Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Boston – June 17, 2010 Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts Blogs: Giving Back – Web Hosts and Local Non-Profits News: WordPress 3.0 Released, Adding Multi-User and Streamlined User Interface News: Tieto to Open Cloud Data Center in Moscow News: Telx Closes $175M Senior Secured Loan News: Q&A: HP’s Vickie Farrell on Business Intelligence (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Six months of work by more than 200 contributors culminated in the launch of WordPress 3.0, the thirteenth major release of the popular content management and blogging platform. According to the Thursday announcement , major new features include a new default theme called Twenty Ten, and new APIs that let theme developers easily implement custom backgrounds, headers, shortlinks, menus (no more file editing), post types, and taxonomies

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Boston – June 17, 2010 Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: Alert Logic Joins (ISC)2’s Fractured Datacenter Webinar News: Romanian Vodafone Subsidiary Unveils Web Hosting Services News: Clearview Secures More Funding for Data Center Expansion News: Savvis Finalizes Acquisition of Fusepoint News: Afilias Launches FlexDNS DNS Platform with AXFR and API Management Options (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The seventh-largest Vodafone subisidiary in the world by number of subscribers, Vodafone Romania ( www.vodafone.ro ), has launched a new web hosting service aimed at both residential and corporate users. According to Vodafone Romania’s Thursday announcement, Vodafone myDomain enables customers to buy website and email hosting, as well asregister .com, .biz, .eu, .org and .mobi domain names, and, of course Romania’s top-level domain .ro.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Boston – June 17, 2010 Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: Meebo Uses Cotendo to Optimize Global Web Performance News: AtTask Colocates at C7 Data Center News: Canadian Web Hosting Partners with Attracta to Enhance SEO News: NetApp Partner Program Increases Focus on Service Providers News: Sarcom Buys Managed IT Firm NSPI for $7.8M (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Colocation provider C7 Data Centers ( www.c7dc.com ) announced on Tuesday that project management software provider AtTask ( www.attask.com ) has completed migration of its production site to a C7 Data Centers SAS 70 Type II facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. Web hosting provider WestHost also recently signed a deal to colocate at one of C7 Data Centers. This migration ensures the highest levels of reliability and security for AtTask’s critical data.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Boston – June 17, 2010 Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: IBM Acquires Sterling Commerce from AT&T for $1.4B News: HP Leads Worldwide Server Market Revenue Growth in Q1: IDC report News: Logicalis Opens Data Center in Slough, UK News: Data Foundry to Build $150M Data Center in Austin Blogs: When Twitter Attacks (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — UK IT services provider Logicalis ( www.logicalishddc.co.uk ) announced on Thursday it has opened its 10,000 square foot high density data center in Slough, UK.  First announced in November , the Tier 3+ facility, located on the M4 corridor, will provide customers with hosted and managed services to support hyper-virtualized computing, storage and networking technologies, as well as Logicalis’ suite of hybrid Cooperative Enterprise Cloud services. “As a trusted partner to many national and international organizations, Logicalis is committed to investing in innovative, enterprise-class IT resources that facilitate and future-proof our customers’ business strategies,” says Tom Kelly, managing director of Logicalis UK.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Boston – June 17, 2010 Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: IBM Acquires Sterling Commerce from AT&T for $1.4B News: HP Leads Worldwide Server Market Revenue Growth in Q1: IDC report News: Logicalis Opens Data Center in Slough, UK News: Data Foundry to Build $150M Data Center in Austin Blogs: When Twitter Attacks (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — UK IT services provider Logicalis ( www.logicalishddc.co.uk ) announced on Thursday it has opened its 10,000 square foot high density data center in Slough, UK.  First announced in November , the Tier 3+ facility, located on the M4 corridor, will provide customers with hosted and managed services to support hyper-virtualized computing, storage and networking technologies, as well as Logicalis’ suite of hybrid Cooperative Enterprise Cloud services.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Boston – June 17, 2010 Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: Web Host ServInt Names Director of Sales News: Rackspace Readies Cloud Services to Expand into UK Articles: How Your Web Hosting Affects Your SEO News: Noise Filter: Symantec’s Acquisition of VeriSign’s Security Business Articles: Website Hosting Sales Using Alternative Methods (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed hosting provider ServInt ( www.servint.com ) announced on Tuesday it has named Devon Rutherford to the new position of director of sales. In this position, Rutherford will be responsible for business development and client services. He will report to ServInt chief operating officer Christian Dawson

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Chicago – April 22, 2010 Toronto – May 20, 2010 Boston – June 17, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: VaultLogix Integrated with ConnectWise, Improving Backup and Recovery Implementation for MSPs News: The 451 Group Names Director of Cloud Research Program News: Managed Web Host ServInt Joins The Linux Foundation, In Support of the Open Source Community (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT research and advisory firm The 451 Group ( www.451group.com ) announced on Tuesday it has named Sean Hackett as research director of The 451 Group’s CloudScape Research Program . As an interdisciplinary research and advisory program from the 451 Group and Tier1 Research, CloudScape offers detailed insight, advice and analysis targeting cloud practitioners in the form of daily commentary, long-format reports, analyst advisory services, events and webinars. Hackett has had over 10 years of experience as an IT industry analyst and consultant, where he has closely tracked the evolution of the IT services market

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Chicago – April 22, 2010 Toronto – May 20, 2010 Boston – June 17, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: VaultLogix Integrated with ConnectWise, Improving Backup and Recovery Implementation for MSPs News: The 451 Group Names Director of Cloud Research Program News: Managed Web Host ServInt Joins The Linux Foundation, In Support of the Open Source Community (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT research and advisory firm The 451 Group ( www.451group.com ) announced on Tuesday it has named Sean Hackett as research director of The 451 Group’s CloudScape Research Program . As an interdisciplinary research and advisory program from the 451 Group and Tier1 Research, CloudScape offers detailed insight, advice and analysis targeting cloud practitioners in the form of daily commentary, long-format reports, analyst advisory services, events and webinars

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Chicago – April 22, 2010 Toronto – May 20, 2010 Boston – June 17, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: VaultLogix Integrated with ConnectWise, Improving Backup and Recovery Implementation for MSPs News: The 451 Group Names Director of Cloud Research Program News: Managed Web Host ServInt Joins The Linux Foundation, In Support of the Open Source Community (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Content delivery network and site acceleration services provider Cotendo ( www.cotendo.com ) announced on Tuesday it has closed a new round of equity financing led by Tenaya Capital and joined by its current investors, Sequoia Capital ( www.sequoiacap.com ) and Benchmark Capital ( www.benchmark.com ).  Sequoia Capital and Benchmark Capital previously led $7 million in venture financing for Contendo last March, which it used to develop products, expand its staff, and bring to market its suite of content delivery applications. Cotendo says it will use the $12 million in Series C financing to “scale its domestic and international market expansion” and “accelerate the development of innovative technology”

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Chicago – April 22, 2010 Toronto – May 20, 2010 Boston – June 17, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: Equinix Completes Acquisition of Switch and Data for $683M News: Interxion Anticipates IPO Launch for Second Half of 2010 News: Cotendo Closes $12M Investment News: IBM Buys Cast Iron Systems, Advances Cloud Initiatives (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Content delivery network and site acceleration services provider Cotendo ( www.cotendo.com ) announced on Tuesday it has closed a new round of equity financing led by Tenaya Capital and joined by its current investors, Sequoia Capital ( www.sequoiacap.com ) and Benchmark Capital ( www.benchmark.com ).  Sequoia Capital and Benchmark Capital previously led $7 million in venture financing for Contendo last March, which it used to develop products, expand its staff, and bring to market its suite of content delivery applications. Cotendo says it will use the $12 million in Series C financing to “scale its domestic and international market expansion” and “accelerate the development of innovative technology”. Tenaya Capital managing director Tom Banahan will also join the Cotendo board of directors.  “We see Cotendo’s technology as game-changing in this market, and we are excited to contribute to the company’s advance to the next level with their site acceleration services,” says Banahan