| Dotster under fire for Web content
A group of self-described anti-terrorist vigilantes has put the heat on Vancouver-based Dotster Inc. for hosting an Arabic- and Somali- language Web site that frequently praises leaders in Somalia’s al-Qaida organization. Dotster officials said they pass along all complaints to law enforcement agencies, but unless required by law, the company does not remove its customers’ content from the Internet. The site under fire, kataaib.net, is associated with the Shabab movement in war- and genocide-torn Somalia, according to reports from the BBC and Reuters. In addition to praising Islamist militants, the site lists news about battles and bombings in Somalia. "Kataaib" is Arabic for "Brigades." Florida resident Bill Warner, who describes himself as an anti-terrorist vigilante, is among a collection of online activists who want to use public pressure on Dotster to get kataaib.net shut down.
UK amateurs caught with trojan-based treasure
A UK Web security firm said today it had tipped off international banks and police after finding a huge trove of stolen business and personal data amassed on a server in the space of just three weeks. Finjan said it had notified the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, police in various countries and more than 40 financial institutions in the United States, Europe and India about the discovery of the so-called "crimeserver". .
Hostopia to acquire certain shared hosting customer assets of Tucows Retail Service Group
Hostopia.com, Inc. (TSX: H - News) and Tucows Inc. (AMEX: TCX, TSX: TC) yesterday signed a definitive agreement for Hostopia to purchase certain of Tucows' shared hosting customer assets including approximately 14,000 Domain Direct, NetIdentity and ItsYourDomain.com (IYD) customer accounts. .
Liquid Web Powers New Windows VPS Offering with Parallels Virtualization Containers
Liquid Web launched a Microsoft Windows virtual private server (VPS) offering powered by Parallels Virtuozzo Containers. The offering will be delivered from Liquid Web’s two fully owned and operated mid-western datacenters. This represents an expanded partnership with Parallels, who already supplies Liquid Web with Parallels Plesk Control Panel software, which is bundled with all Windows dedicated server offerings. Parallels Virtuozzo Containers includes the Parallels Infrastructure Manager, a set of management tools that helps Liquid Web personnel deliver their "Heroic Support," which has become a trademark of their services. Using the Parallels Infrastructure Manager and Parallels Plesk control panel software, Liquid Web can offer their customers a control panel for adding software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications as well as the ability to scale the size of their VPS.
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