15 March 2011 Last updated at 05:19 ET Internet companies are getting better at removing images of child sexual abuse, according to the charity that monitors the problem. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said that the time it took websites and broadband providers to respond to complaints had halved in the past year. However, it warned that abusers were distributing images more widely in an attempt to avoid detection

Visitors to the seized domains were met with an image saying the domain had been taken by Homeland Security (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The Department of Justice and Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( www.ice.gov ) announced this week it has made a significant error in the act of seizing several domains in connection with counterfeit products and child pornography. But according to a report by TorrentFreak.com , one of the seized domains belongs to a free DNS provider, and that 84,000 websites were inaccurately accused of containing links to child pornography material.

Visitors to the seized domains were met with an image saying the domain had been taken by Homeland Security (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The Department of Justice and Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( www.ice.gov ) announced this week it has made a significant error in the act of seizing several domains in connection with counterfeit products and child pornography. But according to a report by TorrentFreak.com , one of the seized domains belongs to a free DNS provider, and that 84,000 websites were inaccurately accused of containing links to child pornography material.

Web Hosting News – Chicago, IL – National data center service provider, CoreLink Data Centers, announced today it has signed Getty Images to a multi-year contract extension to provide the leading creator and distributor of digital content with top tier, scalable colocation solutions for its IT infrastructure. Through the renewed contract, CoreLink will continue to provide the company with its industry-leading flexible customer agreement, continuous expert help, complete transparency and high performing network connectivity. “Getty Images has been a valued, long-term customer and we’re pleased to have the opportunity to continue our relationship together,” said Michael Duckett, president and COO at CoreLink Data Centers, a national provider of data center services

With cloud services now so ubiquitous and easy to use, could companies be overlooking the legal implications of such a major shift in their business? Photograph: Dave & Les Jacobs/Getty Images/Cultura RF From Gmail and Flickr to Marks & Spencer and Mothercare, you would be hard-pushed to find a consumer or business in the UK that does not rely on at least one cloud-based service. An umbrella term for outsourced technology services, such as email and web hosting, cloud computing allows businesses to outsource a crucial but highly specialised part of their operation to a specialist firm

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Web Host News – BERLIN – At Citrix Synergy™, the event where virtualization, networking and cloud computing meet, Citrix Systems, Inc. announced a new version of Citrix XenServer® with significant new storage and networking innovations that change the game in both server and desktop virtualization for customers of all sizes.