(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

Large corporate enterprises are not the only ones that need to be careful about security and having the tools in place to recover from a web hosting disaster.

My good buddy Barry, from Layered Tech posed an interesting quandary to me the other day.

As someone who works for a major player in hosting, one of the biggest problems I see on a daily basis is people having their server hacked and used for some nefarious purposes such as spam, DOS attacks, and more. there are many ways to combat this costly threat, what is the most cost-effective way for the small to medium-sized business?

It is important for everybody to have a good offense and a good defense when it comes to all the proverbial ?natural disasters? that can happen in the web hosting world.? My best advice would be to have a good strategy in place first, so you can prevent the problems from happening in the first place. You have to be proactive, and not reactive.

Now, I know that might be hard to do in a tough economy, cause we are all short on money, time and man power.? if you can keep an eye on a couple of important things, you should have less problems to deal with, and more time to devote to your web site and business.

Here are a few key things everyone should keep in mind:

Monitor your server usage, no matter if you are on a shared hosting plan or a dedicated server.? Check in once a day or once a week to make sure your usage stays on average, and if you see a steady increase, you talk with your hosting provider to make sure you are ready for the time that increase means you need more computing power.

Stay on top of the latest updates for your scripts and plugins. once a hole is found in a third-party script, it doesn?t take long for holes to be exploited. if you have a script installed, like WordPress or SMF, stay up to date on when it is updated.? the faster you get updates done, the less likely your web site or business will be compromised.

Get help when you need it. for web hosting clients that go down the dedicated or VPS hosting route, find a web hosting partner that will be able to get with you quickly to tackle your problems.? I have often said you can?t judge a web host by the clich? 99.9% uptime guarantee.? a true test of a web host is how they react to a tough situation.? In a shared hosting situation, it might be harder to get the attention needed 100% of the time, due to the fact that you are one in a hundred or more people on a server.? that is one of the drawbacks to the shared hosting world.

Making sure your offense is as good as or better than your defense can solve a lot of problems before they happen.? Small businesses should try to be proactive about problems in the long run, rather than reactive when the going gets tough.

Big thanks to Barry from Layered Tech for such an awesome question.? Be sure to check them out at LayeredTech.com and give them a big thank you for being the number one supporters and sponsors of the Web Hosting Show podcast.? if you have a web hosting or development question, give me your name, URL and question over on the submit a question page and I will be more than happy to help!

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For remote web hosting technicians, trying to remember what time it is where your business is located can be a pain.? Thankfully, I have an easy to remember bookmark that should save you both trouble and time when it comes to remembering when that next big meeting is for you and for your boss who lives across the country.

The web site to remember, bookmark (or both) is whattimeisitthere.info.? this web site takes care of the time conversions for you.? for example, many of you know I work remotely for Lunarpages, and they are based out of California.? so, with me being in Texas ? that is a big shift in time. so, let us say my boss wants to have a meeting at 4:00 PM Pacific time.? All I have to do is pull up this web site, type in ?at 4:00pm pacific?. I would then know that the would be 6:00pm central time, which is my own time zone.

For a handy tool to do quick US time zone conversions, go visit whattimeisitthere.info.

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(The Hosting News) – NTT Communications’s American branch has officially announced that certain company executives will attend the Spring 2010 Channel Partners Conference & Expo, March 1-3 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, to meet current and potential solution partners and discuss NTT America’s Global IP Network (GIN) Solution Partners Program. NTT America’s booth number is 1431. NTT America’s GIN Solution Partners Program is a channel neutral program that enables qualified referral partners, agents and Value Added Resellers (VARs) to sell NTT America’s entire suite of domestic and international IP and data solutions including Fast Ethernet (FE), Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) and 10GigE. The company has recently released a case study with Silent Partner, a firm that provides Internet connectivity and colocation services, emphasizing the unique benefits of channel neutral partnerships.

NTT America’s GIN Solution Partners Program is channel neutral, which means that NTT America’s GIN direct sales team and the channel team avoid competition and work together to win new customers. The channel integration aspect of the program eliminates channel conflict and opens the door to new sales opportunities, creating a winning scenario for NTT America and the company’s Solution Partners. In addition, Solution Partners benefit from NTT America’s industry leading provisioning and from the ability to sell 10GigE. 10GigE is a flexible, ultra high bandwidth solution designed for the largest colocation and hosting firms, large Internet Service Providers (ISPs), incumbent Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) providers, content providers with rich and streaming media, and Multiple System Operators (MSOs) with the ability to grow to a full 10 Gigabits per second (Gbps).
The channel neutral approach has proven beneficial for NTT America’s Solution Partner Silent Partner, as the relationship exemplifies how to provide optimal colocation and network strategy to benefit a myriad of clients. Silent Partner recognized that if businesses had a trusted partner to determine key elements of network strategy and implementation, and act in their best interests in negotiating with some of the largest telecom and network service providers, it would allow companies to focus on what they do best, making their business profitable and productive. The firm achieved this by creating a unique ecosystem to foster relationships between clients and a pre-vetted network of complementary businesses and professionals. Part of Silent Partner’s ecosystem, NTT America provides products and services including the NTT Communications Global IP Network, a Tier 1 Internet backbone that serves the US, Central and Latin America, Europe, Oceania, Japan and Asia as well as strategically placed data centers located across these same locations.

NTT America brings an array of assets to the table that Silent Partner considers important when determining a good partner fit, including proximity of data centers, networks with expansive reach, access to all levels of a partner organization and the ability to move quickly to get clients needs met. In addition, NTT America’s industry leading Service Level Agreements (SLAs), highly reliable infrastructure and strong presence in Asia are key attributes which have made the Solution Partner relationship successful because Silent Partner’s clients businesses depend on the constant and instant accessibility offered by the NTT America network and its data centers.

“NTT America’s channel neutral approach lets us work with them as a team for our clients,” said Kevin Francis, principal, Silent Partner. “We’re empowered to work with whatever level of their organization we need to get things done. In the end it’s not about who worked with the client but that the plan we designed gets implemented and NTT America is behind us 100 percent, working with us as collaborators to add value beyond price.”

NTT America’s GIN Solutions Partners Program provides participants with sales training, on-line portals, lucrative compensations, competitive pricing, and technical support. Qualified participants may enter the Referral Program, Agent Program or Reseller Program.
• Referral Program: Referral Program Partners receive a one-time commission on the monthly recurring revenue.
• Agent Program: Agents receive lucrative monthly commissions on the monthly recurring revenue of a closed opportunity. NTT America’s sales team and the agent work together to close the customer business. NTT America is the customer’s first line of support, enabling the agent to concentrate on their core business and finding more opportunities.
• Reseller Program: Resellers do not receive commissions but are given a discounted static pricing book. The reseller is the customer’s first line of technical support and billing support.

Potential channel partners are invited to contact channel@us.ntt.net to see which Solutions Partners Program fits their business and to schedule a meeting with NTT America’s Global IP Network team at the Channel Partners Conference and Expo.

NTT America Supports Solution Partners Program at 2010 Channel Partners Expo

(The Hosting News) – Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) today announced that it is broadening its local presence in Northern California. It’s new facilities will be established in locations such as San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland and Sacramento. This initiative reflects Level 3’s continuing pledge to enhance its presence in local markets throughout the country, designed to provide mid-market enterprises with a world-class customer experience.

“Medium-sized businesses require assistance navigating today’s complex communications environment. Level 3’s local-focus initiative is the right approach to provide accessible support. This is a great strategy for establishing long-term relationships and a solid foundation for growth,” said Courtney Munroe, group vice president for Worldwide Telecommunications Research at IDC.

In support of this local-expansion effort, Level 3 is growing and realigning its local workforce in Northern California to combine a local presence, in-depth marketplace knowledge and broad expertise in the communications industry. Through a combination of its extensive backbone network, metro fiber-optic footprint, and a locally focused sales and customer support team, Level 3 provides greater opportunities for mid-market enterprises to take advantage of Level 3’s broad portfolio of communications services.

“Northern California businesses are continually finding new and different ways to communicate and conduct business with their customers and partners,” said Chris Tamblyn, Level 3’s general manager for Northern California. “Level 3’s suite of solutions and extensive fiber footprint supports this kind of innovation and positions us as an ideal competitive alternative to traditional providers.”

Through this initiative, Level 3 will leverage existing network assets of more than 450 metro fiber route miles in Northern California. In addition, Level 3 plans to augment network capacity in the region and expand the number of businesses that are directly connected to the Level 3 network. This expansion will provide mid-market enterprises with access to the full suite of Level 3 services and allow them to quickly and easily increase their bandwidth as business needs grow.

The expansion of operations in Northern California marks the continuation of a locally focused strategy that Level 3 launched successfully in mid-2009. The company is pleased with the progress of the initiative to date as evidenced by increased sales from customers in the initial markets as well as higher reported overall customer satisfaction for mid-market enterprises.

Level 3 Increases Presence in Northern California

(The Hosting News) – Opus Interactive hired Steve Cronburg as Systems Administrator. An industry veteran with  9 years of experience working with clients across all facets of IT, including hardware, software and network troubleshooting. He is the newest member of a growing Network Operations Center staff that delivers hands-on customer service for Opus Interactive’s hosting clientele.

“We’re excited to have Steve join our team,” said Brady Wilson, CTO of Opus Interactive. “One of our competitive differentiators is our strong, hands-on customer service. He brings a wealth of diverse experience to our team which will help us maintain this advantage as we grow.”

“One of the things that attracted me to Opus Interactive is their plans for growing their business,” said Cronburg. “Being part of a growing organization, and working with the talented team they have is exciting.”

Leading Managed Hosting Provider, Opus Interactive Hires New Systems Administrator

The internet is a place for so many things. This includes socializing, sharing information and blogging. Many people have grown to like the internet. in fact, even businesses acknowledge the popularity of the internet. they?ve started advertising their products and services on the web. they also have their own websites so that web surfers can know more about their business. so if you have your own reason to have your own website, then what?s stopping you? you may be thinking that you have to spend a lot of money to have your own website. But that?s no longer necessary because you can build a website totally free. how can you make your own website for free?

/>The solution to this problem is another website. there are tons of websites out there that gives you the opportunity to build a website totally free. All you need to do is to search these kinds of website on the internet. But you have to be aware of some things. For instance, you need to make sure that the website is offering free website hosting, not just a free web page space. The difference between the two is that a website is a group of web pages, so a free web page space offered by other websites is simply not enough. If you think you?ll find it hard to look for a good website that offers free website building, then here are two examples:

Microsoft offers free website building and hosting through their website ? office.live.com. Although Microsoft stated that this service is intended only for small businesses, anyone can actually make an account and create their own website here. Microsoft?s free website building service is feature-rich. The service offers a lot of free website design templates created by professionals, so if you find it hard to design your own website, choosing one of the many templates is a good idea. furthermore, you can customize the website through Microsoft?s simple design tool. The tool lets you customize text and the design. you can also choose from a free fourth-level domain name (e.g. yourwebsite.web.officelive.com) for your website or buy an affordable domain name (e.g. yourwebsite.com) for your own website.

Weebly is another website that offers free web building and hosting. they also offer free professional design templates for your website. An easy-to-use drag and drop website editor is also available if you want to edit the template. you can even choose to enable or disable advertisements. you see, some websites that offer free website building obliges you to put unwanted advertisements on your website. you can add any kind of web content here, from photos, files to videos, RSS feeds, flash games and such. on Weebly, you can disable such advertisements. or if you want to earn money by adding advertisements on your website, you can simply enable the feature. Weebly also gives you the opportunity to get your own domain for free.

With so many options on the internet, you can easily build a website totally free.

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Its not new, hostgator had been on twitter for few months, and they are even promoting about this as well. from hostgator homepage, footer right section you will find the link to the hostgator twitter page. Twitter is a very good viral marketing tools for your online business, and before this we even blogged about using twitter for your business. its getting more famous and gaining huge users in short years, there are even twitter user accessing from mobile devices. and you can reach those customers of yours via twitter and they can reply back to you via twitter as well, its a public access open conversation.

Due to this unique characteristic, its suitable for your customer support use. you can use twitter to communicate with multiple customers at one time, and reply back to them instantly. It help you to reach out new customers too. these are few reason business are going twitter and growing from there.

If you require helps on your hostgator hosting, and you got a twitter account, you can tweets on twitter. Hostgator hosting is $4.95 per month and with 20% off, use the hostgator coupon from here. and now you can get support from their twitter page.

There are few famous web browser available for free, namely internet explorer, firefox, safari, chrome. these are the top web browser that is popular and used by most people. why should you make a website that is compatible in all web browser? Its simply to make sure your website appear nicely in almost any web browser, for sure you don’t want website appear distorted or appear incorrectly right? And its important to ensure a fully functional website and content. give your visitor what you expect them to see.

Another thing to ensure beside design layout is the functionality. If your website is using javascript, double confirm that the page can appear correctly in all web browser, test them before you put it online. Its common to have javascript error or even being disabled by certain web browser and mobile devices. Hence, try to avoid javascript for your website, we are not recommending it.

To simplify website design and development, you can implement CSS custom style sheet for your font and website design. CSS is where you define the font size, color, etc and you are creating the object class at here before it get implemented in your website during production work. If you are not sure what CSS is, get some homework done, and bring it to your website today.

If you are creating personal website, why not choose cms scripts like joomla and drupal, its too easy to create website using open source scripts. or you can host a blogging site with wordpress. Host your website with hostgator hosting, 20% special discount off right now, view their web hosting spec today to belief.

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