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Canadian Web Host 4GoodHosting Launches New Mobile Website Builder Application
Feb 2nd
February 2, 2012 — Vancouver-based web hosting provider 4GoodHosting announced on Wednesday that it has officially launched its new website builder application designed for creating mobile websites.
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Canadian Web Host 4GoodHosting Launches New Mobile Website Builder Application
Could Tucows’ New Ting Mobile Service be the Next Big Hosting Value-Add?
Feb 2nd
February 2, 2012 — Internet services wholesaler Tucows announced on Thursday that it has launched its new US mobile phone service Ting. Ting was created with the intent to make mobile phone service more transparent, more affordable and with better customer service as compared to the billing and support provided by huge telcos
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Could Tucows’ New Ting Mobile Service be the Next Big Hosting Value-Add?
Microsoft Gives Free Windows Azure Access to TechStars Startups
Feb 2nd
February 2, 2012 — Microsoft announced on Monday that it is working with startup accelerator TechStars to provide startups with up to $60,000 of Windows Azure compute and storage at no cost. TechStars accelerators in Boulder, Colorado, Boston, New York, Seattle and Texas will have access to Windows Azure over a 24-month period.
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Microsoft Gives Free Windows Azure Access to TechStars Startups
VoIP Operator ShoreTel to Buy Hosted Unified Communications Firm M5 Networks
Feb 2nd
February 2, 2012 — Voice over Internet protocol provider ShoreTel announced on Thursday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire hosted unified communications provider M5 Network, allowing ShoreTel to provide its customers a choice between on-premise and hosted UC solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, M5 shareholders will receive about $84 million in cash and 9.5 million shares of ShoreTel stock.
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VoIP Operator ShoreTel to Buy Hosted Unified Communications Firm M5 Networks
Linux Vendor Red Hat Slips into the OpenStack Cloud Community
Feb 1st
February 1, 2012 — A really interesting Monday post by Joe Brockmeier on ReadWriteWeb points out that open source giant Red Hat, while it declined to participate in the community around open source cloud computing platform OpenStack, citing problems with the governance model and, later, reservations about the activity of participants, has been quietly contributing to the project.
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Linux Vendor Red Hat Slips into the OpenStack Cloud Community
Cloud Host Storm On Demand New West Coast Region Goes Live
Feb 1st
February 1, 2012 — Cloud hosting provider Storm On Demand, the cloud hosting division of managed hosting firm Liquid Web announced on Wednesday that it now features two separate regions to offer geographic redundancy. Its existing region, located in Lansing, Michigan, is now joined by the new Phoenix, Arizona region, or US West, to offer customers a backup option and the ability to close easily between regions.
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Cloud Host Storm On Demand New West Coast Region Goes Live
Web Host Bay Area Systems Launches Virtual Server Solutions
Feb 1st
February 1, 2012 — San Francisco-based Web hosting and IT consulting provider Bay Area Systems announced on Wednesday that it will be offering “green” virtual server solutions beginning February 1, providing customers with savings on cost and energy consumption.
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Web Host Bay Area Systems Launches Virtual Server Solutions
Equinix First to Receive Uptime Institute’s M&O “Stamp of Approval”
Feb 1st
February 1, 2012 — Data center operator Equinix announced on Wednesday that it has been selected as the first recipient of the Management and Operations Stamp of Approval award from data center standards developer the Uptime Institute.
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Equinix First to Receive Uptime Institute’s M&O “Stamp of Approval”
Cloud Host ScaleXtreme Launches Cloud Service Provider Program
Jan 31st
January 31, 2012 — Cloud services provider ScaleXtreme announced on Tuesday it has launched the Cloud Service Provider Program to help its customers easily deploy and manage cloud installations. With the integration, any service provider building public or private cloud offerings with VMware vCloud, Citrix CloudStack or OpenStack platforms can sign up and offer their customers a free ScaleXtreme Xpress account to manage their servers
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Cloud Host ScaleXtreme Launches Cloud Service Provider Program
IO Modular Data Centers Completes SSAE 16 Type II Report
Jan 31st
January 31, 2012 — Data center provider IO announced on Tuesday that it has completed a SSAE 16 Type 2 audit covering three data centers: IO New Jersey, IO Phoenix and IO Scottsdale.
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IO Modular Data Centers Completes SSAE 16 Type II Report