Read More →]]> iNET Interactive has been selected a winner of the 2013 Deal Maker Award by the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG).  This prestigious award is given to some of the tri-state region’s most progressive and innovative organizations and individuals. Other award recipients this year included Cintas, The E.W. Scripps Company and River Cities Capital Funds.

According to the recent press release announcing this year’s winners, “The ACG Deal Maker Awards program recognizes significant achievements of corporations, entrepreneurs and service providers who have been successful in their pursuit of corporate growth through acquisition, joint venture and/or divestiture transactions.”

Congratulations iNET for another outstanding accomplishment! In addition to the 2013 Deal Maker Award, iNET Interactive was named a Fast 55 company for the five-straight year!

Read More →]]> For the fifth consecutive year, iNET Interactive has been recognized as one of the Cincinnati Business Courier’s 2013 55 fastest-growing private companies in Greater Cincinnati.  The Team will be recognized at the ninth annual Fast 55 awards program which is Greater Cincinnati’s premier program recognizing the 17-county region’s fastest-growing private companies.

A big “THANK YOU” goes out to the entire iNET Interactive team for consistently contributing great effort and time to keep the company on the Fast 55 list for five-straight years. This is an outstanding accomplishment!

Read More →]]> Quickly following the production of Data Center World in Las Vegas, the web hosting vertical team will be setting off to Austin, Texas, to put on HostingCon 2013!  HostingCon, an iNET Interactive event, is the Premier Industry Conference and Trade Show for Web Hosting and Cloud Service Providers. The 2013 theme is “Raise Your Game” a call to cloud providers and web hosts to transform disruption into ideas, innovation and opportunities.

As the leading North American conference and trade show to network, educate and grow professionals in the web hosting and cloud services industry, HostingCon 2013 is poised to deliver an exceptional experience.  The industry’s best and the brightest thought leaders, subject matter experts and professionals are gathering together with an express purpose — to network, learn and grow. This year for three jam-packed days, June 17 – 19, 2013, the industry convenes in one of North America’s top technology hubs, Austin, Texas, to face the challenges of the present and think broadly about the future of the cloud computing and web hosting industry.

This year’s conference program broken out across four tracks with 42 sessions, 3 general sessions and one highly-regarded keynote, web hosts and cloud service providers will be overwhelmed with the sharing of new ideas, new partner possibilities and new technology innovations.  Speakers from Reddit, iNETU, Rackspace, SoftLayer, Parallels, Microsoft, Google, and more than 60 other thought leading companies, industry executives and subject matter experts have been scheduled to present on the hottest and most critical topics within the industry. HostingCon 2013 is a must-attend event of the year!

If you’re in search of partnerships, products and services to help take your hosting business to the next level, you’ll find them on the HostingCon 2013 Exhibit floor. The Exhibit list boasts the ‘Who’s Who’ of vendors and sources who come prepared to meet and work with you to achieve your next best level of success.

Good luck team. All signs are leading to the largest and most innovative HostingCon ever!

Read More →]]> The Data Center vertical team at iNET Interactive is gathering steam and heading into the final weeks for Data Center World being held April 28 – May 2 in Las Vegas.  Data Center World is the premier educational conference and Expo for data center and facilities management professionals providing real-world solutions for critical data center infrastructure through comprehensive, vendor-neutral education, peer-to-peer networking and unparalleled access to technology service providers.

This year’s event is building up to be the largest yet! Through the most extensive, end-user driven educational program, the most enhanced networking opportunities and the largest Expo of technology and service providers in the industry, no other conference provides broader opportunities for education, connection, and guidance.

More than 1,000 data center and facilities management professionals from around the globe and from more than 40 of the Fortune 500 are gathering at Data Center World for one exceptional opportunity.

Good Luck Team!

Read More →]]> Over the past few months, three new team members have joined iNET Interactive.

Erin Heekin has joined the iNET Interactive Sales Team. Erin is an Account Manager representing the AFCOM and Data Center World brands. She will be working closely with the entire data center vertical team to grow revenue and strengthen industry relationships. Erin has over seven years of media and technology sales experience, working with broadcast media, social media, brand management and event planning. She comes to us from Groupon, where she was responsible for launching, building and maintaining a new portfolio of local business clients in the Cincinnati region.

Sarah Weichelt has come onboard in the iNET Interactive Marketing department. Sarah is the new AFCOM Membership Program Manager responsible for AFCOM member and chapter satisfaction and growth within the data center vertical.  Previously Sarah was at the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber where she focused on enhancing and growing membership within the organization.

Mark Walker has joined the iNET Interactive team as a Web Developer. Mark was previously at Miami University in the IT Department. He brings a wide array of web development and tech support skills. At iNET, Mark will take on full developer responsibilities and will be interacting heavily with the Product Management team to tackle all manner of projects, support and maintenance.

The entire iNET Interactive team welcomes these new and exceptional members and look forward to making 2013 another outstanding year!

Read More →]]> Ethan Kaplan, a junior at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, has joined the iNET Interactive team as an intern. Ethan is majoring in Mass Communications and Media Production. He will be working with the iNET Interactive corporate development department to continue its market and competitive research. In addition, Ethan will be assisting the Marketing team with various attendee marketing activities leading up to HostingCon 2013 in June and Data Center World in late April/early May.

Ethan’s skills and hard work ethic will help assist iNET Interactive as it continues to research new markets to support acquisition efforts. Ethan will have the opportunity to interact with the various departments and explore how a media company operates.

“The internship will allow Ethan to apply the knowledge he is learning in the classroom to a real world setting,” commented Mark Sancrant, Vice President of Corporate Development.  “We continue to have great success with our intern program and are pleased to continue our relationship with local universities and colleges.”

Over the past six years, iNET Interactive has hired exceptional students as interns to assist on special projects.  The students interviewed are from local colleges and universities including Miami University, Wright State, Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati.

iNET Interactive welcomes Ethan to the team!

Read More →]]> The end of 2012 and the kickoff of 2013 has been extra busy at iNET Interactive’s corporate office.  The corporate office located in West Chester, Ohio, which holds roughly half the iNET team has undergone an expansion. Around 1,255 square-feet has been added to the existing office space.

The expansion was driven by a growing staff and the need to gain additional conference room and “phone booth” meeting space.  New seating arrangements corresponded with the expansion which grouped development with product management and marketing with the sales staff.

The new cave (I mean “office space”) currently houses the web development team who received motorized standing desks, ultra-low lighting and a state of the art mini-kitchen with single cup brewer, expresso machine (iNET is a highly-caffeinated company) and stocked fridge. The DEV team expressed appreciation for its newly gained distance away from the “overly loud” marketing and sales teams. The expansion’s library-esque atmosphere will allow the DEV team to crank out quality code without interruption.

The office expansion is a continual sign of iNET Interactive’s fast-growth which has earned it a place on the INC 5000 list for five-straight years as a fast-growth, private company along with regionally recognition as a Fast 55 and Best Places to Work company.  Congratulations to the entire team for meeting yet another outstanding milestone!

Read More →]]> The entire iNET Interactive teams wishes all of our community guests, members, advertisers, and partners a Happy New Year!

It has been another incredible year at iNET Interactive. For the fifth straight year, iNET was named to the INC 5000 list of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in the U.S. We were recognized again as a Best Places to Work and one of the 55 Fastest Growing Companies by the Cincinnati Business Courier.

We added an outstanding company and its tremendously talented team to the iNET family – Data Center Knowledge in Spring 2012.  We added brilliant new staff to the rapidly expanding iNET team. Our existing communities including Web Hosting Talk, Overclockers, HostingCon, Mac-Forums, AFCOM, Windows Secrets, ABestWeb, DBForums among others continue to grow through hard work and innovative ideas. We also produced three successful Data Center World conferences, which were acquired back in late 2011. Overall, the momentum has been building up for a significant new year!

“Thank You” to all who have been involved in helping iNET achieve so much. We wish you the absolute best in 2013!

Read More →]]> Sarah Weichelt has joined the iNET Interactive team as AFCOM Membership Program Manager. In this role, Sarah is responsible for growing and maintaining AFCOM Chapter and membership satisfaction.  In addition, Sarah’s will coordinate all communications and programs to ensure the continued growth of AFCOM membership and chapters throughout North America.

Sarah comes to iNET Interactive from the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce where she was focused in the areas of enhancing and growing membership within the organization.  She is located in the West Chester office (iNET Interactive’s corporate office) and as a part of the Marketing Team.

“We are thrilled to have Sarah join iNET Interactive and specifically the AFCOM team,” stated Tom Roberts, AFCOM President. “Sarah is a very hard-working,  independent thinker with a tremendous positive attitude and charisma; she’ll it a great fit for the new role of Membership Program Manager and will serve our chapters and membership very well.”

Welcome Sarah to iNET Interactive!

Read More →]]> For the fourth straight year, iNET Interactive has chosen to support  the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation for the 2012 holiday season.   As of mid-November, the iNET Interactive corporate office in West Chester, OH, has been collecting new, unwrapped toys from anyone who elects to participate.   The toys are being distributed via the local branch of the U.S. Marine Corps to needy children within the community. iNET team members located outside the corporate office can donate through the ToysforTots.org website or participate in a local program in their community.

The Toys for Tots Program delivers a message of hope to less fortunate youngsters that will assist them in becoming responsible, productive, patriotic citizens. With the iNET team spread across the world, the program provides an opportunity for everyone to participate in giving a gift to children less fortunate during this Holiday season.