June 29, 2009 — Web application experience management provider Gomez has announced that its web performance load testing and monitoring network now exceeds 100,000 consumer-grade desktop computers in 168 countries, using 2,500 local Internet service providers.
Updates from June, 2009
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Gomez Expands Testing Network to 100K Desktops
Web Hosting News
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Study Shows Rise in NZ Managed Hosting Outsourcing
Web Hosting News
June 29, 2009 — Industry analyst group IDC announced last week that its new survey shows that in times of economic uncertainty, there is an increase in the outsourcing of managed hosting solutions among large organizations in New Zealand.
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SunGard Now SAP Hosting Partner in US
Web Hosting News
June 29, 2009 — Managed services provider SunGard Availability Services announced on Monday it has been certified by SAP AG to provide hosting services for SAP applications and is now an SAP hosting partner in the US.
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Apple Likely to Plant Data Center in Maiden, NC
Web Hosting News
June 29, 2009 — Speculation is high that Apple’s new, $1 billion data center will be located in the small town of Maiden, North Carolina, which will provide a major East Coast hub for its iTunes music store and iPhone app store.
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Microsoft to Open Chicago and Dublin Facilties
Web Hosting News
June 29, 2009 — Microsoft announced on Monday via its blog that it will open two new, Generation 3 mega data centers in Chicago and Dublin, Ireland, which will support the company’s “software-plus-services” strategy.
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French Web Host OVH Places Bid for Strato
Web Hosting News
June 29, 2009 — Less than a month after German telco Freenet Group revealed intentions to sell off its web hosting division, Strato, French hosting provider OVH has entered the race to acquire Strato, one of Europe’s largest web hosts.
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ICANN Head Refutes Claims for US Control
Web Hosting News
June 29, 2009 — The newly named CEO and president of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has refuted claims the organization is trying to evade US oversight.
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ISE and Direct Edge Choose Telx for Data Center Services
Web Hosting News
June 29, 2009 — Colocation and interconnection service provider Telx has been jointly selected to provide disaster recovery data center services to members of equity options exchange International Securities Exchange and US equities marketplace Direct Edge, who will gain access to a robust and secure Telx data center, capable of managing the complex technology environment of ISE’s options exchange and Direct Edge’s two equity trading platforms.
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NetSuite Names Former Motorola CEO to Board
Web Hosting News
June 29, 2009 — Business management software provider NetSuite announced last week it has named Edward Zander, the former Motorola chairman of the board and CEO, to its board of directors.
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CBOE to Locate New "C2" Exchange at Equinix Data Center
Web Hosting News
June 29, 2009 — The largest US options exchange and creator of listed options, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, has chosen a New York City area Equinix data center for its electronic trading operations for its all-electronic exchange, currently known as “C2,” providing the growing number of electronic trading firms in the center with direct proximity to CBOE’s C2 options products.
