| Web Hosting Industry News Feature January 11, 2012 - About 24 hours after a hacker claimed to have access to its system, GlobalSign temporarily stopped issuing certificates on September 6, 2011. GlobalSign wasted no time investigating the claims, and with help from external security investigation firm Fox-IT, recently released an incident report that showed no evidence that rogue certificates were issued or customer data exposed during the incident. News January 11, 2012 - Connectivity provider Perseus Telecom announced on Wednesday it has acquired a new data hub at 60 Hudson Street in New York City, signficantly expanding the firm’s network for trading firms and enterprise networks. The details of the acquisition were not disclosed in the press release. News January 11, 2012 - Web hosting provider Intermedia announced on Wednesday it has named former Citrix Online Services executive Scott Allen as its new chief financial officer. As a member of the senior management team, Allen brings expertise in corporate finance, business development and operations to the cloud services and hosted Exchange company. News January 11, 2012 - Cloud provider Amazon Web Services announced on Tuesday that it has expanded its AWS Direct Connect to LA, Tokyo, Singapore, and London through CoreSite, Equinix and Telecity data centers, respectively. Amazon launched AWS Direct Connect in August 2011 for users to establish a dedicated network connection between AWS and a data center, office or colocation environment. Align with a great brand and take advantage of this special limited time offer. No minimum commitment for your first 3 months in Parallels Silver Partner program. Learn more. | News January 9, 2012 - Security provider Symantec announced on Monday that it achieved the largest overall SSL certificate growth, with gain of 10,400 total certificates, according to the January 2012 Netcraft survey. According to the survey, Symantec leads the EV SSL market with a market share of 40.02 percent. News January 9, 2012 - US telecommunications provider AT&T is the first telecom service provider to join open source cloud organization OpenStack, according to an announcement on Monday. OpenStack chief stacker and VP corporate development at Rackspace Jim Curry spoke at the AT&T Developers Summit at CES in Las Vegas Monday. News January 9, 2012 - Network infrastructure management provider Infoblox announced on Friday that it is looking to raise as much as $125 million in an initial public offering of stock. Infoblox provides an appliance-based solution that is used in network automation and data centers. News January 9, 2012 - Web hosting provider Go Daddy announced on Monday that it has opened applications for its .ME College Scholarship program. Go Daddy is giving away 10 Go Daddy .ME Scholarships for $10,000 each at a wide variety of institutions. 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 January 9, 2012 - As the industry works towards improving data center energy efficiency, the US Environmental Protection Agency recently updated the energy efficiency requirements for a handful of Energy Star qualified products and equipment for data centers. News January 9, 2012 - UK cloud hosting provider Phoenix IT Group announced on Monday it has unified into a single integrated entity bringing together its ICM and Phoenix IT Services brands under the single brand name of Phoenix. News January 9, 2012 - Data center operator Vaultas announced on Monday it has named Rick Lenarz as the company’s new director of business development. The news comes just a few months after Vaultas announced it would expand its data center in St. Cloud, Minnesota. News January 9. 2012 - IBM announced on Monday it has completed the acquisition of Platform Computing, a Toronto-based cluster, grid and cloud management software for distributed computing environments. The financial terms were not disclosed in the press release. News January 10, 2012 - Data center operator Stream Data Centers announced on Tuesday it has acquired 7.6 acres of land for a new data center project in The Woodlands, Texas, a suburb just north of Houston. The company did not disclose how much it paid for the land, but it did specify that it will be a 72,500-square-foot ground-up development. News January 10, 2012 - Open source email and groupware provider Open-Xchange announced on Tuesday it has named Carsten Dirks its chief operating officer. In this role, Dirks will be responsible for engineering, professional services, support, key account management and administration. News January 10, 2012 - Cloud and data center management and automation provider Cloupia announced the general availability of the Cloupia Unified Infrastructure Controller that now supports the Cisco and NetApp FlexPod architecture. The move comes a couple months after Cloupia expanded into Europe with the opening of its new London office. News January 10, 2012 - Web hosting control panel cPanel launched a Twitter campaign on Tuesday to raise awareness about the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act. According to a blog post, cPanel promises to donate $2.50 per Tweet with the hashtag #cpanel4antisopa to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. News January 10, 2012 - Web hosting and colocation provider Online Tech announced on Tuesday it has completed a new fiber optic build-out between its Ann Arbor and Mid-Michigan data centers. The new fiber build also provides a higher speed connection between data centers and additional connectivity to four carriers including Savvis, Level 3, Global Crossing and Cogent. News January 10, 2012 - Data center services provider ViaWest announced on Tuesday that it recently received a dual-standard SSAE 16 Type II SOC 1 report, a SOC 3 report and a PCI report on compliance for PCI DSS in its Cornell and Synergy Park data centers. News (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) - Cloud security provider Alert Logic announced on Tuesday that it has named Chris Noell vice president of product management. In this role, Noell will be responsible for all aspects of product management across the range of Alert Logic security-as-a-service solutions. He brings experience in risk management and compliance products and …Read More News January 9, 2012 - UK data center operator Infinity announced on Monday it has named Ashley Davis its new non-executive director, the latest in a handful of appointments for Infinity in the last month, which includes Nigel Stevens as chief marketing officer, Ian McKenzie its new chairman, and John Belton as its delivery director. News January 10, 2012 - Unified communications solutions provider Alteva announced on Tuesday that it is now an authorized reseller of MozyPro, an online data backup solution. According to the press release, by joining the Mozy Reseller Program, Alteva can provide customers with an online backup service in addition to its existing VoIP and UC offerings. News January 10, 2012 - Telecommunications provider Knology announced that it has acquired data center operator E Solutions for $13.8 million in cash. Headquartered in West Point, Georgia, E Solutions provides colocation and data center services to customers in the Southeast, upper Midwest and Kansas regions. News Web hosting provider Go Daddy announced on Tuesday that its mobile app has surpassed one million downloads worldwide. With the app, users can purchase and manage their Go Daddy domain names for their iOS, Android or BlackBerry device. This announcement comes on the heels of Go Daddy starting to accept applications for its .ME Scholarship Program, a program that provides scholarships for college students. Feature January 9, 2001 – A severe underestimation of expected traffic levels crippled a highly anticipated British government Web site only hours after it had officially launched. Feature March 13, 2001 - The huge amount of e-business growth has caused demand for co-location space in Europe to outstrip supply, according to a report released by The Phillips Group. 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