July 14, 2011 — Managed backup and data recovery provider SecurStore announced on Thursday that it will use OpenStack and Rackspace Cloud Builders deployment for its cloud storage offerings.

June 28, 2011 — Managed network security solutions provider StillSecure announced on Tuesday that it has launched its StillSecure Penetration Testing Service for companies to protect their networks.

Web Hosting – DALLAS — SoftLayer Technologies® , the innovation leader in Cloud and Dedicated hosting, today announced the launch of SoftLayer Managed Hosting . The new offering provides enterprise-class computing environments with expert, 24×7 management and support of those environments’ core services, including database, security, monitoring, backup, and storage management.

An image from a vendor whitepaper shows the functions of SoftLayer’s hosting management team (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting giant SoftLayer ( www.softlayer.com ) announced on Tuesday that it has introduced SoftLayer Managed hosting, offering enterprise-class computing environments with 24-hour management and monitoring support for core pieces of those environments, including database, security, monitoring, backup and storage management. SoftLayer, formed last year by the merger of SoftLayer’s previous operations with those of The Planet, created an enormous hosting organization out of the two biggest players in the unmanaged dedicated server hosting business.

A diagram shows NaviSite’s NaviCloud infrastructure (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Web hosting provider NaviSite ( www.navisite.com ) announced on Monday that software as a service firm iSentry ( www.isentry.com ) will use NaviSite’s managed cloud services to support and deliver its digital content exchange solution.  This announcement comes a week after healthcare firm Post-n-Track deployed NaviSite’s managed cloud services to deliver its collaboration platform to a community of healthcare organizations.  According to the press release, NaviSite has worked closely with iSentry to create a secure cloud-based environment for DCX.  “With NaviSite’s Managed Cloud Services, we can now offer on-demand, cloud-based resources from within a SAS70 environment,” Gareth Evans, managing director, iSentry Group said in a statement. “The ability to rapidly create new Linux virtual machines, combined with NaviSite’s usage-based pricing makes this cloud-based solution doubly attractive

A screen shot of Branham300 list of the Top 250 Canadian ICT Companies (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) –- Three web hosting providers have found their way on the Branham300 2011 ( www.branham300.com ) list of the Top 250 Canadian ICT Companies. For almost 20 years, the Branham300 has recognized the top Canadian and multinational ICT companies operating in Canada, as ranked by revenues

An image from the FiberMedia website, illustrating some of the company’s infrastructure offerings (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator FiberMedia ( www.fibermedia.net ) announced on Thursday that it has successfully launched its Managed Cloud platform, including the product’s first significant customer deployment in support of a multi-national financial services firm. The company says the new product’s launch comes just after FiberMedia announced major upgrades to its data center facilities in Secaucus, New Jersey and Westchester, New York.