A screenshot of R1Soft’s CDP 3.0 Enterprise Edition (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Brazilian Web host NetRevenda ( www.netrevenda.com ) announced on Wednesday that it will offer R1Soft Continuous Data protection backups and archiving with all of its shared and reseller hosting plans. According to the announcement, NetRevenda will also use CDP to backup its email servers.

Inside CoreLink’s data center (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator CoreLink Data Centers ( www.corelink.com ) announced on Friday it has named Rick Crutchley the company’s vice president of global sales. The move comes just a few months after founding CEO Geoff Hampson resigned from his position to pursue other opportunities, and Charles Picasso was named the company’s interim CEO and executive chairman.

Brad Hokamp, president of Layered Tech (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Layered Technologies ( www.layeredtech.com ) announced on Wednesday it has named Brad Hokamp its new president, succeeding company founder Todd Abrams.  Stepping down from his previous role as president, Abrams will now assume the position of executive VP of business development and strategic alliances.

Jennifer Sullivan, vice president of marketing at Nasuni (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Cloud storage provider Nasuni ( www.nasuni.com ) announced on Monday it has appointed Jennifer Sullivan the company’s vice president of marketing.

Ron Hamlett, vice president of business development at Colo4 (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Colocation provider Colo4 ( www.colo4.com ) announced on Tuesday it has named Ron Hamlett the company’s vice president of business development. Hamlett has over 13 years of experience in the telecommunications and data center industries

A photo of Savvis’ new president, Bill Fathers (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Web hosting provider Savvis ( www.savvis.net ) announced on Friday that it has named Bill Fathers its new president. According to the press release, Fathers will continue to report to chairman and CEO Jim Ousley as he did in his most recent role as senior vice president and global head of sales and marketing. He will be responsible for building Savvis’ strategic partnerships and growing its global customer base, as well as maintain his current duties.

Daniel J. Van Dixhorn, general manager of the central region at NaviSite (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider NaviSite ( www.navisite.com ) announced on Monday it has named Daniel J. Van Dixhorn general manager of the central region

Laurel Burton, vice president of marketing at ViaWest (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting and colocation provider ViaWest ( www.viawest.com ) announced on Tuesday it has named Laurel Burton vice president of marketing.  The appointment comes a month after ViaWest named Daren Castain the company’s regional vice president and general manager for the Utah market. In this role, Burton will spearhead marketing, lead generation, and branding for the company’s five state footprint, including major markets such as Denver, Dallas, Salt Lake City, Portland, Austin, and Las Vegas.  ViaWest says it is “aggressively growing both organically and through strategic acquisitions.” Since 2008, the company has added 12 data center facilities.  The hiring of Burton to lead ViaWest’s marketing efforts signals the company’s focus on continued market share expansion.

A screenshot of VMware’s vSphere control panel (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – HP ( www.hp.com ) and virtualization and cloud infrastructure provider VMware ( www.vmware.com ) announced on Tuesday its plans to collectively develop and market intrusion prevention system solutions for VMware vSphere virtual and cloud environments. According to the press release, the collaboration will build on the existing HP TippingPoint IPS for vSphere deployments and integrate vShield and vCloud Director with TippingPoint.

Laurel Burton, vice president of marketing at ViaWest (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting and colocation provider ViaWest ( www.viawest.com ) announced on Tuesday it has named Laurel Burton vice president of marketing.  The appointment comes a month after ViaWest named Daren Castain the company’s regional vice president and general manager for the Utah market. In this role, Burton will spearhead marketing, lead generation, and branding for the company’s five state footprint, including major markets such as Denver, Dallas, Salt Lake City, Portland, Austin, and Las Vegas.  ViaWest says it is “aggressively growing both organically and through strategic acquisitions.” Since 2008, the company has added 12 data center facilities.  The hiring of Burton to lead ViaWest’s marketing efforts signals the company’s focus on continued market share expansion. “We are very excited to welcome Laurel to the team,” says Paul Gerrard, ViaWest’s EVP of sales and marketing.