine Web Hosting Magazine) – A deal has been finalized, officially making web host Secured Servers a part of colocation provider Phoenix NAP. Despite the deal being announced just Monday, the companies initially agreed to join up in August of last year. Services provided for by Secured Servers include cloud, backup and storage, dedicated [...] Continue reading
Host Virtual Expands Investment in London Cloud
(Ping! Zine Web Hosting Magazine) – Host Virtual is pleased to announce that it is expanding its Cloud Service in London. “London has become a pivotal location for us since we launched there,” said Sandy Bhargavi, Sr. Vice President of Operations. “We are pleased to continue our investment in the UK market.” Situated in the [...] Continue reading
WebHostingBuzz Revamps Affiliate Program
(Ping! Zine Web Hosting Magazine) – US based web hosting company WebHostingBuzz has improved upon its highly popular web hosting affiliate program, awarding those who refer their friends and family to the service handsome commission payouts. “Our affiliate program has been a tremendous success, and we have decided to make the rewards even more compelling for our affiliates,” [...] Continue reading
Former Microsoft Employee Appointed CTO at GlobalSign
(Ping! Zine Web Hosting Magazine) – SSL certificate authority GlobalSign announced on Monday that it had added a Microsoft veteran to its leadership team. Ryan Hurst who formerly worked on Microsoft’s Root Certificate program will assume the position of Chief Technology Officer at GlobalSign. As a certificate authority, GlobalySign’s services include SSL, data privacy, email [...] Continue reading
UK2Group Launches Cloud Portal for Employees
(Ping! Zine Web Hosting Magazine) – The UK2 Group, the British-based company behind top web hosting brands including VPS.NET, WestHost, Resell.biz, and Midphase revealed on Saturday that it had deployed a new cloud supporting coordination of company services. Referred to by the UK2Group as an “enterprise employee portal,” regions the platform supports include the United [...] Continue reading
Hostnet Clients Spamfree, because of Partnership with SpamExperts
(Ping! Zine Web Hosting Magazine) – SpamExperts, the leading provider of email security, and Hostnet, the largest provider of hosting and domain name services in the Netherlands, will start the fight against spam together. Today, this partnership has been officially announced and the inbound and outbound email filtering from SpamExperts has been implemented in the [...] Continue reading
Data Center Talk Provides Easy Access to Data Center Resources
(Ping! Zine Web Hosting Magazine) – Data Center Talk, a leading data center industry portal, is pleased to announce the expansion of its services with free access to data center resources and the latest data center information. After years as the data center industry’s premier forum, DCT is expanding to be a one-stop gateway to [...] Continue reading
Survey: Facebook Users Not Taking Kindly to Profile Change
(Ping! Zine Web Hosting Magazine) – So far, Facebook users aren’t taking too kindly to the social network’s revamp of users profiles. The overhaul known as Timeline is meant to make it easier for users to browse their ways through a profile’s history. Profile visitors can view older photo and friend additions, status updates and [...] Continue reading
