Virtualisation is the future... added performance and reduced costs!

Virtualisation is the buzz word at the moment, not just in the Web Hosting world, but also in the desktop and high-end server markets. Many companies are developing virtualisation technologies which will radically change the way we work by improving productivity, whilst also reducing costs. Big players such as Microsoft have already invested huge amounts of money and resources developing virtualisation solutions and many more are set to follow.

Internet users have come to expect dynamic and interactive web sites, often this requires more resource intensive and specialised technology not available to shared web hosting customers. A VPS creates a secure virtual environment on a single physical server maximising the utilisation of the server resources, enabling increased performance and security.

To ensure our customers have the latest technologies available to them, we have partnered with ServerChoice.com a leading specialist virtualisation web hosting provider. Their VPS (Virtual Private Server) solutions offer our customers the next step in shared web hosting. A VPS fills the gap between high-end shared web hosting and full dedicated servers.

A VPS also allows you to host multiple sites from the same physical machine without any additional costs. ServerChoice.com offers three packages, VPS Lite, VPS Plus and VPS Ultra.

Some of the benefits:

• 30 Day Moneyback Guarantee
• Reduced cost, host multiple domains without any additional fees
• Added Performance
• Complete control with root privileges
• Freedom and flexibility to install your own software and customised scripts
• Total isolation from other VPS accounts which may be abusing the server or overusing server resources
• Dedicated Web, Mail, FTP and Database servers

Find Out More

For more information on our services please visit www.serverchoice.com

We received a great response to last months article regarding the Google AdWords vouchers added to our hosting packages. We would like to thank all of you for your comments and feedback. Telivo regularly receives comments and support from customers and we value your views.

For those of you that may have missed it we have decided to include it again.

No matter what your marketing budget, advertising with Google AdWords™ provides an efficient and cost-effective way to reach new customers. Your ads will appear when your potential customers are searching for the products and services that you offer.

You create ads and choose keywords, which are words or phrases related to your business. When people search on Google using one of your keywords, your ad may appear next to the search results. People can simply click your ad to make a purchase or learn more about you. It is that easy!

We have added this offer to the following packages:

• Starter - £20 Google AdWords Voucher
• Starter Plus - £20 Google AdWords Voucher
• Premier - £30 Google AdWords Voucher
• Ultra - £50 Google AdWords Voucher

This offer has been backdated on all hosting packages previously purchased.

To use your voucher simply login to the Telivo control panel and click on the Redeem Google AdWords Voucher, then follow the online instructions.

For more information on our hosting packages visit www.telivo.com/web-hosting.html

Mailguard is an advanced e-mail security and protection system designed to help safeguard e-mail from viruses, spam, worms, malicious content and other email threats.

How it works

When an e-mail is sent it normally passes through a number of machines that route the message as it travels from the sender to the recipient. Mailguard acts just like one of these routers but with the added security benefits of filtering viruses + spam messages and shielding your inbound mailserver address from spammers and hackers.

When e-mail is sent to an account that has Mailguard enabled, all inbound messages are filtered and then delivered to your mailserver. E-mail that is flagged by Mailguard as spam or a virus will be placed in to the quarantine area and will not be delivered to your mailserver. E-mail accounts protected by Mailguard will receive periodic Quarantine Reports by e-mail. The Quarantine Report will contain a summary of any mail that has been quarantined in the last 30 days and a link to the Mailguard quarantine web interface.

Mailguard implements industry-leading technologies and systems that continuously monitor for new spam techniques, viruses and other threats, to provide accurate filtering and a low false positive rate (legitimate email incorrectly marked as spam). On the rare occasion that any mail is incorrectly quarantined the web based quarantine area allows users to un-quarantine messages to their mailbox. The web based quarantine area also allows users to:

• view message headers
• view virus + spam reports
• view spam scores
• delete messages
• set the frequency of the Quarantine Reports adjust the sensitivity of the spam filtering

If your hosting package does not include Mailguard Virus & Spam Filtering you can add it as an additional feature by logging into http://yourdomainhere.com/siteadmin. For more information on our hosting packages and pricing visit www.telivo.com/web-hosting.html

Last month, Europe’s most advanced outdoor WiFi network was switched on across the entire City of London – the famous Square Mile. More than 350,000 people who work in and visit the area now have wireless broadband access throughout the City. The network has been built and is operated by The Cloud (www.thecloud.net). Free access for the first month will be provided in association with Nokia, allowing anyone with a WiFi-enabled device* to get online in the City.

Twelve months of development and testing have enabled The Cloud and the City of London Corporation to deploy Europe’s densest, most comprehensive city-wide WiFi network. The Cloud will continue to tune the network over the coming weeks as new users, applications and devices begin to use the service.

The network’s capabilities have been made possible with advanced mobile broadband mesh technology supplied by BelAir Networks. The network currently comprises 127 nodes and will evolve to offer 95% coverage across areas owned by the City of London Corporation. Reinforcing the Square Mile’s status as a world-leading financial and business centre, BelAir Networks patented technology delivers industry-leading performance and reliability. The City-wide WiFi network has been designed and built onto existing street furniture including lamp posts and street signs.

The network allows anyone with WiFi-enabled devices including laptops, PDAs, media players and smart phones such as the new generation of Nokia devices to take their broadband with them. The Cloud and Nokia will be conducting a variety of promotional activities at various venues across the City over the next month where the two companies will be demonstrating the power and advantages of the network.