Application service provider IceWEB announced that it has acquired IT business services provider PatriotNet. It enables IceWEB to offer an end-to-end solution for small businesses, and will immediately generate over $100,000 in recurring revenue per month.

Web hosting provider AIT announced that it has added a hosted Microsoft Exchange email service to its messaging and collaboration services, which includes the capability of pushing messages to handheld devices.

Shared hosting provider WestHost (westhost.com) announced on Monday it has released new personal and business hosting plans.The new, lower-priced personal plans offer include individual-focused features including blogging, photo albums and forums.

RackForce Hosting has officially announced the launch of its new Virtual Private Server based on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2.RackForce to focus its resources on the services and features that its customers want.

CFDynamics has just announced a new partnership with TemplateMonster.com, which sells website templates where customers can download templates, make a few minor changes, and have their website completed in a short period of time.

Uplinkearth, a Windows web hosting provider hosting over 40,000 domain names, announced today that it has dramatically increased the size of its Windows virtual web hosting plans, and has launched a new version of its company website.

Clearswift's managed service enhances its existing email security software and appliance products, enabling firms to block spam, viruses and other email-bound threats from entering or leaving their networks.

Google Inc. has bought the maker of Writely, an online word processing program that gives the online search engine leader another potential weapon in its escalating battle with Microsoft Corp.

Virtualization and automation tools provider SWsoft announced that it is developing Virtuozzo support for Intel Virtualization Technology capabilities, including the recently released Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O specification.

Hostway Corporation, a provider of web hosting and managed services, yesterday announced that it has donated web hosting to support Northwestern University's Dance Marathon web site and expand their online capabilities.

Web hosting provider Hostirian has announced that it has enhanced its Dell PowerEdge Server packages with a free monitoring service. The company's packages feature Dell PowerEdge SC 430 servers and the monitoring service provides $600 per year in server monitoring costs at no extra cost to customers.

Re-invent today announced the free installation of the ASP.NET 2.0 PayPal Enabled Commerce Starter Kit on all web hosting plans.The Commerce Starter Kit (CSK) is a free, open source e-commerce storefront written specifically for ASP.NET 2.0.

Search engine Ask.com, announced that it has introduced international beta versions of its search service called, Ask.com France, Ask.com Italia and Ask.com Nederland which are available in each respective country at ask.com's Web site.

Connectria has launched a new dedicated server hosting company called RedPlaid Managed Hosting, designed to meet the hosting needs of smaller organizations looking for a secure and affordable solution.

Four new and enhanced web service Application Program Interfaces (API)s will soon be made available through the Yahoo Developer Network. The APIs are intended to enable developers to use and build upon technology from Yahoo Photos, Calendar, MyWeb and Shopping, creating a participatory environment that will increase the relevance of Yahoo products and services.

Web hosting automation company, Ensim Corporation, has announced that NTT America, Enterprise Hosting has selected Ensim Unify as its service delivery platform for its new NTT Communications Hosted Exchange offer targeting midsized and multinational enterprises.

RegisterFly.com, provider of domain registration, web-hosting, and related Internet services announced the introduction of Instant Coupons, a revolutionary new pricing model that allows consumers to create custom domain pricing based on their individual needs.

Website hosting provider, Interland, and Windows web hosting inventors, Microsoft, have announced a collaboration to market Microsoft solutions through Interland hosting services.The partnership includes a co-marketing arrangement through which Microsoft and Interland will partner to offer services to customers through major channel partners.

IndiaLinks,Managed Hosting Provider in India & official .IN Domain Registrar, today announced launch of MyIndiaLinks 3.0, the Hosting Automation Suite & Customer Support Portal.

SoftLayer Technologies, the newly launched dedicated hosting provider, announced the company has solidified key relationships with Microsoft, Red Hat, and SWSoft. New partnership agreements helps align SoftLayer's products with industry-leading vendors and bring tremendous value to customer base.

Web hosting provider SiteGround has announced the launch of a free hosting program that will reward existing customers with free hosting for new customer referrals.

Web hosting provider Gearworx LLC has announced its network has been modified to cater for Microsoft's SQL 2005 server and ASP.NET 2.0 which will now be offered through a number of its hosting plans.

New Zealand-based Web hosting provider Web Drive (webdrive.co.nz) announced on Tuesday it had successfully averted a potential phishing scam targeted at National Bank customers after discovering a person from overseas had registered roughly 25 variations of the bank's Web address.

Microsoft Corp. announced the beta availability of Microsoft Office Live. Office Live is available in three versions, all of which are free for the beta release - Office Live Basics, office Live Collaboration and Office Live Essentials.

Google Inc. on Thursday temporarily suspended signing up new accounts for its Web site hosting service due to heavy demand. The new service includes online tools that can arrange text, images or other types of Web content within pre-built templates in a variety of styles.

Nonprofit organization Grassroots announced on Friday that it is offering a free domain name for one year to its new and existing nonprofit clients. 'Free domain names are the first step for nonprofits and charities who want to use Grassroots.org's tools and services, which include Web site design and development, online advocacy tools, issue promotion and more,' says Grassroots president Jim Ward.

Verio Inc., a US-based subsidiary of NTT Communications Group and provider of hosting and Internet services for small to midsized companies and partners, has announced an industry-leading hosting innovation for developers of Microsoft Windows applications with the launch of its MultiSite hosting solution.

hostmysite.com was recently named one of Inc. Magazine's 500 fastest-growing companies. Although a veteran of the hosting industry, having existed since 1997, the company nevertheless considers today to be a new beginning in this very competitive industry. It plans to be around during and after an anticipated period of consolidation, according to CEO Lou Honick in this exclusive interview.

Interland announced that it will change its name to Web.com, Inc. on March 20, 2006 in order to align itself more closely with its core web services business. The company will continue to trade on the NASDAQ stock exchange, however under the memorable stock ticker 'WWWW'. The company's previous ticker was 'INLD'. The ticker change will also take place on Monday March 20, 2006.

MonsterHosting.ca, a Canadian web hosting and e-commerce solutions provider, introduced today its new SHOUTcast web hosting service, aimed at tapping into a growing number of organizations utilizing the technology to reach their customers.

Data transport services company, Looking Glass Networks, has entered into a multi-year agreement with Voxel Dot Net, a privately held New York-based managed services provider, for Looking Glass' DarkGLASS dark fiber services, EtherGLASS Ethernet transport services and CentraGLASS collocation services.

Fuse9, a shared and resller webhost announced that the company's entire fleet of servers would have 'Web 2.0 technologies' including PHP5, Ruby on Rails, and Python. To ensure that there are no compatibility issues, all servers will remain supporting PHP4.

Shared Web host and e-commerce provider GlobalWebBrands announced on Thursday it has launched its new Web site, along with a range of new services. The changes reflect the company's shift in both its business model and direction, as it moves to a new Web hosting partner.

XFONE USA, a subsidiary of XFONE, Inc. (XFN), has announced that it has acquired the assets of EBI Comm, Inc., an Internet Service Provider whose services for commercial and residential customers in northern Mississippi include web hosting.

Canada Web Hosting announced its acquisition of Bagna Networks Inc., a corporate IT consulting and managed IT services provider. The acquisition was driven by Bagna Networks' proven high quality of customer service, its relationships with clients, and its high-availability and disaster recovery solutions for corporate clients.

XO Communications announced that it had made significant upgrades to the Web hosting packages offered by its Concentric hosting brand, providing increased bandwidth and disk space with more email addresses to customers of its Email Hosting, Starter and Clustered Hosting plans. The plans also include a free one-year domain registration.

A provider of mission critical contact center and enterprise IP communications, Aastra Intecom, has announced the formal launch of its contact center hosting service featuring its Centergy Virtual Contact Center solution.In addition to selling the solution outright to major enterprises and carriers, Aastra Intecom has formally entered the hosting market to satisfy the need for contact center technology on demand among small to medium sized companies, as well as major corporations.

IPOWER,Inc. has received web hosting awards from two online web hosting directories-FindMyHost and WebHostDirectory. The company attributes the awards to the operational improvements they made in the areas of customer service and product development last year.

Verio Inc. announced the availability of its Verio Reseller Business Tools (RBT), a suite of tools designed to assist viaVerio resellers with the management of their businesses. RBT integrates with Intuit QuickBooks Pro for automatic synchronization with order, payment, refund, customer and product information, allowing resellers to streamline accounting processes and improve financial planning.

Olympic Advantage announced the launch of its Web hosting subsidiary, Musicians Hosting, intended to provide up-and-coming musicians with cost-effective web hosting. The 'Performing for Tips' program, and music-delivery mechanisms designed to enable local musicians to expand their audiences onto a global scale.