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30Jan

Understand Windows Indexing Service.

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Windows Indexing service is a in Windows NT, Windows 2000 and other Windows NT family of operating systems that allows searching on corporate computer networks. The Indexing service is an operating system level service which maintains an index of most files on a computer and updates them without the need of intervention by the user.

Once the Indexing service is turned ON and has built its index it can be searched in three ways. The Indexing service is a base service of Microsoft Windows which extracts content from files and constructs an indexed catalog to facilitate efficient searching. Both text and property information from files on the local host and on remote and networked hosts can be extracted using the Indexing service.

The Indexing service extracts the content by filtering. The filter components that understand a file format such as multi language features. The IFilter interface is implemented as the filter component. The filter provide methods for reading a file to extract text and properties. The extracted information is merged by the Indexing service into catalogs of indexes for efficient searches. Indexing is the overall process of filtering, creating index entries and merging into catalogs. The process terminates after the final step of creation of catalogs which has the master index storing words and their locations.

Windows 2000 and Windows XP include basic facilities for querying the Indexing Service catalog and for managing the state and properties of Indexing Service.

Facilities include:
- The Indexing Service snap-in for the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) provides the means to start, stop, and pause Indexing Service, and to administer many of its properties, such as those defining its catalogs.
- When Indexing Service is running, Start/Search/For Files or Folders uses the Indexing Service catalog.
Windows XP and Other Later Versions

Indexing Service 3.0 includes the following new features in Windows XP and later:
- Media property sets that enable you to query for media properties in queries that use the OLE DB Provide for Indexing Service. The media property sets include properties for audio, video, music, image, and digital rights management. For more information about media properties and property sets
There are few web hosting firms that do provide support for Windows Indexing service.
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28Jan

Overview Of Cold Fusion Hosting

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ColdFusion is a server scripting language which is used to create rich dynamic web pages. It is one of the highly preferred tools by developers. The most tricky part of hosting is to identify the customer that causes problems on the server, here in such a case coldfusion hosting debugs codes and helps customer in understanding why their code does not work.

ColdFusion hosting is mainly for developers building dynamic websites, it offers effortless enterprise data connectivity, it helps in organizing dynamic content, it has a suite of built-in applications. The ColdFusion suite consists of ColdFusion Server and ColdFusion Studio.

The ColdFusion Server is the application used for processing CFML code. CFML is an abbreviation of ColdFusion MarkUp Language. CFML is an extension of XML and HTML, hence it is powerful and simple to use language.

There aren’t much web hosting providers that support ColdFusion. ColdFusion is a server side technology. ColdFusion works well with Fireworks,Freehand,Flash and Dreamweaver.ColdFusion Hosting development group consists of a server and toolset designed for Web pages and designing databases. ColdFusion is helpful for developers and programmers for building systematic authoritative, content publishing systems and Web services.

Coldfusion has gained reputation as a swift application improvement system that merges server, browser and database technologies into Web applications. With the help of ColdFusion hosting web developers can rapidly deliver and develop the transaction intensive Web applications for business automation to e-Commerce. ColdFusion hosting is industry’s leading cross platform Web application server. It is useful for businesses which require complicated Internet applications and increased scalability. The ColdFusion application Server software has been tested on platforms such as Linux, Windows and Sun. Coldfusion hosting also helps to Build powerful web applications and web services.

Coldfusion hosting can be utilized in small and large businesses and for personal uses.

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27Jan

Quick Overview Of The Concept Of Image Hosting

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As the name suggests, Image hosting is used for hosting images for the website/s. Image hosting can be used by public forum members for enabling to share images with other members of the forum. One can use image hosting to reduce the bandwidth usage on the hosting service. Image hosts permits hosting of unlimited number of images at pretty reasonable rates or sometimes at no costs if on already has a hosting account. Some of the image hosting services require to sign-up/ register for using their services, whereas few others might not have any such restrictions on uploading the images on the web-site in order to share it with others.

In the business of web hosting, Image hosting is a common utility used widely. Image hosting is is commonly used on blogs and forums. Image hosting has proved to be one of the best ways for bloggers to share large images without the use of personal disk space or bandwidth of own server. One might think how the Image hosts might be earning profits through this type of hosting service, then the answer is simple, the website owners allow space for advertisers to advertise their products on their sites. Image hosting is a great way of advertising the products over the internet, though its not a professional way of advertising but it works pretty well.

Now-a-days if the web-site owner lacks in funds, or is low on disk space then inserting a URL which directs to the images on the free Image hosting site can prove to be resourceful.

The Image hosting providers utilize huge amounts of disk space as well as bandwidth to be able to provide advertising services. They require large hard drive space for storing the data uploaded by the users. Depending on the image hosts, some might remove images that use lot of disk space and bandwidth. One can find multiple image hosting service providers over the internet. Usually image hosting websites do not offer any support for the users.

Image hosting is a great way of uploading images quickly on the internet incase one doen not have a web hosting package.

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24Jan

Web Hosting FAQ’s And Description Of Co-location

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Co-location is also referred as Colo. A web server which is located at a dedicated facility designed with the resources that include a secured rack, security and support, dedicated internet connection and regulated power supply. Customers can physically house their hardware and other equipments in the secure and safe environment of co-location centers. There is a potential risk of fire if kept in the offices and warehouses. Most of the co-location facilities offer high security, fire detection and extinguishing devices, power generators for back-up, multiple connection feeds, filtered power etc. Co-location sites are dedicated towards providing services to rapidly expanding business of eCommerce and Web Hosting.

Co-location hosting provides the opportunity of keeping the server in a premiere co-location facility which focuses on the needs of the co-location server. Co-location offers features such as video surveillance, Fire proof facility and high bandwidth availability.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Co-location :

A] Advantages:
1. Control over administration of web server
2. Higher flexibility
3. Overall hosting costs are reduced.
4. Option available for upgradation whenever required.
5. Availability of large storage space.
6. The storage location provides fast internet connection, special infrastructure for servers, security etc.
7. Full customization facility.
8. Option of using existing hardware.
9. Less dependence on external customer support services due to remote administration.
10. Hardware specification are according to customers hence able to deliver better performance.
11. Maximum uptime for large sites.
12. Depending on the budget customers can purchase high capacity, fast and powerful servers
13. Availability of High bandwidth is one of the most important advantages.
14. Server’s are under constant surveillance of the security.
B] Disadvantages
1. It’s the customers responsibility of Web Server Administration
2. Initial cost up-front
3. Expensive
4. Need to maintain own equipment
5. Hardware may become outdated in a short span of time.
6. Need to update own equipment
7. Need to purchase own equipment.
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22Jan

Understand Amount Of Web Server Space Is Required For A Web-Site.

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To create web presence, one needs to submit a web-site on the Internet and for this purpose some space is required. The amount and nature of server space featured in the website determines the size of the web page. A web hosting provider can be the best guide for determining the space and service that would best suite the web-sites requirements.

For the purpose of bring a company or products/services to the knowledge of the world, web hosting proves to be an essential entity. By making a web presence people come to know about one’s company and its objectives. The information or services offered by one’s company can be viewed by people whenever required on the internet. To make a good impact on the web or Internet world, the web-site should be logically and professionally developed. The website must have a quality of catching the attention of readers. Relevant content is extremely important if the website is designed for targeting particular audience. Selecting the correct domain name too plays an important role in the success of the web-site. If the purpose of the website is clear then it simplifies the task of the web host to suggest the appropriate service to be offered. All this is essential because web space is required for hosting the website on an appropriate server. The information provided by you can be accessed by anyone who has an Internet connection. The web hosting companies provide server space with some monthly, quarterly, half yearly, yearly, etc. for dedicated, shared, VPS, co-located etc. server hosting packages. One of these packages can be selected depending on the budget and the purpose of the web site. Before opting to host the web-site on the space offered by web hosting company, one needs to be cautious and careful at selecting a web hosting company.

Many might think that, is hosting the web site with a web hosting provider really important or is it really required? Then I would say that its not must but is always helpful and convenient as there are a lot of other critical factors involved in hosting the web site. For example: Hosting an eCommerce web-site requires additional security and upto-date technical services. Even if the web-site owner is thorough with web hosting techniques yet hosting a web-site with a web hosting company is always recommended. They have profession crew to take care of technical or other issues related to the web-site. They are well acquainted with web hosting services. They are dedicated towards delivering quality services. They are the best people to guide you to understand the actual amount of web hosting necessary.

Depending on the purpose of the website, the number and size of web pages may vary. The web host may come handy in suggesting the exact web space that might be essential for hosting the web-site. But the final decision is always upto the owner of the web-site. It’s a simple equation: More the web space = More Information can be stored on the website. As the site grows older and the traffic to the web site increases more server space becomes necessary.

Server space for Personal web-sites: 2 Mb to 10 Mb is required for personal web sites. The reason for suggesting this much space is because after considering that personal web pages are developed in a very simple way without much input. Usually such web sites need least space and bandwidth hence cheap web hosting packages can be opted.

Server space for Commercial web-sites: 50Mb disk space can be opted for commercial and business websites considering the fact that they contain larger number of variety web pages.

Server space for Corporate web-sites: 500 Mb space is recommended as such sites contain ample information and also require large web space for e-mails. Documents, press releases and news items are also covered in this website and hence consume lots of server space.

SUMMARY

Server space is the primary factor based on which an appropriate web hosting company is selected. It must be confirmed with the web hosting company that they can provide with the necessary web server space or not. Reliable web hosting firm is one of the most important factors affecting the success of the web-site.

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22Jan

Game Server Web Hosting : Dedicated Server Hosting Is Highly Recommended

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Online gaming industry is one of the highest earning businesses in the world of Internet today. The choices of online gamers have drastically changed. Online gamers no longer like to play simple games. Todays trend is of high definition and more realistic kind of games.

Due to the ever increasing users of online gaming, many users have switched to dedicated server hosting to provide their customers with better services. In the initial stages users opted for shared web hosting packages to start the online gaming service. But as the number of gamers increased, the web hosting packages had to be upgraded. Today the big online gaming web-sites are hosted on dedicated servers.

Today those who wish to start an online gaming website either select a VPS hosting package or Dedicated server options. Now-a-days Gaming websites isn’t a normal business website. Though not every gaming website needs a dedicated server. It depends on the type of game that is hosted on a server, the number of visitors to the website etc.

Having an account for dedicated server with a web hosting company means, you are not required to share the server with any other user. Dedicated server hosting has more advantages than shared web hosting solutions. A dedicated server is necessary for the web-sites that has more traffic daily to the website. Usually most of the online gaming websites charge customers with certain amount of money every month for allowing them to play the games. Traffic on the Internet is dynamic, hence if a website is slow or takes long time to respond, then visitors might turn their back to such websites and search for a better option. Falling into such situations means losing out a lot of potential business. Here having a dedicated server hosting package becomes vital.

The fact that dedicated game servers are costly but if thinking of a long term objective then hosting the game on a dedicated server from the beginning itself can repay well in future, because as the web-site grows older on the web, means more traffic and more traffic means more business.

Usually a well reputed web hosting company provides assistance for all the queries regarding dedicated game server options. They would help your business grow. Hence, selecting the correct web hosting company is crucial. Selection of the appropriate operating system, data backups, bandwidth, package, hardware and space is the next thing after choosing a reliable web hosting company.

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21Jan

Multi-Domain Web Hosting: An Overview

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Multi Domain Hosting as the name suggests is a service provided Web Hosting companies or IP address service providers. Till recently only one domain name per account was provided for a website, but with the increase in the demand and the spread of businesses companies have started providing multiple domain hosting per account.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Multiple Domain Hosting

In Multiple Domain Hosting the disk space that is provided is more hence users can opt to put large number of domains, addresses, each working through a single account. Multiple Domain hosting can be described as a tree with its branches which describe the fact that the main service provider does not change. All the domains share the same services provided by the hosting company or the service provider. Users need to pay for a single account and pay the rest of the addresses as add-ons. Usually the add-ons costs are nominal as compared with the main account cost. With the registration of an extra website with the same service provider user need not worry as the quality of the services offered are already tested.

In any Internet related / web hosting business, Server is a major factor for income. Time is gaining more and more important, if the time taken by the website is high, visitors to the website simply close the window and look for another website. Hence, if the server goes down or is malfunctioning then it be a major blow for the business. This is one of the major disadvantage is all the domains are taken from a single service provider. Therefore, it becomes extremely crucial when selecting the correct Web Hosting firm or service provider for Multiple Domain Hosting.

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21Jan

Magento Web Hosting : An Open Source E-commerce Solution

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Magento is an Open Source feature rich E-commerce solution specially designed for E-commerce websites. Magento offers complete flexibility and control over the content, functionality and look of an online store.Since no two businesses are same, Magento was designed with the perception that every eCommerce implementation has to be unique. Magento has a modular architecture which puts the control back in the control of the online merchant and places no restriction on the flow of the business and the processes.

Many Web Hosting companies offer support for Magento hosting.

Below are the different features of Magento:
1. Analitics and Reporting
2. Product Browsing
3. Catalog Browsing
4. Catalog Management
5. Maintenance of Customer Accounts
6. Customer Service
7. Order Management
8. Payment
9. Shipping
10. Checkout
11. Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
12. International Support
13. Site Management
14. Marketing Tools and Promotion
Recently Magento 1.2 was released. This version includes various issue resolutions for Magento 1.1.x versions. It also includes few highly requested added features such as:

a) Added layer navigation to the site search result page with control on the characteristic level to exclude or include attributes used on the search result pages.

b) Additional support for fixed taxes on the product level.

c) It includes an added Layered Navigation cache for improved performance of large catalogs, though currently in beta but soon to be released for production usage.

d) It provides support for Downloadable/Digital Products.

e) It includes improved site search for the utilization of MySQL full text search.

f) It has an upgraded Zend Framework to the latest stable version 1.7.2.
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20Jan

Features Of E-commerce Web Hosting

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E-commerce web hosting is the type of web hosting which a business uses in order to sell products directly from their websites. Typically an E-commerce web hosts offer SSL certificates. SSL certificates are important for the protection of the private data and identity of potential customers. Business web hosting supports different variety of shopping carts for example: Cube Cart, Zen Cart, OsCommerce Shopping cart etc. Payment can be accepted online in many different ways. Usually Ecommerce sites support merchant accounts and Google checkout.

For carrying out such online trade, it is essential to have an account with a web hosting company which supports online shopping and has the latest trends and technology. The web hosting firm should have the capability of matching the plan ti the actual needs. Depending on the budget, many different packages offered by web hosting companies.

E-commerce is growing with a rapid pace hence E-commerce hosting companies have designed their plan to meet specific needs of the customers. There are few things that should be taken into consideration before choosing a web hosting company which are as follows:
1. Internet Speed: One needs to make sure that the E-commerce web-site is hosted on a fast data center.
2. Security: The environment in which the site is hosted must be extremely secure.
3. Support: The web hosting service provider must provide 24×7x365 days service.
4. Data Back-Ups: One needs to be aware of the schedule of data back-ups done by the web hosting company.
5. PHP/ CGI Perl Support: The support for this should be included by the web host.
6. Secure Socket Layer (SSL): E-commerce web-sites involve financial transactions, hence the web hosting provider should support SSL secure servers encryption.
7. Support For Database: Database support such as MySQL must be provided should be offered by the web hosts.
8. Server Uptime: The E-commerce business depends on the uptime as customers might visit anytime to the website and purchase the products offered by you. It is very important to make sure that the host provides atleast 99.99% uptime.
9. Unique IP Address: One should atleast ask the web hosts to provide minimum 2 unique IP addresses for the website to be hosted.
10. Automation: For the E-commerce web-site to be successful, one need access to powerful tools which automate various critical processes/tasks.
The E-commerce web-site should be designed in such a way that the visitor should be comfortable in searching the products or services offered by you. The web-site must have a Shopping Cart software or application without which an E-commerce web-site is incomplete. Flexibility is another major thing while choosing a web host. The web host must be capable of supporting the changing requirements of the web-site. Proper selection of payment gateways is important.
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19Jan

Importance Of Green Web Hosting.

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What is Green Web Hosting?

Green Web Hosting basically means the self-generation of energy for powering the data centers without disturbing the balance of the environment.In short generating energy in an eco-friendly way.

The primary discriminator is the method by which data centers power their operations. One group buys Renewable Energy Certificates(REC) which insures that the power they use is generated in an Eco-friendly manner. This is typically wind or solar or tidal, but it could also be biogas or geothermal as well.

Nearly 4% of the total energy consumed all over the world is used by datacenters functionality.

Green Web Hosting or Eco-friendly web hosting is the most recent addition to the sector of web hosting. Hosting companies are taking the initiatives of not affecting the environment in a negative manner. The most popular way the hosting companies prove their credentials is Carbon Offsetting. Others apart from this type are planting trees and trying hard for energy conservation by the use of energy saving appliances. All keeping a vision of to reduce data center emissions and help preserve the planet.

Green web hosting was rare few years back. But during the recent years this type of web hosting has gained popularity. Very few companies started 100% Green, whereas few others converted themselves to Green hosting. Hosting firms are taking the efforts to provide more eco-friendly web hosting products and services. The efforts involve producing energy through natural and never ending resources such as solar, wind, tides and geo-thermal sources for powering the data centers. Few others are coming forward for purchasing Renewable Energy Credits (REC). REC is a certification that assures that the company is using alternative forms of power. Companies have already started applying the policy of planting trees with the increase in new customer sign-ups.

Few Energy Saving Tips Used by companies are listed below:
1. Usage of dry coolers to heat generator rooms and reverse the hot water from Data Center to heat staff areas reducing the unnecessary use of gas or electric heating system.
2. Use of Bio-diesel for powering up the generators.
3. Use of temperature detection units, for detecting the temperature of the water used for cooling the data center and accordingly powering up the pumps and cooling units. Companies report upto 40% reduction in the total power consumption.
4. Tree plantation to neutralize carbon emission.
The companies that wish to go Green can opt for the use of Solar cells for the generating power and offset power costs. The use of Wind power is another alternative for powering the data centers in an Eco-friendly manner. Both these types of energy generations can be used simultaneously to generate power for the data centers which are important for web hosting companies.
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