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HP to Acquire 3Com for $2.7 Billion

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:55:07 -0500

November 12, 2009 -- IT firm HP announced on Thursday it will purchase networking switching, routing and security solutions provider 3Com for approximately $2.7 billion.

CoreSite to Build $350M Santa Clara Data Center Campus

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:05:37 -0500

November 12, 2009 -- Data center, colocation and peering provider CoreSite (www.coresite.com) has announced it will be opening a new, energy-efficient data center campus in Santa Clara, California, which will consist of three buildings that will total more than 410,000 square feet of data center space and cost $350 million.

Web Host Lime Labs Launches New Hosting Service

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:03:32 -0500

November 11, 2009 -- Web hosting provider Lime Labs announced on Wednesday it has launched its new hosting and domain registration service, LimeDomains

LinMin Bare Metal Provisioning 5.5 Adds "Provisioning Rollback" to Guard Against Human Error

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:06:43 -0500

November 11, 2009 -- Hosting automation software provider LinMin has announced the release of LinMin Bare Metal Provisioning version 5.5, adding Provisioning Rollback capabilities. A combination of bare metal provisioning and bare metal imaging technologies for Linux and Windows, Provisioning Rollback provides a virtual "undo" button for the provisioning process.

McHugh Plans 30K Sq Ft. Chicago Data Center

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:57:36 -0500

November 11, 2009 -- McHugh Construction revealed on Wednesday its plans to build a 300,000-square-foot data center in downtown Chicago nearby a major Internet connectivity hub.

One Year After Its Shutdown, Spam Host McColo Still Casts Shadow

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:41:17 -0500

November 11, 2009 -- It has been a year since notorious spam host was taken offline. Now, the group that led to its shutdown has found that more than 3,000 Internet addresses it used are a veritable "Internet ghost town," haunted by the spectre of spam and malware hosting.

Nimsoft Launches Unified Monitoring Partner Program

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:10:13 -0500

November 11, 2009 -- Unified monitoring solutions provider Nimsoft announced on Tuesday it has launched its new partner program, the Nimsoft Unified Monitoring Alliance, as well as its charter members.

Web Host Hosting.com Adds Cloud Support for Adobe ColdFusion 9

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:08:20 -0500

November 11, 2009 -- Managed hosting, cloud hosting and colocation solutions provider Hosting.com has made Adobe ColdFusion 9 generally available in its cloud and dedicated environments.

Level 3 Connects to Phoenix NAP Data Center

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:11:33 -0500

November 11, 2009 -- Data center operator Phoenix NAP announced on Wednesday that Internet service provider Level 3 Communications has completed a fiber build into the Phoenix NAP facility.

Web Host Maximum ASP Offers ASP.NET 4 Beta 2 and and VS2010 Hosting Accounts

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:44:51 -0500

November 11, 2009 -- Paving the way for tomorrow's websites and applications, Windows-based hosting and managed IT services provider MaximumASP has rolled out free ASP.NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010 hosted beta accounts based on the new MaxESP platform.