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(The Hosting News)- Rackspace® Hosting (NYSE:RAX), one of the most high profile companies  in the field of hosting and cloud computing, released news that  its Rackspace Email & Apps division now hosts more than 1.6 million paid mailboxes across its hosted email offerings. New and existing customers cite best-in-class migration, Fanatical Support® and a robust email platform at an affordable price as the common reasons for choosing Rackspace.

“Businesses shouldn’t have to manage in-house email servers anymore,” said Pat Matthews, general manager, Rackspace Email & Apps. “But email is more mission critical than ever and IT managers need to partner with a company they can trust. Rackspace bridges the gap for companies that don’t want to invest in expensive on-premise systems but still need business-class email and a company that will service them when they need it. The traction we have achieved in a tough economy shows that we have been successful in bridging that gap.”

ReCourses is one such company, which turned to Rackspace after experiencing the problems of managing their own email system in-house. David Baker, founder of ReCourses, a truly global business providing consulting services to the marketing industry, was managing his own email server. But if there was a problem while he was traveling, he had no way to physically get the server back online. David made the decision to move to a hosted email solution, which provided him with the peace of mind he needed to focus on more critical aspects of his business. According to Baker, “Uptime and excellent support were very important factors in my decision. Rackspace has exceeded my expectations in those areas, which gives me confidence that I can conduct my business without worrying about risks such as an outage.”

Bundle City was using the free email service that was bundled with their web hosting package, but they were frustrated with the poor service and lack of features. As an online marketplace, Bundle City relies almost exclusively on email communications to conduct business. For them, speed and reliability of communication was especially important. “Rackspace Email offers advanced features . . . yet it’s still extremely affordable for a small business,” said Bundle City founder, Pez Elias.

Another customer, Thomas Vranas, was in search of a replacement for his company’s legacy POP email system, when he found Rackspace. “The POP email was not conducive to running a mid-sized company,” said Vranas, president of PROACT Search, a premier executive search and management consulting firm. “Things I’d taken for granted in the corporate world, like calendars, sharing, and invites, are necessities.” Rather than build an IT infrastructure from scratch, Vranas chose Rackspace Email due to its flexibility in product offerings, satisfaction-guaranteed uptime, scalability, and access to around-the-clock Fanatical Support.

Rackspace Email features spam and virus protection, a unique and easy-to-use control panel for administrators, large mailbox storage and attachment size, desktop access with Microsoft Outlook, and integration with mobile devices, all backed by Fanatical Support®. Rackspace also offers hosted Microsoft Exchange, as well as a hybrid offering of Microsoft Exchange Hosting and Rackspace Email.

Rackspace Email & Apps Division Achieves Record Succes is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.

(The Hosting News) – Jersey City, NJ – DataPipe, a global provider of managed hosting and security services, was recognized as one of New Jersey’s 50 fastest growing companies by NJBIZ Magazine at an awards event sponsored by Rothstein Kass, Lowenstein Sandler, PNC, Extensis and Cigna in November. This marks the fourth time and second consecutive year DataPipe was chosen as one of New Jersey’s Fastest Growing Companies.

“At a time when many New Jersey businesses are struggling, DataPipe continues to deliver exceptional results,” said Thomas Curtin, Publisher of NJBIZ. “We are pleased to recognize DataPipe for its consistent yearly growth rate and profitability which has a significant positive impact on the state economy,” Curtin said.

DataPipe was featured in the November 23rd issue of NJBIZ devoted to the 50 fastest growing privately held companies in New Jersey. Rothstein Kass reviewed all entrants’ revenue growth over the three-year period 2006-2008, and determined the 50 winners according to dollars and percentage growth.
Despite a challenging economic environment DataPipe has experienced significant growth over the last year and was also named 2009 Growth Company of the Year by the New Jersey Technology Council.

About DataPipe
DataPipe (www.datapipe.com) provides custom solutions for complex Internet-facing infrastructures. The company proactively manages security, monitoring, storage, data center operations, servers, and applications including database administration and the full software stack. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, DataPipe has more than 1000 customers in seven data centers and eight office locations in Silicon Valley, New York Metro, London, Hong Kong & Shanghai.
For more information about DataPipe, visit www.datapipe.com
Media Contact: Kristen Hamilton, kmhamilton@datapipe.com, 201.792.1918

DataPipe Named as a New Jersey’s Fastest Growing Company is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.

In the holiday spirit of giving, WebNet Hosting LLC is extending several exclusive holiday bargains to all new clients until December 31st, 2009. These exceptional deals include your first month free on any Miva Merchant Hosting plan; free setup for all shared and dedicated server packages and the Miva Merchant 5.5 license at no cost to you (a $995 value)! Miva Merchant 5.5 is the leader in PCI and PA-DSS Compliant shopping carts and offers a vast assortment of new features that will bring your online business to its optimal level of performance.

(The Hosting News)WebNet Hosting LLC is an industry leading e-commerce Miva Host and basic web hosting provider based in the Washington, DC metro area. Their state of the art data center includes full redundancy, which has presented their clients with the comfort of a 100% uptime guarantee on a fast, reliable and bulletproof network since 2002. Since their inception, the WebNet team has made a lasting positive impression on the web hosting and e-commerce communities with their first-class 24/7/365 technical support, unrivaled customer service and personal touch.

WebNet Hosting has some exciting bargains for new clients this holiday season. Take advantage of the following great deals before the offers expire on December 31st, 2009:

– Signup for any Miva Merchant Web Hosting plan and get your first month free! (Includes E-Starter, E-Customized and E-Semi-Dedicated packages – see the Miva Host plans for specific details)
– Free setup on all Dedicated Hosting packages, (WebNet Hosting will waive the normal $99 setup fee!)
– Free Miva Merchant 5.5 License (a $995 value!)
– Receive an upgrade to the latest version of Miva Merchant 5.5 with the purchase of any Miva Merchant hosting package
– Free Miva Migration from previous hosts with guaranteed no downtime

Miva Merchant 5.5 is the newest installment of this popular online shopping cart software for businesses operating on the Internet. As a Premier Partner with Miva Merchant since 2004, WebNet Hosting offers fully customizable managed Miva Hosting plans starting as low as $24.95 per month. Additionally, WebNet Hosting has Dedicated Miva Hosting packages starting at $199 per month. Furthermore, the migration of existing stores onto the WebNet servers from previous hosts is a painless and seamless process with zero downtime. The WebNet team will walk store-owners through the process and guarantee speedy setup for both new and preexisting storefronts.

About WebNet Hosting, LLC:
WebNet Hosting offers hassle-free Miva Merchant Web Hosting for any size business as well as basic hosting services. The distinguished WebNet team strives to be a friendly and accessible group of experts that always puts the client first. As a premier partner with Miva Merchant since 2004, WebNet has become an expert in the e-commerce hosting sector. Established or prospective online storeowners need to search no further than WebNet Hosting LLC for their web hosting and shopping cart needs.

Contact:
PJ Taei, CEO
WebNet Hosting LLC
1-877-503-4678
http://www.webnethosting.net

WebNet Hosting Announces Special Holiday Sale is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.

( The Hosting News ) – 21 October 2009 – Dutch interactive and mobile solutions firm, mediaBunker, has announced the first iPhone application for the widely used Parallels Plesk Panel. The application, named ServerAdmin, has passed it’s pilot stage and is now available in the App Store worldwide.

ServerAdmin provides capabilities to administer your Plesk Panel as a server administrator. You can add new, edit, or remove clients and domains, or just make sure everything is running fine by checking your statistics. On the go, wherever you are, you have your Parallels Plesk Panel under control. More features, such as mail management and multiple login tiers, will become available in the near future.

ServerAdmin can be downloaded from the App Store, with a price tag of $ 3.99 in the US and € 2,99 in Europe. As more features are added, the price will increase. Buy it now and you will get all future updates for free!

More details and a demo video can be found on:
http://mediabunker.com/iphone/serveradmin/

mediaBunker brings Plesk to the iPhone is a post from: Web Hosting News

(The Hosting News) – CipherOptics stated today that Platte River Power Authority is protecting its Digital Control System (DCS) information with the CipherOptics CEP line of standards-based encryptors and CipherEngine, the most well recognized scalable policy and key management solution for network encryption.

Platte River Power Authority provides wholesale electric power to four municipal electric systems in northern Colorado. As a utility provider, they are subject to many regulations, including the NERC Reliability Standards. With a looming NERC compliance deadline, Platte River Power Authority needed to encrypt its DCS information between the human-machine interfaces (HMI) and various control systems.

“We needed a solution that operated natively to Layer 2 because our control systems do not support routing” said Paul Crosby, CIP Compliance Officer, Platte River Power Authority. “The CipherOptics solution inserted seamlessly into our existing infrastructure without impacting the operation or performance of our DCS.”

The approaching deadline meant that Platte River Power Authority also needed a solution that could be installed quickly and easily. “The solution was so easy to install that one of our electrical engineering interns did it,” added Crosby. “The ease of ongoing management and the redundant capabilities of the CipherOptics solution really set it apart from the other vendors we evaluated.”

CipherOptics protects sensitive information for a growing number of Utility Providers, Fortune 100 companies and government agencies around the world. The CEP line of encryptors offers 10Mbps to 1Gbps wire-speed encryption for any Ethernet or MPLS network, with 10Gbps available in late 2010. CipherEngine, a breakthrough policy and key management solution, makes it easy to deploy and manage network encryption, regardless of scale or network infrastructure.

CipherOptics to Protect Platte River Authority DCS Network

(The Hosting News) – Mimecast® today announced the results of its Cloud Computing Adoption Survey, which examined the perception and adoption of cloud computing solutions among 565 respondents responsible for managing their organization’s IT operations and budget across the U.S. and Canada in the Fall of 2009.

Data from the recently completed online survey highlights the complex, often contrasting, thought process of IT decision makers regarding cloud computing. While security and integration issues are clearly users’ biggest fears about cloud computing, these concerns have not dissuaded companies from implementing cloud-based applications within their corporate infrastructure. The well-known fears with cloud computing appear to be at odds with reality, as the survey findings suggest strong satisfaction with cloud computing once it is installed. 70 percent of IT decision makers already using cloud computing are planning to move additional solutions to the cloud—most within the next 12 months—indicating that those respondents have come to quickly recognize the inherent ease of implementation, robust security features and cost-savings of cloud computing.

Survey Results

Those That Have Used Cloud-Based Services are Coming Back for More

• 70 percent of companies already using cloud computing solutions are planning on moving additional applications to the cloud—and a majority of them are looking to do so in the next 12 months.  This shows that respondents that have used cloud-based solutions have seen their business and operational value and want to expand that success to other application areas.

Companies’ Cloud Fears are Waning…

• 62 percent of all respondents have considered or are considering cloud computing.
• When asked what would change their minds about cloud computing, respondents ranked more mature solutions and better integration with existing systems as their top two needs (33 percent for maturity, 32 percent for integration).

… but Security Concerns and Existing Investments Remain Biggest Roadblocks to Further Adoption

• Companies remain hesitant because of perceived security issues. The findings show that security concerns were the leading reason given by respondents in all categories for not moving forward with cloud-based applications. 46 percent of respondents that had considered cloud-based applications chose security as the main reason for not moving forward. This was also true across a majority of industries, including financial services (76 percent), energy (75 percent), government (67 percent), retail (61 percent) and technology (40 percent).
• The investments made in current IT infrastructure and worries about integration also prevented companies from taking the next step toward cloud computing. 32 percent of respondents that had considered cloud-based applications named existing infrastructure investments as the reason for not moving to the cloud; while 26 percent said that legacy/integration worries had stopped them from going any further. Between the time and effort spent building their current infrastructure and fears around integrating existing systems into the cloud, respondents and their companies have been afraid to abandon what they know for what they don’t.
• Cost also continued to be a concern for those considering cloud computing, especially among government (67 percent), healthcare (52 percent) and legal (40 percent) respondents. This may have more to do with this year’s decreased IT budgets than the expense of cloud services.
• However, of those that have already implemented the cloud, 81 percent of legal, 77 percent of retail, 75 percent of government, 74 percent of technology, 72 percent of healthcare and 68 percent of financial services respondents were planning on moving additional applications to it in the future—showing that these fears can be overcome.

Certain Industries are Moving Faster than Others

• The top three industries adopting cloud computing solutions are technology (with 53 percent), financial services (40 percent) and legal (37 percent). This statistic shows that respondents within heavily-regulated markets such as legal and financial services do not share the belief that cloud-based services make it harder to prove compliance with industry regulations.
• Government has the smallest adoption, with only 19 percent using cloud-based solutions.

Email and CRM Applications Add the Most Value

• Among the respondents already using cloud computing solutions, email (23 percent) and CRM (18 percent) proved to be the most valuable.
• 33 percent of this group have moved email management to the cloud, 26 percent deployed cloud-based CRM systems, 26 percent moved email archiving and 22 percent have moved storage functions.

Cost is Still the Primary Motivation for Moving to the Cloud, but Agility is Gaining

• Cost savings (54 percent) are still the primary motivation behind the adoption of cloud-based services. However, there is evidence that the other business benefits of cloud computing are gaining ground. One of the major benefits of the cloud is its ability to make an enterprise better prepared to react and respond to unexpected changes—or to easily add-on new services as needed. The findings show that 49 percent of respondents support this idea, indicating agility/scalability as a main reason for moving services to the cloud. In addition, respondents also rated efficiency (39 percent) and streamlined administration (36 percent) as key reasons. As the adoption of cloud-based services grows, so does the understanding of its value.

“This research shows that once enterprises experience cloud-based applications, their fears about integration, reliability and costs are immediately alleviated,” said Mimecast Chief Executive Officer, Peter Bauer. “The survey’s results point to a bright future ahead for cloud computing as more and more companies look to the cloud to create an efficient and agile organization.”

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(The Hosting News) - Opus Interactive, a leading business and agency SAS 70 certified hosting provider, and the only independently owned virtual solutions provider in the Portland, has partnered with Rubicon Marketing Group.

Rubicon Marketing Group, based in Portland, specializes in demand generation, lead management, marketing intelligence, and data management. “We chose Opus as our IT partner primarily because of their personable and prompt customer support,” said Ben Oh, Director of Operations at Rubicon. “With a fully managed service that is SAS 70 compliant and fully secure, we have full confidence that our servers will simply be ‘taken care of’ as we continue to grow our business.”

Rubicon joins numerous other agencies that rely on Opus Interactive to provide virtual or dedicated server management and hosting support for their internal and client needs.

“Partnering with Rubicon further illustrates the successful track record and reputation we are creating among agencies,” said Jeremy Sherwood, VP Sales and Operations at Opus Interactive. “We were created within an agency, and while now an independent organization we still maintain an intimate understanding of the unique demands that agencies are under. This helps both in creating solutions and providing customer service.”

Portland, Oregon based Opus Interactive is a full-service Managed Services Provider (MSP). Founded in 1994, the company provides managed hosting, dedicated virtual and standard servers, collocation and hi-capacity Internet services. With its unique high density data center model, advanced technology adoption, clean power utilization and energy efficient hosting solutions, Opus Interactive works with organizations of all sizes helping them reduce IT infrastructure costs and consolidate their server footprint. They team with industry leading partners such as VMware, HP, LeftHand Networks, and Microsoft. Opus Interactive is SAS70 Certified and an accredited member of the International Managed Services Provider Alliance. For more information about Opus Interactive, visit http://www.opusinteractive.com.

Opus Interactive joins hands with Rubicon Marketing is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.

(The Hosting News) – Commtouch® (NASDAQ: CTCH) and MXSweep have officially announced that MXSweep has further enhanced its email security as a service (SaaS) platform with the addition of Commtouch’s GlobalView™ Mail Reputation Service and Outbound Spam Protection solutions. This news finally completes MXSweep’s adoption of the full suite of Commtouch email security products, which already includes Commtouch Anti-Spam and Zero-Hour Virus Outbreak Protection.

“We selected Commtouch because its real-time security technologies give us an even greater edge in our market space,” said Edward Grant, CEO of MXSweep. “We tested various messaging security solutions, and Commtouch was by far the most robust. The company is also easy to do business with and provides fantastic marketing support, creating a true partnership.”

MXSweep is using GlobalView Mail Reputation Service and Outbound Spam Protection as integral parts of its managed services for email. MXSweep provides reseller partners with the flexibility to offer their customers full email security protection, based on Commtouch’s complete solution.

With Commtouch, MXSweep’s email protection combines effective anti-spam, anti-virus and anti-phishing coverage with uniquely low false positives while it protects against external email threats.

Together, these services help end-customers achieve a smoothly working IT infrastructure that drives efficiency and productivity. In addition, MXSweep’s vision is built around its SaaS model and the company will continually be enhancing and adding services for its customers.

“We have tested MXSweep for a number of weeks and are very satisfied. The service, enhanced by Commtouch technologies, is exactly what we were looking for – a perfect solution to handle spam and other threats from the Internet,” said Olli Rikala, CEO of Deferon OY, a customer of MXSweep’s.

“We have been working with MXSweep since 2006, and its addition of GlobalView Mail Reputation Service and Outbound Spam Protection to its full email security offering further validates our technology as the ideal solution for service providers looking to strengthen their email protection and reduce operational costs,” stated Ofer Tal, VP, international sales and business development at Commtouch. “With Commtouch’s technology, MXSweep’s customers ensure their end-users are protected against spam, phishing and malware outbreaks.”

MXSweep Reinforces Email Security by Providing Additional Messaging Security Technology

(Thew Hosting News) – Montreal, Canada – Gogax, a Canadian dedicated server provider is offering “total control” of its dedicated servers to customers through KVM (keyboard, video, and mouse) over IP technology. This option is included at no cost on all Gogax’s regular server offerings. It is a permanent KVM over ip which is installed on the server’s motherboard, making it accessible at all times with no requirement for our techs to plug in an external KVM over IP, giving customers total peace of mind.

With KVM over IP, customers will be able to have remote access to their dedicated server to install and run applications, troubleshoot all the way down to BIOS-level, reinstall the server operating system, view system health status, remote media features and much more…

Eliran Mimran, Account Director at Gogax explains, “This solution does not only give 100% control to our customers over their services with us, but it also allows our tech support to remotely provide support to customers even if their server does not have connectivity. It is also very efficient for our provisioning team to assign servers to new customers incredibly fast since we can leverage this solution as well by installing remotely the OS on new servers.”

For more details on Gogax servers and on KVM Over IP, please visit: http://www.gogax.com/servers

About KVM Over IP

KVM Over IP (Keyboard, Video and Mouse Over IP) gives you the ability to remotely access your server as if you were right in front of your system. You get 100% control over your system even if your server’s internet connection is not working. This enables you to remote reboot your server, get direct console access, re-install your operating system or install a brand new one, access your bios, watch your server boot-up and much more… It is like having your server right in front of you.

Gogax offers FREE KVM Over IP on all dedicated servers is a post from: Web Hosting News

(The Hosting News) – The Planet, the global leader in IT hosting, today announced that Ayuda Networks (http://www.ayudanetworks.com) has signed on to join the company’s recently launched Partner Plus program. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Ayuda Networks is a highly regarded leader in IT infrastructure connectivity strategy and services. From IT hosting, data connectivity, rich media distribution and cloud storage expertise, Ayuda Networks consults with client companies around the world, evaluating their connectivity requirements and implementing the best solutions for their specific businesses.
With this newly formed relationship, Ayuda Networks adds The Planet to its portfolio of top-tier solution providers. The company plans to include The Planet in recommendations to clients evaluating managed and dedicated hosting, as well as colocation services.

“Companies around the world rely on partners to provide the consulting services required in making strategic IT decisions,” said Tom Blair, vice president of Global Sales with The Planet. “As our inaugural partner in the new Partner Plus program, Ayuda Networks brings a stellar reputation for quality products and services. They have carefully evaluated our portfolio and recognize it as a valuable addition for their customers who are looking for IT infrastructure capabilities.”

“We have a long history and steep criteria for adding a service provider as a potential solution for one of our clients in need of managed or colocation services,” said Tina Burke, president and founder of Ayuda Networks. “Our clients depend on us to bring them the best answer to their current questions and potential market offers in the IT infrastructure space. The Planet has met or exceeded those, and we will offer their network and data center offerings to our clients locally and around the world. They are a strategic and timely addition to our portfolio of solutions providers.”
 
About The Planet Partner Plus Program
The Planet Partner Plus program offers three unique models to match any partner’s business.  Each category provides strategic advantages to enable successful partner relationships. Constructed to ensure zero channel conflict and drive more business, partners benefit from personalized relationships with assigned account managers, expert sales training, and access to events and development programs.  The Planet also provides data center tours for partners and their clients, along with meeting rooms to make selling easy and convenient.

For more information about The Planet Partner Plus, visit the Web site at www.theplanet.com/partnerplus.

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