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February 28, 2005
Servers constitute the backbone of e-business
In some respects, servers constitute the backbone of e-business, so it's critical to keep tracking the market at a high level. Research group IDC's most recent study shows that, worldwide, the server market grew 5.1 percent in 2004. Last year, overall, server revenue grew 6.2 percent and reached $49 billion. IBM, long the overall sector leader, maintained its share lead, grabbing 33.3 percent in 2004. HP took 26.6 percent in the same timeframe.

February 24, 2005
SWsoft releases Plesk version 7.5 for Windows
Server and Web hosting automation software company SWsoft announces it has released Plesk 7.5 for the Windows operating system. SWsoft's latest version is equipped with several new features, including automatic key updating, support for international domain naming conventions, Web-based installation, Microsoft DNS server support, firewall management, backup, auto update, Application Vault with anti-spam, antivirus and the company's Web site building tool SiteBuilder.

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February 16, 2005
Boston Datacenters merges with Archieboy
Data center operator Boston Datacenters has merged with Archieboy Holdings, LLC to create an Internet hosting company. Archieboy president Robert S. Bennett will assume the position of CEO of Boston Datacenters, while Bill Southworth will serve as chairman, and Vincent Bono will continue as president and COO.

February 15, 2005
WebCentral appoints two board members
The WebCentral Group, parent company of Australian Web hosting provider WebCentral Pty Ltd., last week named former Queensland Labor premier Wayne Goss and Neville Wran to its board of directors.

February 9, 2005
Microsoft getting more serious on security
The idea at Microsoft to go ahead and acquire Sybari Software came from a location where most of its ideas are initiated--in its own development labs. Late in 2004, Microsoft wanted to design new technology--the RAV antivirus software that it acquired from Romania-based GeCad--to take it much beyond a desktop virus scanner to a security product for businesses. Rather than develop the extra software needed, the company looked to partners. Sybari's Antigen scanner for Microsoft Exchange e-mail and SharePoint collaboration servers seemed an obvious fit, because Microsoft's customers were already using it.

February 9, 2005
Telehouse offers new exchange point
Colocation services provider Telehouse America announces that its newest Internet exchange point, at 111, 8th Ave. in New York City, will be available on March 1st. Telehouse says it is currently the only company that offers a seamless peering fabric in New York City, with its NYIIX exchange point at the Broadway Center at 25 Broadway and its remote switch at 60 Hudson Street.

February 2, 2005
What Linux has to offer governments
Linux software provider Red Hat has initiated a government practice and announced an important new government Linux customer, the U.S. Department of Energy. Red Hat has plenty of existing government customers, and the creation of the new practice demonstrates Red Hat's optimism in continuing to sell into this space.