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GoDaddy.com Donates $10K to Open Source Development Project

GoDaddy.com, the No. 1 registrar of domain names worldwide, recently donated $10,000 to the OpenSSH free secure server management tools project.

According to the company, OpenSSH has become a staple of all free Unix and Linux operating systems in the world. With a long history of security and quality, OpenSSH is the core component used by millions to log in and manage servers. SSH, or Secure Shell, is a service used to log into computers over a network and then execute commands on the remote machine and move files from one machine to another. The service encrypts connections, thus protecting the security of the host machines and the connection itself.

OpenSSH is provided and managed by the OpenBSD project. Like most open source projects, OpenBSD is composed solely of volunteers throughout the world who contribute their time and expertise to creating critical software free of charge.

Support from companies like Go Daddy help ensure the continued success of the vibrant open source engineering community and the introduction of new technologies for the benefit of all. Donations help the project fund acquisition of test hardware and maintenance of needed equipment. The assistance also allows OpenSSH to organize conferences for volunteers to meet and share ideas.

Bob Parsons, GoDaddy.com Founder and CEO commented, ”OpenSSH and the work of the OpenBSD project volunteers are integral to online security. Go Daddy is pleased to be able to help them continue their great contributions to the Internet community. At Go Daddy, we use OpenSSH extensively to manage our large and rapidly expanding technical infrastructure. Our engineering staff relies on it on a constant basis. Go Daddy is very grateful and we want to show our appreciation to this extremely vital organization.”

Theo de Raadt, Founder and Leader of the OpenBSD and OpenSSH projects added, ”We are very thankful Go Daddy has the vision to financially support the mission of OpenSSH. This will allow us to keep improving the quality and security of the product which system administrators around the world rely on to do their jobs.”

GoDaddy.com, Inc. is the ”on-ramp” to the Internet for individuals and businesses worldwide, providing a one-stop shop for acquiring, creating and safeguarding a unique online identity. GoDaddy.com offers a comprehensive line of Internet products and services, including domain name registration, web hosting solutions, personalized email packages, SSL certificates, web development tools, eCommerce utilities and more. GoDaddy.com is the world’s No. 1 domain name registrar, both in terms of new registrations and domains under management.

The Go Daddy Group includes three ICANN-accredited domain name registrars: flagship registrar GoDaddy.com, Inc., membership-based registrar Blue Razor Domains, Inc., and reseller registrar Wild West Domains, Inc.

The Go Daddy Group also offers private domain name registration services through Domains By Proxy, Inc., as well as SSL Certificates through its SSL Certificate Authority, Starfield Technologies, Inc. The Go Daddy Group registers or renews a domain name every 3 seconds and more than 13 million domain names in its portfolio. The Go Daddy Group is also the world’s largest web host in terms of hostnames.

To learn more about GoDaddy.com, please visit: www.godaddy.com.

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LiquidWeb Hosting Grabs The INC 5000 Ring For The Second Year Straight

Liquid Web, a premier web hosting and data center company, has been honored by INC. Magazine as the 693rd fastest growing company in the United States. Liquid Web was also ranked No. 19 on the Top 100 Computers & Electronics Companies list. This prestigious list has included notable names such as Microsoft, Intuit and Oracle. The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy — America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy.

This is the second consecutive year that Liquid Web has placed on the INC. 5,000 list which ranks companies based on their revenue growth over a three year period. Liquid Web’s revenue grew from $2.1 million in 2004, to $12.2 million in 2007, a growth rate of 491.6%. Liquid Web’s growth has been fueled by strong customer demand for their trademarked Heroic Support and three wholly owned data center facilities.

About Liquid Web Inc. (liquidweb.com/about)
Liquid Web Inc. (www.LiquidWeb.com) is a privately held managed web hosting company founded in 1997, with three wholly owned data center facilities located in Lansing, Michigan. Liquid Web is a leader in the professional web hosting market with an unwavering dedication to providing the best hosting products available. Liquid Web has over 20,000 clients served in over 120 countries. To service our customers we have assembled a world class Heroic Support staff and a proactive Sonar Server Monitoring team, professionally educated and easily accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Liquid Web received the INC.5000 Fastest Growing Companies award in 2007 and 2008.