ICM Registry, the company behind the .XXX top level domain (TLD), announced today that iFriends.xxx and ClickCash.xxx were launched by WebPower, making these the first high-profile webcam site and affiliate marketing program to launch in the .XXX space. WebPower Inc. operates the iFriends adult webcam network plus the ClickCash affiliate marketing program, one of the oldest and largest adult affiliate programs. iFriends, the first large-scale adult webcam network, has been the template for virtually all other adult webcam sites since 1998, with numerous innovations such as Cam2Cam, HD video, and 3D video streaming technology. Since 1996, ClickCash has generated over one billion dollars in revenue for its webmasters and affiliates. As the creator and innovator of adult affiliate programs, ClickCash has delivered over 600 consecutive uninterrupted weekly payments to affiliates around the globe. “We are proud to be part of the Founders Program and are enthusiastic about the opportunities that working with ICM Registry presents for us and our affiliates,” says Stacy Psaros, WebPower’s spokesperson. “Our company’s culture is one of innovation and forward-thinking business practices. We recognized these same qualities in ICM Registry and the .XXX space. iFriends.xxx is just the first of a number of prominent domains that we look forward to launching.” “WebPower’s vision of the adult marketplace and their way of detecting and developing new opportunities such as .XXX are remarkable,” says Vaughn Liley of ICM Registry. “Their participation in the Founders program is particularly valuable given their long history and prominence in the adult industry. The launch of these sites clearly demonstrates our goal of making .XXX a vibrant and content-rich domain.” ICM Registry is now focused on the launch that starts on September 7 with the opening of the Sunrise period. For more information, please visit www.about.xxx This ICM Registry news release was sourced from: icmregistry.com/press/pressrelease17.php To register your .XXX domain name, check out America Registry here .

WHIR editor Liam Eagle presents at a WHIR Networking Event in Los Angeles (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — iNET Interactive ( www.inetinteractive.com ) announced today that Liam Eagle, editor in chief of prominent industry news and analysis publication for the hosted services industry, the Web Host Industry Review ( www.thewhir.com ), has been named co-chair of HostingCon 2011 ( www.hostingcon.com ), the premier conference and tradeshow for the hosted services industry. In this new role, Mr

A screen shot of the Global Data Center Outsourcing Market 2010-2014 contents (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT industry research group Infiniti Research ( www.infiniti-research.com ) announced on Wednesday it has released a new report titled “Global Data Center Outsourcing Market 2010-2014″.

Inside CoreLink’s data center (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator CoreLink Data Centers ( www.corelink.com ) announced on Friday it has named Rick Crutchley the company’s vice president of global sales. The move comes just a few months after founding CEO Geoff Hampson resigned from his position to pursue other opportunities, and Charles Picasso was named the company’s interim CEO and executive chairman

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Renée Bergeron, VP of managed services and cloud computing at Ingram Micro (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — In the last keynote before lunch, Renée Bergeron, VP of managed services and cloud computing at Ingram Micro discussed how providers can lead and supply the IT channel with cloud solutions in her presentation, “Clarity of Vision in a Cloudy World”. She started by listing the reasons to move to the cloud, an argument that anyone who is attending this conference is probably already aware of. These benefits include business agility, cost efficiency, leverage core competencies and IT resources to focus on innovation, disaster and business continuity, and being a part of a green initiative

Usman Arshad, director of business development at HostDime (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — In his presentation “The Challenges of International Business – a Latin American Example”, HostDime director of business development Usman Arshad looked at the many benefits of expanding a hosting business internationally, as well as the strategies for taking on such a initiative. Though HostDime has opened branches in many locations around the world, Arshad uses the company’s expansion to Latin America as the primary case study for his presentation. The main and most obvious advantage of expanding a business internationally is that there is a faster growth rate compared to firms that operate locally