A photo of Chris Crosby, Data Center Systems new president and CEO (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Fiber-optic cabling and connectivity solutions provider Data Center Systems ( www.datacentersys.com ) announced on Tuesday that Chris Crosby will join the company as president and CEO. Data Center Systems founder and current CEO Kevin Ehringer will take the role chief technology officer and chairman. Prior to his appointment, Crosby was the senior vice president of corporate development at Digital Realty Trust.  “Chris is one of the most respected people in the data center industry not only because of what he has accomplished in his career but also because of his integrity, passion and intelligence.

A video still of Secure-24’s data center from its website (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Web hosting provider Secure-24 ( www.secure-24.com ) announced on Monday that it has named Joe Szmadzinski chief strategy officer.

ShopCity.com is announces the launch of ShopBuffalo.com by The Buffalo News and Buffalo.com. Says ShopCity.com CEO and founder Colin Pape, “The entire Buffalo News team is amazing to work with – from their visionary leaders and talented developers to their super passionate community reps who are spreading the word and helping local businesses succeed online

A screenshot of Mozilla’s add-on website (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Open-source organization Mozilla ( www.mozilla.org ) regrets keeping mum about stolen SSL certificates last week, according to a report Friday by Computerworld . Hackers stole certificates from some of the Internet’s largest sites, including Google, Skype, Microsoft, Yahoo and its own add-on website. Late last year, a database of 44,000 inactive Mozilla usernames and passwords was publicly disclosed by Mozilla.  According to the report, on March 15 attackers used a valid username and password to acquire nine SSL certificates from a Comodo certificate reseller

A screenshot of Mozilla’s add-on website (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Open-source organization Mozilla ( www.mozilla.org ) regrets keeping mum about stolen SSL certificates last week, according to a report Friday by Computerworld . Hackers stole certificates from some of the Internet’s largest sites, including Google, Skype, Microsoft, Yahoo and its own add-on website. Late last year, a database of 44,000 inactive Mozilla usernames and passwords was publicly disclosed by Mozilla.  According to the report, on March 15 attackers used a valid username and password to acquire nine SSL certificates from a Comodo certificate reseller

A screen shot of VeriSign’s 25 years of .com website (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Internet infrastructure services provider VeriSign ( www.verisign.com ) announced on Thursday that it is awarding grants of $75,000 to four universities for their research teams to pursue projects aimed at strengthening Internet infrastructure. The grants are a part of VeriSign’s new program that is designed to promote and foster Internet innovation and in conjunction with the company’s commemoration of 25 years of .com ( http://www.25yearsof.com/grants/ ). The researchers will present their findings at a Washington, D.C

Abstract: This paper examines the changing relationship between ICANN and national governments. ICANN was born out of a self-contradictory attempt to “privatize” domain name governance; its relationship with national governments has been fraught ever since.

Students at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business begin implementing their ideas before they graduate, according to the school’s dean Daniel Shapiro. “The key to start-up success is the school’s ability to help entrepreneurial and innovative students combine theory with practice in unique, forward-thinking and relevant ways,” says Shapiro

A diagram showing how Heroku’s platform as a service works (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Cloud computing firm salesforce.com ( www.salesforce.com ) announced on Friday that it has appointed Jeff Lautenbach as senior vice president of enterprise commercial sales, Americas.

A photo of Mark Monroe, executive director of The Green Grid (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The Green Grid ( www.thegreengrid.org ) announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Mark Monroe to executive director after Larry Vertal stepped down from the position.