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News: Colocation Data Center Services for Halliburton, by CyrusOne
Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - November 21, 2008 - High-availability, high density colocation services, CyrusOne, has been selected by Halliburton, as its strategic data center partner to service its mission-critical IT infrastructure needs.
Mike Pfister, CIO, Halliburton remarked, ''Working with a strategic partner like CyrusOne allows for flexibility and scalability in our data center requirements, and that translates to increased adaptability and quick deployment in times of growth. Simplifying our data center infrastructure in a centralized, secure facility helps increase efficiencies and systems performance. We selected CyrusOne as our global data center partner because of their expertise, highly rated facilities, and their dedication to support our future requirements.''
Halliburton will relocate and consolidate its hardware systems to occupy several thousand square feet of data center space in CyrusOne's newly constructed facility in Lewisville, Texas. The CyrusOne data center will later become a key server hosting location for Halliburton's 24x7 Real Time Operations services which leads the industry in delivering real time information from wellsite to customer.
David Ferdman, CEO, CyrusOne noted, ''Leveraging a high availability colocation provider for flexibility, scalability and adaptability is becoming more common for companies that choose to no longer invest capital dollars building and operating their own data centers. Halliburton is a great match for the model, allowing for rapid deployment of mission critical systems during times of growth and overall efficiencies in their data center infrastructure.''
The CyrusOne Lewisville data center provides best-in-class architectural features such as CAT-6A cabling, which delivers data transfer at speeds up to 10 gigabytes. To meet Halliburton's extensive cabling requirements, technical specialists built a dense yet highly partitioned cable infrastructure that allows for maximum network performance and rapid service response. Each foot of cable is labeled and traceable, and allows technicians to immediately and accurately pinpoint problems or defects.
Dan Vazquez, VP, Technology, CyrusOne remarked, ''Many large data centers have upwards of 30 miles of sub-floor cabling. One of the most important aspects of building a network is being able to locate exactly where each section of cable lies and how it supports the architecture. It requires detailed pre-installation analysis to achieve rapid, reliable deployment.''
System reliability and uninterrupted performance are provided via an on-site electrical substation that provides full 2N redundancy, two independent power grids, three separate substations, two 42 MVA transformers within on-site substations and a tie breaker to further reinforce 2N reliability and seamless productivity. Communication capabilities feature unlimited bandwidth capabilities, upgradeable to OC-192. Connectivity is secured through a dual sonet ring powered by major telecommunications carriers.
Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry. With more than 55,000 employees in approximately 70 countries, the company serves the upstream oil and gas industry throughout the lifecycle of the reservoir - from locating hydrocarbons and managing geological data, to drilling and formation evaluation, well construction and completion, and optimizing production through the life of the field.
CyrusOne is a leader in high availability, high density data center services, providing colocation and implementation services for customers in the healthcare, energy and financial industries. We help businesses optimize returns on technology investments while ensuring application availability, data security and superior IT performance. CyrusOne was recently acquired by ABRY Partners, a Boston-based private equity investment firm with $25 billion of leveraged transactions and other private equity and mezzanine investments, representing investments in more than 450 media and communications properties.
To learn more about Halliburton, please visit: www.halliburton.com.
For more information about CyrusOne, please visit: www.cyrusone.com.
Posted by editor on Friday, November 21 @ 09:02:18 EST (90 reads)
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News: Web Hosting by Alentus, to be Provided for London Internet Exchange
Aliso Viejo , California - (The Hosting News) - November 21, 2008 - Shared and dedicated web hosting services firm, Alentus Corporation, has been chosen to manage the hosting services of the London Internet Exchange (LINX) in London, England.
John Macleod, CTO of Alentus Corporation noted, ''As our network continues to grow globally it is important not only to provide a greater means for connectivity to our clients, but to contribute to the global internet infrastructure as well. LINX facilitates a peering network that not only spans the UK, but also multiple continents, allowing us to reach out through our peers to our clients in those nations as well.''
The London Internet Exchange (LINX) is one of the world's largest Internet Exchange Points (IXPs). LINX has acted as the focus for development of the Internet infrastructure in the UK and, increasingly, the infrastructure between Europe, North America, Asia and Australasia. The peering arrangement allows Alentus to exchange traffic with other members of the LINX exchange, providing greater opportunities for connectivity with the Alentus Global Network.
Richard Yule, Sales and Marketing Manager at the London Internet Exchange commented, ''With 300 networks in over 40 countries, we have one of the most diverse and wide-ranging memberships of any Internet exchange point in the world. As an expanding global hosting provider, Alentus is a very attractive peering proposition for our members and we are delighted to welcome them to LINX.''
LINX is a mutually owned membership association for operators of Internet Protocol networks. Established in 1994, LINX provides a neutral interconnection facility and peering platform while also representing the interests of its 298 members on matters of public policy. The LINX platform has a global reputation for quality, performance and technical excellence and as a result, is able to access 175,000 Internet routes reaching in excess of 40 countries from Europe, North America, the Middle East, the Far East, Australasia and Africa.
Alentus Corporation is based in Laguna Niguel, California, with Data Center and Network Operations Center facilities in Edmonton, Alberta. The company provides Windows web hosting, SharePoint Hosting, SQL Hosting, Microsoft Exchange hosting, and Windows Dedicated Servers 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 and in discussions with several North American and European hosting and managed services providers to further enhance network and service offerings.
For more information about LINX, please visit: www.linx.net.
To learn more about Alentus Internet Services, please visit: www.alentus.com.
Posted by editor on Friday, November 21 @ 08:48:38 EST (120 reads)
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News: Data Center Provider, PHASE 2, Lowers Enterprise Communications Costs
Honolulu, Hawaii - (The Hosting News) - November 21, 2008 - Data center provider, PHASE 2 International, has released its newest business productivity solution: ActiveSync for BlackBerry, as a a low-cost alternative to traditional BlackBerry Enterprise Server subscription service.
PHASE 2's new ActiveSync for BlackBerry, an add-on to the Microsoft Exchange server, provides all of the same functionality - and more - for less. Available now to PHASE 2 Microsoft Exchange clients, priced based upon user license quantity, new PHASE 2 ActiveSync for Blackberry includes secure wireless email, PIM synchronization, Global Address Look Up capability and more.
The new PHASE 2 ActiveSync for BlackBerry client downloads over the air and installs automatically on the user's device for seamless BlackBerry synchronization. It provides its own email box, and accesses the native BlackBerry Calendar, Contacts, and Task applications.
Extending the benefits of traditional BlackBerry Enterprise Server services, PHASE 2’s new ActiveSync for BlackBerry optimizes office and enterprise communication with functionality that blurs the lines between in- and out-of-office communication:
Email
- Send, receive, reply to, forward and delete message (with or without attachments)
- Folder Mirroring to synchronize Exchange email account to user’s device
- Filtering via Outlook rules to eliminate unwanted email messages
- Attachment viewing using BlackBerry native viewers
- Save to memory card capability for attachments
PIM (Calendar, Contacts and Tasks)
- Interfaces with the BlackBerry native Calendar, Contacts and Tasks
- Calendar event synchronization with customizable look-back and look-ahead
- Remote Lookup to retrieve contact information from Global Address Directory via LDAP
- Receive and respond to meeting invitations
- Meeting initiation
Security
- SSL encryption protocol for data-in-motion between the BlackBerry and the Exchange Server
- Remote Wipe for lost or stolen devices
- Strong password security with history, expiration, timeout, echo, failed unlock attempts and duress notification
- Inactivity timeout for password entry
Productivity
- Auto-complete of email addresses
- Weekday and weekend settings to control when the device receives messages
- Sync to server option for messages that have been read or deleted
- Intelligent cleanup to ensure device memory optimization
- Intelligent radio reset for bad coverage areas
The new time- and money-saving ActiveSync for BlackBerry is available now to PHASE 2 Microsoft Exchange clients, priced based upon user license quantity.
PHASE 2 International delivers affordable and scalable access to high-end business software applications via a Software as a Service - SaaS - model. Ideal for businesses of all sizes, and especially practical for small-to-medium-sized businesses, the hosted applications available through PHASE 2 currently include Microsoft SharePoint, 'Exchange,' Project Server, CRM and Office Communicator along with PHASE2's ShareMeeting and award-winning ShareCAD Pro. All of PHASE 2's business applications are delivered across the web to enable on-demand access to corporate information whenever and wherever in the world the user happens to be. PHASE 2's SaaS solutions ensure a scalable and secure IT foundation that provides scalability for future requirements, automatic data back-up, along with the most reliable, state-of-the-art infrastructure that removes the burden and risks of hosting solutions internally.
PHASE 2, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, and operates a secure, state-of-the-art data center.
To learn more, please visit: www.Phase2.com.
Posted by editor on Friday, November 21 @ 08:40:35 EST (99 reads)
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News: Web Hosting Semi-Dedicated Servers Included, by SSA Host
Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - November 20, 2008 - Web hosting company, providing shared and Virtual Private Server (VPS) solutions, SSA Host, is offering a bridge hosting solution between traditional virtual hosting and dedicated servers, with its new Semi-Dedicated server product line.
Kristopher Jordy, owner of SSA Host parent company Sirkels and Squares Alternative noted, ''Semi-Dedicated hosting introduces an attractive alternative for clients who might normally seek a low-end dedicated server or high-end VPS. With our Semi-Dedicated plans, we’re targeting clients who don't need to modify their Linux kernel but do want the relative security of a private hosting environment. Beyond the cost-savings of a Semi-Dedicated server, the technology also reduces our carbon footprint by further maximizing the resource utilization of each piece of hardware. It's 'green' technology, and it's good business.''
By minimizing the number of clients hosted on each node and maximizing system resource allotments per user, Semi-Dedicated servers use virtualization technology to offer a high-end virtual private server hosting solution that can be likened to a powerful dedicated server, without the increased costs. The hardware base of each Semi-Dedicated server node is comprised of enterprise-class technology, with dual core, dual processors, RAID 10 data storage configurations, and the Virtuozzo virtualization technology.
The Semi-Dedicated hosting plan, which offers two configurations, starts at $109.99 monthly for 50GB of disk space, 500GB of monthly data transfer, and hardware with guaranteed 768MB of RAM (burstable to 2560MB of RAM). Clients can choose between datacenters in Los Angeles, Calif., and Dallas, Texas.
In addition to Semi-dedicated servers, SSA Host provides Domain Registration, SSL Certificates, Virtual Private Servers, Dedicated Servers, Hosted Exchange, Server Monitoring, Linux-based Shared hosting and Reseller hosting.
Launched in 2006 by parent company Sirkels and Squares Alternative, SSA Host is a provider of Internet solutions for small and medium sized businesses. It offers a range of hosting and management services, including Shared hosting, Reseller hosting, Virtual Private Servers and Dedicated Servers.
To learn more information about Semi-Dedicated Web hosting from SSA Host, please visit: www.ssahost.com/details/semided.
For more information about SSA Host, please visit: www.ssahost.com.
Posted by editor on Thursday, November 20 @ 08:34:38 EST (111 reads)
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News: Dedicated Server Intrusion Prevention System, Deployed 3FN
San Jose, California - (The Hosting News) - November 20, 2008 - Dedicated server, colocation and shared web hosting company, 3FN.Net, has launched an enhanced intrusion prevention service operation, in order to provide maximum stability for web hosting services.
The company has developed the utmost stability of its web hosting and has achieved the highest level of web hosting security by integrating intrusion prevention system into all web hosting services.
Dean McToner, 3FN spokesperson remarked, ''We have powered our web hosting with sophisticated intrusion prevention system providing our valuable customers with unexampled stability of all web hosting services. As high quality web hosting can become a key to online business success, the stability and security of web hosting develop into the beneficial web hosting. Our company has achieved such unprecedented security level of web hosting due to enhanced intrusion prevention system that is now implemented to all web hosting services by 3FN. We value our customers and add only the best and proven systems to our web hosting, new intrusion prevention system will become a great addition to our web hosting services.''
With the recent integration of intrusion prevention system Triple Fiber Network is improving the overall stability of its web hosting. The company develops the quality and efficiency of web hosting services by adding ground breaking tools and system. The addition of intrusion prevention system has allowed to take the stability of web hosting on the highest level. Furthermore, new system, which is integrated into 3FN web hosting services, will not only enhance the stability of web hosting but will allow increasing general performance of web hosting services by 3FN.
The US based provider of dedicated servers, shared hosting and collocation hosting services, Triple Fiber Network, 3FN, Inc. is best known for the quality excellence and high reliability of all hosting services provided on a global basis. Triple Fiber Network has a flawless reputation of reliable hosting provider, providing the high-quality and efficiency of all dedicated hosting services within last 10 years. Since that time the company has created one of the most biggest and powerful network of dedicated servers with main datacenter located in Silicon Valley. The Headquarters are located in San Jose, California, the company has also established offices in UK, India, Ukraine and EU. Triple Fiber Network has founded the subdivision called 3FN Marketing - an online pay per click advertising network and webmaster affiliate program. 3FN Marketing offers optimized targeted pay per click advertising for those who want to promote their websites or products and generous revenue shares up to 95% for webmasters. The company provides customers with 24/7/365 support via the toll-free telephone, online chat and ticket system.
To learn more, please visit: www.3fn.net.
Posted by editor on Thursday, November 20 @ 08:24:47 EST (122 reads)
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