Are you a webmaster looking for power-up ideas to turn your mediocre web site into a powerhouse of the Web?  Are you a web host looking for ideas on how you can diversify your web hosting services, to make a little more money on related services you can provide?  Today’s podcast is all about web hosting power-ups.  Little ideas that you can bring into your web hosting companies or your web sites to take them to the next level.
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March 3, 2010 - 4PSA launched VoipNow Automation, a business and operations automation software designed for deploying, managing and billing services in cloud infrastructures. With VoipNow Automation, providers can define service plans, build their online store and customer portal, automatically provision services, and manage ordering, invoicing and payment processes using the latest cloud technologies.

VoipNow Automation allows service providers to streamline critical business tasks like billing and account management, reduces costs and provides a solid foundation for growth. The platform is able to scale to a virtually unlimited number of customers using 4Grid and it is flexible enough to integrate with any type of cloud service using Cloud Blocks. The solution comes with an Open Source front-end that includes the online store and the portal where customers can manage personal information, subscriptions, orders, invoices and payments.

“Our main objective with VoipNow Automation is to help service providers reduce costs and serve more customers with fewer resources. Although we are first targeting the automation of our own Unified Communications software, VoipNow Automation is extensible by design. Service providers can use the same platform and build Cloud Blocks for any type of cloud service. The solution’s flexibility means more time spent on business critical activities, rather than on the technical integration of the new services in the portfolio.” said Bogdan Carstoiu, 4PSA’s CEO.

Automation is part of VoipNow Platform, integrating with the other components of the ecosystem and providing a complete solution for delivering Unified Communications, hosted PBX, VoIP wholesale and SIP trunking services.

VoipNow Professional is a software Unified Communications solution that allows service providers to deliver rich multimedia communications services like voice, video, presence, instant messaging, and faxing. VoipNow Professional customer base is growing at an accelerated rate; the software is currently deployed with service providers from more than 40 countries.

VoipNow Core is the first distributed cloud VoIP delivery solution in the world. The software is using 4PSA’s 4Grid technology and allows service providers to deliver high volume SIP trunking and wholesale VoIP services to end-users and resellers. VoipNow Core also includes distributed media gateway features, allowing service providers to interconnect SIP and PSTN at minimal costs.

About 4PSA

4PSA is an innovative software vendor specialized in applications that run on computer clouds. The company provides under 4PSA brand solutions that help service providers and enterprises manage their IT infrastructure, automate processes, and improve communications.

The flagship solution is VoipNow Platform, a set of software applications designed to accelerate Unified Communications adoption by businesses and end-users. The products are built around cloud computing concepts and provide unrivaled features, scalability, and automation. 4PSA’s success is based on excellence, innovation, and customer oriented processes. The company’s business philosophy is based on the ISO 9001:2008 quality management system certified by TÜV CERT.

If you have comments, suggestions or questions, please send an email to press AT 4psa.com.

4PSA and VoipNow are registered trademarks of Rack-Soft, Inc.

All products and company names herein are trademarks of their re

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It is always a good thing when you can share some positive news about web hosts joining web hosts for a good cause.  Hosting for Haiti is all about the biggest and brightest web hosting companies in the world coming together to support the victims of the earthquakes that happened in Haiti last month.

Here is a little ‘bit more about the project from the web site:
Although normally fiercely competitive, as members of the hosting community we know that the power [...]

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Twitter makes for a pretty nice way for a web host to get it’s message out to their customers quickly.  You can send a message to everybody that is following you, or you could answer just one person, if needed.  Screenr is the way to get that job done.  You can instantly record a screencast, all with web based software – and share it anywhere.
Quick and Easy Screencast Creator
The thing that makes Screenr so twitter-tastic is that it gives you [...]

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When you walk into an all you can eat buffet, nobody expects you to eat all the food in the restaurant.  You might fill up your plate three or four times, but you can not eat everything in sight.  The same could be said for unlimited services you might see when it comes to web hosting.
What Does Unlimited Really Mean in Web Hosting?
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For any web host out there, having video tutorials showing off your services is a nice thing to promote to your customers.  It is always better to show somebody how to do something, rather than just have them read text.  If you are looking for a low-cost way to create your own simple tutorial collection, look no further than ScreenToaster.

Once you sign up, you can use it from anywhere at any time.  It captures video on the screen with simply [...]

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I have not one but two ways you can use the power of some awesome online tools to create your own video tutorials, for web hosting or anything else on your computer screen.  Also I’ll explain the myth of unlimited hosting and talk a little about what the web hosting world is doing about the disaster in Haiti, all on this edition of the Web Hosting Show.
Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 203!
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February 22, 2010 - 4PSA announced today its participation to the 5th annual Parallels Summit, the leading event in US hosting industry. The company will preview the General Availability version of the VoipNow Automation, the operations and business automation software designed for cloud services. VoipNow Automation is a component of VoipNow Plaftorm, a suite of software solutions targeting IP Communications Service Providers. 4PSA exhibits at booth #26 and sponsors the event as a Silver Sponsor.

Designed to take advantage of cloud resources, VoipNow Platform allows hosting providers to deliver distributed, scalable Unified Communications services and to build carrier class IT infrastructures using commodity hardware. The integrated solution includes VoipNow Professional, Automation and Core.

At Parallels Summit 2010, 4PSA will preview the General Availability for VoipNow Automation, a business and operations automation tool that introduces new concepts in managing cloud based services. Together with VoipNow Core and Professional, Automation offers a complete end-to-end Unified Communications solution covering all technical and business aspects.

At the exhibition, 4PSA will demo VoipNow Platform and will cover in a keynote the issues hosting providers face today when deploying Unified Communications. “Parallels Summit 2010 is an important event, bringing together companies that build and use the cloud. Our software platforms delivering Unified Communications, website and email hosting and DNS management are a perfect fit into this environment.”said Bogdan Carstoiu, 4PSA’s CEO.

VoipNow Professional is a software Unified Communications solution that allows service providers to deliver rich multimedia communications services like voice, video, presence, instant messaging, and faxing. VoipNow Professional customer base is growing at an accelerated rate; the software is currently deployed with service providers from more than 40 countries.

VoipNow Core is the first distributed cloud VoIP delivery solution in the world. The software is using 4PSA’s 4Grid technology and allows service providers to deliver high volume SIP trunking and wholesale VoIP services to end-users and resellers. VoipNow Core also includes distributed media gateway features, allowing service providers to interconnect SIP and PSTN at minimal costs.

About 4PSA

4PSA is an innovative software vendor specialized in applications that run on computer clouds. The company provides under 4PSA brand solutions that help service providers and enterprises manage their IT infrastructure, automate processes, and improve communications.

The flagship solution is VoipNow Platform, a set of software applications designed to accelerate Unified Communications adoption by businesses and end-users. The products are built around cloud computing concepts and provide unrivaled features, scalability, and automation. 4PSA’s success is based on excellence, innovation, and customer oriented processes. The company’s business philosophy is based on the ISO 9001:2008 quality management system certified by TÜV CERT.

If you have comments, suggestions or questions, please send an email to press AT 4psa.com.

4PSA and VoipNow are registered trademarks of Rack-Soft, Inc.

All products and company names herein are trademarks of their re

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There is no doubt that cloud computing is gaining in popularity. It seems now even Microsoft is getting into the business.
Ever wonder how interoperability is relevant to cloud computing?  The guys at Microsoft Europe have put together this great video explanation of what is is all about:

Have any other web hosting business related videos to share?  Be sure to leave them in the comments, or e-mail me at mitch@mitchkeeler.com.  Would love to highlight them right here on WebHostingShow.com.
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Ever wonder what the birth of a data center would look like?  We have no screaming here, and no slaps to the rear end.  Instead, we have what appears to be a digital animated short on how Skanska builds a state of the art data center.
This video is really interesting to watch, and to see what all goes into building a data center from the ground up.

Have any other web hosting business related videos to share?  Be sure to [...]

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