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News: Data Center Solutions from Green Company, EvoSwitch, Chosen by KPN Subsidiary
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - (The Hosting News) - April 24, 2008 - International network and data center services to multinationals, Infonet Nederland, has utilized 42 data center cabinets within the EvoSwitch network.
The choice for the Dutch carrier-neutral data center, which operates climate-neutrally, is largely thanks to the available space and the electrical capacity within EvoSwitch.
Joost Peters, Vice President Data Center Services Infonet Nederland noted, ''The maximum capacity of the data centers of Infonet Nederland was almost in sight. For this reason, we decided to buy in external data center capacity for the short and medium term in order to be able to facilitate our further growth. In our search for a suitable data center in and around Amsterdam it emerged that EvoSwitch was one of the few parties that had sufficient space available and was able to fulfil our specific electrical capacity requirements.''
Infonet Nederland was particularly impressed by the thorough technical knowledge which is present company-wide throughout the EvoSwitch organisation. Mr. Peters added, ''The technical realisation of EvoSwitch clearly demonstrates considerable experience. It was remarkable that even the Financial Director could supply us with technical knowledge concerning the technique and the specifications. The whole operation gave us confidence concerning the realisation of our company aims and the mutual collaboration between EvoSwitch and Infonet Nederland.''
EvoSwitch is one of the few data centers in the Amsterdam region with more than enough space. This is because the data center only opened in April 2007, and in Q2 of 2008 the next construction stage will provide even more floor area.
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Peters continued, ''EvoSwitch is clearly profiting from the current high demand for data center space. Considering the scarcity in the region, they have apparently chosen exactly the right moment to enter the data center market.''
The electrical capacity was also one of the reasons why Infonet Nederland chose EvoSwitch. EvoSwitch has recently doubled the capacity from 10 MVA (Mega Volt Ampere) to 20 MVA, which represents around 20 million Watt. With this capacity, the energy capacity of the data center is extremely voluminous. In addition, the cabinets in the 2nd stage of EvoSwitch, which will be opened shortly, will have, with 5 KW, a higher electrical and cooling capacity than is usual in many data centers. It means a doubling of the usual current capacity in the market; thanks to this development, the use, for example, of blade servers is possible.
Laurens Rosenthal, Innovation Director at EvoSwitch remarked, ''We are pleased that Infonet Nederland has seen the advantages of our extremely voluminous electrical provision. Thanks to this development, Infonet Nederland has the guarantee that their equipment will operate optimally both now and in the future.''
The electricity used within EvoSwitch is Zeeuws Groen, green electricity that is generated in the Dutch province of Zeeland. In addition, EvoSwitch has been able to achieve energy savings of at least 20% thanks to investments in energy-efficient cooling. Investments have been made, for example, in Free Cooling, an energy-conscious cooling concept that makes ingenious use of cool outside air. The innovative Cold Corridor Concept, a method that provides servers with cooling in a very accurate way, also contributes to energy savings.
Mr.
Peters concluded, ''We are convinced that the green character of the data center will appeal to some of our customers.''
Infonet Nederland is an independent subsidiary of KPN and distributes the BT Infonet portfolio in the Dutch market. Based on this distribution relationship, Infonet Nederland supplies high quality integrated state-of-the-art Network Services, Communications Solutions, Data Center Services and Service Management for multinationals in more than 70 countries worldwide. Via the network infrastructure in more than 180 countries, Infonet Nederland supplies private-based MPLS, IP VPNs, Application Defined VPNs, Internet VPNs, Converged Networking (voice/video/data), Data Center Services en Enhanced Security.
EvoSwitch is a carrier-neutral data center with a green character (CO2 neutral), located in the Amsterdam with over 9000 square metres, where companies can safely accommodate their IT infrastructure. The data center has a total capacity of 20 Megawatt. With this electrical capacity, EvoSwitch can guarantee their clients that there is always enough energy available. EvoSwitch has 30 employees. These include engineers who actively and pro-actively manage the clients' equipment. EvoSwitch is a completely climate-neutral operation. In collaboration with Climate Neutral Group we invest in worldwide projects to repair the CO2 balance in the atmosphere (www.climateneutralgroup.com). Companies who place equipment within EvoSwitch can indicate on websites that they make use of a climate-neutral data center by using the logos in The Green Fan partner programme.
To learn more about Infonet Nederland, please visit: www.infonet.nl.
For more information about EvoSwitch, please visit: www.evoswitch.com.
Posted by editor on Thursday, April 24 @ 09:01:44 EDT (188 reads)
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News: The Planet, Dedicated Server Web Hosting Firm, Deploys Automated Self-Restore
Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - April 24, 2008 - The Planet privately held dedicated hosting company, has added an automated recovery solution, which is now available on all of its new and existing servers within the company's extensive offerings.
The Automated Rescue Environment (ARE) allows customers to self-restore and repair their servers directly from The Planet customer portal in the event of a critical software failure.
Urvish Vashi, Director of Product Management with The Planet noted, ''The hosted IT infrastructure provides significant cost savings for customers compared with a do-it-yourself approach, an even more important factor in challenging financial markets. Many of our more technically proficient customers have asked for direct management capabilities, so for these companies we want to provide the option of unfettered access. As always, our skilled technical support team is available 24x7x365 for all of our customers.''
ARE enables customers with the option to self-manage their servers in the event of a system crash or failure. By rebooting from a safe zone on The Planet's network, customers simply download a light OS, which provides the necessary tools to diagnose and recover data. The ARE:
- Allows customers to safely diagnose configuration errors without resorting to data losses associated with reloading the operating system
- Provides a significant self-service advantage so that customers can recover deleted files, replace corrupt files, manage and backup data, and remove harmful programs in a safe mode
- Adds additional value to The Planet's hosted solution by providing the ability to self-restore and manage servers.
Ultimately, The Planet endeavors to provide the following:
- High level 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 more than 22,000 small and medium size businesses and 6.7 million web sites worldwide, using the best choice of servers, software tools and support, backed by state-of-the-art facilities and network connectivity.
For more information about The Planet, please visit: www.theplanet.com.
Posted by editor on Thursday, April 24 @ 08:49:14 EDT (199 reads)
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News: Website Filter Bypass Appliance Suite, Developed by 8e6 Technologies
Orange, California - (The Hosting News) - April 24, 2008 - Internet filtering and insider threat management solutions for mid-size to large enterprise provider, 8e6 Technologies, has reported that it has blocked a common exploit used to bypass many of the popular web filtering products in the market.
The ''anonymisers'' or ''web-based proxies,'' are rapidly becoming one of the most common Internet filtering and blocking work-arounds in the enterprise and pose a significant security risk to both corporate networks and the users who exploit them.
Unique in the security marketplace, 8e6 Technologies' solutions filter unsuitable content using a database of IP addresses and URLs together with Intelligent Footprint pattern recognition technology (IFT). IFT uniquely allows 8e6 to detect encrypted proxy servers, anonymisers and tunnelling software, such as that recently loaded onto liverbeat.com, ultimately preventing use of public proxies to bypass web filters.
Eric Lundbohm, Vice President of Marketing, 8e6 Technologies noted, '''8e6 Technologies' filtering solution provide a level of protection previously unseen in the marketplace - zero-day protection against Web proxy use in the enterprise. Traditional Internet filters such as Websense and SurfControl can only block encrypted proxies by classifying the URL in a database. This means that they may not catch and block a proxy exploit like Liverbeat.com immediately, placing companies at considerable risk from employees accessing unsuitable or malware-riddled content. Some network administrators may not even be aware that their users are bypassing the existing Web filter because the latest proxy software is so effective at hiding the user's activity.''
Public proxy scripts are widely publicised on the Internet and popular mailing lists. PHProxy is one of the most popular scripts used to create public web proxies, with thousands of sites using this and others such as Proxify, Circumventor and CGIProxy.
The proliferation of anonymous proxy packages has taken the creation of anonymous proxies, once the domain of extremely technical users, and packaged them up as a simple to install application that nearly any Internet user can install and use immediately. A user can create a live public proxy for free in under three minutes using free web space or even their own home PC to bypass existing Internet filters for accessing and downloading any material at the workplace.
8e6 Technologies has been a web filtering developer since 1995, with company headquarters in Orange, California. With a network of channel partners worldwide, the company is an independent provider of web filtering and insider threat management solutions for mid-size to large enterprises, protecting millions of users. The company's appliance suite requires no additional infrastructure or software to install, resulting in the lowest total cost of ownership on the market. 8e6 is recognized for its real-time analysis, reporting capabilities and unmatched forensics that reduce security, legal and compliance risk. The company's solutions are customizable to meet individual customer requirements, yet are powerful enough to meet the performance demands of the largest corporations in the world.
For more information about how to prevent web proxy use in the workplace, please visit: www.8e6.com/products/8e6-proxyblocker.html.
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Posted by editor on Thursday, April 24 @ 08:41:21 EDT (268 reads)
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News: Web Hosting Firm, 34SP.com, Debuts VPS Hosting Enhancements
Manchester, United Kingdom - (The Hosting News) - April 23, 2008 - Web hosting provider, 34SP.com, has released a new low cost VPS hosting plan, aimed at and developed for small businesses and web designers.
34SP.com has expanded its VPS hosting packages with the release of a new 'mini VPS' hosting plan. The new package is aimed at small businesses and web designers alike. The new product marries the robust, stable 34SP.com VPS hosting platform with affordable pricing.
Stuart Melling, Development Director at 34SP.com noted, ''Our VPS hosting packages have become wildly popular since their launch a few months ago. They have proven to be perfect solutions for high traffic domains, professional web designers and cutting edge programmers. One major piece of feedback from our customers was that needed smaller, more keenly priced VPS hosting. We aren't ones to argue with popular demand, so we released our new mini VPS hosting package this week.''
Mr. Melling added, ''The mini VPS is still a very powerful and flexible hosting platform. Even with the price reduction, the plans are hosted on Quad Xeon servers and guaranteed at least 256MB RAM; in times of low usage accounts they can also burst above this. We also provide 10GB storage for every account. We never oversell our services ensuring a stable, smooth and reliable experience for our clients. We are so confident in the platform that all accounts come with a 99.99% uptime guarantee. With our optional Plesk control panel the new mini VPS hosting package is perfect for web designers looking to host a small number of demanding domains in a secure and reliable environment.''
Founded in 2000, 34SP.com was established with the aim of bridging the gap between sophisticated hosting solutions and affordable prices. 34SP.com has become synonymous with content management focused web hosting, wordpress hosting, reliability and outstanding technical support.. The company is headquartered in central Manchester, England.
To learn more about the new offers, please visit: www.34sp.com/vps.
For more information about 34SP.com, please visit: www.34sp.com.
Posted by editor on Wednesday, April 23 @ 09:38:54 EDT (173 reads)
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News: Managed Web Hosting Report, Indicates Projected Growth, by Tier1 Research
New York, New York - (The Hosting News) - April 23, 2008 - A new report released by New York-based independent research firm, Tier1 Research (T1R), analyzes financial implications of developments affecting recent trends and future directions for the managed hosting sector.
Analysts at Tier1 Research (T1R) find in a new report that the managed hosting sector has experienced tremendous growth in the past 12 months - in excess of 30% - driven by several trends. These trends include virtualization, business continuity services and security technologies, driven both by enterprise demand and regulatory compliance.
Despite the dipping economy in the US, there has been increased managed hosting adoption by SMBs and mid-tier enterprises in both the US and Europe. Rackspace, Savvis, AT and T and Verizon Business have been the biggest beneficiaries of this market growth, being the clear leaders in the managed hosting sector. These findings are contained in a report released today by New York-based T1R, an independent research firm that analyzes the financial and industry implications of developments affecting public and private companies within the hosting, IT, communications and Internet sectors.
Antonio Piraino, Senior Analyst at T1R and author of the report noted, ''There will be continued jockeying and consolidation in the managed services sector as larger storage companies continue to eat up smaller backup-and-recovery service offerings, and encroach more on the territory of managed hosters. Similarly, virtualization, security, compliance, virtual computing and storage, and international expansion will all drive expenditure in the next year.''
The 'Managed Hosting: Market Overview Spring 2008' report is part of a series of quarterly reports designed to provide timely analysis and perspective on key technology trends and developments in the managed hosting marketplace. T1R analysts find that managed hosting providers have had to broaden the scope of services offered over the course of the past year, and 2008 looks to be no different.
Key areas of focus for the market include SaaS hosting and continued adoption of platforms serving as both exchange point and facilitator of new online services. Several new technologies and emerging service lines will also play a strong role in the growth of the managed hosting sector. Virtualization technology will be a key aspect of such offerings, as will the ability for customers to obtain such services in an on-demand manner.
Utility storage and computing services will show strong growth, with new competition coming from established managed hosting providers like Savvis and Rackspace. Some of the other trends transforming the industry today include e-discovery services, managed messaging and IM, managed VoIP, managed databases and managed application services such as SAP (and other ERP and CRM approaches), and new dashboards and operating consoles enabling customers to partake much more proactively in new provisioning and trouble-ticket creation. These advancements are not only coming from the managed hosting sector, as there is additional pressure coming from the mass-market hosting sector, as well as the traditional technology suppliers in this space.
This 55-page report, titled 'Managed Hosting: Market Overview Spring 2008,' includes a summary of the major events and trends shaping the managed hosting sector in 2008 and provides market-share data on the top public and private players in the market, as well as updated forecasts for 2008 revenues.
Key Companies Covered The report covers the key public and private companies in the managed hosting market, including AT and T, Savvis, Rackspace, SunGard, Terremark, ViaWest, Peak 10 and OpSource.
T1R, a division of The 451 Group, is headquartered in New York. The company analyzes the financial and industry implications of developments affecting public and private companies within the IT, communications and Internet sectors - with a particular focus on hosting, Internet infrastructure and IT services. Clients include institutional investors and technology vendors, along with end users and venture capitalists. The clients leverage T1R's analytical insight for idea generation, trend identification, due diligence and grounded opinions, as well as metrics and forecasts on companies and industries covered.
To learn more about T1R, please visit: www.t1r.com.
Posted by editor on Wednesday, April 23 @ 09:27:13 EDT (456 reads)
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