A screenshot shows the status of the validation from UptimeSafe (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Web hosting provider RivalHost ( www.rivalhost.com ) announced on Monday that it has received APS-400 certification from UptimeSafe ( www.uptimesafe.com ), an independent certification that indicates a service provider has 99.9 percent uptime. According to its website, UptimeSafe is a new service that certifies the uptime of online service providers with a proprietary certification from the company. Certified providers are tested “around the clock.”  RivalHost says its shared hosting environment was monitored by UptimeSafe for a three month period so the uptime achieved by the Web host equates to less than 12 minutes of downtime in a 90 day period

A screen shot of The SharePoint Initiative’s SharePoint 2010 page (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — UK hosting provider The SharePoint Initiative ( www.sharepointinitiative.com ) announced on Monday it is currently offering SharePoint 2010 hosting, which allows customers to store their data in the UK under stringent UK data protection laws.

AT&T (NYSE: T) is helping a commercial real estate giant transform itself from a network of independent real estate firms into a unified global service organization. AT&T will provide the Web hosting, infrastructure and all the necessary voice and data telecommunication services to Collier’s International over four years to seamlessly link 129 Colliers offices across 13 countries throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Web Hosting News – Santa Clara, CA – Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone and colocation provider, today announced that its IPv6 Evangelist,  Owen DeLong, will discuss IPv6 transition at this week’s Technology Convergence Conference, Silicon Valley’s premier conference for the IT and facilities ecosystem. The conference will take place Wednesday, February 23rd at the Santa Clara Convention Center. At 10 a.m

A diagram of Nexcess illustrating content delivery network (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Nexcess ( www.nexcess.com ) announced on Tuesday it has introduced content delivery network services to its hosting customers. Powered by EdgeCast, the Nexcess CDN service is designed to significantly improve website performance by reducing physical distance, and in turn, latency, between the server and end user

CDN Hosting Diagram Ann Arbor, MI (PRWEB) February 20, 2011 Nexcess, a leading provider of managed web hosting and eCommerce hosting services, today announced the availability of high-quality content delivery network (CDN) services to its hosting customers.

A map of Equinix’s global markets (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center and hosting provider Equinix ( www.equinix.com ) and private equity firm Riverwood Capital ( www.riverwoodcapital.com ) announced on Tuesday that they will acquire about 90 percent of ALOG Data Centers of Brazil ( www.alog.com.br/index_enUS.asp ) for about $127 million in cash, extending its market reach into South America. This marks the first major acquisition Equinix has announced this year, following last year’s massive acquisition of rival Switch and Data for $683.4 million. Equinix will hold controlling interest, Riverwood will hold a significant minority stake and about 10 percent will be held by current members of ALOG’s management team.

A still from a video tour of PEER 1’s Toronto data center (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider PEER 1 Hosting ( www.peer1.net ) announced on Monday that it had begun building out a 50,000 square foot green data center in Portsmouth, UK.

Web Hosting News – Bracknell, UK – Webroot, the first Internet security service company, today announced the latest release of Webroot® Email Security Service. As managed service providers, systems integrators and other resellers often take on the role of IT administrator for their customers’ security, this update provides Webroot’s channel partners with a consolidated view of all end users — giving them more flexibility to quickly and easily manage user provisioning, and saving them valuable time that can be rededicated to more profitable activities.

Web Hosting News – HONOLULU – Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, and OpSource, Inc., the leader in enterprise cloud and managed hosting solutions, today announced an agreement to deliver enterprise-class cloud and managed hosting solutions to Equinix’s ecosystem of more than 3,700 customers across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.