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We offer you an affordable and simple hosting solution that can be customised (if required) to suit your specific needs. We make use of Windows 2003 Severs to host the websites, and clients have access to the server via FTP (to upload the site) and a Control Panel to add e-mail accounts, as well as to make use of other services available via the Control Panel.
Which package would you recommend?
The package that we would recommend to all our clients is the Standard Package. The Starter and Basic Packages are for those clients who would like an e-mail address in their own domain (yourname@yourcompany.co.za) and perhaps a Splash Page in their own domain (www.yourcompany.co.za). Once your company has out grown the Standard Package, you can then move up to either the Professional, Premium or Platinum Packages.
The Standard, Professional, Premium and Platinum Packages offers you the most reward, as it is expandable to suit your needs. These packages also have unlimited throughput, which means that you will never be charged extra for people sending you lots of e-mail, or for plenty of visitors to your website.
What is a Domain Name and how to I check to see if the name I want to use is available?
A Domain Name is the name that will represent your company on the internet (www.yourcompany.co.za). South African companies will normally have a Domain Name that ends with .co.za to indicate that they are a company from South Africa. Only one company can register a specific name, and these names are allocated on a first come first serve basis.
To check if the name you want to use is available, you can click here. Once you have checked and you find your name is available, it is important to then register the name as quickly as possible. Make use of the Sign Up provided at each package to sign up for a hosting account, which includes the registration of the domain.
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What Payment Options can I make use of?
0526 Hosting can Invoice you either on a Monthly Basis, or every 3, 6 12, 24 months. Hosting Fees are payable in advance.
Payments are to be made directly into our Bank Account. You will be Invoiced monthly (or according to arrangement) on the same day that you signed up for the service. You will be required to pay the account within 14 days of date on Invoice. Failure to do so will result in the suspension of the domain until all outstanding invoices have been paid and a late payment penalty charge will be levied on payments older than 30 days.
What Management Software is used?
We make use of Plesk (International) and Helm (South Africa) to allow our clients to access their Domain to be able to add e-mail accounts, perform backups, view statistics and a host of other features.
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What servers are the websites hosted on?
International Hosting
All our websites are hosted in either the EasyNet Datacentre in Schiphol-Rijk, The Netherlands or in the AtlantaNAP Data Centre in Atlanta, Gerogia. Both these Data Centres are 24-7 Security Controlled Data Centers running on new Dell PowerEdge 6850 Xeon MP servers, with 15K SCSI RAID 10 Storage!
The Data Center's network are 100% Cisco powered, from the switches to the core routers. These networks offer >37Gbps total network capacity using 9 network carriers.
All web hosting services are protected by Cisco PIX 535, state of the art packet filtering firewalls, in a redundant scheme from both the switch & firewall.
The Data Centers are monitored and controlled by the BMS (Building Management System), which manages the data center’s power, humidity, temperature and fire suppression system. Technicians are alerted to any potential problems or actual changes in the environment. Physical security is addressed as well. The Data Center offers the most comprehensive procedures and systems available, including extensive CCTV and 24-7 on-site security guards.
The Data Center services include:
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Provisioning of secured, carrier-grade and scalable space for equipment, 2800 m2 in total;
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Provisioning of scalable and reliable access to the telecommunications and internet infrastructure;
- Provisioning of physical and network security;
- Professional monitoring and alerting for all critical systems.
South African Hosting
All the servers are housed in Verizon’s Cape Town Data Centre. A simple adherence to WorldCom standards has resulted in one of the most advanced data centres in the country.
Verizon’s Cape Town Data Centre houses state-of-the-art hosting facilities in environmentally sound conditions. The driving consideration behind Verizon’s multiple hosting facilities, redundant infrastructure and ample bandwidth, is optimum content delivery.
Apart from the physical security provided, Verizon also requires hand print recognition for entry and subject all data centres to constant multi-camera surveillance.
Verizon's Data Centre is further equipped with:
- redundant infrastructure
- redundant and diversely routed bandwidth to the Verizon backbone,
- direct links to local and international peering points
- air conditioning
- secure cabinets for hosted equipment
- fire alarm and suppression systems
- uninterruptible power supply (UPS), back-up generator, and fire protection and protective cooling systems.
- The data centre is designed to withstand catastrophic disasters - from flooding to fire, using various failsafe means such as raised floors, back-up generators and fire-suppressive gas.
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What if I would like to cancel my hosting, how do I go about doing this?
Should you no longer wish to host with 0526 Hosting, you will be required to give us 1 (one) calendar months notice of your intention to terminate hosting. Cancellations are to be done in the Client Area. At this time 0526 Hosting will transfer the control of the domain to you, or any person/company you authorise.
Who owns the Domain registered by 0526 Hosting?
All domains registered by 0526 Hosting for their clients, remains the property of said client. At no time will 0526 Hosting keep ownership of the domain. At the end of the hosting period 0526 Hosting will transfer the domain control to the owner or any person/company authorised by the client, as long as all outstanding fees owing to 0526 Hosting have been paid.
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