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FTC Warns Firms of Spam Weaknesses - 📅 - The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and its corresponding agencies in 26 other countries are sending email notifications to network administrators that are believed to be responsible for open relays and open proxies that spammers can use as a "broadcast point" for sending out large quanitifies of unsolicited commercial emails, according to a report in silicon.com.



According to the report, the undertaking is part of the FTC's efforts to close open relays, an initiative it ...
Hosting Controller Debuts German Version - 📅 - Advanced Communications (http://www.advcomm.net), a developer of Windows hosting automation software, announced today that it has released the German language version of Hosting Controller version 6.0, a multi-server Windows-based hosting automation platform.



The company said the solution allows hosts to build and manage Windows hosting environments quickly and easily.

Hosting Controller version 6.0 was released in late October. It was originally available in seven languages, ...
Inflow Phoenix Facility EBITDA Positive - 📅 - Managed hosting provider Inflow (http://www.inflow.com) announced on Monday that its Phoenix, Arizona-based data center facility has achieved EBITDA positive status and increased its customer base and revenue over the last year.



"The attainment of EBITDA positive by the Phoenix IDC makes yet another significant contribution to our overall corporate EBITDA performance," said Mark Hughes, chief financial officer for Inflow. "Furthermore, this achievement continues to validate our ...
Blacknight to Resell Server Solution - 📅 - Irish Web hosting provider Blacknight Internet Solutions (blacknight.ie) has entered into a reseller partnership with uptime software (http://www.uptimesoftware.com), a developer of system management tools, the company said on Monday.



Under the terms of the agreement, Blacknight will resell up.time version 3.0., an enterprise server monitoring and management solution.

Up.time version 3.0, accessible through any Web browser, reports on the status and performance of server ...
crystaltech.comCrystalTech Fends off MyDoom Virus - 📅 - Web hosting provider CrystalTech (crystaltech.com 👉 Total Reviews: 8
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) said on Monday that it has successfully eliminated the MyDoom virus threat for the 1.2 million mail accounts and 38,000 domains that reside on its network.



CrystalTech attributed the success to its enterprise-level mail and virus solutions and the robustness of its network infrastructure.

"Our network operations center reacted as soon as they were made aware of the threat, and immediately took action to update our ...
BEA Executive to Present on Web Security - 📅 - BEA Systems (http://www.bea.com) said on Thursday that Paul Patrick, the company's chief security architect, is scheduled to make a presentation at the Web-Enabled Government conference that is taking place on February 4-5 in Washington, DC.



Patrick will participate in a session titled, "Securing Web Applications - What Can Be Done Today" on February 4 at 2:15 pm Eastern time.

According to the company, the session will examine methods for effective threat detection and the ...
IBM Unveils Hybrid Outsourcing Model - 📅 - IBM (ibm.com) announced on Thursday that it has unveiled a new flexible IT service based on what it calls a "hybrid outsourcing model." Through the service, IBM will remotely automate, manage and support a customer's multi-platform data center while the customer retains ownership of all IT systems and personnel.



IBM says the more flexible support service, designed for customers that own and operate their own IT equipment, software and staff, helps customers improve the ...
hostway.com logoHostway Launches Small Business Promo - 📅 - Web hosting provider Hostway (hostway.com 👉 Total Reviews: 19
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) announced today the launch of its "Open for Business" promotion, offering small business owners in the Detroit metro and Ann Arbor areas a free year of Web hosting.



In order to qualify for the promotional offer, businesses must not currently have a Web site and be able to prove that they were established after January 1, 2003.

The offer is available for the first 250 qualified businesses that apply and is valued at a minimum ...
Excedent Announces Email Platform Upgrade - 📅 - Excedent Technologies (http://www.excedent.com), a provider of managed email hosting, announced yesterday that it has upgraded its Linux-based email hosting platform.



The company said it has improved its scaling architecture and security software, which will give customers protection from viruses and unsolicited email and higher levels of overall performance.

"With the exponential growth of spam and computer viruses over the last 12 months, we realized the need to improve our ...
US LEC Deploys Tekelec Switching Solution - 📅 - Tekelec (http://www.tekelec.com), a developer of telecommunications products for fixed, mobile and packet networks, announced yesterday that telecommunications carrier US LEC (http://www.uslec.com) has activated SanteraOne, Tekelec's next-generation switch, in New York City.



Tekelec said SanteraOne will allow US LEC to offer new services to businesses in New York City and surrounding markets in the northeastern United States.

"Tekelec's now and next-generation solution, SanteraOne, ...