This week’s top web hosting industry news stories included Rackspace releasing a OpenStack-based private cloud software, the New Zealand High Court ordering that the United States must present all evidence it has against Kim Dotcom and Megaupload before the extradition hearing, Colt Technology Services acquiring cloud platform ThinkGrid, and iomart Group purchasing the Manchester hosting company Melbourne Server Hosting.
Cloud Host Rackspace Releases OpenStack-Based Private Cloud Software, Alamo
Cloud hosting provider Rackspace announced on Wednesday that it has released a private cloud software, based on OpenStack, and code named “Alamo,” saying that a user can download the software and set up a private cloud environment for free, within an hour.
New Zealand Court Orders US to Show Megaupload Evidence Prior to Kim Dotcom Extradition Hearing
In yet another legal win for Kim Dotcom, the New Zealand High Court judge ruled this week that the United States must present all the evidence it has against Dotcom and the other members of the accused Megaupload party, in advance of their extradition hearing slated for March.
IT Delivery Platform Colt Acquires Cloud Platform ThinkGrid
IT delivery platform Colt Technology Services announced on Monday it has acquired cloud platform ThinkGrid. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed in the press release.
Q&A: Rajat Bhargava, CEO of StillSecure Talks Public Cloud Security, Q&A: CloudPassage’s Andrey Hay Talks Cloud Security Challenges
In two separate Q&A interview features with the WHIR, StillSecure president and CEO Rajat Bhargava and CloudPassage chief evangelist Andrew Hay talked candidly about the growing security threats of the public cloud, and what best practices hosting companies and end users can implement to address these threats.
iomart Expands into North of England with Acquisition of Melbourne Server Hosting
UK web hosting provider iomart Group announced on Thursday it has purchased the Manchester hosting company Melbourne Server Hosting, joining iomart’s other web hosting and domain registrar brands including Iomart Hosting, RapidSwitch, Easyspace, Westcoastcloud, and Titan Internet.
Web Host NaviSite Names Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales
Web hosting provider NaviSite announced on Tuesday it has named Christopher Cordom senior vice president of worldwide sales, where he will lead NaviSite’s direct and channel sales efforts.
VMware Launches Evaluation Service, Enabling vCloud Test Drive
Cloud infrastructure provider VMware announced on Wednesday it has launched the vCloud Service Evaluation, an online service for customers to test-drive a cloud built on the VMware vCloud platform.
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