Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - November 10, 2008 - Web hosting solutions firm, HostMySite, Inc., has enrtered into a partnership agreement with Alert Logic, to deliver software-as-a-service solutions for IT compliance and security. The partnership will provide HostMySite.com’s customers with Alert Logic’s Log Manager and Threat […]
San Diego, California - (The Hosting News) - November 10, 2008 -
Web host and web access solutions provider, Internet America, Inc., has released its fiscal year results for September 30, 2008, including revenue of $7.9 million compared to $7.5 million a year ago.
Wireless broadband Internet revenue increased by $155,000, or 17.5% to $1,041,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2009, and the Company’s wireless broadband Internet subscriber count increased by 5.3% to 7,900 as of September 30, 2008, compared to 7,500 as of September 30, 2007. For the first quarter, wireless broadband Internet revenue of $1,041,000 represented 51.9% of total revenue compared to 40.8% of total revenue as of September 30, 2007.
Billy Ladin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Internet America remarked, ”Over the past twelve months, the Company took steps to better prepare the Company for a more difficult economic environment. First, we completed private placements in the fall of 2007 to provide ample capital to make investments in infrastructure and withstand temporary operating losses. We then entered into a nine month process of improving quality and customer satisfaction as well as simplifying our internal systems and procedures. Having made major strides toward quality, efficiency, and system-wide improvements, we have now turned our attention to addressing the declining subscriber base and decrease in total revenues and the related impact on profitability while facing a now present economic turndown.”
The Company has not completed any acquisitions in the last twelve months; during this time management focused on network improvements which will increase potential for organically growing the Company’s wireless Broadband business in the future. Total revenues for the first quarter decreased by 7.7% to approximately $2.0 million compared to total revenues of approximately $2.2 million in the first quarter of 2008. Internet America’s total subscriber count decreased to 29,000 on September 30, 2008 compared to 34,400 subscribers at the end of the same period last year.
These decreases were due to the anticipated decline of dial-up Internet service customers from Internet America’s legacy dial-up Internet operations. Net loss for the first quarter of 2009 was approximately $311,000, or a loss of $0.02 per share, compared to net loss of approximately $374,000, or $0.03 per share in the same period last year. EBITDA loss (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) was reduced by 94.6% to approximately $5,000 in the first quarter compared to EBITDA loss of approximately $93,000 in the first quarter a year ago. Net loss and EBITDA (loss) were positively impacted in the first quarter of 2009 by decreases in all costs associated with connectivity and operations, sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses.
Mr. Ladin added, ”Quality process implementation improvements have substantially improved our productivity, as this can be measured in ways such as headcount, which was reduced from 93 in total employees in December, 2007, to less than 60 at the end of October, 2008. At the same time we, have made investments in our infrastructure to improve quality and network capacity by investing approximately $1.2 million in fiscal 2008 and continued with an additional $36,000 in the quarter ending September 30, 2008. Today, Internet America is a leaner, more efficient organization that is better prepared to sustain more challenging economic times. We believe that we have sufficient capital resources and cash on hand to withstand a short or prolonged economic downturn and we are in a strong position to grow internally and through acquisition should the economy strengthen.”
Internet America is a leading Internet service provider serving the Texas market. Based in Houston, Internet America offers businesses and individuals a wide array of Internet services including broadband Internet delivered wirelessly and over DSL, dedicated high-speed access, web hosting, and dial-up Internet access. Internet America provides customers a wide range of related value-added services, including Fax-2-Email, online backup and storage solutions, parental control software, and global roaming solutions. Internet America focuses on the speed and quality of its Internet services and its commitment to providing excellent customer care.
Internet America is an Internet service provider serving the Texas market. Based in Houston, Internet America offers businesses and individuals a wide array of Internet services including broadband Internet delivered wirelessly and over DSL, dedicated high-speed access, web hosting, and dial-up Internet access. Internet America provides customers a wide range of related value-added services, including Fax2email, online backup and storage solutions, parental control software, and global roaming solutions.
To learn more, please visit: www.internetamerica.com.
Renton, Washington - (The Hosting News) - November 10, 2008 - Server virtualization, automation and software provider, Parallels, will power French hosting firm, Mondoo’s low-cost offerings, including Virtual Private Servers, based upon the Parallels Virtuozzo Container and Automation solutions.
The offerings are aimed at small and medium businesses with basic technical skills that require low-cost hosting solutions. Parallels Virtuozzo Containers and Parallels Automation, developed for hosters and their customers, enable Mondoo to meet this demand with competitively priced self-service hosting offerings.
Julien Mellul, CEO of Mondoo remarked, ”The decision to use Parallels solutions was by far, the best decision we have made to date. It has allowed us to automate and grow our business while reducing support overhead.”
Parallels Virtuozzo Containers provides the most efficient virtualization technology for delivering high-volume services by creating isolated compartments on a single physical server and OS instance. The solution includes customized management tools to manage internal and external users, providing Mondoo with stable, reliable hosting solutions.
Running Parallels Virtuozzo Containers to optimize hardware resources, Mondoo is able to supply shared hosting over Parallels Plesk Control Panel and Virtual Private Server (VPS), with the ability for end customers to choose operating system, web traffic, disk space, and CPU. VPS hosting provides improved isolation, security, and management above shared hosting services at a lower cost than a dedicated server.
Parallels Automation is an operations support system (OSS) for enterprises and service providers who want to automate the delivery of server-based applications and resources, while reducing operational costs. To help new hosting customers to set up their website quickly, Mondoo offers Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder, an easy to use, scalable web application designed to create and manage websites. Customers get one easy-to-use interface for adding and removing web applications, and can install new applications with just a few clicks.
Serguei Beloussov, CEO of Parallels offered, ”In using the full range of Parallels products designed for hosting customers and providers, Mondoo is able to meet their customers’ needs at a very attractive price. The Parallels Open Platform enables a solution with integrated tools and minimal overhead and we’re happy that the APS standard is able to simplify their application installation and management.”
The Parallels Open Platform enables hosting with Parallels virtualization and automation technology through integration with a wide range of third-party applications and systems. The Application Packaging Standard (APS), a key element of the platform, is used by ISVs and service providers to seamlessly integrate applications to offer to the more than 10 million businesses and individuals that use Parallels products.
Mondoo, based in Paris - France, is providing a full range of low cost and quality hosting services for customers all over the wolrd. We are offrering shared and VPS hosting using Parallels technology.
Parallels is a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software that optimizes computing for consumers, businesses, and service providers across all major hardware, o company with 900 employees in North America, Europe, and Asia.
To learn more information on Mondoo, please visit: www.mondoo.com.
For more information, please visit www.parallels.com.
Herndon, Virginia - (The Hosting News) - November 10, 2008 - Hosted technology solutions firm, ePlus Technology, has earned the Advanced Data Center Networking Infrastructure (DCNI) Specialization recognition, from Cisco Systems.
ePlus attained the honor, for having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, deliver and support comprehensive Cisco data center solutions.
Jerry McIntosh, Vice President of communications and security solutions for ePlus Technology remarked, ”We are pleased to earn the new Cisco Advanced DCNI Specialization, which reflects the advanced skills required to design and deploy Data Center 3.0 technologies. Our consultative approach is focused on enhancing efficiencies to drive cost savings opportunities for our customers by enabling new technologies and applications. It is complemented by Cisco’s Advanced DCNI strategy to consolidate, virtualize, and automate networking and security within the data center.”
John Growdon, Director of Marketing for worldwide channels at Cisco noted, ”As a Cisco Advanced DCNI Specialized Partner, ePlus’ investment in the training required to provide integrated, collaborative and adaptive data center networking solutions ranks it among the industry’s most qualified.”
The Cisco Advanced DCNI Specialization is designed to help enable partners to address the requirements that enterprise and commercial customers face in deploying a wide range of data center technologies and applications. Cisco Advanced DCNI Specialized Partners are specialists in building end-to-end data center solutions based on the industry-leading Cisco data center networking products, including the Nexus Family of data center switching products, Catalyst® 4900 and 6500 Series Switches, Catalyst Blade switches, Firewall Services Module, Network Analysis Module, Application Control Engine module and appliance, Global Site Selector appliance, and Application Networking Manager.
The Cisco Resale Partner Program provides partners with the training required to build sales, technical and Cisco Lifecycle Services skills, and then validates their skills through a third-party audit. Cisco resale partner certifications Select, Premier, Silver and Gold represent an increasing breadth of skills across key technologies and a partner’s ability to deliver integrated networking solutions. Cisco resale partner specializations SMB, Express, Advanced and Master reflect an increasing depth of sales, technical and service expertise in particular technologies. Achieving the Cisco Advanced DCNI Specialization also provide ePlus with access to comprehensive sales, technical, and lifecycle services training and support available from Cisco.
In addition to Cisco Master Specializations in Security and Unified Communications, ePlus holds Cisco Advanced Specializations in Routing and Switching, Data Center Storage Networking, and Data Center Networking Infrastructure, as well as Cisco Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) designations in Network Hosted Storage and Rich Media Communications.
ePlus was recently awarded the 2008 Partner Summit Award for Outstanding Advanced Technology Performance (US Globals-Nationals). For more information about Cisco solutions from ePlus.
ePlus is a leading provider of technology solutions. ePlus enables organizations to optimize their IT infrastructure and supply chain processes by delivering world-class IT products from top manufacturers, professional services, flexible lease financing, proprietary software, and patented business methods. Founded in 1990, ePlus has more than 650 associates in 30+ locations serving more than 2,500 customers. The Company is headquartered in Herndon, VA.
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections-whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible-providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time.Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company’s inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 65,225 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company’s core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies.
To learn more, please visit: www.eplus.com.
Plano, Texas - (The Hosting News) - November 7, 2008 - Provider of ”on demand” IT infrastructure, Layered Technologies, is the first hosting company to give enterprise customers the option of transferring the Microsoft Windows operating system (Windows OS) environment to an AppLogic-based cloud computing […]
Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - November 7, 2008 - Privately held dedicated web hosting company, The Planet, recently hosted the Techxans Fall CIO Panel Forums in Dallas and Houston, focused on trends in enterprise IT, project management, virtualization and cloud computing, Web 2.0 and enterprise relationship management.
The events featured industry thought leaders who will provide insight from their own experiences in corporate IT. The Dallas event took place at the Infomart. The Houston event was held at The Planet’s headquarters in downtown Houston.
The Planet’s Vice President of Technology Will Charnock served as a panelist at both events, along with Allan Skov, former VP of IT for DCP/Duke Energy. In Dallas, they will be joined by Robert Clines, CIO for Dallas County; and in Houston, Brian Trudeau, CIO for Amerex Energy. Carl Meadows, senior product manager for The Planet, was a featured speaker at the events, along with executives from Compuware and Oracle.
Mr. Charnock noted, ”IT management is critical to business operations at companies both large and small, and today more than ever, businesses are looking for ways to improve utilization of their IT assets. As a provider of cloud infrastructure solutions and virtualization technologies, The Planet provides the infrastructure that enables companies to leverage our world-class data centers and enterprise-class network for their IT operations. At these events, we look to provide information that is educational and relevant to the challenges faced by technology companies today.”
The Techxans is the largest technology-executives network in Texas, with more than 48,000 members and chapters in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.
Ultimately, The Planet’s goal is to provide:
The Planet is the leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting more than 22,000 small and medium size businesses and 12 million Web sites worldwide. The Planet Alpha division provides the widest array of self-managed dedicated servers and advanced services backed by 24×7x365 support. The Planet Northstar Managed Hosting division combines a proactive methodology and seasoned IT experts to deliver a fully managed hosting solution, with the best choice of servers, software tools and world-class support, backed by state-of-the-art facilities and an enterprise-class network.
To learn more about Techxans, please visit: www.techxans.org.
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Aliso Viejo, California - (The Hosting News) - November 7, 2008 - Data center services company, and provider of web solutions including managed services, sharepoint hosting, Windows and Linux web hosting, and Microsoft exchange email services, Alentus, discusses its results for the financial quarter.
William King, CEO remarked, ”We are pleased that we have achieved another profitable quarter, which has been successive year over year, despite a difficult economic environment around the world. We continue to position the company for growth in 2009 with the capabilities to increase our capacity. We continue to garner the benefits of our recent acquisitions. Adding to our customer base, we focus on making Alentus the best choice for SMBs looking for world-class services from around the world. Our success is a result of dedication to customer satisfaction, affordable prices and a high level of technical support that is unmatched in the industry.”
Highlights of the financial results include:
Revenues: $972,333 — Gross Profit: $827,113 — Positive EBITDA: $214,702 — Completed first acquisition in March 2008 — Successive consecutive EBITDA for 109 months Highlights of the financial results ending June 30, 2008 — Revenues: $1,652,576, increased by 70% from Q1 — Gross Profit: $1,175,349 — Positive EBITDA: $157,170 — Completed two more acquisitions almost doubling revenues year to date. — Won a multi-million dollar contract from one of the largest credit card processing companies in the world. — Sustained consecutive EBITDA for 112 months The Company’s revenues are achieved through offering various web hosting services, mainly shared and dedicated hosting and managed services, but also including managed converged voice, unified messaging, WAN connectivity, co-location, and dedicated Internet connectivity solutions. The higher sales volumes and revenue for June 2008 quarter is due to successful sales efforts and company acquisitions, trends that the company intend to continue this year and into the future.
The Company expects to generate 2008 revenue of approximately $7.5 million with EBITDA of $1.15 million. About Alentus Corporation: Alentus Corporation is based in Aliso Viejo, California, with Data Center and Network Operations Center facilities in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Columbus and Austin in the United States and in London, United Kingdom. The company provides Microsoft Windows asp.net hosting, RedHat Linux website hosting, sharepoint hosting, SQL and mySQL database hosting, Microsoft database hosting, Microsoft Exchange Hosting, Virtual Private Servers (VPS), and dedicated server solutions to thousands of small- to medium-sized companies and customized solutions to larger organizations including many Fortune 500 clients. Alentus is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, RedHat Ready Hosting Partner, and MySQL Enterprise Ready Partner.
To learn more, please visit: www.alentus.com.
Redwood City, California - (The Hosting News) - November 7, 2008 - Hosted configuration protocol (DHCP) product provider, Nominum, has made enhancements to its Vantio caching DNS platform, with two new products, and the new Trusted Response and Universal Enforcement architecture.
Tom Tovar, CEO of Nominum remarked, ”The browsing public, policy makers and industry watchdogs are all demanding greater safety and security while using the Internet. With Nominum’s new offerings, service providers are now uniquely positioned to meet the demand for a trusted Internet experience with technically effective and operationally efficient solutions that don’t compromise user privacy or network performance.”
Together, the new products and architecture offer real time protection for all broadband users and devices against a wide range of Internet threats and malicious, illegal and inappropriate content.
Nominum’s TRUE architecture and new products offer the following advantages:
Nominum’s TRUE architecture is an ideal launch point for service providers to maximize user protection without impacting privacy. The following Vantio enhancements and new products are the first in a series to utilize the new TRUE architecture:
Stefano Maifreni, Product Manager for Internet access services at COLT remarked, ”At COLT, we’re working cooperatively with the regulatory agencies in Italy to prevent access to illegal gambling and content on the Internet as a value to the community of users we serve. With Nominum’s new products, we can comply with new requirements quickly without any changes to the network or user behavior. We plan to leverage these products to deliver ongoing security and safety from other threats.”
Dr. Paul Mockapetris, Chairman and Chief Scientist at Nominum and inventor of the DNS noted, ”Nominum addressed DNS security with layered defenses against the Kaminsky and other vulnerabilities, and is now leveraging its secure DNS foundation to enable a safer and trusted Internet experience. Nominum allows service providers to protect users with reputation information that doesn’t invade user privacy and meets or exceeds legal mandates.”
The new products and the TRUE architecture achieve complete coverage of threats to the network and Internet user, and maximize effectiveness across the entire broadband subscriber footprint, including new Internet-aware devices such as mobile phones. They provide real-time protection from all forms of web-based malware, phishing, illegal or inappropriate content, and e-mail spam. Likewise, Nominum’s Vantio provides four layers of protection against all forms of DNS attacks, including the Kaminsky cache poisoning attack, DoS and DDoS, and Birthday attacks.
David Vorhaus, Associate analyst in Yankee Group’s Enabling Technologies Service Provider group commented, ”DNS-based services present a variety of valuable benefits to service providers as well as end-users, encompassing things such as security, revenue generation and customer satisfaction. Additionally, as government agencies and industry watchdogs pressure service providers to ensure security while safeguarding privacy, DNS redirection is an indispensable tool.”
All products are software only, generally available and may be purchased separately. Pricing is configuration dependent.
Nominum’s network naming and addressing solutions power IP networks of all sizes globally, from the largest carrier broadband network to enterprises, universities and government agencies. Nominum’s Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) products lead the industry in security, performance, and reliability. They are the foundation of the always-on broadband Internet, supporting 150 million households connected by more than one hundred carriers in every region - North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. Large businesses, educational institutions and governmental networks also depend on Nominum to support mission-critical IP services and applications.
For more information, please visit: www.nominum.com.
San Jose, California - (The Hosting News) - November 6, 2008 - Dedicated server, colocation and shared web hosting company, 3FN.Net, has launched enhanced service operations, with improvements and upgrades for its shared hosting offerings at the Triple Fiber Network.Dean McToner, 3FN spokesperson remarked, ”As our customer base grows rapidly, we […]
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - (The Hosting News) - November 6, 2008 - What is deemed the industry’s first free comprehensive geographic website monitoring services, offering fully featured, no limits website monitoring from node locations around the world, free of charge, has launched at UptimeSpy.
Chris Henning, Developer of the site noted, ”We’ve developed a monitoring service that offers world-class features and no usage limits for our users. By integrating UptimeSpy’s monitoring network with a real-time Host Metrics portal, we are able to serve both our users and the hosting community as a whole, all free of charge.”
The new service allows webmasters to monitor the performance of their sites and receive instant text message or email alerts if downtime is detected. UptimeSpy’s network of international monitoring nodes helps eliminate false alarms and allows the system to determine which geographical regions are affected by downtime or slow performance. This sensitivity allows webmasters to isolate problems more easily.
To get started with UptimeSpy, users simply create a free account and add as many domains or IP addresses as they would like to be monitored. Within their personalized control panel, users can configure individual node ping time sensitivity, alert methods, service types, monitoring intervals, and more.
In addition to personalized monitoring services, UptimeSpy offers a unique metrics portal that publicly displays the performance of leading Web hosting providers. The Host Metrics portal displays speeds for ping response, HTTP response, and average uptime as a percentage. The statistics allow users to verify or dispute the published guarantees of their Web host, and request SLA compensation.
UptimeSpy also provides HTML code for a real-time button displaying the average uptime statistic. Founding Sponsors, which allow UptimeSpy to operate as a free service, include Future Hosting (www.futurehosting.biz), Lunarpages (www.lunarpages.com), Webintellects (www.webintellects.com), and Superb Hosting (www.superbhosting.net).
Launched in 2008, UptimeSpy provides the industry’s first free, comprehensive worldwide geographic monitoring service, enabling webmasters to see real-time uptime and performance results from nodes located around the world. With no usage limits and an intuitive user interface, UptimeSpy provides a vital service to webmasters and Web hosting providers.
To learn more about UptimeSpy, please visit: www.uptimespy.com.
