The main general characteristics of hosting in a dedicated machine are as follows:

The server is property of InterHost

The server (or servers) is dedicated to and of exclusive use of a single customer

The client has its own domain name

This hosting modality is aimed to customers with remarkable potential regarding resources' consumption, as well as functionality and complexity of the Web site

InterHost's managed dedicated services package allows businesses to have the administrative control of their Web site. Managed dedicated hosting is the perfect solution for companies that desire to take advantage of the Internet experience that InterHost's personnel developed in systems' integration. The client contributes with the content and InterHost with the hardware, the software, and the administration of the systems and the necessary backup to arrange a Web site of high performance that can keep on growing as the client's business does. Nevertheless, InterHost can collaborate in the design and the development of the client's data system, placing special emphasis in aspects such as security, availability and performance (see services of added value).

In the managed dedicated hosting modality, the client exclusively uses its own servers; existing, nevertheless, common resources in the logic infrastructure of the Center. These bring along consequent savings of investment - the client is able to use sophisticated data shared applications, streaming media servers, high range e-mail solutions, balanced load among servers, and dedicated and assured connection to Internet, with guaranteed bandwidth and under demand, etc. InterHost also controls and monitors the servers and the availability of the network 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in order to assure that the Web site lodged is always online.

Through a managed dedicated hosting, the client maintains full control of the system - enjoys of configuration flexibility and the capability of electing the necessary applications to meet its business' needs. Besides, InterHost offers its customers a consoles' commutation system, both local and remote (electric switch KVM) that allows to capture the console system in the operation's room and in the control center or at the customer's facilities. Nevertheless, if any type of help from our end is needed, regarding the system's administration, our expert personnel will act as the remote "eyes and hands" of the client, to carry out the monitoring being requested.

All in all, the managed dedicated hosting offers the following advantages set against the virtual hosting modality:

• Access to the system's root (maximum control of the server)
• Flexibility in the Web access configuration
• Variety of operative systems to chose from
• Greater and easier scalability

Set against the housing (collocation) modality the most important advantages are:

• Lower price, which is divided in monthly payments, with no need of an initial large investment
• Less time in unfolding and implementation, taking into consideration that dedicated systems are boxed and are property of InterHost
• In most cases, less time to solve incidences and general maintenance
• Overall, better and richer services

UNIX dedicated servers, offered by InterHost in a standard way, are SUN systems specifically designed to function uninterruptedly 24/7/365 days of the year. The UNIX servers' offer implies the most stable election among benefits, reliability, flexibility, establishment and costs.

InterHost offers three SUN dedicated servers' choices, so that the client is able to install its Web applications.

UNIX Bronce

Server Sun Enterprise 220R or Netra 1125 with 440 MHz processor, or equivalent, with 256 MB memory and 18 GB disk storage. The package includes two IP addresses. The operating system is Solaris and software licenses are included as well as its installation.

UNIX Silver

Server Sun Enterprise 220R or Netra 1125 with two Sun Ultra processors with 440 MHz each, or equivalent, with 512 MB memory and 2 x 18,2 GB disk storage. The package includes two IP addresses. The operating system is Solaris and software licenses are included as well as its installation.

UNIX Gold

Server Sun Enterprise 420R or Netra 1405 with two Sun Ultra processors with 450 MHz each, or equivalent, with 1,024 MB memory and 2 x 18 GB disk storage. The package includes two IP addresses. The operating system is Solaris and software licenses are included as well as its installation.

Dedicated servers for Microsoft W2000 are adequate to host Web sites that require some characteristics and functions only available in Windows 2000 and IIS. Utilizing pcAnywhere the client enjoys of a complete remote administration of the server and of the possibility of executing with total confidence any application with large memory or CPU potency demands.

InterHost offers three possibilities for Web content hosting in dedicated Windows 2000 systems.

Windows 2000 Bronce

Server with Intel Pentium III 733 MHz processor, or equivalent, with 256 MB memory and 2 x 9,1 GB disk storage. The package includes two IP addresses. The operating system is Windows 2000 and software licenses are included as well as its installation.

Windows 2000 Silver

Server with two Intel Pentium III 733 MHz processors, or equivalent, with 512 MB memory and 2 x 9,1 GB disk storage. The package includes two IP addresses. The operating system is Windows 2000 and software licenses are included as well as its installation.

Windows 2000 Gold

Server with two Intel Pentium III to 733 MHz processors (may be up to four), or equivalent, with 1.024 MB memory and 4 x 18,2 GB disk storage. The package includes two IP addresses. The operating system is Windows 2000 and software licenses are included as well as its installation.

The Wintel servers offered by InterHost for dedicated hosting are of the latest generation, with sufficient expansion capacity and especially designed for their frame racking (normally of 1U or 2U, depending on the modality).

The operating system Linux has become one of the most popular among Internet servers. According to market's diverse surveys and studies, each time a greater number of companies employ LINUX for its Web servers, and even (something vetoed some years ago) for the establishment of critical data systems. The reason of this growth must be found in the flexibility, wealth and versatility of the system, the fact that does not belong to any commercial company, and above all in the extraordinary relation benefits-costs that can be reached with the Intel-Linux duo.

InterHost offers three possibilities of Linux dedicated servers so that the client is able to install its Web applications:

Linux Bronce

Servant with a 733 MHz processor Intel Pentium III, or equivalent, with 256 MB memory and 2 x 8,4 GB disk storage. The package includes two IP addresses. The operating system is Linux and software licenses are included as well as its installation.

Linux Silver

Server with a 733 MHz processor (may be up to two) Intel Pentium III, or equivalent, with 512 MB memory and 2 x 9,1 GB disk storage. The package includes two IP addresses. The operating system is Linux and software licenses are included as well as its installation.

Linux Gold

Server with two processors (may be up to four) Intel Pentium III …..MHz, or equivalent, with 1,024 MB memory and 4 x 18,2 GB disk storage. The package includes two IP addresses. The operating system is Linux and software licenses are included as well as its installation.

As in the previous case, the LINUX servers offered by InterHost for dedicated hosting are of the latest generation, with sufficient capacity of expansion and especially designed for their racking (normally of 1U or 2U, depending on the modality). Currently, all large systems' manufacturers have of a VA Linux Systems consolidated offer, to what new players must be added, especially focused in this market's portion.

Options:

To be able to take advantage of all the pros involved in managed dedicated hosting, above all in what relates to establishment velocity, is desirable to employ the equipment enumerated in the preceding paragraphs. In any case, the different servers' offerings can be personalized to fit the customer's business' needs.