Feb 8, 2005 : Opsware Expands Into Europe, Names VP

📅 February 8, 2005 - Data center automation software developer Opsware (opsware.com)announced on Tuesday that it has expanded its presence in Europe,opening offices in France and Germany, and appointed Remy Dubois vicepresident responsible for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

"Demand for Opsware throughout Europe isrising, and EMEA is a huge market opportunity for us," says MarkCranney, executive vice president of worldwide sales for Opsware."Remy's extensive experience and strong track record of growing sales,combined with our expanded presence in Europe, will further our successin capturing the IT automation market in EMEA."

A 15-year technology sales veteran, RemyDubois was vice president of sales for EMEA at WebMethods prior tojoining Opsware. Dubois has also worked in sales management withSybase, Software AG, Pyramid Technology and UNISYS France.

"Opsware has the strongest product andmomentum in a rapidly growing market," says Dubois. "Customers in EMEAare clearly seeing the benefits of Opsware automation, which helpsreduce costs and complexity in managing large scale data centeroperations. Opsware is positioned to strengthen its industry leadershipposition and I believe this region will play a significant role incontributing to the company's next phase of growth."

Reads: 2098 | Category: General | Source: TheWHIR : Web Host Industry Reviews
URL source: http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/ops020805.cfm
Want to add a website news or press release ? Just do it, it's free! Use add web hosting news!

Other news

📅 Feb 7, 2005 - MCI Hosting Spam Gang, Spamhaus Says - According to a report published Friday by anti-spam organization Spamhaus (spamhaus.org), Web hosting and Internet service provider MCI (mci.com) is hosting illegal spam operations that generate approximately five million dollars in annual revenue for the company. According to Spamhaus, deals known as "pink contracts" are at the root of the problem. Drawn up between the host and spammer, these agreements exempt the spammer from the service provider's normal terms of service in exchange for a higher fee. Spamhaus says it has repeatedly notified MCI that it is hosting 187 "spam gangs" and has become known as the leading home to spam in the world.

📅 Feb 7, 2005 - Rackforce Hosting Al Qaeda-linked Site - According to reports, an Islamic Web site that is linked to terrorist group al Qaeda is running on a server based in British Columbia, Canada operated by Web hosting provider Rackforce (rackforce.com). The Web site is called Supporters of Shareeah. Abu Hamza al-Masri, one of the site's directors, is currently jailed in England for his alleged part in the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000. Shareeah is a concept of Islamic rule. Supporters of the Web site are reportedly considered radical. Rackforce reportedly said the content posted to the server did not originate from the city of Kelowna, where Rackforce is based. The company said it was unaware of th

📅 Feb 7, 2005 - Ensim Names Chairman, Member of Board - Web hosting automation software developer Ensim (ensim.com) announced on Monday that it has named Scott Sandell chairman of its board of directors and added Irwin Gross as a new member. Sandell is a general partner with New Enterprise Associates, the lead investor in Ensim. He has extensive experience in the technology sector and currently serves on the boards of Agami Systems, CenterBeam, Data Domain, FineGround Networks, Foveon, Spreadtrum Communications, Tableau Software and Teneros. Gross is a general partner at Worldview and brings a decade of experience with technology firms. He currently sites on the boards of AudioFeast and Stretch.

📅 Feb 9, 2005 - MSN Outage Caused by Data Center Issue - According to reports, software giant Microsoft (microsoft.com) said late Tuesday that the outage suffered by its instant messaging service MSN earlier in the day was the result of an isolated data center problem. According to comments by Microsoft, the outage began on Monday evening and affected a "significant" number of users. MSN representatives confirmed the problem was fixed by approximately 5:00 p.m. pacific standard time on Tuesday. The outage came just days after the W32/Bropia worm hit the MSN service. But Microsoft said the most recent downtime was not related to the worm in any way. According to some estimates, MSN has 145 million users worldwid

📅 Feb 9, 2005 - Netfirms Adds Plans, Drops Domain Price - Web hosting provider Netfirms (netfirms.com ) announced on Tuesday that it has released its 2005 line of hosting plans and lowered its price for domain name registrations to $4.95 per year. Netfirms's 2005 line of hosting plans include significant upgrades to storage space and bandwidth, a new file manager, up to five free .com domain names, and $35 worth of free Google Adwords. According to the company, storage space and bandwidth allotments have been upgraded as much as two and five times respectively. Domain names come with free Web hosting, Web-based DNS management and email, and twenty-four hour technical support. "Netfirms is committed to providing t

📅 Feb 9, 2005 - Server Central Selling Dell Servers - Managed Web hosting provider Server Central (servercentral.net) announced on Tuesday that it has made Dell PowerEdge servers immediately available in its data centers. "The introduction of Dell servers into our product line reinforces our commitment to provide the best service in the industry, which we match with the highest quality equipment available," says Mark Luptak, vice president of sales. "The proven performance of our network combined with the reliability of Dell servers is perfect for resource-intensive applications such as streaming media and gaming servers." According to the company, customers will be allowed to configure their Dell offerings, selecting