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{{CompanyInfo|
| logo = WHIR_logo.jpg
| type = Privately Held
| industry =
| founded = 2000, Canada
| founders = [[Stephen Mathew]]
| ownership =
| headquarters = 87 River Street<br/>Toronto, Ontario M5A 3P4
| country = Canada
| businesses =
| products =
| employees = 1-10<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-web-host-industry-review linkedin]</ref>
| revenue =
| website = [http://www.thewhir.com/ thewhir.com]
| blog = [http://www.thewhir.com/blogs WHIR Web Hosting Blog]
| facebook =
| linkedin = [http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-web-host-industry-review WHIR]
| twitter =
| keypeople = [[Liam Eagle]], Editor in Chief<br>
[[Candice Rodriguez]], Director of Biz. Development & Marketing<br>
[[Allison Heather]], Director of Sales
}}
The '''WHIR''' or '''Web Host Industry Review''' is a global company providing news and reviews about companies related to the web hosting market. The company provides various articles on developments in the field, going back ten years,<ref>[http://www.thehostingnews.com/web-host-industry-review-acquired-by-inet-interactive-16598.html thehostingnews.com]</ref> and is one of the biggest resources for information regarding anything related to web hosting. The company also publishes the monthly magazine, ''Web Host Industry Review'', which for the past seven years<ref>[http://www.thehostingnews.com/web-host-industry-review-acquired-by-inet-interactive-16598.html thehostingnews.com]</ref> has been a source of the latest news in the web hosting industry. Recently the company was acquired by [[iNET Interactive]].<ref>[http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1028071http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1028071 WebHostingTALK-Web Host Industry Review (the WHIR) Acquired by iNET Interactive]</ref>
The company is affiliated with the [[Domain Roundtable]] and organizes various events for industry networking.<ref>[http://www.prweb.com/releases/Sep2010/WHIREvents2011/prweb4491604.htm PRWeb-Web Host Industry Review Reveals 2011 Event Schedule]</ref> The company started organizing such events in 2009.
Much of their content involves [[ICANN]] and its related industries.
==History==
The company was founded in 2000 by [[Stephen Mathew]],<ref>[http://www.inetinteractive.com/blog/news/web-host-industry-review-the-whir-acquired-by-inet-interactive/ iNETinteractive.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.thehostingnews.com/web-host-industry-review-acquired-by-inet-interactive-16598.html thehostingnews.com]</ref> who was also the publisher of the company until it was bought out by iNET Interactive. iNET interactive purchased the company on May 27th, 2011.<ref>[http://www.hostnux.com/web-host-industry-review-acquistion-by-inet-interactive/ HostNUX-Web Host Industry Review Acquistion By iNET Interactive]</ref>
===WHIR TV===
The company has started an online TV service known as WHIR TV, which features videos of interviews with representatives of various prominent Internet and web hosting companies, as well as other important individuals.<ref>[http://www.infostreet.com/press/news/2007/Web_Host_Industry_Review_6_22_07.pdf]</ref><ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=127921339 Bloomberg Businessweek]</ref>
==References==
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http://www.dailyhosting.net
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