(The Hosting News) - UK based web hosting provider Pipe Ten have partnered with Affiliate Future to launch its new affiliate scheme.

Affiliates of Pipe Ten can earn up to 50% commission on all hosting and server sales and 20% commission on all new domain name registrations. The programme is not limited to customers of Pipe Ten, it is open for all website owners to enjoy and there are no limits on how much affiliates can earn each month and the commission is paid direct in to their bank.

There are a wide selection of eye catching banners available to use in many different sizes, so it is suitable for adding to any website. full details of the scheme and how to sign up can be found at pipeten.com/company_referrals.html

Established in 2002, Pipe Ten offers feature rich Windows and Linux hosting solutions to customers throughout the world. further information can be found on their services can be found at pipeten.com

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What if you could test practically any operating system from within your current computer setup?? by setting up a virtual machine inside of your current computer, you can do exactly that ? and the best tool to use to get this done is Sun VirtualBox.? I am far from being any sort of operating system geek, but even I was able to get Ubuntu up and running from within my Windows Vista machine, so anything really is possible.

So why would you want to run a virtual machine from within your own computer?

Well, there are a number of reasons.

• To Test Your Web Site in Multiple Environments
• To Play with a Different Operating system, without Ruining Your Current Setup
• To Raise Your Geeky Street Cred

So then, how do you get started?? First things first, you must go to the Sun VirtualBox web site, and pick up the latest version of their software. they have versions available for Windows, Mac and Linux.? Once you get it up and running, you can click the New button from the program?s interface to start the program?s wizard up that will guide you through the rest of the setup process.

Name Your New Virtual Machine

First, you have to give your virtual machine a name, and decide what operating system you wish to install.

Base RAM for the Virtual Machine

Next, it will ask you how much RAM (memory) you wish to allocate to the virtual machine, best to leave it now to the level it sets as default. You can always tweak it later if needed.

Setup the Virtual Machine Hard Drive

After that, select a hard disk image to be used as the boot disk.? Once again, I would suggest to go with the defaults it suggests for now, and you can tweak things later if needed.

Dynamic or Fixed Storage Types

Time to create your new virtual hard drive disk for your virtual machine to use. for the hard disk storage type you can select to dynamically expand your storage or set it to a fixed storage size, that does not grow.

Virtual Machine Hard Drive Space

Now, you will need to decide how big the virtual hard drive will be.? I would keep this under 10 GB, so you do not use any disk space that you might really need for your actual computer.

Final Virtual Machine Setup Steps

After that, confirm your settings are correct and hit the button labeled, ?finish?.? Your virtual hard drive disk will then be created for you.? Once it has been created, then you will be asked to confirm your creation of your new virtual machine.? Click the button labeled, ?finish? for it too, and you will almost be well on your way to virtual machine land.

As you can see, this is a pretty easy process to go through, as long as you don?t get freaked out by making a few geeky decisions. in my next article, I will be showing you how to get the operating system installed for your brand new virtual machine.

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(The Hosting News) - We all know that Twitter has grown quickly and become extremely popular. In fact the service has become so popular that it even has it’s own awards. However, I came across some interesting and enlightening growth information on Twitter recently while conducting research for reseller hosting provider 34SP.com. Twitter has just sent out its 10 billionth tweet.

That’s a ten with nine zeros after it: 10,000,000,000.

When you think about it – it’s not surprising. After all, this was the site that grew 1,382 percent in one year from February 2008 to February 2009. The site attracted 475,000 visitors in February of 2008 and surged up to 7,038,000 users just one year later. According to published data,Twitter currently pushes out a daily average of 50 million tweets. Those 140 character or less messages are racing out onto the Internet, phones and various other devices at the rate of over 2 million every single hour of every single day. The Official Twitter blog noted a few weeks ago these growth trends, ”Folks were tweeting 5,000 times a day in 2007. By 2008, that number was 300,000, and by 2009 it had grown to 2.5 million per day. Tweets grew 1,400% last year to 35 million per day. Today, we are seeing 50 million tweets per day—that’s an average of 600 tweets per second. (Yes, we have TPS reports.)”.

The Twitter service was developed in 2006. On March 21, 2006 Jack Dorsey published the first Twitter message at 9:50 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST). That message was: ”just setting up my twttr”. Since then Twitter has become a huge social media phenomenon – although the company has struggled over the past few years to develop a truly compelling revenue model to benefit financially from the service’s popularity. According to Wikipedia the company has raised over $57 million from venture capitalists.

The ten billionth tweet was estimated to have been sent sometime in the past 24 hours. The uncertainty comes from the methodology used to determine exactly how many tweets have been sent. The method used relies on historical data and rates of tweeting to arrive at a number. Most major news sources were turning to a fun application entitled GigaTweet which simply has a counter that continuously counts up tweets.

GigaTweet estimates that the next billion tweets will have been sent out within the next 20 days. That’s quite a few tweets.

Twitter Passes 10 Billion Tweets

(The Hosting News) - Overland Park, Kan. – Following a detailed, independent assessment of internal controls for company-wide policies and procedures, Codero has completed its first SAS 70 review. SAS 70 Type I certification evaluates the current state of a service provider’s control environment and effectiveness in meeting control objectives. This structured, multi-step process focused on the following areas:

• Operations and control environment
• Monitoring and risk assessment
• Information systems and general computer controls
• Control of access to computer programs and security of data
• Control of new development and changes to existing programs and systems
• User responsibilities

SAS 70 – Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 70, Service Organizations – is a widely recognized auditing standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), which has been in place since 1992. A Type I service auditor’s report provides a description of controls at a specific point in time; a Type II report includes the service organization’s description of controls as well as detailed testing of its controls over a minimum six-month period.

“Completing SAS 70 Type I certification has been an important process for Codero to undertake,” stated Shawn Hashmi, Director, Operations at Codero. “In light of Sarbanes-Oxley and a growing number of state privacy laws and rulings, the audit allows us to be very transparent with customers in demonstrating that we utilize a sound system of internal controls.”

With this in-depth audit now concluded, Codero is pursuing SAS 70 Type II certification for its data center and corporate-wide operations, scheduled for completion by July 31, 2010.

Auditing services for the SAS 70 Type I report were provided by Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. (MHM) through a strategic association with CBIZ. MHM is an independent public accounting firm specializing in high quality attest and accounting services, including audits, reviews and compilations. CBIZ, with offices in major cities throughout the country, is one of the nation’s leading providers of outsourced business services, providing accounting and tax services; employee benefits and insurance; as well as a wide range of consulting services.

See SAS 70 at Codero for details on the company’s recent SAS 70 Type I audit of control objectives and activities within its Phoenix data center and Overland Park, Kansas corporate headquarters.

About Codero
Specializing in dedicated and managed hosting services for small-to-mid-sized businesses, Codero’s technology portfolio includes high-performance Windows® and Linux servers delivering advanced email, eCommerce, security and networking solutions. All Codero products are backed by secure data centers, live 24/7/365 U.S.-based support and a seasoned staff with international experience in the hosting business for over 15 years. An industry innovator, Codero recently launched its Codero Rewards program and the Green with Codero Initiative, powering 100% of its dedicated server and managed hosting operations through renewable energy credits. For more information about Codero, please visit www.codero.com.

Contact
Shelby Garlock, Director, Marketing
shelbyg@codero.com
877.999.2750

Codero Recognized with SAS 70 Type I Certification

(The Hosting News) – IT Service Provider Atlantic.Net (www.atlantic.net)  officially stated today its participation as a sponsor for The 17th annual CFO Rising Conference & Expo, scheduled for March 7-10, 2010, at the Hilton Grand Convention Center in Orlando Florida.

Atlantic.Net is offering free evaluations to help attendees recognize huge savings with Atlantic.Net’s Fully Managed IT Services. In today’s economy every organization is looking to streamline their processes and cut expenses. Atlantic.Net is taking proactive steps to educate financial decision makers on how to reduce their IT spending without sacrificing the integrity of their IT infrastructure.

“For over 15 years Atlantic.Net, in its role as an Internet Service Provider, Competitive Local Exchange Carrier and a Managed Computer Server Hosting provider, has helped thousands of businesses obtain more for less”, said Adnan Raja, Director of Business Development at Atlantic.Net. “Our Fully Managed IT Services are designed to help Financial Executives deploy newer and more cost effective IT strategies allowing them to refocus on their core business”.

Atlantic.Net will be giving away five HP Netbooks during the conference; CFO participants can enter to win online at http://www.atlantic.net/cfo or stop by booth number 119.

Atlantic.Net announces participation in the annual CFO Conference

(The Hosting News) – NaviSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAVI), has formally ratified the promotion of R. Brooks Borcherding as President. This appointment will see Borcherding overseeing various facets of the company such as overall sales, marketing, operations and service delivery in addition to business planning and day-to-day operations.

“Since joining the company last April, Brooks has successfully sharpened our focus on the large enterprise market,” said Arthur Becker, NaviSite’s Chief Executive Officer. “His promotion to President is recognition of his significant contributions to the business and our continued confidence in his ability to drive the company’s success going forward.” Borcherding’s primary objective will be to accelerate NaviSite’s transformation into the leading provider of complex hosting, application management and cloud solutions for enterprise customers.

“The introduction of our compelling managed cloud solutions will completely disrupt the cloud computing market. This is a truly unique opportunity for NaviSite as we leverage our core strengths in complex hosting and application management to capture a large new addressable market,” said Borcherding. “It’s the combination of great people and superior enterprise-class solutions that excites me most about the potential of our company. I’m thrilled to have this opportunity and look forward to working with everyone at NaviSite to accelerate our success.”

R. Brooks Borcherding New President of NaviSite

(The Hosting News) – Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), has published the results of its annual study of the U.S. data center market. The study is based on a detailed survey of senior decision makers at large corporations in North America and was conducted by the respected research firm Campos Research & Analysis. Highlights from the study are provided below and a more detailed presentation of the survey results will take place in a webinar on March 15, 2010 featuring IDC Vice President Michelle Bailey and Digital Realty Trust senior executive Chris Crosby. To register for the event, visit www.digitalrealtytrust.com.

Key findings of the new study include the following:
—83 percent of respondents are planning data center expansions in the next 12 to 24 months;
—36 percent of respondents have definite plans to make those expansions during 2010;
—73 percent of respondents plan to add two or more facilities as part of their data center expansions;
—The need for additional power is the top reason for data center expansions, rising from fifth place on last year’s survey to first place this year;
—Data center and IT budgets are both projected to increase by 8 percent in 2010, up from 7 percent and 6 percent, respectively, last year;
—Of those planning to expand, 70 percent are planning large projects of at least 15,000 square feet in size or 2 mW or greater of power; and
—83 percent of respondents with definite plans to expand in 2010 plan to do so with a partner that specializes in data center design and construction or data center leasing.

“These survey findings point to strong demand for data center space this year and next year as a large majority of enterprises expand their IT infrastructure. One of the most interesting pieces of data in this study is the lead role that power is now playing in these expansions. The need for additional power has become the main driver for data center expansion plans as companies seek facilities with adequate power and favorable utility rates to control operating costs,” said Chris Crosby, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development for Digital Realty Trust.

Mr. Crosby added: “Another key finding of this study is the increasing importance of data center partners in these corporate expansions. More than ever before, enterprises are turning to wholesale providers and other specialists for these data centers in order to leverage their expertise and to reduce or eliminate capital expenses.”

Of those companies planning to expand:
—53 percent plan to do so by leasing from a wholesale data center provider;
—Finance is taking a greater role in how companies select partners; and
—C-level executives have replaced the IT department as the final decision maker for data center partner decisions – serving as the primary influencer by a margin of 2:1.

Commenting on the survey results, Michelle Bailey, Research Vice President for IDC said, “Last year, many enterprise customers put their plans for new datacenter construction on hold as the capital markets dried up. As a result, we have seen IT organizations increasingly look to third party suppliers with flexible financing strategies as a means to supplement their own aging datacenters.”

The study also examined data center energy efficiency initiatives:
—76 percent of respondents now meter their power use;
—The number of companies that meter power down to the PDU level increased by 29 percent over last year;
—75 percent of companies are confident they can comply with future carbon emissions-related and energy-related regulations;
—The average reported PUE energy efficiency rating for respondents’ data centers is 2.9; and
—One in six respondents report PUE ratings of less than 2.0 for their facilities

“There has been significant progress over the past two to three years in the area of data center energy efficiency. Over that period, the industry has gone from power metering being the exception to power metering being utilized by more than three quarters of respondents. Awareness of PUE is also nearly universal now, with 96 percent of companies familiar with the emerging standard for measuring energy efficiency,” added Mr. Crosby. “These are very positive signs that companies better understand their data centers’ energy use and can make informed decisions to reduce energy consumption.”

Data Center Construction Will Continue in 2010-2011, According to U.S Data Survey

Its at today, we received the email from paypal cust service mentioning that previous payment sent to one of our client at India had been returned back to us. its a huge supprise that in the letter, paypal mentioning they had stop all kind of personal payment to India. Only those transaction that requiring physical delivery of goods are permitted, and shipping address is a must. so, what does this mean? We are no longer able to send paypal payment to anyone in india, unless is for physical goods payment. its truely inconvenient.? if you are one of the merchant selling products and base in India… after sending out goods and products… appearing all those payment had been returned back to buyer/sender… isn’t this a huge loses to your business?

Hence, for all time, if you are running ecommerce shopping website online, we always encourage you to setup merchant account and accept credit card payment directly via payment processing provider. your payment will be send to your banking account directly… its although tedious to get started, but its worth it and cheaper per transaction as well. this can be happening to anyone running online business, it would be a nightmare if all your money get returned to buyer.

For more ecommerce website advice and hosting advice, you can visit this hostgator review site of ours. Hostgator hosting are suitable for ecommerce web hosting, and its in highest quality too. get started with hostgator hosting plan today.

Over the past few weeks, I have been doing a lot of looking around at web sites I run, and asking myself, ?what can I do to make this web site better??.? well, after some experiments, trial and error, I have a few solutions I want to share with you.

Today I?ll hand to you four areas of your web site you can improve to get more web site visitors, have the search engines love you, and get more visitors to your web site, right here on the Web Hosting show.

Download the Web Hosting show, Episode 202!
Running Time: 13 minutes | File Size: 5.92 MB

Here are just a few topics from this week?s episode:

• How to Write a better Title Tag ? the title tag might be a feature many people overlook, but it is just as important as having a nice looking web site layout.? some might even say it is the most important thing, because it is often the first thing a web site visitors sees.? Today I?ll be telling you what the title tag is and what you can do to make yours better.
• Basic Writing Advice to Improve Web Page Flow ? Do your web pages flow?? by flow, I mean can you read through it without asking yourself what is this about again?? if you find yourself stopping and starting when reading your own web pages, take this basic writing advice and try it out on your own web site content.
• 6 different Content Writing Ideas ? Inspiration for a web site?s content is often hard to find.? so when I find myself in trouble, I turn towards my own list of six different content writing ideas that should help inspire you to get that new page up and running.
• Effective Web Site Navigation Rules ? A web site visitor should never be confused by your web site?s navigational layout.? Every web page out there should have an easy way to navigate both to new web pages and categories, but also back out of them.? think of it as reaching a fork in an old country road, choosing to go down the left road ? and then turning around and finding a pink hippopotamus in a tutu.

Quick Tip #3 ? Your web site?s Meta Description should contain between 70 and 160 characters (spaces included).

Delays aside, I hope this web hosting podcast is one you can enjoy.? Feel free to send me your web development or hosting questions on the submit a question page, and leave a comment to let me know you listened.

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