Sunday, May 4, 2008

Why You Must Own Your Own Domain Name

This is a guest post from Xavier Lanier, publisher of Notebooks.com and a strong believer in getting the right domain name for yourself and your online business.

If you don't own 'yourname'.com, stop reading this and head over to your favorite domain registrar and buy it. If you don't someone else eventually will and may even turn it into a web site dedicated to making fun of you with a naked puppet.

That might sound outlandish, but that's exactly what's happened to Shel Israel - a blogging expert, co-author of Naked Conversations and host of a video show over at FastCompany.TV.

Shel is new to the video format, and New York blogger Loren Feldman had some harsh words about the new show. Loren stepped it up his criticism by publishing videos of a naked puppet 'Shel Israel.'

To make matters worse, Loren registered ShelIsrael.com, which is now home to the videos of the Shel Israel sock puppet. While Shel still needs sponsors for his FastCompany.TV show, ShelIsrael.com and the puppet has a sponsor after a few short days.

I'm not going to pass judgment on the quality of either bloggers' videos, motives or expertise, but not owning your own domain is really bad move. Even if you don't plan on using 'yourname.com' in the near (or distant) future, owning it is cheap insurance against a debacle like this. If you have some cash to spare or you're even mildly famous/controversial you should also look into buying the rest of the TLD's that include your name (.net,.org, etc.).

Understandably, Shel was upset and he's sounded off on his blog and on twitter about the situation. Shel got really defensive and sounded off on twitter and his blog, but came to this conclusion:

I did investigate the law, and on the surface of it, it appears that Loren is in his legal rights and there is nothing I can do about it, without a major legal effort, which I have neither time nor inclination to pursue. I lose. Loren gets to keep the site. If Loren were a decent sort, could call as you suggest, and ask him to take down the content and turn the site over to me at cost. I doubt that action would be successful.

What comes out of this is probably a victory for GoDaddy and other domain registrants. I imagine there’s a whole lot of people registering their names these days, because now–like me–they understand what malicious people can do.

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Web Hosting Applications Firm, Parallels, Acquires ModernBill


Renton, Washington- (The Hosting News) - March 27, 2008 - Server virtualization firm, Parallels, has entered into a merger acquisition of ModernGigabyte, the creators of the ModernBill automated billing system, while preparing for its Summit 2008.

Parallels will acquire all of the assets of ModernGigabyte, including products, services, intellectual property, and staff. ModernGigabyte products include: hosting and service provider billing system, ModernBill, real-time payment and credit card processing service, ModernAuthorize, automated delivery system for SSL cetificates, SSL Factory, automated domain registration service, ModernDNS, and real-time fraud checking service for online ordering, FraudGuardian. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Parallels plans to maintain the current pricing structure of the products.

ModernBill may be offered along with Plesk for a complete reseller package, for dedicated hosting providers. Parallels ISV partners that have deployed the Application Packaging Standard (APS), will have a ready to deliver solution, for hosting companies to sell products.

The latest version of ModernBill is hoped to be the ideal complement to the Parallels family of control panels including Plesk, Virtuozzo, Parallels Pro and Helm. Development will continue to be performed by our development team and support processes will remain in place to ensure no interruption to your existing business. The acquisition will provide access to a wider array of resources to maintain the product more efficiently and effectively over the long term.

In the near future, Plesk will be bundled with ModernBill by many of Parallels channel partners, to provide one of the most advanced control panel integrations produced to date.

Finally, Parallels is preparing for its Summit 2008, scheduled to take place in Washington DC from May 19-20, instead of its regular gathering in Louisville for its 4th Annual Hosting Workshop. Parallels will combine its resources to offer all of the traditional labs in the past, along with the new activities scheduled.

Parallels (formerly SWsoft) is a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software that optimizes computing for consumers, businesses, and service providers across all major hardware, operating systems, and virtualization platforms. Founded in 1999, Parallels is a fast-growing company with 900 employees in North America, Europe, and Asia.

To learn more about the Summit, please visit: www.parallels.com/summit.

For more information about Parallels, please visit: www.parallels.com.

Network Peering Services Provider, LINX, Hosts Global Business Forum


London, United Kingdom - (The Hosting News) - March 27, 2008 - The London Internet Exchange (LINX), will co-host the 4 day Global Peering Forum 3.0 In Miami, where network exchange providers may enhance peering relationships.

The event will be attended by 190 global peering coordinators from around the world. LINX is joined by partners Equinix, Switch and Data, Terremark, AMS-IX and DE-CIX in hosting this forum designed to examine the latest technical developments in the industry.

Launched in 2006, the Global Peering Forum has brought together peering coordinators from North America, Europe, South America, and Asia in a neutral environment to discuss interconnection of their autonomous networks. In addition, participants will hear in-depth presentations from industry experts on peering rollouts, policies, trends and general technical topics of interest to the peering coordinator community.

John Souter, Chief Executive Officer at LINX commented, ''We at LINX have always been committed to the work of the peering community so we are pleased to be supporting the Global Peering Forum. As the impact of the Internet in everyday life increases, it is vital that peering professionals come together to exchange ideas and technical knowledge to meet customer demands and anticipate future trends. We are delighted to be working alongside many of the world's leading Internet Exchanges at this event.''

Peering is defined as a way to exchange data between networks on a settlement free or partial settlement basis. Internet service providers and content delivery service providers transfer data between each other at locations called peering points or Internet Exchanges. At these sites, routers transfer messages between backbones using layer 2 switches or other dynamic interconnection systems. These systems are globally tied together by connecting high-capacity fiber optic lines owned by network service providers. Attendance at the forum, which will be held from March 31 through April 3, is by invitation only and limited to peering coordinators.

LINX now has members in over 40 countries and territories. It is interesting to note that while a large proportion of members come from the traditional LINX heartland of Europe, the gap with the rest of the world is beginning to close. Nearly a quarter of all members are now based outside Europe with those in North America equating to 14.7% with a further 7.5% coming from Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania.

LINX recently presented its Conspicuous Contribution Award, to Dr Richard Clayton, an academic at Cambridge University and consultant for LINX member, THUS plc (incorporating founding LINX member, Demon Internet). The presentation was made during the recent LINX member meeting at the Goodenough College in London in November and judging by the warm reception given to Dr. Clayton by the delegates, it was a very popular decision indeed. The 'Conspicuous Contribution' prize was first given in 2006 to Nigel Titley of Easynet who was a LINX council member from its 1994 formation through to 2006.

LINX is a mutual organization owned and consisting of approximately 250 Internet service providers and content delivery service providers. It allows competing networks to exchange Internet traffic cost-effectively, bringing speed and efficiency benefits to their customers. The LINX platform enables access to Internet routes, reaching more countries, than any other public peering point. LINX operates in a regulatory and policy environment that is supportive of network operators and the Internet community, which it strives to maintain and reinforce through its Public Affairs activities. The LINX network includes over 550 connected member ports, over 50 member-facing 10GigE ports, and over 150Gb/sec of peak traffic.

For more information about the event, please visit: www.peeringforum.com.

To learn more about LINX, please visit: www.linx.net.

Server Virtualization Firm, VMware, Invests $100 Million in New Facility


Bangalore, India - (The Hosting News) - March 27, 2008 - Virtualization solutions firm, VMware, Inc., has committed to a multi-year initiative for the purpose of expanding its India-based research and development (R and D) operations.

VMware already has a strong presence across India with offices in Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Delhi, and Mumbai. The initiative was announced today by VMware president and CEO Diane Greene at a news conference in Bangalore.
The initiative includes:
  • Investing U.S. $100 million (4 billion Indian Rupees) in India by 2010
  • A new, state-of-the-art 82,000 square foot development center in Bangalore
  • Doubling the company's India-based engineering organization to more than 1,000 people in the next two years

Ms. Greene explained, ''Great products are built by great people. India has both an excellent technical education infrastructure and outstanding people. We highly value our Indian citizen employees. India is also one of our fastest growing markets and where we have increasingly important system integrator partners. For these reasons, we are now substantively increasing our investment in India.''

VMware entered India in 2004. The company has more than 300 customers and more than 160 channel partners in the country. With offices in 5 cities, VMware employs nearly 700 people, including more than 500 developers, across India. It has established strong ties to local universities in India including IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, NIT Trichi, NIT Surathkal, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the RV College of Engineering.

The new Bangalore development center expands on existing R and D operations in Bangalore and Pune. The center supports new and ongoing research and development across the company's entire portfolio of solutions for datacenter and desktop virtualization. The new 82,000 square foot development center is located in South Bangalore and includes a 4,000 square foot computer lab.

Earlier this year VMware announced major enhancements to the VMware VIP Partner Program. The enhancements help make it easier for the company's 10,000 channel partners to quickly establish or expand their virtualization practices and offer their customers increased value through VMware's market-leading virtualization solutions.

VMware provides virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter. Customers of all sizes rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green. With 2007 revenues of $1.3 billion, more than 100,000 customers and more than 10,000 partners, VMware is one of the fastest growing public software companies. VMware is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

For more information about VMware, please visit: www.vmware.com.

Dedicated Server Web Hosting Provider, The Planet, Powered by NTT IPv6 Network


Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - March 26, 2008 - Privately held dedicated web hosting company, The Planet, along with hosting and web infrastructure service integrator, NTT America, Inc. (NTTA), will offer over 22,000 customers, access to IPv6, the next-generation Internet protocol.

Development on the project begins immediately, and The Planet expects to announce availability in late 2008. IPv6 provides a vast improvement over the current IPv4, deployed in the 1980s, by increasing address space, providing support for mobile devices, and improving quality of service and data security.

Stan Barber, Vice President, Network Operations, at The Planet noted, ''One of our top priorities at The Planet is to make sure all of our customers have access to the best technologies to keep their businesses competitive now and in the future. As the Internet grows in complexity and becomes even more ubiquitous, we're looking to the future so that we are fully prepared to meet the vast needs of our customers. Working with NTT America allows us to add the considerable benefits of IPv6 to The Planet's network and to help our customers prepare for the continued impact the Internet will have on their companies.''

As one of the first hosting companies to announce its plans for IPv6, The Planet continues to provide enhancements that give current customers methodologies to be ready today and for the future. By adding NTT America's IPv6 transit to The Planet network, The Planet will be able to offer each hosting customer an innovative, dual-stack approach, which provides the most efficient approach for using both IPv4 and IPv6 simultaneously.

NTT Communications Group has been directly involved with the development and deployment of IPv6 technology since 1996. With the launch of IPv6 transit services in 2001 and the first IPv6 managed firewall solution in 2005, which was provided by NTT America, the NTT Communications Group established itself as the global leader in commercial IPv6 managed services solutions.

Michael Wheeler, Vice President of Sales and Business Development at NTT America remarked, ''As the operator of the world's largest commercial IPv6 network and with more than ten years of direct involvement with its development and deployment, we are pleased to be able to be working with The Planet to create long-term sustainable growth for their customers on the Internet. We continue to be committed to bringing superior technology, solutions and services to our customers worldwide.''

The NTT Communications Group provides IPv6 Gateway services that are available globally and allow enterprises to connect to the world's only commercial-grade Global Tier One IPv6 Backbone operating in four continents-North America, Europe, Asia and Australia-and serving thousands of customers. In addition, NTT has improved upon the inherent security features of IPv6 with the creation of its IntelliSecurity IPv6 Managed Firewall solution. The solution complements the NTT Communications Group's existing suite of managed IPv6 Gateway Services, and satisfies the need for increased security for IPv6 users. NTT America also provides IPv6 transition solutions through its IPv6 Transition Consultancy, which supports companies' and federal agencies' smooth transition to the upgraded IPv6 network with specialized products and knowledge accumulated through the NTT Communications Group's successful commercial implementation of IPv6 technology.

Ultimately, The Planet's goal is to provide:

  • High levels of network capacity and speed to deliver peak performance
  • Instant scalability to handle even the largest spikes in network traffic
  • Parallel, redundant, multi-tiered network routing and switching architecture to assure reliability and stability
  • Multiple layer network security that prevents Delayed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks from harming businesses
  • Knowledgeable experts with a passion for excellence and a commitment to operate the best networks in the business
The Planet is a leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting over 22,000 small and medium size businesses and 3.1 million web sites worldwide, using the best choice of servers, software tools and support, backed by enhanced facilities and network connectivity.

For more information about The Planet, please visit: www.theplanet.com.

Data Center Firm, Verizon Business, Unveils Managed Security Service


Basking Ridge, New Jersey - (The Hosting News) - March 26, 2008 - Web host and Internet solutions firm, Verizon Business, has unveiled a new managed security service, to assist organizations to better protect total IT infrastructure.

The offering was developed to defend against increasing threats to business applications. From the network to the end- user, Verizon Business will offer enterprise customers a better way to protect their software and web applications that underlie critical business processes. The new Application Log Monitoring and Management Service will augment Verizon Business' Managed Security Services (MSS) portfolio, which helps deliver end-to-end protection of an organization's entire IT 'stack' -- the computing structure that includes the network, data, application and user layers).

The new service enables customers to efficiently log, track and analyze user and system activity of software and Web applications, operating systems, and Web and database servers while avoiding the cost and complexity of building, maintaining and monitoring an in-house log management infrastructure. The Application Log Monitoring and Management Service will be available in the U.S. and many countries around the world, beginning next month. The new offering enables users to better mitigate risk, control IT costs, reduce complexity, and automate security compliance initiatives. As a result, customers can react more quickly to security threats, gain speedy access to critical information, and facilitate security compliance audits.

Counse Broders, Senior Research Director, Current Analysis noted, ''Verizon Business continues to deliver on managed security solutions for its clients with a nuanced log monitoring and management service extended to applications that will help clients better deal with compliance and regulatory requirements while gaining 24 x 7 expertise. Verizon Business' new service moves security further up the IT stack to the application level, helping to drive the industry forward.''

With one of the world's most expansive IP networks, Verizon Business has a unique view into the global security threat landscape. Customers can rely on Verizon Business' expert security capabilities and advanced analysis to provide visibility into -- and the ability to mitigate -- new and emerging threats that may affect a business.

Kerry Bailey, Vice President of Verizon Business Security Solutions noted, ''Today's approach to security is holistic. Gone are the days of relying solely on network-layer security to protect information assets. As the leading global provider of managed information security solutions and operator of one of the world's most expansive IP networks, we are well- positioned to secure our customers' infrastructure -- from the network to the user level, and everywhere in between.''

According to industry analyst firm Forrester Research, Internet attacks are shifting from the network to software and web applications. The firm noted: ''Cyber attacks have moved up from the network layer to the application layer. Applications, especially web applications, have become prime targets for attackers because they create, present, modify, and store sensitive data, from credit card numbers to intellectual property.'' (Forrester, ''Five Trends That Will Shape The IT Security Profession In 2008,'' By Jonathan Penn with Tom Pohlmann, Paul Stamp and Allison Herald, Dec. 28, 2007.)

By outsourcing log management infrastructure to Verizon Business, it is believed that customers can better protect their global operations against security threats. The managed service includes automated collection, correlation, analysis of current and historical data, comprehensive reporting, secure archiving, and retrieval of application log data such as audit records and user activity logs.

Using advanced correlation and classification of logged security data, Verizon Business' team of security experts can filter out real threats and, when necessary, react quickly to neutralize potential threats and attacks against customers. A key feature of the service is that it allows organizations to maintain the proper IT controls and reporting requirements needed to help them address industry standards and security regulations such as the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), COBIT 4.0, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and ISO 17799.

Best practice IT frameworks dictate that organizations collect, periodically review and securely archive their security log data for a defined period of time. Additionally, the ability to archive log data provides customers with secure, scalable storage and fast access to log data on the customer premises, which helps to facilitate quicker security audits.

Verizon Business' comprehensive Managed Security Services portfolio is designed to provide security monitoring and management of premises-, cloud- and Software as a Service (SAAS)-based solutions to protect the extended enterprise. Verizon Business MSS uniquely complements an organization's in-house capabilities with round-the-clock analysis and expertise. Enterprises and government agencies rely on Verizon Business to help them manage security risk and protect critical company assets.

Verizon Business Security Solutions offers a comprehensive portfolio of security services that include threat and vulnerability management; identity management; security and compliance programs; and security strategy and consultation. The more than 1,100 security professionals around the globe deliver these offerings through a range of managed services, professional services and products.

Verizon Business, one of the largest providers of communications services to the U.S. federal government, serves virtually every federal agency. Verizon Business is one of the largest global providers of advanced data, Internet and voice communications services. Verizon Business offers local-to-global-to-local network capabilities coupled with a broad range of telecommunications products and services, including managed network services and systems integration, to all levels of government. With this broad portfolio of services, Verizon Business will make an effort to provide federal agencies with one-stop shopping for their communications or connectivity needs. The company has built the next-generation services that are helping to transform the way government customers -- and their constituents -- do business.

Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), is a provider of advanced communications and information technology (IT) solutions to large business and government customers worldwide. Combining global network reach with advanced technology and professional service capabilities, Verizon Business delivers a range of IT and Hosting solutions to fully outsource data centers, storage, application management and IT help desks.

To learn more about the security service, please visit: www.verizonbusiness.com/us/security.

For more information about Verizon Business, please visit: www.verizonbusiness.com.

AISO.Net Solar Powered Web Hosting Firm, Enlists NextPhase for Wireless Network


Anaheim, California - (The Hosting News) - March 26, 2008 - Environmentally friendly, solar-powered web hosting company, AISO.Net, recently chose to implement a major wireless network upgrade, with NextPhase Wireless.

The NextPhase Wireless, Inc. ntionwide developer of WiMAX-ready networks and provider of advanced wireless broadband solutions,will deploy the wireless network upgrade for the world's first and only solar-powered web hosting company, AISO.Net. Specifically, NextPhase is deploying carrier-grade microwave radio frequency networking equipment, produced by Dragonwave, to deliver AISO.Net with scalable, flexible and secure wireless broadband access and connectivity over licensed fixed wireless spectrum acquired by NextPhase in the Southern California region.

In addition, NextPhase has secured a five-year service agreement with AISO.Net to provide 24/7 network support, load balancing and on-demand bandwidth utilization and optimization at connectivity speeds up to 300 Mbps. Ranked among Inc. Magazine's ''Green 50,'' AISO.Net serves more than 15,000 clients worldwide from its environmentally friendly facilities in Romoland, California. As the first and currently only public data center member of the U.S. Green Building Council, AISO.Net owns and operates its own data center and network that is powered by solar panels, not energy credits.

Phil Nail, Chief Executive Officer at AISO.Net noted, ''AISO.Net has enjoyed explosive growth over the last 11 years, thanks in large part to the 'green' movement sweeping the globe. By clearly differentiating our Company through a demonstrated commitment to the environment, like-minded customers worldwide, such as the Discovery Channel and the Organic Trade Association, are turning to AISO.Net for their web hosting needs. In cases, such as when we hosted Live Earth's web site for its record breaking Live Earth concert in July 2007, which proved to be the largest global entertainment event ever held, daily traffic to our customers' web sites are subjected to event-driven bursts of extraordinarily high traffic. NextPhase can now afford us the ability to seamlessly and economically expand our high speed bandwidth capacity on an on-demand basis, without costly service disruptions and without requiring us to make unwieldy capital investments in network infrastructure.''

Robert Ford, Chief Executive Officer of NextPhase, added, ''We are delighted that AISO.Net has chosen NextPhase Wireless to deliver the power, security, flexibility and scalability it requires to address its current broadband connectivity demands, while also anticipating and adapting to its future needs.''

With a mission to build a device-agnostic, WiMAX-ready, wireless broadband connectivity/content delivery platform serving all 48 contiguous U.S. states, NextPhase Wireless is focused on providing connectivity services and solutions to businesses, public school systems and local government agencies. Using licensed WiMAX and LMDS spectrum bands, the Company offers fully-integrated solutions with the highest levels of reliability, security, flexibility, scalability and price-performance.

AISO.Net is an environmentally friendly web hosting firm, with a solar powered data center that does not use green energy credits. According to the company, using solar panels to power its data center and network, AISO.Net is the first and only 100% completely solar powered web hosting company, and will become the first and only public data center in North America to add a green roof to its facility. Customers include those as far away as Kenya, East Africa. Since 1997, AISO has offered network and server hardware that is fully redundant with 24x7-automated systems monitoring.

For more information about NextPhase Wireless, please visit: www.npwireless.com.

To learn more about AISO.Net, please visit: www.aiso.net.

Web Hosting Application Firm, 3Tera, Debuts New Cloud Solutions, with Nirvanix


Mountain View, California - (The Hosting News) - March 25, 2008 - Utility and grid computing solutions firm, 3Tera, Inc., has joined ''Cloud Storage'' platform provider, Nirvanix, to offer new advanced cloud computing solutions, for website application developers.

3Tera and Nirvanix will be integrating the Nirvanix Storage Delivery Network (SDN), which includes Nirvanix, the premier into the standard AppLogic catalog of virtual appliances. The first such integration is the inclusion of the Nirvanix SDN as a backup target option within the AppLogic Grid Operating System backup dynamic appliance.

Debbie Landa, Founder and CEO of Dealmaker Media, the organizer of Under The Radar conference noted, ''We are happy to see Under The Radar participants starting new partnerships. Both 3Tera and Nirvanix are new to our Graduate Circle of companies, both are offering exciting new technologies that allow emerging companies to easily build, manage and scale their web applications without the need to build and own complex and expensive data centers. Their announcement today is a proof point for our efforts to facilitate new business opportunities and exchange of innovative ideas.''

The solution is designed to enable developers to select the Nirvanix global storage network for the highest performance storage available in the market today. Additionally, by selecting the Nirvanix SDN, AppLogic customers will be able to send backup copies to multiple global locations simultaneously for best practices in disaster recovery. This integrated solution was demonstrated today, live, with a real application grid backing up multiple images and gigabytes of data to the SDN in just a few seconds.

Jonathan Buckley, Chief Marketing Officer for Nirvanix remarked, ''This solution blends together the best of both worlds, Utility Computing and Cloud Storage. The two companies are coming together to address a very real problem for their customer: How to complement the simplicity and automation of a robust Utility Computing platform, with a cost-disruptive, yet most-reliable layer of data protection based on Cloud Storage.''

Bert Armijo, Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Product Management, 3Tera, Inc. added, ''We are excited to work with Nirvanix, because they are bringing innovative high performance storage solutions to Web application developers. We have many users working with large data sets for whom backup and data mobility are serious concerns. Nirvanix performance and reliability provide immediate storage solutions as well as create new application opportunities.''

Under The Radar is a conference series and a blog profiling early-stage innovation, showcasing emerging startups and identifying trends. It began as an evening networking event in April 2003. After months of sold-out events, we were urged by our network of executives and VCs to create a full-day event: effectively a one-stop shop to evaluate and explore new business opportunities, partnerships, potential investments, and trends in several technology sectors. UTR conferences showcase 32 of the most disruptive startups in a sector. The conference takes a hands-on look at the true innovators fueling an explosion of emerging technology and new business opportunities.

Nirvanix is the premier ''Cloud Storage'' platform provider. Nirvanix is a privately held company headquartered in San Diego, California and backed by world-class investors including Intel Capital. Nirvanix has built a global cluster of storage nodes collectively referred to as the Storage Delivery Network (SDN), powered by the Nirvanix Internet Media File System (IMFS). The SDN intelligently stores, delivers and processes storage requests in the best network location, providing the best user experience in the marketplace. With the ability to store multiple file copies in multiple geographic nodes, the SDN enables unparalleled data availability for developers, businesses and enterprises.

In February, 3 Tera was named a 2007 Best SaaS Provider, by HostReview, selected for its impact on enabling utility computing solutions for the hosting industry. Featured on the HostReview web site's 2007 Top 10 Web Host Awards, Best SaaS Provider list, each award category lists companies who have distinguished themselves during the past year and have laid the foundations for continued quality service and innovation in 2008. The Top 10 Web Host Awards honor leading companies in eight different categories.To create their Best of the Year awards, HostReview editors reviewed the achievements of companies during the last year, including their contribution to the hosting industry and the performance of each company in their related category.

3Tera, Inc. is a grid and utility computing firm for the deployment and scaling of web applications. Named a 2007 Category Breaker by NetworkWorld magazine, 3Tera's AppLogic grid operating system enables the first true utility computing services that completely remove the cost and complexity associated with infrastructure. The operating system converts commodity servers into scalable grids on which users can visually operate deploy and scale transactional web applications without any modification of code. Software-as-a-Service providers, Web 2.0 companies, enterprises and open source developers may obtain new online services, to market by utilizing resources from commodity hosting providers on a pay-as-you-go basis, while maintaining complete control of applications including visual operation, scaling and on-demand resource provisioning using only a browser.

For more information about the conference, please visit: www.undertheradar.com.

To learn more about Nirvanix, please visit: www.nirvanix.com.

For more information about 3Tera, please visit: www.3tera.com.

R1Soft Hosting Partner Program, Welcomes Managed Hosting Firm, ReadySpace


Singapore, China - (The Hosting News) - March 25, 2008 - Developer of near-continuous data protection products for Linux and Windows, R1Soft's Hosting Partner Program, now includes managed hosting solutions firm, ReadySpace.

ReadySpace will begin offering an array of Continuous Data Protection-powered backup plans, as the first provider to implement the data protection technology in major Asian markets, including Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

Poh Yong Hwang, Executive Director of ReadySpace noted, ''Joining the R1Soft Hosting Partner Program has provided us with the tools and resources we need to successfully integrate and deploy Continuous Data Protection plans for our customers. We see this as an opportunity to grow our robust line of services, and in doing so, provide our customers with an additional grade of data security. R1Soft's solution is secure and easily managed - attributes our team values highly.''

Starting at S$20.00 (about $14 USD) per month, the company's backup plans allow customers to take advantage of R1Soft's flexible data protection technology, offering seven recovery points to be stored at any given time and featuring end-to-end encryption and bare metal restores. ReadySpace customers hosted on either Linux or Windows accounts are able to enroll in one of the backup plans.

In joining the R1Soft Hosting Partner Program, ReadySpace gains access to aggressive licensing discounts, marketing materials and sales tools, product white papers, and priority technical support. R1Soft also works with hosting partners to optimize sales opportunities and streamline the implementation of backup services.

David Wartell, Vice President of R1Soft, a division of BBS Technologies remarked, ''We are excited to work with ReadySpace to create a new opportunity for its end users to benefit from our products. Our Hosting Partner Program creates an avenue for successful providers like ReadySpace to leverage new technology to benefit existing customers and create an incentive for prospective customers.''

ReadySpace is a managed hosting provider serving over 1,000 businesses in Asia. ReadySpace creates business-class hosting solutions for small and medium enterprises (SME) and high level enterprises, offering a broad portfolio of managed hosting and value-added services in the industry, ranging from domain name registration to ecommerce to fully managed custom dedicated servers. The company's unique multi-server hosting platform ensures optimal uptime and performance to its hosting customers. ReadySpace also provides reliable and scalable infrastructure for demanding business requirements. ReadySpace is based in Singapore and operates offices in Malaysia, Hong Kong and other major cities in Asia.

Founded in 2003, R1Soft is a provider of disk-based backup solutions. The company's customer list includes some of the world's largest hosting providers. R1soft products provide Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for over 85,000 mission-critical Linux and Windows servers worldwide. In November, 2007 R1Soft was acquired by BBS Technologies, Inc.

To learn more about ReadySpace, please visit: www.readyspace.com.

For more information about R1Soft and Continuous Data Protection, please visit: www.r1soft.com.