| ISPs, Web sites must tackle piracy, says CBS, Viacom chief
Internet service providers, Web site operators, and manufacturers of devices that are used by some to pirate content should play a part in stamping out that piracy, Sumner Redstone, chairman and controlling shareholder of both Viacom and CBS, said on Tuesday. "It is obviously impossible to check every computer or look over the shoulder of every user around the world to see whether they have a license to use our content -- and we don't want to do that," said Redstone in a keynote address to the Seoul Digital Forum, which was monitored by Web cast in Tokyo. "So solutions turn on enlisting the aggregators -- ISPs, device manufacturers, hosting companies, and site operators -- in this effort.We're not ask for perfection. But we do ask that companies that become aware of piracy using their facilities, do something about it." Redstone, who was on his first visit to South Korea, spent about one third of his keynote address at the event speaking about piracy and the damage it does to companies like his own. "When you can instantly and easily download a high-quality, feature length film for free -- with no repercussions -- the incentive to purchase it quickly evaporates," he said.
Web Host The Planet Extends Industry-Leading Private Rack Solution
HOUSTON, May 7, 2008 - The Planet, the world's largest privately held dedicated hosting company, today extended its popular private rack portfolio with the addition of a new virtual rack solution. For customers with as few as two servers, the new virtual racks provide an advanced hosting solution that is both cost-effective and offers a smaller footprint. Virtual racks provide customers who require cost-effective scalability and security with the power and flexibility to host advanced multi-server solutions. By providing a broad choice of servers as well as bandwidth pooling and unlimited server-to-server data transfer, customers can host complex multi-server online applications in The Planet's world-class data centers without giving up the control they desire. For a limited time, the company is offering the first month free on all Kentsfield servers hosted in a virtual rack.
Aventure Host achieves R1Soft Hosting Partner Status
Aventure Host, a leader in enterprise Web hosting solutions, announced today it has joined R1HPP, the hosting partner program from Continuous Data Protection (CDP) maker R1Soft. Currently, Aventure Host offers R1Soft's data protection technology at no additional charge on most of its shared, reseller and dedicated hosting plans. With CDP, Aventure Host is able to minimize the period between backup restore points, thereby reducing potential data loss in the event of a disaster. It offers 6 daily backups on hosted Exchange, shared & reseller packages. For dedicated servers, it offers 12 daily backups. Customers on Virtual Private Server (VPS) plans may purchase data protection from £1 ($2 US) which provides 1 daily backup. "By offering CDP as a value-add on most of our packages, we are bringing on new standards on how we operate.
Cyclones Hosting Game 7 Of North Division Finals Tonight
The Cincinnati Cyclones will be hosting a seventh game Monday night in an attempt to claim the North Division championship. The Cyclones defeated the Reading Royals 4-2 on Saturday to push the series to a seventh and deciding game. Cincinnati lost at US Bank Arena Thursday night putting the team in a must win situation on Saturday. The Cyclones answered the call and used a pair of goals less than one minute apart in the second period to extend their season at least one more game. Cincinnati once again held off several power play chances by the Royals in the first period. Cedrick Desjardins turned away 10 shots in the opening frame and stopped a total of 27 for the game. The Royals climbed back to within one goal in the third period but Matheiu Aubin added an empty net goal with seconds remaining to preserve the victory.
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