A truly great designer takes into consideration what the end user is experiencing. This is known as Usability or User Interface design, both of which have become buzzwords for business owners and designers alike. This is a series dedicated to how to find a designer that can actually up your business with Usability.
5 things to look for in a Great Designer during the initial meeting:
At Codero, we are dedicated to creating products and services that help our customers succeed, and take great care to competitively price them. As a sign of our commitment to offering top value to our customers, we recently launched the Price Match Challenge, allowing customers to receive a price match on any dedicated and managed hosting service we offer if they find a publicly advertised price from a competitor for identical products and services.
For full details about the Price Match Challenge and other current promotions, please visit www.codero.com/specials/.
We are excited to announce that Codero has completed its first SAS 70 review, and is now SAS 70 Type I certified. Following a detailed assessment of internal controls, the first review was completed for Type I Certification in February, 2010, and a second review to receive SAS 70 Type II certification is scheduled for completion in Q3 of 2010.
For more information, view the complete news release or visit the SAS 70 Type I Certified section on our website.
Miami, Florida was the venue of this year’s conference and it did not disappoint. The following are responses to the question, “What is your largest takeaway from Parallel’s Summit 2010?” To make this more interesting, see if you can match the response to the appropriate person/organization. The respondents are:
A. Taylor Giddens, Codero
B. Andy Mahler, Applicure
C. Alyssa Felda, Parallels
D. Leeor Geva, LMG Solutions LLC
As part of a continuing effort to better the communities in which we work and live in, Codero recently donated 100 computers from our San Diego data center to the San Luis Rey Elementary School, located in Oceanside, California. With an estimated value of $20,000, Codero is pleased to assist the Oceanside Unified School District by means of this technology donation.
For more information, be sure to view the full press release.
One of the newer features in Mozilla Firefox is called private browsing. The intent of private browsing is to prevent others who access your computer from knowing what sites you have been to. While on the surface this may work to keep your boss, co-workers, wife and kids from knowing what sites on the Internet you are viewing, it’s not going to keep the government from finding out if they really want to. That’s right: Big Brother is Watching… and now they want to write a prescription which will allow them to watch more clearly. Robert Mueller, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has recently called upon ISPs to maintain logs of its customers browsing history, and to retain these logs for at least two years. This request is to assist law enforcement officials investigating child pornography and “other serious crimes.” The idea of mandatory data retention regulations goes back to 2005, when the Justice Department first started suggesting such regulations. Read More
We recently announced our newest special for dedicated and managed hosting plans – you can now get cPanel for free during the first three months when you obtain a new cPanel license. cPanel helps automate website and server management, so tasks such as web page creation, activation of email accounts and a variety of other tasks can be accomplished with ease.
For white-label resellers who need the ability to customize and brand the software, be sure to combine Web Host Manager (WHM) with cPanel.
For more details of the promotion, see the full press release. Read More
The world of technology is ever changing and evolving, and in order for our customers to succeed, we must evolve too. As of today, we have launched our new server lineup, adding a total of nine new server options. From cost efficient servers in our Webmaster Class, new options such as Core i5 and Core i7 to the Professional Class, energy efficient yet high performance Quad Core servers in the Enterprise Class, as well as the addition PowerEdge R-Series servers to the Dell lineup, there is sure to be a dedicated or managed solution to fit any server need.
For more details, see the full press release.
Following the January 12 earthquake that wreaked havoc on much of Haiti, an estimated 1.5 million people have been left without a home. At times like this, organizations like the Red Cross are critical in getting aid, shelter and other supplies such as food and water to these survivors.
The Internet Take Over.
I found this while browsing the internet. It was done by a company called Jess3. They are a “creative agency that specializes in web design, branding and data visualization.” The video is called The State of the Internet definitely a must watch for anyone.
JESS3 / The State of The Internet from JESS3 on Vimeo.