| Web Hosting Industry News News November 30, 2011 -- European web hosting provider UK2 Group announced on Wednesday it has launched HostPuro, its newest web hosting brand to service the hosting needs of the Spanish-speaking community. Each HostPuro account includes unlimited websites, bandwidth, disk space, and a free domain for the lifetime of the account. News November 30, 2011 -- Google, Bing, Facebook and Twitter are among the websites that a US judge has ordered delist domains linked to sites selling counterfeit Chanel goods, a report by Ars Technica claims. According to the report, the US district court for Nevada ordered more than 200 sites be removed from the search results of "all internet search engines" and "all social media sites." News November 30, 2011 -- WikiLeaks announced it has delayed its launch of the new submission system, originally set for Monday, in light of recent security concern related to the SSL infrastructure. The organization has declined to provide any further information about the new system's postponement until Thursday`s press conference in London, at which time the organization will issue more details about the system as well as other plans. News November 29, 2011 -- Security firm Symantec announced on Tuesday that its VeriSign trust seals have been viewed by as many as 800 million people a day in 2011. This news comes on the heels of Cyber Monday as online sales were up 33 percent from 2010, according to data released by IBM on Tuesday. Alter your perspective with unique insights and action plans at the only event focused on service providers. Complimentary passes for WHIR members before 12/16/11. Enter code GB1PWH at checkout. | News November 29, 2011 -- Data center operator and colocation provider CyrusOne announced on Tuesday it has purchased its 175,000-square-foot Houston West site. The site includes the LEED Silver certified building it currently occupies and its new data center that is under construction and adjacent to the existing facility. News November 29, 2011 -- Web hosting provider GlowHost announced on Tuesday it has added new upgrades to its reseller hosting solutions. The move comes a few months after GlowHost introduced a line of Cloud hosting services dubbed Cloud Virtual Dedicated Services, designed for small to medium sized businesses. News November 29, 2011 -- The Canadian sites for online marketplace Craigslist are down, according to various reports on Tuesday. While Craigslist has not made a public announcement yet, its website landing page cites "technical issues" as currently affecting Craigslist Canada "for many users." News November 29, 2011 -- Cloud hosting provider 8x8 announced on Tuesday it has launched its new Windows Cloud Server hosting solution. The offering comes more than a year after 8x8 acquired managed hosting and cloud services provider Central Host, where it adopted cloud-based services hosted out of three data centers in Silicon Valley and one data center in New York City. Share in SoftLayer's success when you help us grow. With our easy-to-use Partner portal, simple commission structure, and automated monthly payments. Learn more. | News November 29, 2011 -- Web hosting provider Virtual Internet announced on Monday that its public cloud hosting service has achieved VMware vCloud Powered status. Virtual Internet launched its cloud hosting in June 2011, and says this certification lets customers know that its cloud services are underpinned by VMware's virtualization and cloud computing technology including VMware vSphere and VMware vCloud Director. News November 29, 2011 -- Colocation operator Enseva announced it has begun construction of a new data center in Hiawatha, Iowa, following a groundbreaking ceremony held Monday. The 17,000 square feet multi-tenant data center will house a portion of Iowa Health System's data, and has the capacity to build three more modules at 12,000 square feet each. News November 29, 2011 -- Content delivery network Amazon CloudFront reported via its blog that it has seen a considerable amount of growth, having added customers, locations, and features in recent months. The company reports it now has over 20,000 active customers as of October, which is double the number it had in October 2010. News November 29, 2011 -- Web hosting provider Rackspace announced on Monday via its blog that it is offering Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 for free with its cloud servers for Windows. According to the post, Microsoft Visual Studio is an Integrated Development Environment that ensures quality code throughout the application life cycle. News November 29, 2011 -- Web hosting provider 1&1 released some results from its TV campaign for its 1&1 MyWebsite builder application on Monday. 1&1 says consulting groups are the top sector looking to launch websites, followed by real estate agents, business services and retailers. Launched in September, the TV campaign was directed at small business owners and demonstrated how businesses can use its application to build customized websites for their small businesses. News November 28, 2011 -- About 150 domain names linked to websites allegedly selling counterfeit goods have been seized by federal authorities, according to a report Monday on Wired's Threat Level blog. According to the report, authorities have seized 350 domains since the start of a forfeiture program a year ago. 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