Best website hosts for photography websites
We look at the best website hosting companies that create and host websites solely for photographers.
Choosing the right hosting company can be a tricky process as they all have their own individual strengths and weaknesses. Some have integrated printing partnerships that allows for the fulfillment of print orders ordered from your website, while others don't offer any e-commerce services at all. Some give you unlimited space, while others give you a free .com domain. The trick, as ever, is to decide what's most important to you and go with a company that caters most specifically to your need.
With the one exception of WordPress – whose inclusion here is easily justified by its sheer size, flexibility and almost limitless number of custom templates – the one thing we would advise is to stick with a website host that caters specifically for photographers.
The main reason for this is that the focus of these companies is to create and host websites solely for photographers.
More specifically, going with one of these companies – as opposed to a more generic website hosting partner – will allow you to access the tools and services that can be so useful to photographers.In addition, there's another reason why it's worth sticking with a photography-focused website hosting partner.
The reason is, their customer service department and online resources will be much more geared towards dealing with the specific kinds of issues encountered by photographers – whether it's getting a gallery to display the way you want it to or adjusting the mark-up prices of your images sold through your website.
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Best website hosts for photography websites SmugMugWebsite: smugmug.comPrice: £2.30 – £17.30 per month (if paid annually)
SmugMug is one of the biggest and most popular photographic website hosting companies on the market and currently offers four distinct plans: Basic, Power, Pro and Business. While none of these are free, SmugMug does operate a 14-day free trial that allows you to try before you buy.
The Basic plan costs £2.30 a month if paid annually in advance, for which you get full access to the range of ad-free SmugMug website templates, unlimited photo and video uploads, plus the ability to create private images and password-protected galleries. Basic plan holders can sell their images, with all orders fulfilled by USA-based printer EZ Prints. Those on more advanced plans, meanwhile, can choose between BayPhotos and WHCC (also from the USA), or UK-based Loxley Colour. If you want to use a personalised domain name without smugmug in the website address then you'll need to subscribe to a Power plan or higher. If you've purchased your domain name from GoDaddy then SmugMug provides an easy-to-use linking tool.
The actual website-building process is simple; SmugMug provides you with a generous range of templates that can be customised as you see fit. The choice of templates is excellent and encompasses everything from minimal layouts to more complex and busy styles. You can also rearrange these templates, or build your own pages entirely from scratch using placeholder image and text blocks. Users who are more advanced can also input custom HTML or CSS code if they want to.
Squarespace
Website: squarespace.comPrice: £5.50 – £12 per month (if paid annually)
While Squarespace does not specifically target photographers or offer any integrated printing fulfillment services, it does provide a huge range of stylish templates along with an easy-to-use drag-and-drop website-building platform. For these reasons Squarespace is better suited to those photographers looking to create a personal website purely for portfolio and image backup purposes. More commercially minded photographers who require integrated print fulfillment services or other bespoke client-facing services will find better options elsewhere.
Squarespace offers two plans: Personal and Business.The Personal plan is limited to 20 pages, whereas the Business plan comes with unlimited pages. One perk of going with Squarespace is that customers who subscribe to an annual billing plan can take advantage of a free personalised domain name as part of their package. This is something that would otherwise cost you around £10-20 to buy direct from the likes of GoDaddy. Domains offered include the catch-all '.com' top level domain, which essentially allows you to create a website with the address www.yourname.com – unless, of course, your name is already taken!
Another big reason to opt for Squarespace is that they offer over 40 website templates to choose from. Squarespace's bespoke website-building tools are easy to use, too – once you've populated your site you can even switch templates and the site will automatically rearrange all your content to fit the new template.
Photodeck
Website: photodeck.comPrice: £9.99 – £49.99 per month (if paid annually)
Launched in 2009, Photodeck is a relative newcomer to the personalised website building industry, yet has already gained a fantastic reputation among photographers. Unlike many leading website-building platforms that are more general in their outlook, Photodeck caters solely to photographers. While Photodeck isn't by any means the cheapest website building platform on the market, it does offer a huge range of tools and services that cater specifically to the needs of photographers.
At present the company offers three plans: Folio, Pro and Studio. Folio users enjoy 10GB of storage, Pro users get 60GB and Studio users get 100GB. The main difference between the three plans is that the basic Folio plan does not have any integrated e-commerce or printing services, nor can you create any private or password protected galleries for use by clients. Those on the Pro and Studio plans can sell prints and other photo gifts directly through their website, with orders fulfilled by professional print labs WHCC (USA) and One Vision Imaging (UK). Better still, Photodeck takes 0% commission from all online orders – to our knowledge they are the only website hosting company to offer this.
As with virtually all of the big website building companies, Photodeck offers a good range of templates for you to get started with, along with plenty of customisation options. In addition they also support integrated blog and social media functionality that enables you to run your blog and add new content directly from your Photodeck website.
Zenfolio
Website: zenfolio.comPrice: £5 – £25 per month (if paid annually)
Zenfolio is another well-respected website creation and hosting company that caters specifically for photographers. At present Zenfolio offers three plans: Starter, Pro and Advanced. While none of these are free, the company offers a 14-day free trial.
While the Pro and Advanced plans cater primarily to professionals, the Starter plan is an easy and cost-effective way to get your images online and comes with unlimited storage. You can set your images to be public or private, and can also create private galleries. Unlike SmugMug, Zenfolio also gives you all the tools you need to create and maintain a blog on your website – rather than linking to an externally hosted one. If you would like to use a personalised domain name then this is also possible too – even for those on the Starter plan. Zenfolio provides detailed instructions on how to do this for a number of popular domain registration services including GoDaddy. In addition, Zenfolio also provides comprehensive online support for just about everything you might need to build and maintain your website, including numerous tutorials and 'how-to' videos.
Zenfolio customers can sell prints and photo gifts directly through PhotoBox. Those on the Pro and Advanced plans can also choose to use One Vision Imaging (UK-based). When creating your website, you won't need any coding skills whatsoever – simply choose a template and follow the instructions. While Zenfolio's website-building tools aren't quite as extensive or flexible as SmugMug's, some claim they are easier to work with.
500px
Website: portfolios.500px.comPrice: £4.30 – £11.50 per month (if paid annually)
While 500px is primarily an online photography community in the same vein as Flickr, one big difference between the two is that 500px users can take advantage of the company's bespoke Portfolio service to create their own bespoke websites. Portfolio websites are hosted completely separately from 500px public profiles and are not subject to comments or ratings. The Portfolio option is only available to those 500px users subscribing to the company's Awesome plan or higher. The main benefits to a 500px Portfolio website include unlimited uploads, the ability to use a personalised domain name at no extra cost, and the ability to sell your images though the 500px Marketplace.
One thing to note about signing up to a 500px Portfolio website is that you won't be able to sell prints directly from your website. This is because the 500px Marketplace only deals in royalty-free licenses for stock images rather than ready-to-hang prints and wall mounts. At the time of writing, 500px's commission for Marketplace sales is listed as 40% of the total sale price. This arrangement will undoubtedly suit certain types of photographer much more than others.
As far as presentation and ease-of-use goes, 500px offers a decent range of templates to choose from and is generally considered to be easy to use. While there's no need for any knowledge of coding language you can insert CSS, HTML or Javascript code if you know it. While some help is provided online, we did find that it wasn't quite as in-depth as some of the other website hosting companies.
Photoshelter
Website: photoshelter.comPrice: £5.50 – £31.15 per month (if paid annually)
Photoshelter currently hosts around 80,000 photography websites around the world, and is especially popular with professionals on account of the company's extensive e-commerce and client-facing services. In fact, Photoshelter even allows you to submit your images to its own stock library, from which third parties can buy rights-managed images.
Photoshelter currently offers three plans: Basic, Standard and Pro. Basic users are limited to 4GB of storage, while Standard users get 100GB. Pro users, meanwhile, get unlimited storage. Protection against right-click image theft is provided as standard, along with the ability to make individual images or galleries private. Photographers looking to sell their work through Photoshelter have access to a number of printing services including Loxley Colour in the UK.
While Photoshelter only offers nine basic templates, each of them is highly customisable. You can can change background colours, fonts, rearrange the layout, add your own logo and much more. Built-in social network integration allows you to link directly to your Facebook and Twitter profiles. All three plans allow you to use your own personalised domain name at no extra cost. While Photoshelter does not provide any built-in blogging tools of its own, you can easily link to blogging platforms such as WordPress and Tumblr directly from your website. Under the hood Photoshelter runs on HTML5, which means websites built with it will automatically scale to fit tablet and other mobile screens perfectly.
WordPress
Website: WordPress.comPrice: Free – £20
WordPress is by far the biggest content management system in the world and currently powers around a quarter of all websites. As it is an open source application, those with the requisite skills can download the latest WordPress release free of charge, choose their own website hosting partner and set themselves up completely independently.
However, given that this is beyond the scope of most people, WordPress also offers its own range of free and paid plans via WordPress.com which greatly simplifies the whole process by putting everything you need in one place with a fixed monthly price.
At present, WordPress offers three distinct plans. The Free plan is exactly that and provides a great way to get started, although storage is limited to 3GB and you cannot use a custom domain name. For £7 a month the Premium plan gives you 13GB of storage, unlimited ad-free pages and blog posts, along with the ability to use a custom domain name that can be registered directly through WordPress for around £15 per year. For £20 a month you can upgrade to the Business plan, which offers everything included in the Premium plan plus unlimited storage.
While WordPress is not specifically tailored to photographers, the sheer number of stylish templates and useful plug-ins available make it a fantastic and highly-cost effective way to build yourself a simple portfolio website with. Better still, you can take advantage of the WordPress platform to incorporate a blog directly into your site to give it a more personable feel.
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Unisecure announced that it is now offering all web hosting services at discounted price.
30.06.2016 12:21:58 - Unisecure data centers announced it has lowered all its web hosting cost significantly without influencing service feature and functionality. Customers can now purchase web hosting plans at relatively less amount.
(live-PR.com) - Philadelphia, USA., June 29, 2016: Unisecure, the prominent data center service provider in the USA, has revealed its latest market offerings. The US data center confirmed that it has revised all it web hosting plans, which is twenty percent more cost effective."Understanding market competitiveness, secure services have become crucial to modern business system. The latest data center services and solutions
provided by Unisecure at disruptive prices match this specific requirement," Joselin H, Business Head Said.The Small Business Dedicated Server hosting plan is now offered at a more efficient pricing which is also applied on all other web hosting services that include VPS hosting and Cloud servers. Businesses looking for highly cost-effective option can go ahead with the company's hosting services. Unisecure has updated its website with the renewed hosting plans, so customers can find the new pricing list online.
"Modifying the costs of the available hosting services have encouraged more customers to use our services and our intent was to design solutions that would address the definite need of our customers at competitive prices," said a spokesperson.
Unisecure provides fully customizable and scalable hosting solutions that enable users to buy a plan and design it to best fit their needs. In addition, their data center services are backed with 24x7x365 pro-active server monitoring and 99.995% uptime guarantee.
For more information, visit www.unisecure.com or call 347-960-6628 and talk to their experts.
About Unisecure:
Unisecure, started in 1996 is a US-based Data Center provider. Unisecure has successfully delivered numerous enterprise solutions in the areas of VPS Hosting, Dedicated Hosting, Data Center Services, Disaster Recovery Services, and Cloud Servers.
Source: Unisecure announced that it is now offering all web hosting services at discounted price.
Edge Hosting Partners with @CloudFlare | @CloudExpo @EdgeWebHosting #API #Cloud #Security
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Edge Hosting has announced a partnership with and the availability of CloudFlare, a web application firewall, CDN and DDoS mitigation service.
"This partnership enhances Edge Hosting's world class, perimeter layer, application (layer 7) defensive mechanism," said Mark Houpt, Edge Hosting CISO. "The goal was to enable a new layer of customer controlled defense and compliance through the application of DDoS filters and mitigations, the web application firewall (WAF) feature and the added benefit of response time generated by the content delivery network (CDN) feature."
How it works:Once CloudFlare is implemented, web traffic is routed through an intelligent global network filtering, scrubbing and caching traffic to maximize performance. The solution optimizes the delivery of the web pages to drive faster page load times while improving availability. The CloudFlare solution blocks threats and limits abusive bots and crawlers from consuming bandwidth and server resources. The result: websites see a significant improvement in performance and a decrease in successful attacks.
On average, a website with CloudFlare:
Edge Hosting's philosophy is to provide the most secure, scalable and dependable managed hosting experience to customers. This approach is the main reason why so many businesses migrate to Edge Hosting for their cloud and dedicated managed hosting needs.
@ThingsExpo - The World's Largest 'Internet of Things' Event, November 1-3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center!
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All major researchers estimate there will be tens of billions devices - computers, smartphones, tablets, and sensors - connected to the Internet by 2020. This number will continue to grow at a rapid pace for the next several decades.
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With major technology companies and startups seriously embracing IoT strategies, now is the perfect time to attend @CloudExpo | @ThingsExpo, November 1-3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Learn what is going on, contribute to the discussions, and ensure that your enterprise is as "IoT-Ready" as it can be.
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Track 1: Enterprise Cloud & Digital TransformationTrack 2: Microservices | Cloud Hot TopicsTrack 3: Internet of Things & CloudTrack 4: APIs & Cloud SecurityTrack 5: Big Data AnalyticsTrack 6: DevOps, Continuous Delivery & ContainersTrack 7: Enterprise IoT & IIoTTrack 8: IoT DeveloperTrack 9: Consumer IoT | IoT Hot Topics
Delegates to Cloud Expo | @ThingsExpo will be able to attend 9 simultaneous, information-packed education tracks.
There are over 120 breakout sessions in all, with Keynotes, General Sessions, and Power Panels adding to three days of incredibly rich presentations and content.
Join @CloudExpo | @ThingsExpo conference chair Roger Strukhoff (@IoT2040), June 7-9, 2016 in New York City, for three days of intense 'Internet of Things' discussion and focus, including Big Data's indispensable role in IoT, Smart Grids and Industrial Internet of Things, Wearables and Consumer IoT, as well as (new) IoT's use in Vertical Markets.
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AccuWeb Hosting
The Web hosting well is a deep one, with many services vying for your dollar. There are plenty of excellent choices, and AccuWeb Hosting is among them with robust shared, virtual-private-server, dedicated, and WordPress hosting plans that offer plenty of flexibility. Though AccuWeb Hosting doesn't claim top rank in any one hosting sub-category and does suffer from a few minor complaints, it's still an excellent all-around service. In the end, DreamHost and HostGator remain our top picks overall.
Shared Web HostingAccuWeb Hosting is a Web host with incredibly varied shared plans. The company's lower-end, Linux-based solid-state servers start at $3.36 per month for unlimited domains, 10GB of storage, 150 email accounts, and 60GB of data transfers, while the top-tier servers start at $13.56 per month for 50GB of storage, 1,000 email accounts, and 200GB of monthly data transfers.
AccuWeb Hosting also offers Linux Cloud Hosting (starting at $5.06 per month), Windows Cloud Hosting (starting at $6.35 per month), and Windows Classic Hosting (starting at $4.21 per month). This adds up to lots of options for hosting your business or personal site. Also, you shouldn't underestimate the importance of Windows-based servers; they're vital if you want to run .ASP scripts, and some other hosts don't offer them.
These are quality shared hosting plans, but HostGator, the category's Editors' Choice, tops them all. The Web host's shared packages all boast unlimited storage, bandwidth, and email addresses—and unlimited domains if you sign up for either the Baby ($7.96 per month) or Business ($11.96 per month) plans. Likewise, DreamHost's shared packages have unlimited storage, domains, email, and monthly data transfers.
VPS Web HostingAccuWeb Hosting has seven wallet-friendly Linux- and Windows-based VPS plans for webmasters to consider, ranging from Linux Classic (from $7.99 per month) to Windows VPS Reseller (starting at $115 per month). If you need more juice, AccuWeb has a VPS package that tops out at 30GB of RAM, 1,000GB of storage, and 6,000GB of monthly data transfers, with its $315-per-month SkyScraper VPS Reseller plan. Note: You can create 250 email accounts with a Windows VPS plan; you can create unlimited email accounts with a Linux VPS plan.
The number of AccuWeb Hosting packages isn't very different from Hostwinds' offerings. Still, Hostwinds retains its position as the Editors' Choice for VPS hosting. It offers five options ranging from Budget (starting at $7.50 per month) to SSD Windows (starting at $13.50 per month). The company includes unlimited monthly data transfers and unlimited email with every VPS plan, and has a high-end $209.50 per month plan that boasts an impressive 35GB of RAM and 170GB of storage.
Dedicated Web HostingAccuWeb Hosting has three tiers of dedicated hosting: SSD (starting at $105 per month); Low Cost (starting at $110); and High RAM (starting at $455 per month). As with the VPS plan, AccuWeb's Windows-based dedicated hosting plan lets you create up to 250 email accounts; with a Linux-based dedicated plan, you can create unlimited email accounts.
If you want a dedicated server that handles the rigors of high-intensity Internet traffic, you'll be happy to know that you can spec out a high-end server with an incredible 20TB of monthly data transfers, 256GB of RAM, and four 600GB solid-state drives—if you're willing to pay more than $1,000 per month. Still, that's a more wallet-friendly option than what Media Temple offers; its dedicated hosting starts at $2,000 for unlimited domains, 10TB of monthly data transfers, 128GB of RAM, and 1TB of solid-state storage.
Overall, AccuWeb Hosting's dedicated hosting plans are varied and quite flexible. The servers have high-end specs that you won't get from HostGator, which maxes out with a $280 per month server that boasts 25TB of monthly data transfers, 16GB of RAM, and a 1,000GB hard drive. Arvixe, the Editors' Choice for dedicated hosting, surpasses both of them with a top-tier, $357 per month option that includes 32GB of RAM, 1TB of storage, and unlimited monthly data transfers.
Managed WordPressWebmasters who are serious about their WordPress installations will be happy to know that AccuWeb Hosting offers managed WordPress hosting that gives your site the white-glove treatment. This includes a preinstalled content management system, 24/7 support, automatic updates, and multilayer DDoS protection.
The WordPress Personal Web Hosting plan ($3.99 per month) offers unlimited domains, 10GB of storage, 60GB of monthly data transfers, and free WordPress migration and domain name registration. The WordPress Business Web Hosting plan (5.99 per month) ups the numbers to 30GB of storage, and 100GB of monthly data transfers, and includes search engine optimization and page caching plug-ins. The top-tier WordPress Enterprise Web Hosting plan ($10.99 per month) builds upon the other tiers with 50GB of storage, 200GB of monthly data transfers, and a free Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate. All the plans include one-click installation, Google Apps integration, and free daily backups.
These packages nearly rival the ones offered by 1&1, the Editors' Choice for managed WordPress hosting. The top dog boasts WP Basic ($6.99 per month), WP Plus ($9.99 per month), and WP Unlimited ($14.99 per month) plans that include unlimited monthly data transfers, unlimited email, automatic malware detection and removal, automatic WordPress updates, and a curated list of recommended WordPress plug-ins and themes.
Site Creation and E-Commerce Tools Creating an AccuWeb Hosting account is quite simple. After signing up for a plan, I received welcome emails and a note that it could take up to 48 hours for AccuWeb Hosting to set up my account. Fortunately, I didn't have to wait two days; the URL was up and running roughly two hours later.I appreciated AccuWeb Hosting's custom cPanel back-end interface, as it's far easier to read and navigate than the traditional cPanel. I used it to access the Softaculous software library and to install WordPress as the content management system. I'm quite familiar with WordPress, so it was a breeze to create posts and pages and apply an attractive theme. In fact, even if you aren't familiar with WordPress, it should be simple to use. There is also software for non-WordPress website building, including Joomla and the PrestaShop ecommerce option.
I later used Magento to create an online store. It let me quickly create an attractive shop in just a few minutes by dragging and dropping website elements. I like that Magento has the fliexibility to house multiple storefronts and integrate eBay accounts.
Security OptionsAccuWeb Hosting gives you plenty of options for safeguarding your website from those who would do harm. You can add a 128-bit SSL certificate ($49 per year), SpamExperts spam blocker (starting at $5.85 per quarter), and ID protection (for $8 per year). If you're serious about your site's security, you should look into all of these options.
Excellent UptimeWebsite uptime is one of the most important aspects of a hosting service. While your site is down, clients or customers will be unable to find you or access your products or services—and they might not come back.
For this testing, I used a website-monitoring tool to track my AccuWeb Hosting-hosted test site's uptime. Every 15 minutes, the tool pinged my website and sent me an email if it was unable to contact the site for longer than one minute. I looked at the data for the most recent two weeks for each site's review. In my latest tests, AccuWeb Hosting proved incredibly stable. Of all the Web hosting services I've reviewed, only Arvixe matched its reliability over the most recent testing perioud . As long as it keeps on this course, you can count on it to deliver a rock-solid Web hosting experience.
Impressive Customer Service AccuWeb Hosting offers both Web chat and 24/7 telephone customer support. When you ask a question via Web chat, AccuWeb Hosting serves up links to a knowledge database. When I asked about the difference between regular hosting and cloud-based hosting, AccuWeb Hosting linked to me satisfactory answers. Still, I tested the customer service by asking a representative the same question—and he linked me to the same knowledge base article!I also gave telephone support (available 24/7) a call with the same question. The rep also gave me a satisfactory answer. I was incredibly pleased by AccuWeb Hosting's help squad. It was easily one of the best customer service teams I've encountered in the Web hosting space.
Money-Back GuaranteeAccuWeb Hosting has a decent 30-day money-back guarantee, but DreamHost bests it with an impressive 97-day money-back guarantee.
A Good Web HostAccuWeb Hosting is a well-rounded service that you can count on for building a rock-solid website. It may fall just short of the Editors' Choice award-winning packages offered by DreamHost and HostGator, but it's worth checking out if you need quality shared, VPS, dedicated, or managed WordPress hosting.
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WiredTree Celebrates A Decade Of Managed Hosting Excellence
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 28, 2016
WiredTree, a provider of fully managed server hosting, will celebrate its tenth birthday this June. Over the last ten years, WiredTree has cultivated a reputation as a managed server host dedicated to building long-term relationships with happy clients.
Since WiredTree was founded in June 2006, the web hosting industry has changed beyond all recognition. WiredTree has changed too. The company constantly innovates to remain on the cutting-edge of server and network technology. WiredTree's clients have come to love the company's regular ?Level-ups," which increase server resources for hosting accounts without increasing the cost.
While the company's technology has changed, the values that inform its approach to support and server management have not. Providing innovative managed server solutions with customer support of unparalleled excellence remains WiredTree's core mission. That approach has helped the company build sustainable relationships with server hosting clients and allowed it to flourish for a decade in a turbulent and rapidly evolving marketing.
?Ten years ago, I was sure the hosting industry needed something new. Not necessarily new technology, but a new approach to management and support services - an approach that puts clients' interests first." says Zac Cogswell, President of WiredTree, ?After a decade in business, we've refined that approach, but the services we offer are informed by the same values. We take care of managing and securing servers so our clients can focus on building their websites, apps, and businesses."
All WiredTree's server hosting plans - which include virtual private servers, hybrid servers, and dedicated servers - include comprehensive management services at no extra cost. Server hosting clients benefit from proactive server monitoring and issue resolution, server optimization, and ServerShield, WiredTree's comprehensive server hardening process with firewall and brute force protection, operating system and service hardening, and on-request malware scanning.
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About WiredTree
WiredTree specializes in delivering managed hosting experience that places the client in complete command; covering virtual, hybrid, and dedicated web hosting. As champions of customer care, it's no wonder that more than 5,000 clients enjoy WiredTree's free hardware level-ups and a <15 minute average ticket response time. All of this is built on top of only the highest-performing technologies, including LiteSpeed web server, MariaDB, memcached, SSD-driven hardware, and an in-house management system called Grove. To learn more about what WiredTree can do for your site, visit http://www.wiredtree.com.
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Edge Hosting Partners with @CloudFlare | @CloudExpo @EdgeWebHosting #API #Cloud #Security
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384Edge Hosting has announced a partnership with and the availability of CloudFlare, a web application firewall, CDN and DDoS mitigation service.
"This partnership enhances Edge Hosting's world class, perimeter layer, application (layer 7) defensive mechanism," said Mark Houpt, Edge Hosting CISO. "The goal was to enable a new layer of customer controlled defense and compliance through the application of DDoS filters and mitigations, the web application firewall (WAF) feature and the added benefit of response time generated by the content delivery network (CDN) feature."
How it works:Once CloudFlare is implemented, web traffic is routed through an intelligent global network filtering, scrubbing and caching traffic to maximize performance. The solution optimizes the delivery of the web pages to drive faster page load times while improving availability. The CloudFlare solution blocks threats and limits abusive bots and crawlers from consuming bandwidth and server resources. The result: websites see a significant improvement in performance and a decrease in successful attacks.
On average, a website with CloudFlare:
Edge Hosting's philosophy is to provide the most secure, scalable and dependable managed hosting experience to customers. This approach is the main reason why so many businesses migrate to Edge Hosting for their cloud and dedicated managed hosting needs.
@ThingsExpo - The World's Largest 'Internet of Things' Event, November 1-3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center!
Secrets of Sponsors and Exhibitors ▸ HereSecrets of Cloud Expo Speakers ▸ Here
All major researchers estimate there will be tens of billions devices - computers, smartphones, tablets, and sensors - connected to the Internet by 2020. This number will continue to grow at a rapid pace for the next several decades.
@CloudExpo / @ThingsExpo 2016 Silicon Valley(November 1-3, 2016, Santa Clara Convention Center, CA)
@CloudExpo / @ThingsExpo 2017 New York (June 6-8, 2017, Javits Center, Manhattan)
With major technology companies and startups seriously embracing IoT strategies, now is the perfect time to attend @CloudExpo | @ThingsExpo, November 1-3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Learn what is going on, contribute to the discussions, and ensure that your enterprise is as "IoT-Ready" as it can be.
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CrowdReviews.com Invites Professionals to Leave Their Reviews on Web Hosting Companies
/EINPresswire.com/ -- SANTA FE, NM--(Marketwired - June 27, 2016) - The leading provider of online service reviews, CrowdReviews.com, invites webmasters and IT professionals to contribute reviews and testimonials towards web hosting services they have used. The reviews posted on CrowdReviews.com are used by an algorithm in order to determine which web hosting companies to feature within the rankings. Real-time rankings are created through the use of the algorithm while taking into consideration a number of factors outlined on the website.
Those which have used a web hosting company in the past or are currently using the services provided by a web hosting company are invited to CrowdReviews.com to leave a review detailing their experience with the hosting provider. Reviews are posted publically to providers and potential customers to help those searching for exceptional web hosting services. Rankings are updated in real-time based on new reviews and developments within the web hosting industry and can be reviewed by both buyers and providers.
To view the list of the best web hosting companies, or to find your web hosting company to leave a review on, visit:
http://www.crowdreviews.com/ratings-of-best-web-hosting-companies-based-on-user-reviews
Reviews left by customers are used as the most important factor calculated by the algorithm when determining how web hosting companies are placed within the rankings. There are five key factors taken into consideration by the algorithm including review strength, sentiment strength, engagement strength, profile strength, and verified status. Each of these five factors includes various sub-factors which can affect how a web hosting company is positioned within the rankings. Web hosting companies and clients alike can learn more about these factors and can even use the forecasting tool to see how a particular development will affect a company at the following page:
http://www.crowdreviews.com/how-do-we-rank
Those interested in joining CrowdReviews.com can visit the following page to register or claim their profile:
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Network Solutions Awarded Best Web Hosting Service on CrowdReviews.com
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June 26, 2016 03:00 ET
SANTA FE, NM--(Marketwired - June 26, 2016) - The leading provider of online service reviews, CrowdReviews.com, has named Network Solutions as the top performing website hosting firm based on client reviews and experiences. The rankings published on CrowdReviews.com are determined through the use of an in-depth evaluation process taking into consideration a variety of different factors outlined on the website. Web hosting companies interested in competing within the rankings are urged to create or claim a profile on the website and invite their customers to leave detailed and insightful testimonials.
The rankings on CrowdReviews.com are determined based on a transparent algorithm. This algorithm takes into consideration a number of elements including 5 primary factors which providers can improve in order to improve their placement in the rankings. These five factors include review strength, sentiment strength, engagement strength, profile strength, and verified status. Providers and customers alike can review the factors used to determine placement on the ranking at the link provided below:
http://www.crowdreviews.com/how-do-we-rank
CrowdReviews.com encourages reviewers to attach a LinkedIn profile when leaving a review in order to add additional credence to their review, allowing for visitors to ensure that a review was written by a real person. Reviewers are able to choose whether to attach their profile to a recommendation, or to leave a review anonymously. While the choice to leave a review anonymously is available, more weight is placed on reviews made by those which attach their name to their review. Others are able to leave a comment or ask a question to reviewers as well, enabling companies to communicate with reviewers.
To view the rankings of the best web hosting companies visit:
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Microsoft : HostForLIFE.eu Proudly Launches Drupal 8.1.2 Hosting
HostForLIFE.eu, a leading web hosting provider, has leveraged its gold partner status with Microsoft to launch its latest Drupal 8.1.2 Hosting support.
London, United Kingdom, June 26, 2016 --(PR.com)-- European Windows and ASP.NET Spotlight Hosting Partner in Europe, HostForLIFE.eu, has announced the availability of new hosting plans that are optimized for the latest update of the Drupal 8.1.2 hosting technology.
HostForLIFE.eu hosts its servers in top class data centers that is located in Amsterdam (NL), London (UK), Paris (FR), Frankfurt (DE) and Seattle (US) to guarantee 99.9% network uptime. All data centers feature redundancies in network connectivity, power, HVAC, security, and fire suppression. All hosting plans from HostForLIFE.eu include 24×7 support and 30 days money back guarantee. The customers can start hosting their Drupal site on their environment from as just low €3.00/month only.
Drupal is an open source content management platform powering millions of websites and applications. Thousands of add-on modules and designs let you build any site you can imagine. Drupal 8.1.2 contains bug fixes and docu mentation and testing improvements only. Text Editor module fails to track usage of images uploaded in text_with_summary fields, allows uploaded images to be deleted, DataEntityRow doesn't respect translations and Update manager can't install modules using FTP due broken FileTransferAuthorizeForm.
HostForLIFE have hosted large numbers of websites and blogs until now. Their clients come from diverse backgrounds from all sectors of the economy. HostForLIFE.eu clients are specialized in providing supports for Drupal for many years. They are glad to provide support for European Drupal 8.1.2 hosting users with advices and troubleshooting for their client website when necessary.
HostForLIFE.eu is a popular online Windows based hosting service provider catering to those people who face such issues. The company has managed to build a strong client base in a very short period of time. It is known for offering ultra-fast, fully-managed and secured services in the competitive marke t. Their powerful servers are especially optimized and ensure Drupal 8.1.2 performance. They have best data centers on three continent, unique account isolation for security, and 24/7 proactive uptime monitoring.
For more information about this new product, please visit http://hostforlife.eu/European-Drupal-812-HostingAbout HostForLIFE.eu
HostForLIFE.eu is an European Windows Hosting Provider which focuses on the Windows Platform only. HostForLIFE.eu deliver on-demand hosting solutions including Shared hosting, Reseller Hosting, Cloud Hosting, Dedicated Servers, and IT as a Service for companies of all sizes.
HostForLIFE.eu is awarded Top No#1 SPOTLIGHT Recommended Hosting Partner by Microsoft (see http://hosting.asp.net/hosting/hostingprovider/details/953). Their service is ranked the highest top #1 spot in several European countries, such as: Germany, Italy, Netherlands, France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland and other European countries. B esides this award, they have also won several awards from reputable organizations in the hosting industry and the detail can be found on their official website.
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When can you call a web hosting service the best web hosting
When you have made up your mind to start a business and make your presence online, you need to first choose a web host. The web host is like the plaza in which you open your shop for customers to visit. There are many web hosting services available online and doing some research along with going through some customer reviews is best before you pick one. However, the first thing that you need to know are the requirements that a web hosting service must met to be called the best hosting service.
First thing that you need to know is that there are different types of hosting. You could pick dedicated server hosting, shared hosting, virtual private server hosting or many other types of hosting plans. Dedicated server hosting is when you get a server dedicated for only your website and so you use all of its resources. You have good control over your server but this type of hosting is one of the most expensive ones. Shared hosting is almost always the first pick for starting businesses because it meets all their needs. In this hosting you share a server with many other websites.
You get access to only limited and specified resources on the server but you don't mind that because that's more than enough for a starting website. It is also one of the most affordable types of hosting plans. However, different web hosting companies will offer different rates based on what sub-services they are offering with shared hosting. The most affordable service available on the internet as of now is Temok. It is only for a limited time but their rates are probably the best on the internet for their hosting plans.
Other things that need to be looked at when picking up the best hosting plan is how much bandwidth you are being offered, the ability to add further domains and parked domains. It is best if you are able to find a service that does not have any cap on bandwidth. Temok does not have any limit on its bandwidth offering even on its most basic package. You can add multiple domains on the same plan and you could even go for parked domains if you want. How much space you are offered as a starting website should not matter because less is more at this point.
One of the most important yet ignored things when picking up best hosting services is quality customer support. You won't realize the value of good customer support until you are in some technical trouble and they don't pick your phone up. Even a minute of downtime for a website can be detrimental to its traffic population. More importantly, you need your servers up and running at their optimum when you have spikes on your website. In a nutshell, you need to ask about the customer service and if it is available for 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
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Large or small, every business needs a website. A company without a Web presence leaves many opportunities on the table, as a well-designed website is a factor to attracting clients or customers. And those visitors can translate into big money. You don't want to miss out on the money, so choosing a Web hosting service and setting up your website is essential. Fortunately, with the right service, the process can be relatively simple and reasonably affordable.
Getting Started The first step is to find a Web host, the company that will store your website's files on its servers and deliver them to your readers' and customers' browsers. Web hosting services offer varying amounts of monthly data transfers, storage, email, and other features. Even how you pay (month-to-month payments vs. annual payments) can be radically different, too, so taking the time to plot out exactly what your company needs for online success is essential.Web hosting services also offer different types of hosting, including shared, virtual private server (VPS), dedicated hosting, and managed WordPress hosting plans. Shared hosting is good for users who don't want to spend a lot of money on hosting packages and don't mind some of its traffic and data transfer limitations. VPS hosting is great for small businesses that want more power than shared hosting, but don't want to deal with dedicated hosting's prices. Dedicated hosting, on the other hand, is both powerful and pricey; it's reserved for sites that experience incredibly high levels of traffic per day. Managed WordPress hosting is for those who want to build their sites on the back of the popular WordPress content management system (CMS), but don't want to bother with a lot of the backend stuff (such as updating the apps and CMS, and enabling automatic backups).
If you're not sure of the type of hosting your business needs, you might want to start small, with shared Web hosting. You can always graduate to a more robust, feature-rich package of, say, VPS hosting or even dedicated hosting in the future. Unfortunately, some hosts don't offer all hosting types. Consider how much you expect to grow your website, and how soon, before you commit to anything longer than a one-year plan. It's worth spending the time up front to make sure that the host you select with is able to provide the growth you envision for your site, as switching Web hosting providers midstream is not a trivial undertaking.
Once you decide you price range, you need to consider how long you'll need Web hosting. If it's a short-term project—say, less than a month or two—you can typically receive a refund should you cancel your hosting within 60 days. Some companies offer 30-day money-back guarantees, others offer 90-day money-back guarantees. Once again, it's beneficial to do your homework.
The Features You Need Many Web hosts offer limited features in their starter packages and then expand the offerings (sometimes tremendously) for higher-tier plans. Read the small print to make sure the plan you are selecting offers what you need. If you need a site builder application to design your website, make sure that the low-cost Web host you are picking actually comes with a site builder. Many of them require you to pay for the builder as a separate add-on. Website builders usually don't cost a lot of money, but if you can find a Web host that includes one for free, that's money in your pocket. And, if it's integrated with your hosting service, you're more likely to have a smooth, supported experience.You also want a Web host with 24/7 customer support—if not by phone, then at least by chat. Forums, knowledge bases, and help tickets are all well and good, but sometimes you just need to communicate with another human to get things ironed out as quickly as possible. That said, not all 24/7 customer support teams are equal. Companies like GoDaddy and Liquid Web boast incredibly knowledgeable and helpful customer support squads—a fact that we confirmed in our in-depth reviews of those Web hosting services.
When it comes to server operating systems, Linux is typically the default option. Still, some services offer a choice of Linux or Windows hosting. If you have specific server-side applications that require Windows, such as SQL Server or a custom application written in .NET, then you need to make sure your Web host has Windows hosting. But don't let the idea of a Linux host intimidate you. Nowadays, most Web hosts offer a graphical interface or a control panel to simplify server administration and website management. Instead of typing at the command line, you'll click easily identifiable icons.
Windows hosting is often more expensive than Linux hosting, especially in the dedicated server area. That's not always the case, but it's something you should be aware of as you shop around.
Uptime, Uptime, Uptime!The aforementioned features are valuable to the Web hosting experience, but none matches the importance of site uptime. If your site is down, clients or customers will be unable to find you or access your products or services.
Recently, we've added uptime monitoring to our review process, and the results show that most Web hosts do an excellent job of keeping sites up and running. Web hosts with uptime issues are heavily penalized during the review process and are unable to qualify for top ratings.
Some Additional InformationOne thing we learned in reviewing the services listed here (and many more) is that even though the packages are very similar, they are not identical. Some are more security-focused than others, offering anti-spam and anti-malware tools. Others offer a variety of email marketing tools. While most of the hosts we've reviewed have built-in e-commerce, you may want to consider using a more-robust third-party online shopping cart application like Shopify instead.
If you're ready to select a great Web hosting service, check out the chart above to see PCMag's top picks in the space. When you're done with that, click the links below to read our in-depth, tested reviews of the biggest and best names in Web hosting.
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Fort Payne’s “Alabama†hosting fan appreciation events June 24-26
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The legendary country music group "Alabama" no longer holds its June Jam in Fort Payne, but that doesn't stop the boys in the band from showing some love to their fans. This is Fan Appreciation Week. Jeff Cook, Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry are taking a few days off the road from their Southern Drawl Tour to be in Fort Payne.
Friday night, Jeff and the All Star GoodTime Band will do a concert at the historic DeKalb Theatre. Doors open at 5. The show starts at 7. Tickets are 20 dollars. Click on this link to Jeff's website to find out how to get them.
Saturday, Randy Owen will host Fandemonium at his Adamsburg farm on Lookout Mountain. Gates open at 11 a.m. The show is now scheduled to begin around 7 when the weather cools off a little. Tickets are 20 dollars at the gate unless you're a 2016 member of the Randy Owen Fan Club. You'll need to bring your receipt.
And finally, Sunday at the Alabama Fan Club and Museum, the boys will do a private concert for current fan club members at 2 pm. Tickets are 20 dollars and there's a limited number of them. You have to have your current membership number to buy one or you can purchase a membership to the fan club and then buy tickets to the show.
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Review: Bill Simmons as TV Host: Heavy on Sports and Cursing
You can take Bill Simmons out of the sports network, but you cannot, apparently, take the sports obsession out of Bill Simmons.
Or even dilute it, based on the Wednesday night debut of his HBO talk show, "Any Given Wednesday With Bill Simmons." It has been billed as "spanning pop culture and touching on everything from sports and entertainment to arts and technology." Yeah, right. Mr. Simmons opened with five minutes of gushing about LeBron James, who on Sunday led the Cleveland Cavaliers to the National Basketball Association title. Then he brought on Charles Barkley, the former N.B.A. star, for another nine minutes of basketball talk.
Then came a set piece on Stephen Curry, the one-man scoring machine for the Golden State Warriors, the team that lost to the Cavaliers on Sunday. Finally, at the 19-minute mark of the half-hour show, out came Mr. Simmons's second guest, Ben Affleck. They did about three minutes on Mr. Affleck's acting and directing career, then plunged into a tag-team assault on the National Football League over the Deflategate scandal.
Maybe next week Mr. Simmons will get around to the pop culture, arts and technology material?
The show had been hotly anticipated in some circles, largely because of the way the host came to have it. Mr. Simmons became a star during his 14 years at ESPN, where he wrote a column, had a popular podcast, helped create the acclaimed "30 for 30" documentary series and was editor of the now-defunct Grantland website. But after assorted clashes with manage ment — some involving his disparaging remarks about the N.F.L. commissioner, Roger Goodell — his contract was not renewed last year.
So HBO scooped him up, but if the hope was that he would bring his lively, attention-getting style to a broader variety of subjects and thus a general audience, that wasn't realized in the premiere. Mr. Simmons stayed in his comfort zone almost exclusively, and the result was largely a televised version of what you might hear on sports talk radio, only with cursing.
The cursing was the best part, actually. Mr. Affleck did most of it. Mr. Simmons, who flaunts his Boston roots regularly, introduced him by explaining that of course in his premiere he had to have another Boston guy as a guest.
"Whitey Bulger couldn't make it," he said, "so here's Ben Affleck."
The two seemed at first as if they were going to do the usual Hollywood interview, Mr. Affleck talking about directing "Gone Baby Gone" and a coming "Batman" movie and such. Then the subject switched to Deflategate, the scandal involving the New England Patriots; the team's quarterback, Tom Brady; and some underinflated footballs. And Mr. Affleck, a Patriots and Brady fan, went off.
Mr. Simmons's comments on the scandal contributed to his troubles at ESPN, and he probably hoped to reiterate them in the relatively unfiltered safety of HBO, but he could barely get a word in amid Mr. Affleck's profanity-laced rant. It was pretty hilarious.
It also hinted at what Mr. Simmons needs to work on as he evolves into a TV personality. While he is a former N.B.A. analyst and did some television for ESPN, Mr. Simmons is primarily known as a writer and podcaster; some of his detractors have suggested that this background would not translate well to a talk show. So far, they are right. He's not a natural yet on camera, or adept at keeping up with guests who are going at the speed of Mr. Affleck. But dial up some early footage of, say, Conan O'Brien. Hosting is a learned skill.
Other ESPN alumni have had at least some success making the kind of transition Mr. Simmons is attempting. People forget that the host's chair on "The Daily Show" was filled initially not by Jon Stewart, but by Craig Kilborn, a former ESPN anchor. And of course there is Keith Olbermann. Those men were already seasoned television performers, however.
Mr. Simmons has another new project, theRinger.com, that casts the wide net promised by HBO's description of "Any Given Wednesday." (Mr. Olbermann has already written for it.) There is plenty of sports coverage, but also technology articles, "Game of Thrones" recaps, assorted podcasts and more.
The TV show needs to be just as inclusive if Mr. Simmons wants anyone but sports ad dicts to watch it. He could do worse than to make the show a haven where all sorts of guests could feel free to curse about all sorts of subjects.
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TITLE VII Hosting Live Chat with Director Nicole Franklin & Dr. Jeff Gardere about Pyschosocial Consequences of Same-Race Discrimination
"I am honored that Dr. Jeff Gardere--one of the most widely sought-after experts in the mental health field--will be joining me," said Franklin. "We will be exploring the far-reaching effects suffered by those who have experienced same-race discrimination and look forward to sharing personal stories in an effo rt to move toward healing."
Dr. Jeff Gardere has a private practice in Manhattan. He is also a top motivational and keynote speaker and empowerment and media coach. Most recently, he served as the relationship expert on VH1's Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta. He makes regular appearances on Today (NBC), Good Morning America (ABC), CBS This Morning, CNN, MSNBC, Nancy Grace (HLNtv.com) and NewsOne Now, hosted by Roland Martin, on TV One. Learn more about Dr. Jeff on Twitter and Facebook.
Title VII, a micro-budget feature, is executive produced by Franklin's multimedia company EPIPHANY, Inc. and Stuart Films in collaboration with FDUFilm, the film program of Fairleigh Dickinson University. The multicultural production will include a professional crew staffed by female department leaders including Director of Photography Cybel Martin. Franklin's IndieGoGo campaign has raised more than $15,000 and is currently the platform for the TITLE VII Street Team, supporters on a mission to ke ep the conversation going. The TITLE VII film team has also implemented social media campaigns--including the live chat series--that reflect the film's resonance. Title VII will be shot July 2016 on the FDU campus in Florham Park, NJ and will serve as a learning laboratory for FDU film students.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned employment discrimination based on sex, race, color and national origin. Yet, discrimination is still part of US corporate culture 52 years later.
ABOUTNicole Franklin is an award-winning filmmaker and news director of kweliTV, the interactive streaming platform and app that covers the global black community. Her 25 years in the industry encompass being a television director, stage manager, editor, educator, public speaker, web event host and contributing writer to such publications as The Good Men Project, Toronto-based ByBlacks.com and NBCBLK. For 16 years, her company EPIPHANY Inc. has been producing independent films for cable networks including BET, FUBU TV, IFC, Nickelodeon, Showtime, and Sundance Channel. She has been a member of Emmy-winning news teams on stations, as well as programs for CBS News and NBC News.
Emelyn Stuart is the founder of Stuart Film Group and the Oktober Film Festival in New York City. Her producing credits include the award-winning short film "Wings and Beer," the network broadcast of the short film "Heads or Tails," and the wildly successful award-winning web series "12 Steps to Recovery" (Punch TV). Slated for production in 2016, "You Only Live Twice" is a gritty tale full of hardship and pain. It features former boxing champion Meldrick "The Kid" Taylor, and boxer turned actor, Gary Stretch. Another project, "Street Life" illustrates how one's spiritual faith can enable one to overcome tough times to finally see victorious results. Jason Hendrickson, a rising star in the world of Gospel music, is the subject of the pilot episode.
In 2013 Emelyn decided to launch t he Ocktober Film Festival in New York City. The festival was a huge success with over 3000 people in attendance during its first year. The festival is dedicated to educating, empowering and inspiring filmmakers. Emelyn continues to sponsor many community initiatives and small businesses through Stuart Films. In addition to being gifted in the world of business, Stuart strives to shatter the entertainment glass ceiling.
FDUFilm approaches teaching film/TV/original content production from both the artistic and professional point-of-view. FDUFilm students work with the most up-to-date professional industry equipment from HD digital cameras and industry standard lighting and grip equipment to Avid, Premier and Final Cut editing software, as well as AfterEffects and Entertainment Partners production software. Intimate classes and a low student-to-faculty ratio allow students to shoot films in their freshmen year. The program is adapted to better reflect the reality of the industry, resulting in a higher percentage of FDUFilm graduates finding professional work within a year after graduation.
Title VII Partners include:Creatively SpeakingHarlem Brewing CompanyImagenation Cinema FoundationMinority Women VeteransNDolo Films
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Website developer, host helps communities connect
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 21, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wednesday's TedX conference in Whitehall is the first of two such events eSchoolView is helping to support this summer.
The TEDxYearlingRoad website was donated and is powered by the Columbus, Ohio-based company. The K-12 website developer and educational management software creator is supporting Wednesday's conference and another in Hilliard, Ohio in August because of the organizers' underlying drive to build deeper ties within their communities.
"The foundation of our work is based on the principle of helping to create powerful and sustainable relationships," eSchoolView Executive Director Rob O'Leary said. "Hosting a TEDx event is a major undertaking and shows an unfettered commitment to community improvement."
TEDx is a global program. The events are based on the format and rules of TED through which short, powerful talks spark meaningful discussions with the ultimate goal of inspiring thought and changing attitudes.
All TEDx events are planned and coordinated by volunteers on a community-by-community basis. The content and design of each TEDx event is unique and developed independently, but all have features in common.
TEDXYearlingRoad: Perception begins at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Walter Armes Learning Center at Whitehall-Yearling High School. Eleven speakers will talk about perception and how preconceived ideas or thoughts often impact how people think about others.
"Our event would not be possible without the help and contributions of partners like eSchoolView," said Ty Debevoise, primary organizer for TEDxYearlingRoad. "They share in our vision to bring inspiring and thought-provoking ideas to our community."
TEDxHilliard: Drive is Aug. 2 at Hilliard Bradley High School. Organizers are putting together a panel of speakers who will share ideas and motivations that propel them forward.
"Collaboration is the bac kbone of a strong community," O'Leary said. "Providing support to these TEDx initiatives is a natural extension of our philanthropic mission. We give back as an effort to pay forward."
eSchoolView serves hundreds of schools and educational organizations across the country. It's Content Management System (CMS) and other software is designed specifically for K-12 schools. CIOReview recently named eSchoolView as one of 50 Most Promising Education Tech Solution Providers.
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Paper Source hosting public warehouse sale at West Loop headquarters this weekend.
CHICAGO, June 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Paper Source, a Chicago-based specialty retailer and web store, will be hosting a warehouse sale on Saturday, June 25th from 8am – 3pm.
The general public is invited to visit the corporate headquarters at 410 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60654 to shop discounted paper, envelopes, gifts, office supplies and other items from their assortment. The sale will also include heritage items from their current location, as the brand prepares to relocate to the Loop (125 S. Clark St.) in August.
Paper Source Warehouse SaleFor more information including directions and parking instructions, please visit our Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/139398006480491
About Paper Source
Founded in 1983, Paper Source is a specialty retailer offering a unique selection of fine and artisanal papers, invitations and announcements, personalized and distinctive gifts, gift wrap, greeting cards, custom stamps, and an exclusive collection of envelopes and cards. Paper Source offers an original aesthetic, with a distinct color palette and proprietary designs that are handcrafted by a Chicago-based design team. As of June 2016, Paper Source operates more than 110 retail store locations nationwide and offers an unforgettable assortment online. For more information, please visit www.papersource.com
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Oppenheimer Comments on Rackspace Hosting, Inc.’s Q3 2016 Earnings (RAX)
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (NYSE:RAX) – Analysts at Oppenheimer cut their Q3 2016 earnings per share estimates for Rackspace Hosting in a note issued to investors on Friday, according to Zacks Investment Research. Oppenheimer analyst T. Horan now anticipates that the brokerage will post earnings of $0.26 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.27. Oppenheimer currently has a "Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Rackspace Hosting's Q3 2016 earnings is $7.00 per share. Oppenheimer also issued estimates for Rackspace Hosting's Q4 2016 earnings at $0.28 EPS, FY2017 earnings at $1.16 EPS and FY2018 earnings at $1.28 EPS.
Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Bank of America restated a "buy" rating on shares of Rackspace Hosting in a report on Sunday, March 27th. Wells Fargo reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Rackspace Hosting in a research note on Saturday, June 4th. Vetr downgraded shares of Rackspace Hosting from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $27.60 target price on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, June 1st. Jefferies Group reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a $21.00 target price on shares of Rackspace Hosting in a research note on Tuesday, May 10th. Finally, Pacific Crest reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Rackspace Hosting in a research note on Tuesday, May 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Rackspace Hosting pre sently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $30.45.
Rackspace Hosting (NYSE:RAX) opened at 22.15 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $23.47 and a 200-day moving average of $22.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.79 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.60. Rackspace Hosting has a 1-year low of $15.05 and a 1-year high of $39.37.
Rackspace Hosting (NYSE:RAX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 9th. The hosting company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.12. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.20 earnings per share. The business earned $518 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $519.08 million. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis.
Other institutional investors have added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Janus Capital Management raised its position in Rackspace Hosting by 1.6% in the third quarter. Janus Capital Management now owns 825,700 shares of the hosting company's stock valued at $20,378,000 after buying an additional 12,732 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its position in Rackspace Hosting by 3,799.7% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 123,700 shares of the hosting company's stock valued at $3,132,000 after buying an additional 120,528 shares during the period. DIAM Co. Ltd. raised its position in Rackspace Hosting by 902.8% in the fourth quarter. DIAM Co. Ltd. now owns 138,248 shares of the hosting company's stock valued at $3,500,000 after buying an additional 124,462 shares during the period. Finally, Russell Frank Co raised its position in Rackspace Hosting by 500.6% in the fourth quarter. Russell Frank Co now owns 597,020 shares of the hosting company's stock valued at $15,070,000 after buying an additional 497,608 shares during the period.
Rackspace Hosting, Inc (Rackspace) operates in the managed cloud segment of the business information technology (IT) market. The Company offers a portfolio of integrated IT solutions for common business needs. The Company offers services for certain applications, including e-commerce and Web content management sites, business-productivity applications, such as e-mail and collaboration, and data stores.
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Bill Simmons has had a long career in sports journalism as an ESPN columnist and podcast host, and now he's getting his own HBO talk show. Just ahead of the premiere of "Any Given Wednesday," Simmons sat down with Willie Geist to talk about hurdles he had to overcome to get to this point in his career. (Run time: 52:09)
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Microsoft : HostForLIFE.eu Proudly Launches DotNetNuke 8.0.3 Hosting
European leading web hosting provider, HostForLIFE.eu announces support for DotNetNuke 8.0.3 hosting plan due to high demand of DotNetNuke CMS users in Europe.
London, United Kingdom, June 19, 2016 --(PR.com)-- HostForLIFE.eu proudly launches the support of DotNetNuke 8.0.3 on all their newest Windows Server environments. HostForLIFE.eu DotNetNuke 8.0.3 Hosting plan starts from just as low as €3.00/month only and this plan has supported ASP.NET 5, ASP.NET MVC 5/6 and SQL Server 2012/2014.
DotNetNuke 8.0.3, is well known in the web industry and familiar among .NET developers, as a Web Content Management System (WCMS) based on Microsoft .NET platform. It is an excellent open source software that you can use to manage your website without having much technical knowledge.
HostForLIFE.eu clients are specialized in providing support for DotNetNuke for many years. They are glad to provide support for European DotNetNuke 8.0.3 hosting users with advice and troubleshooting for their clients' website when necessary. The following are breaking changes that can impact upgrades as well as third party extensions: .NET 4.5.1 or higher is now required, removed the following administration modules from the product: Site Log, Newsletters, Vendors & Banners, removed the following navigation providers: ASP2Menu, DNNDropDown, DNNMenu, DNNTree, Solpart, removed the following functionality/modules: What's New, Feed Browser, Widget Framework, Getting Started, Content List, and added Single Page Application (SPA) & MVC module support so developers can create non Webforms based modules.
DotNetNuke is well known in the web industry and familiar among .Net developers, as a Web Content Management System (WCMS) based on Microsoft .NET platform. It is an excellent open source software that you can use to manage your website without having much technical knowledge. The DNN 8.0.3 release Removed the following functionality/modules: What's New, Feed Browser, Widget Framework, Getting Started, Content List. Removed the legacy appSetting connection string (modules that have not updated for this in the past years will now b reak as a result).
DotNetNuke 8.0.3 will be a great content management system that support many advance website features such as blogs, forums, e-commerce system, photo galleries and more. DotNetNuke 8.0.3 is a great platform to build your web presence with. HostForLIFE.eu can help customize any web software that company wishes to utilize.
Further information and the full range of features DotNetNuke 8.0.3 Hosting can be viewed here http://hostforlife.eu/European-DotNetNuke-803-Hosting
About CompanyHostForLIFE.eu is European Windows Hosting Provider which focuses on Windows Platform only. HostForLIFE.eu deliver on-demand hosting solutions including shared hosting, Reseller Hosting, Cloud Hosting, Dedicated Servers, and IT as a Service for companies of all sizes.
HostForLIFE.eu is awarded Top No#1 SPOTLIGHT Recommended Hosting Partner by Microsoft (see http://hosting.asp.net/hosting/hostingprovider/details/953). Their service is ranked the highest top #1 spot in several European countries, such as: Germany, Italy, Netherlands, France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland and other European countries.
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