Using Coyote Point’s groundbreaking application delivery technologies used in its hardware devices, Equalizer OnDemand provides a full-featured, virtual ADC solution to accelerate and optimize virtual servers. (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Application delivery and acceleration solutions provider Coyote Point Systems ( www.coyotepoint.com ) has launched Equalizer OnDemand, a robust Application Delivery Controller that runs as a VMware virtual appliance and optimize virtual server infrastructure. According to Coyote Point Systems, Equalizer OnDemand is a full-featured, virtual ADC solution, based on Coyote Point’s groundbreaking application delivery technologies used in its hardware devices to accelerate and optimize virtual servers

Juniper Snaps Up Mobile Security Firm For $70 Million Juniper late Tuesday confirmed it will acquire SMobile Systems, a privately held maker of software and mobile security products for tablets and smartphones. According to Juniper, it’s an all-cash deal valued at approximately $70 million

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts News: Kaspersky Lab Names ANZ Business Development Manager News: UNH-IOL Offers Third-Party Energy Efficient Ethernet Interoperability Testing News: Steadfast Opens New Data Center in Chicago Blogs: Mastering the SMB via the Cloud News: Hitachi Data Systems Eases Companies into the Cloud with Low-Risk Deployments (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT solutions provider Hitachi Data Systems Corporation ( www.hds.com ) has announced new advancements to help customers safely tap storage resources in the cloud at their own pace with its Hitachi Data Systems for Private File Tiering solution. According to HDS, a subsidiary of Japanese technology and services provider Hitachi ( www.hitachi.com ), in its Tuesday announcement, the Hitachi Cloud Service for Private File Tiering is a key element of the Hitachi Cloud Services suite, enabling enterprise customers to move legacy or lower value file data into a cloud storage environment on a per-per-use basis. “The Hitachi Data Systems integrated portfolio of cloud technologies, solutions and services simplifies and accelerates the adoption of private, hybrid and public cloud environments,” HDS file and content chief strategist Miki Sandorfi said in a statement

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts News: Injunction Forces Swedish ISP to Block Access to The Pirate Bay: Report News: Data Center Corporation Buys Storage Firm SafeData News: Silver Peak Systems Names VP of Asia Pacific and Japan News: LabTech Launches Integrated Backup and Recovery Solution with Bare Metal Restore Capabilities News: The Planet Launches New Server Cloud (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center appliance provider Silver Peak Systems ( www.silver-peak.com ) announced on Monday it has named Alan Leong the company’s vice president of Asia Pacific and Japan. In this role, he will be responsible for driving the growth of Silver Peak into these markets, including new customer acquisition and ongoing partner development throughout the Asia pacific region.

Big IT vendors turning to mergers to help take on cloud Hewlett-Packard Co.’s $13.9 billion acquisition of Electronic Data Systems in late-August 2008 was one of the last big tech mergers to close before the latest recession fully arrived.

QC Software is the leading provider of Tier 1 warehouse control systems to the warehousing and distribution industries. Since 1996, QC Software, utilizing state of the art technology combined with extensive research, development, and rigorous testing, has developed the QC Enterprise suite of products. Designed to be modular in nature, easily configurable, and platform independent, this highly scalable solution satisfies the needs of any size warehouse.

The solutions provided by QC Software (www.qcsoftware.com) enables companies to streamline their warehouse operations with the lowest total cost of ownership in the industry ensuring increased corporate profitability. With a commitment to total customer satisfaction QC Software is the obvious choice for warehouse control, order management, and inventory management needs.

Thomas A. Verzi Jr. Vice President of Sales & Marketing, joined QC Software in March of 2006 and brings with him over 20 years of experience in the Enterprise Software industry with a successful track record in both software implementation, and sales and marketing. Tom is the former founder and CEO of VCS, Inc. and has also held management positions for numerous enterprise software companies spearheading the exponential growth in both exposure and sales. He has also been published numerous times as an expert in manufacturing and distribution arenas.

Tom is responsible for the management of all sales and marketing activities including corporate and product branding, and re-seller and integrator relationships.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Chicago – April 22, 2010 Toronto – May 20, 2010 Boston – June 17, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: IBM Buys Cast Iron Systems, Advances Cloud Initiatives Blogs: Part II – Legal Q&A video by David Snead for WHIR tv News: Amazon Joins Other Cloud Providers in Pursuit of Government Contracts News: Avnet to Buy Tallard Technologies (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — In an effort to broaden its array of cloud computing services, IBM ( www.ibm.com ) has acquired Cast Iron Systems ( www.castiron.com ), a privately held company based in Mountain View, CA, that provides cloud integration software, appliances and services. Having completed thousands of cloud integrations around the world for financial institutions, media and entertainment companies and retail organizations, Cast Iron Systems’s clients include Allianz, NEC, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Dow Jones, Schumacher Group, ShoreTel, Sports Authority, Time Warner, Westmont University and many others. According to IBM’s Monday announcement, its acquisition of Cast Iron Systems expands IBM’s industry-leading business process and integration software portfolio, which grew more than 20 percent in the first quarter of 2010

90 Percent Of Fortune 500 Infected By Zeus Botnet: Report Almost 90 percent of Fortune 500 company networks have been infected by the notorious banking Trojan, Zeus, according to an RSA threat research report. The RSA CyberCrime Intelligence Service, powered by the Anti-Fraud Command Center, found that 88 percent of Fortune 500 companies — 441 total — had their systems accessed by the banking Zeus botnet, while 60 percent of the firms — totaling 299 — experienced stolen e-mail account information as a result of their infection.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Chicago – April 22, 2010 Toronto – May 20, 2010 Boston – June 17, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts Articles: Top 5 FAQs about Cloud Shared Hosting Plans Articles: How To Find A Dedicated Server Articles: 10 Helpful Tips to Follow When Switching Web Hosts Articles: Private Domain Registration – 5 Reasons to Protect Yourself Articles: Why You Should Choose an ICANN Registrar Only (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Designed to put a lid on the rising costs and complexities of operating modern data centers, IBM ( www.ibm.com ) has added new blade servers built on IBM’s POWER7 workload-optimized systems’ design, new systems software that reduce workload deployment of from weeks to minutes, and new services to remotely implement the systems, reducing costs by up to 25 percent. According to its Tuesday announcement, the new offerings help clients benefit from IBM’s three-year, $3 billion investment in POWER7 systems. With four, eight or 16 cores per blade, the new POWER7 servers offer mid-size businesses the same 64-bit POWER technology at work in some of the world’s most critical data centers in government, research, finance and high-tech industries.

Earlier there were disagreements between opinions on the internet concerning which is an ideal operating system for web hosting. There is presence of people who hate windows, and there are no lesser people who prefer FreeBSD and numerously others.

But in the real sense suiting of the best system depends on user’s work. The servers and the software, all run on the field of program named operating system. There is definitely sure chances that users personal computer will possess windows ME, XP, NT or something etc similar to them. One can call this program the operating system. It is the requirement of any hosting server also to function on an operating system.

There are 3 different versions as given below:

The first version is Windows which is powered by Microsoft. So, Microsoft too manufactures a system which is designed for servers. Microsoft products are capable of trill integrate in this operating systems. It not only provides the facilities for web sites to run Active Server Pages but also allow the integration of SQL databases. The only drawback of the Microsoft web hosting servers is there high range of expensiveness. It is nothing a matter to amaze if the user fined one that costs several thousands of dollars.

The second version for web hosting servers is said to be Linux which was created and developed by some individuals who wrote the chief part of the Linux operating system. Induction of some other parts happened to customize the operating system for the specialized use of any user later on. There are several companies prevailing which are in the profession of marketing Linux, for e.g. Red Hat, Debian etc. It’s well-suiting with PHP is the prime advantage. But its stability and security add plus points to its volubility. The finest thing about it is that Linux is free.

UNIX is the third version of operating system for web hosting servers. It is approximately similar to Linux. On concentrating more one will find more similarities than differences between the two programs. If one talks about the difference, the primary one is there entrance to the world. So let’s make it transparent. Linux is somewhat like a cousin of UNIX. There are two main Unix-based operating systems one is FreeBSD and the other one is OpenBSD. The highlighting thing about these systems is that they seem to be very steady once the user manages to install them. But the things do not end here only as they are very hard to install. OpenBSD is globally respected as it most secures operating system. But it cost with scarification of some of the features. Again the highlighting thing about these systems is that both of them are free.

The best depends on what actually the user is going to make use of it. The user should prefer OpenBSd if security is his/her top priority. If compatibility with all the windows products, then he/she should choose Windows. And if they are looking for compatibility with PHP programming language preference must be given to Linux. The fact is that one cannot come to a conclusion which system is best, but employing and using it via his/her needs.