vXchnge, a leading, next-generation, software-defined, intelligent data center services company operating data centers in multiple markets across the US, announces today that Hurricane Electric has expanded its global IPv4 and IPv6 network to vXchnge’s Santa Clara Data Center. By extending the world’s-largest IPv6-native Internet backbone to vXchnge’s Santa Clara facility, vXchnge customers will experience improved fault tolerance, lower latency and increased network capacity through Hurricane Electric’s 100BaseT, 1GigE, 10Gbps, and 100GE Ethernet service. vXchnge customers are also granted access to exchange IP traffic and peer directly with Hurricane Electric’s global network.

“As part of our continued effort to strategically expand the Hurricane Electric network throughout the globe and meet the growing needs of our customers, we are excited to extend our presence within vXchnge’s award-winning data center facility in Santa Clara, a city that neighbors our own facilities in Fremont,” states Mike Leber, President of Hurricane Electric. “By expanding into vXchnge’s facility, our joint customers are awarded increased reliability and redundancy.”

Hurricane Electric presently exchanges traffic directly with more than 3,200 different networks within its own global IPv4 and IPv6 network. According to Internet Society, IPv6 is predicted to be a mainstream technology by the end of 2014, with 10% of all global Internet traffic to Google, Facebook, and Yahoo! utilizing IPv6.

“We are pleased to offer leading IPv6 world player, Hurricane Electric, the opportunity to leverage our Santa Clara data center in response to our customer demands for a reliable, next-generation data center that incorporates the latest infrastructure technologies and densities,” comments Ernest Sampera , CMO and Senior Vice President at vXchnge. “Like all vXchnge facilities, our Santa Clara data center is operated in accordance with today’s forward-thinking industry practices, providing scalability, security, and redundancy that best accommodate the pressing power, space, and energy management needs of businesses today. With IPv6 becoming the predominant networking protocol for new devices and services, aligning with Hurricane Electric is a nice win for vXchnge and our customers who depend on us for cutting-edge technologies and access to a wide array of global network providers that allows them to grow and scale their businesses accordingly.”

vXchnge’s Santa Clara data center, located in California’s Silicon Valley, is one of seven vXchnge data centers. vXchnge is aggressively pursuing and planning for expansions in several key markets by 2015.

To learn more about vXchnge, please visit http://www.vxchnge.com.

For more information on the vXchnge Santa Clara data center facility, visit http://www.vxchnge.com/data-centers/locations/santa-clara-ca/.

About vXchnge

vXchnge operates leading, next-generation, software-defined, intelligent data centers. Designed for Performance^®, vXchnge delivers high-density infrastructures and choice of carriers. Our data centers incorporate the latest technologies and monitoring systems. A performance-driven infrastructure provider, vXchnge’s facilities offer infrastructure designs, densities and networks that are operated by industry-leading technical teams required to support today’s network-enabled businesses.

For more information, visit www.vxchnge.com, or follow vXchnge on Twitter and LinkedIn .

About Hurricane Electric

Fremont, California-based Hurricane Electric operates its own global IPv4 and IPv6 network and is considered the largest IPv6 backbone in the world as measured by number of networks connected. Within its global network, Hurricane Electric is connected to 75 major exchange points and exchanges traffic directly with more than 3,200 different networks. Employing a resilient fiber-optic topology, Hurricane Electric has no less than four redundant paths crossing North America, two separate paths between the U.S. and Europe, and rings in Europe and Asia. In addition to its vast global network, Hurricane Electric owns and operates two data centers in Fremont, California, including Fremont 2, its newest 208,000 ft2 facility. Hurricane Electric offers IPv4 and IPv6 transit solutions over the same connection at speeds including 10 Gbps and 100 Gbps Ethernet

For additional information on Hurricane Electric, please visit www.he.net.

DDoS Hosting Solutions, a leading provider of DDoS protected web hosting services, has announced a complete overhaul on their services.

With a complete overhaul, DDHS is now offering DDoS protected services for a lower and more affordable price. All services across the board were subject to decreases in prices including shared hosting and virtual server plans as well as dedicated servers and their DDHS Guard.

“DDoS attacks are an increasing threat to online services that are not going anywhere, anytime soon. DDoS protection is quickly becoming a vital necessity to maintain an online presence in today’s market,” said Kevin, co-owner of DDoS Hosting Solutions. “The biggest problem with DDoS protection is the high costs. It is very difficult for small businesses to afford adequate DDoS protected solutions to keep their services online. We strive ourselves at DDHS to create the most efficient and affordable DDoS protected solutions that can suite everyone’s needs.”

DDoS Hosting Solutions’ has a whole new line of premium dedicated servers with DDoS protection up to 20 Gbps. The dedicated servers are deployed quickly and are easily setup with prices starting at $59 per month. They are also fully customizable with affordable hardware and software add-on’s. Customers will also have two new locations to choose from: New York and Amsterdam in addition to California.

DDHS Guard also received a major price reduction and increase in DDoS protection capabilities. DDHS Guard can be deployed remotely via GRE tunnel or reverse proxy. Prices for DDHS Guard packages are starting at $249 per month. DDoS Hosting Solutions also added new regions to where DDHS Guard can be deployed from. These regions include California, New York, and Amsterdam.

“We are very pleased to bring DDHS Guard to new locations in New York and Amsterdam. DDHS is always working to create the most efficient and affordable DDoS protection in the industry. We pride ourselves on constantly developing our services as new threats emerge every day,” said Bob, co-owner of DDoS Hosting Solutions. “We have been in business since 2007 and our expertise and extensive knowledge aid us in providing the best solutions for clients.”

DDoS attacks are increasing becoming a problem for everyone who has an online web presence. Since 2007, DDoS Hosting Solutions has been giving owners of forums, blogs, and personal and business websites peace of mind by preventing DDoS attacks. DDoS attacks can cause businesses to lose revenue which is why DDoS protection is a necessity especially since attacks are now more common than they have ever been.