An image of IBM’s LEED Gold-certified cloud data center in Raleigh, North Carolina (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – IBM ( www.ibm.com ) and Cable&Wireless Worldwide ( www.cw.com ) announced on Monday that they will collaborate to develop a UK Smart Energy Cloud in support of the UK’s Smart Meter Implementation Programme , which aims to rollout more than 50 million smart meters in the UK. According to the press release, UK Smart Energy Cloud will provide a complete overview of energy usage across the country and assist with implementation of a smart grid.

A screen shot of iWeb’s Smart Servers page (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Canadian Web hosting provider iWeb ( www.iweb.com ) announced on Friday it has added Intel Core i processors in its Smart Servers line of dedicated servers. The move comes a week after the company announced it received from a private equity fund a non-binding proposal to privatize the company . Starting at $109 per month, the Smart Servers are now available in several configurations that use Intel Core i3, i5 and i7.

A screen shot of iWeb’s Smart Servers page (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Canadian Web hosting provider iWeb ( www.iweb.com ) announced on Friday it has added Intel Core i processors in its Smart Servers line of dedicated servers. The move comes a week after the company announced it received from a private equity fund a non-binding proposal to privatize the company . Starting at $109 per month, the Smart Servers are now available in several configurations that use Intel Core i3, i5 and i7

A diagram depicting Consonus IT solutions deployment model (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Clean energy provider Midas Medici Group Holdings ( www.midasmedici.com ) announced on Friday it has completed its acquisition of colocation provider Consonus Technologies ( www.consonus.com ) to its definitive merger agreement entered into in May of 2010.  The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. First announced in May 2010 , Consonus has officially merged with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Midas in an all-stock transaction

A photo of Liquid Web’s CEO Matthew Hill (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Web host Liquid Web ( www.liquidweb.com ) announced on Tuesday that it has launched new Smart Servers that combine the benefits of managed dedicated server hosting with the flexibility of cloud computing.  Liquid Web says its Smart Servers enable automatic migration and easy cloning and resizing of servers. Smart Servers have daily billing so customers pay for what they use.  Users of Smart Servers are given 24/7 support, according to the company

A photo of Liquid Web’s CEO Matthew Hill (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Web host Liquid Web ( www.liquidweb.com ) announced on Tuesday that it has launched new Smart Servers that combine the benefits of managed dedicated server hosting with the flexibility of cloud computing.  Liquid Web says its Smart Servers enable automatic migration and easy cloning and resizing of servers. Smart Servers have daily billing so customers pay for what they use.  Users of Smart Servers are given 24/7 support, according to the company. “Users want a familiar environment to manage their infrastructure, ability to scale up or down as needed easily, automatic migrations, servers with included bandwidth and unbeatable Heroic Support,” Matthew Hill, Liquid Web founder and CEO said in a statement.

A map of iWeb’s Montreal data centers (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Canadian Web host iWeb Technologies ( www.iweb.com ) announced on Wednesday that it has launched a line of Virtualization Ready Servers designed for applications that require virtualization tools.

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Security firm buys DNS company with domainer roots. Congratulations are in order for two people close to the domain name industry — Dan Kimball and Sean Stafford

Hosting News – BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – To meet utilities’ needs for advanced smart grid solutions with built-in security, reliability and new capabilities, Verizon and eMeter are teaming to develop and deliver one of the first cloud-based meter data management offerings for the utility industry. The new service, expected to be available in the spring, will deliver eMeter’s industry-leading meter data management software to utilities as a managed service in a scalable cloud-based environment via Verizon’s IP network — the world’s most connected network, integrated with more than 200 data centers around the globe.