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May 22, 2013 -- Cloud infrastructure service Amazon Web Services announced it will open a new multi-million dollar office in North Virginia's Fairfax County to support the business and mission information technology requirements for the public sector and commercial customers of AWS cloud services. Keep on reading: Amazon Web Services to Open Virginia Office, Meets FedRAMP Compliance - theWHIR

May 22, 2013 -- Infrastructure as a service provider Latisys announced on Wednesday that it has launched its disaster recovery as a service offering. Keep on reading: Latisys Launches Disaster Recovery as a Service Offering - theWHIR

May 22, 2013 -- cPanel has addressed customer concerns around its security model used by the transfer and backup restore system in a forum post on Tuesday. Keep on reading: cPanel Addresses User Concerns of Transfer and Backup Restore System Security - theWHIR

May 22, 2013 -- Cloud storage company TwinStrata announced on Tuesday it has released version 4.5 of its CloudArray software, which streamlines management, increases control and reduces the need for separate backup software or disaster recovery strategies. Keep on reading: TwinStrata Releases Cloud Storage Software CloudArray 4.5 - theWHIR

May 22, 2013 -- Data center operator Telx announced on Wednesday it is set to open NJR3, the company's new 215,000 square foot, three-story flagship data center in Clifton, New Jersey. Keep on reading: Telx Set to Open Flagship Data Center in New Jersey - theWHIR

May 22, 2013 -- Go Daddy announced on Wednesday that it has launched a new campaign in three Indian cities to show small businesses how to create a web presence in the time it takes to finish a cup of coffee. Keep on reading: Go Daddy Aims to Get Indian Small Businesses Online with New Hands-on Campaign - theWHIR

May 22, 2013 -- Content delivery network EdgeCast Networks announced on Wednesday it has launched EdgeCast Transact, a complete PCI-compliant acceleration and optimization solution designed for large online retailers. Keep on reading: EdgeCast Networks Launches PCI-Compliant Acceleration Solution for Online Retailers - theWHIR

May 22, 2013 -- In the last few years, Asia has become a hotbed for many tech startups. With a population of 4.1 billion, it is clearly a lucrative market for companies. Keep on reading: Is Singapore Asia’s Hosting Hub? - theWHIR

May 21, 2013 -- UK web hosting provider Tsohost announced on Tuesday its plans to build its first multi-million, Tier 3+ 2N data center in Slough, Berkshire. Keep on reading: Tsohost to Build 20,000 Square Foot Data Center in Slough - theWHIR

May 21, 2013 -- VMware launched on Tuesday its vCloud Hybrid Service, an infrastructure as a service offering based on VMware vSphere. Keep on reading: VMware Launches IaaS with Focus on Virtual Networking, Hybrid Cloud - theWHIR

May 21, 2013 -- Data center holdings group Fortress International Group announced on Tuesday it has acquired the data center integration services business from arvato digital services for approximately $1.5 million in cash. Keep on reading: Fortress Acquires Data Center Integration Services Unit from arvato - theWHIR

May 21, 2013 -- Cloud computing startup Orchestrate.io announced on Tuesday that it has raised $3 million in venture capital to help grow its data API, currently in beta, which eliminates the need for developers to deploy databases in application development. Keep on reading: Cloud Startup Orchestrate.io Raises $3M to Grow Developer Database API - theWHIR

May 21, 2013 -- One of the biggest mistakes that small business owners, or even managers for that matter, make is that they will treat their employees like "paid help" and not like they are a member of your team. There are steps you can take to prevent turning your employees against you, and amazingly - giving raises is not the answer. Keep on reading: 5 Steps to Prevent Negativity Within Your Organization - theWHIR

May 21, 2013 -- Orange Business Services announced on Tuesday that it has expanded its infrastructure as a service offering to data centers in North America and Asia. Flexible Computing currently has 500 customers operating from its European platform. Keep on reading: Orange Business Services Expands IaaS to North America, Asia - theWHIR

May 21, 2013 -- Microsoft announced plans on Monday to expand Windows Azure in Australia through two sub-regions located in New South Wales and Victoria. Keep on reading: Windows Azure Expands IaaS in Australia via Two Sub-Regions - theWHIR

May 21,2 2013 -- Cloud hosting and web hosting provider Peak 10 announced on Tuesday it has launched multi-tenant SQL as a service solutions in the cloud. Keep on reading: Peak 10 Launches Cloud-Based SQL Database as a Service Solution - theWHIR

May 21, 2013 -- Java and PHP hosting platform provider Jelastic announced on Tuesday it has launched version 1.9.1 of its cloud hosting platform, which marks Jelastic's first major release since it launched version 1.9 in March. Keep on reading: Jelastic Launches Version 1.9.1 of Java and PHP Hosting Platform - theWHIR

Derek Vaughan has been actively marketing on the Internet since 1995. His extensive online marketing experience includes the online direct marketing of books for $300 million per year NYSE traded book publisher Thomas Nelson.     If you haven’t heard the news story yet, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Yahoo will acquire social [...] Keep on reading: Web Hosting and the Yahoo Tumblr Deal - theWHIR

May 17, 2013 -- Our Toronto networking event on Thursday evening had the Pravda Vodka Bar at full capacity, and it was great to see so many local service providers and vendors make it out to mingle over tasty cocktails and Russian beer. Keep on reading: Hometown Favorite: Toronto Networking Event Packs the Pravda Vodka Bar - theWHIR

May 17, 2013 -- File hosting and sharing website Rapidshare has laid off 45 of its 60 employees this week, according to a report by Swiss news site 20min. Keep on reading: File Sharing Site Rapidshare Cuts 45 Jobs as Traffic Declines - theWHIR

May 17, 2013 -- For the week ending May 17, 2013, BlueHost is offering its Professional hosting package for $4.95 per month, The Host Group is offering 20 percent off website design packages, domaindiscount24 is offering a one year .EU registration for $2.64, and KnownHost is offering a 15 percent lifetime discount on six of its VPS plans. Keep on reading: Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – May 17, 2013 - theWHIR

May 17, 2013 -- Web hosting provider Advanced Internet Technologies announced on Thursday it has implemented "My Account", a new management system for customers and resellers. Keep on reading: Advanced Internet Technologies Launches Customer Management System - theWHIR

May 17, 2013 -- @WalmartLabs, the technology arm of Walmart Global eCommerce, has acquired two cloud computing startups this week, platform as a service provider OneOps and software application developer Tasty Labs. Both of the acquisitions were for undisclosed amounts. Keep on reading: @WalmartLabs Acquires Cloud Startups OneOps, Tasty Labs - theWHIR

May 17, 2013 -- Should you grow organically or by acquisition? We should ask Web.com (Nasdaq:WWWW). After all, it's smashing through the ceiling, at least in terms of stock price. This is an often debated question and one that is set for a HostingCon panel that I am on. I think Web.com is a great example as we lay some groundwork for our trip to Austin. Keep on reading: Web.com Hits $20 Share – A Case for Hosting Acquisitions - theWHIR

May 17, 2013 -- Website monitoring site Pingdom has released a new study that measures the growing popularity of onshore web hosting by scanning the top 1 million websites in the world and analyzing all websites using a country code top-level domain. Keep on reading: Pingdom Study Measures Popularity of Onshore Hosting - theWHIR

May 17, 2013 -- Recognizing that the way consumers use TVs will continue to evolve, Israeli website builder MobeeArt offers a tool that allows users to build a website once, while automatically generating a website for TV, mobile, desktop, tablet and Facebook. Keep on reading: The DIY Website Revolution Will be Televised - theWHIR

May 16, 2013 -- Data center provider CyrusOne announced on Wednesday it will open its new corporate headquarters at its existing data center in Dallas suburb, Carrollton. Keep on reading: CyrusOne to Open New Headquarters at Dallas Suburb Data Center - theWHIR

May 16, 2013 -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that he supports the proposed privacy changes that would require the government to secure a warrant based on probable cause before being allowed to view email, documents and other files stored in the cloud, according to a report by ZDNet. Keep on reading: US Attorney says Government Should Have Warrants to Search Email - theWHIR

May 16, 2013 -- Google announced several new cloud services and improvements to existing cloud offerings at its Google I/O developer conference on Wednesday. Keep on reading: What Google App Engine PHP Support Means for Shared Hosts - theWHIR

May 16, 2013 -- UK web hosting provider UK2 announced on Thursday it has launched its newly upgraded website builder product with an introductory offer of 50 percent off the first three months' payment. Keep on reading: UK2 Upgrades Website Builder Product and Package - theWHIR