Giganews Hosted NANOG 48 : Tested IPv6 Usenet
Comments OffNANOG 48 follow up: Giganews tested IPv6 Usenet during NANOG 48 in Austin. According to the Giganews blog post: Giganews recently hosted the latest meeting of NANOG (North American Network Operators’ Group) in Austin, TX. At Giganews, we’re always looking to stay on the leading edge of Usenet service, so we viewed NANOG as the [...]
Giganews Earns Top Honors : 2010 Editors Choice
Comments OffCongratulations to Giganews who recently took top honors in our 2010 Editors Choice Awards. This is the third year Giganews has earned the #1 ranking on NGR. As an industry leader, Giganews continues to innovate and push the boundaries of Usenet forward. They lead the way in retention and recently added a new service called vyprVPN to help customers protect their privacy online. As mentioned in [...]
Giganews Offers VyprVPN Free to Diamond Customers
Comments OffGiganews just announced a new VPN service for all Diamond customers. The service (called VyprVPN) helps ensure your privacy online. VyprVPN is free for all Diamond account customers through June, 2010. Giganews has partnered with Golden Frog to offer VyprVPN and is promising more new and innovative products to come. The VyprVPN service extends the [...]
Giganews Customers Beta Testing VyprVPN Service
Comments OffYou may have seen discussions in Usenet forums and Twitter lately regarding a new VPN service from Giganews. The VPN offering is called VyprVPN and is currently in beta. According to the Giganews VyprVPN beta page the service offers the same privacy, security and speed you enjoy from Giganews Usenet access to the rest of [...]
Giganews Crosses 450 Days of Binary Retention
Comments OffCongratulations to Giganews for achieving 450 days of binary retention across all groups. The service now boasts over 450 days based on both message id (nzb) and header retention. Giganews reached 400 days retention on September 11th and their press release included the following statement: “It was fantastic to meet our goal of providing a [...]
