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(The Hosting News)- The 2nd PoweredbyCloud 2010 and the first international Cloud Law Summit taking place in London over three days, 8-9-10 February 2010 has attracted a wide international audience, particularly from the enterprise sector. Featuring a speaker academy comprising of experts and front line players from Europe and North America, the event is positioned as the key content platform for providers and users.

In addition to the 2-day content driven conference, a special summit will focus on emerging Cloud Law will draw on experts from the US and Europe to discuss the implications of the Patriot Act in the United States, and EU Data Directive for enterprises.  Other topics covered included Privacy in the Cloud, Open Law, financial services, Cloud content and liability, negotiating contracts for Cloud Services, and how Cloud law might be framed in future.

“What emerges from this important conference in terms of creating a commercial and technological perspective of cloud services and infrastructure in Europe will be of key interest to enterprises,” commented Philip Low, managing director at BroadGroup, the conference researchers and producers. “The added dimension of how potentially a wide range of cloud issues will be treated legally represents the first such initiative across the region, and is also being observed from Brussels to Tokyo.”

The summit follows the second annual PoweredByCloud conference, also hosted by BroadGroup, which will take place in London, February 8-9 2010 at the America Square Conference Centre and features industry leaders from Amazon, BT, Cisco, HP, IBM, and Intel among others.

3-Day London Cloud Conference Causes Wide Attention is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.

(The Hosting News)- The 2nd PoweredbyCloud 2010 and the first international Cloud Law Summit taking place in London over three days, 8-9-10 February 2010 has attracted a wide international audience, particularly from the enterprise sector. Featuring a speaker academy comprising of experts and front line players from Europe and North America, the event is positioned as the key content platform for providers and users.

In addition to the 2-day content driven conference, a special summit will focus on emerging Cloud Law will draw on experts from the US and Europe to discuss the implications of the Patriot Act in the United States, and EU Data Directive for enterprises.  Other topics covered included Privacy in the Cloud, Open Law, financial services, Cloud content and liability, negotiating contracts for Cloud Services, and how Cloud law might be framed in future.

“What emerges from this important conference in terms of creating a commercial and technological perspective of cloud services and infrastructure in Europe will be of key interest to enterprises,” commented Philip Low, managing director at BroadGroup, the conference researchers and producers. “The added dimension of how potentially a wide range of cloud issues will be treated legally represents the first such initiative across the region, and is also being observed from Brussels to Tokyo.”

The summit follows the second annual PoweredByCloud conference, also hosted by BroadGroup, which will take place in London, February 8-9 2010 at the America Square Conference Centre and features industry leaders from Amazon, BT, Cisco, HP, IBM, and Intel among others.

3-Day London Cloud Conference Causes Wide Attention is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.

(The Hosting News) – EvoSwitch, the Dutch carrier-neutral data center with CO₂-neutral operations, has lowered the average Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of its data center from 1.6 in 2008 to 1.5 in 2009.  Thus, the energy savings compared to a conventional data center has increased from 40 to 50 percent with the ultimate goal of EvoSwitch is to achieve an energy savings rate of 80 percent.

“Actually, our energy savings rate is already more than 50 percent,” says Eric Boonstra, Managing Director of EvoSwitch.  “This is due to the fact that the PUE of our data center continuously has been slightly below 1.5 for some time now.  The extra savings is primarily due to further investments in green technology and in control systems.  The expansion due to customer growth in 2009 was another reason for the reduced PUE.”

Affordable Data Center

Boonstra: “The number 1.5 indicates that our operations at EvoSwitch are quite energy-efficient, although we still have not achieved our goal.  We started with a PUE of 1.8 in early 2007.  One year ago, the PUE was 1.6.  We now have a PUE of 1.5, but we will continue to invest in further energy savings.  This is critical to EvoSwitch and to our customers, since the negative impact on the environment caused by the data center sector should be kept to an absolute minimum..  In addition, energy prices will rise, and we want to be able to keep our energy bills, and those of our customers, at an affordable level.”

EvoSwitch uses much of its energy savings to finance its current and new investments in green technologies.  Boonstra: “Building a green data center is more expensive than building a conventional data center, for the simple reason that green technology costs more than conventional equipment.  But we do not pass on these extra costs to our customers.  And that also applies to the green power we use and our investments in CO₂ compensation in collaboration with the Climate Neutral Group.”

“For customers, investments in green technologies are the ultimate insurance against high energy bills in the near future,” says Boonstra.  “This keeps their energy bills manageable, predictable and affordable.  This is a key criterion, especially for major IT infrastructures.”

Copenhagen Climate Conference

EvoSwitch is a good example of a company that successfully combines green and profitable business operations.  Boonstra: “To put it even more strongly: significant energy savings will, in the near future, be  a prerequisite for data centers to remain in business, and a necessity for customers in order to keep their IT infrastructures affordable.  IT infrastructures generally use huge amounts of power, unlike green data centers such as EvoSwitch.”

The data center sector could have been a topic for the Copenhagen Climate Conference, according to Boonstra.  “The data center sector in its conventional form is said to be just as environmentally harmful as the aviation sector, and that might be true.  Thanks to green technologies, the use of green power, and the fact that IT infrastructures are of vital importance to companies, this huge power consumption is justifiable.  Also, using a shared data center for multiple IT infrastructures is still more efficient than each company having its own small data center.  But it also demonstrates that the environmental benefits would be significant if all data centers operated in an environmentally sound manner.”

The green design

The environmentally sound design of the EvoSwitch data center is based on advice provided by TNO  and on in-house innovation by a dedicated design team.  This resulted in an energy-efficient design when the data center opened in April 2007, using technologies such as Free Cooling (cooling by using the outdoor temperature), Cold Corridors (separation of hot and cold airflows), and UPS technology with Delta Conversion.

The EvoSwitch R&D team is currently working on a new cooling design that will further improve the PUE.  Boonstra: “This will result in further reduction of capital expenses and operational expenses, which will substantially benefit the environment as well as EvoSwitch customers.  With this new design, we aim to achieve a PUE of 1.2.”

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About EvoSwitch

EvoSwitch  is a carrier and climate neutral data center, which is energy saving and has a PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) of 1.6, aiming towards a PUE of 1.2.   EvoSwitch is ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified whichj means for their customers that their IT infrastructure at EvoSwitch is protected following the highest security standards.  In collaboration with the Climate Neutral Group, the data center   EvoSwitch customers can use the logos in the partner program The Green Fan on their website to demonstrate that they use a climate neutral data center.  In January 2009, a report issued by the German Federal Ministry of the Environment described EvoSwitch as one of the world’s eleven most energy saving data centers.  In the Netherlands, EvoSwitch joined a group of 16 leading ICT companies in signing the Multi Year Energy Efficiency Agreement (MJA) of the Ministry for Economic Affairs.

EvoSwitch Green Data Center Raises Rate of Energy Savings by 50 Percent is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.

(The Hosting News) – EvoSwitch, the Dutch carrier-neutral data center with CO₂-neutral operations, has lowered the average Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of its data center from 1.6 in 2008 to 1.5 in 2009.  Thus, the energy savings compared to a conventional data center has increased from 40 to 50 percent with the ultimate goal of EvoSwitch is to achieve an energy savings rate of 80 percent.

“Actually, our energy savings rate is already more than 50 percent,” says Eric Boonstra, Managing Director of EvoSwitch.  “This is due to the fact that the PUE of our data center continuously has been slightly below 1.5 for some time now.  The extra savings is primarily due to further investments in green technology and in control systems.  The expansion due to customer growth in 2009 was another reason for the reduced PUE.”

Affordable Data Center

Boonstra: “The number 1.5 indicates that our operations at EvoSwitch are quite energy-efficient, although we still have not achieved our goal.  We started with a PUE of 1.8 in early 2007.  One year ago, the PUE was 1.6.  We now have a PUE of 1.5, but we will continue to invest in further energy savings.  This is critical to EvoSwitch and to our customers, since the negative impact on the environment caused by the data center sector should be kept to an absolute minimum..  In addition, energy prices will rise, and we want to be able to keep our energy bills, and those of our customers, at an affordable level.”

EvoSwitch uses much of its energy savings to finance its current and new investments in green technologies.  Boonstra: “Building a green data center is more expensive than building a conventional data center, for the simple reason that green technology costs more than conventional equipment.  But we do not pass on these extra costs to our customers.  And that also applies to the green power we use and our investments in CO₂ compensation in collaboration with the Climate Neutral Group.”

“For customers, investments in green technologies are the ultimate insurance against high energy bills in the near future,” says Boonstra.  “This keeps their energy bills manageable, predictable and affordable.  This is a key criterion, especially for major IT infrastructures.”

Copenhagen Climate Conference

EvoSwitch is a good example of a company that successfully combines green and profitable business operations.  Boonstra: “To put it even more strongly: significant energy savings will, in the near future, be  a prerequisite for data centers to remain in business, and a necessity for customers in order to keep their IT infrastructures affordable.  IT infrastructures generally use huge amounts of power, unlike green data centers such as EvoSwitch.”

The data center sector could have been a topic for the Copenhagen Climate Conference, according to Boonstra.  “The data center sector in its conventional form is said to be just as environmentally harmful as the aviation sector, and that might be true.  Thanks to green technologies, the use of green power, and the fact that IT infrastructures are of vital importance to companies, this huge power consumption is justifiable.  Also, using a shared data center for multiple IT infrastructures is still more efficient than each company having its own small data center.  But it also demonstrates that the environmental benefits would be significant if all data centers operated in an environmentally sound manner.”

The green design

The environmentally sound design of the EvoSwitch data center is based on advice provided by TNO  and on in-house innovation by a dedicated design team.  This resulted in an energy-efficient design when the data center opened in April 2007, using technologies such as Free Cooling (cooling by using the outdoor temperature), Cold Corridors (separation of hot and cold airflows), and UPS technology with Delta Conversion.

The EvoSwitch R&D team is currently working on a new cooling design that will further improve the PUE.  Boonstra: “This will result in further reduction of capital expenses and operational expenses, which will substantially benefit the environment as well as EvoSwitch customers.  With this new design, we aim to achieve a PUE of 1.2.”

———————————

About EvoSwitch

EvoSwitch  is a carrier and climate neutral data center, which is energy saving and has a PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) of 1.6, aiming towards a PUE of 1.2.   EvoSwitch is ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified whichj means for their customers that their IT infrastructure at EvoSwitch is protected following the highest security standards.  In collaboration with the Climate Neutral Group, the data center   EvoSwitch customers can use the logos in the partner program The Green Fan on their website to demonstrate that they use a climate neutral data center.  In January 2009, a report issued by the German Federal Ministry of the Environment described EvoSwitch as one of the world’s eleven most energy saving data centers.  In the Netherlands, EvoSwitch joined a group of 16 leading ICT companies in signing the Multi Year Energy Efficiency Agreement (MJA) of the Ministry for Economic Affairs.

EvoSwitch Green Data Center Raises Rate of Energy Savings by 50 Percent is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.

(The Hosting News) – EvoSwitch, the Dutch carrier-neutral data center with CO₂-neutral operations, has lowered the average Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of its data center from 1.6 in 2008 to 1.5 in 2009.  Thus, the energy savings compared to a conventional data center has increased from 40 to 50 percent with the ultimate goal of EvoSwitch is to achieve an energy savings rate of 80 percent.

“Actually, our energy savings rate is already more than 50 percent,” says Eric Boonstra, Managing Director of EvoSwitch.  “This is due to the fact that the PUE of our data center continuously has been slightly below 1.5 for some time now.  The extra savings is primarily due to further investments in green technology and in control systems.  The expansion due to customer growth in 2009 was another reason for the reduced PUE.”

Affordable Data Center

Boonstra: “The number 1.5 indicates that our operations at EvoSwitch are quite energy-efficient, although we still have not achieved our goal.  We started with a PUE of 1.8 in early 2007.  One year ago, the PUE was 1.6.  We now have a PUE of 1.5, but we will continue to invest in further energy savings.  This is critical to EvoSwitch and to our customers, since the negative impact on the environment caused by the data center sector should be kept to an absolute minimum..  In addition, energy prices will rise, and we want to be able to keep our energy bills, and those of our customers, at an affordable level.”

EvoSwitch uses much of its energy savings to finance its current and new investments in green technologies.  Boonstra: “Building a green data center is more expensive than building a conventional data center, for the simple reason that green technology costs more than conventional equipment.  But we do not pass on these extra costs to our customers.  And that also applies to the green power we use and our investments in CO₂ compensation in collaboration with the Climate Neutral Group.”

“For customers, investments in green technologies are the ultimate insurance against high energy bills in the near future,” says Boonstra.  “This keeps their energy bills manageable, predictable and affordable.  This is a key criterion, especially for major IT infrastructures.”

Copenhagen Climate Conference

EvoSwitch is a good example of a company that successfully combines green and profitable business operations.  Boonstra: “To put it even more strongly: significant energy savings will, in the near future, be  a prerequisite for data centers to remain in business, and a necessity for customers in order to keep their IT infrastructures affordable.  IT infrastructures generally use huge amounts of power, unlike green data centers such as EvoSwitch.”

The data center sector could have been a topic for the Copenhagen Climate Conference, according to Boonstra.  “The data center sector in its conventional form is said to be just as environmentally harmful as the aviation sector, and that might be true.  Thanks to green technologies, the use of green power, and the fact that IT infrastructures are of vital importance to companies, this huge power consumption is justifiable.  Also, using a shared data center for multiple IT infrastructures is still more efficient than each company having its own small data center.  But it also demonstrates that the environmental benefits would be significant if all data centers operated in an environmentally sound manner.”

The green design

The environmentally sound design of the EvoSwitch data center is based on advice provided by TNO  and on in-house innovation by a dedicated design team.  This resulted in an energy-efficient design when the data center opened in April 2007, using technologies such as Free Cooling (cooling by using the outdoor temperature), Cold Corridors (separation of hot and cold airflows), and UPS technology with Delta Conversion.

The EvoSwitch R&D team is currently working on a new cooling design that will further improve the PUE.  Boonstra: “This will result in further reduction of capital expenses and operational expenses, which will substantially benefit the environment as well as EvoSwitch customers.  With this new design, we aim to achieve a PUE of 1.2.”

———————————

About EvoSwitch

EvoSwitch  is a carrier and climate neutral data center, which is energy saving and has a PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) of 1.6, aiming towards a PUE of 1.2.   EvoSwitch is ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified whichj means for their customers that their IT infrastructure at EvoSwitch is protected following the highest security standards.  In collaboration with the Climate Neutral Group, the data center   EvoSwitch customers can use the logos in the partner program The Green Fan on their website to demonstrate that they use a climate neutral data center.  In January 2009, a report issued by the German Federal Ministry of the Environment described EvoSwitch as one of the world’s eleven most energy saving data centers.  In the Netherlands, EvoSwitch joined a group of 16 leading ICT companies in signing the Multi Year Energy Efficiency Agreement (MJA) of the Ministry for Economic Affairs.

EvoSwitch Green Data Center Raises Rate of Energy Savings by 50 Percent 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) – Internetters, one of the leading providers of domain names, web hosting and email services in the UK, has this week announced significant enhancements to its range of shared hosting solutions
 
Of the main enhancements to the Internetters web hosting range, perhaps the most significant is the move to unlimited bandwidth, bringing that particular element back in line with many competitors on the market. With varying degrees of bandwidth usage previously available depending on hosting package, customers buying any of the four web hosting packages will now receive unlimited bandwidth usage.

In addition, the management of MySQL databases has been improved, with easier upgrade channels, faster provisioning and reduced pricing making it easier for customers to expand their database driven websites.

“The fact that we’ve been making some significant improvements to our service is no secret after recent announcements in relation to our domain names, our VPS partnership and the general makeover of the website.” Comments Errol Vanderhorst, Managing Director at Internetters.

“It was the turn of web hosting this time and the inclusion of unlimited bandwidth and upgrades to MySQL management are just the start of a process that will see several new features and upgrades introduced in the coming months”

Internetters is an established UK based web service provider offering domain names, web hosting and email services to suit the requirements of both consumers and businesses throughout the UK and beyond. A variety of recent service updates has seen a positive reaction from its global customer base and the company continues to put together plans for further improvement to cement its position as one of the leading providers in the UK.

Errol continued, “The web hosting and domain names markets are incredibly competitive in the UK and beyond, and our changes are focused on making sure the brand continually stays competitive, both in terms of generating new custom and in making sure our current customer base is happy.”

Internetters Enhances its Range of Hosting Solutions is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.

(The Hosting News) – Internetters, one of the leading providers of domain names, web hosting and email services in the UK, has this week announced significant enhancements to its range of shared hosting solutions
 
Of the main enhancements to the Internetters web hosting range, perhaps the most significant is the move to unlimited bandwidth, bringing that particular element back in line with many competitors on the market. With varying degrees of bandwidth usage previously available depending on hosting package, customers buying any of the four web hosting packages will now receive unlimited bandwidth usage.

In addition, the management of MySQL databases has been improved, with easier upgrade channels, faster provisioning and reduced pricing making it easier for customers to expand their database driven websites.

“The fact that we’ve been making some significant improvements to our service is no secret after recent announcements in relation to our domain names, our VPS partnership and the general makeover of the website.” Comments Errol Vanderhorst, Managing Director at Internetters.

“It was the turn of web hosting this time and the inclusion of unlimited bandwidth and upgrades to MySQL management are just the start of a process that will see several new features and upgrades introduced in the coming months”

Internetters is an established UK based web service provider offering domain names, web hosting and email services to suit the requirements of both consumers and businesses throughout the UK and beyond. A variety of recent service updates has seen a positive reaction from its global customer base and the company continues to put together plans for further improvement to cement its position as one of the leading providers in the UK.

Errol continued, “The web hosting and domain names markets are incredibly competitive in the UK and beyond, and our changes are focused on making sure the brand continually stays competitive, both in terms of generating new custom and in making sure our current customer base is happy.”

Internetters Enhances its Range of Hosting Solutions is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.

London, United Kingdom – (The Hosting News) – September 10, 2009 -
Web hosting firm, UK2, has been voted 2nd place in the Top 25 most popular web hosting companies on Web Host Directory UK.

The award which is based on the number of votes a company receives and the amount of times their profile has been viewed each month was won by UK2 in June, July and now August 2009.

Martin Baker, Managing Director at UK2 remarked, ”At UK2 we are constantly thinking of ways to add value to our customers. This is why we regularly launch innovative products, unbeatable offers and invest in UK based support for our customers. It is very rewarding to see that customers are responding positively to our efforts, and I am very pleased that we have been voted one of the most popular web hosting companies for three months in a row.”

Web Host Directory established in 1997 is a brand of Serchen Interactive and a market leader in the hosting industry providing free resources and information for customers researching web hosts online.

UK2 is one of the biggest and most innovative web hosting companies in the UK with a comprehensive range of domain name registration, web hosting, e-commerce, reseller, dedicated server and cloud hosting solutions. UK2 specializes in making it easy, cheap, and quick for any consumer, small or large business to have the online presence they need.

UK2 is also a part of the UK-2 Group, a large web hosting organization made up of over 10 web hosting companies such as VI.net, VPS.net, Midphase.com and more. The group operates its services out of several state of the art, multi million pound data centers and is committed to providing reliable, secure and great value products and services underpinned with excellent support.

To learn more, please visit: www.uk2.net.