OpenPanel is a completely modular open source control panel for Internet Service Providers. The solution provides all basic hosting services for setting up domains, including DNS, email, websites and databases. A layered authentication system allows the administrator to create accounts with specified limitations for end-users. All of the system's users will be able to control system configuration using either an intuitive graphical interface or a powerful command line configuration shell.

In addition to the fact that OpenPanel is free, it also came with an intuitive layout and an attractive, professional look. In addition to the graphical interface, a Command Line Interface is available for busy people. OpenPanel is compatible with RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 and CentOS 4, Debian GNU/Linux 4 and Ubuntu 7.10 and 8.04. Services offered include : Apache2, OpenSSH, BIND9, Postfix, Courier-IMAP, PureFTPd, MySQL, IPTables, apt, yum, Amavis, SpamAssassin and AWStats.

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Mountain View, CA (December 10, 2007) - Simply Hired, operates the world’s largest search engine for jobs at www.simplyhired.com, while also providing job board technology to thousand of publisher sites. Simply Hired will quickly expand their publisher network through a prominent distribution deal with Go Daddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar. Through this partnership, Go Daddy is now able to offer their millions of hosting customers the opportunity to monetize their site while seamlessly integrating valuable content into their hosting platforms.

“When Simply Hired approached us about offering their free Job-a-matic product to our hosting customers, it was an easy decision,” said Vice-President of Technology Michael Chadwick. “Go Daddy provides a one-stop shop for individuals and businesses to easily establish an online presence. Using Go Daddy Hosting Connection, our customers can take their site to the next level by monetizing it and quickly adding relevant job content.”

The Simply Hired Job-a-matic product allows Go Daddy hosting customers to instantly add a free job board to their site and to utilize a suite of tools to easily customize and monetize their site while providing users with a seamless experience. Another feature of the Job-a-matic product is the quality backfill of relevant jobs coming from the Simply Hired database of more than six million jobs, so the job board will always look full.

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Dreamhost is celebrating its 10 years birthday with an amazing discount of $110.10, simply by using the promo code 101010. The package include 500GB storage, 5TB Bandwidth, in addition to a lots of other features. I think it really worth much more, with this discount you can get one year hosting for just $9.30 USD, or use the discount for 2,3,5 or 10 years hosting package for better discount. Just notice that this promo code is valid only for new customers, this cannot be used for renewal.

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Earlier this month, international web hosting provider NetWideHost.com announced the company will start offering web hosting services that use servers located in the United Kingdom. "Our intention is to make European and UK customers happier and to boost their online success".

The UK-based servers were deployed in the BlueSquare Data center in Maidenhead, England. "We have chosen to launch our new servers in the United Kingdom because of the growing demand from clients from the United Kingdom and Europe". NetWideHost.com already has offices situated in London, approximately 25.7 miles east of Maidenhead. The company believes this will play an important role in the successful management of the new service.

The new servers will feature the powerful Intel Xeon E5335 Processor with 4GB ECC REG 533 FBDIMM and 2.5 tera bytes of hard disk space.

BlueSquare's 10,000 sq. ft. Data Center is fully-equipped with a climate control system, PowerWave UPS system and a Broadcrown 2 megawatt generator. Onsite NOC engineers are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and the entire facility is closely monitored, requiring an access card for entry.

For more information please visit: http://www.netwidehost.com

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Sponsored Post: I had an excellent experience with hosting providers in Canada, and few years ago one of my customers have even traveled to Canada to check the datacenters. This week I was testing a Canadian Web Hosting Company, and that's also the company name canadianwebhosting.com with servers located at Harbour Center in downtown Vancouver, BC, Canada. Canadian Web Hosting provides shared, Windows, VPS, and dedicated hosting in Canada; and there is even resellers and enterprise hosting. For people looking for secure and reliable hosting for their projects or companies I'm sure that you won't be disappointed.

Pricing for shared hosting start from 3.95 CAD ($3.7 US), it is probably not the cheapest but if we talk about quality hosting that worth more. Web hosting packages came with $25 Google Adwords credit so you can advertise your business and generate some sales, which is great for new websites. Asp Hosting came with DSN / MSSQL Server in addition to supporting ASP and ASP.NET. Windows plans start from 12.95 CAD ($12.25 US) and include Plesk as control panel.

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You certainly heard about the latest CPanel 11, automated updates are not yet available on the stable branch and many was asking me how to upgrade their servers to this new release. Notice that to use Cpanel 11 you will have to switch to current branch, which is not recommended for hosting providers, but if you manage your own server you can use it at your own risk. Stable release is planned for June 13, 2007.

1. Login to your server WHM
2. Run Software -> Update System Software
3. Run Software -> Update Server Software
4. Choose Cpanel -> Upgrade to Latest Version ; then click on the Update Settings link
5. By default cPanel/WHM Updates are set to Automatic (STABLE tree), change it to Automatic (CURRENT tree), then save
6. Choose again Cpanel -> Upgrade to Latest Version ; then Click to upgrade.
7. Be patient until the upgrade process is over
8. Run Themes -> X Skin Migration Wizard, select all your account and click to migrate theme to x3/x3mail themes
9. Now Logout and login again to your WHM or Cpanel to see it updated to Cpanel 11
10. Enjoy !

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