For those wanting to plan ahead, ICANN have announced their meeting to be held in October 2012 will be held in Toronto, Canada. The announcement skips meetings scheduled for October 2011 (Africa), March 2012 (Latin America) and June 2012 (Europe), all of which have not had their locations announced to date.

CFO Joe Alfrey was named managing director of Castle Access (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web host Casle Access ( www.castleaccess.com ) announced Thursday its former chief financial officer Joe Alfrey will take the position of managing director. The appointment aligns Castle Access with joint venture partner and IT services provider Xetrix, offering the Southwestern US and Mexico access to an integrated portfolio of data center and managed services. “Xertix’s commitment to Joe arises from confidence gained during our interaction with Castle Access as this association was developed and consummated,” said chief executive officer and director general of Xertix Murray Case

Web Hosting News – SAN DIEGO, CA – Castle Access, a leading Southern California provider of enterprise data center colocation and managed services, announced today that its 88,000 square-foot flagship enterprise data center on World Trade Drive in Rancho Bernardo, California, has once again successfully completed a full SAS 70 Type II audit.

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