NewsHosting news - 04 Jun 2001 - Listing Page: 3638

WorldCom Introduces Managed Web Hosting Packages in Canada - 📅 Jun 4, 2001 - WorldCom (worldcom.com), a leading provider of global business data and Internet communications, announced on Monday that it had introduced its comprehensive set of managed Web hosting solutions, designed to accelerate go-to-market e-business plans for businesses, in Canada.



Starting immediately, WorldCom-Canada is offering 18 different packaged hosting solutions designed to meet any business's need for high-performance global Web-hosting services. The company says the ...

Digex Earns TruSecure Managed Service Provider Firewall Certification - 📅 Jun 4, 2001 - Managed hosting company Digex Incorporated (digex.com) today announced it has successfully completed a rigorous assessment of its standard hardened firewall build by the TruSecure Corporation, the worldwide leader in Internet security certifications. The review also included an external and on-site security assessment of Digex facilities.



TruSecure assessed the overall security posture of Digex with regard to the Digex Managed Firewall Solution. Assessment procedures were ...

PSINet Files For Bankruptcy Protection - 📅 Jun 1, 2001 - Global Web hosting company and ISP PSINet did what most considered to be the inevitable today, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Four Canadian subsidiaries also filed for protection.

The company said that subsidiaries in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the company's Metamor consulting business were not involved in the filings.

PSINet also announced it was selling its Canadian operations ...

NaviSite Developing New Managed Hosting Service and Flexibility - 📅 Jun 1, 2001 - NaviSite Inc. (navisite.com 👉 Total Reviews: 1
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NaviSite's Instant Capacity and Instant Availability services will provide customers with the ability to provision servers on-demand, allowing them to immediately respond to surges in Internet traffic without the ...

Micromuse Independent User Community Launches - 📅 Jun 1, 2001 - Micromuse Inc. (micromuse.com), a leading provider of real time fault management and service assurance software, announced on Thursday the official launch of an independent organization of users and partners of the Netcool software. The International Netcool Users Group (netcoolusers.com) has formalized its internal bylaws and incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a 501c not-for-profit organization.




The INUG is chartered to foster an open dialogue within the ...

Genuity Announces Tender Offer To Acquire Integra - 📅 Jun 1, 2001 - Genuity Inc., a leading global eBusiness network provider (genuity.com), and Integra, a premier European provider of managed hosting and eBusiness solutions (integra-europe.com), today announced they have entered into a binding and exclusive agreement to merge their organizations. The combined company will leverage their complementary business solutions and geographic reach to create a world class eBusiness infrastructure and managed services provider.




Genuity will make a ...

Burntsand to Optimize Internal Information for CIBC - 📅 Jun 1, 2001 - Burntsand Inc. (burntsand.com), a leading North American e-business solutions integrator, announced on Thursday that it has been awarded a contract to help optimize the use of the information asset within a Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce organization.



CIBC is a leading North American financial institution offering more than eight million personal banking and business customers a full range of products and services through its comprehensive electronic banking network, ...

Cable & Wireless Advances Full Steam - 📅 May 31, 2001 - Telecommunications giant Cable & Wireless (cw.com) and Web hosting company Digital Island Inc. (digitalisland.com) announced on Thursday that the waiting period imposed on the proposed acquisition of Digtal Island by Cable & Wireless, under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, was approved for early termination by the Federal Trade Commission on May 30, 2001.



The companies also announced that it has been determined that a pre-merger notification filing ...

Cervalis Welcomed To New York - 📅 May 31, 2001 - On Wednesday, the office of the Governor of New York, George Pataki announced that it would welcome the Connecticut-based Web hosting company Cervalis Inc. (cervalis.com -> hostinger.com) into the Hudson Valley, where it has invested $10 million in establishing a new 71,000 square foot Internet data center in the town of Wappinger, creating 221 jobs in the region.





The warm welcome was part of the state's aggressive efforts to draw technology-based businesses into the state. The plan ...

Hostcentric Launches Content Accelerator, .biz Domain Claim Service - 📅 May 31, 2001 - Managed hosting company Hostcentric, Inc., today announced the availability of MediaEdge, a new utility for accelerating content distribution to Web sites, enabling faster download speeds for end users.

MediaEdge enhances delivery speeds by routing end-user's requests to the fastest Point of Presence (POP), creating a performance improvement that the company says will "help e-businesses enhance their online brand image through a rapid, more consistent Website visit." The company ...