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Web Hosting in the News: WHIR Planning the First Annual Web Hosting Directory - 07 Nov 2007
Web hosting is a rapidly increasing business and now it is in the news. Web Host Industry Review is currently gathering submissions for a special Web hosting directory issue of WHIR magazine, which will be their first annual directory.
The Web hosting directory will appear in the January, 2008 issue of WHIR magazine, which will be […]
This Week in Web Hosting News: Compliments of THE WHIR - 24 Oct 2007
As always, the web hosting industry has been rife with activity, although this past week seems busier than usual. With several web hosting sub-industries holding conventions, summits seminars or just plain old meetings, it is hard to keep up. There were, however several significant events; here are some of the biggies.
On Tuesday The US House […]
This Week in Shared Hosting News: From The WHIR - 19 Sep 2007
As has been the trend, this last week in web hosting news was mostly about acquisitions. SWsoft announced that it had purchased software rights from several of its control panel rivals, including Ensim Pro from Ensim and the assets of the Positive Software automation division of Comodo, specifically the H-Sphere control panel software. Web host […]
Read Full Post »This Week in Shared Hosting News: Complements of WHIR - 10 Sep 2007
This last week in web hosting was much like the one before it and likely will be similar to next week. No, we are not stuck in the movie Groundhog Day, but we do seem to be right in the middle of a trend that has web hosting companies merging, consolidating, purchasing businesses and […]
Read Full Post »This Week in the News: - 28 Aug 2007
Shared Hosting Comings and Goings According to Whir.com
This was another very busy week in the world of the web hosting although the implications of the major news will reverberate throughout the industry for months if not years to come. On Tueday, virtualization software company VMware formally announced its first IPO, offering 33 million shares of […]
This Week in Hosting News: According to The Whir - 07 Aug 2007
The big news this week was the success of HostingCon 2007 in Chicago. Starting at the Navy Pier on Monday with a kickoff event featuring over 40 speakers on the web hosting industry, trends, strategies and the general state of the market, this event proved to be big and offer some big names making […]
Read Full Post »Your Hosting Business: Expert & Expedient Customer Service Is Paramount to your Success - 03 Aug 2007
One of the most important aspects of running a business, besides being able to attract customers and sell products, is providing potential and existing customers the levels of service they expect and frankly, deserve. No matter your reputation, customers are taking a “leap of faith” when they select you and you should be both […]
Read Full Post »This Week in the World of Shared Hosting: News from The Whir - 25 Jul 2007
The biggest news of the week in terms of impact on the shared hosting industry is the acquisition by Google of email security firm Postini. Google announced this on Tuesday, agreed to a $625 M price tag and announced that they intended to pay cash for the deal.
Google announced that they will continue to […]
The Lo Down on HostingCon 2007: The Largest Gathering of Hosting Professionals in the World - 24 Jul 2007
If you are in the web hosting business, the place to be this week is the HostingCon 2007. Being held at the Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois this year from July 23 through the 25th, HostingCon 2007 will showcase the best, brightest and most knowledgeable web hosting companies and teams in the industry. […]
Read Full Post »In the News: WHA to Exhibit at 2007 Hosting Conference - 23 Jul 2007
Web hosting software company Web Host Automation announced on July 17th, 2007 that it will be operating a booth at the web hosting conference and trade show HostingCon 2007 held on July 23 through the 25th at the Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois. Additionally, the web hosting control provider announced that it will be […]
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