DWDM Technology

DWDM is a technology that intensifies the use of underground optical fiber links by bundling different colors of light through color lasers.  Instead of one color or 10 Gigabit Ethernet, DWDM technology makes it possible to combine up to 40 colors or 400 Gigabit Ethernet on the existing optical fiber.  This will initially provide LeaseWeb’s optical fiber infrastructure with an additional capacity of 400 Gigabits per second (Gbps), which can easily be increased to 1,200 Gbps.

The investment in DWDM is part of a bigger investment plan for LeaseWeb’s new core-hosting network.  Based on Cisco’s showpiece CRS-1 (Carrier Routing System), the new network will be interlinked by means of 300 kilometers of optical fiber in the Amsterdam region.  A total of 10 optical fiber links will each travel different paths, via the mesh protocol, to locations in Amsterdam Zuidoost, Amsterdam Science Park , Schiphol-Rijk and Haarlem .

Redundancy Hosting

LeaseWeb uses the optical fiber infrastructure in the Amsterdam region for interconnections with carriers, Internet exchanges and the four different datacenters used by LeaseWeb, including the CO2-neutral EvoSwitch (http://www.evoswitch.com) datacenter.  Special redundancy modules in the DWDM equipment will increase the new network’s capacity.  In the event of an optical fiber breakage, e.g. due to excavation works, the technology will automatically select an alternate optical fiber path for the links.

Scalable Hosting

“DWDM is a fairly expensive technology,” says Bastiaan Spandaw, network architect for LeaseWeb.  “But it significantly improves the scalability of our network instead of continuously having to add new cables.  What’s more, DWDM is relatively easy to implement.  It’s simply a matter of installing the DWDM equipment in our core datacenter locations at EvoSwitch, Telecity and Nihkef, and then switch our existing connections.”

The DWDM equipment will be supplied by MRV Communications Inc. through Dutch distributor Dataman International.  To ensure that the technology is properly maintained and managed, LeaseWeb recently had six of its engineers attend a three-day training course provided by manufacturer MRV and distributor Dataman.

Hosting Bandwidth

A 800,000-dollar investment in DWDM technology is a substantial amount, but the investment is necessary to secure LeaseWeb’s ability to implement its corporate philosophy in the future.  “Many of our clients want to be able to grow quickly when they need to,” says Con Zwinkels, LeaseWeb’s managing director.  “It does not make any difference whether these are growth needs of Corporate enterprises, or Internet startups with growth needs in the area of streaming hosting.  In order to be able to quickly meet those needs on an ad-hoc basis, our philosophy is that we always maintain twice as much bandwidth capacity in our network as our clients use.  We are currently experiencing strong growth in bandwidth demand.  DWDM will allow us to meet this demand for bandwidth at all times.”

Plus: Investment $2.4 million

Earlier this year, LeaseWeb invested a substantial amount in two Cisco CRS-1 devices.  The investment in these two Cisco devices cost almost $2.4 million.  The two CRS-1 devices (non-stop devices) have been delivered and are currently being programmed.

The Cisco CRS-1 devices will be assigned a crucial role in the new hosting network.  They will play a central role in coupling all datacenters in LeaseWeb’s network with the outside world.  The current twenty Cisco Catalyst 6500 switches will have to give up that role and their task will be reduced to transporting clients’ Internet traffic internally across the hosting network.  LeaseWeb specifically opted for two Cisco CRS-1 devices because they will provide the best uptime guarantee.  This will make LeaseWeb’s network more hierarchical, with fewer cross links, and this also offers significant advantages in terms of network management.

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About LeaseWeb

LeaseWeb (http://www.leaseweb.com) is an international provider of hosting solutions that is primarily geared towards the professional market.  The company is among the top-20 hosting providers worldwide and its services include collocation, dedicated servers, webhosting, server virtualization, streaming, and domain name registration.  LeaseWeb is the proprietor of a first-class network that offers a bandwidth of more than 210 Gbps, spanning four datacenters in the Amsterdam region.  LeaseWeb is also present via Internet exchanges in Amsterdam , Brussels , London , Frankfurt , New York , Vienna , Stockholm , Warsaw , Zurich , Prague and Madrid .  This way, LeaseWeb enables companies around the world to create and continue their online presence in a simple and affordable manner.  Founded in 1997, LeaseWeb now manages more than 15,000 servers.  LeaseWeb’s clients include Starbucks, Royal Joh. Enschedé, WIGE MEDIA AG, 123Video.nl, zaplive.tv, OGD, Relatieplanet.nl, MijnAlbum.com, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Twenga.com.

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Media contact:

LeaseWeb
Koen Stegeman
+31 (0)6 – 30491407
press.nl@leaseweb.com
http://www.leaseweb.com

With OC3’s acquisition completed and a major physical datacenter expansion of an additional 2 floors and 12,000 square feet, it brings OC3Networks to over 40,000 square feet of space! OC3 is one of very few hosting companies with 24/7 live onsite support that owns and operates its datacenter which allows them to offer clients unparalleled service and reliability.

“I am extremely please to be joining the team at OC3Networks. “, says Adam. “This is a very exciting time at OC3! I promise that any customers entrusting us with their businesses, will sacrifice NOTHING and gain enhanced performance, support and flexibility all from a hosting company servicing the adult industry since 2001.”

Jim Gurol, CEO of OC3Networks says, “Adam brings to the table his industry experience and professionalism that goes over and beyond the expected norm. Clients will love the personalized service and attention to detail.”

Become a client today and receive full service hosting and also complimentary business lead generation.

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contact: adam@oc3networks.com
phone: 877-623-6389 x 115
icq: 459-504-857

About OC3Networks and Web Solutions, LLC:

OC3Networks, prides itself in being a leader in the Managed Hosting, Los Angeles Colocation, Dedicated Server, Managed IT / Outsourced IT and Los Angeles T1 access niche’s featuring motivated and determined customer support, expansive newest release service offerings and one of the most reliable and redundant networks in the industry. OC3Networks operates a network featuring 11 unique transit backbones and 325 peering relationships uplinked via 3 diverse building connections to ensure continued operation even if 2 buildings experience an outage. OC3 Networks maintains a fully redundant power generation system including UPS Battery Backup and N+1 Generating capacity should a utility power outage event occur. OC3 also operates a 24/7-datacenter on-site staffed technical support and NOC team.

Along with sex-positive adult store standards like listing which products are phthalate free, The Sensual Vegan is now listing where products are made, whether its company is owned by a woman, owned by vegans/vegetarians, if the company has a 100% vegan product line, and whether or not it’s a small company.

Site owner and indie pornographer Furry Girl hopes to keep upping the ante for green consumers.

“As people get more interested in what they’re buying and who they support, it seems only fitting to be the first adult store to provide detailed product and company information. Try telling most generic sex shops that you’d like to know which of their items are made by small, women-owned companies!”

For more information, visit TheSensualVegan.com or contact sv@thesensualvegan.com

The event is produced by Drag Strip Productions, calling it the internationally acclaimed outlandish celebration of sex, drag and rock ‘n’ roll. The event will bring out the animal in every attendee and participant as part of the proceeds will benefit PAWS (Pets Are Wonderful Support), the company said.

“The San Francisco Drag King Contest is a mash-up of the Miss America Pageant, American Idol, Halloween and a Monster Truck Show,” Fudgie Frottage said.

“We have every kind of drag from suits to fruits; studs to puds — everything from Elvis impersonators to leather daddies, wrestlers, contortionists, hillbillies, clowns, jocks and their female counterparts. It’s a mind-boggling, dress-to-impress occasion, where part of the fun is just trying tell the performers and audience members apart.”

Presiding over the festivities as Masters of Ceremonies will be Virile Virtuoso; Fudgie Frottage; and burlesque chanteuse, comic and siren The Indra, who will show up as “The Indro vs. The Indra,” a bisexual, bipolar, half-male, half-female character.

Sponsors include Vixen Creations, Buck Angel, Glama-Rama, Black & Blue Tattoo, Good Vibrations, Costumes on Haight, Mr. S Leather, Pretzel’s Yoga and the Center for Sex and Culture.

SomArts is located at 934 Brannan St. For more information, visit SomArts.org. 

What is Changing?
Previously all traffic was treated the same—you were charged the same for traffic from all web sites within our network. With quality-based pricing, you may be charged less for certain clicks than you normally would pay, depending on the overall quality of the websites that are providing this traffic to you. As a result, your click charges can decrease.

How will Click Charges be Discounted?
“Quality” is calculated based on conversion rates and other measurements of the ability to deliver more interested and valuable customers to you from particular distribution partner sites. Discounts will be automatically applied to your account.

When will this Start?
This feature will roll out beginning today, and we plan to continue to expand it over time. This is just one of the things we’re doing, along with future projects like domain-level blocking, to help increase the quality and value of traffic that we deliver to you.

What Do I Need to Do?
There’s nothing you need to do to receive a discount—your click charges may be discounted based on the quality of traffic you receive. Keep in mind that the amount of the discounts may vary between advertisers: Some may experience a noticeable decrease in overall cost-per-click, while others may experience only a small decrease in spend.

Do I Need to Change how I Bid?
Quality-based pricing does not change how you bid on particular keywords. As we announced in February, both bid amount and ad quality now determine an ad’s rank in search results. As always, you never pay more than your max bid.

More Information
For more details on this launch, please review the quality-based pricing FAQs or contact us at 866-YAHOO-SM (866-924-6676). 

Zangoblacklist.com hopes to become the definitive site used for fighting Zango by gathering articles, tools, removal information for user’s. Our hope is that by reporting users of Zango consumers will stop using these products causing companies to rethink their position on using spyware.

Over the past few months a fire storm of controversy has been created around the unfair marketing tactics Zango employs in it’s spyware. Zango infects computers with their software when people download games from their site or share these games with friends. At this time their computers are monitored so that Zango can provide the user with targeting advertisements.

The real issue begins when the Zango software rewrite cookies from sites that they are marketing. Marketers sending traffic to affiliate program’s using Zango essentially take credit for traffic that was originally developed by other independent marketers. Another issue with Zango is that competitors can bid on keywords, including the names of sites which means that when an infected user attempts to visit site that key words have been purchased for they are redirected to the competitor’s site.

Zangoblacklist.com is pleased to be alive and kicking, and with the public’s help can assist the world internet in handling the Zango problem.

For more information please contact Zangoblacklist.com at webmaster@zangoblacklist.com

“The new Web site affords visitors more intuitive navigational tools to collect information on our managed hosting solutions and services,” says Tony Morgan, CEO of NationalNet.  “Our intent with this re-designed site is to provide a more proficient and streamlined method for customers and prospects to develop their own Web strategy, for both novices and veterans.”

The upgraded site features an exciting new design that more accurately reflects NationalNet’s brand.  The site provides quick access to hosting solutions, relevant content that coincides with the company’s new branding strategy, and a number of other features that add to Web visitors’ overall experience while surfing the site. The Web site also incorporates new ecommerce solutions, enhanced managed services and a customer referral program. As with the recent launch of the company’s new logo, NationalNet’s site’s new look more appropriately reflects the company’s technology capabilities and the strength of its organization from solutions to customer service. 

About NationalNet, Inc.
NationalNet, Inc (http://www.nationalnet.com) is a global service provider of managed dedicated hosting services and co-location to business organizations.  The company was established nearly 10 years ago and has remained true to its heritage as a premium managed services provider of Web hosting, streaming media and other Web-based services.  The company is privately held and headquartered in Atlanta, Ga.

Contact NationalNet
Jack W. Bright
Director of Sales
1-404-420-7000
1-888-4-NATNET
http://www.nationalnet.com

With ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) accreditation, the hosting company is now an official top-domain registrar, and authorized to provide a full range of domain name services. Accreditation, alongside a cadre of existing services, makes Webair a true one-stop with the ability to meet the hosting needs of any and every online business.

Offered Webair CEO Michael Christopher, “This is a huge step for our company. We host hundreds of thousands domains, and have been working toward ICANN accreditation for some time now. It was a logical decision that will save existing clients a lot of money in the long run, and will offer added incentive for potential clients as well.”

Surfers will even be able to register top-level domains for an unheard-of $5.99 or less.

Registration setup will be co-hosted in both New York and Amsterdam.

The new website will feature the new version of the critically acclaimed Webair Control Panel. The proprietary interface will be branded EZPanel, and support a ton of newly-added features.

“The software we are integrating into this second version of the Webair Control Panel allows webmasters to manage domains, hosting accounts, virtually everything associated with the webmaster services we offer, from one convenient location,” said Christopher.

The new EZPanel can even be co-branded and resold by Webair clients to new clients.

Among other advances, the new control panel boasts SiteReptile and ObjectCube DRM integration. It manages service notification, supports the setup of customized monitors, adeptly manages DNS servers, and allows for unified server management across all data centers from a single location.

For more information on Webair’s ICANN accreditation, the upcoming website or the company’s exceptional line of products and services, visit www. Webair.com today.

Blue reflects on the experience of speaking with Linton, “I found myself talking about things that were really personal. Katherine let me feel comfortable with revealing all of the emotions I dealt with after coming out! at 14 in the 1970’s, and then living in the center of the crisis that AIDS brought into the 80’s. I shared a lot of my real life experiences with her, and it was profound for me as well.”

“We are excited to offer this uncensored, informative series to the here! audience,” said Meredith Kadlec, Vice President of Original Programming at here!. “We are committed to offering our viewers innovative fare that takes the time to examine aspects of their lives in an honest way.”

“Through Digital Blue and Platinum Blue, I have always presented women’s sexual _expression in the way that I experience it,” reveals Blue. “Although most of my deepest relationships have been with women, my perception of human sexuality is not gender biased, and that will be elaborated on in my upcoming book. Titles that I produce allow me to explore the edge of female sexuality, lesbian sexuality and hetero sexuality, which may be why my work is so well received by a variety of audiences.”

For a complete schedule of here! programming and updates on ‘Lesbian Sex and Sexuality’, visit http://www.heretv.com.

For publishing information or to order Skye Blue’s steamy titles, contact skye@platinumblueproductions.com .

If you don’t have your own horse, not a problem, horses are being made available on a first come first reserved basis.

The purpose of the ride is to raise awareness of the fact that the AIDS Pandemic is not over and to raise much needed funds for the HIV services provided by The Life Group LA. It is also an affirmation of the power of compassion and a demonstration that ordinary people can accomplish extraordinary things.

Founded in 2005, The Life Group L.A. provides education, empowerment and support to persons infected and affected by HIV/AIDS that they may make informed choices regarding their healthcare and general well-being.

Using a variety of methodologies such as peer support groups, public medical forums and the POZ Life weekend seminar, the Life Group L.A. creates educational and empowering experiences in a safe, confidential and non-judgemental environment.

Saddle up L.A. will be a trail ride to remember! It will honor not only those who have died of AIDS but will honor those of us who Live on whether infected or affected by HIV. View our PSA at http://www.TheLifeGroupLA.org

For more information regarding Saddle Up L.A. or to register for the ride, please visit our website at: http://www.SaddleUpLA.org or contact Sunnie Rose at 888-208-8081