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October 17, 2008 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Google announced via its blog on Thursday it plans to warn webmasters of any possible security vulnerabilities as part of a free service within its Webmaster Tools.

October 17, 2008 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- A new collaboration has brought open-source, collaboration capability to more than 1.5 billion mobile handsets, providing push email and cloud-based mobile synchronization as a Software as a Service offering.

October 17, 2008 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Data center developer, manager and operator CRG West announced on Thursday that IP transit provider Mzima has expanded its footprint into six CRG West data centers across the United States.

October 17, 2008 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- This week's news was highlighted by several announcements from Go Daddy, discussing the company's work in helping to promote legislation on several different fronts.

October 17, 2008 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The theme of this week's sales and promotions has been "free" services tacked onto paid accounts, including the free upgrades to CWCS managed hosting accounts and the RAM boost to SingleHop accounts.

October 17, 2008 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Dedicated and managed hosting provider The Planet issued a notice to customers Thursday, informing them of a security breach the company had detected, and recommending certain steps customers could take to protect their accounts from further compromise.

October 17, 2008 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Taking a step back from becoming a public company, data center and IT managed services provider Consonus Technologies has announced Friday it intends to delist its common stock from the Nasdaq Capital market exchange.

October 17, 2008 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- A judge has refused to dismiss charges in the latest chapter of a controversial Kentucky lawsuit supported by Governor Steve Beshear that aims to block access to 141 online casino domains.

Boston, Massachusetts - (The Hosting News) - October 17, 2008 - web hosting provider, Endurance International Group, with 600,000 subscription accounts worldwide and over one million domain names, has been sold to technology-focused private equity firm, Accel-KKR. Under the terms of the transaction, Endurance's Chief Executive Officer Steve Sydness, Executive Vice Presidents Hari Ravichandran and Thomas Gorny, together with their senior management team, will continue in their current roles. Endurance's senior management team will continue to hold a significant equity stake in the company. Geoffrey S. Rehnert, Co-CEO of Audax Group, noted, ''Steve Sydness and his team did an outstanding job working together with Audax to source and integrate 17 add-on acquisitions during our ownership period, building Endurance into a leader in the shared web hosting market. We wish Steve and his team continued success.'' Steve Sydness, Chief Executive Officer of Endurance added, ''I

Renton, Washington - (The Hosting News) - October 17, 2008 - Server virtualization, automation and software provider, Parallels, has launched its Plesk Control Panel 9.0 beta, with new features designed to increase usability and functionality for service providers, resellers and end-users. The beta of Parallels Plesk Control Panel 9.0, used by hosting providers around the world for shared, virtual and dedicated hosting offerings, is designed to simplify the management and administration of websites by automating a large number of tasks, enabling service providers to reduce operating costs and resources while at the same time increasing profitability, efficiency and customer satisfaction. Parallels Plesk Control Panel 9.0 will include more than 100 new features designed to increase ease of use and functionality. Jack Zubarev, President of Service Provider division, Parallels remarked, ''The new version of Parallels Plesk Control Panel has been specifical