Web hosting provider DiscountASP.NET (http://www.discountasp.net) has integrated Microsoft CardSpace with their ASP.NET control panel, it was announced recently. The beta launch of Microsoft CardSpace integration enables customers with Internet Explorer 7 and CardSpace on their local computer to use personal Information Cards for password-free login to their hosting control panel. The move replaces traditional username and password authentication and helps users better manage their digital identities while shielding them “from various forms of identity attacks, such as phishing or brute force password attacks”. To access the function, DiscountASP.NET’s customers log into their hosting control panel and “bind” their InfoCard to their account using an Information Card Binding feature.

“The Control Panel CardSpace integration serves two main purposes. First, especially with the recent introduction of .NET 3.5 hosting, we wanted to demonstrate the use of new .NET 3.x technology,” explained DiscountASP.NET’s VP Marketing, Mr. Takeshi Eto. “Second, we wanted to give our customers the opportunity to provide feedback on CardSpace during this early stage as Microsoft works toward delivering on their vision for an Identity Metasystem.”

DiscountASP.NET is a Microsoft Windows-based shared hosting provider offering ASP.NET hosting and SQL database hosting. The company is a Microsoft Gold Certified partner, and was one of the first hosts to launch ASP.NET 3.5 hosting, IIS7 beta hosting, and ASP.NET AJAX hosting.

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Web hosting and software as a service provider Center 7 (center7.com) announced on Thursday the availability of a state-of-the-art 10,500 square-foot data center in Lindon, Utah.

The company says the new facility is housed within Canopy Building 5 located in the Lindon City business park and will dramatically increase Center 7’s available hosting and colocation inventory as well as provide new room for its growing customer base.

“This increase in data center inventory offers companies in the Utah region new options for world-class colocation and hosting services,” says Nathan Hatch, president and CEO of Center 7. “We’ve dramatically expanded our service options with new storage and inexpensive bandwidth capacity. This new facility creates a new dynamic environment for all customers looking for hosting and SaaS services.”

Center 7 is inviting interested parties to tour the facility or to attend an open house on December 6 at Center 7’s headquarters. The company is also currently reserving space for the new facility that will be available in January 2008.

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UK-based managed web hosting provider WebHosting UK has added a new range of dedicated servers to their existing range of services, the company announced today.

Founded in 2001, WebHosting UK (webhosting.uk.com) offers an array of managed hosting services which includes cPanel hosting, windows hosting, Linux and Windows Resellers, VPS Hosting, Semi-Dedicated Servers and Dedicated Hosting Servers with all important features such as 24×7 technical support, 99.9+ % Uptime Guarantee included as standard.

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UK dedicated web hosting provider Memset has been short-listed in the annual PC Pro Service and Reliability Awards in the Best Web Host category. The awards will be presented at the Science Museum in London on the December 4, 2007.

Memset were also recognized in the annual Computing Awards for Excellence 2007, being shortlisted in the ‘Best Small Business IT Strategy’ category as a result of its use of Open Source Technology and their launch of their Xen-based Miniserver product – a virtual dedicated server solution. The company recently won the ‘Impact of Technology on your Business’ category at the British Chambers of Commerce South East Awards, and subsequent entry as a finalist for the national award in that category.

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Bounceweb, a shared and reseller Web hosting solutions provider, announced that it has reached an important service performance milestone, complete network uptime for 10 consecutive months.

Bounceweb has only had three minutes of network downtime since November 2006. It has had no downtime since January of this year.

“We take the performance of our network very seriously, and go the extra mile to make sure our service stands up to this kind of evaluation. We recognize that everybody is watching, especially our customers,” James Willit, Bounceweb’s support manager, said in a statement issued to the media. “It’s a validation of our efforts and infrastructure investments to be making an announcement like this, without even a minute of downtime after nearly 10 months. Our performance reflects our values.”

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Web hosting provider Hosting.com (hosting.com) announced on Thursday it is offering free Web hosting plans that enable customers to take advantage of the new features Microsoft has included with the latest versions of SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 prior to their full version release.

As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Hosting.com says it is able to provide access to these new tools recently introduced to the developer community. Although the official release of the Microsoft solutions is not scheduled until February 27, 2008, Hosting.com is offering the Beta plans now.

The Windows Server 2008 plan includes 100MB of disk space, 25GB of data transfer and remote site administration, while the SQL Server plan includes a 100MB data file, a 20MB transaction log and a login with DBO rights.

Last month, Hosting.com ranked one of the 50 fastest growing privately held companies in Louisville, Kentucky by Business First for the fourth time in six years.

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Hostway Corporation, a Chicago, Illinois-based Web host, has launched Fax over E-mail.

The solution lets customers send, receive and store faxes using an e-mail account rather than a traditional fax machine. Using the solution can help to increase productivity and save space. It also eliminates the cost of fax machine maintenance. It assigns a phone number to each plan, which can be accessed by multiple users.

Users can produce a fax by either scanning any document or transmit virtually any document created on their computer, including PDF, TIFF, MSWord and text documents, directly.

“Our solution lets customers send and receive faxes from any e-mail-enabled device, anywhere in the world,” John Enright, Hostway’s vice president of marketing and business development, said in a statement issued to the press. “Fax over E-mail is more flexible, cost effective and convenient than a physical fax machine, and it’s perfect for today’s fast-paced, mobile-centric business professional.”

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Indian Web host, Sify Technologies Limited, announced that is has partnered with human capital management software and services provider Saba.

Sify Limited will now offer Saba’s Learning Suite package to its enterprise customers. The solution addresses businesses’ learning needs.

“Sify’s eLearning solution is already recognized globally. We have a history of customer successes and have worked with the Saba Learning Suite on several implementations globally,” PJ Nath, Sify’s executive president of Enterprise Solutions, said in a statement issued by the company. “The emerging markets have their own dynamics. There are tremendous regional variations and market forces at play. By packaging Saba’s solutions and bundling it with our content services, we will be able to bring globally established best-of-breed applications to help our customers in India implement learning solutions that will develop talent as well as enhance organizational productivity.”

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Web hosting giant GoDaddy has joined forces with Research In Motion to integrate its Web-Based E-mail into the Canadian company’s hugely popular BlackBerry smartphone.

The integration allows users to send and receive e-mail using their smartphone when used in conjunction with their GoDaddy e-mail account. Messages sent from their mobile device will appear in their “Sent” folder online.

Users simply need to input their username and password on the handset and the BlackBerry Internet Service will be able to automatically synchronize with their Web-based account once it is set up. The smartphone will let them know when a new e-mail has arrived.

“This ideal solution allows our customers to be away from their computers and more easily communicate by email,” Bob Parsons, GoDaddy’s CEO and founder, said in a press release. “We want to make life easier for our customers and this integration with BlackBerry email certainly does the trick.

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In the growing and increasing world of electronic commerce, online safety & security is paramount. SSL Certificates creates a secure environment.

Any customer before buying web hosting would definitely verify the details about the company, so let your potential customers feel safe on your website with SSL certificates.

Why would a website with IT services need SSL?

You should offer a secure interface to transfer the information if you are collecting sensitive information from your visitors, such as personal information or credit

card details. Especially SSL plays a very important role in the websites with Member Areas or Control panels of the Domain and hosting customers, as they ask for the sensitive information like passwords and their personal details. If you are a website designing company and asking customers to fill in the form given on your website with his personal data and requirements of the project he will check for SSL before sharing his sensitive information like e-mail ids, phone no. etc. to be protected from hackers and Spam.
• An SSL certificate proves the legitimacy of your business with complete verification of your company credentials.
• SSL makes sure the security of credit card information of your customers.
• Make your Web site a safe place for your visitors and customers.
• Increase customer confidence on your website.
• Secured Socket Layer Boost your Website’s credibility and get you more customers for your services like hosting, web designing etc.
• SSL Certificates on your website shows your concern towards your customers’ safety, which builds a positive image and goodwill.

Consequences of not deploying an SSL Certificate on IT Service providers-

Before a customer logs into his control panel and before providing his personal details and passwords, users check the security information of the Website, which can be proved through
 The padlock symbol at the bottom line of your browser
 URL address shown at the top will begin with an https://
 Checking the File and then Properties of your website that will confirm that your browser and the website share the same security attributes.

Protecting your valuable customers’ credit card and personal information is the most essential for any company be it be web designing, domain registration, hosting or an IT company, If you will not value your customer’s security it may result into -
• You will loose a potential customer.
• If the visitors will not find the trust indicators (SSL Certificates), they may loose the whole confidence in your brand, products and services, and this may degrade your goodwill.
• It may decrease your visitor conversion rates and may effect your over all profitability
• You Competitors with SSL on their Website may capture the market.

Which SSL Certificate do you need if you are Web hosts, website designing company or an IT company dealing in It consultancy, Software or Application Development etc.

Websites can secure their visitors and customers online access, passwords, communications, Valuable and highly sensitive information (Credit card details) and maintain their Privacy standards with Premium SSLGenie, a high assurance web server certificate.

Premium SSLGenie is the High Assurance SSL certificates for higher level of security on your website that safeguards your customers sensitive Information.

Features of Premium SSLGenie are -

• Full business validated certificate.
• 99.3 % browser ubiquity/compatibility.
• Warranty upto $1, 00,000.
• Site Seal, from a Global Certification Authority Website identity authentication and instant proof to the customers that your website can be trusted.
• Unlimited Re-issuance policy.
• 1024 bit Industry Standard SSL Certificate.
• SGC - Server Gated Cryptography (SGC) enabled certificates upgrade the encryption capabilities of older browsers from 40-bit encryption into full 128/256 bit encryption ensuring your website protects and is trusted by the highest number of internet users possible.
• FOR MULTIPLE DOMAINS, Wildcard - SSL Encryption on Multiple Sub domains. Wildcard certificates can secure multiple fully qualified domains if they share the same base domain name and reside on the same physical server and share the same second level domain name.

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