Web hosting provider VIA USA (vianetworks.net) announced this week it has launched new link mail programs that will give CIOs and IT managers the ability to reduce IT expenses while improving corporate email performance and functionality.

Link mail is designed as a management expense control program, to help CIOs and executive managers decrease wasted IT resources by only paying for usage as it happens. Link Mail also increases productivity by enabling IT staff to focus on core business competencies rather than email uptime. It reduces corporate risk through enhanced security and anti-spam features with guaranteed uptime and escalation processes.

“Link mail addresses corporations growing concern for SAS compliant email solutions that collaborate over technologies from the Internet to wireless phones, while improving the reliability, functionality and storage” says Patrick Gaul, president of VIA USA.

VIA USA is one of the oldest Microsoft hosting companies, having served the Microsoft hosting community for more than a decade. The company provides a full range of Internet-based solutions focused on small to medium sized businesses.

Web hosting provider Verio (verio.com) announced on Thursday it has launched some new domain name registration services designed to make it easier for small businesses to get started online. 

Verio’s DNR services include a domain name generation tool that provides more suggestions on suitable domain names when the customer’s first choice may not be available, and offers suggestions on domain names based on keywords the user provides. When a domain name is already in use, customers can now use Verio’s domain reservation service to reserve a name already should it become available in the future.

“Verio’s enhanced domain services are the essential foundation to provide end users with a rich domain registration and hosting experience. We listened to many current customers who wanted a simple way to kick-start their online presence, and these enhancements lower the barriers associated with creating a site and provide a migration path to full service hosting plans,” says Dennis Boyle, chief operating officer for Verio.

The new enhancements to Verio’s DNR services are available immediately to customers registering for a domain name.

Last week Verio released a hosted podcast tool with the aim of helping small businesses more easily provide unique content and updates for their customers.