Announces Sponsorship of Web 2.0 Expo DALLAS–( BUSINESS WIRE )– SoftLayer Technologies ® , the innovation leader in on-demand Dedicated and Cloud hosting, today announced its participation in and sponsorship of the 2011 Web 2.0 Expo at Moscone West in San Francisco, CA. “Web 2.0 is a key event for SoftLayer” Web 2.0 Expo, co-produced by O’Reilly Media, Inc. and UBM TechWeb, showcases the latest Web 2.0 business models, development paradigms, products, and design strategies for the builders of the next-generation Web.

An image from the website for Microsoft’s Hosting Summit 2011, which takes place this week (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to a study issued on Friday by software giant Microsoft ( www.microsoft.com ) 39 percent of small and medium-sized businesses expect to be paying for cloud services within the next three years, compared to the 29 percent that are doing so right now.

Hosting Reviews – Mt. Prospect, IL – Las Vegas data center service provider, CoreLink Data Centers, LLC, today announced that Capario, a Santa Ana, Calif.-based provider of revenue cycle management solutions connecting healthcare payers and providers nationwide, has doubled its footprint at CoreLink’s Las Vegas Data Center. The expansion reflects Capario’s continued trust and reliance on CoreLink to host its critical IT infrastructure.

Web Hosting News – DALLAS — SoftLayer Technologies® , the innovative on-demand data center services provider, today announced that the research firm Longhaus has named SoftLayer the strongest offshore (no Australian data center) trusted infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) provider for Australian enterprises. Longhaus conducted a detailed review based on 60 criteria resulting in the top 34 short-listed cloud providers currently serving Australian customers

A Columbus company was one of  nine Web hosting firms around the country raided by U.S. Marshals this week as part of a Microsoft lawsuit aimed at eliminating sources of malware and email scams.

A Columbus company was one of nine Web-hosting firms across the country raided by U.S.

Web Hosting News – SEATTLE – Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced expanded functionality of Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC). Starting today, AWS has broadened an enterprise’s networking options with Amazon VPC by letting them specify which of their Amazon VPC resources they wish to make directly accessible to the Internet and which they do not.

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

Web Hosting News – MT. PROSPECT, IL – Chicago data center service provider CoreLink Data Centers, LLC is sponsoring CIOsynergy’s directIT Chicago: Against All Odds, a five-hour networking event for 150 IT leaders Feb

A screenshot of VegasNAP’s colocation page of its website (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Colocation provider VegasNAP ( www.vegasnap.com ) announced on Thursday that it has established a joint operating agreement with Washington data center operator WORLDLINK Inc ( colo.w-link.net ).  VegasNAP says that this partnership will enable both companies to “enjoy protection and peace of mind by having the option of redundant data and business continuity centers” in Las Vegas, NA and Seattle, WA, two major US metropolitan locations. According to the press release, the companies will jointly support clients and protect mission-critical equipment in both data centers with access to VegasNAP’s end-user recovery solutions, including colocation “hot and warm sites”, voice and data connectivity. “Whether it’s natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, blackouts or even manmade events, clients of both our companies can now take advantage of our colocation, recovery and business continuity solutions,” Rob Tyree, VegasNAP’s chief technical officer said in a statement.