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In the virtual world of e-commerce, price pressures created by near-ubiquitous product comparison sites actually favor the smaller...

How To Beat Spam!

Spam. Can’t mention it without cringing. For web hosts whose business is to provide a resource that can be exploited by spammers it’s a never-ending challenge....

Having a domain name and web site gives your business the key to the door.

Just like all things in life, the ways to run a business are rapidly changing and evolving...

Windows or Linux Hosting. Which Is Right For You?

If you’re a new or casual Webmaster and your site is non-revenue generating with static HTML pages you generated from boxed software, you probably are hosted on a Linux server. This is the best solution overall for you because Linux hosting costs less and you hardly ever need to delve into the more advanced functions....

What is Web Hosting?

If you want to take part in the internet as a business, information resource, directory, or as a hobbyist wanting to share data, information and knowledge with the many people and communities on the internet, you have to contain this in a central spot on the internet. You have to own a piece of space in cyberspace....

Bandwidth Or Data Transfer – Which is Which?

Too often web hosts talk about bandwidth and data transfer in the same breath but truth be known they are different although very closely related....

Don’t Make My Hosting Mistakes!

Here are 10 true-life hosting mistakes our customers tell us they learn from and how to avoid them....

Why Web Hosts Need Certified Staff

Certification gives hosting providers an edge over the competition by ensuring the competency of their staff....

Changing Web Hosts? We'll Guide You Through Step-By-Step

Every webmaster cringes at the thought of changing hosts. Like moving your home it can be messy and sometimes problems arise. But if you follow these simple steps, your move will be less painful....

Database Hosting – How Can Your Host Help With Your D-base?

What type of Web sites rely on information served from a database? Sites that offer users customized Web pages filled with rich, dynamic content. Sites that automate searching and buying products on-line....

PHP Web Hosting – The Evolution Of The PHP Scripting Language

PHP is a free, open-source programming language that can be used to create dynamic Web pages and applications. It’s popularity among Web developers stems.....

Enterprise Linux vs. Server 2003: Smackdown!

Linux & Open Source Editor Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols matches up the two server OSes. His verdict? It's not even a contest. ...

Making Sure “All Systems Are Go” To Launch Your Web Site

Usually, a lot of time and energy has been invested into a Web site before it leaves the launch pad goes “live” on Internet. Even so, that’s no guarantee that the site is ready to blast off and be viewed by the real world......

Is Budget Hosting Right For You?

The name “Budget Hosting” sounds like the right type of hosting if you are looking to save money. But how do you know if it’s right for you? Generally, Budget Hosting is considered to mean hosting plans that cost less than $20 per month......

The ABC’s Of Changing Web Hosts

So you’re no longer satisfied with your current Web hosting company. For whatever reason, you may find yourself in a position to change Web hosting companies as quickly as possible. The last thing you want to happen during this transition is that a user attempts to access your URL......

Microsoft FrontPage 2002: Pros dig it, Beginners get it

Ever wonder why Microsoft FrontPage 2002 is one of the most popular Web site development and editing software products on the market today?...

Which Is Buggier - Windows or Linux?

Which operating system -- Windows or Linux (news - web sites) -- deserves the dubious title, "Most Prone to Bugs and Security Problems"? ...

An E-commerce Web Hosting Account Makes Accepting Credit Cards Easy

So you’ve decided that you would like to start accepting credit card payments for products and/or services offered on your Web site. Traditionally, you have two basic choices – set up your own merchant account with a bank or sign an agreement with a third-party credit card payment facility.......

ASP.NET: Understanding Its Real Meaning

The promise of Microsoft’s ASP.NET is that “writing dynamic, high-performance Web applications has never been easier.” That sure sounds good, doesn’t it? But for many non-developer professionals who are involved in one way or another with the Web development process, the devil is in the details of how this is achieved. So here’s a look at how some of the developer jargon translates into everyday language......

ColdFusion MX: Macromedia’s Rapid Server Scripting Environment

ColdFusion 1.0 was launched in 1995 by the Allaire Corporation as the first Web application server for Windows NT. It was conceived and designed specifically to help HTML programmers create database-oriented web applications. Promising from the start, significant improvements were made over the years leading to ColdFusion 5.0. The Allaire Corporation was acquired by Macromedia in 2001 and since then ColdFusion has been integrated with Macromedia’s industry-leading development software – Dreamweaver and Flash. Today, the latest version is called ......

Dedicated Hosting Update: Where Are Costs Headed?

Dedicated Hosting means just what its name implies – you rent an entire server from a hosting company that is dedicated to your use only. You aren’t sharing disk space or server resources with anyone else like you do with the shared-server environment of Virtual Hosting. That is the key difference that makes Dedicated Hosting more reliable and secure than Virtual Hosting since you never have to worry that someone who is sharing your server causes a problem......

Managed Hosting Update: How Well Are You Managing?

If you are responsible for the performance of a high-traffic Web site, you no doubt need to be operating in a reliable, dedicated server environment. In order to be reliable, the dedicated server or cluster you are renting must be properly managed whether you do it in-house or outsource. This would include management of hardware, operating systems, applications, E-commerce, security, data backup, disaster recovery, reporting, monitoring, database management, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), connectivity, bandwidth and load balancing......

Is Your Web Host A Secret Reseller?

Web hosting resellers have been around for almost as long as the Web hosting business itself. In the beginning, Web hosting companies who had made large capital investments in servers and infrastructure began recruiting third-party companies as a type of commissioned sales force to help them recoup their investment faster. These third-party companies were given incentives to “resell” hosting services with volume discounts, advanced technical support and private labeling that made the primary host completely transparent to the reseller’s customers......

Choosing A Scripting Language For Your Web Site.

Building Web pages and databases today is easier than ever before. The real trick is expertly integrating the two together so that some Web pages can let visitors input data from HTML forms while other pages display database information. The answer lies in server-side scripting frameworks such as ASP.NET, ColdFusion, JSP, PHP and Perl. These frameworks let you write HTML documents with islands of code embedded in them.......

Security Update: Thinking Outside The Firewall.

Ask anyone professionally involved with computers and the Internet and they will readily acknowledge the vital importance of data security. Security experts are also quick to point out that cyberattacks are increasing at an astonishing rate (though somewhat self serving, their observation is practically an understatement!). However, our biggest concern in the very near future may not be the high number of attacks but rather the sophistication of the intrusions and the increasing points......

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