The VERIS community website has been expanded to feature a VERIS Wiki, example incidents, white papers, user guides, and sample reports. (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Given the significant danger posed by gaps in security incidents data, Verizon Business ( www.verizonbusiness.com ) has launched the VERIS community website designed to collect and share security incident information reported voluntarily and anonymously by participating organizations worldwide

The VERIS community website has been expanded to feature a VERIS Wiki, example incidents, white papers, user guides, and sample reports. (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Given the significant danger posed by gaps in security incidents data, Verizon Business ( www.verizonbusiness.com ) has launched the VERIS community website designed to collect and share security incident information reported voluntarily and anonymously by participating organizations worldwide. The VERIS Project was introduced in March at the same time as Verizon Business’ public release of the research framework used for the company’s landmark “Data Breach Investigations Reports.” According to the company’s Thursday announcement, the VERIS website has been expanded to feature a VERIS Wiki, example incidents, white papers, user guides, and sample reports

Bob Toohey, president of global enterprise at Verizon. (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Telecommunications provider Verizon Communications ( www.verizon.com ) announced on Tuesday it has appointed Bob Toohey as president of global enterprise.  In this role, Toohey is responsible for marketing, sales, professional services, service delivery and the customer experience for Verizon’s global enterprise, mid-sized business and government customers. Toohey assumes his new position, which is effective immediately, following the appointment in September of Fran Shammo as executive vice president and CFO for Verizon Communications.   Shammo had previously led the company’s combined consumer and business wireline operations.

Inside Verizon Business’ new Hong Kong data center (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed services provider Verizon Business ( www.verizonbusiness.com ) announced this week it opened a new Hong Kong data center in Tsuen Wan. The company announced it was constructing the data center earlier this year

Inside Verizon Business’ new Hong Kong data center (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed services provider Verizon Business ( www.verizonbusiness.com ) announced this week it opened a new Hong Kong data center in Tsuen Wan. The company announced it was constructing the data center earlier this year.

A Google map of Western New York, the potential future site of Verizon’s data center campus (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Telecommunications provider Verizon ( www.verizon.com ) announced on Wednesday it will construct a massive data center campus that will likely be located in Somerset, New York on the shores of Lake Ontario, according to a report by Data Center Knowledge . The company revealed details about the $500 million, 900,000 square feet facility, which will house $3.4 billion in equipment over its 20-year lifespan

Web Host News – BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Adoption of cloud services in the Asia-Pacific region continues to grow dramatically, and Verizon Business is meeting that demand by extending its flagship cloud-computing solution into the company’s recently opened Hong Kong data center. The company’s latest in-region expansion of its Verizon Computing as a Service (CaaS) solution enables Pacific Rim enterprise clients to better meet region-specific performance, security and compliance requirements.  These localized capabilities are increasingly important, given the region’s projected economic growth.  For example, recent International Monetary Fund forecasts show that Asia’s developing economies will expand 9.2 percent in 2010, outpacing growth of 2.6 percent in advanced countries

A screen shot of Verizon Business’ Computing as a Service control panel. (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed services provider Verizon Business ( www.verizonbusiness.com ) announced on Thursday is enhancing its data centers around the globe, in an effort to meet the increasing demand for the full range of cloud services

1.4 Million iPhone Users Plan Verizon Switch Credit Suisse on Monday predicted that 1.4 million of AT&T’s iPhone customers would switch to Verizon based on the assumption that Verizon would get the iPhone early next year. At the same time, the brokerage upgraded AT&T’s rating from “neutral” to “outperform,” and said the carrier can hold its own against rival Verizon if it were to lose its exclusive contract for the Apple iPhone, according to a survey Credit Suisse conducted. ..

Verizon Takes On Amazon, Rackspace With SMB Cloud Play Verizon is aiming cloud computing squarely at the SMB market and has Amazon and Rackspace in its crosshairs with the launch of a new, down-market Computing-as-a-Service (CaaS) offering targeted at companies with 20 to 1,000 users. CaaS SMB, an on-demand pay-as-you-go cloud offering for small and mid-sized businesses, is a scaled back version of Verizon’s standard CaaS offering, said Patrick Sullivan, Verizon director of mid-tier product marketing