Web solutions - connectivity simplified

This is ideal if you have a domain name that does not yet have a web site ready. For example, you may wish to register your family name as a domain name but simply use it for email. Or use your company name without creating a web site. This gives you a distinctive email address. You can then use the account simply for email, with webmail and full SMTP access. The domain name will need to be registered separately (see the next section). We will do this for you.

Each account comes with Forwarding Addresses, Auto Responders, Multi Recipient Addresses and Authenticated SMTP

We can register domain names for you and advise on the best use of domain names. We will set up your domain name to forward to a web site, or forward to an email address. We will register the domain name for you and will look after it for you. All domain names are registered in your name for both the registration and administrator aspects. This means you have full rights over the domain and are entitled to move it with ease. A large number of ISPs don't follow this practice and can make it very difficult for you to leave them. Should you ever wish to move your domain away from our control at any point we do not impose any restrictions or additional hidden charges.

The cost of domain name registration varies according to the extension (for example, .com). All of our registrations are for a minimum of 2 years; we can offer longer registration periods if you need. Consider one of the new .EU domain extensions (for example, xorsoftware.eu). We can provide other extensions and more are being generated all the time, so contact us if you want pricing.

We can provide web hosting with full scripting, unlimited email addresses, database support, 100% uptime, with all of the support you require.

UNIX hosting packages give you access to the world's most widely used webserver platform - Apache.

With built in support for the latest dynamic scripting languages, it makes it the perfect choice for someone who is new to hosting right through to a power user.

All prices are annual subscriptions, exclude domain name registration, and exclude VAT.

Web Server
Configured with BSD and Apache, providing full support for PHP, Perl and Compiled C hosting.

Each plan includes PGP encryption, Shared SSL, Custom Error Pages and server side includes. Raw Log files can be downloaded as an optional extra.

Databases
Full support for MySQL 4 Database hosting on all UNIX plans.

Control Panel
Our control panel allows you to view graphical statistics, data transfer and disk space usage. Configure and manage your email configuration in real time.

Included Features
Our UNIX Servers allow you to use pre-written Perl and PHP scripts and software, facilitating you with the platform to build the ultimate in dynamic content driven web sites.

Forget premium rate support, email response times within 3 days and call centre "press button 2" options, each call we receive is handled by a friendly member of our team able to deal with your query there and then.

We offer a 7 day money back promise, so there is no risk if you are not 100% satisfied with your hosting package.

For your presence on the Internet, there are four things you need to consider and we can provide them all :

Domain name - the bit after the www (eg xorsoftware.co.uk). It's the address for your web site or for your email address. We think it should be distinctive and interesting. If you're starting a new company, for instance, we reckon you should think about the domain name when you plan the company name. The problem is now that most of the names have been allocated. That's why you see the likes of ltd.uk and the new .eu domains - it's to extend the possible range of domain names.

We can help you on choosing a domain name. The first step is for you to realise the importance of getting a good name.

Web site - a number of pages, from one to many, to display your company, your products, your portfolio, your home, your family -whatever you want it to be. We've found it remarkably effective to have a single page web site. Enough to say plenty about you but distilled down to the pure essence. Most companies will have a web site with a number of pages, to provide what is effectively a brochure. The beauty of the web is that people can view your brochure from anywhere in the world, at any time and it doesn't involve you at all. But that is also the downside - you don't know that they've visited and you don't know why they haven't taken it any further.

Email - if you have a web site, then you get email as part of the web site. If you wish, however, you can take out just email, without having to have a web site. We think it is so much better to have your email address as contact@wotton-plumbing.co.uk (an invented address) than something like wotton-plumbing@btconnect.com. It just looks that bit more professional. And it means that it doesn't matter where you buy your web connection from - if you choose to change it, you don't have to reprint your business cards. Your domain name is independent of the person providing your broadband connection.