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May 31, 2005
Windows servers gaining market share over Unix
A server market survey shows that Unix' traditional dominance in the server industry appears to be threatened by a strong increase in Windows server sales. While global server revenue grew to $12.1 billion in the first quarter of 2005, Unix and Windows server revenue ended the quarter in a statistical tie, each generating about $4.2 billion, said IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker.

May 30, 2005
SWsoft and Thawte ink deal at ISPCon
Certification firm Thawte announced at the ISPCon Sprint Event last week in Baltimore that it would enter into a new agreement with Web hosting automation software developer SWsoft.

May 20, 2005
VeriSign to boost its number of DNS servers it operates
Yesterday, VeriSign said it will increase the number of DNS servers the company owns and operates, a move that will make it a key part of the Web's infrastructure, and that will hopefully protect it from cyberattacks and hackers.

May 10, 2005
Avantex offers domain name registration for 99 cents a year
Avantex, a leading wholesaler in professional Web hosting services and domain name registration announces a major price cut in the registration of its .com, .net and .org domain names. Avantex is reducing its domain name registration fees to only $ 0.99 per year, instead of the usual $ 20 or more registration cost. “With this major price cut, Avantex is the lowest-cost domain name registration service provider in the industry," says George Baker, President & CEO of Avantex Hosting. Companies and individuals ready to participate in this unique opportunity need simply to choose an Avantex annual hosting plan for either the Linux or Windows operating system.

May 10, 2005
Google's DNS outage disturbing to network managers
Google's global network was taken offline for a short period Saturday May 7, due to what the company called a DNS issue. All of Google's websites were temporarily inaccessible during the outage, sparking fears that the world's largest Internet property had been hacked.

May 5, 2005
Phishing still prevalent says Postini
According to a survey produced by email security provider Postini, and despite a 45 percent drop for the month of April, many phishing and security problems aren't over yet. The practice of phishing involves sending out seemingly-genuine emails from e-commerce and financial institutions in an effort to gain personal and financial information from victims.