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CHARLOTTE, NC, Feb. 11, 2013 — ORCS Web Inc., a web hosting provider specializing in Microsoft Windows cloud server and dedicated server hosting solutions has once again renewed its Gold Hosting Competency status in the Microsoft Partner Network. Maintaining gold status with the Microsoft program speaks of the standards by which OrcsWeb provides hosting solutions.

CHARLOTTE, NC, September 15, 2012 — ORCS Web Inc., a web hosting provider specializing in Microsoft Windows cloud server and dedicated server hosting solutions announced that ASP.Net 4.5 is now available across all platforms. Having worked with Microsoft through the beta stage, OrcsWeb brings over a year of experience in configuring and supporting .Net 4.5. This announcement rides the heels of their recent announcement of full support for Windows Server 2012.

CHARLOTTE, NC, August 23, 2012 — ORCS Web Inc., a web hosting provider specializing in Microsoft Windows hosting solutions announced its full support for Windows Server 2012 for both physical dedicated servers and Windows Cloud Servers. As OrcsWeb led the pack to offer Windows Server 2008 on day 1 of its release, this most recent announcement comes as no surprise…

CHARLOTTE, NC, June 15, 2012 — ORCS Web Inc., a web hosting provider specializing in Microsoft Windows hosting solutions announced it has attained TRUSTe certified US-EU Safe Harbor compliance as a managed hosting provider. The TRUSTe seal communicates to an international audience that OrcsWeb handles personal data privacy matters with the utmost…

CHARLOTTE, NC, February 13, 2012 — ORCS Web Inc., a web hosting provider specializing in Microsoft managed Windows hosting solutions announced it has once again renewed its Gold Hosting Competency status in the Microsoft Partner Network. In doing so, the company has demonstrated its ability to meet the ever-changing needs of Microsoft customers in an evolving industry environment. Achieving Microsoft Gold Competency requires that organizations submit…

Managed Windows Hosting Company Offers Advanced Access to Latest SQL Server Technology CHARLOTTE, N.C. — OrcsWeb, a hosting provider specializing in managed Microsoft Windows hosting solutions, announced today their support for SQL Server 2012 RC0 (Release Candidate 0). With 16 years of supporting Microsoft SQL Server – since version 6.5 in 1996 – OrcsWeb prides itself on providing quality database solutions to its clients. “Not only do we want to…

Managed Hosting Company Makes Bold Response to Demands in the Windows Cloud Hosting Revolution CHARLOTTE, N.C. — OrcsWeb, a hosting provider specializing in managed Microsoft Windows hosting solutions, announced today their expansion of their Windows cloud server storage infrastructure in response to an unprecedented growth in demand. Having reached target capacity benchmarks in just over a year, the company has now tripled their Windows cloud server…

Hosting solutions provider expands arsenal of services with support for Microsoft’s Visual Studio LightSwitch CHARLOTTE, N.C. — ORCS Web Inc., a hosting provider specializing in managed Microsoft Windows solutions, is pleased to announce their complete system support for Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch, a rapid application deployment tool enabling the simple creation of high-quality business applications. LightSwitch is a new tool and framework…

Web Hosting Company Provides PCI Compliant Hosting Charlotte, NC, June 21, 2011– ORCS Web Inc., a managed hosting provider specializing in Microsoft Windows solutions, has announced that they have been certified by Visa as a PCI DSS managed hosting service provider. In order to receive the certification from Visa, OrcsWeb had to meet the strict standards for compliance procedures and physical security established by the PCI Data Security Standard…

OrcsWeb Achieves a 98% Customer Satisfaction Rating! CHARLOTTE, NC, May 11, 2011 — ORCS Web Inc., a web hosting provider specializing in managed Microsoft Windows solutions, has released the results of their most recent Customer Satisfaction Survey. A component of maintaining its Gold Hosting Competency in the Microsoft Partner Network is OrcsWeb’s commitment to customer satisfaction by participating in customer satisfaction surveys. “OrcsWeb’s…

Charlotte, NC, April 25, 2011– ORCS Web Inc., a managed hosting provider specializing in Microsoft Windows solutions, has announced that GTP Solutions Ltd, a leading provider of account cards and prepaid cards, has completed the migration of their server hosting solution to OrcsWeb. Contis Group Ltd, the parent company of GTP, determined that moving the hosting from an in-house solution to a managed hosting provider would be the best option…

CHARLOTTE, NC, February 3, 2011 — ORCS Web Inc., a web hosting provider specializing in managed Microsoft Windows solutions, announced it has maintained the Gold Hosting Competency in the Microsoft Partner Network, demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft customers’ evolving needs in today’s ever changing business environment. To earn a Microsoft Gold Competency, organizations must complete a rigorous set of tests to prove their level…

CHARLOTTE, NC, January 20, 2011 —Cytanium, a web hosting service built on OrcsWeb’s Cloud Server architecture, launched its line of value priced Windows based web hosting plans. The Cytanium brand was originally built as a platform for developers to test the beta version of Microsoft’s WebMatrix. Seeing the opportunity in the marketplace to develop and deliver a quality value priced web hosting product, Cytanium has added low priced…

Charlotte, NC, January 13, 2011 – ORCS Web Inc., a web hosting provider specializing in Microsoft Windows solutions, hasannounced that LAMPS PLUS, the nation’s largest specialty lighting company, has completed the migration of their web hosting solution to OrcsWeb. With a substantial portion of LAMPS PLUS’ sales revenue generated through on-line purchases, any web hosting provider that would be considered as a viable option had to…

Charlotte, NC, September 13, 2010 – ORCS Web Inc., a web hosting provider specializing in Microsoft Windows solutions, hasannounced their sponsorship of the Silicon Valley Code Camp. This year’s camp is being held on Saturday and Sunday, October 9th and 10th, 2010 at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA. The Silicon Valley Code Camp is a developer community event where an anticipated turn-out of almost two thousand developers from around…

CHARLOTTE, NC, July, 2010 —Cytanium, a web hosting service built on OrcsWeb’s Cloud Server architecture, launched this week in conjunction with the release of Microsoft’s WebMatrix. Cytanium is pleased to have been chosen as one of Microsoft’s recommended web hosting providers for the WebMatrix beta product. All Cytanium customers will have access to free hosting to use the beta version of WebMatrix. Microsoft has just introduced…

Charlotte, NC, May 18, 2010 – ORCS Web Inc., a specialist in Microsoft Windows-based internet hosting solutionsknown for providing clients worldwide with hassle-free managed hosting solutions announced that Microsoft’s newly released WCF RIA Services for Silverlight 4 has been made available on all of their Shared Hosting Servers. OrcsWeb’s dedicated server clients also have the ability to enjoy the benefits of WCF RIA. Microsoft…

Windows Web Hosting Company installs ASP.NET 4.0 on all Shared Hosting Servers Charlotte, NC, April 19, 2010 – ORCS Web Inc., a specialist in Microsoft Windows hosting solutions known for providing clients worldwide with hassle-free managed hosting solutions announced that Microsoft’s newly released ASP.NET 4.0 has been made available on all of their Shared Hosting Servers . OrcsWeb’s dedicated server hosting and Windows Cloud Server…

Windows Web Hosting Company introduces new Cloud Server Hosting Charlotte, NC, April 13, 2010 – ORCS Web Inc., a web hosting provider specializing in Microsoft Windows hosting solutions, has announced the introduction of their new Windows Cloud Server hosting . OrcsWeb is not new to the “cloud concept”, having provided their clients with cloud-like products through their Webfarm hosting and Advanced Infrastructure solutions prior…

Charlotte, NC, March 31, 2010 – ORCS Web Inc., a specialist in Microsoft Windows-based internet hosting solutions known for providing thousands of clients worldwide with hassle-free managed hosting solutions announced that Microsoft’s newly released Model View Controller (MVC) 2 RTM has been made available on all of their Shared Hosting Servers. OrcsWeb’s dedicated server clients also have the ability to enjoy the benefits of MVC…

Charlotte, NC, January 22, 2010 – ORCS Web Inc., a specialist in Microsoft Windows-based internet hosting solutionsknown for providing thousands of clients worldwide with hassle-free managed hosting solutions announced the establishment of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) for its’ employees. “We are very fortunate to have been blessed with an excellent group of employees who have been instrumental in the success that ORCS…

CHARLOTTE, NC, January, 2010 — ORCS Web Inc., a specialist in Microsoft Windows-based Internet hosting solutions, is known for providing thousands of clients worldwide with smooth, hassle-free managed hosting solutions – An Unrivaled Windows Hosting Experience. OrcsWeb continues to offer their clients the support and tools that other web hosting providers may charge extra for. One of those items is the SmaterTools Software Bundle. Clients…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (October 29, 2009) – ORCS Web Inc., a specialist in Microsoft Windows-based Internet hosting solutions for businesses, has been selected by Microsoft to participate in the WebsiteSpark Hosting Program. The program offers various benefits including visibility, support and software tools that companies can utilize simply by being ORCS Web clients. Microsoft WebsiteSpark is a global program designed to help small professional Web…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (October 12, 2009) – ORCS Web Inc., a specialist in Microsoft Windows-based Internet hosting solutions for businesses, now supports Microsoft’s newly-released Web Deployment Tool, MSDeploy. This tool is specially designed for seamless Web application deployment. While MSDeploy, at its foundation, is a powerful tool for system administrators, it also plays a new role in Web site content deployment for ORCS Web’s customers…

CHARLOTTE, N.C.(August 26, 2009) – ORCS Web, Inc., a specialist in Microsoft Windows-based Internet hosting solutions for businesses, announced today the roll-out of an enhanced Small Business Shared Hosting solution. While the company has offered a variety of shared hosting solutions for some time, the new package provides more practical, cost-effective features for its small business clients. “Our solutions are constantly being evaluated…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. and SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (August 3, 2009) – ORCS Web, Inc., a specialist in Microsoft Windows-based Internet hosting solutions for businesses, announced today its renewed service agreement with Freshview, a Sydney-based e-mail marketing software developer. Freshview will continue to utilize ORCS Web as its primary hosting provider for its dedicated cloud environment. “The reliable ORCS Web team has become an extension of our…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (June 3, 2009) – ORCS Web, Inc., a specialist in Microsoft Windows-based Internet hosting solutions for businesses, has created a robust Visual Studio 2010 and Web Deployment Tool Beta Program alongside Microsoft. The trial program, offered for a limited time, allows developers to create a complimentary hosting account to test product features and then provide feedback to Microsoft and ORCS Web on their respective solutions….

CHARLOTTE, NC, May 11, 2009 — ORCS Web Inc. is already known for providing thousands of clients worldwide with smooth, hassle-free managed hosting solutions. But now, this seasoned company is taking service to a whole new level by offering new, virtualized dedicated solutions built on Microsoft’s Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V™ virtualization technology. With plans starting at just $99 a month, this latest ORCS Web product provides…

CHARLOTTE, NC – March 9, 2009 – Scott Forsyth, Director of Technology for ORCS Web, has been nominated by the Executive Alliance for the Information Security Executive (ISE) of the Year Southeast 2009 award. The award, which recognizes information security executives and project teams for outstanding achievement in risk management, data asset protection, compliance, privacy, and network security, is one of the most widely recognized awards…

CHARLOTTE, NC – February 11, 2009 – ORCS Web, a specialist in Windows-based internet hosting for small businesses, announced that it has been selected to join the Microsoft BizSpark Program as a Network Partner. The BizSpark Program is a new global program designed to accelerate the success of early stage Startups by connecting them to Network Partners who can provide mentorship, guidance and resources to BizSpark Startups. BizSpark creates…

CHARLOTTE, NC – January 15, 2009 – The importance of ORCS Web to the Microsoft web hosting community was underscored today as the company announced it had received top billing in Microsoft’s new Web Hosting Interview series. Representatives from ORCS Web, listed as “one of the most experienced Microsoft Platform hosting companies in business,” offered their insights into web hosting in the Windows world. Among the key points made by ORCS Web in the…

CHARLOTTE, NC – August 21, 2008 – ORCS Web earned a spot on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation for the second year in a row. With revenue growth of more than 150% in three years, ORCS Web ranks in the top half of the Inc. 5000 list, released yesterday ( http://www.inc.com/inc5000 ). ORCS Web is one of only seven IT Services companies in North Carolina to make the list. One other Charlotte-area IT…

CHARLOTTE, NC – August 6, 2008 – ORCS Web is pleased to announce it is supporting Microsoft’s SQL Server 2008 as of today, the first day of its release. This is possible through ORCS Web’s close working relationship with Microsoft, which has enabled extensive testing by the ORCS Web technical team since 2007, including beta-level client sites for several months. ORCS Web’s web hosting customers who are currently running SQL…

CHARLOTTE, NC – February 4, 2008 – Customers of Charlotte-based hosting company ORCS Web are among the first to have access to Microsoft Windows Server 2008. ORCS Web announced Day One support for the new release, after months of both beta testing and operation on its production sites. ORCS Web’s close working relationship with Microsoft and its focus on Windows products has given the team a level of expertise and understanding of…