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Web Hosting News - Archive for August 2009

	28 August 2009 Web hosting downtime can be reduced with cooling assessments
	Assessing a data centre's thermal footprint can highlight areas that need improvement and prevent unnecessary downtime.
	28 August 2009 Cloud computing 'becoming more widespread'
	The market for cloud computing is steadily expanding and could be mainstream within a few years.
	28 August 2009 First registered domain name changes hands
	The world's first domain name has changed hands after almost 25 years.
	26 August 2009 Managed hosting, cloud computing and flash storage are 'the future'
	New flash-based digital storage and the uptake of cloud computing go 'hand in hand'.
	26 August 2009 Web hosting efficiency tips from Google
	Web hosts have been offered energy efficiency advice from a range of leading internet firms including Google and Amazon.
	26 August 2009 New email campaign from Mydeco a 'success'
	Mydeco's new targeted email marketing is a success, the company claims.
	26 August 2009 Auction to be held for Christian.com
	An auction is being held this October for the domain name Christian.com.
	25 August 2009 SMBs to spend Â£8.74 billion on managed hosting
	Managed hosting spend will grow by 9.2 per cent by the end of the year.
	25 August 2009 Email marketing should 'be used in moderation'
	Bombarding customers with blanket emails can be counterproductive.
	24 August 2009 Domain name recovery costing Â£133 million
	Recovery of domain names is costing £133 million.
	24 August 2009 Companies should virtualise disaster recovery
	Disaster recovery should be virtualised alongside other IT infrastructure.
	24 August 2009 B&Q in viral marketing campaign
	Email marketing drive from B&Q launched ahead of the bank holiday.
	21 August 2009 Investment in cloud computing continues
	Managed hosting service providers continue to invest in cloud computing.
	21 August 2009 Registrations of .eu hit 3m
	Registrations of .eu domain names rose above three million temporarily.
	21 August 2009 Email opt-ins can boost sales
	Businesses can boost their sales by using email marketing opt-ins.
	20 August 2009 Google rankings can be boosted by .travel domains
	The new .travel domain name suffix can help firms boost their search engine ranking.
	20 August 2009 Email marketers should have a schedule
	Businesses should stick to a tight email schedule, it has been claimed.
	20 August 2009 AT&T accused of security failures
	Web host AT&T has been accused of a series of security failures by a former hacker.
	19 August 2009 Managed hosting services to benefit from outsourcing
	Companies can keep up with the latest technology at a lower cost with managed hosting.
	19 August 2009 Firms using email marketing need a database
	Firms that intend to use email marketing to reach their customers should set up a database.
	19 August 2009 Environmental domain name battle heats up
	Dot Eco and Big Room have turned up the heat in the battle over who will control the new .eco domain name extension.
	18 August 2009 RackForce accidentally deletes ten-year-old database
	Web hosting service provider RackForce accidentally deletes decade-old database.
	18 August 2009 Marketing firm offers Â£35k for guitars.co.uk
	A domain name consultancy has offered a Leamington Spa businessman £35,000 for a generic domain name.
	18 August 2009 'Less is more in email marketing'
	Hewlett Packard claims that less can be more when it comes to email marketing campaigns.
	17 August 2009 In-house web hosting costs time and money
	The cost of building an on-site data centre can be prohibitive, it has been claimed.
	17 August 2009 Companies should 'get keywords in their domain names'
	Domain names which contain keywords will boost search engine optimisation efforts.
	17 August 2009 Consumers expect tailored marketing campaigns
	Online shoppers expect email marketing material to be tailored.
	14 August 2009 Over a third of companies 'to boost marketing budgets'
	New research has revealed that over a third of companies in the UK are planning to increase their spend on marketing.
	14 August 2009 Domain names 'can build trust'
	Businesses could build public trust by choosing the most suitable domain name available to them, it has been suggested.
	13 August 2009 Email marketers 'must get into the Christmas spirit'
	Companies that use email marketing have been urged by an expert to begin planning their Christmas campaigns.
	13 August 2009 Dedicated servers 'support a high level of traffic'
	Businesses that need to support a high level of traffic should consider using dedicated servers, it has been suggested.
	13 August 2009 Businesses 'must be persistent when marketing'
	Persistency is key when using direct marketing to reach consumers, it has been suggested.
	13 August 2009 Expert highlights need for new top-level domains
	A new range of top-level domain names needs to be introduced by web authorities, it has been claimed.
	13 August 2009 Domain name tasting down 99.7%
	The practise of domain name tasting, where people register domains and then return them for a refund, has dropped due to new penalties.
	12 August 2009 High profile names battle for .eco control
	Al Gore and Mikhail Gorbachev are linked to separate groups looking to control the rights to green domain name.
	12 August 2009 Email 'crucial part of web hosting package'
	An industry website has issued some advice for firms looking for a web hosting deal.
	12 August 2009 Domain name 'crucial to web success'
	Having the right domain name is a fundamental part of being successful online, it has been suggested.
	12 August 2009 WordPress security problem tackled
	A security issue discovered in WordPress 2.8.4 has been rectified, the developers behind the software have revealed.
	12 August 2009 Domain buyer takes slice of Pizzerias.com
	An unidentified domain name buyer has bought Pizzerias.com via GoDaddy.com Auctions.
	11 August 2009 Email marketing 'key to develop long-term relationships'
	Companies should be use email marketing to cultivate relationships with consumers, according to an expert.
	11 August 2009 Joomla! calls for awards backing
	A custom web hosting service is calling on its users to nominate it for a prestigious award.
	11 August 2009 Yahoo in $80,000 domain deal
	Web firm Yahoo has been confirmed as the buyer of OMG.com in deal worth $80,000.
	10 August 2009 Email marketing design 'could influence consumers'
	One expert claims the choice of colours could be integral to email marketing success.
	10 August 2009 Microsoft snaps up Office.com domain
	Computing giant Microsoft has purchased Office.com, believed to be the location for trials of a web-based version of its Office package.
	10 August 2009 Virtualisation 'cuts cost of business continuity'
	The use of virtual private servers can cut the cost of introducing business continuity solutions, according to an expert.
	10 August 2009 Email marketers 'need the right mindset'
	Businesses that use email marketing need to adopt the right mindset when planning campaigns, it has been suggested.
	10 August 2009 'Sound recovery plans' needed when using virtual private servers
	A sound business continuity plan is vital to ensuring virtual private servers perform to the best of their ability, according to an expert.
	7 August 2009 Virtualisation 'makes disaster recovery easy'
	Virtualisation measures make disaster recovery plans simpler, according to one expert.
	7 August 2009 .co.uk prices overtake .com
	.co.uk prices rise as websites look to highlight Brit credentials.
	7 August 2009 Digital marketing efforts to grow
	New research highlights that digital and online marketing efforts are to be boosted in 2009.
	6 August 2009 Managed hosting 'attractive in tough times'
	One expert has said managed services will become more popular as firms look to cut costs.
	6 August 2009 .eco domain name campaign attracts support
	A well-known organisation has lent its support to the .eco campaign.
	5 August 2009 IT executives 'positive about cloud computing'
	Research has suggested that IT bosses are becoming more positive about cloud computing.
	5 August 2009 Outsourcing boosted by the recession
	The economic downturn has boosted the popularity of IT outsourcing measures.
	4 August 2009 NBA star caught up in stolen domain name case
	Mark Madsen from the LA Clippers has been caught in the middle of a case surrounding the theft of p2p.com domain name.
	4 August 2009 Domain name sells for $770,000
	Sedo has sold two domain names for six-figure prices in one week.
	4 August 2009 Twitter and Facebook increasingly linked to email marketing
	New research has found that social networks are more and more linked to email marketing in the current climate.
	3 August 2009 Survey identifies preferred media features for WordPress 2.9
	New research has highlighted the most-wanted media features from WordPress 2.9.