Aliso Viejo , California - (The Hosting News) - November 21, 2008 - Shared and dedicated web hosting services firm, Alentus Corporation, has been chosen to manage the hosting services of the London Internet Exchange (LINX) in London, England.

John Macleod, CTO of Alentus Corporation noted, ”As our network continues to grow globally it is important not only to provide a greater means for connectivity to our clients, but to contribute to the global internet infrastructure as well. LINX facilitates a peering network that not only spans the UK, but also multiple continents, allowing us to reach out through our peers to our clients in those nations as well.”

The London Internet Exchange (LINX) is one of the world’s largest Internet Exchange Points (IXPs). LINX has acted as the focus for development of the Internet infrastructure in the UK and, increasingly, the infrastructure between Europe, North America, Asia and Australasia. The peering arrangement allows Alentus to exchange traffic with other members of the LINX exchange, providing greater opportunities for connectivity with the Alentus Global Network.

Richard Yule, Sales and Marketing Manager at the London Internet Exchange commented, ”With 300 networks in over 40 countries, we have one of the most diverse and wide-ranging memberships of any Internet exchange point in the world. As an expanding global hosting provider, Alentus is a very attractive peering proposition for our members and we are delighted to welcome them to LINX.”

LINX is a mutually owned membership association for operators of Internet Protocol networks. Established in 1994, LINX provides a neutral interconnection facility and peering platform while also representing the interests of its 298 members on matters of public policy. The LINX platform has a global reputation for quality, performance and technical excellence and as a result, is able to access 175,000 Internet routes reaching in excess of 40 countries from Europe, North America, the Middle East, the Far East, Australasia and Africa.

Alentus Corporation is based in Laguna Niguel, California, with Data Center and Network Operations Center facilities in Edmonton, Alberta. The company provides Windows web hosting, SharePoint Hosting, SQL Hosting, Microsoft Exchange hosting, and Windows Dedicated Servers to thousands of small- to medium-sized companies and customized solutions to larger organizations including many Fortune 500 clients. Alentus is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and in discussions with several North American and European hosting and managed services providers to further enhance network and service offerings.

For more information about LINX, please visit: www.linx.net.

To learn more about Alentus Internet Services, please visit: www.alentus.com.

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Honolulu, Hawaii - (The Hosting News) - November 21, 2008 - Data center provider, PHASE 2 International, has released its newest business productivity solution: ActiveSync for BlackBerry, as a a low-cost alternative to traditional BlackBerry Enterprise Server subscription service.

PHASE 2’s new ActiveSync for BlackBerry, an add-on to the Microsoft Exchange server, provides all of the same functionality - and more - for less. Available now to PHASE 2 Microsoft Exchange clients, priced based upon user license quantity, new PHASE 2 ActiveSync for Blackberry includes secure wireless email, PIM synchronization, Global Address Look Up capability and more.

The new PHASE 2 ActiveSync for BlackBerry client downloads over the air and installs automatically on the user’s device for seamless BlackBerry synchronization. It provides its own email box, and accesses the native BlackBerry Calendar, Contacts, and Task applications.

Extending the benefits of traditional BlackBerry Enterprise Server services, PHASE 2’s new ActiveSync for BlackBerry optimizes office and enterprise communication with functionality that blurs the lines between in- and out-of-office communication:

Email

• Send, receive, reply to, forward and delete message (with or without attachments)
• Folder Mirroring to synchronize Exchange email account to user’s device
• Filtering via Outlook rules to eliminate unwanted email messages
• Attachment viewing using BlackBerry native viewers
• Save to memory card capability for attachments

PIM (Calendar, Contacts and Tasks)

• Interfaces with the BlackBerry native Calendar, Contacts and Tasks
• Calendar event synchronization with customizable look-back and look-ahead
• Remote Lookup to retrieve contact information from Global Address Directory via LDAP
• Receive and respond to meeting invitations
• Meeting initiation

Security

• SSL encryption protocol for data-in-motion between the BlackBerry and the Exchange Server
• Remote Wipe for lost or stolen devices
• Strong password security with history, expiration, timeout, echo, failed unlock attempts and duress notification
• Inactivity timeout for password entry

Productivity

• Auto-complete of email addresses
• Weekday and weekend settings to control when the device receives messages
• Sync to server option for messages that have been read or deleted
• Intelligent cleanup to ensure device memory optimization
• Intelligent radio reset for bad coverage areas

The new time- and money-saving ActiveSync for BlackBerry is available now to PHASE 2 Microsoft Exchange clients, priced based upon user license quantity.

PHASE 2 International delivers affordable and scalable access to high-end business software applications via a Software as a Service - SaaS - model. Ideal for businesses of all sizes, and especially practical for small-to-medium-sized businesses, the hosted applications available through PHASE 2 currently include Microsoft SharePoint, ‘Exchange,’ Project Server, CRM and Office Communicator along with PHASE2’s ShareMeeting and award-winning ShareCAD Pro. All of PHASE 2’s business applications are delivered across the web to enable on-demand access to corporate information whenever and wherever in the world the user happens to be. PHASE 2’s SaaS solutions ensure a scalable and secure IT foundation that provides scalability for future requirements, automatic data back-up, along with the most reliable, state-of-the-art infrastructure that removes the burden and risks of hosting solutions internally.

PHASE 2, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, and operates a secure, state-of-the-art data center.

To learn more, please visit: www.Phase2.com.

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