Carat Networks, a leading global IT hosting service provider, announced today it has partnered with ComCanada Communications Inc, to provide high-quality, high-availability Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone services based in Canada.

Future Hosting, an Internet Solutions provider serving small to medium sized businesses internationally and the developer of Server Doctor™, announced today it has joined the R1Soft Hosting Partner Program, providing the hosting company with greater access to sales and marketing resources.

Kentico Software, maker of Kentico CMS, and Applied Innovations, a Microsoft Gold Certified provider of Windows-based Hosting solutions, announced today the two companies have partnered to offer a unique free Web site solution for .NET User Groups.

BBS Technologies, Inc. today announced the acquisition of R1Soft, a leading provider of high performance backup and data recovery solutions for Linux and Windows Servers and MySQL databases. The combination is a natural fit for both companies, enabling BBS to strengthen its position in the Windows systems management market and enabling R1Soft to benefit from BBS Technologies’ strong distribution channel, support capabilities, and engineering resources.

AxisHOST, Inc., a leading provider of server co-location, fully managed dedicated servers, and cPanel-based shared Web hosting, announced today it has acquired BuyAVPS, a provider of Linux-based Virtual Private Server solutions.

Enterhost, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and leading provider of Windows-only Web hosting, announced today it has renewed its partnership with SmarterTools to provide business communication software for its dedicated server clients.