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News: Web Hosting Provider, Sun Microsystems, Reports Growth for First Quarter, 2008
Santa Clara, California - (The Hosting News) - January 17, 2008 - Technology firm and web hosting provider, Sun Microsystems, Inc., has reported that it expects revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 of approximately $3.60 billion, an increase of 1 percent, compared to $3.57 billion for fiscal 2007.
Net bookings for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 were approximately $3.85 billion, an increase of approximately 7% year over year. Total gross margin as a percent of revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 is expected to be approximately 48%, an increase of approximately 3.0 percentage points as compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2007. Net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 on a GAAP basis is expected to be in the range of $230 million to $265 million, or $0.28 to $0.32 per share on a diluted basis, as compared with net income of $133 million, or $0.15 per share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2007.
Jonathan Schwartz, CEO and President of Sun Microsystems noted, "Our preliminary results for the second quarter reflect solid execution and continued operational progress. The future is even brighter today as evidenced by our agreement to acquire MySQL, one of the fastest growing players in the $15 billion database market and a key component of many of the Web's premier properties such as Facebook, Wikipedia, China Mobile and Baidu. As the market for open source databases continues its spectacular growth, we look forward to this acquisition directly contributing to Sun's growth as the platform of choice for the web economy.''
Sun initiated financial analyst conference call to discuss its preliminary financial results for the second quarter fiscal year 2008 as well as the announcement of its intent to acquire MySQL.
In addition to offering products and services to eligible U.S. based members, Sun also is offering free technical advice via email and access to free software such as Apache, MySQL and Perl (AMP) optimized to run on the Solaris 10 OS. Program members can also select the Web hosting infrastructure from Sun partners based on Sun technologies along with services they need, in case they choose not to build and operate the infrastructure themselves. Sun develops technologies designed to power comprehensive markets, in more than 100 countries.
The Sun Startup Essentials program is designed to help eligible U.S. based startup companies get to market faster while conserving cash. The program offers its members a range of discounted Sun products and services, including its award-winning Sun Fire x64 servers and Sun Fire servers with CoolThreads technology, and Sun's select StorageTek line of products, including modular disk arrays, NAS and tape storage products.
Joyent and NaviSite are using Solaris Container virtualization technology, part of the Solaris 10 OS, the most advanced OS on the planet, to deliver the secure and high-performance infrastructure to help deploy next-generation web applications that can scale based on demand. Sun's partners also provide value-add services to manage and monitor their hosted environments. With highly flexible hosting offerings, customers can choose to start with a small capacity and grow flexibly as their business and community grows.
To learn more about Sun's web hosting program, please visit: www.sun.com/startupessentials.
For more information about Sun, please visit: www.sun.com..
Posted by editor on Thursday, January 17 @ 08:41:51 EST (621 reads)
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News: The Planet, Dedicated Server Web Hosting Firm, Launches Super Server Discounts
Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - January 16, 2008 - Privately held dedicated web hosting company, The Planet, has premiered discounts on select servers, with its Super Server Sale, as a pricing promotion on servers from its extensive server product line.
Urvish Vashi, Director of Product Management with The Planet noted, ''To keep pace with the changing needs of our customers, we're offering temporary special pricing on two of our most popular servers. For customers looking for a solid price/performance equation, these servers clearly meet that requirement.''
Currently, and through Jan. 28, 2008, the Celeron 2.4 is available at $92 per month, a cost savings of 16%. In addition, the company now offers the Dual Xeon 2.4 priced at $143 per month, a savings of 32%. The offer is good while limited supplies last.
Ultimately, The Planet endeavors 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.
To learn more about the sale, please visit: www.theplanet.com/super-server-sale.
For more information about The Planet, please visit: www.theplanet.com.
Posted by editor on Wednesday, January 16 @ 09:27:31 EST (604 reads)
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News: Fat Jack Web Hosting Firm, Acquires HostMyProxies.com
Suwanee, Georgia - (The Hosting News) - January 16, 2008 - Web hosting company, Fat Jack Hosting (formerly Frontier Power Hosting), has acquired HostMyProxies.com, one week into the new year, increasing its lineup of web hosts in order to provide web hosting to proxy web sites.
The newest acquisition of HostMyproxies.com takes Fat Jack Hosting into previously uncharted territory. The web hosting provider is now positioned to provide proxy Web sites with the same high-quality hosting and support with which it treats its current clients. Proxy Web site owners who would like to see the server quality, speed and affordable prices Fat Jack Hosting offers can do so online at Fat Jack's website.
According to the company, a proxy server services the requests of clients by forwarding them to other servers. Because proxy web sites allow a browser to remain anonymous while viewing other sites, however, they are often frowned upon by hosting providers, which is not the case with Fat Jack Hosting.
Nicole Silverstone, Spokesperson at Fat Jack Hosting noted, ''We are thrilled to be able to welcome proxy Web sites into our ever-expanding fold. We are constantly on the lookout for marketing methods that will gain us greater exposure. The acquisition of HostMyProxies.com grants us that exposure. We currently have never offered any proxy hosting, so the purchase of Host My Proxies will allow us to add this hosting niche to our lineup of products.''
Other benefits that Fat Jack Hosting expects to reap from the acquisition include: 1) a modern, unique Web 2.0 layout and design that will easily integrate with its billing software; 2) a first-page ranking on Google for the terms ''proxy host'' and ''proxy hosting''; 3) 4,000 backlinks according to Yahoo Site Explorer and 4) the ability to cater to anonymizing, transparent, non-transparent and reverse proxy servers as well as caching technologies.
Fat Jack Hosting sees caching technologies as being emerging technologies with the requirements for heavy bandwidth usage, like video, audio and others. Indeed, according to a 2006 paper, ''Web Users Want Rich Internet Applications'' by R. Rogowski, ''Users expect interactive content and rich experiences.'' As a result, if they want to survive, more and more Web sites will be forced to meet their customers' multimedia demands. And with the addition of HostMyProxies.com to its repertoire, Fat Jack Hosting is now poised to seamlessly handle such sites' weightier bandwidth requirements.
In addition,. Fat Jack recently completed a virtualization agreement with SWsoft server virtualization technology firm. The deployment of the new software will afford Fat Jack customers with the latest and most stable virtualization environment. The SWsoft deployment will be a cost-effective solution for Fat Jack's hosting customers. According to the company, for eight years, the web host provider has conducted an investigation process which revealed that SWsoft would be the best choice to provide its virtualization and automation software. Its product line includes Virtuozzo, the state of the art operating system virtualization solution. After exhaustive testing, the web host concluded that SWsoft's suite of virtualization products met and exceeded other software's capabilities.
Fat Jack offers ongoing 24/7 phone and email support, managed email deliverability on a daily basis, ip addresses for search engine marketing and email marketing. The company's stable Linux servers run Apache 1.23 and Zend All servers are inside their own location in Atlanta for security and management purposes, rather than a co-located or reseller system. The company offers the latest stable version of PHP 5.2 and the version of MySQL, a 5.0+ Multi-cycle backup, and Multiple Peer Network Connections (Dual Redundant Fiber Connections).
For more information on Fat Jack Hosting, please visit: www.fatjackhosting.com.
Posted by editor on Wednesday, January 16 @ 09:17:31 EST (691 reads)
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News: Web Hosting Provider, Combell Group, Engages Server Virtualization by SWsoft
Herndon, Virginia - (The Hosting News) - January 16, 2008 - Virtualization software company, SWsoft, is powering a new line of virtual server hosting service plans by Internet web hosting company, located in the Benelux, Combell Group.
Frederik Poelman, Technical Director, Combell noted, ''With SWsoft Virtuozzo, our new virtual server offering delivers exceptional performance and results, and allows our customers the flexibility to work how they want to work. Virtuozzo's server density ratio, performance response rates, and streamlined administrative management tools allow us to easily manage large numbers of virtual environments without affecting the customer experience.''
Virtuozzo partitions a physical server into multiple, isolated containers to provide customers with an economical alternative to dedicated servers. Combell's new offering gives customers control over their own virtual environment through root access and empowers them to perform application installation, backup and reboot processes.
Combell's services are built on a deep commitment to quality and innovation. As the only Belgian hosting company to achieve ISO 9001:2000 certification and an early adopter of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) business model, Combell keeps the customer at the center of its decision-making. Security, customer issue rates and ease of use were key criteria for selecting Virtuozzo to fuel its virtual server offerings.
Nils Hueneke, Hosting Europe, SWsoft added, ''We are pleased that Combell GROUP has chosen Virtuozzo to power its new virtual sever offering. Combell and its customers will benefit from our ongoing Open Fusion technology initiative to advance an open platform for hosting, as well as a commitment to quality and innovation that matches their own.''
SWsoft Virtuozzo is a virtualization platform for service providers. The container-based virtualization software dynamically partitions a single Linux or Windows operating system instance into highly efficient and scalable virtual containers. Virtuozzo includes patented technology that enables density of up to hundreds of virtual containers per physical server. Each virtual container has the same performance and functionality as a stand-alone server and can be managed with Plesk, third-party control panels or in-house systems.
Open Fusion is an SWsoft technology initiative to improve integration among a wide range of systems, third-party applications and modules, and custom and in-house solutions. The Open Fusion platform enables optimized delivery of SaaS and traditional hosting services. The Application Packaging Standard (APS) is a key element in this initiative and provides a format for software applications running on hosting platforms.
Combell is an Internet hosting company in the Benelux. In business since 1999, Combell currently manages over 60,000 domain names, over 15,000 websites and more than 500 physical servers. Offering customers a variety of offerings including shared, dedicated, and virtual-based hosting, domain name services, co-location, backup and fax services, Combell currently serves over 20,000 customers with a focus on support, reliability, speed and constant innovation.
SWsoft is a virtualization and automation software firm with solutions designed to assist consumers, businesses, and service providers optimize technology use. The company's software powers more than 130,000 servers and 700,000 desktops worldwide in 125 countries. The SWsoft product line includes Virtuozzo - the leading operating system virtualization solution, Parallels - the leading desktop virtualization product, and Plesk - the leading server control panel. Founded in 1999, the company has offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.
For more information about SWsoft, please visit: www.swsoft.com.
Posted by editor on Wednesday, January 16 @ 09:02:23 EST (564 reads)
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News: VoIP Provider, Sonus Networks, Enters New Growth Strategy Phase in Europe
Westford, Massachusetts - (The Hosting News) - January 16, 2008 - Service provider of IP-voice infrastructure solutions firm, Sonus Networks, Inc. is in the next phase of its growth plans for Europe, unveiling plans to expand into new countries with additional sales resources, extend its R and D facility in the United Kingdom and add to service in its Prague office.
Europe represents one of Sonus' fastest growing regions. During 2007, Sonus has significantly expanded its customer base in the European market -- with new important wins and increased order activity within the region. While the North American market continues to drive significant growth for Sonus, the company is focused on additional growth opportunities in Europe. The company continues to grow by providing the world's most advanced IP-voice solutions to operators throughout this growing region. This will allow consumers throughout Europe to benefit from new services and network operators to garner greater returns from their most important strategic asset, their network.
Tony Morrish, Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Sonus Networks noted, ''We are seeing phenomenal growth in the broadband and telecommunications markets in Europe and there is tremendous potential for the region to establish itself as the leader in next-generation communications. Our investments across the region reflect our commitment to bringing the value of IP-Voice to consumers across Europe and our belief that we can replicate our success in the United Kingdom in other countries.''
Hassan Ahmed, Chairman, President and CEO, Sonus Networks remarked, ''Europe is one of the world's fastest growing regions for next-generation communications. Industry analysts expect this region to invest over $1 billion (USD) in IP-Voice technologies in 2010. Sonus is strategically expanding its business in those areas that represent the greatest returns for our shareholders. Our expansion in Europe is one of the critical steps we are taking to advance our leadership position on a global basis and generate profitable growth.''
Jeremy Duke, President and CEO, Synergy Research Group added, ''During the first nine months of 2007, Sonus has increased its high density gateway market share in EMEA by more than 100%, and in Q3, held the number one position for the first time in the company's history.''
Sonus first established its presence in Europe in 2000, opening its first major R and D center outside of the U.S. in the United Kingdom. The company now has offices in France, Germany and the Czech Republic. The expansion to its European operations will focus primarily on increasing its direct sales presence beyond these countries as the market for next-generation communications expands in Spain, Eastern Europe, Russia and throughout the region.
Sonus Networks, Inc. is a provider of IP-voice infrastructure solutions for wireline and wireless service providers. With its comprehensive IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) solution, Sonus addresses the full range of carrier applications, including residential and business voice services, wireless voice and multimedia, trunking and tandem switching, carrier interconnection and enhanced services. Sonus' voice infrastructure solutions are deployed in service provider networks worldwide. Founded in 1997, Sonus is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.
To learn more, please visit: www.sonusnet.com.
Posted by editor on Wednesday, January 16 @ 08:51:16 EST (496 reads)
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