July 29, 2011 — Management software and solutions provider CA Technologies announced on Friday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held SaaS-based monitoring firm WatchMouse. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to the press release, WatchMouse uses a globally-distributed infrastructure of more than 60 monitoring stations in more than 40 countries.

July 14, 2011 — Cloud hosting provider mindSHIFT Technologies announced on Thursday it has expanded its suite of cloud-based managed desktop services with cloudSHIFT Desktop: Premium. Expanding on cloudSHIFT’s cloud services, which were launched last month, cloudSHIFT Desktop: Premium provides SMBs with desktop virtualization capabilities.

July 14, 2011 — Web hosting provider SoftLayer Technologies announced on Thursday it has successfully completed the SSAE 16 audit for its 11 data centers.

June 28, 2011 — Web hosting provider SoftLayer Technologies announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with SendGrid to launch its SoftLayer Email Delivery Service.

A screenshot shows some of BurstNET’s dedicated server offerings in its LA facility (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Web hosting provider BurstNET Technologies ( www.burst.net ) announced on Tuesday that it will expand into the US West Coast marketplace with the availability of its dedicated hosting in Los Angeles, California.  “The demand for our services in other locations to be expanded to dedicated hosting, particularly in Los Angeles, has been significant,” Shawn M. Arcus, CEO of BurstNET said in a statement.

Web Hosting – DALLAS, TX — SoftLayer Technologies® , the innovation leader in on-demand Cloud and Dedicated hosting, today announced the availability of MICRON RealSSD™ P300 solid state drives (SSDs) in 50GB, 100GB, and 200GB capacities. The new SSDs provide reliable and secure enterprise-class storage ideal for high-performance and data-intensive applications, such as databases requiring fast read/write performance

Web Hosting – DALLAS, TX — SoftLayer Technologies® , the innovative hosting provider of Cloud, Dedicated, and integrated environments, today announced the launch of its Technology Partners Marketplace, a showcase for current SoftLayer Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Independent Software Vendor (ISV) customers’ products and technologies. The Marketplace is designed to connect these customers with the rest of SoftLayer’s community of over 26,000 customers.  At launch, featured partners include App First , Mollom , StandingCloud , and Migration Box , with more to be added soon. “The SoftLayer customer community includes a vibrant group of startup and established software and technology-product companies,” said Paul Ford, Vice President Community Development.