(The Hosting News) - Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) officially announced that it is now  the exclusive provider of voice and high-bandwidth services for Multi-Point Communications, a global provider of customized audio and Web conferencing services.

Under the contract, Level 3 will provide dedicated Internet access, toll-free, voice-termination, private line and colocation services for Multi-Point’s offices in Birmingham and Atlanta, which will allow the company to unify all of its communications services on Level 3’s fiber-optic network.

“Our business is delivering highly reliable, cost-effective conferencing solutions and our communications services provider must meet our stringent demands,” said Barbara Allen, president & CEO of Multi-Point. “We turned to Level 3 for its network performance, reliability and reach, which is extensive here in the Southeast.”

Multi-Point Communications, based in Birmingham, Ala., is a certified “Woman-Owned Company” as acknowledged by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council.

“We strive to understand the needs of customers like Multi-Point and are committed to delivering a network solution that exceeds their expectations,” said Brian Dolan, Southeast regional vice president for Level 3’s Business Markets Group. “By delivering outstanding services supported by a local sales and customer support team, we are demonstrating to customers throughout the country that we are the proven competitive alternative to the incumbents.”

Level 3’s Business Markets Group leverages the power of the company’s extensive fiber-optic network, metro assets, and locally focused sales and sales support organization to deliver world-class services to enterprise customers and service providers throughout the United States.

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(The Hosting News) – DNS provider Dynamic Network Services Inc. (Dyn Inc.), today announces the formalization of its partner program. This already well received program is designed to provide companies with unique ways to expand their market share and build strategic business relationships to boost their own service offerings.

“Many companies who come to us looking for a trusted DNS provider are focusing on one specialized technology. When we form this new partnership with them, it then creates the opportunity for companies to use services such as the Dynect Platform, our premier managed DNS enterprise solution as a value-add to their current offering which they then pass along to their customers,” said Brian Brady, Dyn Inc.’s Strategic Partner Manager. “Additionally, as a Dyn partner, companies can share information as part of an exclusive community of business collaborators, and leverage new growth opportunities.”
There are three main categories for these partnerships: Referral Partners, Reseller Partners, and Solution Partners. While these three setups have worked well to date, Dyn Inc. is open to new and creative ways to align with other companies.

“Each partner is unique. Some integrate the Dynect API with their own solution and provide it to their customers on a large scale. Some offer the Dynect Platform as an added premium DNS service to create a more robust solution. And other partners work with us by providing referrals to their clients that need a premium DNS offering. In all cases, the end result is a comprehensive and more solid infrastructure solution for the customer,” Brady explained. “Everyone we work with shares the common goal of providing superior service and support. If a partnership makes sense for both, we are open to exploring it and making it work. Flexibility is key to our partner approach.”

Current partners taking advantage of this partner program include: Digitaria, a full-service digital agency focusing on best of brand digital technology; Edgecast Networks, a high performance CDN provider; Excedo, a leading European IT-Security, Networks and Data Communication solution provider; WhippleHill Communications, who provide targeted communication solutions for Independent Schools; and Speedyrails, a Ruby on Rails Managed Hosting Provider.

“A friendly and motivated team, outstanding platform and proven record of reliability made it very easy for us to choose Dynect as our partner to integrate a best in class DNS service with our CDN and VPS hosting,” said Maykel Rodriguez, co-founder and CEO of Speedyrails.

Today, Dyn Inc. is seeing tremendous revenue growth on both the Dynect Platform and DynDNS.com. While the Dyn Inc. team continues to roll out more proactive direct sales and marketing efforts, it’s the perfect time to re-emphasize the importance of a solid channel strategy and program that will take the entire organization to the next level.

“People might be surprised that there is a relatively small sales force behind the Dynect Platform. We’ve been fortunate enough to receive great referrals and partnership opportunities that have been mutually beneficial. The formalization of the partner program is the perfect way to acknowledge those partners and put the emphasis back on this initiative,” added Brady. “We pride ourselves on being a relationship-centric company, so the partnerships we’ve been developing have created a great ecosystem of collaboration that we look forward to building on in the future.”

If you would like more information on Dyn Inc. please visit www.dyn.com.

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(The Hosting News) – PubCon has officially announced the opening of registration for its PubCon South conference, to be held at the Richardson Conference and Civic Center, Dallas, Texas, April 13- 15, 2010. PubCon South is a multi-track technology conference with an extensive program of educational, highly topical sessions, where cutting-edge Internet marketing knowledge, hot topics and trends are shared with attendees.

Brett Tabke, PubCon’s organizer, said, “Opening registration this early means that attendees can take full advantage of the special discounted rates. These early rates make PubCon South one of the most affordable, and highly productive Internet, search and social media marketing conferences on the circuit. We have a great line-up of speakers and hot topics devised to deliver a highly educational, topical and exciting event. I encourage you to register early while the entry-level price lasts.”

PubCon South at Dallas Conference registration and more information is available at www.pubcon.com.

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(The Hosting News) SunGard Availability Services has officially announces the establishment of a data center facility in the Sacramento, California area. The new data center will provide managed IT services ranging from virtualized data centers for Silicon Valley startups to fully managed disaster recovery and business continuity services for Fortune 500 companies. The new facility addresses the growing demand from independent software vendors that provide Software-as-a-Service, and for IT services ranging from cost-effective colocation services to innovative, private cloud computing environments.

Located in Rancho Cordova, one of the most stable geographic locations in California that lies outside fault zones and flood plains, the new facility is set to open in May 2010. It provides Bay Area companies with the proven resources of a trusted leader in providing managed IT services that are scalable, reliable and flexible.

“This new facility demonstrates SunGard’s sustained investment in expanding its infrastructure in California, to deliver services scalability and process expertise to customers,” said Lance Hanchey, vice president operations at SunGard Availability Services. “It also reflects our commitment to helping Sacramento and Bay Area companies meet information availability requirements by keeping their people, systems and data connected.”

The facility will be home to SunGard’s enterprise-class managed IT services including: hosting services, applications services (such as SAP and Oracle EBS), messaging services, network services, managed security services, storage services and replication services.

The SunGard facility is 69,000 square feet of which 28,000 square feet of conditioned raised floor will be available in phase one. The raised floor is divisible into caged areas and private suites. The facility has two electrical feeds totaling close to six megawatts of power and is carrier neutral with nine fiber providers having access to the fiber vaults entering the data center.

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(The Hosting News) – Atlantic.Net (www.atlantic.net)  has announced that is preparing for a  multi-year agreement with Thoughts.com. This partnership’s purpose is to provide a new social media networking platform that requires a fully redundant and highly scalable server colocation solution. Under the terms of the agreement, Atlantic.Net will power Thoughts.com’s social networking engine with its fully redundant and robust infrastructure backed by its World Class Data Center operations.

“We are pleased to have the opportunity to partner with a new breed of social media networking company like Thoughts.com,” says Neal Hiscock, Chief Operating Officer of Atlantic.Net. “Thoughts.com not only has a unique concept but they also utilize cutting edge technology. Atlantic.Net is honored to help facilitate this extremely high traffic network to keep the discussions flowing on Thoughts.com.”

“Our Social Media platform requires 100% uptime and we feel that Atlantic.Net provides the best solution to host our server colocation platform” says Ben Ogden, Founder and CEO of Thoughts.com. “Atlantic.Net’s dedication to 100% network uptime, to their customers, and their long standing reputation in Florida are all key factors in our decision. As Thoughts.com grows we are confident that Atlantic.Net’s superior infrastructure will continue to provide a scalable and robust solution. We also strongly believe that doing business locally helps support our local community staying true to our mission to engage our community.”

About Atlantic.Net

Established in 1994, Atlantic.Net is a market-leading business data services provider known for exceptional service, simplifying complex technologies and building a brand that people trust. Atlantic.Net operates a 25,000-square-foot colocation Data Center in Central Florida and helps businesses around the globe with their advanced online needs through services including dedicated servers, server colocation, managed Servers, Internet connectivity, business continuity, and managed services such as data backup, security and private networks.

Atlantic.Net’s services enable companies to focus on their core business and forgo the expense of capital equipment purchases and ongoing IT management costs. Atlantic.Net’s technological savvy and strategic acumen have been the foundation for its reputation and profitability since 1994.

About Thoughts.com

Thoughts.com is a growing, one-of-a-kind blog community that drives social conversation and connects like-minded people through its community forums and live discussions. The site is host to personal and engaging blogs and provides unlimited bandwidth for photo and video hosting, all 100% free. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Benjamin Ogden launched the website in June 2007. Through a dedicated following and word of mouth, the site now has over 200,000 members. The website began as a place for people to share their thoughts, but has quickly developed into a worldwide community of passionate individuals. Whereas other social networking sites seem designed to help members meet people and collect “friends,” Thoughts.com is more interested in facilitating engaging discussions.

In addition to becoming one of the up and coming free blogging and discussion communities, Thoughts.com endeavors for social progress and unity, while promoting charitable giving and passionate debate. Thoughts.com “One Love Philosophy”, acts as vehicle for making positive changes in the world by supporting groups such as UNICEF, Habit for Humanity and Mission Make it Right.

Contact

Kristina Davis

Kristina-davis@atlantic.net

440 W. Kennedy Blvd

Orlando FL, 32810

Ph: 321-206-1450

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