A diagram of how TrustDefender’s solutions protect consumers and financial institutions (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Australian IT security firm TrustDefender ( www.trustdefender.com ) announced on Monday it has appointed Matthew Sheehan as senior vice president of sales for the Australia and New Zealand region.

A map of Digital Realty Trust’s data centers in the US and Europe (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator Digital Realty Trust ( www.digitalrealtytrust.com ) announced on Friday it is looking to expand in the Asia-Pacific region to accomodate its growth, according to a report by Data Center Knowledge . The company currently has more than 15 million square feet of data center space in the United States and Europe. Executives of data center firm REIT said the company is looking at different sites in Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong for its expansion plans in the region.

The Interim Trust Anchor Repository is now being retired from service. Starting today, no new listings will be accepted by the service.

On Wednesday, November 3 only, VeriSign Trust Seals are $1 for a 1-year subscription (normally priced at $299). (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – With Cyber Monday, the busiest online shopping day of the holiday season, looming, Internet infrastructure services provider VeriSign ( www.verisign.com ) is reminding businesses that the visual reassurance provided by the VeriSign Trust Seal could help online sales. In support of this message, the company is offering its VeriSign Trust Seal for only $1 on a 1-year subscription (normally priced at $299) for Wednesday, November 3 only.  The company said it hopes this one-day offer will help online businesses prepare for the busy holiday season, when millions of consumers and businesses head online to research companies, brands and products

Tim Thompson, president of sales and operations in the EMEA region for TrustDefender. (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Australian IT security firm TrustDefender ( www.trustdefender.com ) announced on Wednesday it has named Tim Thompson president of sales and operations in the EMEA region

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Phoenix, AZ – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21, 2010 Vancouver, BC – Nov 4, 2010 Five Most Recent Posts News: Google to Pursue Wave as a Complete Open-Source Collaboration Application News: Equinix Expands Tokyo Data Center TY2 News: European DataCentre Expo to be Held in Germany News: Bay-Area Digital Realty Trust Data Centers Save $6 to 10M in Power Costs Annually News: Inside FalconStor’s “TOTALLY Open” Data Protection Solutions (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Validating the effectiveness of its energy efficiency initiatives, wholesale data center provider Digital Realty Trust ( www.digitalrealtytrust.com ) has saved an estimated 10,000 kW annually (worth about $6 to 10 million) at its Bay Area facilities, according to the results of an energy efficiency audit of its San Francisco and Silicon Valley properties.  According to Digital Realty Trust’s Friday announcement, its Bay Area “Turn-Key Datacenters” have produced significant cost savings for customers across, and reported energy efficiency gains, achieving an average Power Usage Effectiveness rating of 1.6 at only 53 percent utilization.  Developed by The Green Grid ( www.thegreengrid.org ), a global consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems, PUE measures how efficiently a computer data center uses its power.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts News: Experienced Microsoft Executive Birger Steen to Become President of Parallels News: Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – August 6 News: Q&A: Dan Ephraim, Digital Realty Trust News: IBM Defends its Performance in TX Data Center Deal (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The past few years have seen a massive growth in data center footprint expansion across the globe. With that growth, data center building and operation has become its own area of specialization, according to data center wholesalers like Digital Realty Trust ( www.digitalrealtytrust.com )

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts News: RatePoint and VeriSign Develop SafeSender Email Marketing Program News: Above Security Appoints Six Key Board Members and Executives News: CSC Wins $104M Contract with US Army Aviation and Missile Research News: Google, Verizon Near Agreement on Prioritizing Content: Reports Articles: Going Beyond The Fog Of Private Clouds (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Customer reviews, testimonials and online reputation management services provider RatePoint ( www.ratepoint.com ) has announced a new program enabling its customers to use the recognizable VeriSign Trust Seal to build end-user confidence and credibility. The result of a new alliance with Internet infrastructure services provider VeriSign ( www.verisign.com ), according to RatePoint’s Thursday announcement, RatePoint’s “SafeSender” email marketing program lets customers increase their click-though rate and revenue by adding the VeriSign Trust Seal to customer communications. The VeriSign Trust Seal shows that VeriSign has confirmed the site’s identity and that it has passed the VeriSign malware scan

Web Hosting News – ROSWELL, GA – Secure128 ( secure128.com ), a value added wholesaler of VeriSign, GeoTrust, and thawte SSL certificates and website security and marketing products catering to resellers unveils four new security and website marketing product offerings.  The new products, VeriSign Trust™ Seal, Domain Registrations, PCI Compliance solutions from Trustwave and website marketing and customer feedback tools from RatePoint, are applicable to both resellers and the individual website owner.  Secure128 will officially debut the products at HostingCon in Austin, Texas on July 19-21, booth #416. VeriSign Trust™ Seal The VeriSign Trust™ Seal shows the world that VeriSign has confirmed your identity and your site has passed the VeriSign malware scan.

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts News: Web Host SoftLayer Provides Mobile Management Application for Android Devices News: Infinitely Virtual Expands into AIS San Diego Data Center News: Public IT Cloud Services Expected to Grow to More Than $55B by 2014: IDC Report News: WHIR Sponsoring Mississauga Independent Film Fest News: TrustDefender Names VP of Advanced Threat Research (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT security firm TrustDefender ( www.trustdefender.com ) announced on Tuesday it has name senior anti-virus technologist and cyber-security expert Alex Shipp the vice president of advanced threat research. Managing from the head office in London, UK, Alex will use his technical skills and hands-on approach to develop TrustDefender’s technology team. He will lead research and development operations in Europe, helping to grow the TrustDefender lab teams and work to increase capabilities while improving the process of reverse engineering and dissecting malware.