A map of Terremark’s data centers (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Cloud services provider Terremark ( www.terremark.com ) announced on Monday that it has won the Cisco Partner Summit regional award for United States Service Provider Cloud Offering of the Year. The annual channel partner conference was held in New Orleans on March 1.  “Cisco works diligently with all of its channel partners, and it is an honor to announce Terremark as a Cisco Partner Summit award recipient,” Jim Sherriff, senior vice president, US and Canada Partner Organization at Cisco said in a statement. “The Service Provider Cloud Offering of the Year Award presented to Terremark’s Enterprise Cloud recognizes its performance and expertise as a Cisco channel partner in 2010.” The awards are presented at three levels: regional, theater and global, according to Cisco.

Erik Hardy, senior VP of worldwide sales at Nirvanix (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Cloud hosting provider Nirvanix ( www.nirvanix.com ) announced on Tuesday it has named Erik Hardy senior VP of worldwide sales.

CoreLink’s new headquarters in Mt. Prospect, Illinois (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Colocation provider CoreLink Data Centers ( www.corelink.com ) announced Wednesday its channel partnership with Internet connectivity and data center services consultancy Silent Partner ( www.gosilentpartner.com )

Hosted services vendor Rise , a division of U.K.-based Fasthosts Internet Ltd., is moving into the North American market, with the announcement that it has signed on its’ first American channel partner. Fasthosts has been around for 11 years, and is the largest web hosting company in the UK, where it sells direct to the SMB market

SOURCE: Rise Rise Expands and Signs on Titanium Ant as First U.S.-Based Channel Partner SEATTLE, WA and GLOUCESTER, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwire – August 19, 2010) –  Rise, a division of U.K.-based Fasthosts Internet Ltd., today announced it has expanded its channel-focused cloud computing offerings for small to mid-sized businesses (SMB) in North America. The company also announced its first U.S.-based channel partner, Titanium Ant.

Hosting News – SALT LAKE CITY – TreeHouse Interactive™, the technology leader in on-demand partner relationship management (PRM), channel sales force automation (CSFA™) and demand generation solutions, today announced the successful launch of an enhanced partner portal for PEER 1 Hosting—one of the world’s top five hosting providers. The company has deployed TreeHouse Interactive’s Reseller View PRM software to support the expansion of its channel program and deliver greater value to partners through Reseller View’s unparalleled PRM capabilities

Cisco Partners See Cloud, Video, Verticals As Top Growth Drivers Cloud computing, video and vertical-specific solutions are all driving growth for Cisco’s U.S. and Canadian channel partner base, and opportunities specific to each are expanding at rapid clip. That was the word from Wendy Bahr, Cisco senior vice president for U.S