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BuffNet shuts down its services
Internet service and hosting provider BuffNET has shut down, with less than a day’s notice offered to their customers. Customers were thanked and notified on the 8th of this month and given just few more days before their servers were to be disconnected. The company could not be contacted for interview about their decision.
New data breach law will require contact with the Secret Service
A data breach law has been introduced four days ago by Senator Dianne Feinstein. The Bill S.139 notes that the United States Secret Service must be contacted if over 10,000 individuals’ records are breached in an isolated incident. There were 656 breached cases in 2008 which is a 47% increase compared to 2007.
i/o Data Centers to launch new elite DC in Phoenix
i/o Data Center is launching a new data center in Phoenix. The leased property is 530,000 square foot and will open for business in June. According to i/o Data Centers, its new DC “Phoenix ONE” in Scottsdale, Arizona will be one of the elite data centers commercially available. The project is fully funded after the […]
iomart achieves ISO certification at the double
iomart hosting has been certified for ISO9001:2008 Quality Management Systems and ISO 27001:2005 Information Security Management Systems. ISO9001 is a standard for providing assurance that the company has met quality requirements and enhanced customer relationships. ISO27001 is a standard for companies which shows that they can manage and secure sensitive corporate data and information. Few […]
FireHost’s hacker-protection plan puts company to test
Starting in December 2008, Dallas-based web host FireHost began offering hacker protection. According to the company’s president, Chris Drake, there was a definite need to create a stronger defense system. On FireHost’s blog, it points to a video by security vendor, Sophos, who also claims that 16,000 new websites get attacked each day. With those […]
Lumison data center houses NetBenefit
Internet service provider Lumison has announced partnership with a UK managed hosting company NetBenefit. Under new agreement, NetBenefit will use Lumison data center in Croydon, South London. NetBenefit’s hosting platforms rely on high power densities that require efficient airflow, and Lumison’s Croydon facility provides the effective cooling and the power draw that NetBenefit depends on.
EvoSwitch data center lowers their energy bill
EvoSwitch has reduced the average PUE, Power Usage Effectiveness, of its facilities by 0.2 which is a 20 percent increase in energy saving compared to a traditional data center. The actual values of their PUE reduced from 1.8 to 1.6. In comparison, a traditional data centers have a PUE of over 3.0. EvoSwitch’s data center […]
DemoDemo launches monthly subscription tutorials
Hosting flash tutorial provider DemoDemo.com announced the launch of monthly subscription tutorials – a program that will allow web hosting firms save considerable amount of money in up front costs. With plans starting as low as $14.95/mo, DemoDemo’s “pricing is a fraction of that of our competitors”, says company President Vito Ceniti. Flexible monthly subscription […]
AT&T and Level3 outages disconnect Internet and mobiles
Four days ago, AT&T, Level3 and other large internet service providers experienced an unexpected downtime that cut both the Internet and mobile connections. Among those who were affected by this outage are people living in the Midwest and other areas of the United States. The cause was found to be a power failure at a […]
PayPoint.net partners with Comodo
UK payment provider PayPoint.net has partnered with Comodo, a service provider of Internet-based identity and trust assurance solutions. The announcement was made two days ago by Comodo. PayPoint.net customers will benefit by getting special discounts on Comodo SSL and EV, SSL certificates. In return, Comodo customers will receive special offers of PayPoint.net’s online payment services.
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