Setup fee
Prices quoted are in New Zealand dollars and exclude GST (payable by NZ residents).

Disk Space
This is the amount of ' space' you can use on the server.

Your Domain Name
Domain names are disappearing fast. Don't wait to secure your name - even if you are not ready to create a Web site today, your name will be registered, and parked, ready to use at a later date.

A virtually hosted site is accessed using your domain name e.g. www.yourcompany.co.nz.

FTP
FTP or File Transfer Protocol is the standard way to upload files/your web site to a server. It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Microsoft FrontPage Extensions
A series of programs supplied on the server that serves your website, to allow active content to run. These allow sophisticated programs to be built to be included within your website.

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PHP Support
PHP, or Hypertext Preprocessor, is an open source, server-side, HTML embedded scripting language used to create dynamic Web pages. (Similar to ASP and Cold Fusion, PHP is executed on the server).

MySQL database
The most popular Open Source SQL (Structured Query Language),database management system. MySQL Server was originally developed to handle large databases much faster than existing solutions. MySQL Server today offers a rich and useful set of functions. Its connectivity, speed, and security make MySQL Server highly suited for accessing databases on the Internet.

ASP/ASP.NET support
Active Server Pages - a specification for a dynamically created Web page with a .ASP extension, that utilizes ActiveX scripting -- usually VB Script or Jscript code.

Microsoft Access database
A Microsoft software product that is primarily a data management tool (database software).

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Microsoft SQL Server database
A relational database management system (RDBMS) which is part of Microsoft's BackOffice family of servers. SQL Server was designed for client/server use and is accessed by applications using SQL.

UNIX/Linux server
Unix has become a widely used multiuser general-purpose operating system around the world.

Linux, is a Unix-like operating system that was designed to provide PC users a free, or very low-cost, operating system comparable to the traditional (and usually more expensive), Unix systems.

Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
Windows 2003 Server is a multipurpose operating system capable of handling a diverse set of server roles.

Site Backups
The servers are backed up daily.

Data Transfer per month
In general, any outward bound traffic from a web site, with the exception of e-mail, is considered to be data transfer. For example, each time a web page, image, midi file, quicktime video, etc. is loaded, data transfer is generated.

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SSL secure server
Secured Sockets Layer is a protocol that transmits your communications, over the Internet, in an encrypted form.
Linux and Windows plans support Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) with your own certificate, if required, for a customised shopping cart. Just purchase an SSL certificate from any Internet certificate authority (such as Thawte) and we will install it on your web site. There is a one-off setup fee for all certificate installation and renewals of $58-00.

'Free' shopping cart system
A user-freindly shopping cart system has been developed, and can be branded with your logos, to integrate into your web site. Data is encrypted, for security. The system is free with the hosting plans that support it.
However, there is a charge for the web design time, to customise the shopping cart system for your particular requirements.

An individualised shopping cart can be developed specifically to your specification, if required.

SSL secure credit card capture
Secured Sockets Layer is a protocol that transmits your communications over the Internet in an encrypted form.
A capture page is provided with the Shopping cart system.

Email storage per mailbox
You can have web generated email associated with your domain name, storing 20MB of mail/data per mail box.

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POP3 mailboxes
The number of individually named web generated email mail boxes - e.g info@yourdomain.co.nz, sales@yourdomain.co.nz.

Email forwarding
You can forward your web generated email to an alternative email address, when/if required.

Catch-all mail box
A domain e-mail box collects all mail for all users into a single mailbox. You collect this mail with any standard e-mail program, or you can use a mail server to collect and distribute the e-mail to individual users at your end. If you need help choosing or setting up a mail server, contact us.

Virus scanned email
Domain email is scanned for viruses.

Email spam filtering
An updated spam filter checks domain mail.

Access to email via Webmail
You can log-on, and access your webmail via a browser, on a PC anywhere.

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Web site traffic visitor statistics
Statistics of the visitor numbers, page views, and many other statistics, are available.

Free Help & Support
You can e-mail, or phone us, during normal office hours, for help or support with the Hosting Service. Our contact details are here.

New Zealand network - info
The servers are in Auckland, and Tauranga, and are constantly monitored by Network Managemant software which, together with an un-interruptible power supply, ensures a track record of 99.9% uptime.