As part of an initiative to expand the online presence of companies in Australia, Google recently launched the Getting Australian Business Online service.
Hosting Reviews – REDMOND, WA — Microsoft Corp. today released its global “SMB Cloud Adoption Study 2011,” which investigates how cloud computing will impact small and midsize businesses (SMBs) in the next three years. The research finds that 39 percent of SMBs expect to be paying for one or more cloud services within three years, an increase of 34 percent from the current 29 percent.
The Free Speech Coalition has launched a .campaign against the XXX sponsored Top Level Domain approved by ICANN at its Silicon Valley San Francisco meeting on 18 March, and is urging adult online businesses not to buy into .XXX. “Collectively, adult businesses understand that ICM’s .XXX is bad for the adult entertainment industry,” Diane Duke, FSC Executive Director, said. “FSC is launching this campaign, thus continuing its effort to rid the industry of this hazard
Web Hosting News – DALLAS — SoftLayer Technologies® , the innovative on-demand data center services provider, today announced that the research firm Longhaus has named SoftLayer the strongest offshore (no Australian data center) trusted infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) provider for Australian enterprises. Longhaus conducted a detailed review based on 60 criteria resulting in the top 34 short-listed cloud providers currently serving Australian customers
ICANN’s approval of the .XXX sponsored Top Level Domain last Friday spells the beginning of the end for it and their system of apportioning domain names and numbers says the Australian Sex Party , a fledgling political party down under dealing with sexual, moral and censorship issues. Sex Party President Fiona Patten, said that ICANN had forced the new domain onto the world’s online adult industry after many years of loud and sustained protest.
A screen shot taken of a Dell cloud services promotional video (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — In a report by The Australian , Dell ( www.dell.com ) CEO Michael Dell revealed that the company is set to launch a massive global data center buildout to meet the demands for its cloud computing services. The initiative is part of the company’s overall plan to build data centers in 10 countries of the world, starting with a new data center in Australia.
The market for providing services for generic Top Level Domain applicants is growing ever more crowded. This week AusRegistry Internation announced the establishment of a strategic relationship with Crowell & Moring, a leading international law firm recognised for its expertise in a number of areas including the domain name industry, to offer a range of consulting and technical registry services to new Top-Level Domain applicants.
Website Hosting News – London – Digital Technology International (DTI™), an integrated solutions provider for digital and print publishing, today announced it has chosen TelecityGroup as its data centre partner in Europe to support its launch of DTI Cloud, the company’s high performance Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) publishing platform. Headquartered near Salt Lake City, Utah and with seven offices in Europe and the UK, DTI delivers solutions for every aspect of digital and print publishing including circulation, content management (CMS), and advertising
03|07|2011 5:50 pm EDT .AU Passes the 2 Million Domain Mark by Frank Michlick in Categories: ccTLDs , Up to the Minute – 1 Comment auDA, the Australian Domain Name Administrator, announced today that the registry had passed the 2 million registration mark last night. “The .au domain has the highest penetration rate in the world for regulated namespaces with restricted eligibility when you take into account our population. The .au domain has become part of the fabric of doing business in Australia


