Commtouch Adds Hong Kong Data Center / Messaging and web security solution provider Commtouch (commtouch.com) announced on Thursday that it has launched a new data center, or "detection center" as the company calls it in its recent press release, in Hong Kong.
This is Commtouch's fourth facility worldwide. The company has two data centers in the US and one in the UK.Commtouch says its "globally distributed detection centers proce ...
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Comcast Considers Capping Transfer / According to reports appearing on telecommunications message boards Wednesday, US telco giant Comcast (comcast.com) may be considering placing transfer limits on its Internet subscriber accounts.
The tactic, which the company also confirmed Wednesday it is considering, would seem to be the latest in a series of efforts by Comcast to ease the growing strain on its network caused, in particular ...
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Microsoft Facility to Hold 300K Servers / The first floor of Microsoft's (microsoft.com) new data center "container farm" in Chicago will be able to pack up to 300,000 servers, said a Microsoft executive at the Microsoft Management Summit last Friday in Las Vegas.
According to reports by Data Center Knowledge on Wednesday, Microsoft will be able to manage "extraordinarily dense server environments" by packing the 40-foot shipping c ...
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Peer 1 Donates IT to Film Event / Managed hosting provider PEER 1 (peer1.com) reported on Thursday that it has donated a range of IT services to Pangea Day, a one-day film event designed to invite participation from around the world through online collaboration.
The event, scheduled for Saturday, May 10, will attempt to "help bring the world together for a unique shared experience" through live broadcast in venues located in ...
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IMiva Merchant Releases Version 5.5 / In a fairly brief and to-the-point press release, e-commerce software developer Miva Merchant (mivamerchant.com) announced on Thursday that it had introduced a new version of its popular Miva Merchant storefront software.
According to the company, the Miva Merchant 5.5 software began streaming to "store owners, web hosts and web designers" at 7 a.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday.Among the new fea ...
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Go Daddy Sponsors Indy 500 Race / Domain registrar and Web hosting provider Go Daddy (godaddy.com) announced on Thursday it will be the presenting sponsor for the Indianapolis 500 television broadcast on ABC on May 25.
The company says its sponsorship "deepens its relationship with auto racing fans" and as part of the deal, Go Daddy will have its "iconic branding on everything from broadcast segments to aerial and in-car view ...
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