Kevin Newcomb

Microsoft Corp. Monday (March 12) announced that ManagedOps.com Inc., Qwest Communications International Inc. and USinternetworking Inc. (USi) are its first U.S. ASP partners to have met the eligibility, service-quality and operational-readiness criteria of the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program for Hosting and Application Services. “With stringent criteria weighted on service readiness, competency and the capacity […]

Intel Online Services Inc., Monday (March 12) announced a new marketing program for ASPs, the Intel Online Services ASP Accelerator Program, which provides comprehensive marketing programs and a service foundation that allows ASPs to differentiate their businesses. The ASP Accelerator Program is open to all ASPs to host their applications on Intel’s highly reliable and […]

Adding to the list of recent customer wins and strategic partnerships, including AOL, Oracle, and Cognizant, Loudcloud today added Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation to the list. The media company will outsource its Internet operations to the infrastructure service provider, with FOXSPORTS.com, FOXNEWS.com, and FOX.com among the first sites to be deployed, scaled, managed and monitored […]

A new agreement with Unisys will help the California State University (CSU) system streamline administrative support services for its 370,000 students and provide cost-effective financial and human resources support for more than 41,500 faculty and staff on all 23 campuses. CSU and the Blue Bell, Penn.-based e-business solutions provider have signed a five-year, approximately $60 […]

Internet messaging infrastructure provider Critical Path Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTH) Thursday (March 8) announced it is working with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young to provide key technology elements for the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) new eBusiness service, the Defense Electronic Commerce Service (DECS). Following a contract signed in the third quarter of last year, Cap […]

Portal Software Inc. (Nasdaq:PRSF) Tuesday (March 6) announced that Time Warner Cable has licensed Portal’s Infranet customer management and billing platform to support multiple ISP choice and usage- and value-based billing of its broadband cable services. Time Warner Cable’s initiative will allow multiple independent ISPs to deliver services, content or applications over its broadband cable […]

HostPro Inc., the Internet and Web hosting subsidiary of Micron Electronics Inc. (Nasdaq:MUEI), Tuesday (March 6) announced the availability of HostPro Advanced Messaging, an Internet-based hosted application service based on Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server and Microsoft Outlook 2000, the world’s leading messaging and collaboration solution. HostPro Advanced Messaging, the company’s first hosted application service, provides […]

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HWP) Tuesday (March 6) announced HP Extended Office and HP Web Services, two e-services designed to help U.S. small business owners install, manage and support their information technology (IT) systems and quickly deploy their businesses on the Internet. HP Extended Office is a subscription-based e-service that combines the latest HP business computing products […]

NaviSite Inc. (Nasdaq: NAVI) Wednesday (March 7) announced the next generation of its secure customer care console, MyNaviSite, with new management and reporting capabilities as well as direct access to a wide variety of tools and information. “Many customers want to maintain control over the state of their mission critical websites while still enjoying the […]

The ASP Industry Consortium (ASPIC) is leading a call for the European Commission to urgently review its data protection laws following a major new Europe-wide research study. The report from the ASP Industry Consortium (ASPIC) warns that laws driven by the EC’s 1995 data directive are implemented inconsistently across countries, leaving businesses at risk from […]

Vaultus, a mobile platform company for the enterprise, announced today that it has closed $32 million in second round financing, with an anticipated second closing on additional funds to occur by the end of March. The Series B round, led by First Union Capital Partners, brings the total invested in the company to over $57 […]

Data Return Corp. (Nasdaq: DRTN), a leading global provider of managed hosting services, Monday (March 5) announced the introduction of several new security offerings developed to secure client applications and ensure faster incident response times. “Clearly, there is a need for our enterprise-level customers to have access to the latest security technologies available,” said Robert […]