GreatResponder.com 2010-07-23 – iContact, a leading provider of email marketing services to small and medium-sized business and WebHostingPad.com, a world-leading provider of shared web hosting, announced today they will be offering iContact services to all WebHostingPad.com customers.

Together, the two companies serve over 130,000 customers worldwide with web hosting and email marketing services.

WebHostingPad.com Marketing Manager, Matt Jones, decided to partner with an email marketing firm based on input from multiple customers. “We came to this decision after careful consideration because we feel that iContact’s services give our customers an inexpensive way to strengthen their relationships with their customers.”

“The Partnership between iContact and WebHostingPad.com will provide a wealth of services for both sets of customers,” said Ryan Allis, CEO of iContact Corporation. “WebHostingPad.com and iContact provide reliable and essential services to their customers. This, combined with our SMB focus, means there is definitely synergy between the two companies.”

About iContact

With more than 64,000 customers, iContact provides email marketing for small to mid-sized businesses and non-profits. iContact allows for easy creation of email newsletters, surveys and autoresponders. Market leaders like Intuit, Vonage, Symantec, International Paper, LG Electronics and ReMax, use iContact to build stronger relationships with their customers and prospects at a fraction of the cost of traditional marketing methods.

iContact, designed for the Small Business market, is available at www.iContact.com; iContactPlus, a suite of custom and managed services designed for mid-sized organizations, is available at www.iContactPlus.com.

About WebHostingPad.com
WebHostingPad.com was formed in 2005 with a team of very successful and proven industry veterans intent on delivering the best value in web hosting. With the growing need for affordable hosting, the company set out to deliver the best web hosting at a price where everyone can afford to have their piece of the world wide web.

WebHostingPad.com remains committed to delivering the best value in internet hosting by providing a safe, reliable and efficient process to create an internet presence, all with a price structure driven by value.

GreatResponder.com -2010-07-22 – Hosting Metro, Inc. announced that it had selected PEER 1 Hosting’s Seattle data center as its new U.S. based colocation facility for the Pacific Northwest. Hosting Metro is an independent Web hosting company focused on delivering business-class Web hosting solutions (Shared Hosting, VPS Hosting and Dedicated Servers) at cost effective prices. In combination with this new data center, Hosting Metro will also be expanding its enhanced business solutions by offering new feature rich hosting packages that include one-click installation of many popular open source applications like Drupal, Joomla and WordPress, as well as free traffic building tools like Attracta and Social Media brand building.

“With this new facility and services, we will continue to provide our customers with the exceptional service that they have come to expect, and also give our customers access to features and tools that were previously unavailable at our price point. Our customers will now have the flexibility and reliability they need to build their businesses, all while delivering cost savings on both the front- and back-end services they need to be online,” said Matt McKinney, Hosting Metro’s Director of Marketing.

PEER 1 Hosting’s Seattle data center offers Hosting Metro redundant bandwidth, connectivity, speed and minimal latency for its customers. It is located in downtown Seattle on Sixth Avenue and is ideally located to deliver content to end-users in the Pacific Northwest, especially for end users in Seattle and surrounding areas like Bellevue, Tacoma and Redmond. “The level of data center reliability and security was key factor in our decision,” said Tony Chu, CEO of Hosting Metro. “PEER 1’s reliability is one of the highest in the world, and by giving our customers access to their SuperNetwork, we can help safeguard their business by keeping them online and secure.” The data center features redundant UPS and diesel generator power systems making it able to sustain any possible power outages, as well as military-grade pass card access are used to ensure total security in the facility. In addition, a Network Operating Center (NOC) team monitors and manages the network 24×7×365 to ensure 100% uptime. Redundant HVAC Systems, climate control with particle filters and humidity control create optimal conditions on site for severs and system operation and eliminating any hardware failures caused by the environment conditions.

Source: http://www.thehostingnews.com/hosting-metro-inc-selects-seattle-peer-1-hosting-data-center-as-new-pacific-northwest-colocation-facility-for-web-hosting-services.html

GreatResponder.com – 2010-07-22 – Hosting vendors The Planet and Web Hosting Talk have teamed up to develop a free, online tool that provides benchmarking data for cloud service providers. Bench the Cloud provides standardized performance metrics and direct comparisons of cloud or virtualized server platforms. Though co-developed, Web Hosting Talk, a Web hosting community of over 240,000 registered members,“owns” and manages the site.

Based on open-source test and measurement tools, Bench the Cloud evaluates cloud applications on three major criteria; CPU performance, disk-read and disk-write speed. Users can access an individualized dashboard with this data, and can sort and filter these criteria according to provider, virtualization status, total RAM and CPU cores. Users can also download the tool onto any Linux OS machine.

“We contributed real-world feedback into building this industry-first tool with Web Hosting Talk,” said Carl Meadows, senior product manager for cloud solutions at The Planet. “We’ve seen first-hand from our customers the time spent researching various cloud providers, and the amount of confusion and misinformation that exists in the marketplace. Our goal in participating is to provide additional value to customers by offering a quick, transparent view of the strengths, weaknesses and performance of solutions — a virtual ‘Consumer Reports’ for the cloud. Customers can now objectively compare solutions before purchase, and make their first pick the right one.”

It sounds like a great idea, but it’s likely to invite criticism from providers who may complain of “apples to oranges” comparisons, or who feel the metrics lack sufficient context to give customers a full appreciation of optimal cloud service or compute requirements. But provided the metric database is accurate and current, Bench the Cloud could serve as an excellent starting point for customers looking to the cloud, giving customers greater confidence in experimenting with these services, and helping them set realistic expectations. It could also spur adoption by giving the user community better insight into what these providers offer in terms of price vs. performance, enabling users to identify just the right compute service for a given price point, and mix and match offerings accordingly, instead of being locked into one provider or overpaying for unused resources.

GreatResponder.com – 2010-07-22 – SiteGround, known as one of the top web hosting providers for Joomla users, now adds free extensions to its Joomla services portfolio. For the last few years along with its hosting services, the company has been providing free Joomla templates and tutorials. Now, it goes one step further by developing its own Joomla modules and plugins. The six recently added extensions, as well as all other additional Joomla services offered by SiteGround, are freely available to all visitors of the company website.

The Joomla extensions, released by the company, are designed to improve different important aspects of the performance of a Joomla website. “We have researched the most common Joomla-related questions and issues our customers have and designed a set of extensions we believe will be most useful.” says Val Markov, SiteGround Senior Technical Support Executive and one of the major creators of the Joomla extensions, “Our aim is to give Joomla users everything they need in one place – hosting, installation, templates, tutorials and now extensions.”

The unquestionable bestseller is jHackGuard plugin, which the company claims to have been using successfully for years to protect its hosting customers’ Joomlas from hacking attacks. Another useful module is jShareEasy, which adds good-looking sharing icons that allow the visitors of a Joomla website to share content they found interesting on the social media. The full list of modules with detailed description of their functionality is available on the SiteGround.com website: http://www.siteground.com/joomla-hosting/joomla-extensions/siteground-extensions.htm.

Exclusively for the new Joomla extensions, SiteGround has opened a special section in its forum to answer extensions-related questions and receive users’ feedback. The forum thread can be found at this link: http://forum.siteground.com/forumdisplay.php?f=55

About SiteGround:

SiteGround has been founded in 2004 and currently provides web hosting services to over 250,000 domains worldwide. SiteGround is constantly improving its service to offer abundant resources, comprehensive 24/7 customer care and latest server technology to provide highest reliability to its customers. The company offers shared hosting, reseller hosting and managed dedicated hosting solutions. You can learn more about SiteGround at the company’s website: www.siteground.com.

VEXXHOST, one of the leaders in FFMPEG hosting industry, has announced an important modification to their shared web hosting pricing.   They have changed their pricing to one set price for one fully featured web hosting plan.  The new price changes make them one of the lowest priced hosting services at $2.55 per month.  They continue to offer all types of advanced features within this hosting service such as FFMPEG.

Their new only plan offers a fully featured unlimited plan that offers everything from unlimited space, bandwidth and hosted domains at a very low rate.  It also includes video sharing features such as FFMPEG and MEncoder/MPlayer.  All of this remains in their facilities hosted in Montreal, QC, Canada where they run a fully redundant systems.

VEXXHOST was one of the first web hosting companies to adapt the FFMPEG features into its web hosting services so anyone can start their own proper video sharing website, there are numerous scripts that are made for video sharing sites and they are all supported by VEXXHOST.  They also provide assistance in setting it up on any of their other products.

The introduction of the new pricing scheme allows a larger audience to be able to start their new video sharing websites.  With no limits at all, they are assured to have the best platform ready for their constant expansion and they can also always upgrade to better performing dedicated or virtual servers.

Dotster, Inc., an  ICANN-accredited domain registrar and web hosting provider, is offering now .CO domains on the Landrush phase for priority registration until July sixteenth prior to it gets generally offered. In case multi applications are received for a similar domain, an auction procedure is going to be used to grant the domain name.

“We anticipate a high demand for .CO domains during the Landrush phase,” said Clint Page, CEO and President for Dotster. “Businesses and individuals who are currently unable to find their perfect domain name in the.COM inventory now have a chance to secure the name they have always wanted with .CO before it becomes available to the public.”

When this Landrush and Global Sunrise phases are complete, .CO domain names will become available to anyone worldwide on July twentieth. For that domain names that weren’t reserved by .CO registry or earmarked for premium auctions, .CO domain names is going to be available to the public according to the chronological order of registrations on a first come, first served basis.

To benefit from this chance and get your .CO domain name during this Landrush phase, visit Dotster

About Dotster Inc.
Dotster is a hosting provider and a domain registrar that makes it simple for small companies and persons to establish themselves on the internet. They have assisted as much as a million people create a Internet presence. Dotster hosting provider, an ICAAN accredited registrar since 2000, provides its clients an entire set of services, including domain name registration, many different web site hosting solutions, email webhosting, customized web site design and also internet marketing plans.

Web hosting leader and innovator, SiteGround.com, announced the release of their new cloud web hosting service based on KVM, one of the industries best virtualization technologies.  KVM is able to offer the control of guests in an OpenVZ-like manner with the isolation of Xen.  Also, it includes numerous free extras with the service which makes it extremely attractive

Cloud web hosting service is the best solution for large websites that see a large vast amount of traffic because of its ability of providing large amounts of computer resources.  Their cloud service is also powered by redundant storage on the Sun Powered Cloud Storage which ensures the reliability of your files and documents.

The virtualization technology utilized by SiteGround is KVM.  It is one of the best virtualization technologies at the moment and one of the rares ones that are being utilized in a cloud platform, it has a very good ability to split and share equally resources between clients as noted by Nikolay Todorov, CTO of SiteGround

To learn more about the new web hosting platform by SiteGround, please visit the following link: http://greatresponder.com/siteground

About SiteGround:

SiteGround is one of the leading hosting providers in the web hosting industry, they host over 250,000 domains from all over the world.  They have a large offering starting from shared hosting and working their way up to business, reseller managed dedicated hosting and the recently introduced cloud hosting.  They offer a very powerful infrastructure and 24/7/365 technical support which assures you uptime and reliability.

12/17/2009 » Fort Lauderdale » Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS), today announced registration for Citrix Synergy™ 2010 is now open. Citrix Synergy – where virtualization, networking and cloud computing meet – has evolved into a global event offered in two key geographic locations: Synergy San Francisco will take place May 12 to 14, 2010, at the Moscone West Convention Center, and Synergy Berlin will be held Oct. 6 to 7, 2010, at the Estrel Hotel and Convention Center.

Synergy offers an open, expansive array of technical and business breakout sessions, as well as hands-on learning labs, presented by leading technical experts. Presenters will examine key issues impacting IT, such as breaking away from the costs and complexities of the distributed computing status quo; building a simpler, more cost-effective computing environment to position organizations at the forefront of the on-demand IT services era and utilizing available technologies to achieve and exceed business goals.

Synergy will feature timely virtualization, networking and cloud computing content, including sessions such as:

• Need a simpler, low-risk path to Windows 7? Desktop virtualization makes it a snap!
• Bring Your Own Computer (BYOC) is ready for prime time: How Citrix did it and what we learned.
• Dear CFO, I know how we can save big bucks with desktop virtualization…
• Virtualization and application networking. Learn how one plus one equals three.
• HDX, the user experience “champ,” takes on the contenders.

Synergy is the industry’s premier conference focused on the growing convergence between virtualization, networking and cloud computing. Session content will address how these technologies can solve real IT business problems in an open and dynamic atmosphere and will be divided into the following three tracks:
Desktop Virtualization
This track provides a comprehensive examination of desktop virtualization, covering the full breadth of desktop virtualization technologies, including client virtualization (local virtual desktops), desktop streaming, VDI (hosted virtual desktops), self-service on-demand applications, application virtualization and user profile management. You’ll get case studies of successful implementations, best practices, technical sessions and a roadmap to help you reduce costs, simplify desktop management and deliver high-definition desktops to all users now.

Datacenter-Cloud
Server virtualization, networking and cloud technologies are converging to enable dramatic improvements in datacenter efficiency, flexibility and reliability at an affordable cost. You’ll learn about the latest innovations in server virtualization, datacenter infrastructure management, and networking and application delivery controllers. This fast-paced technical track will examine all three areas with special attention to options and merits of private and public cloud solutions.

IT Business and Strategy
Senior IT management face unprecedented challenges, needing to reduce costs, while simultaneously delivering innovation to drive efficiencies for their users and effectiveness for their business. This track is designed for senior IT leaders, providing new sources of IT-led innovation and competitive advantage to position their business for success today and in the future. Insightful, interactive sessions will feature prominent industry executives who have produced impressive bottom-line improvements for their businesses.

Synergy will also feature hands-on training. The instructor-led, hands-on learning labs provide the in-depth experience required to master new Citrix technologies. These high-value, unique labs are designed for administrators and architects responsible for managing or designing an environment that consists of Citrix technologies including XenDesktop, XenApp, XenServer and NetScaler.

Citrix Summit 2010, the premier training conference designed for members of the Citrix Partner Network, will be combined with Synergy – both in San Francisco and Berlin. Summit, which begins two days prior to Synergy, is the main event where the company’s partners can learn about the latest trends in virtualization, network optimization and cloud computing solutions. Summit provides intense educational sessions and offers valuable technical knowledge, selling skills and competitive strategies for attendees.

Registration for Synergy and Summit San Francisco, as well as Synergy and Summit Berlin is now available at www.citrixsynergy.com. A discounted, early bird registration is available for Synergy San Francisco through Feb. 2, which provides a $400 savings off of the normal conference fee.

About Citrix Synergy 2010
Born as a user conference more than 10 years ago, Citrix SynergyTM is the only event where virtualization, networking and cloud computing meet. Interoperability and openness are central to the event. Its sessions will focus on the coming convergence of these critical technologies and how they can be used today to address real world IT business challenges. Synergy addresses topics that have simply become too critical and widespread for one event on one continent. IT professionals now have two opportunities each year to attend this important industry conference. Citrix Synergy San Francisco will take place May 12 to 14, 2010, at Moscone West Convention Center. Citrix Synergy Berlin will be held at the Estrel Hotel and Convention Center, Oct. 6 to 7, 2010. More information is available on the Citrix Synergy web site at http://www.citrixsynergy.com.

About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is a leading provider of virtualization, networking and cloud computing solutions for more than 230,000 organizations worldwide. Its Citrix Delivery Center™, Citrix Cloud Center™ (C3) and Citrix Online product families radically simplify computing for millions of users, delivering desktops and applications as an on-demand service to any user, in any location on any device. Citrix customers include the world’s largest Internet companies, 99 percent of Fortune Global 500 enterprises, and hundreds of thousands of small businesses and prosumers worldwide. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies worldwide in more than 100 countries. Founded in 1989, annual revenue in 2008 was $1.6 billion.

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Web hosting leader, VEXXHOST.COM, announced their new “Holiday Web Hosting Special” for shared web hosting.  The plan is priced at $3.95 per month which offers unlimited disk space, unlimited monthly transfer, industry leading CDP backups (which are taken every 3 hours of every account and database), free site builder and free domain name.  Customers of other web hosting companies are also eligible to up to $25 of credit into their VEXXHOST account to cover the remainder of their term at their old web hosting company.

This plan offers all the features necessary and needed for a web hosting plan, the price of the plan does not reflect it’s features as it comes with unlimited everything, including unlimited hosted domains, as well as a 99.9% up-time guarantee, all backed up by a 30 day money back guarantee.  There are no hidden fees and there are no setup fees.

Additional services that are available to all of VEXXHOST’s clients are Fantastico which allow customers to install more than 50 PHP scripts without going through the fuss of creating new databases, configuring and installing. They also offer a simple self-intuitive web site builder, preloaded with over 500 templates, that makes building websites extremely easy.

VEXXHOST uses the latest Xeon multi-processor servers with a minimum of 8GB of ECC RAM.  Their storage system is based on RAID-10 arrays that are optimized for maximum speed and at the same time is able to sustain numerous failures, if they ever do.

VEXXHOST currently operates two data centers as well as their own fully redundant BGP network that allows them to have sites with 100% uptime because they control all of their servers, network equipment, redundant power generators and UPS systems.

VEXXHOST has gone the extra mile by offering exceptional unique services only available to their clients.  To name a few, InstantVideo which allows client’s to install a video sharing website with a few clicks, without going through configurations and databases as well as custom PHP configuration utility that allows clients to modify their php.ini file without having to create it themselves and configure it.

Just like every year, VEXXHOST comes with a much better deals, with great features and a great prices as well, the wisest decision is to switch over from your current host, take advantage of the $25 credit, and make sure to sign up and lock yourself onto this deal, as VEXXHOST never raise their prices and never will as long as you continue to remain their client on that specific package.