Webhosting.uk.com is now offering Windows Server 2008. A provider of shared, reseller, VPS and dedicated servers, is offering Windows 2008 for its shared and reseller hosting options. The new version is available alongside Windows Server 2003.

http://www.webhosting.uk.com, a provider of Shared, Reseller, VPS and Dedicated Server hosting solutions, today announced that it is now providing Windows shared as well as reseller hosting on Windows 2008 server platform. Windows Server 2008 is the most recent release of Microsoft Windows’ server line of operating systems. It delivers valuable new functionality and powerful improvements to the core Windows Server operating system in the form of new web tools, virtualization technologies, security enhancements, and management utilities that help save time, reduce costs, and provide a solid foundation for information technology (IT) infrastructure.

The company declared that it will offer Windows Server 2008 as an option on all of the Windows Shared and Reseller hosting packages available in the company portfolio. The company claims that the new feature also compliments existing offerings including IIS 7, Plesk 9 and SQL 2008 Enterprise edition. All Windows Shared and Reseller Hosting plans include the leading Plesk control panel, MS SQL, MS Access and ODBC database connectivity, Server side scripts; ASP, ASP.NET, Ajax Extensions, Multimedia Support backed up with strong 24/7 customer support available via Live Chat, Helpdesk and Phone along with an unconditional 30-day money back guarantee.

The company claims that the new platform is available as an option besides the existing Windows Server 2003 platform. Existing customers will not automatically be upgraded to the new platform but can choose to do so by requesting a server migration to the company’s Windows Support Team.

James Anderson, Sales & Marketing Manager of WEBHOSTING UK COM LTD states “With the addition of Windows Server 2008 to our existing portfolio, we are glad to offer our customers a user friendly and reliable platform for hosting their Web applications and services”. He adds further, “We believe that new capabilities available in Windows Server 2008 such as Internet Information Services 7.0, simplified management, increased security, and performance improvements will mean that our clients will wish to migrate to this new operating system sooner or later”.

WebHosting.UK.com Has Launched New Dedicated Server Range With High End Intel CPUs

WebHosting UK (http://www.webhosting.uk.com), a leading UK based managed web hosting provider has added new range of powerful dedicated servers to their existing range of services, the company announced today. The new dedicated server range features CPU’s like Core 2 Duo Quad Core Xeon Q6600 and branded latest Dell Servers with state of the art Intel CPU’s Quad Core Intel Xeon X3210 and Intel Dual Core Xeon 3050. All WebHosting UK dedicated servers are fully managed and include features such as 24×7 technical support, 24×7 server monitoring, 100% Power and Network Uptime guarantee as standard. The servers are located in the World-class Blue Square Datacenter based in Maidenhead, UK, powered with lightning fast speeds and uninterrupted connections to ensure smooth functioning of all the websites and applications hosted on those servers.

WebHosting UK special offer server “Core 2 Duo Quad Core Xeon Q6600″, 8MB cache (http://www.webhosting.uk.com/dedicated-servers-web-hosting.php) is available with 4GB DDR RAM, 2 x 250 GB SATA HDD, 3500 GB Monthly Bandwidth, 100 mbps Dedicated Network with upgrades Up to 8GB RAM, 2 x 500GB Drives with RAID 1 and 5000GB monthly bandwidth. Server is priced very attractively at £260 / Month and doesn’t involve any setup fee. Server setup for all the above configuration is FREE. Clients will have a choice of cPanel / WHM and Plesk Control panel for Linux servers and Windows Plesk control panel for Windows servers. Server OS choices includes CentOS 5.0, Fedora Core 6, Debian 4.0, Free BSD 6.2, RHEL 4, Windows 2003 Standard and Windows 2003 Enterprise. read more »

AN22 Web Hosting Launches Hosting Redefined

Chatsworth, GA – AN22 Web Hosting – Features such as clustered servers, free domain registration, and a user friendly control panel make AN22 stand above the rest, says owner Jeff Jones. “More than just a slogan, Hosting Redefined is a growing list of reasons to choose AN22 Hosting.”

“We provide the tools, and customer service, that create what we believe is the best web hosting experience on the market.” While many webhosting companies offer to backup a client’s website, AN22 goes a step further with an automated backup and restore feature. From the control panel files, folders, even databases, can be restored instantly from one of 30 restore points stored separately.

The control panel’s SiteStudio website editor allows even those with no web design experience to create functioning websites using only a web browser.” The control panel is very user friendly and easy to use. Of course, if someone needs help, our support department is available 24/7.”

Those who have more than one website are not left out either. AN22 offers the convenience of hosting multiple websites using a single hosting account and login. “We make hosting multiple websites a breeze, you can login once and have total control over each individual website.”

To see more reasons why AN22 is hosting redefined, visit www.an22.com today.

Scottsdale, Arizona – (Website Hosting Directory) – April 24, 2007 – Web hosting provider, Free Rider Web Hosting, has recently added a new tool to provide businesses with the ability to send emails, along with Express Email Marketing, for email personalization to promote products and services.

Express Email Marketing allows businesses to quickly create an eye-catching email. The email can be personalized, and allows details such as the customer’s name to be inserted into the email. The business can then track the results of the campaign; reports contain details such as how many people opened the email, and how many people responded. The service also allows businesses to create surveys to obtain further information that is relevant to their business.

Simon Drain, CEO of Free Rider Web Hosting remarked, ”Businesses using Express Email Marketing don’t need to worry that their messages will be considered spam. Customers subscribing to their mailing list must respond to a confirmation email before they will receive any further emails. In addition to this, an opt-out link is located at the bottom of every campaign mailing, allowing customers to opt-out of future mailings.”

Free Rider Web Hosting is a web hosting company serving small and medium businesses. For more information, please phone (480) 624-2500.

To learn more, please visit: www.frwh.net.

Los Angeles, California – (The Hosting News) – April 13, 2007 – Online media company iNET Interactive, has debuted a redesigned web hosting resource, Web Hosting Talk, along with a content partnership with the Web Hosting Industry Review, marking the first phase of the iNET 2.0 platform debut.

The new Web Hosting Talk has experienced a navigation adjustment, with new features to go beyond the constraints of a message board. Featuring is a Web Hosting News section containing daily news and features from the industry, Web Hosting Talk members may also access and share content from the outside community, through RSS feeds and social book marking. A merchandise store was also launched so that community members can express enthusiasm with a wide variety of logo gear.

Chris Ainsworth, Director of Product Management at iNET Interactive explained, ”Our goal with the redesigned Web Hosting Talk is to better serve the web hosting community — both the WHT members and the consumers and small businesses who utilize the site to conduct research and make purchasing decisions. This is the first of several significant product enhancements that will allow the community to interact in ways not currently possible under the constraints of a message board.”

The upgrade marks the first phase of the rollout of the iNET 2.0 platform, the underlying technology platform used across iNET’s niche community web sites. The modular platform is designed to deliver the latest in social networking functionality tailored to meet the needs of professional and enthusiast-focused communities.

In related news, iNet recently announced the acquisition of two online directories from TechPad Agency, LLC. The websites, Cheap Hosting Directory and Website Host Directory, are leading resources for consumers and small businesses seeking to research and select web hosting services. The sites will be incorporated into iNET Interactive’s network which already features some of the most comprehensive and authoritative sites serving the web hosting and web development sectors including Hosting Catalog,
and Host Voice.

TechPad Agency, LLC is a full resource advertising and marketing agency, specializing in products and services for the web hosting industry. TechPad Agency was founded by individuals with many years of experience in the hosting industry. Since 1996, the owners have run and operated companies that deal with hosting, design and Internet marketing. For further information, please visit: www.techpadagency.com.

iNET Interactive is an online media company operating a portfolio of community-driven websites serving specific vertical markets. The company operates and manages some of the most prominent web development, internet service, and technology enthusiast properties on the Internet.

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

Quebec, Canada – (Website Hosting Directory) – April 9, 2007 – Online photo and video web hosting provider, Pixilive.com, offers visitors the opportunity to host images, targeted toward Myspace, eBay, forum writers, bloggers, and anyone desiring to host image to support profiles, listings or articles.

Pixilive.com, a Codency.com project, was developed in the winter of 2007 strictly by demand and has shown great improvement and growth since the beginning. It offers some of the great features such as no registration required, there is no public database of your images so it is kept completely private, and they’ll email the links to you for future use. Pixilive.com has established a solid site for users to trust.

Eric Gautier, President of Pixilive.com commented, “Pixilive is becoming the place to be for bloggers, forum writers, Myspace users and eBay listers. We’ve even saved a lot of eBay users tons of money on their listings! It’s easy to use and we pride in our customer service. We want our visitors to upload with ease and feel comfortable. It’s the most straight forward website on the net today.”

Pixilive assists with uploading images and videos with ease and at no cost. Pixilive.com is an online image and video hosting site with a focus on encouraging users to maintain image and video postings through websites, as a free service that doesn’t require registration to upload files.

Codency.com, Inc. develops companies from conception to profitability, founded by Eric Gautier, founder of online companies such as MediaPlazza online mobile media.

To learn more, please visit: www.pixilive.com.

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Duluth, Minnesota – (Website Hosting Directory) – April 3, 2007 – Web hosting provider, Fishing Webmaster, will donate web hosting, domain name, and time, on a web site featuring local activities, school schedules, along with pictures and writing of local consumers.

Marvin Pirila, staffer at Fishing Webmaster commented, “I have two children of my own in the local school and felt the children there needed a forum to share their many artistic talents. This website will give them the opportunity to display their work for everyone to see. Relatives from around the world will be able to look at their work. We boost the confidence of our children by posting their work and offering them the encouragement to continue their artistic endeavors. A core group of children will be given special access rights to the site, so they can make their own updates. Fishing Webmaster will oversee the project and ensure all material is appropriate for children. Our goal is to create a dynamic, interesting site where local children can go to chat, see what’s going on in their community, and remain safe.”

Children will be protected by utilizing fictional names for their work or by simply writing the age and/or grade of the creator.

Fishing Webmaster, based in Duluth, Minnesota, specializes in web hosting, web design, and search engine optimization.

To learn more, please visit: www.fishingwebmaster.com.

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Houston, Texas – (Website Hosting Directory) – March 27, 2007 – Disk-based backup solution software developer for web hosts and Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Righteous Software, will debut an add-on module, to enable its line of data protection software to near-continuously backup online MySQL databases running on Linux-based servers.

R1Soft’s debut announcement, was made at the FOSE 2007, held in Washington, DC. R1Soft will become the first, with its scheduled release in May, to offer a near-continuous data protection product for MySQL databases, which generally store transaction-based data that changes frequently.

David Wartell, Founder and CEO of R1Soft remarked, “Legacy backup solutions, such as tape backup or rsync, require server administrators to conduct data back ups at large intervals, such as nightly or weekly. With MySQL databases, the problem is exemplified, because database administrators often have to perform full dumps of the database while it is offline to avoid interrupting constant SQL transactions. We have solved this problem by introducing the first-ever backup solution that provides hands-off, near-continuous data protection for MySQL. In essence, we have shrunk the database backup window to nearly zero.”

The module, available as a premium add-on to the company’s existing CDP Server for Linux, is designed to create frequent disaster recovery restore points for MySQL databases—with the ability to store over 100 recovery points per day. Each recovery point is a complete and consistent point-in-time snapshot of the database, and administrators can revert the database to any stored recovery point via a simple, point-and-click interface.

Mr. Wartell continued, “Web developers will really benefit from this groundbreaking improvement in data protection for MySQL, especially in the Web 2.0 era where developers cannot afford to lose mission-critical data. Furthermore, enterprises are less likely to embrace MySQL unless certain factors such as efficient data protection can be overcome.”

Righteous Software currently produces Continuous Data Protection solutions designed for data centers, web hosting providers, and other firms using Linux servers. Founded in 2003, Righteous Software is a provider of disk-based backup solutions, with low cost, scalable and integrated products, featuring products designed to integrate with Linux-based systems.

To learn more about the supported Linux distributions, please visit: www.r1soft.com/distros.

For more information about R1Soft, please visit: www.r1soft.com.

Glastonbury, Connecticut – (The Hosting News) – February 12, 2007 – Web host and integrated enabling financial technologies firm, Open Solutions Inc.’s stockholders, have approved the initial acquisition merger agreement, with Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners affiliated companies.

Based upon the preliminary tally of shares voted at a special meeting of its stockholders, 15,028,943 shares were voted at the meeting, representing 73.8% of Open Solutions’ outstanding voting shares. Approximately 99.7% of the shares present and voting, which represents approximately 73.5% of the total number of shares outstanding and entitled to vote, voted in favor of the adoption of the merger agreement. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Open Solutions stockholders will be entitled to receive $38.00 per share in cash, without interest, for each share of Open Solutions common stock held.

The Carlyle Group is a global private equity firm with over $50 billion under management. Carlyle invests in buyouts, venture and growth capital, real estate and leveraged finance in Asia, Europe and North America, focusing on technology, aerospace and defense, automotive and transportation, business services, consumer and retail, energy and power, healthcare, industrial and telecommunications and media. Since 1987, the firm has invested $24 billion of equity in 576 transactions for a total purchase price of $101.8 billion. Carlyle employs more than 740 people in 16 countries. Recent deals have included the acquisitions of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies, SS and C Technologies, Inc., a provider of highly specialized proprietary software and related services to the financial services industry, Dunkin Brands, Inc., a franchisor of quick service restaurant concepts, The Hertz Corporation, the largest worldwide car rental brand, and VNU Group B.V., a global information and media company.

Providence Equity Partners Inc. is a global private investment firm specializing in equity investments in media and entertainment, communications and information companies around the world. The principals of Providence Equity manage funds with over $20 billion in equity commitments and have invested in more than 100 companies operating in over 20 countries since the firm’s inception in 1990. Significant investments include SunGard Data Systems Inc., Bresnan Broadband Holdings, LLC , Casema N.V., Com Hem Group, Education Management Corporation, eircom Group plc, Kabel Deutschland GmbH, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., Grupo Corporativo ONO, PanAmSat Corporation, ProSieben-Sat.1 Media AG, Recoletos Grupo de Comunicaci´ on S.A., VoiceStream Wireless Corp., Warner Music Group Corp., Western Wireless Corporation and TDC A/S. Providence Equity is headquartered in Providence, RI and has offices in New York, NY and London, UK.

Open Solutions Inc. offers a product platform designed to integrate core data processing applications built on a single centralized Oracle relational database, with Internet banking, cash management, CRM/business intelligence, financial accounting tools, imaging, digital documents, Check 21, interactive voice response, network services, web hosting and design, and payment and loan origination solutions. Open Solutions’ full suite of products and services allows banks, thrifts, credit unions and financial services providers in the United States and Canada to better compete in today’s aggressive financial services marketplace, and expand and tap their trusted financial relationships, client affinity, community presence and personalized service.

To learn more about Open Solutions, please visit: www.opensolutions.com.

Lancashire, United Kingdom – (Website Hosting Directory) – January 24, 2007 – Webhosting broadband provider, Supanet Hosting, has debuted the launch of its 90-day free web hosting trial, along with a chance to win a 32″ LCD TV.

The trial is designed to demonstrate how easy it is to create a fully featured yet easy to maintain website. Andrew Barton, Marketing Manager for Supanet commented, ”We’re really pleased to be offering this service and it’s proving to be very popular so far. Many of our customers from our ISP division were showing a great deal of interest in starting their own website but they were afraid that they would struggle with the technical side of creating a website. We decided that the simplest way to show our customers that setting up your own website is easy, was to let them have a go – for free.”

There is no obligation to buy a hosting package once the trial has expired so customers are able to make their first steps into hosting without any cost to themselves. Mr. Barton continued, ”If you’ve ever fancied having your own site or creating an eye-catching email address then now is the time to have a go.”

The Supanet portal, offers free, quality content, with services including free webmail, SMS services and comprehensive online help. Commercial partnerships with, among others, Ask, Miva, MoneySupermarket and uSwitch provide valued services for visitors to the site. Supanet includes hosting facilities including network equipment and backbone connections, with content, supported by an efficient infrastructure.

To learn more, please visit: www.supanethosting.com.

Chicago, Illinois – (Website Hosting Directory) – December 19, 2006 – Web hosting and online technology services company, Hostway Corporation, has unveiled a 25% price reduction for annual purchase of any of its Linux, ColdFusionMX or Windows2003 based shared hosting packages, or Linux Virtual Private Servers.

For a limited period from the 4th December 2006 to the 31st January 2007, anyone renewing or opening a new account for 12 months will effectively pay for only 9 months. Hostway’s “Silver Plan” shared hosting costs £7.95 per month (£8.95 for Windows2003) or £71.55 for a full year’s service, and offers entrants everything they need to start their online presence – including SiteBuilder, web based email, anti-spam/virus, and 24 hour 7 day a week technical support. More advanced users can choose MS Exchange email accounts (Gold Plus and above) for mobile email access, and code their sites in a variety of languages including PHP5, ASP.Net or Coldfusion. The Intranet Starter is also included in the offer, and gives small businesses a quick and easy route to setting up their own intranet portal using a combination of MS Sharepoint and MS Exchange.

Hostway’s Linux based Virtual Private Servers also figure in the 25% annual price reduction. Having benefited from a detailed review in October this year, Root VPS administrators now benefit from having Fedora Core5, CentOS 4 or Debian 3 Sarge as their O.S of choice, on a much more stable, higher spec platform incorporating better security and systematic 14 day rolling backups. Users not familiar with the command line can also now choose Plesk8.0 as their Control Panel of choice for the purposes of easier administration. Hostway’s VPS come with exactly the same features, autonomy and functionality of a dedicated server, and are suitable for a wide range of tasks such as application testing/development, multiple virtual domain hosting, or high traffic websites.

Neil Barton, Director of Hostway UK remarked, ”The 12 month offer is intended as a gesture of thanks in return for the confidence existing customers and new customers alike have shown in our hosting service, as well as cement our reputation for reliability and uptime in the industry.”

Hostway Corporation provides web hosting services with eight locations in the US (Chicago (HQ), Austin, Tampa and Vancouver), Europe (Belgium, France, Frankfurt, Hannover, London and Netherlands), Asia (Korea) and Australia (Sydney), Canada, Germany, Korea, and Australia. Serving customers both small and large, Hostway provides hosting infrastructure services with online tools to help customers broaden their reach and grow their businesses online. Hostway offers a wide range of managed hosting services ranging from Windows and Linux based shared hosting plans, to complete dedicated server and Enterprise managed solutions to over 400,000 customers worldwide.

To learn more about the special promotion, please visit: www.hostway.co.uk/offers

For more information about Hostway Corporation, please visit: www.hostway.com.

Toronto, Canada – (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) – November 30, 2006 – Internet services provider and domain registrar, Tucows, has released a new version of Platypus, its billing and subscriber management software for providers of Internet-related services.

While staying true to its roots providing subscriber management, billing and provisioning for ISPs and access providers, Platypus 6.0 is designed to also alleviate the billing challenges shared and dedicated web hosting providers face, saving time and money.

Elliot Noss, President and CEO of Tucows remarked, ”By automating and driving business processes with Platypus our customers are better able to sell and provision additional services to new and existing customers.”

Bill Ford, Director of Billing Solutions for Tucows added, ”Platypus delivers an unprecedented level of niche functionality,” said “Our expertise is rooted in an intimate understanding of our customers and the business of providing Internet-related services.”

Platypus 6.0 features include: – Integration with leading web hosting control panels: Integration with cPanel, Plesk, H-Sphere, Hostopia and Ensim make provisioning easy. New two-way communication abilities lets web hosts send information and receive it for storage in customer records. – Nested services: Platypus 6.0 lets web hosts tie multiple services to one rate or product out of the box, with no custom configuration required. This makes it easy to provision or deprovision multiple services for a customer. – Service contracts: Hosting companies can enforce contract terms with early cancellation penalties, and contract penalties can be fixed or scaled. – Logic-driven provisioning: Platypus’s provisioning integration system now supports VB scripting, giving web hosts the ability to develop logic-driven provisioning rules without complicated external coding. – Server pooling: Platypus 6.0 can perform load balanced provisioning of end user control panels on web hosting servers.

Tucows Inc. provides Internet services and download libraries through a global distribution network of 6,000 service providers. This distribution network primarily consists of web hosting companies, ISPs (Internet Service Providers) and other Internet related service companies. The companies use Tucows’ provisioned services to offer solutions to customer: enterprises, small and medium businesses and consumers. Tucows is an accredited registrar with ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) and earns most of its revenue from domain name registration services plus hosted email, spam and virus protection, blogware, website building tools, the Platypus Billing System and digital certificates.

To learn more, please visit: www.tucowsinc.com

Toronto, Canada – (Website Hosting Directory) – November 17, 2006 – Web development company, Your Web Department, has launched a program for Multimedia Artists and Designers. ”MAD” was developed to give an opportunity to multimedia artists and designers to establish themselves in the industry, have their work published and build a credible portfolio of work.

Malcolm MacTaggart, YWD’s Managing Director explained, ”There are thousands of young multimedia artists and designers who are looking to establish themselves in the industry and to build a credible portfolio of work. The MAD program provides an opportunity for multimedia artists and designers to have their work published and to build a name for themselves. It pays $500 for three web templates approved for incorporation into the YWD product. It’s a win-win-win for the artist, our clients, and our product.”

Your Web Department is a monthly service that offers website and email capabilities, in addition to a do-it-yourself content management system, web-hosting and other web tools, for the SOHO/SMB market. Mr. MacTaggart continued, ”YWD is designed for those firms who are serious about doing business on the Internet – without requiring them to be in the Internet business.”

According to Stats Canada, fewer than 40% of Canadian private firms have a website. Typically, the biggest obstacles relate to cost and fear of getting it wrong – this is the void that YWD addresses.

Mr. MacTaggart concluded, ”99% of our customers don’t care about how the system operates – they just want it to run, and be there for them, all the time. Your Web Department takes away the pain and complexity. We think this is a pretty novel approach. It’s designed to allow anyone who can create/save and cut/paste with the ability to control their own web destiny – easily and affordably.”

Your Web Department provides hosted content managed website services for small and medium sized firms worldwide.Your Web Department is a division of Electramedia, a leading Web design and development company. Electramedia is a web design and database-driven, thin-client, web-based applications firm, founded in 1992. Electramedia’s clients include Mercedes-Benz Canada, JDS Uniphase, DaimlerChryslerAG, MasterCard Canada, McDonald’s Canada, Ontario Securities Commission and the Canadian Association of Management Consultants.

For more information about Electramedia, please visit: www.electramedia.com.

To learn more about Your Web Department, please visit: www.yourwebdepartment.com.

Hosting Zoom Introduces Clustered Failover Hosting with Real-time Data Replication

Web host Hosting Zoom, announced today it is offering clustered cPanel failover hosting with real-time data replication, effective immediately.

Houston, Texas (PRWEB) October 9, 2006 — Hosting Zoom, Inc. (http://www.hostingzoom.com/), a provider of business-class shared, reseller and dedicated web hosting announced today it has introduced clustered cPanel Failover Hosting with real-time data replication, a revolutionary new combination of technologies that bolsters service reliability and increases server performance.

“The system is designed to maximize the available system resources during times of normal operation. Additionally, should an individual server failure occur, the system automatically reroutes incoming network requests and the priority becomes eliminating service downtime,” said Kiet Duong, Hosting Zoom Founder & CEO. “Real-time failover hosting eliminates lost opportunity costs of missed e-business transactions.”

Hosting Zoom’s Failover Hosting is unique in that it works by distributing the load across a series of servers in a clustered environment to improve overall performance, with each storing a real-time copy of web site data. If one server fails, incoming network requests are automatically routed to the available server within the cluster eliminating downtime.

“Over the past six months, we have rigorously developed our failover system to ensure it can maximize uptime in even the most adverse system scenarios. Overwhelmingly, this technology has far exceeded our expectations, and there’s no question the future of this industry will be enriched with Failover Hosting,” said Duong.

For more information about Hosting Zoom and Failover Hosting, please visit http://www.hostingzoom.com/ Clustered cPanel Failover Web Hosting.

Columbus, Ohio – (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) – September 21, 2006 – Web hosting, enterprise class e-mail hosting, and application hosting provider, First Place Web Host, has expanded its hosting services offerings with new customer choices and options, including a la carte dedicated server plans, service levels and dedicated server hardware.

Jason Harris, Vice President of Sales explained, ”The hosting market continues to change as customers ask for additional product choices to match their specific needs. We continue to expand at a rate of over 30% per year through acquisition and additional advertising opportunities. We are constantly making adjustments to our hosting packages to fit the needs of the ever-changing global market place.”

In addition to their new hosting package options, First Place Web Host offers additional hosted application services through Microsoft Partner Services. The services are offered with full management and support for applications such as Hosted Exchange, SQL Server, and ASP.Net applications on high powered servers from Dell.

Mr.
Harris continued, ”Outsourcing email and application services is one of the fastest growing areas of our business. By partnering with Microsoft and Dell we are able to reduce costs, improve value, and provide more aggressive deals to our customers. ‘Our dedicated hosting packages are our most popular services. Our customers look to us to provide high powered, dedicated servers for their hosted Exchange, SQL Server, and e-commerce applications. The biggest difference between First Place Web Host and the other hosting companies out there is service. Most companies provide only an email address or forum for support issues. We’re available 24/7/365 and provide toll-free phone support.”

First Place Web Host follows the successful business model of its parent company, CeraNet, by providing customizable hosting packages that pair unparalleled network reliability with customer service. First Place Web Host was founded in 2001 and is located in Columbus, Ohio. First Place Web Host provides web hosting, email, database application, and hosted Exchange services on dedicated, co-located, and virtual servers.

To learn more, please visit: www.firstplacewebhost.com.

For more information about CeraNet, Inc., please visit: www.cera.net.

Atlanta, Georgia – (Website Hosting Directory) – September 18, 2006 – Atlanta-based web development and webhosting company, AKBrothers, will provide new clients with free web hosting and a free domain name for 1 year. There are no hidden fees involved and no questions asked. AKBrothers will automatically register the domain name for their new clients and set-up the hosting account free of charge, with re no set-up fees.

Adnan Konjic, President of AKBrothers explained, ”We want to show business owners a way to showcase their business online while having a reliable web hosting company that will watch over their online investment.”

Aldin Konjic, Director of AKBrothers added, ”Many of our customers experience a lot of difficulties with their web hosting. There are constant problems that many business owners are faced with in their web hosting with no way to have hassle-free and friendly support on their side, which is why we want to show them that we will make it effortless and effective for their business.”

The offer is available to anyone in United States looking for a new and better website. There is no contract to sign and customers are free to move their hosting service to any other provider if they choose to do so. Aldin Konjic continued, ”We are certain that they won’t move their hosting service once they hand the job to AKBrothers Web Hosting, but if they do, we will help them move and re-install all of their website files.”

AK Brothers has been delivering effective website designs, web development, graphic designs, flash designs and animation, eCommerce solutions and applications, web hosting, search engine optimization and marketing, since the late ’90s.

To learn more, please visit: www.akbrothers.com.

Broomfield, Colorado – (The Hosting News) – September 12, 2006 – Internet backbone company, Level 3 Communications, has completed the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary, Software Spectrum, to information technology products and services firm, Insight Enterprises, Inc.

Software Spectrum is a reseller of business software and mobility solutions to large- and medium-sized organizations. Level 3 received total proceeds of $353 million in cash, consisting of $287 million in purchase price and approximately $66 million in a working capital adjustment. The purchase price is subject to certain post-closing adjustments.

In related news, recently, Level 3
extended its offer to exchange up to $691,717,000 in aggregate principal amount of its currently outstanding 11.50% Senior Notes due 2010, until September 12, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. EDT. The Notes were issued and sold in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Original Notes”) for up to $691,717,000 in aggregate principal amount of its new 11.50% Senior Notes due 2010 that have been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The extension has been made to allow holders of outstanding Original Notes who have not yet tendered their Original Notes to do so. As of the close of business on September 7, 2006, approximately $637,487,000 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes had been validly tendered for exchange (without guarantees) and not withdrawn. v According to the company, this does not constitute an offer to sell or buy any security or a solicitation of any offer to buy securities. The exchange offer is being made by means of a prospectus dated August 8, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Level 3, an international communications and information services company, operates one of the largest Internet backbones in the world. Through its customers, Level 3 is the primary provider of Internet connectivity for millions of broadband subscribers. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services over its broadband fiber optic network including Internet Protocol (IP) services, broadband transport and infrastructure services, colocation services, voice services and voice over IP services.

To learn more, please visit: www.level3.com.

Troy, Michigan – (Website Hosting Directory) – September 12, 2006 – Web design and web marketing services company, Awecomm Web Strategies (AWS), has been contracted by Quality Lumber of Columbus, Michigan, to create a search marketing strategy for the building material supplier.

AWS will implement a search engine marketing campaign that will focus on driving foot traffic to Quality Lumber’s showroom. The strategy consists of a number of product-specific web pages that will attract users who are searching online for Hurd windows and Shiloh cabinets, two of Quality Lumber’s top selling product lines. The two newly designed pages (http://www.qualitylumber.com/hurd and http://www.qualitylumber.com/shiloh) contain highly relevant information related to each product, and a strong call-to-action that prompts users to take advantage of current promotions.

Bobby Franske, a Search Marketing Specialist at AWS explained, ”Highly specific web pages like the ones that we’ve designed for Quality Lumber are very affective at generating sales leads for this type of product. Web users that are searching for the product are able to identify quickly with what the company is offering, and will take the next step towards a purchase.”

Richard and Lois Pierson formed Quality Lumber in 1986. Quality Lumber started in Harrison Township in Dick and Lois’ home and has since formed its own identity and is now the largest Hurd Window distributor in Michigan. Quality also sells cabinets, carpet, engineered floor systems for homes, and many more building products. Quality Lumber was established to help builders buy superior quality building supplies at near wholesale prices.

For over six years, Awecomm Technologies have provided hosting to small companies, mammoth global corporations, as well as mid-sized businesses. Awecomm Web Strategies began with a small design and marketing staff, and grew to include hosting services.

For more information about Awecomm Web Strategies, please visit: www.awecommwebstrategies.com.

Houston, Texas – (The Hosting News) – September 6, 2006 – Web marketing solutions company, Schipul, has acquired the assets of Houston-based, small to medium-sized business managed hosting solutions provider, Aim Managed Hosting. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Established in 1999 by Arthur Chong, Aim Managed Hosting served the education, human resources, steel and banking industries. Mr. Chong has accepted a position on the management team at BMS Solutions as manager, Professional Services.

Schipul – The Web Marketing Company, has been providing web hosting solutions since 1997. The company will seamlessly transition the customers of Aim Managed Hosting with an emphasis on security, stability and personalized customer service.

Ed Schipul, President and Chief Executive Officer of Schipul commented, ”We wish Arthur well and are thrilled that this strategic acquisition gives us the opportunity to add to our customer base and showcase Schipul’s web marketing solutions for businesses. At the end of the day, our customers rely on the Schipul team to ensure their Web site is live and functions properly, so delivering reliable and secure Web hosting is among our core services.”

Schipul currently provides web hosting services to more than 150 businesses and associations around the world, most of which are powered by Schipul’s proprietary Tendenci Web operating system.

Schipul – The Web Marketing Company developed and builds on the Tendenci association management software. Schipul is based in Houston, and provides marketing services on the Internet to a variety of service industries in local, national and international markets. Schipul’s clients include Clear Channel Exhibits, National Pharmacy Technician Association, The Children’s Fund, Wolff Companies and DPK Public Relations.

To learn more, please visit: www.schipul.com.

San Jose, California – (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) – September 6, 2006 – Webhosting company, MochaHost.com, has introduced an affiliate program, that is offered free at sign up, available for both current and new MochaHost’s clients. Under the plan, MochaHost’s clients will be able to earn revenues by referring the service to others and by placing simple banner ads at web sites.

Jim Truong, Vice President of Marketing at MochaHost explained, ”We are exciting to introduce this new program and pass the profits directly to our clients. Our clients would earn on average of $20-$125 per sale.” The affiliate program offers a $10 sign-up bonus and is structured in 3 levels depending on the number of sales accumulated with commissions varying from 30%-50% per sale.

Recently, MochaHost added new JSP hosting plans to its offerings. In addition, JSP support will be offered for a limited time for the SoHo ($4.95/month) plan, which also comes equipped with 5GB of storage and 50GB of monthly bandwidth.

All JSP plans (shared) include support for JSP and servlet deployment – based on Tomcat 4 server. Future plans for upgrade to Tomcat 5 in near future are in place, the upgrade will be offered for free when it becomes available. In the addition to the JSP support all clients benefit from the support for PHP5, CGI, modperl, MySQL 4 and the rest of the features offered for the standard shared hosting plans.

MochaHost is located in the heart of Silicon Valley (San Jose, California); specializing in providing professional hosting, web design, E-commerce, and Internet promotion services. MochaHost’s plans are designed to tailor to specific needs – from personal use/small businesses, to sophisticated E-commerce sites with higher requirements for bandwidth and disk space.

MochaHost has been the recipient of HostReview.com’s Top 10 Budget Host Award Feb 2006, is listed as one o fCNET’s Most Popular Hosts, a Top 25 Host March 2006 of RateMyHost.com, the Web Design Award Oct 2005 from DesignFirms.org, and one of FindMyHost.com’s E-commerce Guaranteed Approved Hosts.

To learn more about MochaHost’s new affiliate program, please visit: www.mochahost.com/affiliate.

For more information about MochaHost, please visit: www.mochahost.com.