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New Merak E-mail Server Suite Debuts
IceWarp Software Ltd., makers of the Merak E-mail Server Suite, announced version 8.1 designed to meet the needs of ISPs and enterprise businesses. Merak will be on display at Inbox/Outbox in the Royal Horticultural Halls, Victoria, London on June 22 and 23. In addition, IBM and DELL have provided powerful Linux and WINDOWS-based servers to demonstrate Merak in action in a variety of business and ISP environments.
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iCIMS Signs with AT&T to Host Online Applications
iCIMS announced that it has recently signed a deal with AT&T to upgrade and outsource its data center operations. Under the agreement, all of iCIMS" solutions, including the iRecruiter Hiring Management Solution, will be hosted at AT&T's SAS-70 Type II Certified New Jersey Internet Data Center.
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.JOBS TLD Launches
The official launch of the top-level Internet domain ".jobs" was announced at the 57th Society for Human Resource Management Annual Conference. Earlier this year, ICANN granted approval for the new top-level Internet domain. While SHRM is the sponsor of .jobs, the domain will be operated independently by Employ Media, based in Cleveland, Ohio.
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NameSecure Dramatically Reduces Its Domain Name Registration Fees
NameSecure announced it dramatically reduced its domain registration fees from $15.00 per year to $7.95 per year for its one to three year registrations or renewals. Reduced registration fees include all ICANN fees and the company's complimentary DNS hosting, Web forwarding, E-mail forwarding, Zone File Control and One-Page Mini-Site.
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Register.com Rejects Offer
Register.com, Inc. announced that the Board of Directors, by the unanimous vote of all directors not associated with RCM Acquisition Co. LLC, has rejected the proposal from RCM Acquisition to purchase the Company for $7.10 per share in cash as inadequate.
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.NU Domain's New SpellGuard Service Expands Domain Name Brand Protection
The .NU Domain Ltd today announced its new SpellGuard service to protect companies' Internet brands from keyboard errors and typosquatting. This service allows protection of up to five misspellings of a domain name, all of which will point to a company's primary domain name or URL.
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The Planet Names Scott Hyten as President
The Planet announced it has named Scott Hyten as president. Company founder, Peter Pathos, remains as Chairman. Scott Hyten was previously CEO of Wild Brain Inc., an animation studio based in San Francisco. Under his direction, Wild Brain enjoyed a 300% increase in revenue and secured $30 million in investment financing.
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