BurstNET® News

BurstNET®, an INC500™ Company, is a world-wide leader in Web Hosting and Internet Solutions. The privately held company, based in Scranton PA, Los Angeles CA (USA), and Manchester (UK/EU), services clientele in over 100 countries around the world.

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BurstNET® News and Press Releases

  • Ongoing
  • BurstNET® announces CLEARANCE SALE. Absolutely crazy discounts that cannot be beaten on many Dedicated Servers and VPS. Don't miss this sale---offering absolutely CHILLING prices!
  • 05/10/2013
  • BREAKING NEWS: BurstNET® releases brand new website!
  • 10/15/2012
  • BurstNET® expands operations to Dallas, TX.
  • 09/17/2012
  • BurstNET® relocates corporate offices to new facility, begins construction of Phase I data center space.
  • 04/11/2011
  • BurstNET® expands Dedicated Server service to Los Angeles, California.
  • 08/08/2010
  • BurstNET® announces major expansion into European Market with BurstNET® Limited, based in Manchester UK.
  • 07/27/2010
  • BurstNET® announces availablility of IPv6 (next generation IP addressing) on all product lines.
  • 07/19/2010
  • HEADLINE NEWS: BurstNET® releases statement regarding Blogetry.com service termination, as seen in recent headline news.
  • 07/19/2010
  • BurstNET® releases Premium Linux VPS, for the high-performance enterprise-grade VPS service.
  • 10/21/2009
  • BurstNET® releases new Linux VPS plans & pricing on the vePortal™ platform, starting at $5.95/month.
  • 08/22/2009
  • BurstNET® recently activated our NYC POP @ Telehouse™ (25 Broadway), with transit/transport service from XO™ Communications, Hurricane Electric™, & the New York Internet Exchange™.
  • 08/22/2009
  • BurstNET® has completed an upgrade to 10GBPS transport connectivity service with XO™ Communications, for transport service between Scranton & Philadelphia, which has been extended to New York City as well. BurstNET® has installed Cisco™ 4900M networking equipment to provision this service.
  • 08/21/2009
  • BurstNET® signs contract with Deutsche Telekom™ for 10Gbps transit connectivity. ETA Aug 2009.
  • 08/08/2009
  • BurstNET® releases $99 Quad Core Server Deal! Unbeatable deal: Q9300 with 8GB of DDR2 RAM & 1TB SATAII Hard Drive.
  • 04/09/2009
  • BurstNET® Announces Green Power/Operations Initiative and releases Green Energy-Efficient Dedicated Server product line!
  • 04/01/2009
  • BurstNET® signs Zayo™ 10GBPS Wavelength Contracts. BurstNET Technologies, Inc.™ (http://www.burst.net), a leading provider of managed hosting services, today announced it has recently signed contracts with XO™ (http://www.xo.com) and Zayo™ Bandwidth (http://www.zayo.com) for 10Gbps Wavelength transport service on the BurstNET® network. This service will connect the BurstNET® facility in Scranton, PA to BurstNET® points of presence (POPs) in Philadelphia & New York City. Expected installation/turn-up date is August 2009. Following installation of this service, BurstNET® will have expanded overall network capacity eightfold in the past six months, since a complete network upgrade/overhaul commenced. Additional capacity/upgrades are planned throughout 2009, including the opening of a New York City POP with connectivity to the NYIIX peering exchange (http://www.nyiix.com).
  • 03/13/2009
  • BurstNET® has completed turnup of 2.5GBPS Wavelength connectivity service with XO™ Communications, for transport service between Scranton & Philadelphia. This circuit is now live, and currently carrying traffic. BurstNET® has installed Cisco™ ONS 15454 optical networking equipment to provision this service. With the installation of this circuit, BurstNET® has nearly doubled the Internet transport capacity to the Scranton PA data center facility. Additional transport, transit, & peering capacity is planned for installation during the 3RD QTR 2009.
  • 01/29/2009
  • BurstNET® releases new Affiliate Program! New program pays recurring revenue on a monthly basis, instead of only one-time commissions!
  • 01/25/2009
  • BurstNET® updates plans/pricing on all Backup/Storage services. Revised offerings reflect an industry low "per GB" backup cost!
  • 12/06/2008
  • BurstNET® signs 2.5GBPS Wavelength connectivity contract with XO™ Communications, for transport service between Scranton & Philadelphia.
  • 12/01/2008
  • BurstNET® releases industry first $99 Quad Core Server Deal! Unbeatable deal with 2GB of DDR2 RAM & 250GB SATAII Hard Drive.
  • 11/15/2008
  • BurstNET® releases new automated billing/ordering system!
  • 11/01/2008
  • BurstNET® hires new Network Engineering staff & completely upgrades/replaces entire network with new Cisco™ 6500-series equipment!
  • 02/04/2008
  • BurstNET® announces VALENTINE'S DAY 2008 "INSANE PRICING" SALE. Absolutely crazy discounts that cannot be beaten on Dedicated Servers and Add-ons/Upgrades. Don't miss this sale--the prices are absolutely INSANE!
  • 01/20/2008
  • BurstNET® updates all Dedicated Server plans. Now offering Intel™ Core2Duo™ Dual-Core and Xeon™ Quad-Core service plans.
  • 12/2/2007
  • BurstNET® signs fiber installation and Gigabit connectivity contract with XO Communications, for local service to the Scranton PA facility. This service, routed to NY/NJ, will provide redundancy to the primary Philadelphia routes. Expected turnup date in late January 2008.
  • 04/14/2007
  • BurstNET® Named Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner. Microsoft® Gold Certified Partners are the elite Microsoft® Business Partners who earn the highest customer endorsement.
  • 05/19/2006
  • BurstNET® Adds Zervex's ServerCP™ to Service Offerings. BurstNET® has formed a strategic partnership with Zervex™ to license the ServerCP™ control panel software on all BurstNET® product lines.
  • 05/19/2006
  • Virtuozzo (VPS) Virtual Private Server software from SWsoft™ now available on BurstNET® Dedicated Server product lines.
  • 09/09/2005
  • BurstNET® releases NetBAQ™ External Storage service. Backup and/or store web-hosting accounts/servers, client data, images, and/or documents online & share files with co-workers or friends.
  • 07/09/2005
  • BurstNET® upgrades network to dual-path CTSI™ OC48 (2048mbps) sonet-ring transport circuit--between Scranton and Philadelphia.
  • 01/20/2005
  • BurstNET® releases Virtual Private Server (VPS) offerings, based on SWsoft™ Virtuozzo software--packages starting at only $19.95 per month.
  • 01/08/2005
  • BurstNET® Adds Netenberg's Fantastico De Luxe™ to Service Offerings. BurstNET® has formed a strategic partnership with Kosmopolis Inc., LLC™ to sell the Fantastico De Luxe™ control panel add-on feature.
  • 12/08/2004
  • BurstNET® Adds SWsoft's Plesk™ to Service Offerings. BurstNET® has formed a strategic partnership with SWsoft™ to sell the Plesk™ control panel in the US dedicated hosting market.
  • 10/20/2004
  • BurstNET® Named to 23rd Annual "INC.500" List for 2004. BurstNET® selected as of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States, within Inc. Magazine's time honored annual list.
  • 06/08/2004
  • BurstNET® Named Microsoft Certified Partner, Joins SPLA Licensing Program. The agreement allows BurstNET® to serve as a Microsoft Services Provider License Agent, and to rent licenses to customers on a flexible, month-to-month basis.
  • 03/27/2004
  • BurstNET® releases new website and product offerings. The revised Managed Service offerings focus on high-end, fully management, as an alternative to the budget-minded NOCSTER™ product line.
  • 12/01/2003
  • BurstNET® upgrades all connectivity to OC-12/GIG-E capacity. The upgrade is expected to help protect the network in future from DDOS attacks, and to increase overall network stability.
  • 05/25/2003
  • BurstNET® revises Managed Dedicated Server plans on all product lines. Prices lowered across the board, including some servers offered with free setup.
  • 05/24/2003
  • BurstNET® approved for 2nd round financing from M&T Bank™. Funds to be used for data center renovation & expansion, additional equipment purchases, and increased cash flow.
  • 05/13/2003
  • BurstNET® begins Scranton PA data center renovation and expansion work. Upon completion, facility will have quadruple the amount of available raised floor data center space. Renovations expected for completion in 4th QTR 2003.
  • 05/12/2003
  • BurstNET® outsources to India for additional Level-1 & Level-2 tech support needs. Outsourced support expected to allow major client base growth, with minimal additional US onsite support needs.
  • 05/08/2003
  • Dan Kilbourne promoted to Vice President. Kilbourne to oversee daily company operations, and report directly to CEO.
  • 05/01/2003
  • BurstNET® redesigns network connectivity - final mix of backbone carriers; Level3;™, Verio;™, Global Crossing;™, Cogent;™, XO Communication;™. Overall network capacity increased by 50%. Network peering plans in the works.
  • 04/28/2003
  • BurstNET® hires former Netaxs™ & AboveNET™ employee as Senior Network Engineer. Alex Yuriev to redesign BurstNET® network and position company for future growth.
  • 04/22/2003
  • BurstNET® orders CTSI™ GIG-E circuit to Philadelphia POP.
  • 04/04/2003
  • BurstNET® leases office space in prestigious 220 Penn Ave building in Scranton. New VOIP phone solution scheduled for install in new office space.
  • 02/24/2003
  • BurstNET® turns up Cambrian™ OC3 circuit to New York City POP. BurstNET® opens POP in carrier hotel at 60 Hudson St, New York City.
  • 02/22/2003
  • BurstNET® turns up PPL Telcom™ GIG-E circuit to Philadelphia POP. BurstNET® opens POP in carrier hotel at 401 N. Broad St, Philadelphia.
  • 10/04/2002
  • BurstNET® opens POP in Wilkes Barre PA. POP to service co-location, dedicated, & wireless access clientele.
  • 08/27/2002
  • BurstNET® releases NOCSTER™ 10MBPS Managed Dedicated Servers.
  • 08/26/2002
  • BurstNET® begins construction of Pennsylvania regional wireless backbone.
  • 08/01/2002
  • BurstNET® offers Pennsylvania regional dedicated and wireless access services.
  • 08/01/2002
  • BurstNET® announces Billing Department installation and software upgrade to Boardtown's Platypus™ Billing System.
  • 08/01/2002
  • BurstNET® upgrades to AT&T™ OC3. PPL Telcom™ redundant path fiber installation completed.
  • 07/30/2002
  • BurstNET® revises and re-releases UNRESTRICTED.NET product line. UNRESTRICTED.NET expected to change adult hosting market with low-cost, high bandwidth, fully managed solutions.
  • 07/29/2002
  • Cisco™ 12000 Series backup router announced. Dual APC™ 320KVA Facility UPS systems to be installed.
  • 05/15/2002
  • BurstNET® announces NOCSTER™ product line. NOCSTER™ expected to change market with low-cost, high bandwidth, fully managed solutions.
  • 05/15/2002
  • BurstNET® upgrades to Sprint™ OC3, announces Cogent™ 100MBPS Metro Fast Ethernet additional capacity.
  • 05/01/2002
  • BurstNET® Scranton PA Data Center celebrates one year anniversary.
  • 04/19/2002
  • Cisco™ 12000 Series router upgrade announced. Powerware™ 160KVA Facility UPS to be installed.
  • 04/15/2002
  • Sandi Howard promoted to Credit Manager. BurstNET® Billing Dept to get complete overhaul.
  • 04/10/2002
  • BurstNET® orders PPL Telcom™ fiber installation, Announces AT&T™ OC3 upgrade scheduled for July 2002.
  • 04/01/2002
  • BurstNET® increases support/admin staff by 50% over last 30 days.
  • 03/08/2002
  • Sprint™ OC3 upgrade planned for May 2002 over CTSI™ fiber.
  • 03/06/2002
  • BurstNET® partners with CTSI™, signs contracts. CTSI™ to install fiber to BurstNET® facility, and purchase bandwidth from BurstNET® for resale.
  • 02/04/2002
  • Ex-Dialtone Internet™ Customer Service Manager, Matthew McCormick joins BurstNET® staff.
  • 11/19/2001
  • Qwest™ & Telia™ networks added to BurstNET® nationwide dial-up. Increases access number pop list, already including StarNET™ & UUnet™.
  • 11/01/2001
  • MCI/Worldcom™ DS3 line added to BurstNET® network.
  • 09/06/2001
  • BurstNET® announces new managed, dedicated server specials starting at only $99.95.
  • 08/14/2001
  • BurstNET® receives 1st round financing from M&T Bank™.
  • 05/01/2001
  • BurstNET® opens new Scranton PA Data Center
  • 10/05/2000
  • J. Nick Koston, lead developer of Cpanel® / WebHostmanager™, joins BurstNET® staff as CTO. Koston to continue as CEO of DarkOrb Communications™, whilst performing BurstNET® duties. BurstNET® to become CPanel™ Authorized Data Center & Distributor.
  • 09/12/2000
  • BurstNET® purchases customer base of UltraSpeed USA, increasing managed dedicated server client base.

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