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Data Center Firm ViaWest Completes SSAE 16 Type II SOC 3 and PCI DSS Reports

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.

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Data Center Firm ViaWest Completes SSAE 16 Type II SOC 3 and PCI DSS Reports

Cloupia Unified Infrastructure Controller Now Supports Cisco NetApp FlexPod

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.

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Cloupia Unified Infrastructure Controller Now Supports Cisco NetApp FlexPod

Email Firm OpenXchange Names New Chief Operating Officer

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.

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Symantec Takes 40 Percent of EV SSL Market Share in Netcraft Report

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

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EPA Updates Energy Star Specifications for Data Center Equipment

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. The green data center organization has announced new spec processes for UPS, data center storage, and Servers V2.0.

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EPA Updates Energy Star Specifications for Data Center Equipment

Network Services Firm Infoblox Plans to Raise 125M in IPO

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.

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Network Services Firm Infoblox Plans to Raise 125M in IPO

Data Center Firm Vaultas Names Director of Business Development

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

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Data Center Firm Vaultas Names Director of Business Development

Web Host Go Daddy Taking Applications for College Scholarship Program

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.

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Web Host Go Daddy Taking Applications for College Scholarship Program

IBM Acquires Cloud Management Software Firm Platform Computing

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.

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Data Center Firm TELEHOUSE America Opens Frankfurt Data Center

January 9, 2012 — Data center and Internet exchange provider TELEHOUSE America announced on Monday that it opens TELEHOUSE Frankfurt. Located in the financial center and the fifth largest city in Germany, TELEHOUSE Frankfurt is a Tier 3 data center offering more than 220,000 square feet of colocation space.

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Data Center Firm TELEHOUSE America Opens Frankfurt Data Center