California based Triple Fiber Networks company, 3FN.NET, a leading hosting services provider, announces a release of new, fully integrated and feature enhanced set of hosting management tools.
3FN releases the latest update to its hosting services enhancing hosting management capabilities for customers to take advantage from the latest hosting management tools, customized particularly for their needs and requirements. New enhancements and additions of innovate tools are provided on free basis and available on all hosting accounts. Enhancing management features and capabilities, the company has made hosting management advanced and equipped its customers with cutting edge technologies, in the same time maintained easy to use interface and highly usable service procedures.
"With the new 3FN hosting management tool enhancement our small and medium business customers will get a free access to a customizable and powerful hosting management tools. Now, with every hosting account customers will have an opportunity to apply easy to use and highly efficient hosting management capabilities. Furthermore, all new features and capabilities are the addition to 3FN's well-performed hosting services suite and available as well as the rest of reliable and profitable tools and services in 3FN hosting," says Dean McToner, the 3FN spokesperson. "As our customer base has significantly grown, we see the strong need in two basic features, speed and simplicity. Designing and modernizing new enhancement in hosting management tools and services we have created a new powerful addition that will immediately give our customers benefits from speed and simplicity of management their hosting accounts."
Significant enhancement in hosting features and management capabilities provide 3FN customers with the immediate ability for successful hosting management and tools, serving to increase efficiency and usability of all hosting processes, which will create significant benefits in management and will turn hosting management into profitable and successful business development. The latest hosting management tools enhancement is extremely useful for customers to save their precious time and money, therefore, increasing hosting management efficiency and quality. New hosting capabilities in managing their hosting accounts allow customers to manage several hosting processes simultaneously and, moreover, to manage hosting processes for different web sites without affecting other customer's web sites. In addition, even a brand new user can easily take advantage of provided guides and friendly instructions, thereby profit from free but extremely valuable information and use this knowledge to start managing hosting accounts in successful and exceedingly efficient way.
3FN s a leading hosting services provider with its headquarter in San Jose, California. Being a world-wide leader in hosting services market, 3FN established offices all around the globe, in London, UK, Delhi, India, Crimea, Ukraine and in countries of European Union. 3FN is a provider of highly qualitative shared, colocation and dedicated servers as well as providing all possible dedicated server hosting services. 3FN Inc., being a popular and respectful brand since 1999, provides its valuable customers with utmost quality and innovate, highly efficient dedicated server technologies. The company provides free 24/7/365 hosting support. 3FN presents its own advertising network, 3FN Marketing, that is working on PPC (pay-per-click) basis. 3FN Marketing is an affiliate program, providing affiliates with bid shares up to 80%. Innovate advertising solutions, efficient and reliable techniques are integrated in 3FN hosting and 3FN Marketing services. For more information about 3FN hosting services please visit http://3fn.net.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
PEER 1 Gets IT With New Web Campaign
VANCOUVER, BC – PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX-V: PIX), a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, is focusing on the people behind technology with a new comprehensive marketing campaign that tells customer stories and plays on web hosting and technology issues in a humorous manner.
“This campaign reflects the heart of PEER 1 and gets beyond the basics of products and services to tell the stories of the people that interact and make decisions about technology on a daily basis,” said Rajan Sodhi, vice president of marketing at PEER 1. “We are talking about the complexities of web sites and online network technology in a down-to-earth, relevant and fun way that everyone can identify with.”
The “We get IT” campaign highlights PEER 1’s contemporary outlook and awareness of the dynamics of the web hosting industry. With a new approach, PEER 1 is using popular social media tools, such as viral video pieces, to reach business and technology operators in all fields. The campaign also incorporates other aspects of marketing, including print and online advertising, marketing literature, event participation and website development.
PEER 1’s viral marketing includes “Growing Pains,” a humorous video short series telling the story of a home business start-up that quickly grows out of control and overtakes the house with new employees, computers and servers. The first installment of “Growing Pains” began in October with additional segments in the works.
Video customer stories are also a key part of the “We get IT” campaign. PEER 1 has taken a unique and personal approach to the testimonials, with a strong focus on the customer’s business, and following with information on PEER 1’s service and benefits to the company. Leading VoIP provider Vonage, free online dating site PlentyofFish.com, and interactive design agency Blast Radius are currently featured on PEER 1’s web site.
“Growing Pains” video can be seen here http://www.peer1.com/growingpains/index.php?play
Customer testimonials can be viewed here http://www.peer1.com/aboutus/customer_stories.php
About PEER 1
PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 9,000 customers. Serving a variety of industries, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size, and ensures customers’ online presence is always fast, always available. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable dedicated hosting and co-location solutions along with ServerBeach, a PEER 1 company based in San Antonio Texas, which specializes in self-managed hosting. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX. For more information visit www.peer1.com and www.serverbeach.com.
“This campaign reflects the heart of PEER 1 and gets beyond the basics of products and services to tell the stories of the people that interact and make decisions about technology on a daily basis,” said Rajan Sodhi, vice president of marketing at PEER 1. “We are talking about the complexities of web sites and online network technology in a down-to-earth, relevant and fun way that everyone can identify with.”
The “We get IT” campaign highlights PEER 1’s contemporary outlook and awareness of the dynamics of the web hosting industry. With a new approach, PEER 1 is using popular social media tools, such as viral video pieces, to reach business and technology operators in all fields. The campaign also incorporates other aspects of marketing, including print and online advertising, marketing literature, event participation and website development.
PEER 1’s viral marketing includes “Growing Pains,” a humorous video short series telling the story of a home business start-up that quickly grows out of control and overtakes the house with new employees, computers and servers. The first installment of “Growing Pains” began in October with additional segments in the works.
Video customer stories are also a key part of the “We get IT” campaign. PEER 1 has taken a unique and personal approach to the testimonials, with a strong focus on the customer’s business, and following with information on PEER 1’s service and benefits to the company. Leading VoIP provider Vonage, free online dating site PlentyofFish.com, and interactive design agency Blast Radius are currently featured on PEER 1’s web site.
“Growing Pains” video can be seen here http://www.peer1.com/growingpains/index.php?play
Customer testimonials can be viewed here http://www.peer1.com/aboutus/customer_stories.php
About PEER 1
PEER 1, a leading online IT infrastructure provider, believes in the limitless opportunity of the Internet and the business growth and continuity it provides for its more than 9,000 customers. Serving a variety of industries, PEER 1 offers solutions that grow through every stage of web commerce, regardless of company size, and ensures customers’ online presence is always fast, always available. PEER 1 delivers highly scalable dedicated hosting and co-location solutions along with ServerBeach, a PEER 1 company based in San Antonio Texas, which specializes in self-managed hosting. Since 1999, PEER 1 has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe. The company's headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX. For more information visit www.peer1.com and www.serverbeach.com.
Shared hosting provider Easy CGI offers upgrade to .NET 3.5
Pearl River, NY -- Easy CGI, a leading provider of Windows hosting, is launching .NET 3.5 hosting for all customers of its shared hosting plans. The seamless upgrade enables current customers to take advantage of all the new features this updated version of .NET Framework offers. As with all upgrades, Easy CGI carried out extensive performance, compatibility and reliability testing, before launching .Net Framework 3.5.
The 3.5 release builds incrementally on new features previously added in .NET 2.0 and 3.0, so current sites built using those earlier versions should enjoy a seamless migration to .NET 3.5. Expansions on previous versions with ASP.NET AJAX, the ability to use Language Integrated Query (LINQ), and a variety of other new tools for developers, make it simpler and faster to build applications using Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation and Windows Workflow Foundation.
The newly released Visual Studio 2008, an integrated development environment, can also target .NET Framework 3.5 or previous versions.
Some of the new features and tools in .NET Framework 3.5 include:
new product and item templates
Auto-Host for self-hosted WCF services
Enhanced duplex/async messaging
Ability to author services as a workflow
Better support for the growing variety of web protocols, formats and services
Support for all the new WS- services, such as WS-ReliableMessaging, WS-AtomicTransaction, and WS-Trust/WS-SecurityPolicy
“Many of our customers stay in tune with the latest technologies, so we anticipated a large number of requests to upgrade to Framework 3.5,” said Ted Beckwith, VP of Easy CGI. “Now, our customers have all the new features and tools of .NET Framework 3.5 to push boundaries in their developments.”
The 3.5 release builds incrementally on new features previously added in .NET 2.0 and 3.0, so current sites built using those earlier versions should enjoy a seamless migration to .NET 3.5. Expansions on previous versions with ASP.NET AJAX, the ability to use Language Integrated Query (LINQ), and a variety of other new tools for developers, make it simpler and faster to build applications using Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation and Windows Workflow Foundation.
The newly released Visual Studio 2008, an integrated development environment, can also target .NET Framework 3.5 or previous versions.
Some of the new features and tools in .NET Framework 3.5 include:
new product and item templates
Auto-Host for self-hosted WCF services
Enhanced duplex/async messaging
Ability to author services as a workflow
Better support for the growing variety of web protocols, formats and services
Support for all the new WS- services, such as WS-ReliableMessaging, WS-AtomicTransaction, and WS-Trust/WS-SecurityPolicy
“Many of our customers stay in tune with the latest technologies, so we anticipated a large number of requests to upgrade to Framework 3.5,” said Ted Beckwith, VP of Easy CGI. “Now, our customers have all the new features and tools of .NET Framework 3.5 to push boundaries in their developments.”
New Book on Service Oriented Architecture and its Approach to Integration Published by Packt
By Divya PillaiHostReview.com Contributing AuthorThursday, December 13, 2007; 03:24 AM
Packt is pleased to announce a new book “SOA Approach to Integration” which shows how to define SOA integration architecture, what technologies to use, and how to best integrate existing applications with modern e-business solutions.
SOA Approach to Integration
This book focuses on the SOA approach to integration of existing (legacy) applications and newly developed solutions, using modern technologies, particularly web services, XML, ESB, and BPEL. The book shows how to define SOA for integration, what integration patterns to use, which technologies to use, and how to best integrate existing applications with modern e-business solutions.
This book also shows how to develop web services, how to process and manage XML documents from JEE and .NET platforms, and how to use ESBs and BPEL executable business processes within SOA architecture. This book explains SOA, web services, and the Enterprise Services Bus before covering processing XML and web services on the .Net and JEE platforms in more detail.
Architects and senior developers who are responsible for setting up SOA for integration for applications within the enterprise (intra-enterprise integration) and applications across enterprises (inter-enterprise integration or B2B) will find this book extremely useful.
For more information about this book, please visit http://www.packtpub.com/soa-approach-to-integration/book
Packt is pleased to announce a new book “SOA Approach to Integration” which shows how to define SOA integration architecture, what technologies to use, and how to best integrate existing applications with modern e-business solutions.
SOA Approach to Integration
This book focuses on the SOA approach to integration of existing (legacy) applications and newly developed solutions, using modern technologies, particularly web services, XML, ESB, and BPEL. The book shows how to define SOA for integration, what integration patterns to use, which technologies to use, and how to best integrate existing applications with modern e-business solutions.
This book also shows how to develop web services, how to process and manage XML documents from JEE and .NET platforms, and how to use ESBs and BPEL executable business processes within SOA architecture. This book explains SOA, web services, and the Enterprise Services Bus before covering processing XML and web services on the .Net and JEE platforms in more detail.
Architects and senior developers who are responsible for setting up SOA for integration for applications within the enterprise (intra-enterprise integration) and applications across enterprises (inter-enterprise integration or B2B) will find this book extremely useful.
For more information about this book, please visit http://www.packtpub.com/soa-approach-to-integration/book
DemoWolf releases Horde, SquirrelMail and WebHost Manager VOICE tutorials
HostReview.comThursday, December 13, 2007; 10:34 AM
Nova Scotia, Canada -- DemoWolf today announced the release of 51 new tutorials for three new series: 10 tutorials for Horde webmail, 11 tutorials for SquirrelMail webmail, and 30 new VOICE tutorials for the latest release of WebHost Manager.
"These new webmail tutorials will help web hosting companies significantly reduce their support costs by providing instant support to their customers" says Rob Moore, president of DemoWolf. " With these webmail tutorials, customers will be able to get instant help in how to use the Horde and SquirrelMail webmail applications.
Both the Horde and SquirrelMail series of tutorials can be purchased for $49.95, and that includes complete custom branding of the tutorials for the purchasing hosting company. This includes inserting the company’s logo in the first and last frame of all tutorials, and free custom color choices for the text boxes within the tutorials.
"Also included in this release is 30 new VOICE tutorials for the latest version of WebHost Manager (version 11)" continues Moore. " Voice tutorials are similar to our standard tutorials, except that they include professionally recorded voice narration that makes the tutorials easier to follow, and greatly increases the professional look and feel of the tutorials.
DemoWolf is the only tutorial production company that produces voice tutorials, and they can be purchased for approximately two times the price of standard non-voice tutorials.
To view the Horde webmail tutorials, go to www.demowolf.com/horde-tutorials.htm.
To view the SquirrelMail webmail tutorials, go to www.demowolf.com/squirrelmail-tutorials.htm.
To view the WebHost Manager Voice tutorials, go to www.demowolf.com/whm-tutorials-11-x-voice.htm.
DemoWolf now has over 1500 ready-made custom branded tutorials for the web hosting industry, including tutorials for cPanel, Plesk, Helm, H-Sphere, Virtuozzo, Direct Admin, Email and FTP applications, Domain Registrars, Private Nameservers, phpMyAdmin, RVSiteBuilder, and many more. DemoWolf is the fastest growing tutorial provider in the industry, and also produces custom tutorials, voice tutorials and interactive demonstrations. For more information, you may contact DemoWolf by visiting their website at www.demowolf.com, or by calling toll free 1-866-905-4678.
Nova Scotia, Canada -- DemoWolf today announced the release of 51 new tutorials for three new series: 10 tutorials for Horde webmail, 11 tutorials for SquirrelMail webmail, and 30 new VOICE tutorials for the latest release of WebHost Manager.
"These new webmail tutorials will help web hosting companies significantly reduce their support costs by providing instant support to their customers" says Rob Moore, president of DemoWolf. " With these webmail tutorials, customers will be able to get instant help in how to use the Horde and SquirrelMail webmail applications.
Both the Horde and SquirrelMail series of tutorials can be purchased for $49.95, and that includes complete custom branding of the tutorials for the purchasing hosting company. This includes inserting the company’s logo in the first and last frame of all tutorials, and free custom color choices for the text boxes within the tutorials.
"Also included in this release is 30 new VOICE tutorials for the latest version of WebHost Manager (version 11)" continues Moore. " Voice tutorials are similar to our standard tutorials, except that they include professionally recorded voice narration that makes the tutorials easier to follow, and greatly increases the professional look and feel of the tutorials.
DemoWolf is the only tutorial production company that produces voice tutorials, and they can be purchased for approximately two times the price of standard non-voice tutorials.
To view the Horde webmail tutorials, go to www.demowolf.com/horde-tutorials.htm.
To view the SquirrelMail webmail tutorials, go to www.demowolf.com/squirrelmail-tutorials.htm.
To view the WebHost Manager Voice tutorials, go to www.demowolf.com/whm-tutorials-11-x-voice.htm.
DemoWolf now has over 1500 ready-made custom branded tutorials for the web hosting industry, including tutorials for cPanel, Plesk, Helm, H-Sphere, Virtuozzo, Direct Admin, Email and FTP applications, Domain Registrars, Private Nameservers, phpMyAdmin, RVSiteBuilder, and many more. DemoWolf is the fastest growing tutorial provider in the industry, and also produces custom tutorials, voice tutorials and interactive demonstrations. For more information, you may contact DemoWolf by visiting their website at www.demowolf.com, or by calling toll free 1-866-905-4678.
BladeLogic Reports Key Findings of Data Center Automation Survey
90% of Survey Respondents Cite Servers and Applications as the Most Critical Data Center Elements that Mandate Automation
HostReview.comFriday, December 14, 2007; 03:47 AM
Lexington, MA — BladeLogic, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLOG), a leading provider of next-generation data center automation software, announced the findings of a data center automation survey the company conducted last week. The survey was part of a webinar hosted by BladeLogic entitled, “Turning Your Data Center into a Profit Center.” Over 400 IT managers and executives from leading global organizations registered for the webinar, which featured a live roundtable discussion with senior-level IT executives from E*Trade, General Dynamics and VeriSign.The interactive online survey was designed to poll the audience on key issues regarding each organization’s IT management strategy. As part of the survey, when the audience was asked what were the most critical elements in the data center that demand automation, over 90% of the respondents selected servers and applications. Respondents also overwhelmingly responded that configuration management, over other areas such as service monitoring and problem management, was the top management function that required automation.“The results of the webinar survey clearly indicate that in order to make the biggest impact on addressing the cost, risk and complexity of managing the data center, automating the management of servers and applications is a priority,” said Vick Viren Vaishnavi, vice president of marketing, BladeLogic, and moderator for the webinar. “With attendees representing nearly every major industry segment, the survey responses clearly demonstrate that configuration management is an important priority for most IT organizations.”In the webinar, the executives from E*Trade, General Dynamics and VeriSign discussed their best practices for automating their data center environments and the business benefits they have experienced by doing so. These leading IT executives also shared their data center automation insights, business drivers for automation, key challenges, critical risks and lessons learned. The webinar panelists indentified major cost savings in areas such as:• data center operations costs by improving server to administrator ratios; • administration costs by consolidating tools and centralizing management of multi-vendor, multi-platform environments;• provisioning costs by consolidating and centralizing all activities across platforms;• compliance audits by automating the enforcement of compliance policies; • software deployment costs through increased accuracy of distributed application rollouts across environments;• service downtime costs by enabling fast rollback of incorrect configuration changes; • and operating costs by automating manual and error-prone procedures.Among the many best practices cited by the webinar panelists, the ones that were credited as critical to reducing costs were:• workload sharing that enables IT organizations to handle operational tasks using lower cost resources;• shared services that enable a platform agnostic operations model for consistent management across platforms;• and adopting a policy-based approach to implement and enforce continuous compliance to reduce misconfigurations that cause service downtime.To view an archived version of this webinar, please visit the BladeLogic website at: http://www.bladelogic.com.About BladeLogic (NASDAQ:BLOG)BladeLogic is a provider of leading data center automation software with a large installed base of Fortune Global 500 customers, including 21 of the top 100 global companies, 3 of the top 10 aerospace and defense companies, 7 of the top 25 commercial and savings banks, 3 of the top 5 securities companies, 2 of the top 3 entertainment companies, 2 of the top 3 general merchandisers, 7 of the top 12 pharmaceutical companies and 7 of the top 10 telecommunications companies. BladeLogic’s data center automation software solutions enable enterprises, service providers and government organizations to easily browse, provision, configure, patch, audit and remediate physical and virtual servers and applications, allowing customers to achieve reduced data center operating costs, improved service quality and enhanced security and compliance. BladeLogic is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. For more information, please visit www.bladelogic.com.
HostReview.comFriday, December 14, 2007; 03:47 AM
Lexington, MA — BladeLogic, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLOG), a leading provider of next-generation data center automation software, announced the findings of a data center automation survey the company conducted last week. The survey was part of a webinar hosted by BladeLogic entitled, “Turning Your Data Center into a Profit Center.” Over 400 IT managers and executives from leading global organizations registered for the webinar, which featured a live roundtable discussion with senior-level IT executives from E*Trade, General Dynamics and VeriSign.The interactive online survey was designed to poll the audience on key issues regarding each organization’s IT management strategy. As part of the survey, when the audience was asked what were the most critical elements in the data center that demand automation, over 90% of the respondents selected servers and applications. Respondents also overwhelmingly responded that configuration management, over other areas such as service monitoring and problem management, was the top management function that required automation.“The results of the webinar survey clearly indicate that in order to make the biggest impact on addressing the cost, risk and complexity of managing the data center, automating the management of servers and applications is a priority,” said Vick Viren Vaishnavi, vice president of marketing, BladeLogic, and moderator for the webinar. “With attendees representing nearly every major industry segment, the survey responses clearly demonstrate that configuration management is an important priority for most IT organizations.”In the webinar, the executives from E*Trade, General Dynamics and VeriSign discussed their best practices for automating their data center environments and the business benefits they have experienced by doing so. These leading IT executives also shared their data center automation insights, business drivers for automation, key challenges, critical risks and lessons learned. The webinar panelists indentified major cost savings in areas such as:• data center operations costs by improving server to administrator ratios; • administration costs by consolidating tools and centralizing management of multi-vendor, multi-platform environments;• provisioning costs by consolidating and centralizing all activities across platforms;• compliance audits by automating the enforcement of compliance policies; • software deployment costs through increased accuracy of distributed application rollouts across environments;• service downtime costs by enabling fast rollback of incorrect configuration changes; • and operating costs by automating manual and error-prone procedures.Among the many best practices cited by the webinar panelists, the ones that were credited as critical to reducing costs were:• workload sharing that enables IT organizations to handle operational tasks using lower cost resources;• shared services that enable a platform agnostic operations model for consistent management across platforms;• and adopting a policy-based approach to implement and enforce continuous compliance to reduce misconfigurations that cause service downtime.To view an archived version of this webinar, please visit the BladeLogic website at: http://www.bladelogic.com.About BladeLogic (NASDAQ:BLOG)BladeLogic is a provider of leading data center automation software with a large installed base of Fortune Global 500 customers, including 21 of the top 100 global companies, 3 of the top 10 aerospace and defense companies, 7 of the top 25 commercial and savings banks, 3 of the top 5 securities companies, 2 of the top 3 entertainment companies, 2 of the top 3 general merchandisers, 7 of the top 12 pharmaceutical companies and 7 of the top 10 telecommunications companies. BladeLogic’s data center automation software solutions enable enterprises, service providers and government organizations to easily browse, provision, configure, patch, audit and remediate physical and virtual servers and applications, allowing customers to achieve reduced data center operating costs, improved service quality and enhanced security and compliance. BladeLogic is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. For more information, please visit www.bladelogic.com.
Case Study: Phase2 Technology Leverages Managed Hosting to Focus on Core Business Objectives
Technology Support at the Cost of Customer Service
A leading provider of adaptable web software solutions, application development and consulting services, Phase2 Technology specializes in solving unique business challenges by providing consulting and technical solutions in practice areas that include: content management, membership and constituent management, CRM, online news and publishing, community tools and identity management. At the core of Phase2’s business objectives is providing tangible technical expertise with personalized and effective customer service that caters to the best interest of its clients.
With the amount of service and support that Phase2 offers its clients, the company knew it would be difficult to manage a data center with the same resources it devotes to technology development and customer management. To help it maintain focus on customers, the company opted to outsource several IT functions including the deployment, maintenance, and administration of their customer supporting, public facing network. In selecting a hosted provider, Phase2 was looking for more than just a technology company; they wanted a long-term partner that would understand not only their technology and business objectives, but also those of their clients.
Initially, Phase2 chose a well-known, national managed hosting provider to deliver hosting and technical support. Soon however, Phase2 grew dissatisfied with the customer service and the hosting provider’s lack of understanding.
“We felt like we were just another service order number and there was never any individual attention to our needs,” said Frank Febbraro, CTO for Phase2. “Every service call led to a different client service manager who knew nothing about our IT concerns and capabilities. Instead of focusing on business growth and development, we spent more time managing those we hired to manage our IT.”
Technology with a Personal Touch
Phase2 recognized the need for a new managed provider that would deliver the personal attention necessary to understand Phase2’s technology and customers service needs and build out a program that catered specifically to them. Phase2 began an extensive review process, looking at several different providers, and upon the recommendation of one of its own customers, Phase2 discovered BlackMesh, Inc., a provider of information technology solutions for small and mid-sized businesses. Almost immediately, Phase2 realized that BlackMesh was the perfect fit for their needs.
Once the company began working with BlackMesh, Phase2 saw an immediate change in the level of personalized customer service compared to its former national hosting provider. With the individualized attention BlackMesh gave Phase2, the company was able to refocus its resources on its core business, confident its IT needs were being met.
“After the issues with our former hosting provider, we realized that we needed a company that could dedicate a team of experts to understand, implement and improve our information technology infrastructure,” said Febbraro. “BlackMesh was not only able to meet those requirements, they also oversaw a seamless transition into their data center. The team at BlackMesh listened to our concerns, assessed our situation, and then provided the resources and expert guidance necessary to manage our technology infrastructure.”
One key aspect to Phase2’s success is the unlimited customer service plan that BlackMesh provides. Considered a competitive advantage by Phase2, this plan allows Phase2 to leverage BlackMesh’s expertise throughout all aspects of its business operations. BlackMesh is willing to accommodate Phase2 at anytime, even operating at midnight and beyond to update Phase2’s servers.
By understanding Phase2’s business and customers, BlackMesh uses its in-depth expertise to solve several key technology challenges. In one specific instance, BlackMesh installed (and currently maintains) an LDAP server to consolidate the user management for Phase2, allowing all users to have the same identity, no matter which server they log in to.
The Path to Business Growth
Since selecting BlackMesh, Phase2 has expanded its client base and its own hosted offerings. Before BlackMesh, Phase2 did not have any hosted clients, but since 2005 Phase2 has added over 30 clients that are hosted on BlackMesh servers.
Phase2’s business continues to grow and as a result, the company expanded its space within BlackMesh’s data center, nearly doubling their hosted capacity in the past two years. Through building a one-on-one relationship, BlackMesh has developed a comprehensive understanding of Phase2’s technology needs, which allows BlackMesh to have a proactive customer service plan that identifies potential issues before they become problems.
“BlackMesh has far exceeded our expectations in expertise and customer service. You know that they really care about our company’s success,” said Febbraro. “By understanding our specific needs, the expert team at BlackMesh allows us to focus on building our business, instead of managing the everyday details of IT management. BlackMesh provides the same top tier customer service that we deliver to our own customers, building a relationship that enables our organizations to grow together organically.”
A leading provider of adaptable web software solutions, application development and consulting services, Phase2 Technology specializes in solving unique business challenges by providing consulting and technical solutions in practice areas that include: content management, membership and constituent management, CRM, online news and publishing, community tools and identity management. At the core of Phase2’s business objectives is providing tangible technical expertise with personalized and effective customer service that caters to the best interest of its clients.
With the amount of service and support that Phase2 offers its clients, the company knew it would be difficult to manage a data center with the same resources it devotes to technology development and customer management. To help it maintain focus on customers, the company opted to outsource several IT functions including the deployment, maintenance, and administration of their customer supporting, public facing network. In selecting a hosted provider, Phase2 was looking for more than just a technology company; they wanted a long-term partner that would understand not only their technology and business objectives, but also those of their clients.
Initially, Phase2 chose a well-known, national managed hosting provider to deliver hosting and technical support. Soon however, Phase2 grew dissatisfied with the customer service and the hosting provider’s lack of understanding.
“We felt like we were just another service order number and there was never any individual attention to our needs,” said Frank Febbraro, CTO for Phase2. “Every service call led to a different client service manager who knew nothing about our IT concerns and capabilities. Instead of focusing on business growth and development, we spent more time managing those we hired to manage our IT.”
Technology with a Personal Touch
Phase2 recognized the need for a new managed provider that would deliver the personal attention necessary to understand Phase2’s technology and customers service needs and build out a program that catered specifically to them. Phase2 began an extensive review process, looking at several different providers, and upon the recommendation of one of its own customers, Phase2 discovered BlackMesh, Inc., a provider of information technology solutions for small and mid-sized businesses. Almost immediately, Phase2 realized that BlackMesh was the perfect fit for their needs.
Once the company began working with BlackMesh, Phase2 saw an immediate change in the level of personalized customer service compared to its former national hosting provider. With the individualized attention BlackMesh gave Phase2, the company was able to refocus its resources on its core business, confident its IT needs were being met.
“After the issues with our former hosting provider, we realized that we needed a company that could dedicate a team of experts to understand, implement and improve our information technology infrastructure,” said Febbraro. “BlackMesh was not only able to meet those requirements, they also oversaw a seamless transition into their data center. The team at BlackMesh listened to our concerns, assessed our situation, and then provided the resources and expert guidance necessary to manage our technology infrastructure.”
One key aspect to Phase2’s success is the unlimited customer service plan that BlackMesh provides. Considered a competitive advantage by Phase2, this plan allows Phase2 to leverage BlackMesh’s expertise throughout all aspects of its business operations. BlackMesh is willing to accommodate Phase2 at anytime, even operating at midnight and beyond to update Phase2’s servers.
By understanding Phase2’s business and customers, BlackMesh uses its in-depth expertise to solve several key technology challenges. In one specific instance, BlackMesh installed (and currently maintains) an LDAP server to consolidate the user management for Phase2, allowing all users to have the same identity, no matter which server they log in to.
The Path to Business Growth
Since selecting BlackMesh, Phase2 has expanded its client base and its own hosted offerings. Before BlackMesh, Phase2 did not have any hosted clients, but since 2005 Phase2 has added over 30 clients that are hosted on BlackMesh servers.
Phase2’s business continues to grow and as a result, the company expanded its space within BlackMesh’s data center, nearly doubling their hosted capacity in the past two years. Through building a one-on-one relationship, BlackMesh has developed a comprehensive understanding of Phase2’s technology needs, which allows BlackMesh to have a proactive customer service plan that identifies potential issues before they become problems.
“BlackMesh has far exceeded our expectations in expertise and customer service. You know that they really care about our company’s success,” said Febbraro. “By understanding our specific needs, the expert team at BlackMesh allows us to focus on building our business, instead of managing the everyday details of IT management. BlackMesh provides the same top tier customer service that we deliver to our own customers, building a relationship that enables our organizations to grow together organically.”
Web Host IntelWeb.biz Offers Cheap Web Hosting for Small Sites
April 08, 2009 - Web hosting provider IntelWeb.biz is taking a shot at the low cost web site market. Following the trend behind Yahoo's free SMB hosting and Google's free blog hosting, IntelWeb is offering hosting packages from $3 per year to $25.
3 dollars buys you 10 MB of disk space and 150 MB of monthly transfer while the largest package they advertise is for 200 MB of space and 3.5 GB of transfer.
It seems this trend among web hosts is aimed at emerging businesses or more established businesses with no or low web presence in order to gain as large a market share as possible and then expand with their customers as their sites grow.
It's hard to imagine a fully-fledged commercial web site staying under 200 MB of disk space let alone 10.
The prices are great for small time entrepeneurs now but it will be interesting to see what the market looks like down the road when things have consolidated.
3 dollars buys you 10 MB of disk space and 150 MB of monthly transfer while the largest package they advertise is for 200 MB of space and 3.5 GB of transfer.
It seems this trend among web hosts is aimed at emerging businesses or more established businesses with no or low web presence in order to gain as large a market share as possible and then expand with their customers as their sites grow.
It's hard to imagine a fully-fledged commercial web site staying under 200 MB of disk space let alone 10.
The prices are great for small time entrepeneurs now but it will be interesting to see what the market looks like down the road when things have consolidated.
iomart Managed Hosting Announces New Website
iomart hosting, the managed hosting and data centre services company, has introduced a new brand identity which the company said reflects its focus on hosting.
According to the company announcement, the new identity is intended to reinforce iomart's commitment to integrating realistic and energy efficient stewardship into every aspect of its business, particularly its 4 UK data centres, for the benefits of its clients.
Phil Worms, Marketing Director, stated: “Data centres and server rooms are by design, un-environmentally friendly buildings and they will never be ‘green’. The internet is driving the world’s economy and the demand for computing power keeps rising and it’s a trend that does not show any signs of slowing. Over the past few months, we have implemented several initiatives which tangibly demonstrate our desire to sensibly address the issues that our industry faces.”
“For example, we are founder signatories of the EU Data Centre Code of Conduct committing us to implement the Code’s energy efficiency best practice, meet minimum procurement standards, and annually report our energy consumption. We have added a range of standard virtualised servers to our core product portfolio and we are about to roll out an online control panel, which provides every one of our hosting customers with real time access to their server’s energy and bandwidth consumption straight from the rack.”
“At the end of the day, iomart hosting sells peace of mind to its customers. Our customers expect high availability, resilience and guaranteed SLA’s as standard, but by hosting with us they also have the added confidence that we are actively seeking to reduce hosting operational costs, both financial and environmental, on their behalf.”
According to the company announcement, the new identity is intended to reinforce iomart's commitment to integrating realistic and energy efficient stewardship into every aspect of its business, particularly its 4 UK data centres, for the benefits of its clients.
Phil Worms, Marketing Director, stated: “Data centres and server rooms are by design, un-environmentally friendly buildings and they will never be ‘green’. The internet is driving the world’s economy and the demand for computing power keeps rising and it’s a trend that does not show any signs of slowing. Over the past few months, we have implemented several initiatives which tangibly demonstrate our desire to sensibly address the issues that our industry faces.”
“For example, we are founder signatories of the EU Data Centre Code of Conduct committing us to implement the Code’s energy efficiency best practice, meet minimum procurement standards, and annually report our energy consumption. We have added a range of standard virtualised servers to our core product portfolio and we are about to roll out an online control panel, which provides every one of our hosting customers with real time access to their server’s energy and bandwidth consumption straight from the rack.”
“At the end of the day, iomart hosting sells peace of mind to its customers. Our customers expect high availability, resilience and guaranteed SLA’s as standard, but by hosting with us they also have the added confidence that we are actively seeking to reduce hosting operational costs, both financial and environmental, on their behalf.”
Time to Renew? Save Some Money!
Renewing your web hosting account with Lunarpages has always been supremely easy, but now we are making it affordable, too!
This month, we reached out to our customers on Basic, Windows, Business, and VPS plans to help them save some money on their renewal bills by renewing early for a longer period of time. If you’re asking yourself, “But how can I save money by renewing for a longer billing cycle?”, we’d love the chance to explain and help you save some money as well!
What is this Early Renewal Special?
Our Early Renewal Specials offer the chance for customers hosting on our Basic, Windows, Business, and VPS Plans to save some money by renewing early and choosing a longer billing cycle for a discounted price. By upgrading to a longer billing cycle, we can afford to discount your price per month, which means you save more in the end.
What is the Discounted Price?
That all depends on which hosting plan you are currently on!
For Basic Hosting Plan customers, save $50 by upgrading from a 12 or 24 month cycle to a 36 month! (36-month cost is $4.95/month + 3 free months!)
For Windows Hosting Plan customers, save $108 by upgrade from a 12 or 24 month cycle to a 36 month! (36-month cost is $7.95/month!)
For Business Hosting Plan customers, save $216 by upgrading from a 12 or 24 month cycle to a 36 month! (36-month cost is $16.95/month!)
For VPS Hosting Plan customers, you have multiple ways to save!
If you have a 24 month cycle, upgrade to 36 months and save $504! (36-month cost is $35.95/month)
If you have a 12 month cycle, upgrade to 24 months and save $240! (24-month cost is $39.95/month)
If you have a 1, 3, or 6 month cycle, upgrade to 12 months and save $180! (12-month cost is $44.95)
How Do I Take Advantage of this Offer??
Easy! Send an email to earlyrenewals@lunarpages.com and include the following information so we can help you out:
Your Primary Domain Name
Security Verification/Authorization (last 4 digits of your credit card on file)
If you can’t provide the last 4 digits of your credit card, please include your account username, first/last character of your password, and full billing address
Information on which upgrade you are interested in: i.e. “Please upgrade my VPS Hosting Plan to 12 months at $44.95/month!”
Yep, it’s that easy. You can also give us a call so we can further assist you in upgrading your account to take advantage of any of these offers that you are qualified for!
Are There Any Terms for this Offer?
Yes, there are a few things you will want to keep in mind, but they are very simple too:
The Renewal time you are purchasing will be added to your current renewal date. So if you are renewing in September for a 3-year Basic Plan, the 3 Years + 3 free months will be added to your current renewal date in September. That means, you won’t lose any of your hosting time!
The price for the Early Renewal does not include domain name registration, so that is always billed separately.
This month, we reached out to our customers on Basic, Windows, Business, and VPS plans to help them save some money on their renewal bills by renewing early for a longer period of time. If you’re asking yourself, “But how can I save money by renewing for a longer billing cycle?”, we’d love the chance to explain and help you save some money as well!
What is this Early Renewal Special?
Our Early Renewal Specials offer the chance for customers hosting on our Basic, Windows, Business, and VPS Plans to save some money by renewing early and choosing a longer billing cycle for a discounted price. By upgrading to a longer billing cycle, we can afford to discount your price per month, which means you save more in the end.
What is the Discounted Price?
That all depends on which hosting plan you are currently on!
For Basic Hosting Plan customers, save $50 by upgrading from a 12 or 24 month cycle to a 36 month! (36-month cost is $4.95/month + 3 free months!)
For Windows Hosting Plan customers, save $108 by upgrade from a 12 or 24 month cycle to a 36 month! (36-month cost is $7.95/month!)
For Business Hosting Plan customers, save $216 by upgrading from a 12 or 24 month cycle to a 36 month! (36-month cost is $16.95/month!)
For VPS Hosting Plan customers, you have multiple ways to save!
If you have a 24 month cycle, upgrade to 36 months and save $504! (36-month cost is $35.95/month)
If you have a 12 month cycle, upgrade to 24 months and save $240! (24-month cost is $39.95/month)
If you have a 1, 3, or 6 month cycle, upgrade to 12 months and save $180! (12-month cost is $44.95)
How Do I Take Advantage of this Offer??
Easy! Send an email to earlyrenewals@lunarpages.com and include the following information so we can help you out:
Your Primary Domain Name
Security Verification/Authorization (last 4 digits of your credit card on file)
If you can’t provide the last 4 digits of your credit card, please include your account username, first/last character of your password, and full billing address
Information on which upgrade you are interested in: i.e. “Please upgrade my VPS Hosting Plan to 12 months at $44.95/month!”
Yep, it’s that easy. You can also give us a call so we can further assist you in upgrading your account to take advantage of any of these offers that you are qualified for!
Are There Any Terms for this Offer?
Yes, there are a few things you will want to keep in mind, but they are very simple too:
The Renewal time you are purchasing will be added to your current renewal date. So if you are renewing in September for a 3-year Basic Plan, the 3 Years + 3 free months will be added to your current renewal date in September. That means, you won’t lose any of your hosting time!
The price for the Early Renewal does not include domain name registration, so that is always billed separately.
LunarNews: August 2009
That’s right, folks–Lunarpages has a new TV commercial that we recently launched, and we’d love for you to take a look. The Lunarpages TV Commercial can be seen on a variety of channels and times, or you can just visit the Lunarpages Community page on our website to view it right in your browser!
We are just thrilled with the chance to branch out into the media in this way, so we hope you enjoy it too.
3 Months Free Keepit Unlimited Desktop Backup
Did you know that Lunarpages offers 3 Free Months of Keepit’s amazing Desktop Backup services with every hosting plan purchase? We have received a phenomenal response to this service, so we wanted to remind you guys that you can take advantage of it at any time.
What is Keepit? Simply put, Keepit helps you backup your computer: that means all your photos, music, and sensitive documents can be safe, even if your computer crashes or you accidentally delete important files.
Check out our newsletter article on the Exclusive Backup Deal from Keepit for more information on this ongoing promotion, available to all Lunarpages customers!
Time to Renew Your Hosting Account? Want to Save Some Money??
Of course you do!! Who doesn’t want to save a little cash these days? Well, if your renewal date is drawing closer for your web hosting account, check out this featured article on Time to Renew? Save Some Money! to find out how you can save up to hundreds of dollars off your hosting fees!
July 2009 Website of the Month
Congratulations this month go to Kathleen Griffin with KGDZine.com, an amazing portfolio of photography, print design, and website design. The first thing you will notice when visiting KGDZine is the passion and creativity that seems to breathe into everything this web designer and artist does: in fact, her About page talks about this passion directly: “I find many people just work for money. I want to be different. I want to work for the enjoyment and satisfaction. I want to feel passionate about what I do as a designer.”
Clearly, a well-deserved winner for Website of the Month! One more hearty congrats for you, Kathleen!
Want to vote on next month’s Website of the Month or nominate a site you think should win? Visit our Website of the Month Forum over at LunarForums to get started.
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We are just thrilled with the chance to branch out into the media in this way, so we hope you enjoy it too.
3 Months Free Keepit Unlimited Desktop Backup
Did you know that Lunarpages offers 3 Free Months of Keepit’s amazing Desktop Backup services with every hosting plan purchase? We have received a phenomenal response to this service, so we wanted to remind you guys that you can take advantage of it at any time.
What is Keepit? Simply put, Keepit helps you backup your computer: that means all your photos, music, and sensitive documents can be safe, even if your computer crashes or you accidentally delete important files.
Check out our newsletter article on the Exclusive Backup Deal from Keepit for more information on this ongoing promotion, available to all Lunarpages customers!
Time to Renew Your Hosting Account? Want to Save Some Money??
Of course you do!! Who doesn’t want to save a little cash these days? Well, if your renewal date is drawing closer for your web hosting account, check out this featured article on Time to Renew? Save Some Money! to find out how you can save up to hundreds of dollars off your hosting fees!
July 2009 Website of the Month
Congratulations this month go to Kathleen Griffin with KGDZine.com, an amazing portfolio of photography, print design, and website design. The first thing you will notice when visiting KGDZine is the passion and creativity that seems to breathe into everything this web designer and artist does: in fact, her About page talks about this passion directly: “I find many people just work for money. I want to be different. I want to work for the enjoyment and satisfaction. I want to feel passionate about what I do as a designer.”
Clearly, a well-deserved winner for Website of the Month! One more hearty congrats for you, Kathleen!
Want to vote on next month’s Website of the Month or nominate a site you think should win? Visit our Website of the Month Forum over at LunarForums to get started.
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Lunarpages August Newsletter – Revitalizing Your Hosting Plan
August has sneaked up on us very quickly, and as the Summer starts coming to an end, Lunarpages is having fun providing you with information about how you can get a little more out of your own hosting plan with us.
Here is what we have lined up for you in this 23rd edition of our web hosting newsletter:
LunarNews: August 2009 – What is going on in the world of Lunarpages? Be sure to check out all the latest news here!
Time to Renew? Save Some Money! – We want to help you save some money by renewing early. Why? In an effort to make your renewals both easy and affordable.
Easily Install Tons of Third Party Scripts – For those customers out there with LPCP, learn how you can easily install dozens and dozens of third party scripts for free!
5 Ways to Make Money Online with Lunarpages – Like making money, and having your web site help pay for your hosting plan? We have the solutions on how you can make more money online right here.
Lunar Picks – What to do in Australia? – The Lunarpages crew goes “down-under” this month picking the things they would do if they got to go to Australia.
MySQL Database Management Help from LPCP – The featured tutorial this month will deliver to you the ins and outs of MySQL database management via the LPCP control panel.
Add-Ons: When Do You Need Them? – Lunarpages offers tons of additional features to and for your hosting account, do you know why you might need them though?
How to Create an Effective Campaign through Facebook Ads – Using your Facebook Ads credit from Lunarpages, learn how to create a more effective ad campaign.
21 Sites to Help You Mashup Your Content – There are a lot of great links that help you mix, change and rearrange the content from all around the Web.
How to Add a Second E-mail to Your Hosting Account Records – Added to our Customer Account Page, you can now give us a second e-mail address to keep on record with your account as an alternative way to contact you.
We hope you enjoy this latest collection of helpful tutorials, informative news and general web hosting assistance we have gathered for you. Feel free to leave your comments, feedback and suggestions on each post – as we always like to see the Lunarpages community interacting with each other.
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Here is what we have lined up for you in this 23rd edition of our web hosting newsletter:
LunarNews: August 2009 – What is going on in the world of Lunarpages? Be sure to check out all the latest news here!
Time to Renew? Save Some Money! – We want to help you save some money by renewing early. Why? In an effort to make your renewals both easy and affordable.
Easily Install Tons of Third Party Scripts – For those customers out there with LPCP, learn how you can easily install dozens and dozens of third party scripts for free!
5 Ways to Make Money Online with Lunarpages – Like making money, and having your web site help pay for your hosting plan? We have the solutions on how you can make more money online right here.
Lunar Picks – What to do in Australia? – The Lunarpages crew goes “down-under” this month picking the things they would do if they got to go to Australia.
MySQL Database Management Help from LPCP – The featured tutorial this month will deliver to you the ins and outs of MySQL database management via the LPCP control panel.
Add-Ons: When Do You Need Them? – Lunarpages offers tons of additional features to and for your hosting account, do you know why you might need them though?
How to Create an Effective Campaign through Facebook Ads – Using your Facebook Ads credit from Lunarpages, learn how to create a more effective ad campaign.
21 Sites to Help You Mashup Your Content – There are a lot of great links that help you mix, change and rearrange the content from all around the Web.
How to Add a Second E-mail to Your Hosting Account Records – Added to our Customer Account Page, you can now give us a second e-mail address to keep on record with your account as an alternative way to contact you.
We hope you enjoy this latest collection of helpful tutorials, informative news and general web hosting assistance we have gathered for you. Feel free to leave your comments, feedback and suggestions on each post – as we always like to see the Lunarpages community interacting with each other.
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