Houston, Texas - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - March 30, 2007 - Business-class shared, reseller and dedicated web hosting company, Hosting Zoom, Inc., has unveiled its Linux-based Virtual Private Server hosting solution, the independent modVPS division.

Created for users who have outgrown traditional shared hosting, the plans start at $44.50 monthly, and accounts include at least 512 MB of RAM with complete management. Plans also include the industry leading virtualization software, Virtuozzo, along with cPanel with the ability to host an unlimited number of domain names, mySQL databases, and email accounts.

Kiet Duong, Founder and Ceo of Hosting Zoom noted, “Hosting Zoom has a widely known reputation for providing a truly consummate hosting experience, and we have carried this tradition of excellence through to our modVPS subsidiary. ModVPS was designed to serve as an excellent alternative for users who have outgrown traditional shared hosting environments—our hosting plans are configured with this in mind.”

ModVPS is currently targeting independent webmasters, developers, and small to medium sized businesses. With an emphasis on service reliability, its servers are fully managed and watched via 24/7 proactive monitoring. Mr. Duong continued, “Virtual Private Server hosting provides a unique blend of benefits for the end user. Not only do they receive the significant cost savings and full management of shared hosting, but they also receive the flexibility and scalability that a private server delivers.”

Founded in 2007 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Hosting Zoom, Inc., ModVPS is a business-class provider of Linux-based Virtual Private Server hosting solutions. ModVPS servers are fully managed, fully monitored, and located in the state of the art AtlantaNAP datacenter in Atlanta, Georgia.

Hosting Zoom, Inc. is a privately held web hosting company based in Houston, Texas. The company endeavors to enable individuals and businesses to acquire and create unique identities and brands on the Internet, through offering domain registration, web hosting, web design, SSL certificates and complimentary products and services. Hosting Zoom’s network features Intel, Cisco, and Juniper equipment. with enterprise class servers housed in the NAC datacenter with fully redundant multipe tier one internet backbone providers including Sprint, Level3, AT andT, Savvis, AboveNet, UUNET, Time Warner, Genuity, Internap, Linx and over 300 peering points and transit providers spanning three countries within North America and Europe.

For more information about ModVPS, please visit: www.modVPS.com.

To learn more about Hosting Zoom, please visit: www.hostingzoom.com.

Orlando, Florida - (The Hosting News) - March 30, 2007 - Windows-based shared, virtual private server (VPS) and dedicated web hosting solutions firm, Server Intellect, has acquired Application Hosting provider specializing in FogBugz hosting, ValiantHost.

According to the company, the acquisition allows Server Intellect to further develop its specialized FogBugz hosting solutions, and makes it the largest FogBugz hosting provider in the market. FogBugz, developed by Fog Creek Software, is a unique web-based application that allows software development teams to efficiently organize and track software bugs.

Eric Pratt, Managing Director of Server Intellect remarked, “Server Intellect has a rich history of looking toward the future and actively implementing hosting solutions that will strategically benefit our customers, both for today and tomorrow. By further developing our line of Application Hosting solutions, we hope to empower our developer customers with a technology that enables them to do their jobs more efficiently and effectively.”

Existing ValiantHost customers will be transitioned to the Server Intellect brand and given access to the company’s vast assortment of technical support resources, including 24/7/365 helpdesk support and toll-free telephone support. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Giorgio Galante, former owner of ValiantHost added, “ValiantHost is unique in that it focuses on providing Bug Tracking and Application Hosting to clients who expect a great customer service experience at a reasonable cost. The success of Server Intellect is a result of its focus on superior service, and I am confident that ValiantHost’s customers could not find a better home. I would not have it any other way.”

Michael Pryor, Co-founder and President of Fog Creek Software offered, “FogBugz is a mission-critical component of the software development process for many of our customers. Server Intellect has been hosting FogBugz almost since there was a FogBugz to host, and we’ve only heard positive feedback thus far. At Fog Creek, we pride ourselves on our customer service and I am certain that our customers receive the same, world-class service from Server Intellect.”

A subsidiary of Client Intellect, Inc., Sever Intellect is a provider of shared, VPS, application, and dedicated web hosting solutions. The company was founded in 2003 and is currently located in Orlando, Florida.

To learn more about FogBugz Hosting from Server Intellect, please visit: www.serverintellect.com/fogbugz.

For more information about ValiantHost, please visit: www.valianthost.com.

To learn more about Server Intellect, please visit: www.serverintellect.com.

Denver, Colorado - (The Hosting News) - March 30, 2007 -
Adaptable colocation and managed hosting solutions firm, ViaWest, has reported double-digit revenue growth, triple-digit EBITDA growth and a 45 percent jump in increased existing customer demand in 2006.

According to the company, the metrics, combined with strong market growth across the industry, contributed to ViaWest posting its best year financially in the company’s history. ViaWest increased its total revenue growth in 2006 by 53 percent as compared to 2005. The majority of its revenue growth was driven by companies turning to ViaWest to manage their critical data and IT infrastructure needs through colocation and managed hosting services. Revenue from customers utilizing its colocation and managed hosting services jumped 56 percent over 2005.

Roy Dimoff, CEO and Co-founder of ViaWest remarked, “We have watched demand for managed hosting and colocation services steadily increase, particularly among small and mid-size businesses, as companies realize the need to invest in reliable secure hosting, on-demand support and data recovery options. This heightened demand helped ViaWest outperform our 2006 growth targets. Last year, we expanded into Portland by purchasing a Tier-1 datacenter, signed more than 100 new customers and realized a 56 percent increase in revenue for colocation and hosting services in Colorado. Looking ahead to 2007, we are on track to further accelerate our success both organically and through additional expansion opportunities in new markets.”

While the company has steadily built out state-of-the-art datacenters in three states, Colorado continues to reflect a growing market. In 2006, ViaWest grew its revenue in Colorado for colocation and managed hosting services by 56 percent over 2005. Demand from customers in Colorado opting for additional services increased by 100 percent.

ViaWest’s success in 2006 was also fueled in part by the continued growth for managed hosting and colocation services throughout the industry. According to a recent study by IDC, a leading analyst firm, the U.S. web hosting services market was $6.9 billion in 2005, and is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate of 16 percent over the next five years, reaching $14.5 billion in 2010. IDC also reports that managed services penetration will continue to grow.

Mr.
Dimoff added, “For ViaWest, much of our growth comes from small and mid-size businesses that benefit from the efficiencies gained by utilizing an experienced and established organization like ours to support their critical data and infrastructure needs. Not only do we alleviate the high cost associated with businesses trying to manage their IT requirements on their own, but we bring an enormous amount of technical knowledge and proven expertise that enables companies to spend more time and resources focusing on their core competencies and growing their businesses.”

ViaWest provides colocation, managed hosting solutions and comprehensive services to mid-sized businesses. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with additional Tier 1 data centers in Utah and Oregon, ViaWest offers technology infrastructure solutions and critical resources to support business needs. ViaWest currently serves thousands of customers nationwide including Frontier Airlines, the Denver Broncos, Exclusive Resorts and Chipotle. The company was named One of Denver’s Top Corporate Philanthropists and One of Colorado’s Top 10 Mid-size Best Companies to Work For.

For more information about ViaWest, please visit: www.viawest.net.

Lahore, Pakistan - (Website Hosting Directory) - March 30, 2007 - Web hosting provider, Hosting Screen, has launched a marketplace, highlighting its services in Pakistan, offering shared and reseller hosting plans, categorically organized by web space provided within the plans, for easy selection of the best offering.

At Pak.HostingScreen.com, webmasters, businesses and other visitors, also have the option of sorting the plans based on price, to find the most economical local web host for the hosting features desired.

With a consumer-driven comparison of nearly 500 local web hosting plans in its initial database, Hosting Screen’s marketplace allows potential web hosting providers in Pakistan, to easily compare hundreds of local web hosting plans at one website. With more than 32,000 personal and corporate domains from Pakistan, there is still plenty of room for growth in the local web hosting sector. And an online marketplace that features a wide spectrum of hosting plans as offered by local web hosts, will definitely aid consumers in the search for the right hosting solution.

According to the company, it is also noted that businesses generally tend to acquire hosting services from the same party that designed their websites. Very often these designers offer a limited range of hosting plans and charge a premium over what hosting focused companies are charging for similar plans. With the increase in general awareness that Pak.HostingScreen.com provides regarding web hosting services, it is expected that many businesses will break away from their current contracts in search for more suitable and cost-effective hosting deals.

Kamran Rizvi, Regional Manager for Southeast Asia at HostingScreen.com offered, “Price may not be the only factor when searching for a reliable web host, but it is an important one and definitely the short listing criteria when faced with a large number of companies providing very similar solutions. Thus a price comparison engine for the local web hosting market was more than required and we feel great pleasure announcing its inauguration on this year’s Pakistan Day.”

Hosting Screen builds country specific web hosting marketplaces that aim at creating positive competition within the local hosting industry and also helps consumers of these countries make more informed decisions.

To learn more, please visit: http://pak.hostingscreen.com.

Atlanta, Georgia - (The Hosting News) - March 29, 2007 - Internet performance network services company, Internap Network Services Corporation, has chosen 20 year technology industry veteran, Tim Sullivan, to take on the position of Chief Technology Officer, or CTO.

Mr. Sullivan’s extensive industry knowledge and expertise in networking, Internet technology and related application areas, will lead the Internap engineering and information technology teams. With responsibilities for product development, his goal is to grow Internap’s world-class portfolio through a “forward-looking-work” approach that creates a competitive advantage through collaboration and innovation.

James P. DeBlasio, Chief Executive Officer for Internap remarked, “Tim will ensure that Internap continues to deliver end-to-end technologies that make the Internet better for business. This is an exciting time for Internap and we look forward to his leadership in further enhancing our position as a leading technology company.”

Mr. Sullivan began his career with IBM, where his responsibilities included product development and marketing leadership roles in IBM’s Data Networking business as well as the introduction of its network management portfolio. For eight years, Mr. Sullivan served as Vice President at Northern Telecom, which is now Nortel, first directing the Bell Northern Research customer premise, inter-exchange carrier and wireless development operations in the U.S., and later running the Nortel data networking business.

In 1993, Mr. Sullivan founded Connectware, Inc., an ATM network application solutions company, where he served as Chief Executive Officer and President. He then went on to serve as the President of Lucent’s Optical Networking Group with profit and loss responsibilities exceeding $3 billion in revenue, after holding positions of Chief Operating Officer and Vice President/General Manager for server and network edge products. Most recently, Mr. Sullivan was President and Chief Executive Officer as well as one of the founders of CebaTech Inc., whose compiler technology produces hardware designs and improves time to market from existing software implementations. Mr. Sullivan holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame.

Internap is an intelligent route control solution, developed to provide reliability, performance and security to the Internet, as well as a global integrated content delivery service, designed to enable businesses to stream digital media over the Internet. The company provides patented and patent-pending technologies that address the inherent weaknesses of the Internet, to enable enterprises to deploy business-critical applications such as e-commerce, VoIP, and audio/video across IP networks. The company provides additional solutions, including video and audio streaming, advertising placement, reporting and analysis, live event broadcasting, media asset management, integrated Web hosting and consulting services. Internap currently serves more than 3,000 customers throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

To learn more about Internap, please visit: www.internap.com.

San Antonio, Texas - (Website Hosting Directory) - March 29, 2007 - Web host, Internet services and ISP company, AT and T Inc., has launched its first major content initiative across the wireless device, TV and the PC, for coverage of the 2007 Masters Tournament, under agreement with the Masters, providing access to previews, daily highlights, live tournament and practice range coverage.

In addition, coverage will include player interviews, live updates, links to real-time scoreboards, and other information. Masters coverage will be available through AT and T blue room (http://www.attblueroom.com), AT and T U-verse TV, AT and T Homezone service, AT and T U-verse OnTheGo, AT and T Broadband TV, and Cingular, now AT and T, wireless service. Live video, including Masters Extra and Amen Corner Live, real-time scoring and additional information is also available on the Masters official Web site, masters.org.

AT and T offers customers a wide variety of content through a portfolio of advanced video, broadband and wireless services, bringing customers more of the entertainment they enjoy and strengthening programmers’ and advertisers’ connections with new and loyal audiences.

Dan York, head of content and programming at AT and T Entertainment Services remarked, “By extending the excitement of the 2007 Masters Tournament across the three screens, AT and T is giving golf fans more ways to enjoy one of the greatest traditions in all of sports. As audiences look to get content on the range of digital devices, three-screen entertainment is the future. The Masters recognizes that successful programming translates to all three screens, which AT and T can deliver to consumers, programmers and advertisers.”

Beginning Masters Week (April 2 - 8, 2007), AT and T customers will be able to view the following Masters content: — Masters TV. Daily tournament previews and recaps will be available on AT and T blue room; via Cingular, now AT and T, wireless service; through AT and T U-verse TV and AT and T Homezone video-on-demand (VOD) services; and as a streaming channel on AT and T U-verse OnTheGo and AT and T Broadband TV. — Player Interviews. AT and T blue room, AT and T wireless phones, U-verse OnTheGo and Broadband TV will feature multiple player interviews each day. Full-length interviews will also be available on demand through U-verse TV and Homezone. — Masters Extra. Live bonus coverage will be available on AT and T blue room during the competitive rounds, with nearly an hour of play-by-play action before cable and network broadcast coverage begins. — Amen Corner Live. Live Tournament coverage from “Amen Corner” - the 11th, 12th, and 13th holes - will be available on AT and T blue room during the competitive rounds. — Par 3 Interviews. A live feed of player interviews after their completion of the Par 3 Contest on April 4 will be available on AT and T blue room. — Masters Practice Range Live. AT and T blue room will include a live daily video feed of the practice driving range. — Outdoor Green Jacket Ceremony. The outdoor Green Jacket presentation ceremony will be available live on AT and T blue room, via U-verse TV and Homezone VOD services, and on U-verse OnTheGo and Broadband TV. — Masters Scoreboard. AT and T blue room will have exclusive direct links to the Masters live leader board. — Interactive Features. Viewers can also participate in polls, trivia and customized alerts via AT and T blue room and AT and T wireless phones. — Masters Moments. Customers can view archived footage of memorable moments from past Masters tournaments on AT and T blue room, via AT and T wireless phones, through U-verse TV and Homezone VOD services and on U- verse OnTheGo and Broadband TV.

Masters programming will be available to AT and T customers at no additional charge (service and wireless-data-plan subscriptions may apply), and select content will be available for 60 days following the conclusion of the tournament. Customers can visit http://www.attblueroom.com/sports to access available coverage.

AT and T Entertainment Services is a new division within AT and T that is focused on delivering innovative and unique entertainment services and multiplatform advertising opportunities across the three screens. The AT and T Entertainment Services group represents the intersection of the company’s vision to be the premier communications and entertainment provider. As today’s media environment continues to evolve, AT and T combines its technology expertise and capabilities for a head start in delivering next-generation three-screen services, content and advertising.

AT and T Inc. is one of the world’s largest telecommunications holding companies and is the largest in the United States. Operating globally under the AT and T brand, AT and T companies are recognized as the leading worldwide providers of IP-based communications services to business and as leading U.S. providers of high speed Internet, local and long distance voice, and directory publishing and advertising services. AT and T Inc. holds a 60 percent ownership interest in Cingular Wireless, which is the No. 1 U.S. wireless services provider with 55.8 million wireless customers.

To learn more about the Masters golf coverage, please visit: www.attblueroom.com.

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Aliso Viejo, California - (The Hosting News) - March 29, 2007 - Grid and utility computing services for deployment and scaling of web applications firm, 3Tera, is offeirng free online courses, for SaaS operators, hosting providers and open source developers.

Designed to provide knowledge and training in connection with web-based data center technologies,
3Tera’s Grid University will offer more than 30 online courses that provide live, interactive education on utility computing for web applications. The educational sessions are designed to enable Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies, enterprise users, hosting providers and open source developers to understand, and make effective business use of, these new technologies for web-based data center operations. To address all use cases and skill sets, Grid University is comprised of three course levels: General Knowledge, Grid Usage and Grid Maintenance. To meet the high level of interest in training, starting today, the courses will be held each Tuesday at 4:00 pm (PST) and each Friday at 10:00 am (PST), and are free of charge to all attendees.

Jeff Stuart, VP of Operations of MyInternetServices.com remarked, “Successfully delivering online service requires keeping up with the latest technologies for efficient deployment and scaling of our web services. 3Tera’s Grid University provided an easy, interactive way for us to learn how to use grid technology and employ a utility computing model. We’re now able to remotely provision resources and scale our applications on demand. As a result, we no longer have to worry about infrastructure constraints, and our customers are assured always to have updated and highly available applications.”

Todd Abrams, COO of Layered Technologies added, “As a leading hosting provider, we’re always evaluating ways we can bring new services to our customers. Grid University ensured the education and training we needed to cost-effectively lower the entry barrier for our customers delivering web services, while enabling them to easily and efficiently maintain control over their applications. Now we, and our SaaS and open source customers, can move new technologies to market faster and with much less effort.”

3Tera’s Grid University is an online education resource designed to provide a convenient and interactive way for anyone to learn about grid and utility computing. Sessions are offered in General Knowledge, Grid Usage and Grid Maintenance levels. The General Knowledge level is ideal for those considering utility computing. Sessions start with a two-hour Welcome to Grid U course which presents a comprehensive overview of grid and utility computing. The Grid Usage level courses are designed for those who are actively evaluating AppLogic, or who use AppLogic grids. It starts with a two-hour Grid Boot Camp and provides a step-by-step guide on how to run, deploy, provision and operate online applications. The Grid Maintenance sessions are designed for system administrators and operations managers at hosting provider’s data centers. The sessions cover the process of how to install, configure and manage the grid infrastructure. All courses include a live Q&A session immediately following the prepared material. All courses will be available as an online video recording for later reference.

3Tera’s Grid University classes are held twice a week on Tuesday’s at 4:00 pm (PST) and Friday’s at 10:00 am (PST), and are free of charge. For the complete Grid University curriculum, please visit http://www.3tera.com/grid_university.html. To view the current class schedule, or to enroll in any of the courses, please visit: http://www.3tera.com/gu-calendar.html.

3Tera, Inc. is a grid and utility computing services firm, whose goal is to simplify the deployment and scaling of web applications. The company’s AppLogic grid operating system is designed to enable hosting providers to offer the first true utility computing services that completely remove the cost and complexity associated with hardware infrastructure. Software-as-a-Service providers, enterprises, and open source developers can now get new online services to market quickly by utilizing resources from commodity hosting providers on a pay-as-you-go basis, while maintaining complete control of applications including visual operation, scaling, and on-demand resource provisioning. 3Tera is a privately-held company headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California with R&D facilities in Silicon Valley, Israel and Eastern Europe.

To learn more, please visit: www.3tera.com.

Brentwood, Tennessee - (The Hosting News) - March 29, 2007 - Financial institution web hosting and design technology solutions firm, Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Inc., has been selected by Pennsylvania-based First Federal Savings, for its remote deposit solution to truncate commercial deposits at client locations.

Goldleaf’s remote deposit solution is designed to replace traditional deposit processes, reducing the time, effort and overhead costs associated with business deposit preparation, validation, transportation, processing, and management for both the bank and its commercial customers. The solution allows First Federal’s commercial customers to scan, submit and deposit all of their checks electronically - from the convenience of their desks. The benefits to First Federal are numerous, including the acquisition of low-cost deposits, expanding beyond the branch footprint without the expense of opening additional branches, eliminating expensive courier services, and protecting existing customers from competitive encroachment.

Pat O’Brien, Executive Vice President and COO of First Federal Savings Bank remarked, “Having invested in the community since 1922, First Federal has always been committed to providing the right products and services for our customers. In fact, our business model is predicated on the four P’s: product, process, people and places. Remote deposit is the perfect example of the four P’s, as it really does emphasize the bank’s dedication to offering superior solutions without compromising the high level of service our customers have come to expect from us.”

Bank executives recognized that, up until remote deposit was introduced, the only real way for a bank to grow beyond its borders was to build new branches, which while necessary, is also a very costly endeavor. First Federal opened one branch in July of 2006, with another scheduled to open in 2007. While bricks and mortar are a crucial component of a bank’s growth, executives agreed that it could not be the only way to reach beyond traditional borders. Remote deposit allows First Federal to put the bank on the desk of its commercial customers, no longer requiring them to come to the bank while still receiving superior service.

Lynn Boggs, CEO of Goldleaf Financial Solutions commented, “First Federal is really a pioneer in the market they serve. The bank quickly recognized the inherent benefits of remote deposit and was able to see the value for its customers, as well as the growth potential for both business loans and business deposits. By partnering with Goldleaf, First Federal leverages a competitive advantage by achieving all of the benefits of early check image and data capture and paper truncation at remote points of deposit. It also enables the bank to process its business customers’ deposits with greater efficiency and accuracy. Remote deposit really sets First Federal apart in the market, showcasing the bank as a leader that is positioned for sustainable success.”

The bank began its due diligence in 2006, with a comparison of three vendors. First Federal began a rigorous process, researching the vendors from both management and technical perspectives. It interviewed banks that were using the other products, as well as the Goldleaf solution, examining several criteria including ease of use, technology and the technical aspects.

Ms. O’Brien continued, “After our research, it became apparent that Goldleaf had an exceptional product. They had the most recent technology - it was right on the cutting edge. The biggest factor for us was probably how big an intrusion implementation would be for our customers. Once again, Goldleaf was superior with the customer seeing virtually no interruption. On the processing side, Goldleaf was easily the most efficient. In our comparisons, on the front and back ends, Goldleaf was the best vendor in the market.”

First Federal Savings Bank is a federally chartered savings bank that operates as a community-oriented financial institution offering residential, multi-family and commercial mortgages, consumer loans and commercial loans to individuals and businesses from a primary market area in the mid-Monongahela Valley, located in the southern suburban area of metropolitan Pittsburgh. Its seven banking offices are located in Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties. First Federal also maintains a large investment portfolio and conducts insurance brokerage activities through an 80%-owned subsidiary.

Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Inc. (GFSI) offers a product suite that provides core data processing, item processing and check imaging, ACH origination and processing, remote check capture and deposit processing, accounts receivable financing solutions, a teller automation system, turn-key leasing solutions, financial institution website design and hosting and retail inventory management services. Goldleaf believes its suite of products and services allows financial institutions and small to medium-sized business customers to compete more effectively in today’s aggressive financial services marketplace, to grow trusted financial relationships and to enhance profitability through the efficient use of technology and an expanded community presence.

To learn more about Goldleaf Financial Solutions, please visit: www.goldleaf.com.

Herndon, Virginia - (The Hosting News) - March 28, 2007 - Server virtualization firm, SWsoft, has developed new specifications for packaging hosted applications for service providers to offer to customers, as well as enable independent software vendors (ISVs) to service more end users.

The Application Packaging Format, part of SWsoft’s OPEN FUSION initiative, is designed to make it easier for the hosting industry to take advantage of the expanding software-as-a-service (SaaS) market. According to Stamford, Conn.-based research firm Gartner Inc., the global SaaS market is expected to grow to $19.3 billion by 2011, tripling in size from the $6.3 billion it was in 2006.

According to the company, because of the intensive development and integration requirements, service providers today offer a limited variety of hosted applications. As a result, ISVs have little incentive to create hosted applications they can’t sell, and customers suffer from limited application choices. The new specifications provide ISVs with a unified platform to create “pluggable” applications that require no additional integration by service providers.

Serguei Beloussov, CEO of SWsoft offered, “By introducing a common, open platform for hosted applications, we hope to accelerate the development of new applications that can be delivered by any service provider. The specifications advance our OPEN FUSION initiative to enable a new generation of highly-integrated services and vastly increase business opportunities for the entire hosting ecosystem – from third-party software developers and ISVs to hosting providers and their customers.”

The Application Packaging Format specifications are available for free on the SWsoft Software Developer Network (SWDN) at http://swdn.swsoft.com/r/docs/package-format-specification-0.1-draft1/package-format-specification-0.1-draft1.html. The format will be supported in upcoming releases of SWsoft Plesk control panel and PEM datacenter automation software.

In addition. SWsoft will also introduce a site application certification program as part of its OPEN FUSION certification program, which will provide basic and advanced requirements using the Application Packaging Format.

OPEN FUSION is an SWsoft technology initiative to improve integration among a wide range of systems, third-party applications and modules, and custom and in-house solutions. The OPEN FUSION platform enables optimized delivery of SaaS and traditional hosting services to help ISVs and service providers take full advantage of new opportunities in the market.

SWsoft is a recognized leader in server automation and virtualization software. With more than 10,000 customers in over 100 countries, SWsoft’s suite of products delivers proven performance, reliability, manageability and value. With offices around the world; SWsoft is a high growth company, funded by Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Venture Partners and Intel Capital, offering comprehensive solutions – transparently integrated through the OPEN FUSION Initiative - including Virtuozzo, Plesk, SiteBuilder, HSPcomplete and PEM.

To learn more about SWsoft, please visit: www.swsoft.com.

Basking Ridge, New Jersey - (The Hosting News) - March 28, 2007 - The SAS 70 Type II examination of the Verizon Business Premium Data Colocation Centers, as well as the exam for managed hosting Smart Centers, have been completed.

The examinations, performed by Ernst and Young LLP, addressed the sustainability of Verizon Business’ design of controls as well as the operating effectiveness of those controls within the processes of its Premium and Smart Data Centers, from which the company delivers managed services.

Nancy Gofus, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Verizon Business remarked, “Verizon Business is dedicated to delivering performance excellence to enterprise customers. The successful conclusion of our SAS 70 Type II examinations further underscores the Verizon Business commitment to establishing and maintaining appropriate controls over our processes to help us achieve high standards of quality and stringent metrics for security and reliability.”

With the completion of the SAS 70 Type II examinations, Verizon Business can help Internet colocation and managed hosting customers address control requirements over the processing of financial data and other sensitive company information under Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 (SOX 404).

Verizon Business also offers managed hosting solutions that allow customers to outsource web-enabled business sites in secure environments with 24×7 management and maintenance. IP Application Hosting services are delivered through Verizon Business Smart Centers located in the United States and London. Managed hosting offers customers a cost-effective solution with competitive service level agreements and high levels of security, scalability and performance.

Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) was established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) for service organizations, such as Verizon Business, to provide the basis for examining internal controls related to financial transaction processing and for assessing its operational measures and defined control objectives. Areas of examination for Verizon Business’ Data Centers include physical access to facilities, logical access to systems including multi-layered security, network services operations and performance, and environmental controls.

Verizon Business’ IT solutions and its hosting operations employees hold more than 600 individual and professional certifications from leading technology companies such as Microsoft, HP and Sun Microsystems. Verizon Business has also received numerous awards and recognitions for leading enterprise services.

Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications, is a provider of advanced communications and information technology (IT) solutions to large business and government customers worldwide. Verizon Business delivers business solutions to customers around the world.

For more information, please visit: www.verizonbusiness.com.

Reston, Virginia - (The Hosting News) - March 28, 2007 - Integrator of hardware acceleration open-source network security and monitoring applications tools, nPulse Networks LLC, has released a new security-hardened application of its nProbe appliance solution.

nProbe was developed to be a a highly-tuned, light-weight NetFlow probe, derived from the open-source ntop project managed by Luca Deri (www.ntop.org). nPulse is the commercial representative of ntop.org in North America. Implemented on nPulse’s Catapult hardware acceleration platform, the entry-level nProbe appliance can capture and inspect over 1.1 million packets per second on its gigabit monitoring port, and generates NetFlow v5/9 or IPFIX records for export to an external network management system or “collector.”

Peter Shaw, VP of Marketing for nPulse Networks remarked, “We have validated nProbe for compatibility with most of the widely-used network security and monitoring solutions. Many such systems use NetFlow data in watching for anomalous or threatening behavior on distributed networks. nProbe can be a cost-effective extension for existing solutions, or a valuable standalone tool in its own right.” Pricing for the single-port, 1 gigabit nProbe appliance starts at $3,999, and multi-port, hardware accelerated configurations are also available.

nPulse is a hardware-acceleration open-source-based solution firm for network security, network monitoring, traffic analysis and data management. With its customers and partners, nPulse works every day at the leading edge of network security and monitoring technology, providing its customers with deep insight into “network vital signs.” nPulse Networks is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and also maintains development centers in Charlottesville, VA and in Pisa, Italy.

For more information, please visit: www.npulsenetworks.com.

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Jersey, United Kingdom - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - March 28, 2007 - Web hosting firm, FastNext, has debuted Easter Specials for its shared plan offerings, including both Windows and Linux packages, whereby every new customer will receive extra months of service, for as much as one full year, when engaging service plans.

Shared plans include: STARTER, SPECIAL, UNLIMITED, Win-STARTER, Win-SPECIAL or Win-UNLIMITED. 12 free months ( 36 months of signing-up and using Happy12Easter code). All shared plans from FastNext go with large amount of Webspace (100-300 Gb) and Traffic (1-3 Tb). They are equipped with all necessary features, such as unlimited parked domains, subdomains, MySQL databases, postrgeSQL databases (on request, for Linux plans), additional FTP accounts, etc. Moreover these plans include cPanel control panel for Linux plans and Helm Control Panel for Windows ones, various web statistics tools, nightly backups, 24/7 technical and live (chat) support.

FastNext offers plans created specially to satisfy needs of every customer, from a tyro to an experienced professional. They present a possibility not only to give a successful start to the web business, but also to develop and keep it at the high level.

The plans are the best solution for small and medium business sites. They were specially created for multi-domain hosting, so they are the best variant for those webmasters who have a lot of sites as they kill three birds with one stone – get handy control panel which allows managing all accounts from one place, using all available features and saving money.

Spring brought not only shared specials. Inspired by craving for changes and improvement, FastNext recently upgraded reseller plans. The main changes that took place touched with webspace (now from 7 to 25 Gb) and traffic (now from 140 to 500 Gb) increase. So now reseller plans are far greater profitable. And together with all features and opportunities available they are a wonderful variant for web hosting resellers.

To learn more about the plans available, please visit: http://fastnext.com/webhosting.html.

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