SmartyHost Names Business Manager

June 2, 2007 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Australian domain name registrar and Web hosting provider SmartyHost (smartyhost.com.au) announced on Monday it has hired Doug Elliot as its first national business development manager.

Elliot will work on developing its hardware-as-a-service model, Vigabyte and boosting channel participation. He joins SmartyHost from IT services provider NEC where he previously spent 10 years as the company’s southern region manager and national channel manager.

“This stage I’ve got a lot of ideas in the pipeline,” Elliot says. “It’s a very simple partner model and everyone knows what margins you are going to make. I will be working with our current partners, like Optus, as well as bringing on new resellers by getting out into the market, telling them who we are, what we are doing and what we can offer.”

Vigabyte provides a virtual infrastructure data suite which customers can use to provision and deliver virtual and dedicated servers in real-time. Elliot says its new channel strategy would include developing a formal partner program that is scheduled to launch later this month. Elliot says all types of resellers could sell SmartyHost’s hardware-as-a-service.

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Colocation, VoIP Firm, Level 3, to Support Web Hosting Provider, Jupiter

Broomfield, Colorado
– (The Hosting News) – June 1, 2007 – Colocation, VoIP, and Internet backbone company, Level 3 Communications’ high-speed IP transit service, has been chosen for Jupiter Hosting’s upgrade, including 10 gigabit ethernet access circuits, throughout Silicon Valley.

Under the terms of the expanded multi-year service agreement, Level 3 will increase the total IP transit capacity it supplies to Jupiter Hosting. Level 3 will replace multiple single-gigabit Ethernet ports with 10 GigE circuits in three of Jupiter Hosting’s Silicon Valley, California locations. The upgrades are needed to support the expansion of the Jupiter Hosting network, enabling the firm to better serve its existing managed hosting customers, as well as to facilitate its entry into new markets. The upgrades will also simplify Jupiter Hosting’s Internet Protocol (IP) transit architecture to enable more efficient operations.

Ray Taft, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jupiter Hosting remarked, ”Our customers have come to expect exceptional network performance and uptime. When it comes to the underlying technologies we use to serve our customers, we select only the best upstream providers. Time and time again, Level 3 has proven their reliability and commitment to excellence, so selecting them for this expansion project was an easy decision to make. With the additional capacity these upgrades will provide, we’ll now have the transmission capabilities to deliver the content new IPTV and Video on-Demand frameworks require.”

Grant van Rooyen, Senior Vice President of Level 3’s Content Markets Group added, ”Jupiter Hosting has been a Level 3 customer for many years, and this new agreement further solidifies our shared commitment to Jupiter Hosting’s continued growth and success. Level 3 is uniquely positioned to be able to respond to the needs of clients like Jupiter Hosting that have experienced substantial IP traffic growth. We are committed to continuing to upgrade our network so that we can scale to deliver industry-leading, high-speed solutions such as 10 GigE IP transit.”

Jupiter Hosting was incorporated in April of 2003. Jupiter Hosting specializes in managed hosting for firms with high traffic volumes or complex Internet hosting requirements, including direct support of network resources such as IP bandwidth provisioning, server clustering, application or database installation and support. Jupiter Hosting staff installs supports, and maintains all layers of the OSI model, for over 10,000 Internet properties.

Level 3 Communications, Inc., an international communications company, operates one of the largest Internet backbones in the world. Through its customers, Level 3 is the primary provider of Internet connectivity for millions of broadband subscribers. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services over its broadband fiber optic network including Internet Protocol (IP) services, broadband transport and infrastructure services, colocation services, voice services and voice over IP services. The services are designed to provide building blocks that enable Level 3’s customers to meet growing demands for advanced communications solutions.The principal components offered by Level 3’s (3)VoIP Enhanced Local service include network trunking, local telephone numbers, local number portability, the safety of E-911, operator assistance, caller ID, directory listings, and directory assistance. The service is designed to allow Level 3 customers to retain the flexibility to manage and control end-user features without the difficulties of implementing complex interconnection arrangements.

To learn more about Jupiter Hosting, please visit: www.jupiterhosting.com.

For more information about Level 3, please visit: www.level3.com.

Think about quality if you are looking for web hosting.

Think about quality if you are looking for web hosting.

When you sign up for cheap web hosting, are you reallly getting a bargain? You’ve probably read the ads promising web page hosting at dirt cheap prices, but what do you really get for these low hosting prices? Let’s find out. Here are some great tips on finding low cost web hosting without sacrificing quality service.

Avoid the Freebies

Websites that offer free web site hosting usually aren’t really free when you consider the benefits you must give up. Most free web site hosting offers give you free space on another company’s website, but you are not getting actual domain hosting. You’re getting one or a few of your web pages displayed on someone else’s domain. Therefore, you can never fully promote your website or help it to reach its full potential. If the company is shut down tomorrow, your site will shut down as well.

Another disadvantage of free web page hosting is you will probably have advertisements on your web pages. At the very least, you’ll have an ad for the company that is providing the hosting space. This can cause your visitors to click out of your website before buying your products.

Even some cheap web hosting services offer similar services as the free hosts. The only difference is they charge you for poor hosting service!

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When shopping for cheap web hosting, be sure to compare web site hosting packages – not only prices. Some key features to look for are the amount of web space you’re getting for the money. You might not need much web hosting space at the start, but as you expand, the website will grow much larger. So, you’ll most likely have to purchase more web hosting space if you don’t purchase enough at the start. In comparing low cost web hosting packages, you might be surprised at the differences in amount of web space you get when paying only a dollar or two more.

Other things to look for when comparing cheap web hosting packages include customer and technical support availability, multiple email accounts and auto responders, detailed control panel such as cPanel or a similar program, password protected directories, etc. If you need special web design integration with PHP, MySQL and databases, be sure the virtual host offers these features. Also, if you plan to resell hosting to your customers, be sure the virtual host offers reseller hosting as well.

Decide on Web Design First

Before choosing a cheap web hosting package, decide on how you will design your website. What programming language will you use in your web design? Will you need to integrate a shopping cart and/or customer database? How will you handle your customer emails? All these questions should be considered before choosing a cheap web hosting package.

Take some time to find the web site hosting service that will meet your needs, both today and in the future. Keep in mind that you will probably use your web host’s services for many years to come. Taking time now to find the best possible cheap web hosting with all the features you need will save you from many headaches in the future.