Destin, FL, April 08, 2011 –( PR.com )– In honor of its expansion to Destin, Jumpstart Technologies, computer repair and website design firm, is offering a brand new website to one lucky local business. The award, worth $500, includes a customized, professionally designed website (or a website makeover), a content management system, free hosting for one year, search-engine optimization (SEO), free email addresses, website tracking statistics, and tips on how to make most of the new website

A new program targeting small businesses in Canada allows entrepreneurs to build their own websites with a little help from the world’s largest search engine. Google Inc. said Tuesday its “Canada Get Your Business Online” initiative will offer free websites, web hosting, web addresses and a coupon for advertising with Google’s online ad network AdWords to Canadian companies

A screencap from the Canada Get Your Business Online website, launched by Google (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Is this the big Google push into shared hosting that web hosts have feared for years? According to several reports surfacing Tuesday, the search engine giant has launched a new program called “Canada Get Your Business Online,” offering small businesses a free domain name, web hosting space and a coupon for $100 worth of AdWords credit. The company announced similar programs in Australia and in the UK.

Web giant Google Inc. announced Tuesday it will be providing websites and hosting services free of charge to Canadian businesses. Google has partnered with Rogers Communications Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, the free website builder tool, Yola Inc., based in San Francisco, and the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) in the initiative called Get Your Business Online (gybo.ca or ecsel.ca in French)

Aaron Lynett / National Postv “When the Internet is better for consumers, when it’s better for business, it’s easier for anyone with an Internet business to make a return on that,” Chris O’Neill is country director for Google Canada said. Comments Twitter LinkedIn Email Matt Hartley   Mar 29, 2011 – 5:30 PM ET | Last Updated: Mar 29, 2011 6:04 PM ET TORONTO — Google Inc. is reaching out to small businesses across Canada with a program that enables entrepreneurs to build their own websites with a little help from the world’s largest search engine.

A screen shot of 1&1 Internet’s Canadian website (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider 1&1 Internet ( www.1and1internet.com ) announced on Wednesday it has expanded its hosting solutions to the Canadian small- and medium-sized business market. The expansion comes a week after the company released its website statistic tool, 1&1 SiteAnalytics . According to the company’s announcement last Wednesday, the tool shows where website visitors come from and what content is most popular on a site

Philadelphia, PA (Vocus/PRWEB) March 16, 2011 1&1 Internet, Inc., a global leader amongst Web hosts, today announced that it will now offer its hosting solutions to the Canadian small- and medium-sized business market. As an international hosting provider, 1&1 welcomes the opportunity to provide affordable and reliable hosting to Canada’s small business market through http://www.1and1.ca

A screen shot of Cablevision’s Optimal Business Benefits page (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Telecommunications provider Cablevision Systems ( www.cablevision.com ) announced last week it has partnered with web hosting provider Network Solutions ( www.networksolutions.com ) to offer its hosting services among Cablevision’s Optimum Business Benefits program. Now, small businesses can sign up for Network Solutions’ smart online tools to manage domains, improve their Web presence and boost Internet marketing efforts. Network Solutions joins Cablevision’s existing alliance partners ADP, CardWorks, Citrix Online, FedEx and US Business Technology.

Shared Web hosting is arguably the most important segment of the Internet infrastructure industry.  Shared hosting customers are the foundation – the engine that keeps growing and churning as Small Businesses are created and closed.  I have been monitoring and keeping tabs on the shared hosting competitive landscape since I worked at ValueWeb in the late ‘90s on through the other hosters I have worked for.

iiNet and Microsoft aim virtual server deal at small business By Stan Beer Thursday, 17 February 2011 18:38 IT Industry – Strategy Australia’s self proclaimed “number two” ISP has sought to capitalise on the growing cloud services market for small business by announcing a deal with Microsoft to provide virtual private servers for businesses that want to host their applications online. The deal will involve iiNet providing the storage infrastructure and broadband services using Microsoft’s web server software and is clearly aimed at the small business market