Web hosting provider Host Color announced on Tuesday it has added popular PHP open source Web chat software, PhpOpenChat 3.0.2, to its hosting plans.

Web host and domain registrar Register.com announced on Monday it has been named a finalist in the 2006 American Business Awards.

Web site template provider Template Monster announced on Tuesday it has partnered with Web hosting provider Hostgator to provide Hostgator resellers with Web site templates.

Web hosting provider Web.com announced on Tuesday it has acquired Web services provider WebSource Media.

Web hosting provider and domain registrar Go Daddy announced late on Friday that it had filed registration forms to make an initial public offering of stock in the company. The Go Daddy IPO has been a subject of speculation since April, when the company reportedly hired Lehman Brothers to manage the project.

Web hosting provider Globat announced on Thursday it is sponsoring a family to drive 400 miles to the nearest White-Castle fast-food chain to eat 100 hamburgers each.

Web hosting provider Lunarpages announced on Thursday that it is a premium sponsor of HostChart’s Programmer’s Challenge. The event invites Web developers to showcase their skills while competing against the some of the best talents in the international Web developer community.

Open source evangelist Bruce Perens is rousing the support of the open source community, in an effort to regain an edge in its PR war over domain parking with Microsoft.

According to Internet researcher Netcraft’s May 2006 Web Server Survey, continuing changes at domain registrar and Web host Go Daddy are having significant impacts on the Web server market share the survey describes.

Domain registrar and Web hosting provider Go Daddy announced on Wednesday that it has experienced large growth in sites secured by its SSL certificates, as reported by Netcraft.

According to an announcement released Tuesday, German technology company United Internet, has agreed to acquire UK Web host Fasthosts Internet Limited for approximately $115 million.