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AT&T Hosts European Expansion of EverQuest Game - 📅 - Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (station.com), a leader in multiplayer online gaming, announced on Wednesday, at the Electronic Entertainment Expo show in Los Angeles, that it has chosen AT&T (att.com) as the hosting provider for the European portion of the global expansion of its EverQuest game.





AT&T says it has provided hosting services for EverQuest, the world's leading multiplayer online game, in the United States since its initial release in 1999. According to the ...
KPNQwest Seeks Protection, Board Resigns - 📅 - Pan-European telecommunications firm KPNQwest (kpnqwest.com) said today it would file for protection under Dutch moratorium law as it continues to work with strategic investors, banks and advisors to find funding alternatives.



In a separate announcement, the company said its five-member supervisory board had resigned. The company's supervisory board was comprised of two Qwest representatives, one KPN representative and two independent directors. Formed in 1999, KPNQwest is a ...
IBM to Manage Giant Linux Deployment - 📅 - Sherwin-Williams (sherwin.com), the largest paint company in the United States, said today it had chosen global IT firm IBM to provide the technology infrastructure for its 2,500 stores in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico.



According to the company, it worked with a Linux team from IBM Global Services to design and integrate an in-store network that will consist of 9700 IBM NetVista desktop machines running Linux.

Sherwin-Williams said the deployment is one of the ...
Host Europe Launches DSL Service in Germany - 📅 - European provider of Internet hosting to the SME market Host Europe PLC (hosteurope.com) announced on Thursday that it has launched DSL services in Germany through a new partnership with Pironet NDH, one of its existing IP transit suppliers.





According to Host Europe, the new services, already available in over 64 cities throughout Germany, will be available through Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Lines (SDSL) with speeds from 144 Kbps up to 2.3 Mbps.



The ...
Genuity Receives Award From Check Point Software - 📅 - Internet infrastructure service provider Genuity (genuity.com) said yesterday it had received Check Point Software Technologies' Partner Award as the "Outstanding Managed Service Provider" for 2001.



Genuity received the award in recognition of its managed services that use Check Point's virtual private network (VPN) and firewall products.

The annual award recognizes service providers that offer the most comprehensive managed security services based on Check Point's ...
HostMySite Launches Free ColdFusion Development Accounts - 📅 - Web hosting firm HostMySite.com said this week it has introduced a free trial offer for Web hosting accounts with Macromedia ColdFusion MX support.



The trial is designed to create an opportunity for HostMySite.com to gain feedback as preparations are made for the implementation of a CF MX environment. The free test accounts offered include 200 MB of Web space and a 100 MB SQL Server 2000 database to be used as part of the testing process.

"This trial is completely ...
Loudcloud Debuts Automated Security Management - 📅 - Managed services provider Loudcloud Inc. (Loudcloud.com -> hostinger.com) announced on Wednesday that it has introduced three new features of its Opsware automation technology, designed to help keep e-businesses safe from common security vulnerabilities.





As part of the company's recently announced Managed Services 3.0, says Loudcloud, the new security features are designed to minimize the risk of human error or malicious activity, providing fast and consistent vulnerability prevention, ...
Broadwing Confronts Rumors in Letter From CEO - 📅 - Communications company and network provider Broadwing Inc. (Broadwing.com -> lumen.com) sent a letter to its shareholders, customers and employees on Tuesday in an effort to dispel negative rumors about the company's financial position.





The letter, composed by Chairman and CEO Rick Ellenberger, said that "there has been much written about the financial position and future of Broadwing Inc., much of it misunderstood, misconstrued, and misleading," and promised to "set the record ...
C&W, 360 Software Deliver Flexible Billing Solution - 📅 - Telecommunications company Cable & Wireless (cw.com) announced on Wednesday that it has formed an agreement with billing and customer management specialist Software 360 to develop Internet-based customer management solutions for voice and content services.





According to C&W, the solution will provide resellers, content providers and Internet service providers with more effective ways to bill for content.



Software 360, says C&W, provides billing solutions that ...
Savvis to Provide REDIBook ECN With Network Services - 📅 - Network services provider Savvis Communications (savvis.com) said today that the REDIBook ECN, recently merged with the Archipelago ECN, will offer secured IP VPN connectivity to its trade matching and routing systems via SAVVIS' Financial Xchange services.



Electronic Communication Networks, or ECNs, provide an online method for buyers and sellers from the finance sector to collaborate and execute trades. Archipelago and REDIBook recently completed their merger, combining the ...