City Council Letter on Property Node Placement
Please note: As of January 1, 2017, XMission no longer sells DSL services. To Ray Milliner regarding PLNPCM2012-00206: 651 N 200 W Utility Box, Ray, I am unable to attend the public hearing on Thursday the 12th at 5pm as I will be out of town. Please pass my comments on to the council. I […]
XMission Proud to Sponsor the 2012 Twilight Concert Series
XMission has proudly sponsored the Twilight Concert Series in downtown Salt Lake City since its earliest beginnings. As a Presenting Sponsor, we feel proud to be a part of the success of this incredible series that brings so much excitement to downtown Salt Lake City. One of our favorite summer traditions is working a booth […]
Declaration of Internet Freedom
With a continual barrage of threats against Internet freedom and individual privacy, it is time to establish a Declaration of Internet Freedom as we celebrate the Declaration of Independence. XMission has always fought for a free and open Internet while protecting individual privacy. We work with law enforcement under proper judicially sanctioned warrants, and do […]
Response to CenturyLink on Property Node Placement
Please note: As of January 1, 2017, XMission no longer sells DSL services. Don, thanks for contacting me regarding placing a node on my property. Under prior circumstance, I would be all for the placement of CenturyLink equipment on my property, even without compensation. However, since CenturyLink and Qwest determined that they would not allow […]
Today is Change Your Password Day
One of the most common security problems XMission faces with our customers are insecure passwords. Today marks “Change Your Password Day”, pushed forward by a writer at Gizmodo. XMission supports this because it is not only important to have secure passwords for the services and websites you frequent on the Internet, it is equally important […]
Zimbra Power Tip: Using Distribution Lists and Contact Groups
Time for another episode of XMission Zimbra power user tips and tricks. Today we focus on Distribution Lists and Contact Groups. Distribution Lists can be created by Zimbra domain administrators to handle a bevy of needs such as email forwarding, team lists, customers lists and more. Contact Groups allow Zimbra web interface and Zimbra Desktop […]
XMission Fights for a Free Internet
Over the past month, I have seen a groundswell of opposition against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). Both of these bills attempt to control copyright infringement on the Internet by attempting to control the Domain Name Service (DNS) by which software finds websites. When you enter a website […]
XMission Completes SSAE 16 Type 2 Audit
As VP of Operations, I oversaw XMission’s recent SSAE 16, type 2 audit certification. Since this was our first such audit, we decided to limit the scope to the two products where customers would benefit the most: colocation and our Stackable cloud hosting product. In recent years, XMission has greatly expanded our focus on business […]
XMission Sponsors the 2011 Utah Arts Festival
For more than eleven years, XMission has proudly sponsored the Utah Arts Festival. This year’s festival kicks off today at Library Square (June 23-26) with XMission once again presenting the popular Sponsor Patio. Our advanced hosting division, Stackable, now hosts the Utah Arts Festival website (designed by our good friends over at Third Sun Productions). […]
XMission Sponsors the 2011 Salt Lake Valley Science & Engineering Fair
It’s science fair season in Utah schools and XMission is again sponsoring the Salt Lake Valley Science & Engineering Fair on March 22-25 at the University of Utah. Each year, the Fair features the best young Utah scientists in grades 5 to 12. Students present their experiments and compete for a chance to represent Utah […]