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KPNQwest to Customers: Find A Backup Plan - 📅 - Troubled European communications firm KPNQwest (kpnqwest.com) said today it is advising its customers to find back-up connectivity plans in case it has problems keeping its network online.



The company, which filed for bankruptcy protection last week, said it is "advising customers that they may wish to put in place contingency plans with other providers in the event of a significant deterioration in the performance of the KPNQwest EuroRings network," a release from the firm ...
IBM Announces Support for Uniform Linux Version - 📅 - Technology giant IBM (IBM.com) announced on Thursday that it would support the new uniform version of Linux, known as UnitedLinux, across its portfolio of hardware, software and service offerings.





According to IBM, UnitedLinux was created by four of the leading distributors of the software, Caldera, Conectiva, SuSE and TurboLinux, in an effort to unify the various distributions of the open source operating system.



By creating a unified version of the open ...
UltraDNS Unveils DNS Resolution for Individuals, SMBs - 📅 - Managed DNS services and hosting firm UltraDNS (ultradns.com) today unveiled its BasicDNS service, which offers Domain Name System (DNS) manageability and resolution services for a minimal monthly fee.



The introduction of BasicDNS allows individuals and small businesses to benefit from UltraDNS' name server technology, which is backed by a carrier class infrastructure, providing users with seamless, fail-safe connectivity to improve the resolution of DNS queries.
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divine Secures Over $61M in New Equity Financing - 📅 - Enterprise solution provider divine Inc. (divine.com) announced on Thursday that it has secured more than $61 million in equity financing from a group led by venture capital firm Oak Investment Partners.





divine says the investment, combined with its ongoing expense reduction efforts, positions the company to reach profitability by the fourth quarter with substantial cash reserves.



"The divine management team is very proud of the progress we have made so far, ...
Diyixian Launches PIM & Messaging Server Hosting - 📅 - Diyixian.com Ltd. (dyxnet.com), Greater China's largest IP VPN service provider, today announced the launch of a Personalized Information Management (PIM) and messaging server hosting service.



The service combines Diyixian's managed hosting technologies with the offerings of processor giant Advanced Micro Devices and Magically Inc., a communications and collaboration solutions provider. With the new service, businesses will be able to make use of unified communication ...
Court Upholds Digital Island/Akamai Patent Ruling - 📅 - The US District Court of Massachusetts upheld a previous jury verdict yesterday in a patent dispute between Akamai Technologies (Akamai.com) and Digital Island, Akamai said yesterday.



In December, a Boston jury ruled that Web hosting and content delivery firm Digital Island, now a part of communications firm Cable & Wireless, had infringed on several patents held by Akamai, a provider of e-business and content delivery services.

The ruling by judge Rya Zobel upheld ...
Loudcloud Partners for GSA Schedule Access - 📅 - Managed service provider Loudcloud Inc. (Loudcloud.com -> hostinger.com) announced on Wednesday that it has formed a strategic partnership with government solutions partner DLT Solutions Inc. (dlt.com), enabling federal, state and local government agencies to purchase Loudcloud's e-business managed services through the General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule held by DLT.





As one of the most widely accepted contract vehicles for federal, state and local government agencies, as well ...
Hotwire to Move Web Operations to Equinix Hub - 📅 - Internet exchange service provider Equinix Inc. (Equinix.com) announced on Wednesday that online discount travel company Hotwire (hotwire.com) has chosen to move its Web operations to the Equinix Internet Business Exchange (IBX) center in Silicon Valley.





By locating its site operations in Equinix's hub, says Equinix, Hotwire is able to use the company's exchange services and the choice of networks available within the center for flexible and reliable service, delivering ...
Gartner Releases Wide Range of Server Research - 📅 - Gartner (gartner.com), a leading IT information and consulting house, recently released research that reported a measurable increase in demand for server consolidation over the past 12 to 18 months. Large enterprises have been increasingly reducing the physical number of servers they run, according to the company's research, and have begun to use new topologies in which servers and applications are consolidated. Platforms for consolidation include mainframes, Unix boxes and even high-end ...
Red Hat Announces Alliance Partner Program - 📅 - Open source and Linux provider Red Hat Inc. (redhat.com) announced on Wednesday that it has introduced the Red Hat Alliance, a partner program designed to strengthen relationships between Red Hat and companies that provide technology to the enterprise market.





Among the recently committed partners, says Red Hat, is a long list of companies, including such heavyweights as Check Point Software Technologies, Computer Associates, IBM, Novell and Veritas Software.

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