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If you did not know yet cPanel 11.32 hit the RELEASE builds a little while ago and this week finally made it’s way to STABLE which is the most conservative version of cPanel.  We run RELEASE but with every major version from cPanel we’re more cautious holding back upgrading our servers until it reaches STABLE builds.  The reason being usually upon the initial release there are stability issues so we let others take the initial plunge.  The great news is though we’re preparing to take that plunge on Monday with all our servers being upgraded to 11.32.

The upgrade should be seamless to everyone as we’ll be just running the cPanel update system and everything should go as planned.  We’re actually running cpanel 11.32 already on machines we recently did hardware upgrades to and a few select machines were updated already due to resolve other issues.

As for cPanel 11.32 it’s really not that big of a change for end users but it does add DKIM support which should help with email delivery.  It also improves the cPanel interface a bit and the file manager.  Also of course bug fixes that never made it into the previous release.  If you’re curious about the new release you can check out the official cpanel page at http://cpanel.net/releases/1132/index.html

Every 4 years, we’re lucky enough to be given an extra day in February. This is known as a leap year, or a bissextile year, or a intercalary year. Normally we treat this as just another day (like most people), but today we feel like celebrating. So effective 12:00 AM CST through 11:59 PM CST on February 29th, we’re offering a 60% discount on all shared hosting orders. This is a one time discount valid for your first payment only.

To take advantage of this deal, use coupon code leapyear when completing your order. This is valid on of our shared plans on any payment term we offer. Take advantage of this special today, or else you’ll have to wait another 4 years

If you’ve logged into our client area in the past 48 hours, you may have noticed a slight change in our quick navigation (click for a picture), with the addition of a Google AdWords link. That link is good for an AdWords credit, for you, for free. All you’re required to do is click a button to claim the code, head on over to Google Adwords homepage to create an account, setup a campaign and redeem your code which is worth $100 of AdWords credit. With an afternoons worth of work, you’ll be advertising your site to thousands of potential visitors for a total cost of $0.

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Happy New Years! December was certainly a fitting way to cap off an adventurous 2011. Throughout the month we upgraded our VPS plans, had another massive sale, and bought some new toys, all the while finding time to celebrate the holidays.

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It’s the holiday season, so we’re of course feeling generous. Then again who isn’t, with all the holiday cheer, festive music and decorations you can’t help but notice everywhere you go. Bringing that spirit to our hosting world, we’ve decided to provide free bandwidth and memory upgrades to all of our VPS customers.

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The holidays are upon us and for people around the world that means family, friends, good food, and if you’re lucky a few gifts. Oh, and Boxing Day. While it’s a lesser known event compared to Black Friday, it’s still pretty popular in Canada. Luckily for you all, we’re based in Canada so we’re going to celebrate! For anyone who missed out on our Black Friday specials, here’s your chance to get the exact same savings for Boxing Day. That means up to 80% off a super hosting plan. So starting at 12:00am CST December 26th (GMT-6) and ending at 11:59pm CST (GMT-6), the following coupons and savings will be active:

Shared Hosting

80% off super shared hosting package for the first year using the coupon boxing2011super (Regular Price: $129.48, Black Friday Price: $25.90)

55% off the first payment on all shared hosting accounts using the coupon 55boxing2011

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Reseller Hosting

35% off recurring on all reseller accounts for Dallas and Seattle using the coupon boxing2011r35percent

55% off the first payment on all reseller accounts for Dallas and Seattle using the coupon boxing2011r55percent

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Now that we’re into the final month of the year, it’s easy to look back and reflect on all the movement we’ve made as a company in the past 11 months. Focusing specifically on November though, we opened a new location, broke sales records (with a large margin), and launched our own VPS panel. Not a bad month!

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