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The Open Cloud: The Push for Standardization
Friday, April 6th, 2012Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE When one thinks of cloud hosting, it is not difficult to imagine an entirely open platform. This is not a stretch, since the Web itself is open and based on open technology (i.e. HTML, Javascript, and others). Nevertheless, this assumption...

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How to Secure Your Web Applications
Thursday, February 9th, 2012Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE It is easy to overlook web application security with so many other concerns, such as network security and file system integrity. The reality is, however, that even with an ironclad firewall and a fully updated and secure operating system, your...

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A Quick Guide to New Features in WordPress 3.3
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE Normally, when a WordPress update is released, the changes are pretty subtle. Although the developers often add new features to the free and open source blogging software, the interface has remained pretty consistent since the last major release. WordPress 3.3...

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Integrating E-Commerce Solutions with Payment Processors
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE In previous articles, we have highlighted some popular free and open source e-commerce solutions, and we have explained the concept of payment gateways. Today, we will look at some of the ways in which e-commerce software packages integrate with payment...

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5 Open Source Ecommerce Apps
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE When some people think of ecommerce, they tend to imagine paying a big vendor huge licensing fees to create a storefront for their business. As a result, some small businesses may even avoid ecommerce altogether or only sell through a...

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The Benefits of a Cloud Application Platform
Thursday, September 15th, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE One of the terms you might have heard from cloud service providers is “cloud application platform” or simply “cloud platform”. You are likely at least somewhat familiar with cloud services, either from personal use, with web-based email, or business use,...

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Cloud vs Local Ecommerce Solutions
Friday, August 12th, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE Deciding to invest in ecommerce software for your online business is only the first step in the process.  Next, you must choose the type of ecommerce software that will best suit the needs of your business. Many cloud service providers...

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Benefits of and Disadvantages of Free ECommerce Software
Friday, July 15th, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE When the budget and resources are just right, you might create your own e-commerce web application and be very content.  In most situations, however, you will need to shop around for one that is both affordable within your budget and...

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4 Cloud Hosting Options to Consider
Thursday, July 7th, 2011Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE It is difficult to read any technology news or visit a web hosting news website and not see articles about cloud computing, cloud hosting, or simply “the cloud”.  All are essentially referring to the same phenomenon, and all highlight the...

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NYI Sponsors NYCBSDCon 2010 at Cooper Union
Friday, November 12th, 2010Bill Lessard  
PRESS RELEASE (The Hosting News) – NYI, a New York City-based, mission-critical data services provider, is providing key sponsorship for NYCBSDCon 2010, a two-day gathering of the BSD community, which will be held this weekend, November thirteenth and fourteenth, at Cooper Union’s...

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