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📅 - ICANN Opens Comment Period on Proposed Add Grace Period Modifications for NeuStar and Afilias - ICANN is today opening public comment periods on requests submitted by NeuStar,the .BIZ registry, and Afilias, the .INFO registry, to modify terms regardingthe add grace period (AGP) in their respective registry agreements.On 5 February 2008, NeuStar and Afilias submitted separate but similar requeststhrough the Registry Services Evaluation Process to modify the AGP in theirrespective TLDs in order "to address the excessive delete problem" (i.e.domain tasting) in .BIZ and .INFO. Currently there are no limitations onthe number of deletions that a registrar can process and receive a refundduring the five-day AGP. The proposed service would limit the number ...
📅 - Microsoft to Release IE 8 Beta Soon - Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com) says it plans to launch a test version of Web browser Internet Explorer 8 by the end of June at the very latest, announced a company official in a blog post on Tuesday. This past December, Internet Explorer 8 successfully completed the "Acid2 Face" test, which measures the extent to which a browser conforms to a series of widely used Web standards. The new IE 8 browser plans to offer improved support for Ajax programming and increased security, says Microsoft. Microsoft is working to ensure Internet Explorer 8's compatibility with websites designed for earlier versions of the software. Many corporate IT departments, as well as the ...
📅 - VeriSign Launches Video Campaign - Internet infrastructure services provider VeriSign (verisign.com) announced on Tuesday that it has launched a new viral marketing campaign that offers a humorous approach to abandoned shopping carts. The segments titled "The Cart Whisperer" (http://www.nomoreabandonedcarts.com) serve to bring to light the motivations and behaviors behind shopping cart abandonment, says the company. In the tradition of the movie "The Horse Whisperer" and more recently the TV show "The Dog Whisperer", these videos chronicle the work of Liberty Fillmore, a man with unusual communication skills that enable him to "rescue" an abandoned shopping cart from a weed-choked parking lot and lead it back home to ...
📅 - FWHN Offers 24 Hour Build Starts - Managed hosting provider Frontpages Web Hosting Network (fpweb.net 👉 Total Reviews: 10
🙌 Average Rating: 5 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 5
👎 Bad Reviews: 5
👈 Official Responses: 0) announced on Friday it is offering dedicated server build starts in less than 24 hours. The company addressed customer needs for a quick turnaround on their dedicated server by offering dedicated server builds within 24 hours of contract signing. Based upon new technologies and efficiencies, Frontpages has been able to reduce build starts from a week or more, down to less than a day. "By keeping the necessary hardware in stock, we are able to get a jump start on dedicated server orders," says Rob LaMear, Frontpages president. "In doing so, Frontpages plans to provide customers the solutions they ...
🙌 Average Rating: 5 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 5
👎 Bad Reviews: 5
👈 Official Responses: 0) announced on Friday it is offering dedicated server build starts in less than 24 hours. The company addressed customer needs for a quick turnaround on their dedicated server by offering dedicated server builds within 24 hours of contract signing. Based upon new technologies and efficiencies, Frontpages has been able to reduce build starts from a week or more, down to less than a day. "By keeping the necessary hardware in stock, we are able to get a jump start on dedicated server orders," says Rob LaMear, Frontpages president. "In doing so, Frontpages plans to provide customers the solutions they ...
📅 - Pro Net Buys Homepage Universe - Web hosting provider Pro Net Hosting (pronethosting.com) announced on Friday that it has completed its purchase of Homepage Universe (homepageuniverse.com 👉 Total Reviews: 7
🙌 Average Rating: 2.6 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 1
👎 Bad Reviews: 6
👈 Official Responses: 0) for an undisclosed amount. The offer was initiated last spring. One of the biggest changes through this deal is that Pro Net has permanently migrated its customer services and marketing to Homepage Universe's portal because of how user friendly it is. The company says the key to making this purchase work is to maintain the positive customer experience of Homepage while adding the technical know-how and support that Pro Net has built a reputation for."We purchased Homepage Universe for two reasons," says Gary ...
🙌 Average Rating: 2.6 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 1
👎 Bad Reviews: 6
👈 Official Responses: 0) for an undisclosed amount. The offer was initiated last spring. One of the biggest changes through this deal is that Pro Net has permanently migrated its customer services and marketing to Homepage Universe's portal because of how user friendly it is. The company says the key to making this purchase work is to maintain the positive customer experience of Homepage while adding the technical know-how and support that Pro Net has built a reputation for."We purchased Homepage Universe for two reasons," says Gary ...
📅 - The webhost industry: week review - This week's biggest news has been set in stone for months, with the official launch of Windows Server 2008, the platform that will power a lot of hosting solutions in the years to come. On Wednesday, ...