Research In Motion, developer of the BlackBerry, plans to add about 200 high-tech jobs in Atlanta as the smartphone heavyweight spars with challenger Apple. Canada-based RIM also plans to open a data centre, which sources say would be one of the largest and most reliable of such facilities in the region.
RIM has identified a nearly 40-acre site near Alpharetta’s North Point Mall, said sources familiar with the company’s plans. RIM, which is in expansion mode, probably picked the Atlanta area because it is home to a major customer — AT&T Mobility, said Tavis McCourt, an analyst with Morgan, Keegan & Co.
Telecity Group, the data centre operator that hosts Sony Corp.’s European PlayStation servers, may pay its first dividend since its public listing in October 2007, Chief Executive Officer Michael Tobin said.
“We’re in a position to consider paying a dividend, and we want to do something to set a trend,” Tobin said in an interview in London. He didn’t specify when a payout may occur. The company reported net income of £25.3 million last year - its first profit - as revenue surged 36%.
The need for data centers is rising across Europe as people turn to the Internet to watch videos, share photos and shop, the executive said. Demand for space worldwide climbed 14 percent last year, while supply increased 6 percent, according to an industry report by Tier1 Research. U.K. viewers watched more than 2 billion videos on Google Inc.’s YouTube in January alone, a Comscore Inc. survey found.
Telecity rose 18.25 pence, or 6.6 percent, to 294 pence in London trading, the highest since January 2008. The stock has gained 67 percent this year, giving the company a market value of 582 million pounds.
iomart accelerates managed hosting growth with acquisition of RapidSwitch
iomart group has acquired the entire issued share capital of RapidSwitch Limited, a managed hosting provider and currently ranked by Deloittes as the 10th fastest growing technology company in the UK, for £4.3 million cash on completion with a further £0.95 million payable on 31st March 2010.
The company is focussed on delivering highly reliable managed hosting solutions for its clients. RapidSwitch currently manages over 4,000 dedicated servers on behalf of 1,600 clients ranging from SMEs through to large corporate. For the year to March 2008 revenues grew from £1.4 to £2.6 million and EBITDA was £760k. Similar rates of revenue growth have been maintained through to March 09.
AboveNet first quarter 2009 revenue increased 20.5% to US$85.4 million
AboveNet has, announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. Highlights for the first quarter included Overall revenue increased 20.5% with domestic metro services revenue increasing 48.6% to US$21.4 million from US$14.4 million in the first quarter of 2008 and domestic WAN services revenue increasing 48.1% to US$16.0 million from US$10.8 million in the first quarter of 2008.
“Our first quarter 2009 performance gave us an excellent start to the year. We built on the momentum we gained in 2008 and we are on track for another year of solid growth in revenue and Adjusted EBITDA,” said Bill LaPerch, President and Chief Executive Office.
Rackspace Hosting has announced its results for the first quarter of 2009. The San Antonio-based Web hosting company reported net income of US$6.6 million, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
Rackspace reported net revenues of US$145.1 million, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago. The depreciation of the pound sterling resulted in a negative impact of US$3.2 million on its revenue. The company gets 24% of its revenue generated in pounds from its operations in the United Kingdom.
Prism Power is now an ‘endorser’ of the EU Code of Conduct for data centres
Prism Power is building on its commitment to undertake the best practices for data centre energy efficiency by becoming an endorser of the EU Code of Conduct for Data Centres. Prism Power is a first-class innovator and manufacturer of resilient power systems that ensure maximum continuity and enhance business operations for our clients. By officially endorsing the EU Code of Conduct, Prism Power is actively demonstrating their dedication to following examined and agreed voluntary actions that will advance energy efficiency.
The EU Code of Conduct for Data Centres has been created in response to increasing energy consumption and the need to reduce the related environmental, economic and energy supply security impacts. The initiative proposes a framework for European stakeholders to aspire to that will encourage good decision-making and will inform and stimulate data centre operators and owners to reduce energy consumption cost-effectively, without impeding the mission critical function of data centres.
Peak 10 has announced that its Cincinnati data centre grand opening attracted more than 200 local business and thought leaders. The opening showcased the enterprise class facility to attendees through interactive guided tours provided by Peak 10 executives.
Attendees of the grand opening event got a firsthand look at Peak 10’s Cincinnati facility, which boasts 24×7 customer access, biometric, card and PIN protected access, redundant network infrastructure, multiple UPS systems and backup generators, and redundant Tier-1 and local Internet access. The data centre also ensures an unparalleled level of stability and facility integrity through a rigorous commissioning process prior to customer installations, which establishes the capability and reliability of the facility’s mission-critical infrastructure.
State officials are working with Internet giant Yahoo to establish a data centre in Western New York. The centre would house computer systems and other equipment. State officials say it wouldn’t result in many jobs, but the symbolism of luring the big-name company could help with other economic development efforts.
Gov. David Paterson asked the New York Power Authority to come up with a low-cost power plan for Yahoo to lure them to the Buffalo area. The company has been expanding its number of data centres around the country.
If you are interested in deplaying Instant Messaging and hosting Jabber communities, in this video tutorial, Matt builds a free XMPP/Jabber server in under 10 minutes using Openfire and Centos.
Openfire can be configured from a nice web interface, and doesn’t require too much Unix command line experience. The lastest Openfire downloads can be found here:
At this download page can also be found the Spark client, Openfire can also be installed on Solaris, Windows, Debian servers, in addition to Centos Dedicated Servers
The Perfect Server - CentOS 5.2 [ISPConfig 3]. This tutorial shows how to prepare a CentOS 5.2 server for the installation of ISPConfig 3, and how to install ISPConfig 3. ISPConfig 3 is a webhosting control panel that allows you to …
ISPConfig 3 is a web based control panel designed for web hosting outfits, allowing you configure certain services such as, Apache web server, Postfix mail server, MySQL, MyDNS nameserver, PureFTPd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV
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