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GreenGeeks.com chosen as the official Drupal For Dummies web host. is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.

GreenGeeks.com chosen as the official Drupal For Dummies web host. is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.

(The Hosting News) – CoreSite, announced today the expansion of its Boston data center located at 70 Innerbelt Road in Somerville, Massachusetts. The requirements for the project include an additional 12,000 square feet of data center space and power to be delivered in the second quarter of 2010.

The additional wholesale data center and cage-to-cabinet colocation space will be capable of cooling high performance computing environments and will feature access to CoreSite’s Any2 Northeast Internet exchange. Any2 Northeast is a distributed exchange point that facilitates interconnection between CoreSite’s Boston, New York, Northern Virginia and Washington, DC data centers.

CoreSite will also further enhance the Boston data center’s security with additional mantraps and biometric scanners, and gated, access-controlled parking with perimeter fencing. CoreSite received a SAS 70 Type II certification at the data center in March 2009.

“The additional wholesale data center and colocation space will meet the growing demands of our existing customer base and prospective New England enterprises,” commented David Dunn, CoreSite’s senior vice president of marketing and business development. “We anticipate having the entire expansion phase completed and ready for occupancy by the end of May 2010.”

Expansion of CoreSite’s Boston Data Center Announced is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.

(The Hosting News) – CoreSite, announced today the expansion of its Boston data center located at 70 Innerbelt Road in Somerville, Massachusetts. The requirements for the project include an additional 12,000 square feet of data center space and power to be delivered in the second quarter of 2010.

The additional wholesale data center and cage-to-cabinet colocation space will be capable of cooling high performance computing environments and will feature access to CoreSite’s Any2 Northeast Internet exchange. Any2 Northeast is a distributed exchange point that facilitates interconnection between CoreSite’s Boston, New York, Northern Virginia and Washington, DC data centers.

CoreSite will also further enhance the Boston data center’s security with additional mantraps and biometric scanners, and gated, access-controlled parking with perimeter fencing. CoreSite received a SAS 70 Type II certification at the data center in March 2009.

“The additional wholesale data center and colocation space will meet the growing demands of our existing customer base and prospective New England enterprises,” commented David Dunn, CoreSite’s senior vice president of marketing and business development. “We anticipate having the entire expansion phase completed and ready for occupancy by the end of May 2010.”

Expansion of CoreSite’s Boston Data Center Announced is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.

(The Hosting News)- Hosting.com, the leading provider of hosting and colocation solutions and a  strategic VMware vCloud(TM) partner, released information today that clients can upload their own VMware virtual machines or VMDK (Virtual Machine Disk Format) files to Hosting.com’s Cloud Enterprise and Cloud Dedicated solutions. This functionality was released  in a limited beta in November and is one of the first cloud service providers to offer this capability to VMware clients and users.

Cloud Enterprise customers now have the flexibility and portability to move their virtual machines, either from their own environment or another host, into one of Hosting.com’s Cloud Super Sites. This solution can provide VMware vSphere(TM) users with a redundant layer of offsite disaster recovery and business continuance services in a secure hosted environment. Current and new Cloud Enterprise customers can access this functionality via the Customer Control Panel.

Dan Chu, VMware vice president, emerging products and solutions, commented, “Cloud Enterprise is an example of how cloud hosting is altering and enhancing the technology landscape, enabling customers to upload their own virtual machine environments. This gives VMware vSphere(TM) users the ability to easily transfer their virtual machines to Hosting.com’s cloud datacenters spread throughout the country for additional fault tolerance or improved service.” He continued, “The virtual machine upload functionality is in high demand from our customer base and Hosting.com has moved quickly to deliver this solution to the marketplace.”

The solution is ideal for companies that have VMware virtual machines at their premise or another host and need additional compute capacity in a secure cloud environment. Uploading the entire VMDK file is a seamless process that eliminates the work associated with rebuilding applications and data in a cloud or offsite environment. In addition, users can easily modify their compute, storage and disc resources through the Hosting.com control panel to meet the resource needs of the applications running within the virtual machine(s).

Joel Daly, Chief Operating Officer for Hosting.com commented, “Our product engineering and development teams were pushed to deliver a solution that allows companies to avoid the typical migration time constraints and technical burdens associated with reinstalling and reconfiguring applications – they have succeeded.” Daly continued, “The client demand through the limited beta displayed the marketplace need for multi-platform solutions; this solution allows our colocation and managed hosting clients to develop applications, websites etc in their own virtual environments and utilize our cloud platform for launch, fault tolerance or geographically dispersed disaster recovery.”

Cloud Enterprise leverages the latest in virtualization platform technology with VMware vSphere 4, and is highly available on both the computing and disk infrastructures. Starting as low as $125 per month, Cloud Enterprise provides on-demand cloud hosting via a secure web portal so businesses can rapidly deploy virtual servers and modify resources as needed. Cloud Enterprise requires no contracts and clients can purchase, provision and add CPU, RAM, and DISK online.

Hosting.com has a portfolio of Cloud Hosting Solutions including Cloud Enterprise, Cloud Dedicated, Cloud VPS, and vCloud Express – that reduce costs, improve efficiency and provide extreme flexibility to businesses of all sizes. Hosting.com has made significant investments in enterprise-class technologies such as EMC, Dell, Juniper, F5, and Intel to deliver a robust, standards-based cloud infrastructure to clients demanding unparalleled performance and security.

Hosting.com offers VMware Cloud Upload Environment is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.

(The Hosting News)- Hosting.com, the leading provider of hosting and colocation solutions and a  strategic VMware vCloud(TM) partner, released information today that clients can upload their own VMware virtual machines or VMDK (Virtual Machine Disk Format) files to Hosting.com’s Cloud Enterprise and Cloud Dedicated solutions. This functionality was released  in a limited beta in November and is one of the first cloud service providers to offer this capability to VMware clients and users.

Cloud Enterprise customers now have the flexibility and portability to move their virtual machines, either from their own environment or another host, into one of Hosting.com’s Cloud Super Sites. This solution can provide VMware vSphere(TM) users with a redundant layer of offsite disaster recovery and business continuance services in a secure hosted environment. Current and new Cloud Enterprise customers can access this functionality via the Customer Control Panel.

Dan Chu, VMware vice president, emerging products and solutions, commented, “Cloud Enterprise is an example of how cloud hosting is altering and enhancing the technology landscape, enabling customers to upload their own virtual machine environments. This gives VMware vSphere(TM) users the ability to easily transfer their virtual machines to Hosting.com’s cloud datacenters spread throughout the country for additional fault tolerance or improved service.” He continued, “The virtual machine upload functionality is in high demand from our customer base and Hosting.com has moved quickly to deliver this solution to the marketplace.”

The solution is ideal for companies that have VMware virtual machines at their premise or another host and need additional compute capacity in a secure cloud environment. Uploading the entire VMDK file is a seamless process that eliminates the work associated with rebuilding applications and data in a cloud or offsite environment. In addition, users can easily modify their compute, storage and disc resources through the Hosting.com control panel to meet the resource needs of the applications running within the virtual machine(s).

Joel Daly, Chief Operating Officer for Hosting.com commented, “Our product engineering and development teams were pushed to deliver a solution that allows companies to avoid the typical migration time constraints and technical burdens associated with reinstalling and reconfiguring applications – they have succeeded.” Daly continued, “The client demand through the limited beta displayed the marketplace need for multi-platform solutions; this solution allows our colocation and managed hosting clients to develop applications, websites etc in their own virtual environments and utilize our cloud platform for launch, fault tolerance or geographically dispersed disaster recovery.”

Cloud Enterprise leverages the latest in virtualization platform technology with VMware vSphere 4, and is highly available on both the computing and disk infrastructures. Starting as low as $125 per month, Cloud Enterprise provides on-demand cloud hosting via a secure web portal so businesses can rapidly deploy virtual servers and modify resources as needed. Cloud Enterprise requires no contracts and clients can purchase, provision and add CPU, RAM, and DISK online.

Hosting.com has a portfolio of Cloud Hosting Solutions including Cloud Enterprise, Cloud Dedicated, Cloud VPS, and vCloud Express – that reduce costs, improve efficiency and provide extreme flexibility to businesses of all sizes. Hosting.com has made significant investments in enterprise-class technologies such as EMC, Dell, Juniper, F5, and Intel to deliver a robust, standards-based cloud infrastructure to clients demanding unparalleled performance and security.

Hosting.com offers VMware Cloud Upload Environment is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.

(The Hosting News)Web hosting specialist, Webfusion, has acquired the hosting assets of XCalibre Communications to bolster it’s managed hosting business.  The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, will enable Webfusion to extend its offering and provide XCalibre customers with access to a variety of products, along with 24×7 support.

The remaining XCalibre business will transfer to Flexiant Ltd.  Webfusion, in partnership with Flexiant, will trial the FlexiScale cloud computing platform and it is hoped that FlexiScale will eventually be offered as a service to Webfusion customers.

Thomas Vollrath, Managing Director of Webfusion, comments, “XCalibre has an excellent portfolio of hosting products and we are delighted to partner with them. The acquired Xcalibre customer base will benefit from an increased product set and more choice in entry level managed hosting packages. We look forward to the opportunities to widen our portfolio and present these customers with a greater choice of hosting and web security solutions.”

Tony Lucas, CEO of XCalibre, comments: “This partnership with Webfusion is very important to us and will allow us to strengthen our focus on the continued development of FlexiScale platform and other software products. Our roots are in hosting but our passion is development and going forward this experience will shape our transition into and growth as a software and services company, pioneering cloud computing.”

Customers of XCalibre Communications will become clients of Webfusion with immediate effect.  There will not be any changes to control panels or services provided. In addition, customers will benefit from Webfusion’s UK-based data centre, round the clock support teams and access to a wider range of products and services.

Webfusion is part of the Host Europe Group, which is owned by Oakley Capital.

Webfusion Purchases Assests of XCalibre Communications is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.

(The Hosting News)Web hosting specialist, Webfusion, has acquired the hosting assets of XCalibre Communications to bolster it’s managed hosting business.  The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, will enable Webfusion to extend its offering and provide XCalibre customers with access to a variety of products, along with 24×7 support.

The remaining XCalibre business will transfer to Flexiant Ltd.  Webfusion, in partnership with Flexiant, will trial the FlexiScale cloud computing platform and it is hoped that FlexiScale will eventually be offered as a service to Webfusion customers.

Thomas Vollrath, Managing Director of Webfusion, comments, “XCalibre has an excellent portfolio of hosting products and we are delighted to partner with them. The acquired Xcalibre customer base will benefit from an increased product set and more choice in entry level managed hosting packages. We look forward to the opportunities to widen our portfolio and present these customers with a greater choice of hosting and web security solutions.”

Tony Lucas, CEO of XCalibre, comments: “This partnership with Webfusion is very important to us and will allow us to strengthen our focus on the continued development of FlexiScale platform and other software products. Our roots are in hosting but our passion is development and going forward this experience will shape our transition into and growth as a software and services company, pioneering cloud computing.”

Customers of XCalibre Communications will become clients of Webfusion with immediate effect.  There will not be any changes to control panels or services provided. In addition, customers will benefit from Webfusion’s UK-based data centre, round the clock support teams and access to a wider range of products and services.

Webfusion is part of the Host Europe Group, which is owned by Oakley Capital.

Webfusion Purchases Assests of XCalibre Communications is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.

(The Hosting News)–Intermedia, today opened its industry-first hosted Exchange 2010 service to its existing and future partners. These managed service providers, value-added resellers and other technology providers can sell and support hosted Exchange 2010 under their own brand as members of Intermedia’s Private Label Partner Program.

Intermedia launched the first hosted Exchange 2010 service on November 9 and remains the only provider of hosted Exchange 2010. The service includes a 100 percent Data Protection Guarantee in addition to Intermedia’s longstanding 99.999 percent uptime service level agreement. Intermedia is able to credibly offer the Data Protection Guarantee, which is enforced by stiff financial penalties, because of the proprietary architecture the company developed to work with hosted Exchange 2010.

“With Intermedia, I can offer clients Exchange 2010 with a 100 percent Data Protection Guarantee, giving me an edge over competitors that offer only Exchange 2007,” says Etorre Dragone, president, Micro Technology Groupe. “I’m always looking for new solutions to help me expand my customer base – Exchange 2010 is definitely one that will help me close more deals with new prospects. Intermedia has proven to be a leader and a valued partner that focuses on offering us the latest in technology, security and reliability so that we can have best-of-breed offerings for our customers.”

According to an Osterman Research survey commissioned by Intermedia, nearly 50 percent of IT decision makers surveyed were on an Exchange 2003 or older platform. Of all IT decision makers surveyed, nearly 65 percent were likely to deploy Exchange 2010 within the next six months – supporting the notion that customers are eager for the new platform.

Intermedia private label partners generate recurring revenue from existing and new customers with high margin Exchange hosting services – all under their own brand – while Intermedia maintains, monitors and upgrades all hardware and software. Intermedia also offers an Affiliate Program for partners that prefer to promote Intermedia solutions and earn a commission for each sale they make. All partners can sell Intermedia’s full suite of hosted communications and collaboration software, including Office Communications Server 2007, SharePoint 3.0 WSS and both Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2007. Intermedia enables resellers to sell not only Microsoft products, but a full ecosystem of related offerings including full support for Blackberry Enterprise Server, fax lines and more.

Intermedia combines proprietary technology with Microsoft Exchange 2010 so customers and partners can have the most robust offering. Additional features of Intermedia’s hosted Exchange 2010 include:

* Choice of datacenter location per mailbox: Partners can choose, on a mailbox level basis, where their customers’ Exchange account data will be stored in order to minimize latency. Partners with customers that are spread throughout the U.S. will enjoy the ability to host some of their mailboxes on the East coast and some of them on the West coast.
* New Outlook Web Application (OWA): Partners’ customers will enjoy the ability to access email, instant messaging, SMS text messaging and more – all in one place and through all major web browsers.
* Improved ActiveSync: All the latest features of Exchange are available to any mobile device that has Windows Mobile 6.1 or later.

Intermedia has offered private label Exchange hosting since 2001 and has over 4,000 partners – from one-person firms to some of the world’s largest IT names.

ABOUT INTERMEDIA

Intermedia is the premier provider of communications services, including hosted Microsoft Exchange, to small- and mid-sized businesses. For an affordable monthly fee, customers get business email, telephony, smartphones, instant messaging, fax and other communications delivered as a service with 24×7 support. Intermedia also empowers thousands of smaller VARs and MSPs – as well as select Fortune 500 companies

Reseller Program for Hosted Exchange 2010 Launched by Intermedia is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.

(The Hosting News)–Intermedia, today opened its industry-first hosted Exchange 2010 service to its existing and future partners. These managed service providers, value-added resellers and other technology providers can sell and support hosted Exchange 2010 under their own brand as members of Intermedia’s Private Label Partner Program.

Intermedia launched the first hosted Exchange 2010 service on November 9 and remains the only provider of hosted Exchange 2010. The service includes a 100 percent Data Protection Guarantee in addition to Intermedia’s longstanding 99.999 percent uptime service level agreement. Intermedia is able to credibly offer the Data Protection Guarantee, which is enforced by stiff financial penalties, because of the proprietary architecture the company developed to work with hosted Exchange 2010.

“With Intermedia, I can offer clients Exchange 2010 with a 100 percent Data Protection Guarantee, giving me an edge over competitors that offer only Exchange 2007,” says Etorre Dragone, president, Micro Technology Groupe. “I’m always looking for new solutions to help me expand my customer base – Exchange 2010 is definitely one that will help me close more deals with new prospects. Intermedia has proven to be a leader and a valued partner that focuses on offering us the latest in technology, security and reliability so that we can have best-of-breed offerings for our customers.”

According to an Osterman Research survey commissioned by Intermedia, nearly 50 percent of IT decision makers surveyed were on an Exchange 2003 or older platform. Of all IT decision makers surveyed, nearly 65 percent were likely to deploy Exchange 2010 within the next six months – supporting the notion that customers are eager for the new platform.

Intermedia private label partners generate recurring revenue from existing and new customers with high margin Exchange hosting services – all under their own brand – while Intermedia maintains, monitors and upgrades all hardware and software. Intermedia also offers an Affiliate Program for partners that prefer to promote Intermedia solutions and earn a commission for each sale they make. All partners can sell Intermedia’s full suite of hosted communications and collaboration software, including Office Communications Server 2007, SharePoint 3.0 WSS and both Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2007. Intermedia enables resellers to sell not only Microsoft products, but a full ecosystem of related offerings including full support for Blackberry Enterprise Server, fax lines and more.

Intermedia combines proprietary technology with Microsoft Exchange 2010 so customers and partners can have the most robust offering. Additional features of Intermedia’s hosted Exchange 2010 include:

* Choice of datacenter location per mailbox: Partners can choose, on a mailbox level basis, where their customers’ Exchange account data will be stored in order to minimize latency. Partners with customers that are spread throughout the U.S. will enjoy the ability to host some of their mailboxes on the East coast and some of them on the West coast.
* New Outlook Web Application (OWA): Partners’ customers will enjoy the ability to access email, instant messaging, SMS text messaging and more – all in one place and through all major web browsers.
* Improved ActiveSync: All the latest features of Exchange are available to any mobile device that has Windows Mobile 6.1 or later.

Intermedia has offered private label Exchange hosting since 2001 and has over 4,000 partners – from one-person firms to some of the world’s largest IT names.

ABOUT INTERMEDIA

Intermedia is the premier provider of communications services, including hosted Microsoft Exchange, to small- and mid-sized businesses. For an affordable monthly fee, customers get business email, telephony, smartphones, instant messaging, fax and other communications delivered as a service with 24×7 support. Intermedia also empowers thousands of smaller VARs and MSPs – as well as select Fortune 500 companies

Reseller Program for Hosted Exchange 2010 Launched by Intermedia is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.