Hosting Reviews – NOVI, MI – Future Hosting, an Internet solutions provider serving SMBs and enterprises internationally and developer of Future Engineer™, announced it has self-certified under the United States Department of Commerce’s Safe Harbor framework, enabling its clients to operate freely in the European Union and the United States. The European Commission’s Directive on Data Protection went into effect in October of 1998, and would prohibit the transfer of personal data to non-European Union countries that do not meet the European Union adequacy standard for privacy protection. The self-certification program enables United States companies to bridge the gaps in privacy regulation and operate safely within the European Union.

Web Hosting News – Renton, WA – Cloud services enablement leader Parallels now offers the leading server update product – Ksplice Uptrack – to customers of Parallels Virtuozzo Containers and Parallels Plesk Panel.  Ksplice Uptrack allows server administrators to install important operating system updates and security fixes without rebooting. This is groundbreaking news for the hosting industry, where a typical server admin spends up to 30 hours per month updating and rebooting servers, often resulting in involuntary downtime. Ksplice Uptrack for Parallels Virtuozzo Containers and Parallels Plesk Panel reduces OS maintenance downtime virtually to zero and bolsters security

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A screenshot from Future Hosting’s website shows its colocation offerings (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Web hosting provider Future Hosting ( www.futurehosting.com ) announced on Tuesday that it has introduced colocation services in its Washington data center. This marks the first time the company has offered colocation

An image illustrating Ksplice’s Uptrack Manager at work (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Nexcess ( www.nexcess.net ) announced Wednesday it has adopted Kpslice ( www.ksplice.com ) Uptrack rebootless technology. Ksplice’s Uptrack will be integrated in Nexcess’s managed dedicated servers and magento offerings with no extra charge.

An image illustrating Ksplice’s Uptrack Manager at work (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Nexcess ( www.nexcess.net ) announced Wednesday it has adopted Kpslice ( www.ksplice.com ) Uptrack rebootless technology. Ksplice’s Uptrack will be integrated in Nexcess’s managed dedicated servers and magento offerings with no extra charge. Uptrack is a subscription service that applies all of the security updates released by the Linux vendor without rebooting the server, according to Ksplice’s website

Ksplice lets hosts make important kernel security updates without having to reboot. The alternative is either rebooting about once a month or leaving systems vulnerable. (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web host WestHost ( www.westhost.com ) has deployed Ksplice on its shared hosting servers, and will include it for free on its new line of dedicated servers, slated to be launch later this week