A screenshot of M5 Hosting’s control panel (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Linux- and BSD-focused web hosting provider M5 Hosting ( www.m5hosting.com ) announced on Monday that it is upgrading all customer data transfer allocation by up to 500 percent to ensure customers have adequate resources to grow online. Last week, M5 Hosting completed its deployment of Internap Flow Control Platform route optimization technology to boost its network performance. According to the press release, the upgrade applies to all dedicated server and colocation customers with 250GB or 350GB per month data transfer.

A screenshot of Alert Logic’s log manager control panel (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Log management, intrusion detection and cloud security solutions provider Alert Logic ( www.alertlogic.com ) announced on Monday that it has closed a $12.6 million funding round and has released its Q1 2011 results.  The Series E funding round was led by existing investors Updata Partners, Covera Ventures, DFJ Mercury and Access Venture Partners, as well as several members of the Alert Logic’s management team.

Hosting Toolbox – New York, NY – Intermedia, the world’s largest Microsoft Exchange hosting provider, today launched an Online Backup service small and mid-size businesses can use to automatically back up files on their employees’ desktops and laptops. The service is powered by Mozy™, an online backup service from EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC). Businesses set up and manage Online Backup from Intermedia’s HostPilot® Control Panel – the same control panel used for Intermedia cloud services such as hosted Exchange email and VoIP calling.

A screen shot of eApps Hosting’ Create-A-Cloud control panel (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) –- Web hosting provider eApps Hosting ( www.eapps.com ) announced on Thursday it has launched the Virtual Machine in the Cloud service.

A screen shot of VEXXHOST’s Ruby on Rails page (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider VEXXHOST ( http://vexxhost.com ) announced last week it is now offering support for Ruby on Rails 3, which was undergoing compatibility testing for the past weeks.

A screen shot of VEXXHOST’s Ruby on Rails page (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider VEXXHOST ( http://vexxhost.com ) announced last week it is now offering support for Ruby on Rails 3, which was undergoing compatibility testing for the past weeks. New and current customers of VEXXHOST can now run any Rails 3 applications by creating them from their cPanel control panel, with plans priced from $3.99 per month

Web Hosting News – UNITED KINGDOM – Titan Internet Limited, a leading UK managed server hosting company and virtualisation specialist, has today announced the addition of Plesk 10 as a self-management solution for all virtual dedicated server and cloud offerings. Described as ‘the most complete, best-integrated hosting and server automation system available anywhere’, Plesk Panel 10 offers the best management and administration tools for dedicated servers available. Plesk Panel 10 has increased performance, offers more comprehensive management tools and a superior central web interface from which to manage virtual dedicated servers.