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Affilorama.com proudly announces the upcoming release of a new edition of its Affilorama Premium service for affiliate marketers. It now includes web hosting and a more comprehensive set of marketing tools, making it a unique service of invaluable resources for affiliates.
Christchurch, Affilorama.com, an online educational and resource centre for both aspiring and advanced affiliate marketers, will launch the new Affilorama Premium 2010 Edition on. New features of this edition of Affilorama Premium include a greater range of customized internet marketing tools, and web hosting. This is a membership-based service offered by Affilorama, an expansion and improvement of the original Affilorama Premium membership. Additional features of the Affilorama Premium 2010 edition see more tools and a web hosting service to be made available to members. Improvements have also been made to the pre-existing tools, alongside a new release of the monthly magazine included in the service. Just like a supermarket is a one-stop shop for all your food requirements, Affilorama aims to be a one-stop shop for all affiliate marketing needs. There is nothing like this on the market today these marketing tools are invaluable for members because they automate important but usually very time-consuming tasks. We have designed them with the specific purpose of propelling our members towards success in affiliate marketing Our plans for the future of Affilorama should make our members ecstatic. By answering all affiliate’s needs in one place, we really are creating a unique and priceless service Previously, progressing members of Affilorama had to purchase web hosting externally, which would typically cost from $10 to $50 per domain. Now they can save on that cost as the new Affilorama Premium 2010 Edition includes hosting for up to fifteen domains.
The decision to offer web hosting reflects founder Mark Ling’s vision to drive Affilorama towards becoming a complete service for affiliate marketer’s needs. “Just like a supermarket is a one-stop shop for all your food requirements, Affilorama aims to be a one-stop shop for all affiliate marketing needs. There is nothing like this on the market today,” says Ling. Five new tools designed specifically for affiliate marketers have been added to Affilorama Premium, bringing the total to 13. Improvements have also been made to the existing eight tools, enabling the execution of more functions. Ling says “these marketing tools are invaluable for members because they automate important but usually very time-consuming tasks. We have designed them with the specific purpose of propelling our members towards success in affiliate marketing”.The new tools include ‘Trusted Traffic’, which assists affiliates in building links to their website from trusted traffic sources, such as government or educational websites. ‘Social Snoop’ reveals the rankings of a page of interest on 19 social sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. ‘Article Spin’ analyzes articles for the purpose of helping affiliates avoid duplicate content and so enabling preference in search engine rankings.Also included in the new Affilorama Premium membership is a monthly magazine providing detailed insight and commentary on a particular topic of interest. This provides members with fresh material on advanced topics, in addition to their unlimited access to Affilorama Premium’s other resources.Affilorama has a number of other innovative features in the offing that will be introduced to Affilorama Premium in the coming months. “Our plans for the future of Affilorama should make our members ecstatic. By answering all affiliate’s needs in one place, we really are creating a unique and priceless service”, says Ling.A special offer is being made for a $1 trial of the service for launch week. It will then cost $47 per month for those wishing to continue their membership. This price will be raised to $67 for new members signing up from December 1st 2009.
the global leader in ultra low-cost computing, has installed 10,000 virtual desktop computers in 1,000 adult learning centers in partnership with the Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited (MKCL), a public sector company established by the Government of Maharashtra, India. Maharashtra is India’s second largest state and includes the city of Mumbai. The two organizations also announced plans to computerize 5,000 additional centers across India in the next two years. MKCL’s mission is to help the people of Maharashtra join the knowledge economy by providing world-class IT literacy and skills, which they deliver through a network of more than 5,000 learning centers. The learning centers are operated by small and mid-sized IT enterprises and educational institutions to provide IT literacy, community development, and e-governance services to the citizens.
To meet their need for a low-cost, energy-efficient computing platform, MKCL turned to NComputing. The popular NComputing X-series virtual desktop kits enable a single desktop PC to be shared by up to 11 students simultaneously. The solution costs $70 per station (compared to $500 or more for a stand-alone PC) and uses only 1 watt of electricity (compared to 110 watts or more for a PC).Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Vivek Sawant, Managing Director of MKCL said, “MKCL’s goal is to expand computer learning to millions of learners who need these essential skills to join the 21st-century workplace. Our challenge was to expand computing access in a highly economical and eco-friendly way and the NComputing solution was a perfect fit. We are pleased that in less than a year, we have been able to install or expand computing access in 1,000 centers and now plan to expand to another 5,000 centers in the next two years.”The NComputing solution takes advantage of the fact that today’s PCs are so powerful that the vast majority of users only need a small fraction of the computing capacity. NComputing taps this unused capacity so that it can be simultaneously shared by many users. Each user’s monitor, keyboard and mouse are connected to a small and highly reliable NComputing thin-client device, which is then connected to the shared PC. NComputing’s award-winning vSpace desktop virtualization software provides each user with a rich multimedia computing experience and their own computing session. Organizations typically save at least 50% on hardware costs, 75% on support costs, and 90% of electricity costs by installing NComputing.The MKCL learning centers are often located in areas where electricity is unreliable or available for only a few hours a day. They rely on expensive generators and power backup systems to keep the learning centers operating when the power goes out. But by using the 1-watt NComputing devices, the learning centers reduce their capital expenses by purchasing lower-capacity backup power systems, and they save operating costs in the form of 90% lower electricity bills.”While there are many initiatives for schoolchildren to get computer training, we must not forget that there are tens of millions of adults who need computer literacy even more urgently,” said Mr. Stephen Dukker, Chairman and CEO of NComputing while on a visit to Mumbai. “NComputing is the cornerstone of sustainable computing in so many places — from the smallest schools to the largest global enterprises. The tide is turning in how IT is procured, and it is very rewarding for us to see the benefits of our technology improve the lives and job prospects of so many people.”With 15 million daily users in over 140 countries, NComputing is also at the forefront of bringing affordable and eco-friendly computing to government, education, and business organizations in India. Last year, NComputing partnered with the state of Andhra Pradesh to install 5,000 computer labs in government schools. An estimated 1.8 million children gained computer access and training for the first time.About NComputing Inc.NComputing, Inc. is the fastest growing desktop virtualization company in the world with millions of users in 140 countries. The company’s award-winning, patented technology lowers desktop computing costs, improves manageability, and reduces both energy consumption and e-waste. It is the perfect solution for leveraging the power and potential of PCs and cloud computing. To learn more about NComputing, visit http://www.ncomputing.com.About MKCL Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited (MKCL) is promoted by the Department of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra, India and was incorporated under the Companies Act as a Public Limited Company to create new paradigm in education and development through universalization and integration of Information Technology in teaching, learning and educational management processes in particular and socio-economic transformative processes in general.
Creating Economic Opportunities for Women ,a non-profit organization developing economic opportunities for immigrant and refugee women, announced today that it is hosting its annual Global Beats Fundraiser. The benefit for low-income immigrant and refugee women will be held November 4, 2009 at the Montgomery Theater in San Jose, California. This year’s event will feature a performance by the Carnival Del Mundo musical group, a Venture Fair business expo with C.E.O. Women alumnae, and an opportunity to win several raffle prizes. C.E.O. Women, along with event sponsor Chevron Corporation, will honor the dedication of three women alumnae with the Most Profitable, Most Promising and Most Inspiring Entrepreneur Awards. The winners will be selected based on business growth, potential for future success, and challenges that were overcome to start their business.
“These Women Entrepreneur awards represent what C.E.O. Women’s training is all about and aligns with Chevron’s goal to support the growth of small businesses as a building block to our economy,” said Debrah Cook, Global Partnerships and Programs, at Chevron. “The C.E.O. Women award winners have shown exemplary determination, skill and entrepreneurial spirit to overcome the challenges they faced to create successful businesses and build better lives for themselves and their families. We are proud to recognize them with these awards and be a part of this great event.” The Global Beats event will also spotlight new initiatives taking place within the organization. C.E.O. Women is expanding its reach to the South Bay by opening a satellite office in San Jose. The new location will be able to reach thousands of immigrant and refugee women in the South Bay. Additionally, C.E.O. Women is rolling out its innovative educational soap opera Grand Café. Grand Café is an 18-episode series of DVDs and workbooks, which imparts language, financial literacy and entrepreneurial training through the stories of four immigrant and refugee women and their challenges and triumphs in starting their own businesses in the U.S. “Grand Cafe is revolutionizing the way immigrant and refugee women learn about entrepreneurship and improve their English,” said Farhana Huq, Founder and CEO of C.E.O. Women. “This educational soap opera combines our award winning micro-enterprise training program with technology to reach underserved low-income immigrant communities throughout the greater Bay Area, giving them the knowledge, confidence and skills to have a successful business.”Prior to the Global Beats awards ceremony and the Carnival Del Mundo concert, a reception will be held at the St. Claire Hotel in San Jose, where C.E.O. Women alumnae will feature their micro-businesses. Guests will have the opportunity to learn about micro-enterprise, interact with C.E.O. Women graduates who will be marketing and selling their products and services, and enjoy specially prepared hors d’oeuvres and a signature cocktail. The event is free to attend. Any contributions will be welcomed but not expected. Chevron Corporation is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies, with subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide. The company’s success is driven by the ingenuity and commitment of approximately 62,000 employees who operate across the energy spectrum. Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and other energy products; manufactures and sells petrochemical products; generates power and produces geothermal energy; provides energy efficiency solutions; and develops the energy resources of the future, including biofuels and other renewables. Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.
C.E.O. Women is a non-profit organization founded in 2000 to address systemic poverty and lack of income mobility faced by low-income immigrant and refugee women. The mission of C.E.O. Women is to create economic opportunities for low-income immigrant and refugee women through teaching English, communications and entrepreneurship skills, so they can establish successful livelihoods. For more information about C.E.O. Women’s mission and programs, visit them on the World Wide Web at www.ceowomen.org.C.E.O. Women creates economic opportunities for low-income immigrant and refugee women through teaching English, communications and entrepreneurship skills, so they can establish successful livelihoods.
SNW (Storage Networking World), in conjunction with Computerworld and the Storage Networking Industry c (SNIA), announced today an agenda with over 150 educational sessions at SNW Fall 2009, happening at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix, Ariz.In addition to 17 educational tracks ranging from Data Center to Infrastructure to Green Storage, SNW will feature a series of half-day summits focused on Virtualization, Solid State Storage, and Cloud Computing. Attendees of SNW will also have the opportunity to participate in tutorials, hands-on labs, and SNIA certification.Produced by Computerworld and co-owned by Computerworld and SNIA, SNW is the largest event for IT end-users, vendors, channel partners, press and analysts involved in storage, data center, infrastructure, and business continuity. SNW also offers the world’s largest Expo devoted to storage and related technologies.
Featured presenters who will present market-leading case studies at SNW Fall 2009 include:Raymond Kurzweil, inventor and visionaryArthur Lessard, chief of information security, Mattel, Inc.Lars Linden, senior vice president, director, Data Center Services/Operations, Citizens Bank
Brett Michalak, chief information officer, Tickets.com For more information about SNW Fall 2009, please visit www.snwusa.com.
To register for this event, snwreg@computerworld.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .To register for this event as press, please visit the SNW Fall 2009 registration page:Registration/Press.For the complete SNW Fallblication have won more than 100 awards in the past five years alone. Computerworld leads the industry with an online audience of over 2 million unique monthly visitors and a print audience of more than 1.2 million readers each week.Computerworld’s conferences, with their focus on technologies and solutions, provide a rare opportunity for attendees to gain insight into the way user companies execute their strategies in the enterprise. Whether it’s the prestigious Computerworld Honors Program, Computerworld’s exclusive Premier 100 IT Leaders Conference or vertical industry events such as SNW, Business Intelligence Perspectives, or SaaScon, Computerworld’s conferences provide the best environment for idea exchange among IT executives and IT solutions providers.
About International Data Group (IDG)International Data Group (IDG) is the world’s leading technology media, events, and research company. IDG’s online network includes more than 450 Web sites spanning business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment, and video games worldwide. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers in 85 countries including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, and PC World. IDG’s lead-generation service, IDG Connect, matches technology companies with an audience of engaged, high-quality IT professionals, influencers, and decision makers.
IDG is a leading producer of more than 750 technology-related events including Macworld Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Entertainment for All Expo (E for All), DEMO, and IDC Directions. IDC, a subsidiary of IDG, is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events. Over 900 IDC analysts in more than 90 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends. Additional information about IDG, a privately held company, is available at www.idg.com. Note: All product and company names are trademarks of their respective companies.
About the SNIA The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is a not-for-profit global organization, made up of some 400 member companies spanning virtually the entire storage industry. SNIA’s mission is to lead the storage industry worldwide in developing and promoting standards, technologies, and educational services to empower organizations in the management of information. To this end, the SNIA is uniquely committed to delivering standards, education, and services that will propel open storage networking solutions into the broader market. For additional information, visit the SNIA web site at www.snia.org.
IDG World Expo today provided a preview of the OpenSource World™, Next Generation Data Center™ (NGDC™) and CloudWorld™ conferences, which will open this week at Moscone Center West in San Francisco. Thousands of highly qualified IT professionals, technology buyers and C-level decision-makers will gather August 12 – 13 to explore the latest open source, cloud computing and data center solutions and products, learn from industry gurus about emerging trends and best practices, gather insight during dozens of educational and hands-on training sessions, and meet with more than 60 exhibitors on the Solutions Showcase floor.The events – co-located to give attendees the most comprehensive view into today’s rapidly evolving and tightly related enterprise technologies – will feature the following highlights.
To register for OpenSource World, NGDC and CloudWorld, please visit https://register.rcsreg.com/regos-1.0/osw2009/ga/clear.html. For more details on the conference content,For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Sales Manager Amy Bonner at abonner@idgworldexpo.com or (508) 424-4892.About OpenSource World, Next Generation Data Center and CloudWorldOpenSource World focuses on innovative solutions in real-world environments using open source, open standards and open architecture as part of an integrated IT infrastructure. Next Generation Data Center is the only strategic IT event focused on the complete end-to-end solution for the 21st century data center and the new technologies from which these data centers are being built. CloudWorld, debuting this year, will bring together the buyers and sellers of Web-centric software, infrastructure and services designed to drive acceptance and deployment of cloud computing in the data center.About IDG World Expo IDG World Expo is a leading producer of tradeshows and events for professionals and consumers seeking world-class education, strategic business relationships, and access to industry-leading products and services. IDG World Expo’s portfolio of conferences and events includes Macworld®, Electronic Entertainment Expo® (E3 Expo®), Next Generation Data Center™ (NGDC™), OpenSource World™, and CloudWorld™. IDG World Expo is a business unit of IDG, the world’s leading technology media, research and event company.
CS New Media today launched a new company website and added Fully Managed Linux Virtual Private Servers (VPS) to its line of Web hosting services. CS New Media continues to provide an array of Windows and Linux shared hosting and reseller hosting solutions.
With the launch of Virtual Private Servers, the company has introduced six Fully Managed VPS configurations, starting at £17.95 per month for 5GB of disk space and 150GB of monthly data transfer. The highest end configuration starts at £99.95 and includes 40GB of disk space and 1200GB of monthly data transfer. CS New Media’s VPS solutions are geared toward Web developers and small businesses.
“We’ve spent the last year developing a public VPS solution that will provide the value-add and service level that our clients need to run their businesses. As a fully managed service, our team manages every technical aspect of the VPS, ranging from initial setup and frequent software updates to daily off-site backups and 24/7 service monitoring. It’s an all-in-one solution,” said Carl Shepherdson, owner of CS New Media.All VPS configurations include RAID-10 storage, guaranteed server resources, the Plesk control panel, 24/7 technical support, and 24/7 service monitoring. Configurations also include daily off-site automatic data backups, which helps minimize the threat of data loss.CS New Media’s new website has been in development for nearly three months. The site now boasts improved navigation and a greater variety of information about the company’s services and technical infrastructure.CS New Media provides affordable UK-based Shared and Reseller Windows and Linux Web hosting solutions. Serving home users, businesses and educational institutions, CS New Media’s hosting packages offer genuine 24 hour, dedicated support and access to the latest technologies
Vista Broadband Networks, Inc., Northern California’s largest fixed wireless Internet Service Provider for pure business caliber services has long been a sponsor of the Sonoma Mountain Business Cluster Vista provides a full package of services to both SMBC and all of its tenants, including internet access service, remote telecommuting, webpresence, and other valuable options. According to Scott Mindemann, Chairman, Co-Founder and CEO of Vista Broadband, “Our long-standingrelationship with the Sonoma Mountain Business Cluster is important to us, because we believe in the entrepreneurial spirit that powers this community. We are very excited to be offering our Vista HD service that contributesboth our ultrafast fiber-optic and our nimble microwave infrastructures to the success of these new businesses.” Vista Broadband is honored to partner with SMBC and enable current technology entrepreneurs to be successful now and in the future.The Sonoma Mountain Business Cluster (SMBC) is a non-profit business incubator specializing in sustainable resources and socially-relevant technologies. Its function is to assist entrepreneurs and startup companies in achieving success through provision of: mentoring and coaching, a supportive service network, an intellectual and entrepreneurial environment, educational and networking events, contact to investment capital, and an affordable full-featured physical infrastructer h Bay. Vista delivers the highest caliber, most robust Internet access service for today’s bandwidth intensive business communications. Vista buries the competition with next generation technology and provides unbeatable speeds via fiber-optics, microwave wireless, or copper T1 solutions. With our custom redundant connections and a knowledgeable world class support staff to help you 24×7, Vista is now serving higher speeds to even more areas of Sonoma, Marin, & Napa counties with Vista’s own privately built microwave and fiber-optic redundant network 2nd to none. Vista Broadband is a leader in commercial class Internet solutions and delivers a comprehensive array of communication products and services designed exclusively for businesses. Vista also offers complete email and web hosting solutions tailored to customers’ needs. To learn more about the products and services of Vista Broadband Networks, Inc. or to arrange a free consultation for your business
Web Hosting is packed with exceptional keynote presentations spanning topics from cloud computing and virtualization to search engine optimization and professional development. The keynote topics were selected to help web hosts identify strategies to answer critical business questions necessary to compete and thrive in a changing environment. Three particular keynotes focus on market opportunities, competitive challenges, and government policy.
the opening keynote is Parallels CEO, Serguei Beloussov. He will deliver a presentation that enables attendees to learn first-hand how to leverage cloud computing and evaluate everything from automation to virtualization solutions. If you attended HostingCon , you know that Serquei has a unique ability to break down the competitive environment in a way that shakes out opportunities. For this keynote, he will help hosting services providers identify a unique opportunity to offer their SMB customers applications via Software-as-a-Service (SaaS.)
Following Serquei on Monday afternoon is Iain Grant, Managing Director of Sea Board Group. In this keynote, Iain will review the current business environment, the demands customers are placing on hosting companies, the opportunities hosting companies face and the choices that hosting companies have to make. These choices include building, co-locating and buying services from others. Iain will review the merits of each option, and the limitations, within the constraints of the current changing environment.
On Wednesday morning, August 12th, Frank Schmiedel from the Delegation of the European Commission, David Ritchie from the U.S. Office of Technology and Electronic Commerce and Larry Donahue from Deep Web Technologies are presenting an appropriate subject for a conference in Washington D.C. More importantly, their subject matter is a “need to know” for all web hosts serving customers in the U.S. and/or European Union. Their keynote presentation is titled, “Data Protection Policies in US and EU.” In this keynote panel, David, Frank and Larry will provide you with details on all aspects of data protection laws for both US and EU. Now more than ever, you need to protect your customers’ data by implementing processes today. You’ll learn how to implement processes effectively while improving the value of your services. Plus you’ll have an opportunity to ask questions based on your current data protection environment.
HostingCon is being held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, in National Harbor, MD (just miles outside Washington D.C.) With more than 50 educational sessions and over 100 exhibitors, HostingCon 2009 is the place to learn, network and grow in a changing environment. Don’t miss the enthusiasm and opportunities to take your hosted services business to the next level.
