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Gandi Launches Gandi Basekit to Meet Growing Need for iPhone and iPad-Ready Sites
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire -06/14/12)- Gandi, a leading domain name registrar and cloud hosting provider, today announced Gandi Basekit, a free website creation tool for organizations, companies and individuals hosted by Gandi, allowing compatibility with Apple iOS devices. Now any Gandi customer can create sites that are clearly viewable on iPads and iPhones. Gandi Basekit is the latest in a portfolio of tools offered by Gandi free of charge in order to provide the highest quality experience for customers.
Gandi Basekit allows the creation of websites using HTML5 and CSS style sheets, which are essential to supporting good display of sites on iOS devices, which do not support Flash. Prior to the introduction of Gandi Basekit, customers needed to set up either a PaaS or IaaS system to achieve comparable functionality.
"To adapt to the massive influx of iPads and iPhones in the browser pool, Gandi is enhancing its services with tools for customers to respond to that market need," said Thomas Stocking, VP of U.S. Operations, Gandi.net. "Internet browsing is increasingly done via smartphones or tablets, and now it is more important than ever that sites not only display well on these devices, but are built with these devices in mind."
Key features and benefits of Gandi Basekit include:
Ease of use for beginners: With the intuitive WYSIWYG interface, users can build pages without having to know HTML5 or CSS3. Preconfigured, customizable theme templates allow for a quick start.
Powerful for experts: Along with its simplicity and ease of use for the casual or beginning user, Gandi BaseKit provides tools that allow experts to directly edit the HTML and CSS code for their sites. Preset or user-supplied graphics and images can both be used.
Integrated social tools: Modern websites incorporate links to share interesting content via social media. Gandi Basekit includes tools that allow drag and drop installation of links to the most widely used social media sites.
Intuitive content management: Gandi Basekit also provides a drag and drop interface for editing block text, adding another block, repositioning an image or adding a submit button and a navigation menu.
Ecommerce integration: The Google CheckOut Widget allows you to use Gandi Basekit to quickly integrate internationally accepted payment functionality into your site.
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Web Host Savvis Adds Canadian Cloud Hosting Solutions
ST. LOUIS, June 12, 2012 Savvis, a CenturyLink company (NYSE: CTL) and global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises, today announced the availability of Savvis Symphony Virtual Private Data Center (VPDC) cloud solutions to clients in Canada through Savvis data center in Toronto.
Savvis continues to experience rapidly increasing global demand including in Canada for our proven, enterprise-ready cloud services, said John Witte, vice president and regional leader, Canada. The launch of Symphony VPDC on Canadian soil enables regional enterprises and global Savvis clients to improve their business agility through improved efficiency from their IT infrastructure.
Symphony VPDC is one of the industrys first enterprise-class virtual private data center cloud solutions with multi-tiered security, service and network profiles. The flexible service levels (Essential, Balanced and Premier) provide a range of features, support levels and performance to suit broad infrastructure profiles that enterprises demand. With industry-leading security elements, quality of service and service-level agreements (SLA), Symphony VPDC meets a range of needs including web hosting, test/development, mission-critical and other applications.
Symphony VPDC also can be integrated seamlessly to support hybrid cloud solutions that leverage Savvis managed hosting, colocation and network services.
Meridians Toronto-based software development division uses Symphony VPDC as a virtualized component of its overall IT solution to power its mzero software platform. Meridian, a kiosk and self-service device manufacturer, creates bundled self-service technology utilizing software and quality manufactured kiosk solutions.
As a Savvis colocation client based in Toronto, moving to the cloud was a natural progression. And now, with Symphony VPDC available in Canada, our options for powering our mzero platform are even stronger, said Paul Burden, director of software development at Meridian. Savvis provides us with industry-leading, flexible cloud and managed hosting solutions that meet our business requirements.
Leading analyst firm Gartner Inc. recently recognized Savvis as a Leader in two cloud-focused magic quadrants based on ability to execute and completeness of vision: the Magic Quadrant for Managed Hosting and the Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud Infrastructure as a Service.
Globally, Savvis operates a Tier 1 application transport network and more than 50 data centers with more than 2 million square feet of raised floor space designed to support enterprise IT operations.
The announcement of the Canada launch of Symphony VPDC follows recent Savvis announcements about cloud expansions in Hong Kong and Japan.
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As Apps Move to the Cloud, Next up Is Optimizing Them
As enterprises continue to open up to the idea of hosting applications in the cloud, a slew of companies are looking to optimize how they're managed in the new cloud environment.
Experts say cloud application management could be an area ripe for further innovation. Cloud users want to more easily be able to move legacy applications to the cloud or be able to transfer applications from one cloud provider to another. A Silicon Valley startup named Appcara is hoping its tools, which migrate away from a server-template model and toward an application-database setup, are one way for easier application lifecycle management.
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Traditionally cloud applications -- including anything from software-as-a-service enterprise resource management tools (SaaS-based ERP) to applications that run entire data centers -- use server-template technology to configure the underlying compute hardware to run the application. The problem with that approach, says Appcara founder and CEO John Young, is that applications are inevitably dynamic and the resources they require change. Creating new server template models for each new iteration of an application is time-consuming and prone to human error.
Appcara instead uses a database approach to managing cloud applications. Appcara's cloud-based software creates an application layer above either public or private clouds to capture information about what the application needs to run on the server. Specific application needs related to the components, configurations and dependencies and any changes of those are stored in real-time and automatically updated to a database. When changes are made to the application's resource needs, the database is updated automatically, allowing the application to configure the hardware that's needed on its own. Doing so eliminates the need for new server templates to be created, and removes the step of manual configuration of servers for application deployments.
So far it's worked for American Internet Services (AIS), a San Diego cloud service provider that focuses on cloud offerings in Southern California and specifically for life sciences companies. AIS is one of Appcara's earliest commercial deployments and CTO Steve Wallace says he was looking for a way to more efficiently manage the large number of applications the service provider hosts for clients.
"You may not realize the true potential of this until you really try to scale up," he says. The traditional server-template model, he says, requires manual configuration of the hardware to the specifications of the application. "If you're working with 80 Web servers that all need to be configured, you're talking about not only a time-consuming, error-prone process," he says. AIS is using the Appcara platform to manage its applications that run its cloud offering and those for customers.
Appcara announced last week it would be releasing the second version of its software, AppStack 2, in July, which will incorporate a marketplace where dozens of applications will already be pre-configured for use in the Appcara software. Other applications can be integrated to work on the software as well.
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ServInt Announces Grand Opening of Its New Data Center in Amsterdam
MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
ServInt, a pioneering provider of managed cloud hosting for enterprises worldwide, today announced the grand opening of its newly constructed European data center in Amsterdam, known as ServInt EU. The Company is now taking orders for hosting services at the new facility.
ServInt EU is the newest data center in ServInts multinational network. It enables ServInt to provide low-latency, high-availability hosting and cloud infrastructure services to customers who require their content to be housed in the EMEA region. ServInt has already begun activating ServInt EU accounts for many new customers in the region who pre-ordered ServInt hosting services over the past two weeks.
ServInt EU is our second major expansion after ServInt LA in California and represents our first data center presence outside North America, said ServInt COO Christian Dawson. Offering quality servers and support to customers around the globe is our mission, and broadening our footprint to include servers based in Europe is an important step toward achieving that goal.
ServInt is now offering its full suite of Flex VPS products at ServInt EU. In the future, ServInt expects to expand the products available at ServInt EU to include all Flex Private dedicated servers, as well as the Jelastic Java cloud hosting platform.
Customers can visit http://www.servint.net to order hosting at ServInt EU.
About ServInt
ServInt is a pioneering provider of high-reliability, managed cloud hosting services for enterprises worldwide. Founded in Northern Virginia in 1995, ServInt provides a range of IaaS, PaaS, VPS and dedicated server packages to hosting service resellers, web designers, developers and online businesses in more than 130 countries. To learn more about ServInts cloud, VPS and dedicated hosting solutions, please call 1-800-573-7846 from the USA, +1-571-766-1000 from outside the USA or visit http://www.servint.net.
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Infinitely Virtual Adds McAfee SaaS Total Protection Suite to its Cloud Hosting Platform — Expands and Consolidates …
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Placing threat protection under one roof, Infinitely Virtual, a leading provider of virtual server cloud computing services for businesses, today announced that it has teamed with McAfee to offer its SaaS Total Protection, a comprehensive hosted solution offering endpoint, email, Internet and network protection.
Our clients asked for an all-in-one solution and weve responded by partnering with an industry leader in the security space, said Adam Stern, founder and CEO, Infinitely Virtual. With McAfee, were delivering end-to-end protection, enabling customers to receive immediate, up-to-the-minute threat protection to ensure that data, systems, and networks are instantly and consistently secure. McAfee nicely complements our intrusion detection and prevention system, which goes beyond the firewall to stop malware, phishing, SQL injection and other aggressive threats.
McAfee SaaS Total Protection service is available to Infinitely Virtual clients on a monthly basis or by annual subscription.
Data security is always a primary concern for our customers, said Nate Freeman, Infinitely Virtual partner and founder of Network People, Inc., which specializes in secure business computing and web development. Adding McAfee SaaS Total Protection to the already robust Infinitely Virtual security platform is the icing on the cake. We like the fact that Infinitely Virtual continues to raise the security bar for all of us in the cloud hosting field.
McAfee enables us to put endpoint protection on the server, giving us greater control over preventing viruses, spyware and hacker attacks, said Stern. With McAfee, and our intrusion detection and prevention (IDPS) combining forces, we are offering companies the toughest security available to protect their data in the cloud.
Among the principal benefits of McAfee SaaS Total Protection:
About Infinitely Virtual
Infinitely Virtual is a leading provider of high quality and affordable virtual server technology, capable of delivering services to any type of business, via terminal servers, SharePoint servers and SQL servers all based on Virtual Dedicated Servers. The company was established as a subsidiary of Altay Corporation, and through this partnership, Infinitely Virtual provides customers with expert 247 technical support. With an innovative approach to virtualization one that includes reliance on its IaaS and SaaS tools for its own operation -- Infinitely Virtual provides aggressively priced options that competitors simply cannot meet. More information about Infinitely Virtual can be found at: http://www.infinitelyvirtual.com or call 866-257-8455.
Pulsant Advises SMEs to Take a Fresh Look at Cloud
READING, England, June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
With smart data fuelling competitive advantage, there has never been a better time to migrate storage solutions to cloud
Since cloud started stealing headlines five years ago, its role within SMEs has changed dramatically - according to leading cloud hosting provider, Pulsant.
No longer seen as purely a capacity/cost balancing tool, 'Infrastructure as a Service' (IaaS) is fast emerging as the most flexible storage option for handling the complex data applications that are essential to driving competitive advantage.
Involved in cloud hosting since its inception over ten years ago, Pulsant confirms that it is increasingly SMEs - not large corporates - that represent the vanguard behind Software as a Service (SaaS), Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)-style technologies, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and mobile cloud apps.
Pulsant believes that these new web and mobile applications, richer digital presence and growing online sales will accelerate demand for cloud storage in 2012.
It also predicts that many SMEs will re-examine cloud storage to help them cope with increased data footprints as information management, analytics and remote and mobile working become vital to their performance.
Mark Howling, CEO of Pulsant, states: "Private and public cloud is now a major strategy for any CIO aiming to help their organisation deliver high quality services to internal audiences and customers, over a variety of channels, while operating efficient data flows. Both types of cloud use virtualisation software to create 'virtual server' environments - on infrastructure either owned and shared across a single organisation (private cloud) or rented and shared across many different businesses (public cloud). Offering elastic provisioning and optimised data performance, cloud reduces the volume, power and costs associated with traditional server solutions."
In the past many SMEs have been reluctant to embrace cloud as virtualisation carries a three per cent increase in overhead compared to traditional hosting. However, time and experience has revealed that, for many organisations, overall operational savings are returned tenfold. Indeed, many of Pulsant's own customers report a 40 per cent reduction in storage running costs.
Howling confirms, "As many SMEs turn to cloud, we are helping them get the best out of their investment by making it easier to choose a system that's right for them. It's all about building reassurance and establishing trust - vital if we are to see mass adoption of cloud hosting across SMEs. This means supporting cloud with better firewalling, more rigorous IP management and fail over processes. Taking all this into consideration using cloud from a proven supplier with certified processes and offering 24/7 support, will undoubtedly become the preferred route to cloud success."
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Online Auction Benefits from Online Tech’s High Availability Cloud Hosting
ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Ranger Data Technologies, a software developer offering solutions and online auctions for the newspaper industry, has recently switched to hosting their online auction website, boocoo, on Online Techs managed cloud. Online Techs managed cloud is built around a high availability private cloud architecture, redundancy is built-in with multiple hosts, SAN storage and network security.
Ranger Datas boocoo auction website was experiencing prolonged downtime with their previous hosting provider. George Willard, Jr., Senior Vice President of Operations, knew it was imperative to find a more reliable solution. When dealing with online auction websites and people selling their items, they are not going to do business with you if your site is experiencing downtime, said Willard.
The company decided to partner with Online Tech to host their e-commerce auction website on a managed cloud solution. The cloud platform was more cost-effective and offered the flexibility to grow as their auction website grows. Online Techs managed cloud platform is designed to ensure 100% uptime with enterprise-level VMware and high availability hosts, network andmanaged SAN storage,as opposed to most public clouds which are designed to minimize hardware, storage and virtualization costs.
Online auction businesses live and die by the availability of their services, and we know that keeping online services always available is mission critical. Ranger Data is a great example of how important high availability is to e-commerce customers, and Online Techs cloud hosting offers affordable, high-availability clouds to growing businesses, said Mike Klein, Online Techs President and COO.
About Online Tech
Online Tech (www.OnlineTech.com), the Midwests premier managed data center operator, serves a growing demand for data and computing capacity in small and mid-size businesses. Through its high availability SAS 70 data centers, Online Tech delivers a range of hosting services including Michigan colocation, managed dedicated servers, private cloud hosting, and disaster recovery. Online Techs Michigan data centers operate under SSAE 16 compliance, allowing its clients to meet all of their PCI compliant hosting, HIPAA compliant hosting, and SOX compliant hosting needs. For more information call (877)740-5028.
About Ranger Data Technologies
Ranger Data Technologies has developed a network of nearly 300 local media partners to share in the transactional revenue generated by their auction site boocoo. They also develop software that helps newspapers manage help call center employees and managers and creating additional revenue by ensuring full accountability, organization and reporting of renewal and competitive lead calls.
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Appcore CEO visits PH to bring new Cloud offering to local biz with IP-Converge
Posted by Marlon Magtira - Tue. Jun 05, 2012 3:57 pm
Reynaldo R. Huergas (left), President of IP Converge Data Services, Inc., seals the deal with Brian Patrick Donaghy, Chief Executive Officer of Appcore, Inc., to deliver cloud hosting services in the country and the region out of IP-Converges telco-grade, carrier-neutral data center facility.
According to Appcore, a US-based technology company, the Philippine market is undergoing a rapid increase in demand for affordable cloud-computing solutions.
Our cloud platform offerings are unique as we are the only manufacturer in the industry to combine infrastructure, software services, and automated provisioning as a business solution. We deliver the business of cloud through this integrated suite, helping service providers to speed time-to-market and revenue with a platform of resources and applications to use and a portfolio from which they can sell, Donaghy said.
Appcore (www.appcore.com) enables public and private Cloud environments for select service providers such as IP-Converge all over the world.
The Internet data center, telecommunications and cloud services provider says the new cloud solution will be offered to Philippine businesses very soon and is a cost-efficient alternative to maintaining physical servers and premise-based office applications, allowing companies to better manage IT costs while enhancing office productivity.
Appcore delivers Infrastructure-as-a-Service technology to telcos, data centers, fiber rings, and enterprises to enable Public (service provider) and Private (enterprise) Cloud environments.
The companys flagship product, Appcore Onsite, is a certified, integrated stack of hardware and software systems designed to be data center roll-in ready, accelerating the deployment of Cloud environments.
IP-Converge (www.ip-converge.com) provides local and regional enterprises with managed data services and business solutions at international standards.
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Veeam Selects Ingram Micro Cloud as First Services Aggregator for U.S. Hosting and Managed Service Providers
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Ingram Micro Cloud Summit - June 5, 2012
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Rene Bergeron, Vice President, Managed Services and Cloud Computing, Ingram Micro North America
Cloud-based technologies are being adopted at an increasing rate and service providers need a choice of licensing models that best fit their needs. We are pleased to be selected as Veeams first services aggregator in the United States and welcome Veeam to our cloud services portfolio and online Cloud Marketplace.
Rick Hoffman, Vice President, Worldwide Channels & Alliances, Veeam Software
The Veeam Cloud Provider Program has seen extraordinary growth in the United States. Our new relationship with Ingram Micro Cloud Services ensures that service providers can deliver fast, flexible and reliable recovery and management of data in VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V environments in the cloud.
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Carpathia Hosting Secures $71 Million Credit Facility
DULLES, Va., June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Carpathia Hosting, the leading provider of complex, compliant managed hosting and cloud services for government agencies and enterprises, announced today a $71 million credit facility tosupportgrowth initiatives, including investments in salesandmarketing, global expansion and the recently announced IBX Vault data center in Dulles, Va. The credit facilityis astrongendorsement ofthe company'strack record and significant growth prospects.
"We continueto executeour plan to deliver the most comprehensive managed hosting and cloud services portfolio to our customers globally," said Peter Weber, CEO of Carpathia. "Coupled with the continued support of Spire Capital, this credit facilityprovides more resources forus to respond to the demands of our prospects and customersas westrive toextend our leadership position forglobal managed hosting and cloud solutions."
The first quarter of 2012 was another strong quarter for Carpathia, fueled byrecord newbookings, global expansion and the announcement of the IBX Vault data center in partnership with Equinix. The 64,000 square foot, 7.3 MW facility is being built adjacent to the existing Carpathia Vault in Dulles, Va. and is aimed at supporting industry-specific compliant managed hosting and cloud solutions for healthcare companies, federal agencies and commercial industries.
"We are pleased with the momentumand growth thatCarpathia continues to drive on the heels of a strong 2011 and a great start to 2012," said Sean White, Partner of Spire Capital. "This new, increasedcredit facility further strengthens Carpathia's position to execute key growth initiatives, and wearethrilled to have the support of such an impressive group of financial institutions."
The $71 million credit facility is funded by a consortium of three leading financial institutions: Madison Capital Funding, CapitalSource and Newstar. Madison Capital is the Administrative Agent for the credit facility.
About Carpathia Hosting, Inc.
Carpathia Hosting is a leading provider of managed hosting services, providing secure, reliable and compliant IT infrastructure and management for some of the world's most demanding enterprises and federal agencies. Founded in 2003, Carpathia is a growing, profitable business run by a seasoned management team with deep experience in delivering enterprise hosting solutions including colocation, managed services and cloud computing. Carpathia's suite of services is designed for organizations seeking scalable, secure, robust and enterprise-grade hosting solutions that can be quickly provisioned or tailored to meet unique requirements. Backed by its E3 Promise, Carpathia consistently delivers an experience that exceeds customers' expectations. Carpathia was named to the Inc. Magazine 500|5000 list in 2011 as one of America's fastest-growing companies. Contact Carpathia at 1.888.200.9494, or visit http://www.carpathia.comfor more information.
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