December 19, 2008 — In a disruption that may bring back memories of an earthquake that cut eight undersea cables in Asia in 2006, communications in Eurasia and the Middle East have been seriously disrupted after as many as four submarine cables were cut.
Updates from December, 2008
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Major Undersea Internet Cables Severed
Web Hosting News
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iB3 Buys Dating, Social Networks
Web Hosting News
December 19, 2008 — iB3 Networks recently announced it has acquired NYC Mag, the owner of MadisonAvenueMatch.com, as well as made the move to purchase MGV Communications, the owner of social network site Plugmeister.com.
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EvoSwitch Ups Energy Savings By 40%
Web Hosting News
December 19, 2008 — EvoSwitch announced on Thursday it has managed to reduce the average Power Usage Effectiveness of the data center from 1.8 to 1.6, resulting in a 20 percent increase in energy saving compared to a traditional data center.
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Wachovia Praises Data Center Market
Web Hosting News
December 19, 2008 — Financial services provider Wachovia has initiated coverage on the network neutral data center operator industry, giving it an optimistic quot;overweightquot; rating, and noting that Equinix, and Switch and Data are key players.
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Sedo Reports Record Auction Sales
Web Hosting News
December 19, 2008 — Online domain marketplace Sedo announced on Friday it has achieved record sales for its signature GreatDomains auctions held in November and December.
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Brocade Completes Foundry Acquisition
Web Hosting News
December 19, 2008 — Since reaching a tentative deal in July, networking solutions provider Brocade has finally completed its acquisition of network switching and routing firm Foundry Networks, helping Brocade offer customers competitive solutions.
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Uptime Founder Wins Lifetime Award
Web Hosting News
December 19, 2008 — Uptime Institute announced on Thursday that Kenneth G. Brill, founder and executive director of Uptime, has received the quot;Outstanding Contribution to Industryquot; award at the Data Centre Leaders’ Awards.
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Rackable Intros Rugged Enclosures
Web Hosting News
December 19, 2008 — Making an ideal enclosure for harsh environments, server and storage product provider Rackable Systems has added a new line of portable data center enclosures that feature a plastic case to protect servers in field deployments.
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Webnames.ca Acquires Papa.ca
Web Hosting News
December 19, 2008 — Canadian domain registrar and web hosting provider Webnames.ca announced on Friday it has acquired Montreal-based domain registrar Papa.ca.
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INetU Gets SAS70 II Certification
Web Hosting News
December 18, 2008 — Web hosting provider INetU Managed Hosting announced on Thursday that the company has received Statement Auditing Standards 70 Type II Certification.
