| European Web Hosting Industry News December 9, 2011 -- Security provider Gemnet has been hacked and its website is down, but the breach has no connection to the issuance and management of government PKI certificates, according to a press release by the Dutch-based security firm. The breach was detected on Wednesday, December 7 and parent company KPN says it has taken it offline while it investigates. December 7, 2011 -- Web hosting provider Host Europe announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with website builder platform BaseKit. Through this agreement, BaseKit's website builder will be made available to all Host Europe customers. December 7, 2011 -- -- European cloud hosting provider VPS.net announced on Wednesday it has released in beta an intuitive desktop-like interface for its services hosted within the VPS.net cloud. The move comes a couple weeks after VPS.net joined CloudLinux’s Preferred Partner Program. Choice of operating system, incl. Linux, BSD & Windows Proven virtualization platform, with reserved capacity for CPU, memory and disk space. Learn more at www.leaseweb.com | December 6, 2011 -- About a month after its partner summit in Germany, email provider Open-Xchange announced that it has formed an agreement with Openprovider to be the exclusive distributor of Open-Xchange in the Netherlands. December 6, 2011 -- Private equity firm ABRY Partners announced on Tuesday it has made acquired a stake in European data center developer e-Shelter, according to a report by Data Center Knowledge. The press release does not disclose the exact amount of the investment. December 5, 2011 -- UK data center operator Infinity announced on Monday it has named Ian McKenzie its new chairman. The appointment comes just a week after Infinity named John Belton the head of its delivery organization, where he will manage Infinity's $785 million capital program over the next three years. Interesting topics ranging from Hosting Automation, Data Protection, Cloud Solutions and more. View Now! | December 2, 2011 -- In the week ending December 2, 2011, there were many international web hosting providers offering holiday promotions. Ahosting.net is offering the first month free in light of the holidays. December 2, 2011 -- German email security solutions provider eleven announced on Friday it has released the results of its tenth anniversary survey, which shows the surgence in the volume of spam was the greatest threat to IT and email security in the past ten years. Featured Articles & Industry Insights December 7, 2011 -- Web hosting provider iomart Group says the demand for cloud services, as well as its own growth, both organically and in terms of acquisitions, has helped its revenue grow 36 percent in six months. In November 2011, about six months after buying web hosting Switch Media, cloud hosting provider iomart acquired EQSN for $3.8 million in cash. September 14, 2011 -- In October 2008, long before Amazon and Apple announced they would be offering their own music streaming services, a small startup called Spotify quietly launched in Sweden. August 26, 2011 -- In an email Q&A with the WHIR, Thomas Vollrath, CEO at Host Europe Group, says the acquisition was a specific move to support its growth in the UK, as well as extend its offerings to suit all sizes of customers. August 17, 2011 -- When North American web hosting providers think of expanding their services to Europe, many think of the UK first. Colocation provider EvoSwitch is trying to change this, by suggesting that Amsterdam is a more cost-effective alternative and is what managing director Eric Boonstra calls "the gateway to Europe" for hosting providers. June 22, 2011 -- With just a week to go until the Hosting and Cloud Transformation Summit Europe, taking place June 28 and 29, 2011 in London, England, at the Landmark Hotel, technology-focused research group The 451 Group is in the final stages of preparation. June 6, 2011 -- Though it's not the first building to use seawater to keep cool (as some have been quick to point out), the way Google has adapted to the local environment is something other data center operators may want to consider when building their next facility. May 4, 2011 -- In April, Lloyds Banking Group private equity division LDC partnered with the management team of UK2 Group to acquire a majority stake in the European web hosting provider for about $77 million. UK2's new executive chairman Phil Male spoke to the WHIR about plans for the business. February 4, 2011 -- In an email interview with the WHIR, LeaseWeb managing director and founder Con Zwinkels discusses the upcoming expansion into the US with its new data center in Virginia, after 13 years offering services throughout Europe. January 28, 2010 -- There was quite a bit of coverage in the buildup to the initial public offering of European Data Center provider InterXion’s initial public offering. The company’s stock was set to start trading as INXN Friday on the New York Stock Exchange. |  | |
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