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Thewhir.com: December 29, 2007
Hostway Upgrades SMB Solution

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Hostsearch.com: December 27, 2007
Hostway Provides Verizon Business Hosting

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Hostingtech.com: December 21, 2007
Verizon Offers More Features to Enrich Web Sites and Sell Products Online

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Myhostnews.com: December 21, 2007
Hostway Selected by Verizon Business

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Websitehostdirectory.com: December 21, 2007
Web Hosting E-Commerce by Hostway, Engaged by Verizon Business

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Biztechmagazine.com: December 20, 2007
BizTech cover and CEO roudtable article featuring Lucas Roh

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Ad-hoc-news.de: December 20, 2007
Tier1 Research: Transformation and M&A Activity Continue to be Dominant Trends in Mass-Market Web Hosting

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Thewhir.com: December 20, 2007
Hostway Offers Verizon Hosting Plans

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Tophosts.com: December 19, 2007
Hostway Partners with Verizon: Hostway will power Verizon’s 3 new Web hosting plans

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By Philbert Shih, Dan Golding : December 12, 2007
Verizon taps Hostway for wholesale Web hosting; Hostopia left out in cold

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Verizon is back in the consumer and SMB hosting game through a new wholesale hosting agreement with Hostway. The agreement will see Hostway supply shared hosting in three different packages priced at $9.95, $14.95 and $24.95 through the Verizon Small Business Center.

There is an interesting sub-plot to how this deal unfolded. T1R readers will recall that Web hosting wholesaler Hostopia won the Verizon hosting deal from Web.com back in 2005 (formerly Interland and now a part of Website Pros) – a deal involving approximately 15,000 end users. Those customers were a part of the Verizon information systems division, which operated SuperPages. Since then, SuperPages has been spun out of Verizon and is now Idearc Corporation (and Hostopia remains Idearc's wholesale Web hosting provider).

When Verizon decided it wanted to get back into hosting, this time it would be through its Small Business Center. But it didn't give Hostopia a proposal opportunity despite their previously strong relationship. This happened largely because the persons responsible for the deal within Verizon were new and from different divisions, and were not even aware of the previous relationship between Hostopia and Verizon – and we can't really blame Verizon, since SuperPages had been spun out of the company. All this is not to say that Hostway won this deal based on anything less than full merits. But it seems like Hostopia was (unlucky for it) left out of the proposal process. So Hostopia didn't lose a deal here, since it wasn't even part of the competitive process, and Verizon elected to go with Hostway (who likely beat out others) in what is essentially a new hosting startup within Verizon.

Regardless of how this came about, this is a nice win for Hostway, which has expanded its wholesale hosting capabilities through its acquisition of Affinity, and will continue to take on Hostopia in future contract competitions.

Hostreview.com: December 8, 2007
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By Philbert Shih, Dan Golding: November 29, 2007 — Tier1 Daily Newsletter
Hostway enhances listing service; it's the little things that count... and make money

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Hostway, a privately held mass-market hosting provider, has enhanced its Local Business Profile service. The service gives hosting customers an easy way to be found online through listings on search engines and online directories. Customers fill out an online form and Hostway uses their information to produce the business profile that gets submitted. The service is priced at $129 a year for submission to a full range of search engines and directories, but only $36 per year for a more limited number of submissions.
This is certainly a great offering that small businesses will value. A typical small business does not have the time or inclination to research all the relevant places where it should be listed. In addition, it is not likely to know much about keywords and how search engines work. With this much value being offered, businesses would be very wise to take Hostway up on its offer.
Hostway's service helps customers submit their profiles to Google and Yahoo Local, which is a smart move. With more people searching for businesses through local directories or mapping services, it is imperative that businesses be found there. T1R has argued that hosters should look to monetize listing to services such as these, since the typical customer often does not understand the value of being listed and has no clue how to get it done. This speaks to the role hosters must assume as competition intensifies: deliver value to customers by advising and showing them all the small things they need to do to be successful online. Delivering such value not only builds trust and gains loyal customers, but also additional revenue streams.

Tophosts.com: November 29, 2007
Web Hosting Services Provider Hostway Unveils Local Business Profile 2.0

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Itpro.co.uk: November 20, 2007
Hosted digital pen and paper speeds claims processing

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Inttranews.inttra.net: November 16, 2007
Hostway's New Fax over Email Solution saves customers money and increases flexibility

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Thewhir.com: November 16, 2007
Hostway Offers Business Makeover

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Webhostdir.com: November 16, 2007
Hostway - 'Ultimate $5,000 Online Business Makeover' Giveaway

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Thewhir.com: November 15, 2007
Hostway Launches Fax over Email

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Tophosts.com: November 15, 2007
Web Hosting Solutions Provider Hostway Unveils Fax Over E-mail

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Webknowhow.net: November 15, 2007
Hostway's New Fax over Email Solution Saves Customers Money and Increases Flexibility

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Circleid.com: November 15 , 2007
Hostway is Giving Away the “Ultimate $5,000 Online Business Makeover

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Hostingtech.com: November 13, 2007
Discount Geotrust SSL, by Hostway

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Websitehostdirectory.com: November 13, 2007
Web Hosting Services Provider, Hostway UK, Discounts Geotrust SSL

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Thewhir.com: November 13, 2007
Hostway Offers 50 Percent off SSL

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Hostsearch.com: November 13, 2007
Web Hosting Provider Hostway UK Reduces Costs of Geotrust SSL Certificate Prices

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Vnunet.com: November 12, 2007
.Asia opens up for business

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Thehostingnews.com: November 8, 2007
Hostway Web Hosting Firm, Debuts Dedicated Server Promo, with Doubled RAM

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Hostway Offers Double the RAM and No Setup Fee

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Tophosts.com: November 7, 2007
Web Hosting Leader Hostway Unveils Dedicated Server Promotion

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Thewhir.com: November 7, 2007
Hostway Encourages .Asia Registration

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Thewhir.com: November 7, 2007
Hostway Offers Free Server Setup

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Itwire.com: October 16, 2007
Recharge your prepaid mobile at popular Web sites

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Netcraft.com: October 16, 2007
Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites for September 2007

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Thewhir.com: October 15, 2007
Netcraft Lists Most Reliable Hosts

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Tophosts.com: October 11, 2007
Hostway Slashes SSL Certificate Prices up to 50% in Time for the Holiday Shopping Season

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Thewhir.com: October 11, 2007
Web Host Hostway Offers SSL Discount

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Eweek.com: October 9, 2007
Microsoft Releases FastCGI for IIS Under Go Live License

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Hostingtech.com: October 10, 2007
Hostway .Asia Domain Names Launch

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Cheaphostingdirectory.com: October 10, 2007
Hostway Web Hosting Firm, Debuts .Asia Domain Name Launch

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Thewhir.com: October 9, 2007
Web Hosts Offer .ASIA Domains

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Hostsearch.com: October 9, 2007
Web Hosting Provider Hostway Announces .Asia Domain Name Launch

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Vnunet.com: October 9, 2007
Asia-specific domain names up for grabs

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Communicationsweekmag.com: October 8, 2007
The Top 20 Best Web Hosts, Page 32 and 33

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Webweekmag.com: October 8, 2007
The Top 20 Best Web Hosts, Page 27 and 32

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Webhosting.info: October 8, 2007
Hostway Announces .Asia Domain Name Launch

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Zdnet.co.uk: October 8, 2007
Businesses advised to register .asia domains

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Itweek.co.uk: October 4, 2007
Site performance could let down e-retailers

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Hostreview.com: October 4, 2007
Best Budget Hosters

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Vnunet.com: October 4, 2007
Asian domain up for grabs

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Webhostingtalk.com: October 3, 2007
Microsoft Offers FastCGI Go Live Beta

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Hostsearch.com: October 3, 2007
Microsoft Announces the Go Live Beta 3 Release of FastCGI for IIS

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Spweekly.com: October 1, 2007
The Top 20 Best Web Hosts

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Thewhir.com: September 19, 2007
Hostway Offers .Asia Pre-Registry

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Tophosts.com: September 18, 2007
Hostway Unveils Preregistration for .Asia Domain Names

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Thewhir.com: September 18, 2007
Web Hosts Run Contest Promotions

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Thehostingnews.com: September 12, 2007
Web Hosting Report by Tier 1, Highlights Hostway Affinity Internet Acquisition

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Tophosts.com: September 9, 2007
Web Hosting Leader, Hostway, Announces iPhone Winner

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Websitehostdirectory.com: August 31, 2007
Web Hosting Services Provider, Hostway, Premieres Content Delivery Network

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Hostingtech.com: August 29, 2007
DomainGuard, Launched by Hostway's NetNation

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Hostreview.com: August 27, 2007
Web Host Hostway Releases New Content Delivery Network

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Cheaphostingdirectory.com: August 27, 2007
Hostway Subsidiary, NetNation, Launches DomainGuard Protection Solution

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Cheaphostingdirectory.com: August 27, 2007
Hostway Web Hosting Services Firm, Debuts Domain Name Sale

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Thehostingnews.com: August 24, 2007
Web Hosting Firm, Affinity's Gate.com, Premieres Caribbean Cruise Promotion

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Hostsearch.com: August 25, 2007
Web Hosting Provider Hostway Reduces Web Page Load Times

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Hostsearch.com: August 24, 2007
Web Hosting Provider Hostway Announces Domain Name Sale

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Thewhir.com: August 24, 2007
Gate.com Offers Windows Promo

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Hostsearch.com: August 24, 2007
Web Hosting Provider Gate.com Offers Caribbean Cruise Promotion

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Webhosting.info: August 24, 2007
Gate.com Offers Cruise with Hosting Package

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Thewhir.com: August 23, 2007
Hostway Offers TLD Discounts

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Webhostdir.com: August 23 , 2007
Hostway Announces Sale on Popular Domain Name Extensions

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Hostreview.com : August 23, 2007
Gate.com Offers New Customers Free Caribbean Cruises

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Hostsearch.com: August 22, 2007
Web Hosting Provider Hostway UK Reports 44% of IT Managers Fed Up with Buying Storage They Don’t Need

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Computerworlduk.com: August 21, 2007
IT managers burdened by unwanted storage

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Microscope.co.uk: August 20, 2007
Excess storage a costly problem

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Excess storage a costly problem

By Alex Scroxton
Alex.scroxton@rbl.co.uk

Research by web hosting services specialist Hostway has found that 44 percent of IT managers are tired of being forced into buying more storage than they need when investing in extra capacity for future growth.

The negative ramifications of this were twofold, said Hostway channel director David Foxley. “In the short term it costs money. Why spend the cash now when you can spend it later on? Certainly on some large storage environment you can be looking at spending over pound £7,000.”

The second problem highlighted by the research was that with the pace of innovation as fast as ever, by the time the user got round to needing the extra capacity the technology was out of date and needed replacing anyway.

Hostway also discovered that 46 percent had been forced to use below par solutions as they were unable to afford the optimal kit of their needs.

Mark Butcher, general sales manager at IT infrastructure services provider Anix, agreed the problem was getting out of hand, but said IT managers themselves needed to take a look at how they bought storage. “Most customers are fed up with buying too much but they aren’t doing anything about it because they treat it as a commodity,” he said.

Butcher added that customers just wanted the best price, which encouraged vendors to load them up with too much kit.

With margins in managed hosting services running as high as ten percent and as low as two percent on hardware, Foxley was keen to push Hostway’s reseller channel towards adopting this model, allowing customers to buy pay-per-gigabyte storage as and when they needed it.

John Greenwood, sales directory at storage solutions provider NCE, was not so sure that hosted storage services were a panacea, especially if the client was not willing to hand over control of their data. “I could well turn around and upgrade my storage then ask for more money,” he said. “Up front it is a good investment, but things can change when it comes to renewal.”

Itpro.co.uk: August 20, 2007
IT managers waste budgets on storage

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