September 29, 2009 — The US Patent and Trademark Office has issued Infrastructure provisioning software provider Scalent Systems a patent for “a system and a method for implementing a virtual data center.”
Updates from September, 2009
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US Patent and Trademark Office Grants Scalent Virtual Data Center Patent
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AIT Goes Offline After Core Router Failure
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September 29, 2009 — Web hosting provider Advanced Internet Technologies has gone offline for a large part of Tuesday after experiencing a “catastrophic core router failure,” said an AIT spokesman Tuesday.
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Open-Exchange Adds Push Email, Over-theAir Sync for Mobile
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September 29, 2009 — Open-source groupware provider Open-Xchange announced on Tuesday that it is now offering Open-Xchange OXtender for Business Mobility, which lets users receive push email and synchronization of contacts, calendar and other information from their Open-Xchange account to their smartphones.
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Vertafore To Move IT Infrastructure to Savvis' Data Center in Fort Worth
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September 29, 2009 — In an effort to offer greater capacity to customers and better manage its Software-as-a-Service offerings, Vertafore, which provides IT solutions to the insurance industry, has announced plans to move its largest data center to Savvis’ state-of-the-art hosting facility in Fort Worth, Texas.
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EvoSwitch Endorses EU Energy Efficiency Program
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September 29, 2009 — European data center operator EvoSwitch announced on Tuesday it has signed the EU Code of Conduct on Data Centres Energy Efficiency.
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Swedish Agency Decides Against .SE Domain Identity Checks
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September 29, 2009 — After releasing a report that the Swedish .SE registry should inspect domains prior to registration containing words on a “block list,” the Swedish Post and Telecom Agency, which is responsible for the country’s electronic communications, has since decided to drop their earlier demand.
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SoftLayer To Add Citrix NetScaler VPX, Accelerating Web Apps Fivefold
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September 29, 2009 — Accelerating the performance, availability and protection of web applications, SoftLayer Technologies is integrating virtual web application delivery appliance Citrix NetScaler VPX, making customer applications five times faster and lowering server costs by 60 percent.
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UK Web Host iomart Launches Two Cloud Platforms
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September 29, 2009 — UK managed hosting provider and data center operator iomart Hosting announced on Tuesday it has launched what it calls “two of the UK’s first genuine true cloud hosting platforms”.
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Host.net Grows Presence in Atlanta at Telx Facility
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September 29, 2009 — Bringing new colocation, cloud computing, and storage services to businesses in the Atlanta area, Florida-based network infrastructure services provider Host.net is expanding its lease with Interconnection and colocation data center operator Telx at its 56 Marietta Street in Atlanta.
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DRT Buys Two Silicon Valley Facilities for $44.3M
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September 29, 2009 — Wholesale data center operator Digital Realty Trust announced on Tuesday it has acquired two data centers in California’s Silicon Valley area, including 444 Toyama Drive facility in Sunnyvale and 1525 Comstock Street in Santa Clara.
