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Hostway Corporation, a global leader in infrastructure and Web application hosting, announced today that it will deliver “Kick-It”, a campaign to support humanitarian organization Right To Play in developing countries through the sales of Windows Server.

Right To Play is a leading international humanitarian and development organization using the transformative power of sport and play to build essential skills in children and thereby drive social change in communities affected by war, poverty and disease. When Windows Server 2008 is purchased with a hosted server through Hostway Corporation, for a limited time, customers will receive the “Kick-It” special offer of double the RAM and double the bandwidth.

While the world is watching the World Cup in South Africa this summer, you can give children the right to play.  Microsoft Corp. and its hosting partner community are working together to support Right To Play’s programs, which use the transformative power of sport and play to build essential life skills for children living in communities affected by war, poverty and disease.  When you purchase Windows Server 2008 through Hostway Corporation, Microsoft will donate to Right To Play to support its programs in 23 countries around the world.  Read more of this news »

Hostway Corporation recently announced they have raised $110 million from a consortium of investors to close on their debt and equity financing. The funds raised will help to support Hostways  continued growth plan.  The transaction was led by Veronis Suhler Stevenson along with Fortress Capital, Regiment Capital and Phoenix Life.  Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Hostway’s service offerings range from small business Web hosting solutions to managed dedicated server hosting for medium to large enterprises.  Additionally, in 2009, the company launched cloud hosting offerings.

Hostway has garnered industry-wide recognition and praise for SerivcePlex, an online service delivery portal developed internally to enable a seamless customer experience.  Hostway has also partnered with telecom companies, cable operators and large retailers to deliver fully private-labeled online services to their customers.

“Since our founding in 1998, we have continuously sought ways to deliver more value to our customers by investing in our people, technology and infrastructure.  As a result, we have built a solid platform for growth.  In the next stage of our history, in partnership with our new investors, we aim to accelerate the pace of becoming the leading provider in the fast-growing online services market,” said Lucas Roh, CEO and co-founder of Hostway Corporation. Read more of this news »

Plymouth, Indiana – (Website Hosting Directory) – November 6, 2008 – Marketing services firm, topseos, has revealed its Best Web Hosting Companies for its monthly listing, and the month of November 2008.

Hosting is the business of lodging, serving, and maintaining files for one or more Web sites. Companies provide space on a server they own to be used by their clients. Besides providing space hosting firms also provide internet connectivity. Read more of this news »

London, United Kingdom – (Website Hosting Directory) – September 22, 2008 – Hostway Corporation, is encouraging individuals and companies to register for the .Pro domain name since the registry effectively has relaunched, with their new domain specials.

Thomas Herbert, product manager, Hostway noted, ”When the domain name was launched in 2004, it was limited to the medical, legal, accounting and engineering professions. The companies or individuals had to be licensed in the United States, Canada, Germany or the United Kingdom and rigorous checks were required to ensure that professionals were properly accredited. Furthermore, these groups could only register a Second Level name (mydomain.pro) once they had already successfully registered a Third Level name (e.g mydomain.law.pro for certified Lawyers, or mydomain.med.pro for Doctors and Physicians). A lot of that has changed now – all professionals are now eligible for a standard second level .Pro name.”

Following ICANN’s announcement regarding the relaxation of regulations around registering for the .Pro domain name, all professional individuals and companies can now register for a second-level .Pro domain name (e.g. domain.pro). Previously, the domain name was limited to four groups of professionals and strict checking procedures were in place. The domain name is now open to all professional groups and categories, from accountants to zoologists.

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Chicago, Illinois – (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) – May 21, 2008 – Web hosting and managed technology services company, Hostway Corporation, has reported that the proposal to expand the .Pro TLD, has been unanimously approved by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

Hostway has reported that RegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the .Pro top level domain (TLD) on the Internet, has received approval from the ICANN, to greatly expand the scope and availability of the .Pro TLD. The newly ratified terms of service increases the number of professionals who are eligible for the TLD, extends the availability globally, and streamlines the registration process.

Catherine Sigmar, General Manager at RegistryPro noted, ”This is a significant milestone for .Pro. By approving these changes, ICANN has given us the opportunity to open up .Pro to tens of millions of licensed and credentialed professionals and entities across the globe.”

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London, United Kingdom – (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) – April 2, 2008 – Web hosting, managed technology and online services company, Hostway Corporation, has launched a content delivery network (CDN) that intelligently routes user web traffic to the closest geographically located server.

Hostway aims to improve user experience of the Internet by directing traffic to its customer websites to the nearest, and consequently best-performing web server. By using a number of Foundry ServerIron 4G switches, Hostway can route users to the server nearest to their location, ensuring that content is tailored to the user’s location and providing valuable business continuity and redirection services.

David Foxley, Enterprise Technology Manager, Hostway UK noted, ”Almost all large companies have their website accessible on a number of servers around the world, but traffic to these servers is rarely intelligently routed. For example, British customers logging onto a global concert ticketing site could be delayed by waiting for data to travel across the transatlantic link, instead of being redirected to the UK site, which might mean that customers do not get the seats they want, or worse still, miss out on a certain gig date.”

With increasing numbers of companies storing large images, videos and other rich content on their websites, it is important that they load as quickly as possible and do not have a negative effect on user experience. Accessing a website in Sydney from a PC in London, for example, can have a considerable effect on how quickly images load. By using the CDN, Hostway can ensure that all content loads as quickly as possible, by storing it as close to the user as possible. Read more of this news »

Chicago, Illinois – (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) – February 13, 2008 – Web hosting and managed technology services company, Hostway Corporation, has entered into a new partnership agreement with provider of on-demand security solutions, Alert Logic.

John Martis, Vice President of Hosting services at Hostway noted, ”The Threat Manager solution addresses our dedicated customer’s unique and comprehensive security needs. It eliminates the hassle and cost to the customer of deploying traditional security solutions. This partnership with Alert Logic aligns with our focus on superior customer service and delivering best of breed products and solutions.”

Hostway’s Dedicated Server solutions will now include an additional layer of protection: Threat Manager Intrusion Detection Services by Alert Logic. This new managed service offers enhanced 24×7 network protection, vulnerability monitoring, and automated IT compliance reporting. Server and network security is crucial for Hostway customers. As network attacks continue to increase and result in financial losses for businesses, multiple layers of protection are essential to help defend and eliminate security threats. The partnership with Alert Logic compliments Hostway’s high quality dedicated hosting services and customers is hoped to benefit from:

- A managed solution that provides network defense against threats that bypass perimeter and endpoint defenses, constantly protecting internal networks from viruses, worms, and other attacks.
- 24×7 threat monitoring by SANS-certified security analysts (professionals certified by the SANS Institute in SysAdmin, Audit, Networking, and Security.)
- Ease of implementation and use, accessible through an intuitive, browser-based user interface.
- A cost-effective on-demand solution ideal for the mid-sized business.
- Additional Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance functionality available at no additional cost. Read more of this news »

New York, New York – (Website Hosting Directory) – December 21, 2007 – Web hosting and online technology services company, Hostway Corporation’s platform, has been deployed by Verizon Business, to provide small and medium sized business customers with an upgraded e-commerce application.

Alan J. Lough, Director of Business broadband services for Verizon commented, ”Now more than ever, a business of any size cannot afford to do business without a web site. We make it easy for small and medium-sized businesses to create an online presence. We’ll handle the technical aspects, and we provide the Internet infrastructure to host their Web sites so they can focus on their business.”

Industry intelligence indicates the demand for Web hosting and related services is expected to grow at an annual rate of nearly 20 percent for the next three years, to more than $3 billion in 2009. Growth will largely be fueled by rising broadband penetration, increasing Internet popularity and expanding web site utilization by small businesses.

Art Matteotti, Vice President of global sales for Hostway Corp. noted, ”Most small and medium businesses today look to a web hosting service to get their Web site up and running so they don’t have to deal with the hardware and provide their own IT support. It’s much less complicated and allows them to focus on their core business. At Hostway, we’re committed to the development and providing the latest technology to host Web sites of all sizes.”

Verizon offers three web hosting solutions driven by Hostway, a leading provider of hosting services, each with free set-up (savings of at least $39.95); custom domain name registration; unlimited Web site pages; 24 x 7 technical support; CleanMail virus and spam filter; and SiteMail, a web based e-mail system. The solutions are: — Verizon Basic, which costs $9.95 per month and supports: 600 MB (megabytes) of disk space, 50 GB (gigabytes) of monthly hosting traffic, 15 e-mail accounts and a mailbox size of up to 250 MB. — Verizon Premium, which costs $14.95 per month and supports 12 GB of disk space, 100 GB of monthly hosting traffic, 50 e-mail accounts and a mailbox size of up to 600 MB. — Verizon Professional, which costs $24.95 per month and supports 25 GB of disk space, 300 GB of monthly hosting traffic, 100 e-mail accounts, a mailbox size of up to 1 GB, and GigaMail, which allows for the transfer of files up to 1GB by sending recipients to a Web site to download the large file.

Verizon offers a variety of products and services that allow businesses to customize the solutions they need to better compete in the marketplace. In addition to broadband Internet access, solutions include online backup storage, e-mail encryption and communications management tools. Verizon Business customers who purchase services totaling at least $125 per month may be eligible to enroll in Verizon Business Link Rewards to earn bonus credits to redeem for prizes. Earlier this year, Verizon was cited by J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Major Provider Business Telecommunications Services Study for the Highest Customer Satisfaction With Small/Midsize Business Data Service Providers. Read more of this news »

London, United Kingdom – (Website Hosting Directory) – November 13, 2007 – Web hosting and online technology services company, Hostway UK, is offering a 50% discount on industry standard 128 bit SSL certificates.

Thomas Herbert, Product Manager at Hostway remarked, ”With the Christmas period looming, e-tailers need to make sure that consumers can shop safely on their sites. By offering SSL certificates at a lower price, we hope that more ecommerce shops will be able to confidently conduct sales over the festive season.”

At 35 pounds per annum, the 128 bit GeoTrust QuickSSL premium certificates will be the lowest cost single root certificate available. An automated 2-step validation enables the certificate to be verified immediately without the need to fax in paperwork, which, it is hoped, will further encourage users to take up the offer. Read more of this news »

Chicago, Illinois – (The Hosting News) – November 8, 2007 – Web hosting provider, global domain name registrar, Hostway Corporation, has debuted its new Double the RAM and No Setup Fee promotion, for various dedicated servers, through the month of November.

Included in the promotion, is a selection of Truflex and Truflex-S servers. Hostway offers a full line of Dell dedicated servers and uses only high-quality Dell hardware in its data centers. Each dedicated server plan is backed by 24/7 telephone technical support and Hostway’s secure data center infrastructure.

Through the month of November, new dedicated server customers can take advantage of special deals on some of the company’s most popular dedicated servers. With free setup, customers can save more than $300. Read more of this news »