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HOUSTON, TX - (THE HOSTING NEWS) - The Planet (www.theplanet.com), the world’s largest privately held dedicated hosting company, today announced that it has once again been named to Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 Program for North America. The annual survey ranks the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in North America based on percentage revenue growth over three years, from 2004 through 2006.

This is the second consecutive year The Planet has secured a spot on the Technology Fast 500, moving 70 slots up the list to #81 for 2007. The Planet was also included in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Program for Texas.

“Sustaining high revenue growth over five years is an exceptional accomplishment,” said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman, U.S. Technology, Media and Telecommunications, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP. “We are proud to honor The Planet with a ranking on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list.”

“The Planet continues to elevate its presence in the hosting industry, evidenced by our being the only hosting company on the prestigious list,” said The Planet’s Vice President of Marketing and Product Management Steve Kahan. “Our goal is to deliver the broadest portfolio of servers and solutions for our customers. With the quality of our data centers, network and our team, we are focused on delivering a world-class customer experience, which will set the standard for our industry.”

To view the complete list, visit http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/section_node/0%2C1042%2Csid%25253D56072%2C00.html.

For more information, visit www.theplanet.com

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SO EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS CAN EASILY BE DIGITALLY SIGNED AND ENCRYPTED FOR OPTIMUM SECURITY

Jersey City, NJ - (THE HOSTING NEWS) - Comodo www.comodo.com, a leading Certification Authority and Internet security company announced today the availability of the BETA version of SecureEmail. This PKI based solution enables outgoing emails to be encrypted and digitally signed so that recipients can be assured that the email has not been tampered with during transmission and is coming from a trusted source. This functionality is critical where sensitive information is being communicated through email and must be secured from hackers or identity thieves.

Email is one of the most ubiquitous forms of communications and is also one of the most vulnerable systems to attack. Comodo SecureEmail is the install-and-forget PKI based application that can automatically encrypt and sign all messages. Featuring full integration with Outlook, Thunderbird and other major mail clients, it features a built-in wizard that allows users to easily download and setup a free Comodo email certificate. Home users will benefit from the security of automatic encryption and signing of their email while the application handles difficult or hard to remember processes such as public- key exchange. Network administrators looking to implement total client-to-client email security can utilize Comodo SecureEmail as a complement to any existing gateway encryption process.

Comodo offers this solution free to help accelerate market adoption of the practice of signing and encrypting email communications to protect users from the inherent vulnerability of sending email over the Internet. The market has been slow to adopt this type of solution because setting up and maintaining a secure email system has traditionally been too complex for most users. Comodo SecureEmail was designed to address this complexity issue and, once installed, the application will automatically monitor all incoming and outgoing mails; can prompt if the user attempts to send unencrypted mail and will manage the complex key exchange procedure. Other key features include:

* Innovative session certificate:

To avoid the complicated public key exchange process normally needed for securing and signing email, Comodo SecureEmail automatically generates a unique, ’single-use’ session certificate to encrypt outgoing emails to recipients whenever an email certificate is not present on the system. The recipient can then decrypt and read the mail by either installing their own free copy of SecureEmail or by using our online WebReader service to securely view the message online.

* Whole journey encryption:

Many corporations use an email gateway that encrypts messages as they leave the corporate perimeter. The problem with this approach is that it leaves internal mail completely unprotected and vulnerable to malware, packet sniffing and malicious insiders. Mail that is heading from the network towards the gateway is similarly vulnerable. The only way to completely secure email traffic is to implement client-to-client encryption i.e. mail is encrypted as soon as it leaves the sender’s workstation. Comodo SecureEmail fills this potential security hole by providing whole journey encryption from sender’s mail client to recipient’s mail client.

* Automatic certificate exchange, installation and updates:

SecureEmail’s notification system ensures both sender and recipient are updated with each others certificates. SecureEmail also automatically imports all relevant mail settings to ensure the fastest possible set-up time.

* Built in wizard for easy sign-up and installation of a Comodo Free email Certificate.

“SecureEmail is another addition to our comprehensive suite of desktop security solutions to enable secure communications and computing,” said Melih Abdulhayoglu, CEO and Chief Security Architect of Comodo. “It is our passion to create solutions that enable people to communicate, collaborate and access the Internet confidently. SecureEmail is a worthy addition to our other award winning free solutions including Comodo Firewall Pro and Comodo BOClean.”

With SecureEmail, Comodo expands on its vision of enabling people to remain safe and secure in the “digital comscape” - the multiple environments that encompass digital communications and commerce landscapes.

For more information, please visit www.comodo.com

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, SIGNALING ADVANCES IN SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE (SAAS) FOR BUSINESS EMAIL
LOS ANGELES - (THE HOSTING NEWS) - Mail2World, Inc., a pioneering force in business SaaS communications solutions aggregated on a single Web platform, today announced that its registered user base has skyrocketed to more than 10 million users and over 5.6 billion messages handled per month. By surpassing this significant milestone, Mail2World reaffirms its authority in the development, deployment and management of on-demand messaging and collaboration solutions since the company was founded in 2000. Mail2World derived its accelerated growth from a mix of market segments around the world, including ISPs, enterprise businesses, small and midsize businesses, and institutions of higher education-all strategically targeted by the company’s direct sales teams and global channel partners. Mail2World’s dramatic market expansion was heralded earlier this month by the company’s announcement of its all-new, all-Cisco network hosted by IT Infrastructure services leader SAVVIS, Inc.

“We believe our strong growth reveals not only high demand for our services and technology, but also the convergence of several industry and market drivers,” states Mail2World Executive Vice President and COO Youssef Abed. “For example, our recent increase in business tells us that our seven-year-old delivery model of offering messaging and collaboration software as subscription-based, online services has finally been accepted into the mainstream of business communications. It simply no longer makes sense for companies to burden themselves with the expense and logistics of on-premise software, now that SaaS has proven its ability to meet market demands for high performance, reliability, client-centric customization and low total cost of ownership.”

Mr. Abed points out that another key factor in his company’s success is recent advancements in Web technologies like AJAX, which are rapidly closing the gap between traditional desktop apps and feature-rich, interactive and highly responsive Internet apps like Mail2World’s. “AJAX is one of those technologies that have revolutionized the Web forever,” asserts Mr. Abed. “Mail2World was one of the first service providers in our industry to implement AJAX across its application portfolio.”

Mail2World’s comprehensive, hosted messaging and collaboration services include the following:

Outlook-like Webmail client with POP, IMAP, SMTP and mobile access

Large attachments capability and true, unlimited storage quotas

Shared calendar with advanced personal information management (PIM) tools and iCal support

Contacts system with CRM features and LDAP

File cabinet with file management and sharing tools

Company, group and personal dashboards

Sophisticated, real-time spam and virus protection

Web-based Email-2-SMS and instant Email Translator

Email archiving with policy compliance and email retention features

Control Center with intuitive user and domain-level management tools and on-demand usage reports

24×7x365 customer care via email, phone and instant messaging

Private-label customization for customers and channel partners

For more information, please visit www.mail2world.net

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