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GlobalSign Launches SSL Reseller Partner Program

March 31st, 2010

(The Hosting News) – GlobalSign today announced the launch of its new four-tier partner program, consisting of Authorized, Silver, Gold and Platinum levels. The new program is ideal for web hosts, ISPs, VARs, domain registrars and web consultants of all sizes wishing to incorporate SSL Certificates, as a value-add or revenue generating product into their current product portfolios.

Since the launch of its SSL Reselling program back in July 2007, GlobalSign has seen an unprecedented number of resellers, large and small alike, taking advantage of the opportunities reselling SSL Certificates has to offer. Now with four levels of commitment, partners can choose the most appropriate tier to suit their individual business needs, benefiting from varying levels of pricing discounts, product integration, customer support and marketing and sales resources.
 
As GlobalSign believe in helping every partner launch a successful SSL offering, it extends marketing and sales resources to all resellers, regardless of partnership tier. With a newly launched partner resource center, resellers have access to advanced SSL information, product copy, multi language canned HTML campaign templates, competitive analysis and inside sales training material, enabling them to learn about, integrate and market SSL to their customers easily and most importantly effectively. Also with access to a dedicated marketing representative, as well as a traditional account manager, GlobalSign provide partners with extra bespoke advice and support – ensuring their SSL is priced, positioned and promoted correctly first time round.

GlobalSign offers resellers automated SSL Certificate application and installation processes, speeding up delivery, whilst reducing customer support issues. From a simple Ajax API to full XML based API, the reselling process has been made even simpler and is now completely integrated with hosting control panels and purchasing systems already used by many resellers such as Hosting Controller, Ubersmith and WHMCS.

“GlobalSign prides itself on helping partners to launch their SSL offerings efficiently, as well as to grow their SSL business at every stage, said Steve Waite, Chief Marketing Officer, GlobalSign. “GlobalSign’s feature packed and simplified SSL product range enables resellers to offer the most secure and highly trusted SSL products in the market, whilst also taking advantage of the SSL reselling opportunity, generating additional revenue from existing customers and adding a value add product to their portfolio”.

Other partner program key features include the ability to resell all types of GlobalSign SSL Certificates, including fast issuance Domain Validation SSL, traditional Organization Validation SSL, and the newly standardised Extended Validation (EV) SSL, (which activates the green address bar interface in IE7 & 8, Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome and Safari), as well as the options to buy in bulk on a discounted deposit or PAYG basis. GlobalSign partners can also set up their own sub-resellers and benefit from full reporting and audit trail mechanisms.

For further information about GlobalSign’s SSL Reseller Program and the associated financial opportunities please visit http://www.globalsign.com/partners

GlobalSign Launches SSL Reseller Partner Program

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Fasthosts Enables Resellers to Move into Cloud Computing

March 31st, 2010

(The Hosting News) – Fasthosts today announced the launch of Rise, an IaaS (infrastructure-as-a-service) provider enabling thousands of resellers to move into cloud computing.
 
Rise (www.rise-partners.co.uk), a brand new company from Fasthosts, will provide cloud and dedicated infrastructure as well as end-to-end solutions for channel partners to either resell, or offer as a white label service under their own brand.
 
Andy Burton, CEO of Fasthosts and Rise, said: “There is a lot of talk about cloud computing and much of it is hype right now. Vendors obviously thought that if they made enough noise then consumers would find them but that’s not how many small and mid sized businesses in particular buy IT. They’re aware of the cloud, but are often confused about what it delivers and how they can utilise it, and usually rely on a third party ‘trusted advisor and supplier’ to guide them. What we’re addressing with this launch is how SMBs buy IT, not just why they should. By providing cloud services to the channel partners, we’re enabling those companies that have the trusted relationship with the end customer to deliver the benefits in a way that is clearly understood by the customer.”
 
Rise will ensure that the IT and telecommunications channels have the opportunity to embrace the considerable benefits that cloud infrastructure can offer in terms of agility, scalability and cost effectiveness.
 
Burton continues, “This, we hope, is seen as good news for the channel after many predicted cloud computing would be bad news for businesses who traditionally sold packaged software or on-premise hardware. If anything this should give resellers an even stronger bond with their customers as they can continue to provide on-premise solutions as they always have, but can now add hosted solutions to that portfolio as well. A combination of the two looks the best bet for some years to come.”
 
Rise is offering value-added resellers and systems integrators the opportunity to partner with them through a new and beneficial programme to add cloud solutions to their portfolio as a complement to their existing business and expand their available market.
 
Rise is in turn launching a new platform called – Data Centre on Demand, an Infrastructure as a Service offering based upon the Microsoft Dynamic Data Centre. It will serve as a showcase for Microsoft’s Hyper-V technology, enabling virtualisation efficiencies in the data centre which can pass scale as well as cost- and energy-saving onto users.
 
Bob Tarzey analyst and director Quocirca, comments, “Many SMBs look to their resellers for advice on new technology developments, such as cloud based services. The cloud has a lot to offer, especially when it comes to commodity applications like email, backup and web hosting; enterprise class capability at SMB prices. Resellers need to look at how they rebalance their portfolios to include cloud based services and continue to help their SMB customers procure the most cost effective IT solutions. To achieve this, resellers need to identify cloud service providers with a strong reseller focus that understand the indirect sales model and are prepared to share the annuity revenue that cloud services generate.”
 
Jeff Lenton, In2itive Business Solutions (www.in2itive.biz) – “We’ve been party to the Fasthosts Internet Group channel proposition for a time now, and believe this is a service that the IT consultancies, VAR’s and SI’s will benefit from. The support to build cloud services into the channel proposition is clear, and the focus from the Rise account teams on the partner growth is very welcome.”

Fasthosts Enables Resellers to Move into Cloud Computing

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Telehouse Opens New London Data Centre

March 31st, 2010

(The Hosting News) – Telehouse has officially opened Telehouse West, its state-of-the-art £80 million flag ship data centre facility. This new data centre adds to the latest evolution of the Telehouse brand, which has also recently expanded into South Africa and Vietnam. As a result, Telehouse’s global data centre footprint has now reached 119,000m².
 
The 35th Telehouse data centre worldwide, West will meet the demands of UK businesses for high-capacity data centres, as well as offering connectivity to over 400 ISPs, carriers, operators and Internet Exchanges. Spread over nine floors, five with a ‘localised data centre environment’, the custom-built 19,000m² state-of-the-art facility brings the total power at the company’s London Docklands site to 40MVA. Four redundant HV power systems on separate grids ensure maximum redundancy and reliability levels of 99.999%. Furthermore, an additional 132K primary sub-station is also being built to provide even greater levels of redundancy protection.
 
“In a recent survey of UK decision makers from some of the country’s top organisations, 89% stated they were keen to secure additional data centre space,” said Michelle Reid, Sales and Marketing Director, Telehouse. “This trend is supported by many analysts who have stated that a lack of capacity in the capital is costing the UK economy millions.”
 
“Telehouse West offers UK businesses access to the latest services, including KDDI’s global network infrastructure and range of end-to-end services including system integration, network services and ICT consultancy. Businesses will also be able to access a highly secure, resilient connection between the company’s network of global data centre facilities, including London, Paris New York and Los Angeles, through the Global InterLink service.”
 
Further to providing secure, resilient, data centre services, Telehouse West will help UK businesses achieve their green commitments to the forthcoming Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) legislation. It will do so by deploying a variety of innovative solutions to mitigate the carbon footprint of the building, including exporting waste heat for use in nearby homes and businesses.
 
“We designed Telehouse West with the forthcoming CRC legislation in mind. The opening of the facility will not only help customers achieve their own green targets by reducing the amount of carbon allowances they will need to purchase, but also enable them to expand their businesses and launch new services as they see fit. We are excited to be the first UK data centre to support local residents by providing them with much needed energy resources to power their homes and businesses.”
 
“With space at a premium in the capital there has been a high level of interest in new facility. Currently our customer tours of Telehouse West are in high demand as organisations look to secure space in the new facility.” concluded Reid.
 
Interested parties have been able to keep track of construction on the building using the online portal to: review the latest news, products and services; download industry articles; source technical information; view a diary of construction; watch the site evolve.
 
For more information regarding the new facility or to book a tour please contact: marketing@uk.telehouse.net or visit the Telehouse West online portal.

Telehouse Opens New London Data Centre

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Digital Realty Trust Boosts Power and Capacity

March 31st, 2010

(The Hosting News) – Digital Realty Trust, Inc., the world’s largest wholesale datacenter provider, has begun expanding power and datacenter capacity at its 210 N. Tucker property in St. Louis. The centerpiece of these enhancements is the addition of 16 MW of new electrical power, which effectively quadruples the power available to the facility. Other enhancements include a new power distribution system for the building and the addition of 30,000-60,000 square feet of datacenter space.

“These improvements to 210 N. Tucker make it one of the most desirable datacenter properties in the midwestern United States,” said Glenn Benoist, Vice President, Portfolio Management at Digital Realty Trust. “The increased level of datacenter demand in St. Louis has prompted us to expand our commitment to this market. With a total of 20 MW of power and a significant amount of new datacenter space, the facility will be the premier site for St. Louis’ growing datacenter market. The power enhancement also allows us to offer customers our Turn-Key Datacenter solution.”

Located in the heart of downtown St. Louis, 210 N. Tucker is an 18-story building that offers over 200,000 square feet of space and the design flexibility that clients need to support their unique requirements. Powered from Ameren UE’s underground power grid with multiple generators on-site and included in the current upgrade, 210 N. Tucker is a carrier-neutral facility serviced by multiple fiber providers that offers a broad array of connectivity options. 210 N. Tucker is also connected to the neighboring facility at 900 Walnut via 400 strands of dark fiber.

Construction has begun and is expected to be completed by Q3 2010. Customers seeking space in the building can begin building out their datacenter space immediately, concurrent with the infrastructure improvements. In addition to this construction, Digital Realty Trust is working with its national and international partners and customers for expansion of their datacenter networks into the 210 N. Tucker property.

Digital Realty Trust is partnering with the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association (RCGA), the City’s Economic Development Agency, the St. Louis Chapter of AFCOM and the local brokerage community to address the needs for quality and affordable datacenter space.

RCGA President and Chief Executive Officer Richard C.D. Fleming, noted, “This is further evidence that the St. Louis region is a leader in the Midwest for datacenter operations. We have the world’s largest wholesale datacenter provider making this major investment in St. Louis at a time when the region prepares to showcase St. Louis IT industry successes at the upcoming Gateway to Innovation Conference on April 20th. We at the RCGA were pleased to partner with Digital Realty Trust on this important business expansion project.”

“These improvements to 210 N. Tucker will establish the building as one of the most strategic properties in the Midwest. St. Louis is a very attractive location for IT operations because of its low electrical rates,” said Dave Caron, Senior Vice President, Portfolio Management at Digital Realty Trust. “Our company’s financial strength allows us to make this significant investment in the property. In addition, our Turn-Key Datacenter solution makes us an ideal datacenter partner for customers that are planning datacenter expansions and prefer to avoid the significant capital investment of a do-it-yourself project.”

Digital Realty Trust Turn-Key Datacenter facilities provide state-of-the-art environments for supporting mission critical infrastructure, with advanced cooling, power, redundancy, and sustainability features to ensure that critical applications are available while optimizing energy efficiency. Digital Realty Trust’s Turn-Key Datacenters are scalable from hundreds of kilowatts of IT Load to megawatts of IT load and are located in markets throughout North America and Europe. Each Turn-Key Datacenter facility is physically secure and features a state-of-the-art power and cooling architecture that has been optimized for green operation. Every Turn-Key Datacenter is built using the Company’s proprietary POD Architecture® and uses metered power to ensure that clients pay only for the power that they use.

For more information about leasing space at 210 N. Tucker, contact Brent Behrman at 214-231-1350 or sales@digitalrealtytrust.com.

Digital Realty Trust Boosts Power and Capacity

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Posted in Data Center, Digital Realty Trust, News, capacity, st. louis

Cyber Attacks Pose Major Threat

March 31st, 2010
The web has been around for a quarter of a century now. It brought with it boundless opportunities. Unfortunately with all of the benefits we ve also seen many hazards. One that any company which operates online needs to be aware of is cyber attacks -- especially nowadays when they seem to be getting worse. Keep reading for some idea of how bad it is and what s being done about it....
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How To Decide If Managed Hosting Is Right For Your Business

March 31st, 2010
Every competent business owner these days knows that it\'s essential to have some kind of presence on the Internet. The question that faces every company when deciding on a web site is how to operate the site without having to invest thousands in computer equipment and technical staff. That\'s when managed hosting can be of great benefit to small- and medium-sized businesses.

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4PSA Furthers Expansion in Cooperation with Industry Veteran

March 30th, 2010

Cloud software vender 4PSA has officially announced its expansion into the US market. The company states that it has signed an agreement with Mike Ross, an industry veteran in telecommunications and Internet Telephony to head up its operation in the Americas.

“Mike will have an important role in the development of our brand and products. He will also be in charge of building the channel and network as well as the infrastructure to support our expanding customer base in North and South America.”, said Bogdan Carstoiu, 4PSA’s CEO.

The company develops communication software built to power new service delivery infrastructure. “Cloud Computing is creating a lot of attention globally and our 4Grid technology is the perfect way to deploy the highest performance hosted applications with resiliency, scalability, and security unmatched by any existing offering. Our VoipNow Platform suite of products feature the most complete set of soft-switch (VoIP) and Unified Communications capabilities along with FoIP, conferencing, groupware and collaboration services. It is the right time to increase our presence in America.” stated Mr. Carstoiu.

“I am looking forward to becoming part of the 4PSA team and introducing their cloud technology to the American markets”, said Mike Ross, 4PSA’s COO and Director of the Americas. “4PSA’s strength lies in their vision, execution capabilities, and commitment to excellence. VoipNow will be very disruptive to legacy telecom solutions with a carrier grade, NGN, hosted solution that is infinitely scalable at a cost per user at under $1 per month.” added Mr. Ross.

4PSA Furthers Expansion in Cooperation with Industry Veteran

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4PSA Furthers Expansion in Cooperation with Industry Veteran

March 30th, 2010

Cloud software vender 4PSA has officially announced its expansion into the US market. The company states that it has signed an agreement with Mike Ross, an industry veteran in telecommunications and Internet Telephony to head up its operation in the Americas.

“Mike will have an important role in the development of our brand and products. He will also be in charge of building the channel and network as well as the infrastructure to support our expanding customer base in North and South America.”, said Bogdan Carstoiu, 4PSA’s CEO.

The company develops communication software built to power new service delivery infrastructure. “Cloud Computing is creating a lot of attention globally and our 4Grid technology is the perfect way to deploy the highest performance hosted applications with resiliency, scalability, and security unmatched by any existing offering. Our VoipNow Platform suite of products feature the most complete set of soft-switch (VoIP) and Unified Communications capabilities along with FoIP, conferencing, groupware and collaboration services. It is the right time to increase our presence in America.” stated Mr. Carstoiu.

“I am looking forward to becoming part of the 4PSA team and introducing their cloud technology to the American markets”, said Mike Ross, 4PSA’s COO and Director of the Americas. “4PSA’s strength lies in their vision, execution capabilities, and commitment to excellence. VoipNow will be very disruptive to legacy telecom solutions with a carrier grade, NGN, hosted solution that is infinitely scalable at a cost per user at under $1 per month.” added Mr. Ross.

4PSA Furthers Expansion in Cooperation with Industry Veteran

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SingleHop Recruits Announces Two New Personnel for its Sales Organization

March 30th, 2010

(The Hosting News) – Web hosting provider SingleHop today announced two key hires to its sales organization. The company says that both new team members are industry veterans, with 15 years combined experience in the hosting field. Michael Crosse was appointed as its new Channel Program Manager, and Jim Tremmel was appointed as Director of Sales.

It avers that Mike Crosse’s extensive experience includes James Tower Hosting and Hostway Corporation as a Business Development Executive and Channel Sales Manager. He brings extensive experience in developing special programs to meet client, partner, and reseller needs. The company adds that Mike sat on the Tech2020 Committee for the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, and is a member of the Illinois Technology Association. It states that Jim Tremmel brings SingleHop over twenty years of business-to-business sales and sales management experience. Recently, he worked as a sales manager for Hostway and as an independent consultant in Marketing and Business Development for cloud computing companies. Jim is excited about working hand-in-hand with clients to understand their needs and contribute to their growth.

One of Mike’s core responsibilities will be the development of the Tandem program. Mike commented, “Tandem is a superior program in the reseller hosting environment, and making it better is an exciting, enticing proposition!” He promises that the program will maintain a “customer-centric approach, attention to details, a conduit for resellers to offer opinions on the program, and a push internally to make improvements a reality.”

‘As our clients grow,” Jim comments, “we can help by evaluating their web presence and making sure they are taking full advantage of all the tools and products available to them.” Jim also remarked, “Right now it is all about the cloud: it is vital that we work with small- and medium-sized businesses to help them take full advantage of all that cloud computing has to offer. Applications are becoming more advanced, so it is important that clients and prospects find true partners to work with when hosting their applications.”

Dan Ushman, SingleHop’s VP of Sales and Marketing, commented that “Jim and Mike both bring tremendous experience to SingleHop’s management team. While Mike focuses on channels and resellers, Jim will focus on our retail business. I am very pleased to welcome them both to the SingleHop family.”

SingleHop Recruits Announces Two New Personnel for its Sales Organization

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SingleHop Welcomes Industry Veterans Mike Crosse and Jim Tremmel

March 29th, 2010

Chicago, IL: March 23, 2010: SingleHop, the leading Chicago-based dedicated and managed web hosting provider, announced today two key hires to its sales organization. Both new team members are industry veterans, with 15 years combined experience in the hosting field. Michael Crosse was appointed as SingleHop’s new Channel Program Manager, and Jim Tremmel was appointed as Director of Sales.

Mike Crosse’s extensive experience includes James Tower Hosting and Hostway Corporation as a Business Development Executive and Channel Sales Manager. He brings extensive experience in developing special programs to meet client, partner, and reseller needs. Mike sat on the Tech2020 Committee for the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, and is a member of the Illinois Technology Association.

One of Mike’s core responsibilities will be the development of the Tandem program. Mike commented, “Tandem is a superior program in the reseller hosting environment, and making it better is an exciting, enticing proposition!” He promises that the program will maintain a “customer-centric approach, attention to details, a conduit for resellers to offer opinions on the program, and a push internally to make improvements a reality.”

Jim Tremmel brings SingleHop over twenty years of business-to-business sales and sales management experience. Recently, he worked as a sales manager for Hostway and as an independent consultant in Marketing and Business Development for cloud computing companies. Jim is excited about working hand-in-hand with clients to understand their needs and contribute to their growth.

“As our clients grow,” Jim comments, “we can help by evaluating their web presence and making sure they are taking full advantage of all the tools and products available to them.” Jim also remarked, “Right now it is all about the cloud: it is vital that we work with small- and medium-sized businesses to help them take full advantage of all that cloud computing has to offer. Applications are becoming more advanced, so it is important that clients and prospects find true partners to work with when hosting their applications.”

Dan Ushman, SingleHop’s VP of Sales and Marketing, commented that “Jim and Mike both bring tremendous experience to SingleHop’s management team. While Mike focuses on channels and resellers, Jim will focus on our retail business. I am very pleased to welcome them both to the SingleHop family.”

About SingleHop, Inc.

SingleHop, Inc., is a full-service managed dedicated hosting provider that was founded on the principal of providing reliable, cost-effective, dedicated servers. The company was founded by Zak Boca and Dan Ushman in 2006 and currently hosts thousands of websites from around the world. SingleHop competitors include: SoftLayer, ThePlanet, FastServers, and RackSpace. The cornerstone of SingleHop’s managed hosting is the à la Carte Server Management Program, which is a full-array of transparent management services designed and tested to allow business customers to tailor their level of support to their needs or expertise.

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