A client of this service lodges his Web site in an InterHost server that supplies storage, Web access and service monitoring. Among its most notable characteristics fits to emphasize:

The server is property of InterHost.

Various clients share the server's resources. Thus, for this service application, virtualization techniques are implemented at the employed Web server.

Normally, the client has its own domain's name.

Usually this type of hosting is directed toward those customers who are beginners in the Web as well as in the electronic commerce, with little experience and knowledge in Internet technologies.

This service is primarily aimed to small and medium companies

The Web shared hosting offered by InterHost is supported by various Web servers that are configured in high availability and with balanced load among them. So even if it is a basic service, the highest levels of reliability and services are guaranteed. Likewise, the internal shared hosting network permits an easy uprising of the number of Web servers dedicated to this task - uprising that is necessary as the number of customers demanding this service constantly grows. All users of virtual Web hosting have an administration application based on the Web (developed by InterHost) that allows them to re-configure agile and quickly their Web sites, as well as to access certain shared resources (such as cgi-bin, SSI, mail accounts, etc.)

Virtual Web Hosting also includes in a standard way

High speed access to Internet multi-servers

DNS primary and secondary

Help-desk at 24x7

Basic monthly reports on statistics of use and incidences

Physical security (control of presence and room monitoring) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Redundant air conditioning (HVAC N+1)

Assured electric feeding through an emergency generator and non-interruptible feeding systems

Anti-fire Systems

Service's monitoring 24/7

Two IP addresses free of charge

1. Windows 2000 Packages

In a shared hosting, since various virtual servers are coexisting in a unique physical server, security issues are fundamental. Although the Windows 2000 Operating System (and the IIS server) do have compartment and virtualization tools, the correct configuration, with the proper security guaranties, is problematic (above all considering the architecture of W2000, and the habitual use of ASPs). If to the previous technical considerations we add the economic aspect, and we take into account the current costs of Wintel platforms, the recommendation of InterHost for the W2000 hosting is the use of managed dedicated server/s. In any case, InterHost is developing (in contribution with the Group SATEC) a virtual hosting application for W2000 operating system.

2. Packages UNIX

The hosting is carried out in powerful systems -SUN Microsystems- with ZEUS Web Technology servers. This equipment is configured by Web-switches in order to balance the load as well as to guarantee 99.96% availability (equals to eight hours of service interruption yearly). As for the storage, it's done by NAS technology (Network Attached Storage), highly redundant (internal architecture RAID and clustered configuration).

Packages are offered in all modalities:

• Two IP addresses free of charge
• Guaranteed bandwidth
• Graphic logs and statistics
• FTP access during the 24 hours

The bronze virtual hosting includes 40 MB of disk storage space, the silver modality charges 60 MB while 100 MB go for the gold modality

Options - "a menu for you to chose from" (see services for a detailed listing):

• MB disk additional (min.10 MB)
• Additional mail accounts
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
• Oracle Shared Data Base