iomart Hosting Voted one of Best Web Hosting Companies

iomart Hosting is proud to announce that it has been voted one of the best web hosting companies and cloud service providers of 2011.

The UK cloud computing and managed hosting services provider was voted into third place, the highest placing of any European company, in the prestigious HostReview Annual Web Hosting Awards, behind US companies Liquid Web and SoftLayer.

iomart Hosting also came 4th in the Best Cloud Service category for "those companies that offer outstanding performance and value for cloud computing servers," ahead of US giant Amazon.

Sarah Haran, managing director of iomart Hosting, said: "The Annual Web Hosting Awards are among the most prestigious in the world. To be honoured alongside the real giants of our industry in both the web hosting company and the cloud computing categories is a wonderful boost as we head into 2012 with our eyes firmly focused on repeating the success we enjoyed in 2011."

The Host Review judges said of the leading web hosting companies, including iomart Hosting, that they "stood out amongst an increasing number of high-quality companies and proved to be leaders in the hosting industry, offering cutting-edge technologies and services. They are also the companies to keep an eye on in 2012, as they are the best providers to solutions for your web hosting needs."

Since they were launched in 2006, the HostReview Annual Awards have grown to be one of the most prestigious web hosting awards of their kind.

iomart Hosting is a subsidiary of iomart Group plc which was named Scottish Digital IT Company of the Year 2011 and was shortlisted as a finalist at the 2011 National Business Awards.

Tucows Inc. Announces Preliminary Results of Dutch Tender Offer

TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Tucows Inc. (NYSE AMEX: TCX), (TSX:TC), a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, announced today the preliminary results of its modified "Dutch auction" tender offer, which expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on January 20, 2012. Tucows expects to purchase up to 7,569,952 shares of its Common Stock at a purchase price of $0.77 per share, for a total of $5,828,863. The 7,569,952 shares expected to be purchased are comprised of the 6,500,000 shares Tucows offered to purchase and 1,069,952 shares to be purchased pursuant to Tucows' right to purchase up to an additional 2% of the shares outstanding immediately prior to the commencement of the tender offer.  Tucows intends to fund the tender through a combination of available cash and two demand loan revolving facilities Tucows currently has with the Bank of Montreal ("BMO").

Based on a preliminary count by Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc., 14,265,573 shares were properly tendered at prices at or below the purchase price, making the tender offer oversubscribed by 6,695,621 shares, or approximately 47%. Due to over-subscription, Tucows expects the final proration factor for shares tendered at or below $0.77 per share to be approximately 53%. For this purpose, shares tendered at or below $0.77 per share will include shares tendered by those persons who indicated, in their letter of transmittal, that they are willing to accept the price determined in the offer. All shares purchased in the tender offer will receive the same price.

The price per share is preliminary and subject to verification by Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc., the depositary for the tender offer. The actual price per share will be announced promptly following completion of the verification process. After the determination of the actual price per share, the depositary will issue payment for the shares accepted under the tender offer and return all shares not accepted.

Directors, executive officers and affiliates of Tucows were eligible to participate in the offer.  Lacuna LLC, a company of which Rawleigh Ralls, a director of Tucows, is a founding partner, has tendered all of its 7.85 million shares in the offer as part of a rebalancing of its portfolio. In addition, Mr. Ralls has tendered an additional 300,000 shares that he holds directly.

Tucows commenced the tender offer on December 20, 2011, when it offered to purchase up to 6,500,000 shares of its Common Stock at a price within the range of $0.73 to $0.77 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest.

All shares purchased by Tucows in the tender offer will be cancelled.  Based on the preliminary results, as a result of the completion of the tender offer Tucows expects to have approximately 46,047,337 shares issued and outstanding as of the time immediately following payment for the tendered shares.

Avital Web, Los Angeles SEO Company, is Now Offering SEO Reseller Plans

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Many businesses are learning the value of search engine optimization, which helps them maximize their search engine result positions. Optimizing a website to make them search-engine friendly can bring a powerful boost of targeted traffic. Not every provider of website services has the time or money to invest in the kind of intensive research that accompanies SEO work. That's why Los Angeles SEO company, Avital Web, is now offering SEO reseller plans.

SEO reseller services are becoming increasingly popular for Internet companies that specialize in advertising, website designing or hosting, and ecommerce. While these companies may realize there is a definite need for SEO services, if they are unable to invest in the kind of high quality SEO services their clients need, both they and their clients will suffer.

By taking advantage of an SEO reseller, however, that company will be able to maintain a high-quality relationship with their clients as they expand their overall range of services. Because the SEO services are outsourced to a company specializing in SEO, they come at a lower cost than they would if the company were to invest in their own SEO specialists.

Avital Web, SEO Reseller Los Angeles

Avital Web's reselling program customizes SEO plans based upon each client's specific needs. They offer a broad range of SEO services, which can include link building, reputation management, SEO consultation, and Google Top Ten and Top Five options. Clients will be able to choose the service or group of services that will best meet their own customers' needs and still maintain a healthy profit margin.

SEO reselling reduces the cost of infrastructure and eliminates the need for extra SEO training for an organization. Taking advantage of an SEO reseller program allows a company to build an SEO portfolio and augment its own services without adding substantially to its operating or infrastructure costs or reducing its overall profit margin. Avital Web prides itself in getting companies results, whether it rockets clients to the first page of search engine results or helps them better target their content to a specific audience.

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NextIO and Rackspace Discuss PCI Express I/O Virtualisation Solution for Cloud Computing at Cloud Expo Europe

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NextIO, the pioneer in I/O consolidation and virtualisation solutions, will join Rackspace, the service leader in cloud computing, in presenting an educational session titled “Meeting today's challenging Cloud Computing demands with PCI Express I/O Virtualisation” at Cloud Expo Europe on Wednesday 25 January, at 13:45.

NextIO global vice president of sales and marketing Mike Heumann and Rackspace lead hardware engineer for cloud servers, James Hesketh, will underline the necessity of constantly reshaping the fundamental cloud rack infrastructure as cloud computing evolves to cover a broad range of markets. Heumann and Hesketh will describe how PCIe I/O Virtualization enables successful cloud computing platforms and give a vision for the technology going forward.

NextIO recently announced the general availability of vNET I/O Maestro, a rack-level appliance that simplifies the deployment and management of complex server I/O by consolidating and virtualizing I/O resources. This new rack level appliance removes layers of data center complexities often found in traditional server I/O deployments to maximize the value, productivity and efficiencies of complex server I/O.

“NextIO’s virtualisation I/O technology gives cloud computing users the flexibility and agility they need to respond to the changing demands of business operations,” said Mike Heumann. “As more customers are added to the cloud from increasingly diverse markets, the rack infrastructure must become more flexible to adapt to the changing needs, while continuing to reduce costs. It’s a privilege to be joining forces with Rackspace to discuss this critical topic at Cloud Expo.”

About NextIO

NextIO provides rack-level I/O consolidation and virtualization solutions that maximize value, productivity and efficiencies of complex server I/O. Our innovative architecture is based upon industry standard PCIe switching technology. By separating the compute from the I/O we create pools of server I/O resources at the rack level that can be shared, virtualized or dynamically allocated across servers within the rack. Data center managers’ benefit from lower TCO and increased time to revenue. NextIO solutions address data center requirements across multiple industry segments including: Enterprise, Oil & Gas, High Performance Computing, Financial Services, Academia, and Government. For more information, visit www.nextio.com.

Leading Web Hosting Firm HostPulse.com Opposes SOPA

SCHAUMBURG, IL, January 20, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- HostPulse (http://www.hostpulse.com/), a leading provider of unlimited web hosting, has announced its opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), a piece of proposed legislation currently under debate in the House of Representatives. If it passes, SOPA, meant to enforce copyrights and end content infringement on the Internet, would target websites hosting the unauthorized content

"We feel SOPA will change the Internet in the worst possible way," said Terrence Howard, an entrepreneur who oversees the operation of HostPulse.com and the selection of its Top 25 Hosts. "This bill would counteract the freedom of speech and creative expression that has defined the Internet, end our ability to continue offering affordable web hosting services, and expose those of us providing unlimited web hosting to unnecessary oversight and costly legal battles. We also feel the bill, if passed, will make new start-ups more hesitant and inhibit innovation. New businesses should be encouraged more than ever in today's uncertain economy."

Many popular sites such as Wikipedia, YouTube, Twitter, Reddit, and others, which rely on user-generated content to spur traffic, would be at risk of direct litigation and immediate shutdown if users post any previously copyrighted material. No proof is required to be provided; a written accusation of violation constitutes reason enough to shut the offending site down. Cheap web hosting would no longer exist, as the overhead required by site owners to police such vast amounts of content or risk severe consequences would quickly outstrip most cheap web hosting providers' ability to remain financially viable.

Previous copyright infringement legislation, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), allowed providers of unlimited web hosting an out by granting them a reasonable timeframe in which to remove the protected content. SOPA would bypass that protective buffer, holding the hosting sites directly responsible and liable for that content and immediately restricting access to the site in question.
Supporters of SOPA argue that the DMCA offers no protection particularly when the hosting sites are based overseas, where cheap web hosting services have created a virtual breeding ground for illegal downloads of music, movies and other content. Supporters state the proposed legislation is geared toward shoring up a system that has become too broken to prevent illegal activities.

"SOPA supporters fail to grasp the true architecture of the Internet," adds Mr. Howard. "The bill, if it passes, will cripple the web beyond usability while fostering censorship."

HostPulse (http://www.hostpulse.com/) provides more than 3,000 hosting plans, ranging from cheap web hosting to unlimited web hosting, as well as review services, industry coverage, interactive online tools, and user reviews of web hosting companies.