Stuart Hopper, VP of sales and marketing of Europe at Raritan. Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts News: Datalink Awarded $8 Million Project by Global Consulting and Software Company News: Raritan Appoints Europe VP of Sales and Marketing News: Intuit Enhances Website Building Tool, Local Search Capabilities News: Vyatta Releases Version 6.1 of its Open Network OS News: Web Host 180Servers Doubles Server Capacity With Asheville Facility Expansion (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT infrastructure management solutions provider Raritan ( www.raritan.com ) announced on Tuesday it has named Stuart Hopper as its new VP of sales and marketing of Europe ( www.raritan.eu )

Stuart Hopper, VP of sales and marketing of Europe at Raritan. Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts News: Datalink Awarded $8 Million Project by Global Consulting and Software Company News: Raritan Appoints Europe VP of Sales and Marketing News: Intuit Enhances Website Building Tool, Local Search Capabilities News: Vyatta Releases Version 6.1 of its Open Network OS News: Web Host 180Servers Doubles Server Capacity With Asheville Facility Expansion (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT infrastructure management solutions provider Raritan ( www.raritan.com ) announced on Tuesday it has named Stuart Hopper as its new VP of sales and marketing of Europe ( www.raritan.eu ). He will replace Gerard Heuvel who will be pursuing other interests

New industry meetings over net neutrality being hosted by lobbyists While much of the focus has been on Google and Verizon when it comes to net neutrality as of late, the Wall Street Journal has reported that lobbyists began a new set of talks among a much wider group on Wednesday. The Information Technology Industry Council is a lobbying firm which represents dozens of companies, including Apple, AOL, Cisco, HP, Microsoft, Nokia, and RIM among others. Reports indicate Microsoft is in attendance as is Cisco

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts News: IBM Defends its Performance in TX Data Center Deal Blogs: Video Interview with Steve Lesem of Mezeo Software News: Cloud Platform FlexiScale to Provide Basis for EU’s €9M FP7 Initiative News: Cloud Firm ScaleUp Names Privacy and Security Officer News: Pentagon Spokesperson Asks WikiLeaks to Remove Classified War Documents (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The European Union ( www.europa.eu ) has chosen Flexiant’s ( www.flexiant.com ) cloud platform, FlexiScale, as the infrastructure foundation for a €9 million euro (about $11.9 million) Seventh Framework Programme (known as FP7) to enable the transition of mobile applications to the cloud. Conducted under the EU’s FP7 for research and technological development, the “4CaaSt” project will create a standards-based Platform as a Service platform that is not specific to one cloud provider or one technology. Ensuring uniformity of standards and protocols across the industry, 4CaaSt will help contribute to an ecosystem where applications from different providers can be tailored to different users, mashed up and traded together

Hosting News – Boca Raton, FL – Applied Innovations today announced the Microsoft IIS Media Services 4.0 Beta is now available through a free, full-featured hosting account on AppliedI-Labs —a unique hosting environment where customers can gain early access to new technologies and beta programs prior to release. “The Microsoft IIS Media Services 4.0 Beta is the second major beta program we’ve offered through AppliedI-Labs since its deployment last month,” stated Jess Coburn, founder and CEO of Applied Innovations. “With AppliedI-Labs, we provide our customers with a pristine, constantly available production environment for websites where they can evaluate and experiment with new technologies without impacting the performance or stability of their business-critical websites.” Applied Innovations is offering free hosting on AppliedI-Labs for the IIS Media Services 4.0 Beta

Juniper Snaps Up Mobile Security Firm For $70 Million Juniper late Tuesday confirmed it will acquire SMobile Systems, a privately held maker of software and mobile security products for tablets and smartphones. According to Juniper, it’s an all-cash deal valued at approximately $70 million

The relaunch of .CO domain names for anyone who wants to register one has been extraordinarily popular with over 100,000 domains registered within the first 25 minutes of live registrations. .CO is being promoted as an alternative to .COM and if initial registrations statistics are a guide, then it is going to be popular

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts Blogs: The WHIR at HostingCon 2010 – What to Watch Out For News: Registrars Prepare for Wide Release of .CO Domain Blogs: Blueprints of Web Hosting’s Future News: Web Host VertexHost Colocates at VegasNAP (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Due to extraordinary demand for the impending global .CO domain launch, .CO Internet S.A.S. ( www.cointernet.co ), the registry operator of the .CO domain, extended the high-priority .CO domain name deadline last week to midday Friday, Eastern Time. During the “Landrush” phase, those wishing to secure early access to a .CO domain name were able to do so for a premium price ranging from around $250 to $300.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts Blogs: The WHIR at HostingCon 2010 – What to Watch Out For News: Registrars Prepare for Wide Release of .CO Domain Blogs: Blueprints of Web Hosting’s Future News: Web Host VertexHost Colocates at VegasNAP (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Due to extraordinary demand for the impending global .CO domain launch, .CO Internet S.A.S. ( www.cointernet.co ), the registry operator of the .CO domain, extended the high-priority .CO domain name deadline last week to midday Friday, Eastern Time

.CO Internet Extends Deadline for “Landrush” to Secure .CO Domain Names Miami, FL : July 9, 2010 July 16 Marks the Last Chance to Secure High-Priority .CO Domain Names Before General Public; More than 26,000 .CO Domains Already Claimed by Top Global Brands, Fortune 500 Cos and Others MIAMI - July 9, 2010 – Due to extraordinary demand for the impending .CO domain launch, .CO Internet S.A.S. ( COinternet.co ), the registry operator of the .CO domain, today announced it has officially extended the deadline for people and companies to secure high-priority .CO domain names prior to their availability to the general public on July 20.  The deadline for the “Landrush” phase will be extended through Friday, July 16th at 12:00 pm (Noon) EDT. The new .CO domain offering presents unprecedented opportunities for corporations, brands, web developers, agencies, entrepreneurs and others to secure high-priority, high-value domain names that have long been “unavailable” in the .com domain.  To date, .CO Internet has registered or taken applications for more than 26,000 .CO domain names, many of which have been secured by the world’s top global brands and Fortune 500 companies, such as: Amazon, American Express, Apple, BMW, Cartier, Canon, CNN, Coca-Cola, Disney, Ebay, Exxon, Facebook, Ford, Google, Hilton, Honda, IBM, IKEA, Kodak, McDonalds, Microsoft, MTV, Nestle, Nike, Nokia, Panasonic, Pfizer, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, Toyota, Twitter, Unilever, Visa, Yahoo and many more.