How do you choose between Unix and NT/Windows 2000 web hosting?

Around 90 percent of our customers choose UNIX hosting. Your site's visitors don't care what server platform your site is hosted on - they just want it to load quickly - one area in which UNIX excels. That said, as stated later, if you really need Access database connectivity (as opposed to MySQL supported in UNIX), ASP capability, or need ColdFusion support, then you should choose an NT plan which includes those features.

Which platform is better for serving web pages, Unix or Windows 2000?

This is a question that many people ask themselves when choosing a web hosting provider. Business or home users of Mac and Microsoft Windows 95, 98, or NT will find either platform acceptable.

Our UNIX plans are reliable, responsive, and time-tested, providing the absolute best hosting environment available. Our NT/Windows2000 plans are geared toward database-savvy applications, such as Access and FoxPro, providing high-end server integrations. Both platforms have specific advantages, therefore we have created multiple hosting packages relevant to the preferred operating system. If you are still not sure which platform, we would recommend using the UNIX hosting platform as you can switch from UNIX hosting platform to Windows 2000 hosting platform at any time if you decide so in future.

Why should you choose UNIX hosting?

UNIX-based web hosting is the most reliable, performance-enhanced server environment available, it is proven over more than 30 years and has been the Internet's top choice since it's inception. The UNIX operating system is a powerful, time-tested, flexible platform for server hosting needs.

What are some of UNIX's top benefits?

UNIX has proven to be substantially faster than most other server platforms, as well as the most secure environment available, thus becoming a mainstay within the corporate and e-commerce world. However, UNIX's greatest feature may be reliability and performance. Unmatched processing power combined with powerful operating system stability makes UNIX the best choice for many applications. Unlike the Microsoft Windows 2000 environment, UNIX uses no GUI (Graphical User Interface) overhead, and is able to concentrate the full power of the machine to serve your web sites as they are being accessed.

How stable is the UNIX operating system?

In a shared server environment, UNIX is virtually immune to server lockups or faults of any kind caused by errant processing, due to its user-level permission structure as opposed to Windows 2K server-level structure. UNIX has proved itself time and again a fault-tolerant web server, easily able to halt errant processes to keep your web site running smoothly and fully functional.

Will Microsoft FrontPage?run on UNIX?

Yes. The majority of leading Internet applications are available and built for the UNIX environment. We have dedicated time, money, and expertise for our UNIX platforms, to ensure that top-level development applications such as Microsoft FrontPage perform flawlessly. All FrontPage components are installed and work seamless with both UNIX and Windows 2000 systems.

Is UNIX secure?

The UNIX environment provides top-of-the-line security via .htaccess protected pages and directories, C2 Certification, and granular file access-control - features not available in a Windows 2000 environment.

Why should you choose Windows 2000 hosting?

If you need to use Access databases or want to use ColdFusion or Active Server Pages, then you need to choose Windows 2000 as these are not currently supported on our UNIX servers.

Is the Windows 2000 platform secure?

While the Windows 2000 environment was developed to address the security issues of the corporate world, and has been approved by the Federal government as a secure operating environment, UNIX Platform provides a more secure environment for online vendors and e-commerce providers.