[news release] The Internet is one-step closer to being more accessible to speakers of Arabic in Qatar and around the world with the official launch of the Qatar Domains Registry (QDR), which was officially unveiled to the public on March 2, 2011 by the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR). QDR, which will be managed by ictQATAR will begin making Qatar-specific Internet domain names in Arabic and Latin-scripts available to select organizations in Qatar immediately, with general domains available to the public by August of 2011. “The launch of the Qatar Domains Registry is a major milestone as we work to build a more digitally inclusive society

Jason Waxman of Intel delivers a Thursday morning session (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The final morning presentation in the main forum Thursday was delivered by Jason Waxman of Intel.

Jason Waxman of Intel delivers a Thursday morning session (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The final morning presentation in the main forum Thursday was delivered by Jason Waxman of Intel. He says his group – the data center group – was created a few years ago to figure out how Intel could help hosting and data center providers. He says he sees a few keys to service provider success, which fall into two basic categories, value added services, and efficiency added through technology

A diagram shows the types of application weaknesses exploited most often (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Information security and compliance solutions provider Trustwave ( www.trustwave.com ) released its Web Hacking Incident Database semiannual report on Monday. The report finds there is an increase in DDos attacks and determines that “a lack of properly implemented anti-automation defenses to ensure application availability” causes such attacks. This week the company also released its new PenTest Manager online portal for the management of penetration tests in real-time.

A screenshot from Trusteer’s whitepaper about its Pinpoint monitoring solution (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Secure browsing provider Trusteer ( www.trusteer.com ) announced on Wednesday that it has launched Pinpoint, a new web login transaction monitoring service that detects malware without the installation of software on the endpoint device. According to the announcement, Pinpoint enables organizations to “transparently detect immediate threats on the user’s machine before allowing them to sign-in or execute transactions.” Designed to protect against fraud and information theft, Pinpoint detects infections in real-time, according to Trusteer.

A screen shot of Trustwave’s promotional video for PenTest Manager (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT solutions provider Trustwave ( www.trustwave.com ) announced on Wednesday it has released its new PenTest Manager ( www.trustwave.com/pentest-manager.php ) online portal. PenTest Manager lets enterprise customers manage all forms of penetration tests in real-time, and view live detailed test results and recommendations.

[news release] ICANN has announced that two seasoned professionals have been hired to bolster its contractual compliance team. Maguy Serad, an experienced technology and business manager, has been named Senior Director of Contractual compliance. Ms.

Website Hosting News – ISLANDIA, N.Y. – CA Technologies (Nasdaq: CA) today released a study indicating that cloud computing is enabling a more central role for IT in shaping business strategy and driving innovation.  The vast majority of survey respondents (96 percent) believes the primary role of IT has changed over the past five years, and 71 percent expect that trend to continue over the next two years.  The study, which was conducted by IDG Research Services and sponsored by CA Technologies, polled 200 IT managers in the U.S. and Europe

A screenshot of Alert Logic’s log manager control panel (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Log management, intrusion detection and cloud security solutions provider Alert Logic ( www.alertlogic.com ) announced on Tuesday that it has established a partnership with risk management and compliance solutions firm Namtek Corp ( www.namtekcorp.com ). Through this partnership Namtek will offer Alert Logic’s solutions to meet the security needs of its customers.

A screenshot of Alert Logic’s log manager control panel (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Log management, intrusion detection and cloud security solutions provider Alert Logic ( www.alertlogic.com ) announced on Tuesday that it has established a partnership with risk management and compliance solutions firm Namtek Corp ( www.namtekcorp.com ).