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Most reliable web hosting sites
The results of the most reliable hosting sites have been released. Server Intellect and DataPipe both came in first place, followed by Swishmail and New York Internet. INetU was placed fifth on the list. The chart, which based itself on response times, tested 50 hosting sites with a 15-minute intervals from separate points.
Routine upgrade caused Gmail downtime
Google‘s Gmail service went offline for many of the customers yesterday due to a miscalculation in routine upgrades. IMAP and POP access and mail processing services were not affected by the outage. Google’s VP of engineering wrote an apology letter and addressed the fact that the news first appeared on Twitter and various blogs.
NTT’s second Silicon Valley DC
Telecommunications provider NTT America announced that it has added a second 15,000-square feet data center in Silicon Valley, to cater toward managed and colocation services. Some of its features include carrier-class uninterruptible and back-up power, and 24-hour security features. It also has commitments for network and power availability that pass ASHRAE standards.
ServerBeach goes offline for hours
Customers of ServerBeach were hit with multiple hours of downtime on the evening of August 28. The company has restored its power within an hour, but some customers were still reporting they could not connect to their servers on Saturday morning. For communication, the company has utilized Twitter to report on the progress.
VMware celebrates stunning growth numbers
Palo Alto-based virtualization solution company VMware has announced it gained over 21,000 new customers in the first half of 2009, which comes to an average of 121 customers per day. In addition, VMware vSphere 4 has reached more than 350,000 downloads in the first 12 weeks of general availability— at an average rate of 140 […]
OnlineNIC to pay $33.15 million in damages to Verizon
Verizon has been awarded $33.15 million in damages by the Northern District of California federal court. Domain registrar OnlineNIC has to pay it due to cybersquatting 663 of it’s domain names. The domain names were either identical or similar compared to Verizon’s trademarks. OnlineNic also has to pay for Verizon legal costs.
LCN.com adds MailGuard email security
Web hosting company LCN.com is adding a new email security feature to all of its hosting packages. MailGuard significantly reduces spam by eliminating potential viruses from arriving to customer inboxes. It also quarantines questionable emails for a period of 30 days. According to some estimates, 97 percent of all email traffic is spam.
Erin Kalin – GoDaddy’s new girl
Erin Kalin is the new GoDaddy Girl according to an announcement that was made by GoDaddy earlier today. She is a country musician and she will record music for the company to be used in their webisodes. The webisosdes will include recording her music, making a website, and her move into the musical mainstream.
Upsite educates students on green data center design
Upsite Technologies hosted a group of university students from Korea called Eco²st. The company presented them with the best practices for building a green data center, including cooling and airflow science. The four-person Korean team, one of fifteen chosen applicants in a research proposal competition, will present their findings to LG.
100 dirtiest websites named
A maker of popular anti-virus, anti-malware and security software Symantec has named the “Dirtiest websites of Summer 2009.” Approximately half of the identified websites have adult content. Other sites include deer hunting and catering. The listed websites, according to the company, contain spyware and applications designed to steal sensitive information of its visitors. They also […]
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