The Top Application Hosting Stories of 2010
It's been an exciting year in the world of application hosting - and as 2010 draws to a close, it's time to look back at some of this channel's top application hosting stories.

  Cloud Computing and Application Hosting
"The 2010 Handbook of Application Delivery: The Emergence of the Application Delivery 2.0 Era" by Dr. Jim Metzler is a treasure trove, one of the more valuable works on the subject today.

  2011 Trends Sure to Benefit Application Hosting Providers
The application hosting market appears to be demonstrating some trends, as captured in this recent eChannel Line report. Infrastructure outsourcing is booming, which will provide significant opportunities for those players in the application hosting space. Certain trends, however, should be observed so these players can properly align their strategies with actual opportunities.

  Application Hosting Service Provider CloudShare Goes Live on Plimus e-Business Platform
Plimus, a provider of complete, configured, and connected hosted e-business solutions, has announced that application hosting service provider, CloudShare, standardized and gone live on the Plimus e-Business platform.

  Application Hosting: Joyent Debuts Cloud Solutions for Game Studios to Develop Online Games
Joyent, a provider of application hosting solutions and technologies announced the availability of a suite of three cloud solutions that can be used by game studios to develop online games on platforms like Facebook, Yahoo!, iPhone and iPad.

  SAP Certifies IBM Cloud and Application Hosting Services
IBM announced that SAP has certified its capabilities to deliver and manage client's implementation of SAP applications through a hosted delivery model and IBM's Cloud Platforms.

  Joyent, Dell in Pact to Offer Application Hosting Software to Service Providers
Joyent, a global provider of cloud computing solutions and technology, in partnership with Dell, announced the new SmartDataCenter cloud software solution for service providers.

  Hostway Corporation Launches FlexCloud Servers
Hostway Corporation, a provider of infrastructure and Web application hosting services, has released an on-demand cloud computing solution called FlexCloud Servers. FlexCloud Servers, according to company officials, is a "scalable, on-demand cloud computing solution that combines the flexibility of a public cloud with the reliability and performance of an enterprise grade virtual environment."

  Amazon Web Services Discusses Scalable Web and Application Hosting
According to a recent study of Amazon Web Services, highly-available and scalable Web and application hosting can be a complex and expensive proposition: "Traditional scalable Web architectures have not only needed to implement complex approaches to ensure high levels of reliability, but have also required an accurate forecast of traffic to provide a high level of customer service."

  NCAA Hires AT&T to Corral Its Web Application Hosting Capabilities
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is responsible for overseeing the rules and regulations for college athletics at more than 1,000 member colleges and universities and screwing over as many non-major college football teams as possible with the odious BCS cartel. Ahh, so where does application hosting fit in?

  Pedigree Technologies Announces OneView Maintenance Manager
Pedigree Technologies, a provider of web-based solutions that connect and automate sensor-enabled physical assets for supply chain, fleet, and maintenance applications in the energy, field services, food services, convenience store, and petrochemical industries as well as the U.S. Department of Defense, unveiled its first cloud-based maintenance application, OneView Maintenance Manager.

  Joyent Integrates GuardTime's Technology into Application Hosting Infrastructure
Cloud computing solutions provider Joyent announced a partnership with GuardTime, a creator of the patented Keyless Signature technology used to validate the world's data, to offer a solution that delivers enhanced security and integrity in the cloud - including application hosting capabilities.

  Nostalgia for the Google App Engine: Then and Now
Things were so much simpler back in 2008. Remember the launch of the Google App Engine? Application hosting used to be so much simpler.

  Application Hosting Companies See Great Promise on the Growth of the Cloud
The "cloud" is offering a full range of benefits to companies who are moving away from implementing in-house solutions to maximizing the functionality and flexibility of the cloud. By leveraging application hosting solutions, companies can maximize the value of their dollars spent, while still taking advantage of full capabilities.

  Application Hosting Cloud Hosting Solution Debuts
Joyent just expanded its line of application hosting technologies for building and hosting Web applications with the launch of its new cloud hosting solutions for Windows and Linux.

  Joyent Adds Windows, Linux Support to Web Apps
Cloud provider Joyent has expanded its line of smart computing platforms to support Windows and Linux-based Web applications. The company has launched new cloud hosting solutions for Windows and Linux.

  Net4 Launches Virtual Private Server Application Hosting Solution
Net4, a provider of hosted e-mail, web application hosting and domain name registration in the Asia-Pacific region, launched Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting solution that provides clients with greater control over their business.

  F5 Networks Unveils Application Hosting Solution for Oracle Database
F5 Networks, a developer of application hosting delivery network (AND) solutions, announced the availability of a new Application Ready Solution for Oracle Database technologies.

  HP Expands Converged Infrastructure Portfolio for Application Hosting
HP, a major technology company, has introduced new Converged Infrastructure solutions in networking, security and scalable computing that the company claims significantly enhances the delivery of application services to business.

  Citrix Unveils New Version of its Xenserver to Enable Application Hosting
Citrix Systems announced the introduction of a new version of Citrix XenServer which features new storage and networking innovations that will optimize both server and desktop virtualization for customers of all sizes. It will give administrators an easy way to provide for application hosting.

  Application Hosting Misconceptions Clarified
Officials of Joyent have recently put together a study titled "Performance and Scale in Cloud Computing" where they discuss, among other things, misconceptions concerning cloud computing performance and application hosting capabilities.

  Panvidea Picks Joyent's Smart Technology Application Hosting Infrastructure
Panvidea has selected Joyent, a company specializing in application hosting solutions, and its Smart Technology infrastructure to serve as the underlying computing architecture of its professional video service.

  Cloud Computing: A Viable Business Market Offering
Cloud computing has helped a number of businesses, in saving significant operating and capital expenses. This is the reason that many of the companies today have adopted and moved to cloud computing. Apart from the cost, cloud computing also offers many strategic business benefits to small, medium-sized and enterprise companies. The prime objective of this paper is to address the potential business concerns of cloud computing and to help interested businesses make informed decisions.

  Dev/Build Resources to Digital Agencies through a "Smart Solution"
Joyent, a provider of smart computing solutions, has announced the launch of its Smart Solution for Digital Agencies. Leveraging Joyent's innovative Smart Technologies, the new program provides critical resources for the creation of interactive content, games and media.

  Joyent, Codesion Team to Provide Automation of Application Development and Deployment Process
Provider of smart computing solutions Joyent has announced that it has partnered with Redwood City-based Codesion to provide end-to-end automation of the application development and deployment process.

  Busting Cloud Security Myths
Businesses have at last come to realize the many benefits of cloud computing. Still the industry is shrouded with security myths and misperception, which come into the way of mass adoption of cloud technology. Cloud computing purchasing decision should involve a lot of research on the part of the prospective cloud customers. Vendor security measures and detailed product information especially are the two major aspects that potential buyers should consider before making final purchasing decision.

  Joyent Gives Tips on Improving Performance and Scaling in Cloud Computing
Poor application performance causes companies to lose customers, according to Joyent, a provider of cloud computing infrastructure and sophisticated cloud hosting technology.

  Joyent Launches Application Hosting Channel on InfoTech Spotlight
(Norwalk, CT - Sept. 23) InfoTech Spotlight today announced that the Application Hosting Channel, sponsored by Joyent, has been launched as the newest addition to the InfoTech Spotlight channel program.

  Apparent Networks Unveils Application Hosting Solution
Apparent Networks, a provider of remote performance management solutions, has unveiled AppView, a collection of application-specific modules that bring the capabilities and value of Apparent Networks performance management solutions to the application-specific perspective.