News & Updates
OpenWest 2014 is almost here (and sold out)! May 8-10 in Orem
Over 1,000 open source enthusiasts gather in Orem this week for the 7th annual OpenWest Conference. The fun begins on Thursday, May 8 at 9 a.m. at the UVU Science Building. The conference extends through Saturday, May 10. This event has sold out. XMission has sponsored the conference for many years (this year, we’re Platinum!). […]
Utah Public Health Association Recognizes XMission
Today, XMission received a “Working for a Healthier Utah” award from the Utah Public Health Association (UPHA) in recognition of our ongoing corporate support of their organization. According to their website (hosted by XMission!), UPHA “is a non-profit organization of public health professionals working together for a healthier Utah through advocacy, education, and collaboration with […]
Google Fiber in Salt Lake City?
Yesterday, Vince Horiuchi from the Salt Lake Tribune called me for comment on a story that was under embargo until 11am today. Google Fiber is investigating Salt Lake City. In Kansas City and Provo, incredible concessions were made to install Google as a residential fiber monopoly. Kansas City waived franchise fees, and gave free office […]
Science and Engineering Fair Judges Needed!
Every year, XMission looks forward to supporting the Salt Lake Valley Science and Engineering Fair (SLVSEF). Pete Ashdown, our founder and president, serves as a judge and awards the XMission Technology Award to the student who best demonstrates creativity in utilizing the Internet for either research or as a presentation element. I spoke with Pete […]
Important, new requirements for domain owners
If you or your business currently own any domains, please read the following important information regarding the new ICANN required validation process. What is the ICANN required validation process? The new ICANN validation process helps increase the reliability of each domain’s contact information, in case your registrar needs to contact you for any reason. If […]
Net Neutrality
A recent federal court decision in a case involving a Verizon challenge to FCC “Net Neutrality” rules has inspired many breathless headlines about the death of the Internet as we know it. Because this will enable giant Internet providers to start prioritizing traffic based upon what their customers are willing to pay them, it deals […]
Register for Ski PHP on January 17-18
XMission kicks off our 2014 community sponsorship calendar with the Ski PHP Conference on Friday, January 17 and Saturday, January 18. The conference takes place at the Miller Campus of Salt Lake Community College. Ski PHP, presented by the Utah PHP Users Group, features top national and international PHP experts to present over 50 talks […]
20 Years
Twenty years ago today, the xmission.com domain went live on the Internet. Supported by a T1 connection to the University of Utah, a Sun Sparc Classic, and five 14.4Kbps modems, XMission was the first commercial Internet access available to the public in Utah. One small server handled email, domain name service, and Usenet news for […]
5 things I learned about email at the Zimbra technical conference.
Email is very much alive and well in 2013. I am happy to report that Zimbra is poised to lead the way with their unified email, collaboration, and social communities. This past week I attended Zimbra’s “The Big Social” event in Dallas along with our Mail Systems Architect, Joaquin. The Big Social is a technical […]
XMission Proudly Sponsors the 2013 Twilight Concert Series
Once again, we are proud to sponsor Salt Lake City’s Twilight Concert Series, already well underway in downtown Salt Lake City on Thursday nights at Pioneer Park. XMission has sponsored the Series almost since its inception. We have watched it grow and enhance downtown Salt Lake City for years, and feel so proud to have […]