The Mac Pro and Mac mini will provide two options for those wanting to run Apple-based infrastructure after the last Xserve servers are shipped in January. (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Technology heavyweight Apple ( www.apple.com ) said it is “transitioning away from Xserve”, its 1U rackmount line of servers, noting that the Mac Pro tower and Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server will provide options for those wanting to run Apple-based infrastructure after January 31, 2011. According to Apple, which has issued a “Xserve Transition Guide” , customers looking to upgrade, replace, or supplement existing Xserve systems with new Apple hardware will have Mac Pro and Mac mini as options.

Ido Hadari, current COO and soon to be CEO of Commtouch. (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Messaging and Web security provider firm Commtouch ( www.commtouch.com ) announced on Tuesday that CEO and chairman of the board Gideon Mantel will retire on January 1, 2011

Bandwidth Bandwidth refers to the amount of information (measured in bytes) that net users have downloaded when they visited your site. Since bandwidth and disk space are so cheap these days, the real limits that a hosting account will run into is resource usage. Unlimited Unlimited hosting is a term that’s used for hosts who don’t set limitations as far as data transfer and disk space.

According to TwinStrata, its new cloud storage appliance can be seamlessly integrated with applications, and physical and virtual servers, enabling businesses to seamlessly and securely integrate existing business applications with cloud storage.

According to TwinStrata, its new cloud storage appliance can be seamlessly integrated with applications, and physical and virtual servers, enabling businesses to seamlessly and securely integrate existing business applications with cloud storage.

A sample of IBM BladeCenter Switches.

Taken from a Netezza white paper, an illustration showing the architecture of the comapny’s TwinFin system (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — In an effort to expand its business analytics initiatives, IBM ( www.ibm.com ) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Netezza Corporation ( www.netezza.com ) for a net price of approximately $1.7 billion. According to IBM’s Monday announcement, the addition of Netezza technologies will help IBM clients gain faster insights into their business information at a lower cost

A screenshot of Microsoft Hosted Exchange Services. (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — CPA2Biz ( www.cpa2biz.com ), a Web-based solutions provider for CPAs, and business hosted services provider Apptix ( www.apptix.com ) announced on Wednesday that they have partnered to offer CPA firms a secure and reliable email platform to communicate with their colleagues and clients

Ruby on Rails 3.0 due this week Ruby on Rails 3.0, a major upgrade to the popular open source Web development framework, is due in a final release this week, the founder of the framework, David Heinemeier Hansson, said on Tuesday.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts News: Verizon Cloud Computing Achieves PCI Compliance News: HostingArmor Offers Website Security Scanning Tool News: NYI Provides Colocation Space for ClickBank at NJ Data Center Blogs: WHIR TV at HostingCon 2010 – Exhibit Hall Footage News: The Planet Offers REALworkspaces Customer Testimonial (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider The Planet ( www.theplanet.com ) issued a press release on Wednesday that contains a customer case study involving real estate service firm REALworkspaces ( www.realworkspaces.com ), which recently expanded and upgraded its Diligence on Demand technology platform with The Planet. REALworkspaces provides the commercial real estate industry with the diligence required to close transactions, including self-service capabilities, instant access to diligence and friction-free underwriting.