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European DataCentre Expo to be Held in Germany

September 3, 2010 -- The organizers of DataCentre Expo: The European Data Centre Event 2010 announced that it will host a free, two-day exhibition and conference on September 16 to 17 at the Dusseldorf Congress Centre in Dusseldorf, Germany.

euNetworks Launches Low Latency Route from London to Frankfurt

September 2, 2010 -- European networking solutions provider euNetworks Group announced on Thursday it has launched a new ultra low latency route from London to Frankfurt.

Q&A: Verne Global's Lisa Rhodes on Iceland Data Centers

September 2, 2010 -- In an email interview with the WHIR, Lisa Rhodes, marketing and sales vice president of wholesale data center developer Verne Global, explains why its operations in Keflavik, Iceland offer advantages over local options.

GlobalSign Launches Online Security Solutions for the Netherlands

September 1, 2010 -- Bringing its trusted Secure Sockets Layer, Extended Validation SSL, S/MIME and code signing services to a larger audience, GlobalSign has announced that its digital certificate solutions and other security products are now more accessible to Netherlands customers with the introduction of a Dutch-language website, sales, support and customer services.

Web Host BurstNet Opens Europe Headquarters

August 30, 2010 -- Web hosting provider BurstNET Technologies announced on Monday it has expanded into the European hosting marketplace by launching its wholly-owned subsidiary, BurstNET Limited.

Investment Firm SIV Buys Saudi Arabian Web Host Sahara Net

August 30, 2010 -- Netherlands-based investment firm Sahara International Ventures recently announced it has acquired a majority stake in Saudi Arabian Web hosting provider Sahara Net.

Web Host LeaseWeb Launches Community Outreach Project

August 27, 2010 -- European Web hosting provider LeaseWeb announced on Friday it has launched a new project that will offer free server capacity and bandwidth for organizations that monitor, identify and combat the sources of spam and cybercrime.

Web Host 1&1 Launches Polish Operations, Offers Free Welcome Package

August 27, 2010 -- Web host 1&1 Internet has officially entered into the Polish market, where it aims to continue its solid expansion and to further consolidate its leading position in Web hosting worldwide.

Rackspace Leases UK Office Space for EMEA Headquarters

August 25, 2010 -- Web hosting provider Rackspace Hosting recently announced it has leased a large amount of office space in Middlesex, England to serve as its headquarters in the Europe, Middle East, Africa region, according to a report by Data Center Knowledge.

Turkey and Russia Web Surfers Most Likely to Face Attack or Virus: AVG Study

August 25, 2010 -- Web surfers in Turkey, Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan are the most likely to confront a malicious computer attack or virus, according to a new study by Internet Security company AVG Technologies.

Raritan Appoints Europe VP of Sales and Marketing

August 24, 2010 -- IT infrastructure management solutions provider Raritan announced on Tuesday it has named Stuart Hopper as its new VP of sales and marketing of Europe.

Q&A: Eirikur Hrafnsson, CEO and Founder, Greenqloud

August 23, 2010 -- In an email interview with the WHIR, Greeqloud CEO Eirikur Hrafnsson discussed the green cloud service and how it differentiates itself from other hosting providers using clean energy.

Web Host The Planet Completes Safe Harbor Self-Certification

August 23, 2010 -- Web host The Planet has successfully completed the US-European Union Safe Harbor self-certification process, assuring customers that the company adheres to the same rigorous privacy guidelines established by the European Commission.

Fujitsu Technology Solutions Names New CEO

August 23, 2010 -- European IT infrastructure provider Fujitsu Technology Solutions announced on Monday it has appointed Rolf Schwirz as CEO of the company.

Q&A: Eric Woods, Industry Analyst, Pike Research

August 20, 2010 -- In an email interview with the WHIR, Pike Research analyst Eric Woods, discussed the results of the Green Data Centers report and what it means for the future of ecologically-friendly data centers.

UK Host Fasthosts Adds Business Cloud Storage Solution

August 20, 2010 -- UK Web hosting provider Fasthosts Internet announced on Friday it has launched a new online storage solution designed for archiving valuable business data.

Connectivity Provider Hibernia Atlantic Opens New UK Office

August 20, 2010 -- Diverse trans-Atlantic connectivity provider Hibernia Atlantic announced on Friday it has opened its new office facility at 55 Old Broad Street in London, UK.

Colocation Firm Interxion Opens Sixth Frankfurt Data Center

August 20, 2010 -- European colocation provider Interxion announced on Wednesday it has opened its sixth data center in Frankfurt, Germany.

UK2.net, Launches Ultra Low-Cost 99p Shared Hosting Plan

August 19, 2010 -- UK-based web hosting provider UK2 announced on Thursday that it had introduced a new shared web hosting package for which the company will charge a monthly rate of 99p (which amounts to about $1.50 in US dollars).

Swedish Pirate Party to Host Wikileaks Servers

August 18, 2010 -- According to several reports released late Tuesday and Wednesday, the much-discussed whistleblower website Wikileaks has found new support, both ideological and technical, this week with the news that the Swedish political group The Pirate Party would host web servers for the Wikileaks site.

Data Center Firm ControlCircle Adds New Board Members

August 16, 2010 -- UK-based data center firm ControlCircle announced on Monday that it has appointed two new members to its board of directors.

Web Host Peer 1 Names Head of UK Channel

August 16, 2010 -- UK Web hosting provider Peer 1 Hosting announced on Monday it has named Amanda Dunn its new head of its UK channel program, which marks the company's next step of its expansion.

Finnish Web Host IceBlueHost Joins GlobalSign SSL Partner Program

August 12, 2010 -- Finnish Web hosting provider IceBlueHost has joined the SSL partner program of longtime Certification Authority and SSL certificate security provider GlobalSign, allowing it to resell the full range of GlobalSign SSL Certificates to its Scandinavian and European customer base.

Interoute Attains ISO 27001 Certification for Stockholm Data Center

August 12, 2010 -- European network operator Interoute announced on Thursday it has ISO 27001 certification for its data center in Stockholm, Sweden.

SoftLayer Sponsors Next Week's European Game Developer Conference

August 12, 2010 -- On-demand data center services provider SoftLayer Technologies has announced its participation as a sponsor of this year’s Game Developer Conference Europe in Cologne, Germany.

Experienced Microsoft Executive Birger Steen to Become President of Parallels

August 6, 2010 -- Birger Steen will be leaving his vice president of small and medium business and distribution role at Microsoft to become president of Cloud services automation and virtualization software provider Parallels.

Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup - August 6

August 6, 2010 -- There was a handful a Web hosting sales and promotions in the first week of August, including a colocation discount from CoreLink, a free remote console with the purchase of a new Codero server, and very cheap student hosting packages provided by 123-Reg.

Cloud Platform FlexiScale to Provide Basis for €9M FP7 Initiative

August 6, 2010 -- The European Union has chosen Flexiant’s cloud platform, FlexiScale, as the infrastructure foundation for a €9 million (about $11.9 million) Seventh Framework Programme (known as FP7) to enable the transition of mobile applications to the cloud.