Renée Bergeron, VP of managed services and cloud computing at Ingram Micro (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — In the last keynote before lunch, Renée Bergeron, VP of managed services and cloud computing at Ingram Micro discussed how providers can lead and supply the IT channel with cloud solutions in her presentation, “Clarity of Vision in a Cloudy World”. She started by listing the reasons to move to the cloud, an argument that anyone who is attending this conference is probably already aware of. These benefits include business agility, cost efficiency, leverage core competencies and IT resources to focus on innovation, disaster and business continuity, and being a part of a green initiative

An image of Parallels CEO Sergei Beloussov giving his keynote presentation at Parallels Summit 2010 (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Cloud services provider Parallels ( www.parallels.com ) announced on Thursday it has unveiled its speaker line-up for its cloud conference, Parallels Summit 2011 ( www.parallels.com/summit/global ). This year’s event is expected to be the largest to date with more than 1,500 attendees anticipated, including Web hosts, service providers, value-added resellers, software vendors and Web designers from around the world. The event follows last year’s successful Parallels Summit 2010 , which reportedly drew an attendance of over 1,000 individuals to the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Resort.

An image of Parallels CEO Sergei Beloussov giving his keynote presentation at Parallels Summit 2010 (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Cloud services provider Parallels ( www.parallels.com ) announced on Thursday it has unveiled its speaker line-up for its cloud conference, Parallels Summit 2011 ( www.parallels.com/summit/global ). This year’s event is expected to be the largest to date with more than 1,500 attendees anticipated, including Web hosts, service providers, value-added resellers, software vendors and Web designers from around the world. The event follows last year’s successful Parallels Summit 2010 , which reportedly drew an attendance of over 1,000 individuals to the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Resort.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Boston – June 17, 2010 Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: Raya to Build GPX’s Second Data Center in Egypt News: Web Host Rackspace Strikes Strategic Distribution Deal with Ingram Micro News: Torrent Blog RLSLOG Taken Down by Web Host Amidst Copyright Infringement Claims Articles: Moving to the cloud News: Dallas County’s IT Systems Go Offline After Data Center Floods (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Egypt-based communications IT provider Raya Holding ( www.rayacorp.com ) announced on Tuesday it will build New York-based data center operator GPX Global Systems ( www.gpxglobal.net ) second data centre in Egypt. Raya Holding “ventures into profitable business opportunities” in the IT, contact center, smart buildings and trade line of business, according to its website. The center will be built on the outskirts of Cairo, where it will provide services such as data recovery for local and multinational companies.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Boston – June 17, 2010 Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: Web Host Rackspace Strikes Strategic Distribution Deal with Ingram Micro News: Torrent Blog RLSLOG Taken Down by Web Host Amidst Copyright Infringement Claims Articles: Moving to the cloud News: Dallas County’s IT Systems Go Offline After Data Center Floods News: Troubadour Deploys Nimsoft’s Monitoring Solution in New Virtual Data Center Offering   (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Hosting and cloud computing provider Rackspace Hosting ( www.rackspace.com ) has signed a distribution agreement with one of the largest technology distributors, Ingram Micro ( www.ingrammicro.com ), bringing managed hosting and cloud computing offerings to its growing base of North American channel partners. According to the Monday announcement at the Ingram Micro Cloud Summit in Dallas, Texas, Ingram Micro’s considerable base of Managed Services Providers and Value Added Resellers will now be able to offer Rackspace’s portfolio of hosting options via Ingram Micro’s new services program, the Seismic Cloud Conduit, which is designed to let channel partners take advantage of and maximize the business opportunities offered by cloud computing. “As the world’s leading technology distributor, it was a natural progression for us to work with Rackspace, a world leader in the hosting and cloud computing industry, and bring to market a best-in-class solution for cloud computing,” Justin Crotty, Ingram Micro North America services vice president said in a statement.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Boston – June 17, 2010 Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: Web Host Rackspace Strikes Strategic Distribution Deal with Ingram Micro News: Torrent Blog RLSLOG Taken Down by Web Host Amidst Copyright Infringement Claims Articles: Moving to the cloud News: Dallas County’s IT Systems Go Offline After Data Center Floods News: Troubadour Deploys Nimsoft’s Monitoring Solution in New Virtual Data Center Offering   (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Hosting and cloud computing provider Rackspace Hosting ( www.rackspace.com ) has signed a distribution agreement with one of the largest technology distributors, Ingram Micro ( www.ingrammicro.com ), bringing managed hosting and cloud computing offerings to its growing base of North American channel partners. According to the Monday announcement at the Ingram Micro Cloud Summit in Dallas, Texas, Ingram Micro’s considerable base of Managed Services Providers and Value Added Resellers will now be able to offer Rackspace’s portfolio of hosting options via Ingram Micro’s new services program, the Seismic Cloud Conduit, which is designed to let channel partners take advantage of and maximize the business opportunities offered by cloud computing. “As the world’s leading technology distributor, it was a natural progression for us to work with Rackspace, a world leader in the hosting and cloud computing industry, and bring to market a best-in-class solution for cloud computing,” Justin Crotty, Ingram Micro North America services vice president said in a statement

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Chicago – April 22, 2010 Toronto – May 20, 2010 Boston – June 17, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: Phoenix NAP Passes PCI DSS Audit, Validating its Physical and Procedural Security Efforts News: Spiceworks Integrates Rackspace Cloud Email Services News: Comodo Adds Auto Sandbox Technology in Internet Security Complete Version 4 (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Comodo Security Solutions ( www.comodo.com ) is stepping up its end-user security in its latest version of its PC security suite, which now features embedded Auto Sandbox Technology. Set for release this week, Comodo Internet Security Complete Version 4.0 include to Comodo’s new patent pending Auto Sandbox Technology, which automatically addresses all potentially unsafe files by running a user’s questionable files in a restricted virtual environment, without slowing users’ activities.