Web hosting software provider Renasoft (renasoft.com) announced on Wednesday it has released a free version of its Personal Site Server, which includes an advanced Web server, InstaFlash Web designer and its own FlameOn technology for creating Web pages using drag and drop components.

Personal Site Server enables users to design and host Web sites for free using their own home PCs and Internet connections.

Using InstaFlash Web designer, which is accessed with a browser, users can create a site without having to know any HTML. It implements a drag and drop framework that enables the user to place and size objects anywhere on the page.

The NetJetServer application, which is part of Personal Site Server, gives users the ability to run as many Web sites as their computer and Internet connection is capable of.

Renasoft says InstaFlash can also be used to create flyers, handouts, brochures, advertisements and marketing materials, presentations and training materials, slide shows and prototypes of applications. (Read more ...)

Domain registrar and Web hosting provider Dotster (dotster.com) announced on Wednesday it has begun a major advertising and promotional campaign to mark the launch of is MyInternet Web site services.

The national MyInternet campaign, called “Internet for the Rest of Us!” will feature print and TV advertising, a Special Dotster Edition Corvette Convertible sweepstakes, and a nationwide search for the “Dotster Dots,” four company spokesmodels who will be selected via open auditions in major cities beginning September 21 in Miami, Florida.

“We have created an exciting, multi-tiered campaign around it that will be hard to miss over the coming months,” says Ken Harden, Dotster’s VP of corporate marketing. “The intensive campaign takes advantage of Dotster’s Internet marketing expertise as well as traditional TV and print ads, punctuated through special event appearances by Dotster’s roving ambassadors – the Dotster Dots.”

MyInternet offers domain registration, Web site design, construction and hosting, starting at less than one dollar per day. MyInternet’s personal Web site service provides one-on-one support from Dotster’s in-house designers to help Internet users design and publish a custom Web site. (Read more ...)

Internet security company Comodo (comodogroup.com) announced on Tuesday it had launched its Web site continuity monitoring service, SiteMon. The service automatically checks corporate, e-commerce and enterprise Web sites every 10 minutes to ensure they are up and running and viewable to the public.

The free service sends an http request to a chosen URL every 10 minutes and monitors the Web page for the presence of three keywords. If these keywords are not found, possibly due to the Web site being down or unresponsive, or the keywords being removed by accident or sabotage, the service alerts the account holder immediately of the problem via email.

“SiteMon provides virtually immediate feedback regarding the accessibility and visibility of a merchant’s Web site,” says Melih Abdulhayoglu, president and CEO of Comodo. “This information is critical as it mitigates the risk of revenue loss resulting from a Web site being down. We are confident that e-merchants of all classes will find immediate value in this free service.”

Comodo says it offers solutions that enable businesses to create online trust through proprietary technologies that help e-businesses convert more customers, retain more customers and increase lifetime value. (Read more ...)

Data center operator TelecityRedbus (telecityredbus.com) announced on Wednesday that it has been selected by the world’s most listened to online radio station Virgin Radio (virginradio.co.uk) to deliver data center and infrastructure hosting services.

TelecityRedbus will supply Virgin Radio with infrastructure services from its Manchester data center, installed complete with power feeds and supported 24 hours a day by engineers in a secure, carrier-independent data center environment. TelecityRedbus says this will guarantee that IP and telecom services will always be available to Virgin Radio.

“Virgin Radio’s decision to extend its business critical infrastructure to TelecityRedbus demonstrates that our suite of services continues to impress and convince new customers to partner with us,” says Mike Tobin, CEO of TelecityRedbus. “TelecityRedbus is helping to extend the reach of traditional broadcasting and is increasingly at the heart of networked and streamed broadcast services. Growing numbers of broadcast organizations, including the BBC, recognize the value of choosing our data center services for their infrastructure hosting needs.”

Online radio stations are enjoying an upsurge in popularity according to figures released by radio audience measurement body, Rajar, which also suggests that more than half of the UK adult population is now listening to radio using one of the available digital platforms. The percentage of those listening via the Internet also increased to 20.8 percent from 17.3 percent during the first three months of 2006.

TelecityRedbus recently announced that it has (Read more ...)

Managed hosting and security services provider DataPipe (datapipe.com) announced on Tuesday it has secured a $12 million private placement investment. DH Capital served as exclusive financial advisor to DataPipe.

“We have purchased a 36,000 square-foot facility in central New Jersey,” says Robb Allen, founder and CEO of DataPipe. “We are in the process of upgrading the infrastructure to meet the standards required of a TIER 4 facility.”

Allen says DataPipe expects to begin installing clients in the new data center in the first quarter of 2007 and will likely announce further data center acquisitions in the near future.

DataPipe delivers a suite of managed services based on predictable costs, reliable results and guaranteed service levels. The company says it helps customers realize the true value of their technology assets, enhancing ROI by enabling them to extend their IT resources on demand worldwide. (Read more ...)