Powerlan (ASX:PWR) said its subsidiary, IMX Software, has executed a contract with the FOREX Bank of Sweden. IMX Software, which provides solutions to the financial industry, has deployed a banknotes system to the FOREX Bank of Sweden. The bank plans to use the system to manage its inter-bank currency trading and distribution and its activities in the Nordic foreign currency markets

(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The final Tuesday morning keynote at WorldHostingDays this week in Germany was delivered by Hyder Ali, the hosting industry director for the communications sector at Microsoft. He began by saying that Microsoft itself is in the midst of a critical transformation from a company that sold desktop software to a company whose services are hosted.

Google Patch Adobe Vulnerability Monday, March 21, 2011, 10:43:01 AM Google (GOOG) announced today that it has patched the Adobe Flash Player, Acrobat and Reader vulnerabilities in Chrome, however, other will have to wait for an official Adobe fix. The ‘zero-day’ vulnerability embeds a malicious Flash file in an Excel document which, if opened, can compromise Windows-based computers. However, Microsoft says that machines running Office 2010 are protected by a security system called data execution prevention

Mayor Bloomberg at new consolidated data center in downtown Brooklyn (Photo Credit: Edward Reed) (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — A new 18,000 square-foot data center in downtown Brooklyn opened Monday, which is designed to consolidate the technology infrastructure of 19 agencies over the next year and that of more than 40 agencies over the next five years. The facility’s opening comes just a couples weeks after the Obama administration issued its 2012 federal budget proposa l where it asserted that data center consolidation and cloud computing will play a significant role in curbing IT costs.

Mayor Bloomberg at new consolidated data center in downtown Brooklyn (Photo Credit: Edward Reed) (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — A new 18,000 square-foot data center in downtown Brooklyn opened Monday, which is designed to consolidate the technology infrastructure of 19 agencies over the next year and that of more than 40 agencies over the next five years.

GoDaddy Hosting? You Might Want To Think Twice Before Trusting Your Site To GoDaddy As CtWatchdog.com came under a malware attack last weekend, I had an opportunity to first-hand witness how the largest web hosting company in the country – GoDaddy.com – handles such sensitive and time critical issues.

Bill Staples of Microsoft delivers a Thursday keynote session (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Bill Staples of Microsoft closed out the first part of the Thursday morning keynote sessions at Parallels Summit this week.

Bill Staples of Microsoft delivers a Thursday keynote session (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Bill Staples of Microsoft closed out the first part of the Thursday morning keynote sessions at Parallels Summit this week. He started by saying he wanted to focus his talk on how Microsoft is working to engage with partners to help make the Windows platform more valuable in the cloud based world. He addressed the question of whether Microsoft is a partner or a competitor in the cloud space.

A diagram illustrating Parallels new cloud infrastructure setup (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting software provider Parallels ( www.parallels.com ) announced on Wednesday at Parallels Summit 2011 it has introduced new strategic cloud infrastructure and hosted PBX solutions, as well as support for Microsoft Office 365 Syndication and Hyper-V Cloud. The company is also increasing its investment in facilitating APS-enabled solutions to accelerate Internet service vendors’ ability to also profit from the cloud.  “SMBs cloud consumption has hit the wide adoption curve and driving a sea change in the cloud industry,” says Birger Steen, newly appointed CEO of Parallels.

Web Hosting News – ORLANDO, FL. – Hosting and Cloud service enablement leader Parallels today announced it is positioning itself for the growth in small and medium business cloud consumption with the introduction of new strategic Cloud Infrastructure and Hosted PBX solutions, as well as support for  Microsoft Office 365 Syndication and Hyper-V Cloud.