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Hostworks in the News: Hostworks goes global with Limelight partnership

Gabrielle Danczak — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:49:29 +1000

In a move designed to expand its business to global markets, Australian solutions provider to the online and digital media industry, Hostworks, has formed a new partnership with Limelight Networks to combine the Hostworks content distribution service (HCDS) with Limelight’s global content delivery offering.

Hostworks in the News: Hostworks partners with GM Holden

Gabrielle Danczak — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:36:00 +1000

GM Holden has sealed an agreement under which online and digital media solutions company, Hostworks will be solely responsible for maintaining its online consumer presence in Australia. As part of a service level agreement with GM Holden, which has over 250 dealerships nationwide, Hostworks is now providing user experience monitoring and application management for the company’s consumer website which gives users detailed information on vehicles and features as well as information on the company and access to additional resources.

Hostworks in the News: Hostworks partners with GM Holden to deliver exceptional user experience

Gabrielle Danczak — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:09:30 +1000

GM Holden has today announced that Hostworks will be solely responsible for maintaining its online consumer presence in Australia moving forward. GM Holden designs, builds and sells vehicles in Australia and has over 250 dealerships nationwide. The company has its headquarters and engine manufacturing plant in Port Melbourne, Victoria and vehicle manufacturing operations in Elizabeth, South Australia. The company’s official website, Holden.com.au, provides users with detailed information on vehicles and features as well as information on the company and access to additional resources. Hostworks is now providing user experience monitoring and application management for the consumer website as part of a service level agreement with GM Holden. By working with Hostworks, GM Holden can now guarantee 100 per cent brand up time online and ensure that customers experience a consistent online presence that is error free.

Hostworks in the News: Hostworks streams triple j Hottest 100 on Australia Day

Gabrielle Danczak — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:03:47 +1000

The Hottest 100 is one of the largest public music polls in the world with millions of individual votes counted since it began in 1989. Its popularity increases every year and 2012 is no exception. Streaming the countdown online lets triple j reach a wider audience and using Hostworks SHOUTcast server and Elastic Compute Infrastructure ensures that internet listeners will receive quality service throughout out the day.

Hostworks in the News: Fresh era looms for audience analysis

Gabrielle Danczak — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:01:10 +1100

Hostworks is contemplating powerful new marketing and media metrics services made possible by a new breed of business intelligence software. The company, which provides web hosting and content delivery services to media firms, said while it wasn't proposing a new audience measurement system for Australia at this stage, the new business intelligence tools made the idea more feasible. Hostworks innovation manager Adrian Britton said the new breed of software was making it increasingly possible to provide customers with much more granular intelligence on audiences than from traditional linear television rating systems.

Hostworks Event: Hostworks to join the Commonwealth Bank and NAB on the panel at the 'Make Sense of Your Data with Splunk' events in March

Gabrielle Danczak — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:12:51 +1100

Hostworks is joining the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the National Bank of Australia on the panel at a series of SplunkLive! 'Making Sense of your Data' events to be held in March. The events will be held in Canberra (8th March), Brisbane (9th March), Melbourne (13th March) and in Sydney (14th March) and are being hosted by Splunk (Hostworks partner in harnessing Machine Data).

Hostworks in the News: FOXTEL tunes in to more channels with Hostworks

Gabrielle Danczak — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:12:28 +1100

The FOXTEL Channels Group, which includes FOX8, ARENA, W, Bio, The History Channel, CI Network, The Comedy Channel, A&E, FOX Classics and 111 HITS, has announced that it will be expanding its ongoing relationship with leading provider of solutions to the online and digital media industry, Hostworks, throughout 2012. Hostworks has been managing the FOX8 website for the FOXTEL Channels Group since early 2010. In 2012 all channels within the group will be migrating to the Hostworks platform. At present the channels within the Group are hosted by a range of providers but based on the performance of the FOX8 website the decision has been made to consolidate all sites onto a single hosting platform.

Hostworks in the News: FOXTEL tunes in to more channels with Hostworks

Gabrielle Danczak — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:59:51 +1100

Hostworks in the News: Hostworks supports live internet streaming of triple j Hottest 100 on Australia Day

Gabrielle Danczak — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:08:08 +1100

The triple j Hottest 100, based on the listener’s votes from national Australian radio station triple j, will be counting down the top 100 songs of 2011 on Australia Day, Thursday 26th January 2012. The countdown will be broadcast by the radio station and streamed online. The Hottest 100 is one of the largest public music polls in the world with millions of individual votes counted since it began in 1989. Its popularity increases every year and 2012 is no exception. Streaming the countdown online lets triple j reach a wider audience and using Hostworks SHOUTcast server and Elastic Compute Infrastructure ensures that internet listeners will receive quality service throughout out the day.

Hostworks in the News: AIMIA announces that digital agency Hostworks has joined as Gold Patron

Gabrielle Danczak — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:19:28 +1100

The Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA) has announced that digital agency Hostworks has joined the industry body as a gold patron, joining patrons like Bigpond and NSW Trade & Investment. John Butterworth, AIMIA CEO said: “We are delighted to have the support of a major industry leader in our efforts to drive the growth of the digital industry in Australia. Hostworks plays a vital role in providing the industry with solutions and services that underpin the success of the digital sector in Australia and already counts many AIMIA member companies as its customers.”

Hostworks in the News: Hostworks joins AIMIA as Gold Patron

Gabrielle Danczak — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:59:28 +1100

Digital Industry body AIMIA announced today that Hostworks has joined Bigpond and NSW Trade & Investment as a gold patron. Gold patronship is the highest-profile and most influential level of AIMIA patronship available for organisations looking to help shape and assist in the growth and promotion of the Digital Industry in Australia. This level of patronship is specifically designed for organisations that appreciate the value of an in-depth, year-round relationship with AIMIA and Australia’s Digital Industry.

Hostworks in the News: Hostworks selected to manage online presence of NRMA Insurance, SGIO and SGIC

Gabrielle Danczak — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:47:23 +1100

NRMA Insurance, SGIO and SGIC have selected Hostworks Elastic (Cloud) Compute Platform to provide enhanced services to their online customer base. NRMA Insurance is a provider of car, motorcycle, home, business, travel, boat and caravan insurance in NSW, ACT & TAS. SGIO insurance is the provider of these services in WA and SGIC in SA. Hostworks with work with NRMA Insurance, SGIO and SGIC to provide an online platform for the management of these sites encompassing a selection of Hostworks’ shared services including ECCP, Next Gen Backup and Content Delivery Services (HCDS).

Hostworks in the News: Hostworks beats competition with HP CloudSystem

Gabrielle Danczak — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:18:03 +1100

Hostworks specializes in the provisioning of online, high-transaction websites, video streaming, complex web hosting and peak demand management for leading digital media companies and online transaction websites in Australia. Hostworks requires the highest levels of performance and flexibility to deliver new services and 24/7 availability, especially during peak times.

Hostworks Event: Adrian Britton Speaking at the Gartner IT Symposium 2011

Gabrielle Danczak — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:16:45 +1100

Hostworks General Manager of Strategy, Technology and Innovation Adrian Britton Speaking at the Gartner IT Symposium 2011

The Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2011 is the industry's largest and most important annual gathering of CIOs and senior IT leaders.

Hostworks Event: Big Data - Making Big Data work for you. Registrations now open!

Gabrielle Danczak — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:42:47 +1100

More than ever before the online and digital media industry has greater access to intimate knowledge about their customers. Real time audience measurement tools are now able to identify who is engaging with content, where they engaged with it and the devices they were using. Harnessing multiple data streams is only the first step, with ‘data literacy’ vital for driving smarter advertising and marketing strategies in challenging economic times. The most successful online advertisers in 2012 will obtain real time actionable insights in order to refine creative to optimise results.

Hostworks Event: Hostworks GM of Technology, Strategy and Innovation Adrian Britton invited to speak at AP Cloud Leadership Press Event

Gabrielle Danczak — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:20:34 +1100

Hostworks GM of Technology, Strategy and Innovation, Adrian Britton, invited to speak at an invitation only Asia Pacific Cloud Leadership Press Event to be held in Singapore on the 18th October 2011.

Hostworks in the News: Hostworks partners with Southern Cross Austereo

Gabrielle Danczak — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:43:37 +1100

Southern Cross Austereo, leading media and entertainment company, has signed Hostworks to provide it with a managed online environment encompassing audio streaming and key radio station websites.

Hostworks in the News: Southern Cross Austereo Logs On with Hostworks

Gabrielle Danczak — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:38:26 +1100

Southern Cross Austereo, Australia’s leading media and entertainment company, has signed Hostworks to provide it with a managed online environment encompassing audio streaming and key radio station websites.

Hostworks in the News: Hostworks wins broadcast contract

Gabrielle Danczak — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:27:31 +1100

Online and digital media solutions vendor, Hostworks, has secured a contract with Australia’s leading media and entertainment company, Southern Cross Austereo, to provide it with a managed online environment encompassing audio streaming and key radio station websites.

Hostworks in the News: Media in the Cloud: Hostworks using HP's Cloud to Power the Stream

Gabrielle Danczak — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:25:10 +1000

As a market leader in solutions for the online and digital media industry in Australia, Hostworks specialises in the provision of high transaction websites, video streaming, complex web hosting and demand management. The company services all the major online and digital media market leaders in Australia including ninemsn, Network Ten, ABC, Prime, Ticketek, Carsales, Seek, realestate.com.au and AHL. "Hostworks is committed to delivering a highly flexible service with a low tolerance for downtime," explains Adrian Britton, Hostworks General Manager for Technology, Strategy and Innovation. "The Hostworks infrastructure is tightly engineered and proven to handle record peak loads and maximum security, using global best practice standards."