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News and Events for August 03, 2007 |
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SpaceNet-Media
Launches Web Hosting, Design, Maintenance Services
"SpaceNet-Media.Com announced the launch of their Web hosting,
design, and maintenance services.SpaceNet-Media, based in South
Florida, reports its now fully operational with a complete
staff. They now offer a range of services from website hosting
to monthly maintenance plans and design services.
SpaceNet-Media is made up of a group of professional website
designers and programmers, complimented by a solid support staff.
They maintain highly creative and unique abilities, and all
of their work is completely 100% original and custom. Each of
their sites are hand coded and optimized for search engines" |
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Worldwide Web Host United Internet Announces First Half Results
"The first half of its fiscal year 2007 proved to be very successful
for United Internet. The company succeeded in lifting sales
and earnings to new record heights while strengthening its position
as a highly profitable Internet Service Provider. Earnings per
share (EPS) rose by 45%.Consolidated sales of United Internet
AG achieved year-on-year growth of 27.1%, from EUR 549.2 million
(comparable prior-year figure after sale and deconsolidation
of twenty4help in the first quarter of 2007) to EUR 698.0 million.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
(EBITDA) grew by 43.0%, from EUR 111.1 million (comparable prior-year
figure) to EUR 158.9 million. Earnings before taxes (EBT) of
the United Internet Group improved by 39.6%, from EUR 87.3 million
(comparable prior-year figure) to EUR 121.9 million.
These earnings figures include a non-recurring net positive
effect from the Online Marketing segment of EUR 16.8 million
in EBITDA and EUR 7.4 million in EBT. Earnings per share (EPS)
climbed 185.7%, from EUR 0.21 (split-adjusted prior-year figure,
including EUR 0.01 from discontinued operations) to EUR 0.60,
of which EUR 0.28 was from discontinued operations and EUR 0.03
from positive one-off effects. Adjusted for these items, EPS
rose by 45% - from EUR 0.20 last year to EUR 0.29 for the first
half-year 2007. We are very satisfied with the development of
business, says Ralph Dommermuth, CEO of United Internet AG.
Our company continues to make strong progress. We were able
to reach new record levels of sales and earnings and post the
best figures in the companys history. There is still very dynamic
growth in paid subscriptions in our Product segment. As of June
30, 2007 we had a total of 6.84 million customer contracts.
This represents strong growth in all product lines over the
last 12 months with a net addition of 1.05 million new contracts.
One of the key growth drivers is our non-German webhosting business.
In this area alone, we achieved year-on-year growth of 410,000
fee-based customer contracts to reach 1.47 million. Together
with the German market, we held some 3.11 million contracts
as of June 30, 2007. In the field of Information Management,
there was year-on-year growth of 110,000 contracts to 1.16 million
and in DSL of some 480,000 to 2.42 million customer contracts,
continues Dommermuth. The number of telephone minutes completed
per month grew from 500 million last year to 780 million" |
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NeXplore Selects Layered Technologies Web Hosting Solutions
"NeXplore Corporation (OTC: NXPC) announced this week that it
selected Layered Technologies, Inc. to host NeXplore Search,
their innovative search destination set to launch during Q3
2007. Layered Technologies Grid Layer hosting solution from,
along with 3Tera Inc.s virtualization software AppLogic, will
provide NeXplore with an efficient and cost-effective virtual
private data center. The service will run NeXplore Search, as
well as future NeXplore Web 2.0 products and destinations.
This comprehensive and robust utility computing solution completely
eliminates the cost and complexity associated with traditional
infrastructuredatacenter co-location, private racks and managed
hosting services, etc., Dion Hinchliffe, chief technology officer
for NeXplore Corporation, said in a Business Wire release. We
needed a hosting and application management system that could
scale quickly and easily and, most importantly, would ensure
optimal performance.
The Grid Layer delivers on all of these requirements. Web 2.0
companies on the cutting edge need to get their products quickly
to market, and the ability to scale rapidly is vital, stated
Todd Abrams, president and COO of Layered Technologies. In
the past, each new product or product enhancement required a
steep investment in terms of time and money" |
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Web Hosting Solutions Provider Tucows Reduces Wholesale Domain
Pricing
"Tucows Inc. reduced its list price for wholesale domain name
registrations, effective immediately. From now on, the breakdown
of costs of a domain name is transparent to customers, and displays
Registry and ICANN fees as well as the Tucows management fee.
The new pricing structure will give wholesale domain customers
more visibility ahead of the announced October 2007 Registry
domain name price increases.
New Tucows Wholesale Domain List Pricing: -
Registry Fee - .com: $6.00 .net: $4.25 .org: $6.00 .info: $5.75
.biz: $5.30 -
ICANN Fee - .com: $0.20 .net: $0.20 .org: $0.20 .info: $0.20
.biz: $0.20 -
Tucows Mngt. Fee - .com: $3.00 .net: $3.00 .org: $3.00 .info:
$3.00 .biz: $3.00 -
Through the management fee, Tucows wholesale domains customers
receive access to a domain name suggestion tool powered by DomainsBot,
a 50% share of net domain parking advertising revenues, and
the ability to sell domains from a portfolio of hundreds of
thousands of premium domain names from the domain aftermarket.
Starting September 1, WHOIS Privacy and Managed DNS will come
with each domain name purchase at no charge. Tucows wholesale
domain customers also get access to a library of APIs and web-based
tools for provisioning and management of domains along with
Tier II technical support. Weve been committed to providing
transparency regarding ICANN fees to our wholesale customers
since 2004, Adam Eisner, Product Manager of Domains, said in
a PRNewswire release. In fact, we lowered the ICANN fee charged
to our wholesale customers twice since March 2007. Today, not
only have we reduced our prices, were providing transparency
into the cost of a domain name. |
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Vayama.com
focuses on digital advertising
"Storm International has been working on pre-launch interactive
marketing activities with Vayama and will be helping the company
grow through paid search, organic search engine optimisation
(SEO), social media marketing, online advertising and multi-channel
analytics strategies and tactics. Andre Hesselink, Chief Executive
Officer of Vayama said, Travelers are used to researching domestic
travel online but international travel was still researched
the old fashioned way.
Now travelers prefer to get their international travel information
online. We decided to hire e-Storm because of their extensive
expertise in digital advertising in addition to their impressive
customer base, Hesselink said. Vayama.com, described as the
only dedicated international travel website that allows consumers
to search from the largest selection of international airlines,
flights and fares, was launched in June. The site promises
fast and easy flight search features thanks to an interactive
world map and innovative 3-D seat maps. If you look at the world
of online travel, most Americans are comfortable booking their
own domestic trips, but international travel remained a complicated
puzzle that has now been solved, the company had said.
Thats why Vayama was built; we are 100 percent focused on
international travel in order to give Americans the best fares
available with access to the most flight and fare options to
191 countries and airlines and routes that they never knew existed"
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Webmarketing123
Offers New Search-Engine
"Webmarketing123, leader in the fast-growing Search
Engine Optimization (SEO) market,has rolled out new keyword-optimized
press-release creation and distribution services to increase
clients' visibility,web traffic and sales. -- Webmarketing123,
leader in the fast-growing Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
market, has rolled out new keyword-optimized press-release creation
and distribution services to increase clients' visibility, web
traffic and sales. "Potential customers make 150 million searches
on the web every day. If you want to succeed in this highly
competitive business environment, your company has to be where
the search engines are looking,"
said Paul Taylor, CEO of Webmarketing123 an SEO firm in California.
"With our new press-release creation and distribution offerings,
Webmarketing123 provides the most effective and comprehensive
SEO service portfolio available today." Search-engine-leveraged
public relations Webmarketing123 integrates online public relations
and keyword-optimized press-release services with search-engine
optimization to improve clients' search-engine rankings, maximize
site traffic and increase visibility. Search-leveraged public
relations works by identifying targeted keywords, creating keyword-optimized
information about the client company and its products in press
releases the client has created. Webmarketing123 then distribute
these releases via online newswire services.
Once the keyword-optimized press release is distributed, Webmarketing123
tracks page views and pickups, along with the amount of direct
traffic the release brings to the client's web site. Webmarketing123
- A SEO Company in California can also create, optimize and
distribute press releases for our clients," Taylor added. "The
keyword-optimized press releases are viewable both in the News
section and search results of major search engines, such as
Google. This creates additional search-engine exposure opportunities
to drive traffic directly to our clients' web sites." These
additional inbound links to the clients' web sites from high-ranking
news services such as Google News, Yahoo News and MSN News can
have a substantial impact on the client's search-engine rankings.
About Webmarketing123 With offices in Oakland and Southern California,
Webmarketing123 provides Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and
Pay Per Click (PPC) services to a growing client base throughout
the San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego regions
and the
world. Through SEO, Webmarketing123 increases clients' visibility
in a process that involves minor alterations to their web sites,
selecting keywords that will generate targeted traffic, continually
researching search-engine algorithms and policies, and - most
important -thoroughly understanding the customer's needs.
Through its very successful PPC program, Webmarketing123 delivers
the highest volume of customers at the lowest cost. PPC management
is the practice of identifying and categorizing high-value search
terms, defining a value proposition specific to these search
terms, and managing bidding strategies to assure that the lowest
price per click is being paid to meet business objectives" |
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Denver
Website Developer EBIZ Machine Releases Two New eCommerce Shopping
Cart Demos
"Denver eCommerce website development firm EBIZ Machine
today released two new fully functional online stores built
around two popular storefront development and management systems
-- osCommerce and Miva Merchant. The two sites can be accessed
from its eCommerce shopping cart comparison demo MYMANNEQUIN.COM.
This demo is designed to showcase the eCommerce design and development
skills of Denver-based EBIZ Machine. Denver eCommerce website
development firm EBIZ Machine today released two new demos of
popular online storefront management software systems distributed
by Miva Merchant and osCommerce.
MYMANNEQUIN.COM (www.MYMANNEQUIN.com) describes the amusing
premise for the demos: What if you could purchase lifelike mannequin
replicas of popular actors, musicians, politicians and other
public and historical figures? Surely, your favorite celebrity
companions would accompany you in traffic, at home and at your
store or office.
Which celebrity or public figure would you purchase online?
EBIZ Machine has built two public eCommerce shopping cart websites
using two highly regarded storefront management systems -- Miva
Merchant (http://miva4demo.mymannequin.com) and osCommerce (http://oscommdemo.mymannequin.com).
Both sites demonstrate sophisticated "out-of-the-box" eCommerce
functionality like cataloging, product categories, account management,
inventory, fulfillment, shopping baskets and order processing.
The sites were designed and developed by EBIZ Machine to foster
discussions about eCommerce solutions and to facilitate comparison
of two prominent shopping cart software platforms" |
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Apply
Marketing Inc. Launches New Shopping Cart Comparison and Review
Site
"Apply Marketing Inc., a premier search engine marketing
and consulting company, has officially launched ShoppingCartIndex.com
www.shoppingcartindex.com a website to help those looking for
ecommerce solutions with the ability to search, rate, compare
and review different shopping cart software and services. Apply
Marketing Inc., a premier search engine marketing and consulting
company, has officially launched ShoppingCartIndex.com www.shoppingcartindex.com
a website to help those looking for ecommerce solutions with
the ability to search, rate, compare and review different shopping
cart software and services. This news follows on the heels of
the announcement by Apply Marketing Inc. that it has spun off
Open Plant Solutions LLC a premier web hosting provider.
Shopping Cart Index is the first site in the ecommerce industry
to provide an unbiased review of both software (such as osCommerce)
and service providers (such as Monster Commerce). Comparing
ecommerce solutions has always been difficult due to all the
different features and pricing models and segmented market.
Shopping cart solutions are split up into two categories: Installed
Solutions (shopping cart software) and Service Providers (hosted
shopping carts). Shopping Cart Index allows users to sort by
different features such as programming language (ie. PHP Carts,
.Net Shopping Carts etc.) or by monthly service price and set
up fee. What makes Shopping Cart Index different from other
sites is the unbiased listing of shopping cart providers. Most
review sites have chosen to list only the solutions that provide
affiliate programs.
All shopping carts listed on Shopping Cart Index are submitted
by the company or by users and are given a rating with pros
and cons. Users can sort by price or by rating among other criteria.
ShoppingCartIndex.com is the first ecommerce comparison site
to allow users to submit shopping carts and rate or review the
features. Current customers of Apply Marketing Inc. and Open
Planet Solutions find it very difficult and frustrating to search
for shopping cart or ecommerce solutions that met their needs
within a certain price range. As more and more people look to
sell their items online, the right shopping cart solution becomes
the most important decision of your business.
EcommerceTimes reports that a Verisign study found that the
total dollar amount of Internet transactions grew by a staggering
88% in 2004. Many of the current comparison sites were biased
on partnerships or required the searcher to purchase a review
of the carts. For the first time those searching for an ecommerce
solution are empowered with a free service website that will
facilitate their search. All sponsorships on Shopping Cart Index
are clearly marked for the user so they can distinguish between
a content listing and a sponsored listing.
Apply Marketing Inc. will apply its core competency, search
engine marketing, along with other marketing tactics to allow
shoppingcartindex.com to become the premier shopping cart review
site on the internet." |
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Microsoft, Cactus Commerce
Partner
"Ecommerce software company Cactus Commerce and Microsoft
have formed a long-term strategic partnership to support Microsoft's
Commerce Server platform. The companies will jointly deliver
platform enhancements and solution accelerators focused on technology
and industry deployment. Microsoft is investing more in Commerce
Server, the company's main server for developing ecommerce services.
The Commerce Server can integrate with partner applications,
manage and share business data along with offering customers
online-based self-service with access to inventory availability
as well as order status.Customers can expect to benefit from
the combined value of Microsoft's expertise in building leading
enterprise platform and Cactus' industry specific solutions
and deep knowledge of customer needs, product customizations,
and service integration," said Jean-Yves Martineau, Founder
and CTO at Cactus Commerce.
This tightly closed loop between development and implementation
will also enable Cactus to leverage the successes we've achieved
with our enterprise customers to influence and drive the Commerce
Server product roadmap going forward.Cactus Commerce ecommerce
solutions will be available through the Commerce Server Information
Desk program to Microsoft partners, customers and the Microsoft
sales organization.The agreement with Microsoft accelerates
access to Cactus' expertise and their unique software assets
for commerce," said Joe VanWinkle, Vice President of Global
Market Development at Avanade" |
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Buy.com
Launches Ecommerce Service for Facebook
"Buy.com has launched a service that enables consumers
to sell goods directly on their business and social networking
pages. Garage Sale charges no listing fees and a flat-rate commission
fee of 5 percent and is initially available on the Facebook
site.Checkout functionality is incorporated directly within
the advertisement. On the Facebook application page for Garage
Sale, it explains how it works: Simply add Garage Sale to your
profile page and create a listing. When someone wants to buy,
they check out on your profile page. Garage Sale bills the buyer's
credit card and notifies you when billing is complete to ship
goods. Sales funds are deposited into your PayPal account, or
you can request payment by check.
The service markets itself as a way to "buy items from friends
you know and trust - a great alternative to other online auction
sites.To help sellers promote their listings, Buy.com will introduce
a Garage Sale tab on the main Buy.com Web site later this year.
Neel Grover, CEO and President of Buy.com, said, "As the first
company to market with this embedded ecommerce capability, we
see tremendous growth opportunities in providing the millions
of users on business and social networks with an alternative
to eBay and the ability to transform their personal profile
pages beyond information-sharing.The Garage Sale platform is
based on technology from Shoperion Inc. that Buy.com acquired
earlier this year." |
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IBM
Signs $5M Deal with PlatformOne
"IBM (ibm.com) announced on Monday that it has signed
a $5 million deal with human resources outsourcing provider
PlatformOne (platformone.com) to provide hosting and managed
services for five years. Improve the performance of your mission
critical applications! DataPipe delivers the best network &
support; top tier data centers, New York metro, Silicon Valley,
London, Hong Kong. DataPipe - Personal Touch, Global Reach.
Headquartered in metro Atlanta, PlatformOne provides HR technology,
administrative services and professional support, such as payroll
and benefits administration, to mid-market companies that employ
up to 15,000 people.
IBM's e-business hosting solution provides PlatformOne with
the latest IBM servers, storage solutions and disaster recovery
capabilities and management services, says the company. With
our new hosting solution from IBM we can quickly add power and
performance to meet the needs of our growing business," says
Tony Foley, president of PlatformOne. "The IBM solution enables
us to provide our clients with swift, secure and reliable access
to their critical business data.
We expect to improve our system response time by 30 percent,
double our capacity for transaction processing and dramatically
improve our data backup and disaster recovery timeframes. Providing
a trusted and reliable solution to our clients is our top priority.
IBM recently spent $86 million and used green technologies to
expand its Boulder, Colorado data center,making the facility
IBM's largest data center in the world"" |
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