Data Processing and Web Hosting

An outage affecting Web hosting firm GoDaddy, which manages millions of websites around the world, was caused by internal problems and not an outside hack, the company said Tuesday.

A member of a hacker collective claimed credit Monday for downing the Web hosting firm GoDaddy, which manages millions of websites around the world.

Microsoft on Thursday released the final test version of its next-generation Windows software crafted to power devices ranging from tablets to desktop computers.

Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 series -- featuring an upgraded cloud computing service -- marks a "rebirth" of its operating systems, chief executive Steve Ballmer said.

Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 series -- featuring an upgraded cloud computing service -- marks a "rebirth" of its operating systems, chief executive Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday.

Seven months after Visa and MasterCard blocked credit card payments to WikiLeaks, donating to the whistleblower website using plastic became possible again on Thursday, its data hosting service provider said.

South Korean telecom operator KT said Monday it would form a cloud computing venture with Japan's Softbank to help Japanese companies keep their data safe from natural disasters.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc apologized to customers for an outage at its Web hosting business that caused some websites to crash, saying it would credit them for their inconvenience.

BANGALORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Phone company CenturyLink Inc plans to buy Savvis Inc for $2.5 billion in cash and stock to beef up its data center business and cash in on growing demand for cloud services.

(Reuters) - Phone company CenturyLink Inc <CTL.N> is to buy Savvis Inc <SVVS.O> for about $2.5 billion in cash and stock to beef up its data center business as it looks to meet the growing demand for cloud-based services.

Amazon on Friday was still wrangling with troubles at its Web hosting service used by Foursquare, Quora, Reddit and other popular websites.

Web hosting providers must, at the very least, quickly respond to reports of customer sites that are infected, according to a new set of best practices from an anti-badware nonprofit.. Web hosting providers can limit the spread of malware by quickly responding to reports of compromised sites, informing customers and, in some cases, mitigating and resolving the issues, according to a new set of best practices released by StopBadware, a nonprofit aimed at fighting faulty software on the internet.

Hewlett-Packard plans to offer a complete range of cloud computing services, HP chief executive Leo Apotheker said Monday as he outlined his strategy for the US computer giant.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Fujitsu Ltd, Japan's leading IT vendor, will invest more than $1.2 billion in cloud computing services next financial year, its president said Friday.

Phone company Windstream strikes $310M deal to acquire NC-based Hosted Solutions. Windstream Corp. will buy a North Carolina data and web hosting company for $310 million, the company said Thursday.

Shares of data center service providers drop after Equinix cuts revenue outlook for the year. Shares of data center service providers sank Wednesday, led by Equinix Inc., which had cut its revenue estimates for the third quarter and full year late Tuesday.

The small Florida church that has sparked global outrage with its plan to hold a Koran-burning event had its website pulled from the Internet on Thursday by its host.

A widespread web attack that hit domains parked at web hosting provider Network Solutions affected far fewer domains than previously estimated.. A widespread web attack that hit domains parked at web hosting provider Network Solutions affected far fewer domains than previously estimated, according to the company's preliminary analysis of the attack.Late last week, researchers at Santa Clara, Calif.-based security firm Armorize, said anywhere from 500,000 to five million parked domains at Network Solutions had been serving malware to visitors due to an infected widget embedded into the pages. However, based on its preliminary analysis of the attack, Network Solutions determined that less than 120,000 parked domains were affected, the web hosting provider said in a blog post Tuesday. All those affected were parked or ?under construction? domains, which are sites that have been registered, but do not contain any content. ?No active Network Solutions customer websites were impacted,? the s

Swedish Web hosting firm confirms WikiLeaks link, reveals server site outside Stockholm. A Swedish Internet company linked to file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay says it's helping online whistle-blower WikiLeaks release classified documents from servers located in a Stockholm suburb.

Swedish Web hosting firm confirms WikiLeaks link, reveals server site outside Stockholm. A Swedish Internet company linked to file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay says it's helping online whistle-blower WikiLeaks release classified documents from servers located in a basement in the Stockholm suburb of Solna.