Survey findings revealed resellers of email and domain names are missing significant business opportunities to tap into social network users. Of the respondents, 60% have their own blog or personal website, and nearly three-fourths use social networks like Facebook, Flickr, YouTube, Twitter and FriendFeed to share information with friends and family.

Ken Schafer, Vice President of Product Management and Marketing for Tucows noted, ”While the web hosting industry does not view social networks as a threat to its business, people are going to functional-hosts for services that allow them to share information online. This demonstrates that there are opportunities for web hosts to tap into consumers who embrace social networks - but these opportunities are being overlooked by the very industry that knows the Internet best.”

The survey revealed, that despite the majority of people using social networking services, 81% of the respondents in the web hosting industry do not believe these ‘web 2.0′ or functional-hosting businesses could hurt their business.

Mr. Schafer added, ”It’s important that as the web hosting industry moves forward, we understand that Internet users are seeking a customized, personalized, Internet experience for both personal and professional reasons. Ultimately, it’s about customer relationships. Providers and resellers need to work together to provide the support, services and infrastructure that give users the best experience.”

Other results of the survey revealed that 73% of all domain name resellers enjoy working with their provider. In addition, three-fourths of domain name resellers believe their provider understands its needs and nearly one-half have no complaints with their provider, but of those that did, the top complaints were poor communication or support and lack of the full range of services their customers want.

Mr. Schafer noted, ”It’s always great to receive positive feedback from the industry - OpenSRS has made a strong commitment to our reseller community because they have been incredibly supportive of us. By making it easy to sell and manage the highest quality Internet services, we give our resellers the tools they need to be successful.”

In 1999, Tucows became the first domain name wholesaler to be accredited by ICANN and chose the name OpenSRS for its domain name service. Recently relaunched to celebrate its resellers sustained loyalty, OpenSRS today remains one of the world’s largest wholesale domain registrars as well as the most reseller-friendly, and has expanded its offerings to include hosted email and SSL certificates. OpenSRS has grown steadily each year and today boasts over 9,000 active resellers on six continents. Those resellers, in turn, have the potential to reach millions of end users.

OpenSRS is a global provider of wholesale Internet services to web hosting companies and ISPs. Wholly owned by Tucows, Inc., OpenSRS provides wholesale services for hosted email, domain name registration, Personal Names, and SSL certificates.

Tucows provides Internet services for web hosting companies and ISPs. Through the global network of over 9,000 service providers, its OpenSRS group provides millions of email boxes and manages over eight million domains. Tucows is an accredited registrar with ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). The company holds a domain name portfolio of approximately 150,000 domain names that are available for sale, monetized through advertising and support our wholesale Personal Names Service. Its Retail division sells Tucows services to consumers and small business owners through Domain Direct, IYD (It’s Your Domain) and NetIdentity.

To learn more about OpenSRS, please visit: http://opensrs.com.

For more information visit: www.tucowsinc.com.

The conference is currently booked with dozens on a waiting list. Jason Egan, Vice President of Customer Relations for CFDynamics noted, ”We are thrilled to be involved with a conference of this caliber. The BFusion and BFlex conference is one of a kind and does a lot to support the Flex and ColdFusion communities.”

The BFusion and BFlex conference is unique; it offers attendees free, hands on training building applications tailored to the beginner and the most advanced developer. The focus of the first day of the conference is completely on ColdFusion and the second day, Flex applications.

Bob Flynn, Conference Director added, ”We are absolutely overwhelmed by the response this year. This is not your typical sit-down conference.”

Mr. Flynn added, ”We are pleased with CFDynamics’ sponsorship this year. The giveaways and free hosting they provide will essentially tie in the memory of the training to the physical mementos the attendees take away from the event. When people ask me for referrals for a great hosting company, I don’t hesitate before recommending CFDynamics.”

CFDynamics has been hosting websites for over a decade and prides itself on being a customer-oriented Web host, specializing in ColdFusion technology. CFDynamics combines years of development and expertise with excellent customer service to provide individuals, small businesses and large corporations with budget-friendly dedicated and shared web hosting solutions.

To learn more about the BFusion and BFlex conference, please visit: www.bflex.info.

For more information about CFDynamics, please visit: www.cfdynamics.com.

Eric Pratt, CEO of Server Intellect noted, ”Server Intellect is jointly partnered with Microsoft in the SPLA program (Service Provider’s Licensing Agreement). We are proud to be one of the first Microsoft Gold Certified Partners to offer Microsoft SQL Server 2008. I feel this new product release justly reflects our commitment and experience with the entire Microsoft product line and better positions Server Intellect as an Industry Leader in the Windows Server market.”

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is a major upgrade to the previous 2005 version. It offers an array of new and advanced features such as a new Resource Governor, full Database Encryption, Improved Auditing, Row based Index Exclusion and IntelliSense - Microsoft’s implementation of auto-completion - for writing and editing SQL Queries.

The SPLA provides Server Intellect the ability to provide customers with the most current Microsoft product versions at a flexible cost structure. Server Intellect offers SQL Server 2008 across its entire Dedicated Server product line and provides full managed support for the product. SQL Server 2008 is available in multiple editions to support the varying server needs of businesses of all sizes. Server Intellect offers five editions including; Express, Web, Workgroup, Standard, and Enterprise. The Express Edition is offered on all dedicated servers at no additional charge, and the other editions begin at $25 per month.

Adam Cady, CTO of Server Intellect remarked, ”As a company who is focused on Microsoft hosting technologies we are excited to offer the latest edition of Microsoft SQL Server on all of our dedicated servers. The addition of SQL 2008 support fits into our focus of providing our customers with the latest technology to meet the growing demands of the online marketplace. We have drawn on our close relationship with Microsoft to be one of the first providers to offer Microsoft SQL Server 2008 on a dedicated server platform.”

A detailed comparison chart which lists the differences between the five versions is available on Server Intellect’s Website. For more information about SQL Server 2008, please visit: www.serverintellect.com/dedicated/sqlserver2008.

Server Intellect is a subsidiary of Client Intellect, Inc, and is a provider of managed Dedicated Server solutions. The company was founded in 2003 and is located in Orlando, Florida. Options range from basic web hosting services and dedicated server packages to sophisticated enterprise solutions encompassing multi-server load balanced configurations. All of the options are explained in detail on the site, allowing visitors to make better informed decisions.

For more information about Server Intellect, please visit: www.serverintellect.com.

In order to take advantage of this offer, all that is necessary is to call 1-800-878-4084 and a customer service representative will assist in creating a Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising account in the tyBit Search Engine and receiving the initial, FREE $50 credit. tyBit, the cutting edge client side search engine, is generating more than 40 million searches per month since its launch in June, ranking it in the top 10 engines at about #6.

Kitti Jo Finch, General Manager at tyBit offered, ”We have 6,000 advertisers currently in our PPC module alone.” Wally Bell, a customer, noted, ”I have been one of the Beta advertisers and I am extremely impressed with the tyBit ad module, reports, and results of my online campaigns. I will definitely continue to advertise after the Beta period is over.”

It is estimated that there are over 12 million small businesses in the US and only 300,000 can afford to advertise online. With this one of a kind offering, AIT and tyBit are giving small businesses the perfect opportunity and tools to not only create a website and make their business available online but an advertising venue to drive new traffic to their stores. If small businesses are only interested in reaching their local market, tyBit gives them the ability to limit where their ad displays by state, city, or even zip code in a very affordable manner.

Avery Skelton, VP Sales and Marketing for AIT added, ”Just as the cost of Internet access is becoming more affordable, AIT and tyBit believe that the cost to advertise to these new Internet users should be just as affordable.”

tyBit is a member of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, an industry trade association dedicated to maintaining the highest standards in online advertising. tyBit Inc. began development of its search engine and social network in late 2006, its beta version in the second quarter of 2008 and will ”go live” end of third quarter 2008. tyBit is affiliated with AIT (www.AIT.com?pdkw=pr-ew-08-27-2008), a technology company that has achieved 11 straight years of sustained profitability and has generated $100s of millions in revenue while creating a profound economic influence on its surrounding community. AIT has been named 2 times to the Inc. 500 list of fast growing firms, 3 times to the Deloitte Touche Fast 500 list, and has been previously named as the NC Entrepreneur Firm of the Year.

To learn more about AIT, please visit: www.ait.com.

For more information about tyBit, please visit: www.tyBit.com.

Tivoli Storage Manager hosted by WebDeal results in the highest level of data protection and security. Through advanced virtualization technology, Tivoli Storage Manager allows WebDeal’s technical team to choose from whatever storage medium they believe is the best for each customer, helping to keep costs as low as possible and maintenance easy and simple.

The choice of IBM’s Tivoli Storage Manager is based on the software’s resource-efficient backup routines, extremely high overall backup quality, flexible scripting possibilities and support for clients on most platforms.

One of the most noteworthy advantages of choosing Tivoli Storage Manager services from WebDeal is that the company is offering Data Life Cycle Management in their Service Level Agreement. This guarantees that important data will be safely guarded and stored for up to a hundred years, if necessary.

“Tivoli Storage Manager is a backup system in which we can trust one hundred percent. Data protection is a vital part of any business and we know that with TSM there will be no unpleasant surprises,” says WebDeal’s Chief Technical Officer, Morten Tvenge.

“IBM is very pleased to have WebDeal as our hosting partner for the SMB market. Having such a competent partner as an extension of our sales force allows us to reach more customers with our software,” says Trond A. Lunde, IBM’s Sales Manager, Tivoli SMB Norway. “By betting on Tivoli, WebDeal is also able to offer customers the best solutions with great competitive advantages.”

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager can now be ordered with any of WebDeal’s Managed  Hosting packages or as a separate service.

For more information, visit WebDeal’s website http://www.webdealhosting.com or contact press@webdealhosting.com.

About WebDeal

Founded in 2001, WebDeal is the world’s leading eZ Publish hosting provider. The company has a strong partnership with IBM in the Open Source marketplace. Mastering both conventional Intel-based servers and more advanced IBM System p servers, WebDeal has, over the years, been recognized for its high technical standards, a strategy they call “Technical Excellence”. WebDeal’s services cover both Premium Shared Hosting, Fully Managed Dedicated Servers and Fully Managed Dedicated Clusters.  As an international organization, WebDeal has offices located in Norway, UK and USA.

Over the last several months, the Fpweb.net team has been evaluating what customers are demanding and in what capacity. After quite a bit of thought, research and feedback, Fpweb.net decided it was time to update the structure of their hosting service model. While some hosting solutions were merely modified and given a new name, others were removed entirely and replaced by new and improved plans. The new hosted offerings present comprehensive “Software as a Service” solutions for Windows SharePoint Services v3, Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Dynamics CRM and dedicated Windows servers.

“Most customers come to our site not knowing where they fit in, so we’ve made it as easy as possible to drill down to the plan that best meets their needs,” said Rob LaMear, Fpweb.net President. They have restructured their plans to fit into three main categories: Small Business, Corporate and Enterprise. These categories help customers decide where to begin based on the size of their company.

Next, within each category, there are up to two plans, labeled as Level I and Level II. “Level I is the base plan for each category and a great place to start,” mentions LaMear; “however, it may not work for everyone. If the customer needs just a few more users or a little extra space, but isn’t ready to jump to the next category, our Level II plan should provide the perfect middle ground.” To increase uniformity across the board, Fpweb.net uses the same Categories and Levels for all technologies they host. “That way, if you are a Corporate Level II hosted SharePoint customer who is looking for Exchange hosting, you can confidently jump straight to our Corporate Level II Exchange hosting plan to assess the features and sign up,” said LaMear.

As an added bonus, Fpweb.net is now including a single domain name in most new hosting plans at no extra charge. Additional domain names and renewals will be registered at $19 per year. Plus, private domain registration is now available for only $14 more per year. If you are looking for a discounted rate, Fwpeb.net also offers 5 year registrations at $90 ($5 savings). By registering domains with Fpweb.net, customers no longer have to hassle with renewals; Fpweb.net takes care of everything. Overall, as a managed hosting provider, they guarantee a higher, more personalized level of service than other domain registrars.

If customers wish to evaluate the new plans side-by-side, Fpweb.net has setup a Compare Plans page for each hosted service they offer. Links to this feature can be found on the left hand navigation of each application page. For additional questions, customers are encourage to call Fpweb.net toll free at 866.780-4678.

Fpweb.net provides managed hosting services for SharePoint, Exchange, CRM, Project, PerformancePoint, Office Communications Server and SQL to customers around the world. Fpweb.net offers shared, semi-dedicated and dedicated server environments to cater to the client’s need for speed, security and control, while cutting IT costs 60%. All hosted services are housed in SAS 70 Type II data centers with PCI, SOX and HIPPA compliance to ensure the highest level of data security. Additionally, each solution is backed 24/7 by expert, U.S.-based service and support. With Fpweb.net’s rapid server deployment, clients can access the infrastructure they need today, without a significant up-front investment. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, they serve over 5,000 enterprise customers including Intel, Boeing and the NY Yankees.

Contact Information:

Lori Hofmeister
Director of Marketing
Fpweb.net
1714 Gilsinn Lane
Fenton, MO 63026
Phone: (636) 600-8960
Email: lhofmeister@fpweb.net

The company states that - “Vision help desk is a comprehensive web-based
help desk software that empowers organizations to gain maximum control
over their inbox and offers effective methods for managing Emails, Client
Communication, Online Issue Tracking, Knowledgebase, Troubleshooting,
News, Downloads, SLA and Escalations”. It claims — “The key features of
Vision help desk are Manage Multiple Domains/Companies, Inbuilt Antivirus
Tool, Migration Tool, Multi-Language, AJAX Based Rich User Interface,
Sharing Logins, Report Generation, Scrap Book & Private Messaging, Client
Side Quick Search Facility and much more”.

It further explains that the “Help desk install procedure is a simple
web-based process done within few clicks. An installation document is also
available for download at the company’s website. The company described
that Vision offers two separate interfaces-an end user section, and an
administrator section with an easy-to-use interface”.

“Beta version of Vision has earned a well-deserved reputation as a high
performance, comprehensive web-based help desk software that is highly
intuitive and easy to use” said Company HR. Preeti Sharma.
She added “We are excited to see Vision has emerged as powerful and
promising help desk software in the market after aggressive beta testing.”

Further speaking about pricing she said - “Vision help desk comes at
economical cost and offers solution to all size of business”

The company offers 7 days free trail and one month free evaluation version
for users to test before they purchase it — more details about Vision can
be found at company website –
http://www.thevisionworld.com/

The Metroplex Technology Business Council (MTBC), is the largest technology trade organization in Texas. Its 2008 Fast 50 contains the 10 fastest-growing technology companies in the Dallas/Fort Worth area based on percentage revenue growth over the last year and the 40 fastest-growing technology companies in the Dallas/Fort Worth area based on percentage revenue growth over the last five years.

Cindi Keith, partner/technology marketing industry leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and co-chair of the MTBC’s Tech Titans steering committee noted, ”The Tech Titans and Fast 50 Awards provide the premier recognition of fast-growing, highly innovative companies that contribute to the vibrancy of the North Texas economy and make our region an exciting place to live and work. We look forward to showcasing the true leaders in our industry and celebrating their hard work and creativity.”

The rankings of the Fast 50 will be revealed at the Tech Titans and Fast 50 Awards gala event at the Marriott Legacy Town Center in Plano, Texas on Friday, September 26, 2008.

George Karidis, Chief Strategy Officer, SoftLayer Technologies Inc. remarked, ”SoftLayer is thrilled to be recognized for the Tech Titans/Fast 50 Technology Companies. We consider MTBC’s Tech Titans to be a very prestigious award and are honored to be considered for the 2008 Fast 50.”

The North Texas region is one of the leading centers for technology business and innovation both in the U.S. and globally. The AeA (American Electronics Association) recently ranked the Dallas-Fort Worth area fifth among U.S. cities in high-tech employment, with approximately 176,000 high-tech workers. In addition, the Dallas-Fort Worth area ranked second nationwide for employment in both the telecommunications services and internet services sectors, and the region is also home to one-half of Texas technology workforce.

The Tech Titans Awards were launched in 2001 by the Metroplex Technology Business Council, North Texas’ most comprehensive organization supporting technology. The prestigious annual contest recognizes outstanding information technology companies and individuals in the North Texas area who have made contributions during the past year locally, as well as to the technology industry overall. The Tech Titans committee is a group of dedicated volunteers who organize the awards ceremony each year, and judges for the contest are drawn from a variety of disciplines in technology, leaders in the DFW area and past winners.

Founded in 1994, the Metroplex Technology Business Council (MTBC) is a non-profit organization composed of approximately 300 members that include technology businesses and providers from across the DFW Metroplex. The MTBC produces numerous events, including monthly Management Luncheons, Technical Luncheons, RFID Special Interest Group events, CEO Forums, Tech Week in Austin and the annual Tech Titans Awards and Fast 50 event.

Headquartered in Plano, Texas, SoftLayer provides next-generation web hosting and on-demand datacenter services on a global basis from facilities located in Dallas, TX and Seattle, WA. Utilizing proprietary management tools coupled with the industry’s first network-within-a-network topology, the company delivers unprecedented power and control to securely manage IT environments while providing unparalleled scalability.

More information about the Tech Titans Awards event, please visit: www.metroplextbc.org/techtitans.     

To learn more about SoftLayer, please visit: www.softlayer.com.

Logo, hosting, SSL shopping cart (if desired), and website design for $19.99 a month, and unlimited website design/logo changes for the duration of the monthly contract.

Deepak Bansal, Founder and President of Orlando based Vistrex LLC noted, ”This has been the missing link for a long time. There are plenty of affordable web hosts out there (many of dubious quality), but hosting is useless without a quality website and website design. People have become savvy enough that they can spot cheap template sites from a mile away, and templates can be difficult to customize to your specific needs. And you still have to spend good money to get a decent logo design, and get a programmer to setup a quality secure shopping cart for you. Now you can get it all for the price of what decent hosting would cost you alone. With one signup you are now guaranteed a quality web presence at a very affordable price. Why just get hosting alone when you get your website professionally designed and maintained as well for the same price?”

To celebrate the launch of this new product, Vistrex LLC is giving away one year free domain registration to the first 100 signups. Mr. Bansal explained, ”Our domain registration prices are very competitive, a .com registration normally costs $9.99 but if you are one of our first 100 customers we will waive registration fees for the first year. Simply signup normally and we will send you details on how to obtain your free one year registration.”

Mr. Bansal continued, ”Most custom web designers act like they’re attorneys. They have fancy offices, and they’ll bill you $50-$75 an hour or more, even if they’re just spending a few minutes responding to an email. And even after you spend an arm and a leg to get your website done, a couple of months go by and now your needs have changed. You need to update your website, but you wince thinking about the cost. So you try to make do with what you have. This is bad for your business, and no way to conduct yourself online. You have to keep your content fresh and up to date. Now you can do so without worrying. We give you peace of mind that you will be taken care of.”

Mr. Bansal added, ”Our hosting is provided by Mosso, which is a division of Rackspace, a publicly traded industry leader in hosting. They will provide our customers with 24×7x365 support via live chat or phone. They have a unique auto scaling cloud computing environment that automatically allocates more resources and bandwidth as loads rise. This allows access to virtually unlimited resources and bandwidth. Our domain registration customers also get 24×7x365 phone support. And all support is provided in the USA. Most cheap hosting will vastly oversell their resources and outsource support overseas. You won’t see that with us.”

”As far as web design we’ve taken all the overhead out of it. With volume we will keep our talented web designers/graphic artists continually working, there’s no downtime. We all work from home, again allowing for minimal overhead and happy employees. We take happy customers seriously and want every customer to be a customer for life. We believe in the quality of our work, so we offer a 100% money back guarantee. If at anytime during the first month of service if you don’t like quality of our work we’ll happily give you a refund, no questions asked. But we know that won’t happen.”

To learn more, please visit: http://www.bestsitedesign.net.

A web hosting brand since 1999, Triple Fiber Network has instituted its new discount program for all web hosting customers, designed to allow all 3FN web hosting customers to receive generous discounts off the price for the company’s web hosting service. The requirements to participate are simple, and any web hosting customer of 3FN is eligible and welcome.

Dean McToner, 3FN spokesperson explained, ”Our web hosting company invites all our customers, who use our web hosting services, to participate in our newly launched discount program. We always go towards our customers creating the most favorable web hosting conditions, and our new discount program proves this once again. The application for a discount is simple. Our customers can apply filling the online form to send a request. The discount for web hosting services is granted for the exchange of placing a small company advertisement anywhere on websites of our web hosting customer. The present rates start from 5%, and both dedicated server customers and virtual hosting customers can participate. In the future, it is also very possible that the amount of the discount will be increased with the program efficiency progressing. We have a strong intention to bring more benefits to our web hosting customers, which become a pleasant addition to our high-quality web hosting services.”

In addition, the recently launched new discount program makes premium web hosting services more attractive price wise. The constant concern about the quality of the provided web hosting, and the creating the most favorable web hosting pricing policy shows the company’s attitude to its customers. The web hosting by 3FN stands not only for the quality web hosting service, but also for a significant devotion and commitment to the company’s customer community. The new discount program makes web hosting by 3FN more affordable and customer-friendly.

In July, 3FN enhanced its hosting services, with new backup shared hosting plans and backup dedicated server offerings. The new offerings are as in response to the growing customer demand. The company created the new hosting solution, as an ideal comprehensive backup solution, meeting all customer backup requirements. The new backup dedicated server is particularly notable, for its cost-effective pricing structure, and high reliability.

The company has added newly created backup web solution to its comprehensive range of various provided web hosting plans and dedicated servers. New dedicated server is provided with the full set of monitoring and management services and tools as well as all 3FN dedicated servers and web hosting plans, however, this backup server is powered with additional backup features in order to create complete backup solution that will satisfy every customer demand.

New backup dedicated server and backup shared hosting plan deliver end-to-end recovery that allows 3FN’s hosting customers to receive the original state of their data and files. Backup servers are powered with advanced services that guarantees the success of all recover processes without failure. Backup processes and services on this dedicated server may be customized depending on customer needs, customers can schedule backup on servers as they need.

The US based provider of dedicated servers, shared hosting and collocation hosting services, Triple Fiber Network, 3FN, Inc. is best known for the quality excellence and high reliability of all hosting services provided on a global basis. Triple Fiber Network has a flawless reputation of reliable hosting provider, providing the high-quality and efficiency of all dedicated hosting services within last 10 years. Since that time the company has created one of the most biggest and powerful network of dedicated servers with main datacenter located in Silicon Valley. The Headquarters are located in San Jose, California, the company has also established offices in UK, India, Ukraine and EU. Triple Fiber Network has founded the subdivision called 3FN Marketing - an online pay per click advertising network and webmaster affiliate program. 3FN Marketing offers optimized targeted pay per click advertising for those who want to promote their websites or products and generous revenue shares up to 95% for webmasters. The company provides customers with 24/7/365 support via the toll-free telephone, online chat and ticket system.

To learn more, please visit: www.3fn.net.