Jan 01 2014

Astutium Ltd Acquires Greek Hosts and Registrars

London, UK – January 1, 2014 – For immediate release.

Astutium Ltd ( www.astutium.com ), a UK based established leader in European Business and Enterprise Web Hosting, announced today the completed acquisition and integration of 3 Greek Web Hosting Organisations and Domain Registrars :
* Ultranet Web Solutions (ultranet.gr)
* HostGreece (hostgreece.net)
* UFastHost (ufasthost.com)
– all providers specialising in providing local clients with cPanel based web hosting, email, dns services and .GR domain registrations

“We are really excited to have completed our latest strategic acquisitions. Astutium have extend our domain registration services by becoming a directly accredited .GR domain registrar, and immediately added more than a thousand .gr, .com.gr, .net.gr and .edu.gr registrants !”

reports Rob Golding, Head of M+A’s for Astutium.

Following a comprehensive review and analysis of the existing hosting platforms, the company migrated all the existing services to new Hardware on the Astutium multihomed network, so clients gained the benefits of fully redundant high-performance connectivity and dual-stacked IPv4-IPv6 connectivity.

“The Ultranet and HostGreece brands primarily served local business websites, so were a perfect fit for Astutium, kickstarting our growth in Greece with hundreds of SMEs and end users, and look forward to working them and many more clients from the region over the coming years.”

continued Rob

The completed integration grants users access to ‘Unified’ – the online Astutium Client Portal – allowing for realtime management of web hosting accounts, domain registrations, virtual private/dedicated servers, dedicated servers, colocation and cloud servers hosting from one single location.

All clients now have the assurance that their emails and websites are online at a host with a 17+ year proven track record of uptime and quality in-house support, and domains managed by a registrar handling over 200 gTLDs and ccTLDs.

About Astutium

Since 1996 the team behind Astutium.com have been on a mission to help individuals and businesses succeed online.
Astutium take pride in offering a complete range of reliable and affordable services, backed up by in-house 24/7 technical support and using the latest technologies.

Customers in over 150 countries now rely on Astutium’s easy-to-use online tools for domain registration, web hosting, 1-click software installs, virtual private/dedicate servers, colocation and cloud services to power more than 100,000 websites – including individuals, bloggers, publishers, creatives, business of all sizes and web hosts – find out more about us at www.astutium.com

As Reported At WHIR.

Permanent link to this article: https://blog.astutium.com/2014/01/astutium-ltd-acquires-greek-hosts-and-registrars/

Dec 08 2013

Retirement of FrontPage Extensions Support

All things must end, and so following years of maintaining support for the Microsoft FrontPage Extensions (long after the end-of-life of the original software) we are being forced to retire these features. FrontPage enjoyed a relatively long run in the software world, from 1997 until 2006 when Microsoft replaced it with the web development tools in Visual Studio and the Expression Suite.

However, continued use has been on borrowed time since then, as for over 6 years now, Microsoft has not been providing vendor support, fixes, security-patches or updates for these Extensions. As time has gone on, more and more issues and security flaws have been build up faster than we and the community at large can support.

FrontPage extensions will no longer be available on any cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, or hSphere (linux only) shared hosting account from December 9th 2013.

If you are still using the FrontPage Extensions for uploading or any of the ‘bots’ for your site, they will cease working as of this date.

If you are using FrontPage 2000 or later, you can switch to FTP for publishing (see https://www.astutium.com/knowledgebase/687/How-do-I-publish-using-FTP-with-FrontPage.html in the Knowledge Base for more details).

If you are using a version older than 2000, you will need to replace this with a modern web site editor (FP2000 was discontinued 11 years ago !)

Microsoft has been offering the last version of their Expression Web product for free for the last 5 years, at http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=36179 (please note, this version comes with zero support and provides options that are not suitable for linux-based hosting), or you are free to select an alternative product.

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We regret that we have not been able to continue this support longer, but all things must come to an end.

Permanent link to this article: https://blog.astutium.com/2013/12/retirement-of-frontpage-extensions-support/

Nov 25 2013

Astutium Ltd Acquires Cyberstrider

London, UK – November 25, 2013 – For immediate release.

Astutium Ltd ( www.astutium.com ), an established leader in UK business and enterprise web hosting for over a decade, announced today the completed acquisition and integration of Cyberstrider – a host specialising in providing cPanel based internet services to business.

“We are excited to have completed the takeover of Cyberstrider. The brand has a long history of website hosting and domain registration, having been around since the ’90s and brings over thousand local SMEs and Entrepreneurs.
I’m very pleased to welcome all these new clients to the ever growing Astutium family.”

reports Rob Golding, Head of M+A’s for Astutium.

After careful planning the company integrated the existing Cyberstrider services directly onto the Astutium London Docklands network, so clients gained the benefits of fully redundant high-performance connectivity and the immediate availability of dual-stacked IPv4-IPv6 connectivity.

“Cyberstrider clients now have the advantages of dealing directly with an ICANN Accredited Domain Registrar, and our 24/7 in-house support team”

The completed integration grants users access to ‘Unified’ – the online Astutium Client Portal – allowing for realtime management of web hosting accounts, domain registrations, vps, dedicated servers, colocation and cloud-servers from one single location.

All clients now have the assurance that their emails and websites are online at a host with a 17+ year proven track record of uptime and quality in-house support.

About Astutium

Since 1996 the team behind Astutium.com have been on a mission to help individuals and businesses succeed online.
Astutium take pride in offering a complete range of reliable and affordable services, backed up by in-house 24/7 technical support and using the latest technologies.
Customers in over 150 countries now rely on Astutium’s easy-to-use online tools for domain registration, web hosting, 1-click software installs, virtual private/dedicate servers, colocation and cloud services to power more than 100,000 websites – including individuals, bloggers, publishers, creatives, business of all sizes and web hosts – find out more about us at www.astutium.com

Press Coverage:

Permanent link to this article: https://blog.astutium.com/2013/11/astutium-ltd-acquires-cyberstrider/

Nov 13 2013

Discounted Minecraft Server Hosting

This week we have seen more minecraft hosters vanish and abandon their paying clients with the collapse of Shard Gaming & DaddyCheese

For all those looking to switch MineCraft hosts, get a new mcftserver, or upgrade your existing Astutium Hosted Minecraft Service, get 30% off at checkout with coupon MCSWITCH at
Hosted Minecraft Gaming Servers

Astutium Minecraft Server Hosting packages include everything you need to host a high-performance, reliable and affordable Minecraft server – from a small private server for friends/family use to a large open/public minecraft community.

Hosted on our own equipment, in our manged datacentre facilities, on our own network, with 100% infrastructure uptime and 24/7 support – your minecraft world is in safe hands !

Why Crafters Choose Astutium

  • Free Setup on Standard Packages
  • Instant Deployment
  • Better than 99.9% Uptime (link)
  • Fixed IP and Free Domain Name with larger plans
  • Customisable Minecraft Dedicated Servers
  • Multicraft Control Panel
  • FTP Access to your plugins and world
  • Regularly updated so you can use the latest version(s)
  • Instantly stop, start, change version online

Whether you need a few slot server for you own use, or are looking for a managed dediacted minecraft server to support a huge Minecraft community, at Astutium we have exactly what you need at incredible prices – Trusted Minecraft Hosts in the UK, US and NL.

Permanent link to this article: https://blog.astutium.com/2013/11/discounted-minecraft-server-hosting/

Oct 30 2013

Hosted MineCraft Server 1.7.2 Now Available at Astutium

Minecraft 1.7.2 server released and ready to use…

The latest official release of Minecraft (1.7.2) is out now and available on all Astutium Hosted MineCraft Servers.

MC172 includes all updates from MC17 and MC171.

Existing clients can upgrade in 30 seconds through the minecraft multicraft control panel

  • Stop Server
  • Pick 1.7.2 from the list of Server Jar Files
  • Start server


Minecraft 1.7.2 THE UPDATE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

+ Added lots of new biomes!
+ Added “AMPLIFIED” world type
+ Added Acacia and Old Oak wood types
+ Added Stained Glass
+ Added Packed Ice, Red Sand, Podzol
+ Added a bunch of new flowers, including double-height flowers and grass
+ Added more types of fish
+ Fishing rods can be enchanted
+ Achievements are now world specific
+ Gaining achievements now announced to other players
+ Added a few new achievements
+ Servers can now have a “server-icon.png” that is displayed in the multiplayer list
+ You can see who’s online before joining, just hover the player count number in the server list
+ New /summon command
+ Added Command Block minecart
+ Links in chat are now clickable
+ Click on somebody’s name to send a private message
+ Added a bunch of new graphics options
+ Added some shader tests (click on the “Super Secret Settings” a couple of times…)
* Biome placement has been improved, and oceans are smaller
* Portals to the Nether can now have different shapes
* Fishing is now more interesting
* Maps in item frames are now extra big
* The achievement screen is zoomable
* Preparations have been made to offer name change in the future
* You can now have multiple resource packs loaded at the same time
* Resource packs can now hold sound effects
* Servers can recommend resource packs
* Network code has been rewritten
* Sound manager has been rewritten
* Many many bug fixes…
– Removed the Rose flower
– Removed Herobrine

The Hosted Minecraft CraftBukkit Server version has also been updated to the latest 1.6.4 R1 builds.

Permanent link to this article: https://blog.astutium.com/2013/10/hosted-minecraft-server-1-7-2-now-available-at-astutium/

Oct 13 2013

DotGreen Community Inc pull out of New GTLD Application for .green

DotGreen Community Inc. have decided to pull out of the running for the contended (multiple applicant) new gtld .GREEN.

Ultimately it simply boils down to not having (or not wanting to spend) enough money – something affecting a number of gtld applicants – as it’s always been known that contended strings will go to the highest bidder.

By pulling out at this stage they at least expect to get some of their money back, and will concentrate on the DotGreen Foundation moving forward

The official statement (which today replaced their website) ….
Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://blog.astutium.com/2013/10/dotgreen-community-inc-pull-out-of-new-gtld-application-for-green/

Oct 05 2013

FAQoTW: How do I add my Logo to the WebSite Builder

At Astutium we’re constantly extending our documentation, examples, knowledgebase and tutorials – this benefits our clients by providing instant answers and self-help training.

Most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are answered in our Extensive Knowledgebase or shown as examples in our Online Video Tutorials.

One of the questions we get asked quite frequently is “How do upload my own logo to the template on the website builder”

The quick answer – look in the Astutium KB at article How do I customise the RVSiteBuilder template

The nearly as quick answer – watch this 1m26 video showing how to add your logo to your Astutium online website builder website with just 4 clicks !

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://blog.astutium.com/2013/10/faqotw-how-do-i-add-my-logo-to-the-website-builder/

Sep 19 2013

Aye Aye Me Hearties – Free Doubloons and Arrrf-Price at Astutium.com

Shiver me timbers it’s 19/September again time for all Gentlemen o’ Fortune to claim some Booty 🙂

So Belay that hosting order Ye Landlubbers and Smartly turn Ye Furner to astutium.com

Astutium have 8 pieces of gold (yes, real 24k gold 1/10 gram bars) to giveaway, and 50% off all new orders on 19/Sept/2013

To get 50% off your first payment…

Simply enter the pirate code ‘SWEET-TRADE‘ into the coupon/voucher box at checkout for 50% off your initial payment – get 18 months free if you order for 3 years !

* Voucher valid on all new orders on 19/September/2013 for hosting, vps/vds/cloud or colo at astutium.com

To claim your piece of gold…

Order and Pay on 19/September/2013 for any new business web hosting, vps/vds/cloud server or colo service at astutium.com

* Tweet about your purchase, with ‘Ahoy! @astutium I claim my bounty for order (ordernumber) o’ me #(product)‘
e.g. “Ahoy! @astutium I claim my bounty for order 12345678 o’me #hosting”

Limit 1 claim per customer.

By the Powers!

Plus a special treat will be sent to every client who submits a photograph in pirate costume holding a tablet (or printout) showing our website to piratecrew [at] astutium.com
(pictures will be posted on our blog at a future date)

And jack, ye may lay to that!

Permanent link to this article: https://blog.astutium.com/2013/09/aye-aye-me-hearties-free-doubloons-and-arrrf-price-at-astutium-com/

Sep 10 2013

New TLD .africa.com now available for registrations at astutium.com

Great news ! Astutium Ltd are now an accredited registrar for the new .africa.com subdomains


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The latest CentralNIC TLD .africa.com is now available for registration at the Astutium Domain Registration website

Unlike most African ccTLDs, .africa.com is open to all registrants – providing opportunity to target global citizens wishing to connect with Africa as well African business and individuals.

In short, anyone, anywhere in the world, who recognises the value of the unparalleled visibility delivered by “.africa” + “.com” could benefit from registration of their .africa.com domain.

Domain names like app.africa.com, careers.africa.com and gym.africa.com are now available for instant online registration from the astutium website.

For just 19.95+vat you can register your business name as well as thousands of available short, generic and “prime real-estate” names like these:

  • visit.africa.com
  • shop.africa.com
  • coupon.africa.com
  • gifts.africa.com
  • movies.africa.com
  • spa.africa.com
  • bar.africa.com
  • social.africa.com

and many more…

.africa.com enables you to achieve high visibility and offers your business the chance to capitalise on the world’s fastest growing internet market (African internet usage growth rates are projected at over 50% per year through 2015!)
and get exposure in 54 countries for the price of one domain.

Registrations under .Africa.com are totally unrestricted, so anyone from anywhere in the world wishing to connect with the huge African market qualifies as a registrant.

Register your .Africa.com domain today and benefit from being associated with the newest most powerful and memorable domain in the continent.

Some premium names have already been snapped up – Astutium are the appointed domain broker for the sale of:

  • north.africa.com
  • east.africa.com
  • west.africa.com
  • central.africa.com

If those would be of interest to your business please contact our domain brokers with your offer.

Permanent link to this article: https://blog.astutium.com/2013/09/new-tld-africa-com-now-available-for-registrations-at-astutium-com/

Sep 02 2013

WordPress Version 3.6 “Oscar” now available

WordPress have released version 3.6 and named it Oscar in honour of Oscar Peterson the Jazz pianist.

A brief list of new features includes

  • The new Twenty-Thirteen theme inspired by modern art, which puts focus on your content with a coluorful, single-column design made for media-rich blogging.
  • Revamped Revisions save every change and the new interface allows you to scroll easily through changes to see line-by-line who changed what and when.
  • Post Locking and Augmented autosave will enhance the users experience on sites where more than one author is working on a post.
  • Each author now has their own autosave stream, which stores things locally as well as on the server making it more difficult lose an edit, plus an interface for taking over editing of a post.
  • Built-in HTML5 media player for native audio and video embeds with no reliance on external services.
  • The Menu Editor is now much easier to understand and use.

Full details can be seen at WordPress Version 3.6

All Astutium CPanel Web Hosting Packages that support MySQL DataBases are fully WP3.6 compatible, and our 3-click installer (softaculous) has been updated to allow install of WordPress 3.6 and Assisted Upgrade to 3.6 from earlier versions.

See how quick and easy it is to install WordPress …

How to install WordPress with Softaculous Video

Are you looking for a WordPress Host ? Astutium.com are offering 36% off all new WordPress ready hosting accounts – just use voucher/coupon code HOSTMYWPSITE at checkout (valid to 30/September/2013).

Permanent link to this article: https://blog.astutium.com/2013/09/wordpress-version-3-6-oscar-now-available/

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