A video still from Mozy’s website shows its backup service (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Web hosting provider Intermedia ( www.intermedia.net ) announced last week that it has partnered with Mozy ( www.mozy.com ) to create a new online backup service for small- and medium-sized enterprises. The new service will launch this week and is the company’s first “foray into backup,” according to a report by Information Week

The sale of sex.com for $13 million on 17 November 2010 has been officially acknowledged as the “most expensive internet address domain name” by the Guinness World Record, Sedo announced.

Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) February 15, 2011 JumpBox, Inc. today announced a promotion that enables any individual to leverage JumpBox’s application packaging technology to host his or her blog, web site or wiki free for one year on Amazon Web Services (AWS). This promotion may be used in conjunction with the AWS Free Usage Tier to combine the reliability of the AWS technology infrastructure platform with best-in-class Open Source server software

Racks inside of ColoHouse’s Miami data center (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator and colocation provider ColoHouse ( www.colohouse.com ) announced on Tuesday it has named R. James Brownlow as vice president of sales and marketing

Racks inside of ColoHouse’s Miami data center (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator and colocation provider ColoHouse ( www.colohouse.com ) announced on Tuesday it has named R. James Brownlow as vice president of sales and marketing.

An image of Rajiv Datta, chief operating officer at AboveNet (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Connectivity solutions provider AboveNet (www.above.net) announced on Friday it has promoted Rajiv Datta to chief operating officer.

A global map of Terremark’s data center locations (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT infrastructure provider Verizon Communications ( www.verizon.com ) announced on Thursday it will acquire cloud services provider Terremark ( www.terremark.com ) for $1.4 billion.  Verizon says it will likely begin the tender offer between February 10 and February 17 for all shares of common stock of Terremark, which is a total of 35 percent per share over Thursday’s closing price. Terremark’s board of directors unanimously approved the deal, as it was also approved by the directors of Verizon present and voting.

A global map of Terremark’s data center locations (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT infrastructure provider Verizon Communications ( www.verizon.com ) announced on Thursday it will acquire cloud services provider Terremark ( www.terremark.com ) for $1.4 billion.  Verizon says it will likely begin the tender offer between February 10 and February 17 for all shares of common stock of Terremark, which is a total of 35 percent per share over Thursday’s closing price.

Hosting News – RENTON, Wash. – Parallels today announced that Go Daddy, the world’s largest Web hosting provider, will discuss its perspectives on the future of Web hosting in a keynote speech at the Parallels Summit 2011.

Go Daddy president and COO Warren Adelman in a WHIR TV interview (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Cloud services provider Parallels ( www.parallels.com ) announced on Tuesday that Web hosting provider Go Daddy ( www.godaddy.com ) will discuss its perspectives on the future of Web hosting in a keynote speech at the Parallels Summit 2011 . The announcement comes a week after Parallels unveiled its speaker line-up for the cloud conference, which will be held February 22 to 24 at the Gaylord Palms Hotel and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida