Archive for November, 2008

NameCheap Free Domain Names and Hosting Christmas Giveaway on Twitter

Domain name registrar NameCheap.com has decided to add some social media to their marketing mix and also spread some holiday cheer by giving away domains and hosting. From December 1st through December 25th, NameCheap will be giving away $17,000 worth of domain names and hosting packages. The giveaway involves an hourly trivia contest that the […]

eNom and VeriSign Announce Continued Support for .TV

Under the renewed agreement, both companies to build the .tv brand as the destination for video and rich media content on the Internet.

ZipServers.com Introduces New Datacenter

New Datacenter to provide faster connections and speeds to servers.

Daily.co.uk Announces Free Reseller Web Hosting

Reseller v2 Starter yearly account will be free of charge for a year for all customers who purchase it before 31st December 2008.

ZNet Brings Hyper-V VPS to India

November 28, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Shared, dedicated and enterprise web hosting solutions provider ZNet India has launched new virtual private server plans powered by DotNetPanel Hyper-V Control Panel, making it the first of its kind in India.

Black Friday Causes Shutdowns

November 28, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The unofficial beginning of the holiday shopping season, the massive increase in web traffic caused by Black Friday, has been leading to many online retail websites shutting down including large retailers like Sears.

Daily.co.uk Offers Free Reseller Plan

November 28, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — UK domain name and web hosting provider Daily.co.uk (www.daily.co.uk) is giving away a free year of reseller web hosting for customers before December 31, 2008.

TEAM Builds Facility for Iowa Health

November 28, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center developer and operator TEAM Companies and Iowa Health System announced on Wednesday they have formalized plans to build a data center in Waukee, Iowa, a suburb of Des Moines.

InfoRelay Launches R1Soft CDP

November 28, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — A month after officially launching version 2.0 of its continuous data protection solution, software developer R1Soft announced on Wednesday that IT and connectivity solutions provider InfoRelay will now offer R1Soft’s CDP.

DemoWolf Releases DemoBuilder 7.1

November 28, 2008 — ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Online tutorial provider DemoWolf announced on Wednesday it has released the newest version of its tutorial building software, DemoBuilder 7.1.