A screen shot of Primus’ newly renamed International Carrier Services website (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Telecommunications provider Primus Telecommunications Group ( www.ptgi.com ) announced on Tuesday it has completed its acquisition of wholesale telecom exchange services Arbinet ( www.arbinet.com ) in an all-stock transaction. The merger agreement was first announced last November, and further amended on December 14. As a result of the transaction, Arbinet stockholders will receive about 0.5817 shares of Primus common stock for each share of Arbinet common stock that they hold

Equinx shares dropped 30 percent from Tuesday to Wednesday (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Shares of colocation giant Equinix ( www.equinix.com ) dropped 30 percent on Wednesday morning in response to the company lowering its revenue outlook for the third quarter late on Tuesday, falling as low as $72.64 from Tuesday’s close of $105.09, which was close to its 52-week high of $110.07. The company said Tuesday it expects third quarter revenue of between $328 million and $330 million, whereas it had previously anticipated revenue between $335 million and $338 million.

Equinx shares dropped 30 percent from Tuesday to Wednesday (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Shares of colocation giant Equinix ( www.equinix.com ) dropped 30 percent on Wednesday morning in response to the company lowering its revenue outlook for the third quarter late on Tuesday, falling as low as $72.64 from Tuesday’s close of $105.09, which was close to its 52-week high of $110.07. The company said Tuesday it expects third quarter revenue of between $328 million and $330 million, whereas it had previously anticipated revenue between $335 million and $338 million. “This updated guidance is due to underestimated churn assumptions in Equinix’s forecast models in North America, greater than expected discounting to secure longer term contract renewals and lower than expected revenues attributable to the Switch and Data business acquired in April 2010,” said the company, in the announcement.

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Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts News: Microsoft Launches Free Website Tool, WebMatrix Beta News: HP to Help Consolidate Ferrovial’s 18 Data Centers News: Web Host SoftLayer Provides Mobile Management Application for Android Devices News: Infinitely Virtual Expands into AIS San Diego Data Center News: Public IT Cloud Services Expected to Grow to More Than $55B by 2014: IDC Report (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Spanish construction firm Ferrovial ( www.ferrovial.es ) announced on Monday it has signed a 10 year agreement with HP ( www.hp.com ) to provide the company with IT infrastructure and services, according to a report by Data Center Dynamics . The project will consolidate Ferrovial’s existing 18 data centers into two data centers — one in Spain and one in the US.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts News: Microsoft Launches Free Website Tool, WebMatrix Beta News: HP to Help Consolidate Ferrovial’s 18 Data Centers News: Web Host SoftLayer Provides Mobile Management Application for Android Devices News: Infinitely Virtual Expands into AIS San Diego Data Center News: Public IT Cloud Services Expected to Grow to More Than $55B by 2014: IDC Report (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Spanish construction firm Ferrovial ( www.ferrovial.es ) announced on Monday it has signed a 10 year agreement with HP ( www.hp.com ) to provide the company with IT infrastructure and services, according to a report by Data Center Dynamics . The project will consolidate Ferrovial’s existing 18 data centers into two data centers — one in Spain and one in the US. The 10-year deal with Ferrovial also includes software and management and administration processes during this time period.

Web Hosting News – UNITED KINGDOM – New programme leverages The Bunker’s expertise and Ultra Secure data centre facilities to help partners win more business. The Bunker, the provider of Ultra* Secure Data Centres and Managed Services, has announced a new programme that formalises the way in which its managed services are offered to channel partners. The programme provides an opportunity for partners to complement and broaden their existing portfolios with the addition of ultra secure, ISO 27001 and PCI DSS accredited data centre services.   As end user organisations increasingly demand the ability to securely outsource IT and data functions, The Bunker aims to make it easy for partners to add managed services and hosting to their total customer offering