Web Hosting News – LONDON – Virtual Internet, the first UK web host to concurrently offer both Xen and VMware cloud servers has announced a revamped website along with new hosting deals, including colocation packages. The new website has been completely redesigned from the ground up to emphasise Virtual Internet’s pedigree as a leading cloud provider, which was strengthened by the recent unveiling of Xen Sandbox Cloud servers over the festive season.

A chart showing the layers of Apprenda’s SaaSGrid (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed hosting provider Tenzing Managed IT Services ( www.tenzing.com ) and software as a service provider Apprenda ( www.apprenda.com ) announced on Monday they will partner to provide new and existing ISV customers accelerate their migration to a SaaS business model and speed application development.

A chart showing the layers of Apprenda’s SaaSGrid (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed hosting provider Tenzing Managed IT Services ( www.tenzing.com ) and software as a service provider Apprenda ( www.apprenda.com ) announced on Monday they will partner to provide new and existing ISV customers accelerate their migration to a SaaS business model and speed application development. The move follows another recent partnership Tenzing announced with compliance solutions provider Alert Logic to help protect e-commerce customers. Through this partnership, Tenzing and Apprenda provide a true end-to-end SaaS delivery platform that allows ISVs to bring their SaaS offerings to market faster with the lowest ongoing cost of service delivery

A screenshot from a video interview with Josh Simon (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web host Atlantic.Net ( www.atlantic.net ) announced on Thursday it has launched a new scalable cloud computing platform Atlantic.Net Cloud Servers. The company says its cloud platform is easy to set up, and includes a public cloud, a private cloud for individual companies, and hybrid solutions

Hosting Solutions Powerhouse launches industrial-grade, massively scalable, secure and robust cloud computing platform! Thursday, December 16, 2010, 11:56:28 AM Today, Atlantic.Net (www.atlantic.net), a privately held hosting solutions provider, announced the launch of “Atlantic.Net Cloud Servers,” an industrial-grade, massively scalable, secure and robust cloud computing platform. Atlantic.Net offers several variations of its easy-to-set up cloud product, including public cloud for self-serve provisioning, private cloud for individual companies, and hybrid solutions, mixing cloud with an array of the latest web technologies. Cloud Servers put an end to constant upgrade cycles and reduce capital expenditures for corporations, allowing computing resources to scale up and down with demand

A screenshot of part of the now approved gTLD program (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Domain registrar OpenRegistry ( www.openregistry.com ) announced on Thursday it has launched a complete registry system at the 39th Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) ( www.meetings.icann.org ) meeting in Colombia.

Hosting Company’s Services Include User-Friendly Site Builder, E-Commerce Solutions Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) December 9, 2010 There’s no doubt that business owners and individuals alike have plenty of options when it comes to web hosting services; but it’s equally clear that not all of these companies can offer the same range and quality of services at competitive prices. Some web hosts provide high uptime ratios, shopping carts for e-commerce sites and other features, but hosting companies which can provide their clientele with a full complement of features are scarce

A diagram showing how Heroku’s platform as a service works (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Salesforce.com ( www.salesforce.com ) announced on Wednesday it will acquire Ruby-based cloud application platform Heroku ( www.heroku.com ) for about $212 million in cash. As part of the acquisition salesforce.com will grant shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units with a total value of $27 million to Heroku employees and will pay about $10 million in cash for unvested Heroku shares.

A screenshot shows the AlertLogic Threat Manager dashboard (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Cloud-based IT compliance and security solutions provider Alert Logic ( www.alertlogic.com ) announced on Monday it has partnered with commercial data center firm Perimeter Technology ( www.perimetercenter.com ) to provide solutions that comply with PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

A photo of eBay`s Topez data center in Salt Lake City (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Online auctioneer eBay ( www.ebay.com ) announced this week via its blog that its flagship data center in Salt Lake City, Utah has received LEED Gold certification from the US Green Building Council, according to a report by Datacenter Dynamics .