UK Web Host iomart Provides Misys with Virtualized Platform
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- UK cloud hosting provider iomart Hosting announced last week it has provided a virtualized platform to help Misys consolidate its IT infrastructure in the UK. The move comes a few months after iomart completed the second phase of its expansion at its Spectrum House, Maidenhead, UK data center. Misys delivers application software and services for banking, treasury and capital markets. The company reviewed its hosting services this year and decided to partner with
Jelastic Adds Apache CloudDB to Java PaaS Cloud Platform
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Java-based platform-as-a-service cloud hosting company Jelastic announced this week that it has added the Apache CouchDB distributed database to its system, giving users more choice over how they store their data. In the press release announcing the addition, the company says CouchDB is one of the fastest and most reliable distributed databases, and makes replication and scaling across multiple data centers easy. “We are really excited about making CouchDB
Italian ISP Libero Runs New Public Cloud on Joyent Cloud Platform
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Italian Internet service provider Libero announced on Friday that it has launched its public cloud based on Joyent's SmartDataCenter cloud platform. This news comes a few months after Joyent launched its revamped public cloud platform. According to the press release, the public cloud offering will offer businesses and developers access to real time infrastructure resources with a pay-as-you-go pricing model.
Java Cloud Platform Jelastic Builds in NGINX Web Server
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Java platform as a service offering Jelastic (www.jelastic.com) announced on Wednesday that it has built the popular open-source web server NGINX (www.nginx.com) into its platform to provide customers with better performance and efficiency. Running NGINX will require no additional deployment or configuration work by users, says Jelastic, and offers built-in load balancing and caching in a system designed around the needs of the hosting environment. The
Web Host Windstream Hosted Solutions Upgrades Cloud Platform
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Managed web hosting provider Windstream Hosted Solutions (www.windstreambusiness.com) announced on Tuesday that it has launched its second-generation cloud platform. This announcement comes two months after Windstream acquired web hosting provider Paetec Holding Corp. According to the press release, this platform will enhance the technology of its exisiting cloud services offering, including solutions from VMware, NetApp, EMC and more.
Weebly’s New Designer Platform
Weebly is an online startup business that delivers website building tools which are intuitive and not difficult to learn. The company recently expanded theif offerings with a new designer platform to assist with web designers in improving efficiency by creating sites quicker while managing additional clients and maintaining their own branding. The Weebly Designer Platform is an integrated content management system that includes website design, client management and hosting. Ease of
Partnership Platform BeanSprout Launches Beta Integrates with LinkedIn
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Business opportunity marketplace BeanSprout (www.beansprout.co) announced on Monday that it has launched its new beta program. According to the press release, BeanSprout now makes finding partnership opportunities easier by allowing members to create, share and recommend opportunities to a LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) network. This announcement comes two months after the WHIR interviewed BeanSprout co-founder Alex Kehayis about how the platform can help hosting
Gazzang Data Encrytion Solution Adds Support for CloudLinux Platform
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Cloud-based data encryption provider Gazzang (www.gazzang.com) recently announced that its ezNcrypt data security solution now supports the CloudLinux platform. This announcement comes nearly two months after cloud hosting provider GoGrid started offering ezNcrypt data security solution on its platform. According to the press release, its compatibility with the Linux OS improves the stability of shared hosting and multi-tenant environments.
DNS Provider Dyn Releases Enterprise Class Email Delivery Platform
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Managed DNS provider Dyn Inc. (www.dyn.com) announced on Wednesday that it has released its enterprise class technology platform for management of email delivery. According to the press release, DynECT Email Delivery was born out of a goal to further develop infrastructure to connect to Dyn and deploy transactional or bulk email. DynECT Email Delivery, formerly SendLabs SmartMTA, was developed after Dyn acquired email services provider SendLabs in January.
UK Web Host Virtual Internet Launches Cloud Hosting Platform
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- UK Web hosting provider Virtual Internet (www.vi.net) announced on Friday it is officially launching its flagship cloud hosting platform. The move comes just a few months after Virtual Internet launched Xen Sandbox Cloud servers and upgraded its VMware hosting solution. According to the press release, Virtual Internet's new business-class cloud solutions deliver reliability, cost savings, scalability, and performance.