An image from its website shows a 21Vianet data center (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Chinese data center services provider 21Vianet Group Inc. ( www.21vianet.com ) raised $195 million in its initial public offering on Wednesday, according to a report by Reuters.

An image from its website shows a 21Vianet data center (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Chinese data center services provider 21Vianet Group Inc. ( www.21vianet.com ) raised $195 million in its initial public offering on Wednesday, according to a report by Reuters. According to the article, 21Vianet sold more shares than planned for a price $2 above the proposed range

Austin, TX, April 01, 2011 —(PR.com)— Green web hosting provider, Green Host It, Inc., announced that it will be exhibiting at the Austin GoGreen conference to be held at the Austin Convention Center, April 6. The move comes a week before the one year anniversary of the web host and underscores the company’s commitment to businesses and environmentally friendly green practices. Additionally, Green Host It is offering a $25 discount for all attendees that enter coupon code GHI upon registering for the convention

In the annals of baseball terminology, the phrase ‘sweet spot’ refers to an area on the bat roughly three inches in diameter. If ball meets bat at that precise location and at the right moment – POW! The result is a perfect transfer of energy: from your legs through your hands, into the bat and then ball

Hosting Reviews – LONDON – A total of 46 per cent of British consumers have cancelled plans to spend with a small business after finding a poor quality website, according to research released today by 1&1 Internet Ltd, a global leader amongst web hosts.  From a study of more than 1800 UK adults, 37 per cent have walked away completely whilst a further 9 per cent have opted to spend less as a direct result.  Many consumers feel that small business websites today are mostly unattractive and often contain errors.  Whilst 1 in 3 consumers are willing to provide valuable feedback to business owners, a further study of small firms finds that half have never asked clients about their experiences of using their website. The majority of UK businesses have now taken steps to launch a website and battle for valuable online visibility.  However, 1&1’s ’2011 Digital High Street Audit’(1) finds worryingly low levels of consumer satisfaction with the small business websites available to them.  The risk to firms from providing a bad online experience is clear – 49 per cent of consumers believe that a bad website makes a worse impact than a business having no website at all.  This conclusion has led 37 per cent to walk-away from companies completely, in favor of using a competitor.  An additional 9 per cent of Britons have found themselves reducing their spend with small companies as a direct result of being deterred by a poor company website. Oliver Mauss, CEO 1&1 Internet Ltd.

DH Capital managing director Adam Lewis and vice president Michael Kramer were appointed in October (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Hosting, Internet infrastructure and communications investment banking firm DH Capital ( www.dhcapital.com ) announced on Thursday that it has named Aleetalynn Schenesky-Stronge vice president. This appointment follows the appointment of Adam Lewis to managing director and Michael Kramer to vice president in October 2010 . According to the press release, Schenesky-Stronge has more than 10 years of experience in the finance and Internet infrastructure industries

A map of the proposed area for Verizon’s data center (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Verizon has pulled the plug on its plans to build a $4 billion data center near Buffalo, according to a report by Data Center Knowledge . Verizon announced its change of plans on Thursday, after problems with a lawsuit from a local resident and delays in acquiring the land.  The Wall Street Journal reports that the land owner’s attorney, Arthur Giacalone, says Verizon used the lawsuit as an excuse to back out of New York.  Data Center Knowledge says that Mary Ann Rizzo, the owner of land adjacent to the proposed site, “filed suit against the Niagra IDA and six other agencies because she felt a proper environmental review was not conducted.” Verizon first announced plans for its New York data center in October 2010. Once completed, the project would have represented a total investment of about $4.5 billion.