Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts News: Level 3 Increases Metro Connectivity in Dublin With the Linking of 5 Area Data Centers News: PEER 1 Hosting Launches Microsoft Hosted Exchange Packages in the UK News: Equinix Opens Washington DC Data Center, Plans Singapore Expansion News: Q&A: Rob Tyree, VegasNAP News: Swedish Pirate Party Offers Web Hosting for WikiLeaks (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator Equinix ( www.equinix.com ) announced on Thursday it has opened its sixth International Business Exchange data center in the Washington DC metropolitan area. The data center operator invested $80 million in the DC6 IBX data center, which holds 1,750 cabinets. The facility will help Equinix strengthen its peering, cross connect and traffic exchange services, extend Equinix’s customers’ market reach, and expand the company’s cloud and IT provider services.

Web Hosting News – NEW YORK – NTT America, Inc., a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation, today announced the availability of Cloud Files, a cloud storage solution offering enterprise-class security, high-availability and control to enhance the company’s local public cloud suite announced in May. By using Cloud Files, enterprises can eliminate the capital investment and resources associated with content storage, the purchase of SAN and NAS systems, and the management of backup and archival information.

Web Host News – REGENSBURG – The nifty .CO domain extension is about to enter the final phase of its launch. From July 20, 2010 onwards, .CO domain registration will be open to the general public. Domains can be registered via ten .CO accredited registrars located in North and South America – with the exception of InterNetX – the only .CO accredited registrar in Europe

On 26-27 August 2010, ICANN and its gTLD registration services providers will meet in Tokyo, Japan, writes Craig Schwartz on the ICANN Blog.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts News: Injunction Forces Swedish ISP to Block Access to The Pirate Bay: Report News: Data Center Corporation Buys Storage Firm SafeData News: Silver Peak Systems Names VP of Asia Pacific and Japan News: LabTech Launches Integrated Backup and Recovery Solution with Bare Metal Restore Capabilities News: The Planet Launches New Server Cloud (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center appliance provider Silver Peak Systems ( www.silver-peak.com ) announced on Monday it has named Alan Leong the company’s vice president of Asia Pacific and Japan. In this role, he will be responsible for driving the growth of Silver Peak into these markets, including new customer acquisition and ongoing partner development throughout the Asia pacific region.

Web Hosting News – New York, NY –  NTT America, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), and a global IP network services provider, today announced the company’s Global IP Network Business Unit vice president, Michael Wheeler, will speak at the OTTcon East conference at the Atlanta Conference Center Holiday Inn Select in Atlanta, Georgia.  Mr. Wheeler will speak on the topic of “Leveraging Infrastructure Assets to Get with the Program,”on Thursday, June 17, 2010 from 3:15 p.m.

Web Hosting News – Sunnyvale, CA – Cotendo, an innovative CDN and Site Acceleration Services Provider, today announced that Meebo, the company that enables real-time social interactions across multiple social networks and services, has integrated two flagship Cotendo site acceleration CDN services into its industry leading platform. Meebo is leveraging Cotendo’s Advanced Domain Name Service (ADNS) and CDN Balancer as key infrastructure services for efficiently routing traffic between its two datacenters on both coasts of the United States. In doing so, Cotendo is promoting Meebo’s mission to let users instantly connect, share, and communicate with all of their friends

Web Hosting News – Sunnyvale, CA – Cotendo, an innovative CDN and Site Acceleration Services Provider, today announced that Meebo, the company that enables real-time social interactions across multiple social networks and services, has integrated two flagship Cotendo site acceleration CDN services into its industry leading platform.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Boston – June 17, 2010 Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: Dell’s Revamped Data Center Solutions Strive for Efficiency, Performance News: Autonomy to Acquire Information Governance Business from CA Technologies News: Emulex to Buy SeverEngines for $150M-Plus News: Meebo Uses Cotendo to Optimize Global Web Performance (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web-based instant messaging platform provider Meebo ( www.meebo.com ) has integrated two flagship services from content delivery network and site acceleration services provider Cotendo ( www.cotendo.com ) to efficiently balance traffic between data centers and support its real-time content sharing strategy.

Web Hosting News – CONSHOHOCKEN, PA – Instem®, a leading provider of early drug development software solutions, announced today it has signed a collaborative agreement with Datapipe®, a global provider of managed and hosted IT services. Under the agreement Datapipe will deliver managed hosting services from its Shanghai Data Center to support Instem’s offerings in the Asia-Pacific preclinical market. For Asia-Pacific organizations seeking to reduce costs and the complexity of their on-site technical footprint, Instem will now offer a localized online access point to its Provantis ™ preclinical application

Neosurge, a leading provider of virtualized web services, today has officially announced it’s offering of affordable VPS hosting services from their new location in Fremont, California as well as a number of enhancements to the service. Chicago, IL ( PRWEB ) May 26, 2010 — With the latest improvements and datacenter expansion, Neosurge is continuing their mission to provide the best possible (Virtual Private Server) VPS hosting services available.

In a letter to ICANN’s Kurt Pritz, DotAsia has requested ICANN reduce the Registry-Level Operator Transaction Fee in an effort to assist its outreach within Asia to help get more people online. The letter dated 20 May states “DotAsia has a mandate to promote Internet development and adoption around Asia” and a reduction in the fee “would enable DotAsia to invest further into meaningful community projects as well as to extend the awareness and adoption of the .ASIA domain.” The letter also says “a lower fee from ICANN will also support a more level playing field, that would help DotAsia’s development and promote the equitable and inclusive development of the Asian economies, especially the developing and disadvantaged.