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vitalstream.comD-Link, Sierra, VitalStream Launch Online Gaming Tournament - 📅 - D-Link (dlink.com), a developer of networking and communications solutions, Sierra (sierra.com), one of the largest publishers of interactive entertainment and VitalStream, Inc. (vitalstream.com -> inap.com), a leading provider for digital broadcasting today announced that they have formed an alliance to support free tournaments of Sierra's recently introduced Tribes 2 online game.



The first of these open tournaments will launch July 28th. Players can
enter to win up to $30,000 in ...
IBM Expands Web-Hosting Services - 📅 - IBM (ibm.net) has unveiled 30 new Web-hosting services to meet growing market demand, following its announcement last week that IBM's Web-hosting customer contracts exceeded $1 billion during the first six months of 200.



The managed services range from programs to help small business customers
get retail Web sites operating quickly, to new security and Linux offerings
for larger hosting customers.

IBM Global Services operates 37 e-business Hosting Centers around ...
iBIZ to Acquire Assets of Qhost.com - 📅 - iBIZ Technology Corp. (ibizcorp.com), a leading manufacturer of handheld accessories and provider of data center services business networks, yesterday announced it will acquireassets of Qhost.com, a Phoenix-based Web and e-commerce hosting provider, as part of its strategy to expand its data center operations and customer base.



Under terms of the deal, which is expected to close on August 1, 2001, iBIZ
will acquire from Bitwise Software International, Inc., Qhost.com's ...
interland.com logoMicron Names New Executive Team, Predicts Profitability - 📅 - Micron Electronics, Inc. (micronelectronics.com), a leading provider of business-class Web hosting, today named the slate of officers it plans to propose to its board of directors to run the combined company after its planned acquisition of Interland (interland.com 👉 Total Reviews: 2
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Shareholders of both companies will vote on approval of the transaction on
August 6, and the companies expect the transaction to close shortly
thereafter. The new company will adopt the Interland ...
Sprint Announces FlowCom Deal in Australia - 📅 - Sprint (sprint.com), a world-class provider of IP global communications services, announced today a major internet connection for FlowCom (flowcom.com.au), an Australian telecommunications facilities carrier and data service provider.



This rapid installation was made possible using SprintLink, Sprint's global
IP network. SprintLink provides single AS number, non-stop connection to a
majority of the world's Internet content. The agreement with FlowCom was
designed ...
Rackspace Updates Automated Customer Portal - 📅 - Rackspace Managed Hosting, a leading provider of managed hosting services, announced this week that it has launched the version 2.0 of myRackspace, the company's self-service customer service portal and the latest in the company's efforts to back its promise of ?fanatical support.?



The overhauled site is designed to allow customers to take a more hands-on approach to managing their accounts, providing them with new interactive tools, and attempting to shed light on some of the ...
Public Web Hosts - Last Week in Review - 📅 - It was a mixed week for the Nasdaq, as the tech-heavy index toyed with the sub-2000 level mid-week before finally pulling itself above the mark Thursday and Friday.

The Nasdaq picked up 6.11 points Friday to finish the week at 2029.07.

Strong sessions late in the week were helped by companies like Exodus Communications, who released their Q2 earnings late Thursday.

The Web hosting firm exceeded lowered expectations, causing shares in the company to pick up nine ...
mediatemple.net logoXadrA and Media Temple Simplify Multi-User Flash Apps - 📅 - XadrA LLC (xadra.com), announced a partnership with Media Temple, Inc. (mediatemple.net 👉 Total Reviews: 14
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) today where Media Temple will offer XadrA's Fortress Multi-User Flash Server as an option on their appliance server turnkey hosting platform.



Xadra says Fortress provides a complete solution for multi-user applications
such as multiplayer games, virtual worlds, chat, and e-learning classrooms.
It also provides direct support for Macromedia Flash, as well as other
XML-capable rich-media ...
Yipes Wins Rights to Serve 3,500 Buildings Nationwide - 📅 - Yipes Communications, Inc. (yipes.com), a provider of
scalable bandwidth on demand, announced Wednesday that a federal bankruptcy
court has approved Yipes' bid to acquire rights to serve more than 3,500
office buildings nationwide. The rights were formerly owned by Broadband
Office, an in-building carrier that is now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy.



In conjunction with the Delaware court proceeding, Yipes has signed access
agreements with nine major real estate entities, who ...
WorldCom Profits Fall in Q2 - 📅 - WorldCom, Inc. yesterday announced the financial results of the WorldCom group for the quarter ended June 30, 2001, reporting an overall increase in revenue, but a lower net income for its data and long-distance services compared to last year's profits. The company blamed pricing pressures and tough competition as the main factors for the decline.



In June, WorldCom issued two tracking stocks in place of its previous stock,
one to mirror the performance of its data and ...