Apple blinks on dev tool restrictions Apple today reversed its decision earlier in the year that barred developers from using rival programming tools, including one that has since been discontinued by Adobe, to build applications for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Developer tool makers rejoiced in the move, as one analyst said Apple was motivated because of the rapid rise of Android, Google’s mobile operating system. “It means ‘full throttle’ on the iOS platform,” said Scott Schwarzhoff, an executive with Mountain View, Calif.-based Appcelerator

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts News: NaviSite Rejects Takeover Bid from Atlantic Investors Blogs: Should I buy customers or grow organically? Part 2 Blogs: Should I buy customers or grow organically? Part 2 Blogs: Should I buy customers or grow organically?

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts News: Q&A: Armorize CEO Caleb Sima on Malware Threats to Web Hosts News: HP CEO’s Departure Raises Questions News: UK2.net Launches VPS Platform with “Plug ‘n Go” Templates for Web Hosts News: Tier1 Readies Hosting & Cloud Transformation Summit – North America 2010 Articles: The benefits of link building resulting in increase of Page-Rank (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT analyst group Tier1 Research ( www.t1r.com ) announced on Monday it will host its sixth annual Hosting & Cloud Transformation Summit – North America ( www.hsvsummit.com/na/2010 ) event on September 13 to 15 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event follows Tier1’s second annual Datacenter Transformation Summit – Northern Virginia , which was held in June at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, Virginia.

Google Voice is now open to everyone, no invites required Google Voice, the popular and often controversial VoIP, voicemail, and messaging service from Mountain View search giant Google is now open for anyone in the U.S.

Web Hosting News – Sunnyvale, CA – Cotendo, an innovative CDN and Site Acceleration Services Provider, today announced that Meebo, the company that enables real-time social interactions across multiple social networks and services, has integrated two flagship Cotendo site acceleration CDN services into its industry leading platform. Meebo is leveraging Cotendo’s Advanced Domain Name Service (ADNS) and CDN Balancer as key infrastructure services for efficiently routing traffic between its two datacenters on both coasts of the United States. In doing so, Cotendo is promoting Meebo’s mission to let users instantly connect, share, and communicate with all of their friends

Web Hosting News – Sunnyvale, CA – Cotendo, an innovative CDN and Site Acceleration Services Provider, today announced that Meebo, the company that enables real-time social interactions across multiple social networks and services, has integrated two flagship Cotendo site acceleration CDN services into its industry leading platform.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Chicago – April 22, 2010 Toronto – May 20, 2010 Boston – June 17, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: Stream Awarded LEED Silver Certification for San Antonio Data Center News: Equinix Leases More Space at NJ Data Center News: Carpathia Hosting, Citrix and VMLogix Collaborate for Cloud-based Development and Testing News: Citrix Anticipates Server Virtualization Market Share Gains As It Unveils Latest XenServer Release News: KVH to Open Second Data Center in Tokyo (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator Equinix ( www.equinix.com ) announced on Monday it is leasing 324,654 square feet of space from Hartz Mountain Industries to expand its data center footprint in Secaucus, New Jersey. Located 11 miles from downtown Manhattan, the facility includes two connected buildings and is adjacent to an existing Equinix data center.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Chicago – April 22, 2010 Toronto – May 20, 2010 Boston – June 17, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: IBM Buys Cast Iron Systems, Advances Cloud Initiatives Blogs: Part II – Legal Q&A video by David Snead for WHIR tv News: Amazon Joins Other Cloud Providers in Pursuit of Government Contracts News: Avnet to Buy Tallard Technologies (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — In an effort to broaden its array of cloud computing services, IBM ( www.ibm.com ) has acquired Cast Iron Systems ( www.castiron.com ), a privately held company based in Mountain View, CA, that provides cloud integration software, appliances and services. Having completed thousands of cloud integrations around the world for financial institutions, media and entertainment companies and retail organizations, Cast Iron Systems’s clients include Allianz, NEC, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Dow Jones, Schumacher Group, ShoreTel, Sports Authority, Time Warner, Westmont University and many others.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Chicago – April 22, 2010 Toronto – May 20, 2010 Boston – June 17, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: IBM Buys Cast Iron Systems, Advances Cloud Initiatives Blogs: Part II – Legal Q&A video by David Snead for WHIR tv News: Amazon Joins Other Cloud Providers in Pursuit of Government Contracts News: Avnet to Buy Tallard Technologies (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — In an effort to broaden its array of cloud computing services, IBM ( www.ibm.com ) has acquired Cast Iron Systems ( www.castiron.com ), a privately held company based in Mountain View, CA, that provides cloud integration software, appliances and services. Having completed thousands of cloud integrations around the world for financial institutions, media and entertainment companies and retail organizations, Cast Iron Systems’s clients include Allianz, NEC, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Dow Jones, Schumacher Group, ShoreTel, Sports Authority, Time Warner, Westmont University and many others. According to IBM’s Monday announcement, its acquisition of Cast Iron Systems expands IBM’s industry-leading business process and integration software portfolio, which grew more than 20 percent in the first quarter of 2010

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Chicago – April 22, 2010 Toronto – May 20, 2010 Boston – June 17, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: Nasuni Launches Virtual NAS for Cloud Storage in General Availability News: CDC Global Services Names New CEO News: Andrew Fanara Leaves EPA for Private Sector Job (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The Nasuni Filer, a new virtual network-attached storage application for cloud storage from software provider Nasuni ( www.nasuni.com ), has passed the beta stage and is available for immediate download, allowing businesses to easily store data offsite for safety on the infrastructure of one or several cloud storage partners including Amazon Web Services, Iron Mountain, Nirvanix and Rackspace. Nasuni Filer leverages the resources of the cloud to simplify file access, storage and protection, while eliminating the expense of storage hardware and infrastructure expansion.  Nasuni Filer features synchronous snapshots, deduplication, and encryption plus key management for security. Those not ready for a complete transition to all-in-one cloud storage can use the Nasuni Filer for storing second copies offsite for disaster protection.