Web hosting provider LunarPages announced on Friday it has cut the price on additional domain names from $14.95 to $2.99 each for a limited time for new and existing customers.

LunarPages says the industry has become extremely competitive recently and that many Web hosts have been dropping their prices to the point that they are running at a loss and are resorting to overselling.The company says customers have been surprised by its most recent offer, especially since it already provides a free domain for life. Domains purchased during this offer will also include renewals at the original price for as long as the customer is hosted with the company.

“We won’t compromise our business model, server stability or uptime by overselling which will leave our customers feeling cheated and forced to upgrade to a dedicated server,” says Amy Armitage of Lunarpages. “To remain competitive we have found another way to enhance our offerings, without compromising the level of service and support that has earned us the reputation as leaders and veterans in the Web hosting industry. Low priced domain names and partnerships with leading companies enable us to give back to our customers without resulting in a price increase to them.”

Web hosting provider 1and1 Internet (1and1.com) announced on Friday it is offering 25 percent off all Linux and Microsoft shared hosting packages for one year.

1and1 offers four shared hosting packages including the Beginner, Home, Business and Developer packages. The Home package, for example, will now be $45 for one year with no extra costs for up to two personal domains. The Business package includes three domains for $90 for a full year term.”This is a tremendous offer especially for a small or medium sized business,” says Andreas Gauger, chairman of 1and1 Internet. “So many businesses think that they can’t afford a world-class Web site. We’re here to show them that it’s possible, inexpensive and will enable any business to compete in their marketplace.”

The discount is only valid for the first year, and beginning with the second year of subscription, normal fees will be charged. The offer is good from July 31 until September 30.

April 18, 2006 — Shared Web hosting provider PowWeb announced on Monday that it had been acquired by The Endurance International Group (enduranceinternational.com), which owns several other Web hosting firms, including BizLand and FatCow.

Financial details of the sale were not disclosed, but the companies say Endurance will maintain the PowWeb brand, as well as its popular online forums.”We’re very excited to work with an online community as dynamic and engaging as PowWeb’s,” says Steve Sydness, CEO of Endurance. “Listening and responding to customer feedback is a hallmark of Endurance. The PowWeb forums will provide a great vehicle for staying close to our customers.”

PowWeb CEO Andrew Te says the company is about to begin the process of migrating customer Web sites and email to a new hosting platform that employs the company’s proprietary load-balanced hosting technology. He says the new platform will support all its customer sites from a single massively shared hosting pool, which will provide greater redundancy.

“While its ownership has changed, PowWeb’s commitment to providing high-quality, rock-solid hosting solutions is stronger than ever,” says Te.

Thanks to all of the great support and loyalty of our customers, we at IPOWER are proud to announce that we have reached another great milestone: 500,000 accounts served. “I am very proud to announce this phenomenal half-million customer milestone,” says Thomas Gorny, president and CEO of IPOWER. “In 2001, I started this company on my own credit card and a dream, and now we have 500,000 accounts. Of course, we attribute much of this success to the work and dedication of our employees.” Just because we are growing at rates higher than estimated doesn’t mean our dedication to our customers will change – instead, we will continue to grow to meet your changing business needs.