The packages are to be showcased at Internet World, 5th-7th June at Earls Court. They provide all the performance and security of a high-end dedicated server solution at discounted shared hosting prices of less than £100 a year per site. Features include an internet connection of up to 500 times greater than most European hosting companies.
With the Virtual Internet Reseller Programme, web designers can choose from a range of fully scalable hosting products. These provide both them and their clients with a premium technical specification previously unavailable in Europe due to price restrictions.
According to independent research carried out by Winmark*, the main priorities for web designers are support, storage, performance and safeguarding against loss of data. Technical support (9-5) is the single most important feature, with 46% considering it to be vital. Virtual Internet’s tradition of providing quality support to its customers is maintained with the new hosting packages, with round-the-clock technical support featuring as standard.
Data backups also featured highly in the research, with 32% considering it to be vital. However, 41% did not currently have this feature. Virtual Internet can now provide added peace of mind with the use of Veritas’ NetBackups, as well as Check Point’s Firewall-1. In addition, round the clock intrusion detection and website monitoring provide essential added protection for enterprises dealing regularly with customer data.
Further features on offer include ‘web site/server monitoring’ and ‘remote site data replication’, available with the top level Professional Plus package. This enables web designers to resell their hosting services to clients in complete confidence that their site will be constantly online, reliable, secure, scalable and high in performance.
Resellers can benefit from a 30% discount on most hosting packages, as well as an online reseller area for ordering, useful resources and white paper downloads. In addition, Virtual Internet run a Web Design Referral System that refers business clients directly to web designers.
