Today's latest web hosting news at web-hosting-top.com http://www.web-hosting-top.com/ Fri, 16 May 2008 10:16:19 +0100 en-us http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/17441/web-host-1%26amp%3B1-appoints-new-ceo Big changes are afoot at one of the world's largest providers of web hosting services, the Germany-based 1&#38;1 Internet (1and1.com).<br/><br/> <br/>The company announced on Thursday, fairly unexpectedly, that Andreas Gauger has stepped down from his position as CEO and chairman of the board after 13 years. He will be succeeded by Oliver Mauss. ... Thu, 15 May 2008 06:00:01 +0100 http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/17441/web-host-1%26amp%3B1-appoints-new-ceo http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/17442/cpanel%2C-r1soft-partner-for-cdp Two notable providers of software to the web hosting business announced on Thursday that they had formed an agreement to integrate their products.<br/><br/> <br/>Control panel maker cPanel (cpanel.net) reported on Thursday that it has partnered with R1Soft (r1soft.com) to deliver that company's continuous data protection products to cPanel customers. ... Thu, 15 May 2008 06:00:01 +0100 http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/17442/cpanel%2C-r1soft-partner-for-cdp http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/17443/resellerspanel-celebrates-with-upgrades Free reseller hosting provider ResellersPanel (resellerspanel.com) announced on Wednesday it has launched some new upgrades to its hosting platform in light of its fifth anniversary in the business.<br/><br/> <br/>Among the enhancements are a new file manager, a multi-currency billing solution and new multi-store functionality. ... Thu, 15 May 2008 06:00:01 +0100 http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/17443/resellerspanel-celebrates-with-upgrades http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/17444/lawson-selling-managed-hosting Business software developer Lawson Software (lawson.com) reported on Thursday that it would be working with IBM to provide a managed hosting product to customers in the EMEA region.<br/><br/> <br/>The managed hosting service, called "Lawson Managed Hosting," is, according to the announcement, "designed to help customers get the most out of their Lawson ERP investment while reducing demands on their IT resources. ... Thu, 15 May 2008 06:00:01 +0100 http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/17444/lawson-selling-managed-hosting http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/17445/moniker-details-traffic-auction Domain asset management service company Moniker (moniker.com) announced the details of the auction of domain name properties it is planning for the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East conference taking place in Orlando, Florida next week.<br/><br/> <br/>The company says it is auctioning a long list of premium domains, singling out Israel.com, blueray.com, gasprices.com and pay.com as domains being of particular value. ... Thu, 15 May 2008 06:00:01 +0100 http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/17445/moniker-details-traffic-auction http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/17446/go-daddy-sponsors-nascar-truck-series Domain registrar and Web hosting provider Go Daddy (godaddy.com) announced on Thursday it is expanding its auto racing support through yet another NASCAR event, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.<br/><br/> <br/>The company says this new sponsorship "enriches it motorsports commitment." The hosting giant is now sponsoring newcomer Landon Cassill to drive the GoDaddy.com No. ... Thu, 15 May 2008 06:00:01 +0100 http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/17446/go-daddy-sponsors-nascar-truck-series http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/17447/icahn-pushes-for-new-yahoo%21-board According to reports Thursday billionaire investor, Carl Icahn, will fight to take over Yahoo!'s board of directors and reopen buyout talks with software giant Microsoft (microsoft.com).<br/><br/> <br/>In a letter sent to Yahoo! chairman Roy Bostock on Thursday, Icahn lists the names of the ten people he would like to see replace Yahoo's current board of directors, which include Mark Cuban, who sold Broadcast. ... Thu, 15 May 2008 06:00:01 +0100 http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/17447/icahn-pushes-for-new-yahoo%21-board http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/17448/logicboxes-offers-reseller-promo-engine Domain registrar and web hosting software provider LogicBoxes (logicboxes.com) reported on Wednesday that it has built a promo engine for its registrar business automation platform.<br/><br/> <br/>The company's software operates the back ends of the domain registration systems for more than 60 registrars and thousands of web service providers. ... Thu, 15 May 2008 06:00:01 +0100 http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/17448/logicboxes-offers-reseller-promo-engine http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/17449/social-network-adds-china-data-center Netherlands-based social networking service GyPSii (gypsii.com), which gives itself the rather precise distinction of "the leading geo-location and mobile social networking service provider," said this week that it has opened a new data center in China. ... Thu, 15 May 2008 06:00:01 +0100 http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/17449/social-network-adds-china-data-center http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/17450/telecitygroup-to-open-paris-facility TelecityGroup (telecitygroup.com), a company that calls itself "the leading pan-European operator or network independent data centers," announced on Thursday it is building a new data center in Paris for around $74.3 million.<br/><br/> <br/>The company says it decided to expand its footprint it Paris to meet ongoing customer demand and to help ensure TelecityGroup continues to have growth capacity "in one of Europe's largest data center markets. ... Thu, 15 May 2008 06:00:01 +0100 http://www.web-hosting-top.com/web-hosting/news/articles/17450/telecitygroup-to-open-paris-facility