Conversation With Jim Cheng, Virginia’s Secretary of Commerce and Trade

By Jay Atkinson AIS Network CEO Yesterday afternoon, I met with Jim Cheng, Virginia’s outstanding Secretary of Commerce and Trade, to find out first hand how Virginia has earned its position as the No. 1 state to do business.  Before assuming his role in Richmond, Secretary Cheng was, like me, a technology entrepreneur — so … Read more

Internet Pioneers Series: Episode 1, Doug Humphrey on the Cloud and Entrepreneurship

Welcome to the Internet Pioneers Series. We believe there are many untold stories of the history of the Internet and we want to help get them out there. This micro-episode features Doug Humphrey, founder of Digex.

Need SharePoint, but Do Not Need a High Level of Flexibility? Microsoft Now Has You Covered.

By Michael Emrich – Associate, Marketing & Sales Today, Microsoft is rolling out its latest service package, Office 365. In what is essentially Microsoft’s follow-up to its Business Productivity Online Services lineup, Microsoft is now offering, in the cloud, its lineup of desktop applications and server products in one virtual box. One of the more … Read more

Welcome, Doug Humphrey, Web Hosting Pioneer

We are proud to announce that Doug Humphrey has joined AISN’s advisory board. Doug is well known in Internet history and it could be argued that he is the father of managed hosting, offering hosting from Digex, one of the first national ISPs. Doug, Founder and CEO, led the company to a successful sale to … Read more

What Is Cloud Computing?

What is cloud computing? Cloud computing is no longer just hype or a buzzword for the times. It's here to stay and it's reshaping the IT marketplace as we know it. BSA helps us answer this very important question with the debut of a new video.

SharePoint Composites Enables Custom Solutions

What’s SharePoint Composites?  SharePoint Composites is the new set of capabilities available in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. So, why would you need it? Well, are you frustrated with having the requirement to hire programmers whenever you need a custom business solution?  I thought so. SharePoint Composites allows you to use something very simple (building blocks) … Read more

Using Web-Based Marketing/ PR Tools to Increase Efficiency

Love new marketing/ PR tools that will help grow your business and make it more efficient? There is a plethora out there and it’s tough to stay on top of what’s new. I love tools that create a culture of sharing on a frictionless basis – tools like Microsoft SharePoint 2010, which we host. When … Read more