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📅 - ISPCON Continues With Day Two - Internet services industry conference ISPCON (ispcon.com) Spring 2006 continued with its second day Wednesday, held at the Baltimore Convention Center in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. Day two of the conference sessions included a greater focus on Web hosting issues, with presentation topics such as hosting profitable on-demand applications and software services, competitive SWOT analysis for SME hosting success, maximizing your data center dollars, and leveraging the latest hosting technologies for attracting new business.The "Success Stories: Hosting" session, moderated by the WHIR's Candice Rodriguez, showcased the accomplishments of Web hosting providers Ho
📅 - Web Host 2Macs Joins Ethics Program - Web hosting and design provider 2Macs Web Design and Hosting (2macswebdesign.com) announced on Thursday that it has joined the Hosting Code of Ethics program sponsored by WebHostingStuff.com (webhostingstuff.com). The program offers a set of guidelines by which participating hosting companies must operate. Since it joined the Hosting Code of Ethics Program, 2Macs has displayed a seal on the contact page of its Web site.If the company violates any aspect of the program, the seal must be removed. Customers of 2Macs can click on the seal to see the company's page hosted at WebHostingStuff."This program and acceptance of these guidelines will allow the small
📅 - Hostway Offers .Mobi Sunrise - Web hosting provider Hostway (hostway.com 👉 Total Reviews: 19
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👈 Official Responses: 0) announced on Wednesday that it is offering registrations of the .mobi domain during the sunrise period that began May 17. Industry members can register for their .mobi domain from May 22, and general trademark holders will be able to register starting June 12. Unlike existing domains, the .mobi domain requires that Web pages must be certified suitable for mobile browsing before they go live."Companies should register for the .mobi domain name of their choice as soon as possible in order to capitalize on the opportunities that it presents" says Neil Barton, director at Hostway "Every new domain name represents an extension
🙌 Average Rating: 2.5 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 3
👎 Bad Reviews: 16
👈 Official Responses: 0) announced on Wednesday that it is offering registrations of the .mobi domain during the sunrise period that began May 17. Industry members can register for their .mobi domain from May 22, and general trademark holders will be able to register starting June 12. Unlike existing domains, the .mobi domain requires that Web pages must be certified suitable for mobile browsing before they go live."Companies should register for the .mobi domain name of their choice as soon as possible in order to capitalize on the opportunities that it presents" says Neil Barton, director at Hostway "Every new domain name represents an extension
📅 - ICM Registry Appeals, Sues - According to reports released Friday, the ICM Registry (icmregistry.com) filed a lawsuit against the US government last week in an effort to gain access to information related to its recently rejected bid to establish a .xxx domain registry. The ICM Registry says the information it is after was withheld in a Freedom of Information Act request made in October. The company says it wants to demonstrate that the US government intervened in the approval process for the .xxx domain, which was rejected finally by ICANN's board this month.The company wants to prove that the US Commerce Department lobbied against the formation of the .XXX registry, which would contradict t
📅 - Bobcares Adds to US-Based Support - Outsourced technical support provider Bobcares (bobcares.com) announced on Friday that it had introduced new plans for its 24-hour US-based tech support service for Web Hosts and ISPs. The $3.99 per call offering, says the company, provides customers with a global service that combines tech support based in India with Tier 1 phone support in the US.The Tier 1 service is provided by American customer reps whose first language is English and who are experienced in the problems regularly faced by Web hosting customers. Second and third level support is provided by engineers based in Bobcares' facility in India. The company says the service is seamless and cost effect
📅 - RampRate Offers Free Analysis - IT outsourcing services firm RampRate (ramprate.com) announced on the weekend that it is offering free content delivery benchmark assessments at the Streaming Media East 2006 conference held May 23 and 24 at the New York Hilton Hotel. The company will provide the free assessments to attendees of the conference spending more than $10,000 per year on content delivery network services, including streaming, downloads, Web content, live broadcasts and applications.Ramprate says the free service is valued at more than $5,000. The company will benchmark a company's existing content delivery service needs, vendor quotes and contract terms against the market with its Servi