Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Boston – June 17, 2010 Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: Q&A: HP’s Vickie Farrell on Business Intelligence News: Police Seize 50 Servers in Hungarian Online Anti-Piracy Raid News: Rackspace Places 18th in Financial Times UK Best Workplaces News: Q&A: Cogent CEO Dave Schaeffer on Net Neutrality News: Gaikai Inks Cloud-based Streaming Agreement with Game Developer EA (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Police in Budapest, Hungary, have seized 50 computer servers in several server hotels and at a technical college in an action against various online piracy operations, according to reports from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry ( www.ifpi.org ). According to the IFPI, which represents the recording industry across 66 countries worldwide, the Budapest Police Department carried out raids on June 16 partly in response to complaints by the Hungarian Copyright Alliance and by the local film industry.  Police report that 500 terabytes of content was found on the servers including data allegedly used to illegally distribute thousands of copyrighted works via torrent sites both locally and internationally. According to peer to peer news site TorrentFreak ( www.torrentfreak.com ), many of Hungary’s trackers shut down , including, most significantly, 900,000-peer tracker “ncore.” It also reports that Hungarian authorities, Under pressure from the US, have carried at least two notable raids against torrent sites, once in 2007, and again in 2009

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Boston – June 17, 2010 Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: Q&A: HP’s Vickie Farrell on Business Intelligence News: Police Seize 50 Servers in Hungarian Online Anti-Piracy Raid News: Rackspace Places 18th in Financial Times UK Best Workplaces News: Q&A: Cogent CEO Dave Schaeffer on Net Neutrality News: Gaikai Inks Cloud-based Streaming Agreement with Game Developer EA (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — UK Web hosting provider Rackspace Hosting ( www.rackspace.co.uk ) announced on Friday it has been placed 18th on the Financial Times UK’s 50 Best Workplaces ranking for 2010. The announcement follows the company being voted in March as the 30th best place to work in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies Awards. The listing recognizes Rackspace for creating one of the best places to work in the UK for six consecutive years.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Boston – June 17, 2010 Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: Q&A: HP’s Vickie Farrell on Business Intelligence News: Police Seize 50 Servers in Hungarian Online Anti-Piracy Raid News: Rackspace Places 18th in Financial Times UK Best Workplaces News: Q&A: Cogent CEO Dave Schaeffer on Net Neutrality News: Gaikai Inks Cloud-based Streaming Agreement with Game Developer EA (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Multi-billion dollar game developer Electronic Arts ( www.ea.com ) will be using technology from cloud-based streaming service provider Gaikai ( www.gaikai.com ) to stream several of EA’s PC-based video games directly to any web browser. Gaikai offers the ability to play any game instantly inside the web browser with just one click, no big game download, no game install and no patching. According to the multi-year licensing agreement announced Thursday, Gaikai will offer a number EA franchises, including The Sims, The Battlefield: Bad Company Series, Dragon Age Series, Mass Effect Series, Medal of Honor and Need for Speed for Gaikai’s new game advertising service

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Boston – June 17, 2010 Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: Q&A: HP’s Vickie Farrell on Business Intelligence News: Police Seize 50 Servers in Hungarian Online Anti-Piracy Raid News: Rackspace Places 18th in Financial Times UK Best Workplaces News: Q&A: Cogent CEO Dave Schaeffer on Net Neutrality News: Gaikai Inks Cloud-based Streaming Agreement with Game Developer EA (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator Phoenix NAP ( www.phoenixnap.com ) announced on Friday it has opened its 160,000 square foot facility.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Boston – June 17, 2010 Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: Q&A: HP’s Vickie Farrell on Business Intelligence News: Police Seize 50 Servers in Hungarian Online Anti-Piracy Raid News: Rackspace Places 18th in Financial Times UK Best Workplaces News: Q&A: Cogent CEO Dave Schaeffer on Net Neutrality News: Gaikai Inks Cloud-based Streaming Agreement with Game Developer EA (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Following an announcement last month in which it renewed its efforts to solidify the agency’s authority over Internet service providers, the Federal Communications Commission ( www.fcc.gov ) has opened a new proceeding to identify the best legal approach for it to govern the broadband industry.

New generic Top Level Domains have gained the attention of The Financial Times that looks at .ECO and how those who originally had the idea saw their business disappear from under their eyes.

Would Google’s Windows Exodus Make the World More or Less Secure?

Web Host News – Uxbridge, Middlesex – Rackspace, the world’s leader in hosting and cloud computing, has released the findings of its latest commissioned research which indicates that UK businesses may be missing opportunities around new approaches to technology and continuing to over-invest in legacy IT. The research, surveying over 400 IT decision makers, including 218 from the UK, revealed that 93% of the UK companies surveyed do not believe that they have a cutting-edge approach to adopting new technology.

04|15|2010 9:50 pm EDT Demand Media Investingating IPO with the help of Goldman Sachs by Frank Michlick in Categories: News – 0 Comments According to an article in the Financial Times , Demand Media has hired Goldman Sachs to explore an initial public offering. The company, founded by the former chairman of Myspace, Richard Rosenblatt, owns registrars eNom , BulkRegister , parking company Hotkeys and operates the NameJet drop catching site in partnership with Network Solutions

04|15|2010 9:50 pm EDT Demand Media Investigating IPO with the help of Goldman Sachs by Frank Michlick in Categories: News – 0 Comments According to an article in the Financial Times , Demand Media has hired Goldman Sachs to explore an initial public offering. The company, founded by the former chairman of Myspace, Richard Rosenblatt, owns registrars eNom , BulkRegister , parking company Hotkeys and operates the NameJet drop catching site in partnership with Network Solutions. Aside from owning a domain portfolio, which includes a large number of expired domain names, the company also runs a user generated content production service called Demand Studios