06/13/2006 Hosting Industry Daily Briefing

Here’s your hosting industry briefing for 06/13/2006

Ensim and ModernBill Join Forces

Enism, a provider of automation software for the web hosting industry and ModernBill, a provider of billing automation products, announced that they have joined forces. According to both companies, this new partnership will result in lower prices, faster integration and better customer service.

“Integrating ModernBill’s billing engine into Ensim Unify is another example of our commitment to providing the greatest value to our Web hosting customers, and further strengthens our leadership position in the market,” says Sandip Gupta, CEO at Ensim. “Our collaboration with ModernBill yields a simple, one-stop solution that eliminates the complications of having to integrate additional applications or systems.”

The joint release stated that the new combination of Enism Unify with ModernBill will allow, “Web hosts to automate billing tasks such as invoicing, order taking, payment processing and account provisioning.”

Related Hosting News:

Ensim Signs 15 Providers

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NameMedia Offers New Search Platform

NameMedia, a well known marketplace for domains, announced on Tuesday that they are offering a new search platform designed to assist small businesses in reaching targeted consumers.

According to the company, “Direct Search occurs when a consumer types a search term like ‘photography’ as a URL into the browser’s address bar. NameMedia says it creates a website dynamically based on the subject matter of the domain name. These search destinations match category-specific results with interested consumers on high-value subjects from travel and finance to dating and technology.”

“Domain names are the real estate of the Internet,” said Conlin. “They provide opportunities to buy, sell and develop property. With such a large collection of undeveloped real estate, we have a compelling platform for creating a media company that leverages.”

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Hearing Held On Dot.Com Dispute

The battle over the proposed transfer of the entire dot.com registry into the hands of Verisign is still raging. 100 people attended a congressional hearing last week to discuss the transfer and many hope to stop it.

“I think that anyone who has been paying attention [recognizes] that there are significant differences between the proposal and the current deal,” says CFIT spokesperson John Berard, “because if there weren’t, there wouldn’t be any objections.”

A former congressman, Rick White, who is now serving on now VeriSign’s Internet Advisory Board, held up the other side of the dispute, defending the deal. White cited “reasons of stability and security in support of VeriSign’s case, and staed that the deal had “no major differences” from the current contract.”

“Perpetual renewal is a sideshow,” said Becky Burr, former NTIA official turned lawyer in private practice. “No one objects to VeriSign’s role; the real issue is whether the dominant position can be misused. Do we want to make VeriSign the substitute Justice Department?”

Related News Article:

Domain Owners Reject ICANN/Verisign Deal

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NetClarity Launches Auditor 5.0

NetClarity, a provider of IT security solutions, announced that they have launched Auditor 5.0, an application designed to help hosting companies provide more protection for their customers.

“Auditor v5.0 is the best-in-class solution to the biggest problem in network security today,” says Gary Miliefsky, founder and CTO of NetClarity. “We’ve reached a major milestone with this release by delivering a product that automatically detects, deters, defends and defeats exploiters.”

According to the company, “Auditor Enterprise and Auditor Branch appliances features over 30 improvements, including an enhanced vulnerability quarantine system, integration with two additional smart switches and reporting tools. Other new features of Auditor v5.0 include improved asset discovery and inventory alerting engines, automated encrypted backups to Windows and Linux servers and logs that can be exported for forensic analysis and compliance requirements.”

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