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Windows Hosting

Expert Windows hosting support for your ASP, ASP.NET and SQL Server based web sites and applications
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Storm Internet started out by offering shared Windows Hosting services back in 2004 and since then has grown to become a leading provider of Windows hosting in the UK. Stemming from a development background our aim has always been to provide our customers with the latest Windows based hosting technologies, on a solid infrastructure and at a great price.
 

Windows Hosting vs. Linux Hosting

The primary difference between Windows hosting and Linux hosting is down to the scripting languages each support. Windows hosting is specifically chosen when you need support for Microsoft based coding technologies such as ASP, ASP.NET and SQL Server. If you have a site that uses one of these, you'd require a Windows Hosting platform to run it on. If requiring PHP or MySQL, you'd tend to opt for Linux. Both platforms however provide full support for standard HTML pages. So if you have such a site, either will work fine.
 

Why choose Storm Internet for Windows hosting?

All our Windows Hosting includes AJAX Extensions Our focus is, and always has been, predominately on Microsoft based hosting technologies. As such our hosting packages tend to offer more recent components and tools than that of our competitors' offerings. We are also recognized by independent monitoring company hyperspin.com as a Top 10 host for server uptime. And also by fasthosts.net as providing our clients with one of the fastest connections to the internet.

In short, choosing us for your hosting means you get access to the latest technologies, expert 24/7/365 support from our seasoned Windows server administrators and a solid home to run your web site on the Internet both now and in the future as your requirements grow.
 

Do you provide support for ASP.NET v4 web sites and applications?

Absolutely. All of our Windows hosting packages support ASP.NET 4.0 along with the very popular AJAX and MVC components plus an array of other components. Check all out by clicking here.
 

Do you provide support for SQL Server?

Full support for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (2012 and 2005 versions also available) databases is offered as standard on our ASP Ultimate Windows hosting packages. What's more you can upgrade your database to 2GB for only £25/year per additional 500MB space. Extra databases too can be added at any point for the same price with no limit being applied to the number of new databases you can add per account.
 

What happens if my site outgrows shared hosting?

One of the strengths we pride ourselves on is our ability to grow with you as the requirements of your site/application grow. When the time comes and you need more than our shared Windows hosting packages can offer, we can work alongside you to migrate your web site over to one of our Windows Cloud Servers or your own fully managed dedicated server. Whatever your requirements now or in the future, you can be certain that by choosing Storm Internet you're choosing a host that can support you in the long term as well as short term.
 

ASP Plus package - £59.99 per annum

KEY FEATURES:

2.5 GB of ultra fast web space
UNLIMITED amount of data transfer (bandwidth) / month
ASP.NET Framework (versions 1.1, 2.0, 3.5 & 4.0) - includes .NET AJAX Extensions
Full Trust allowed
Microsoft Silverlight v3 support
ASP.NET MVC 2 and 3 support
5 MySQL databases (version 5.0.27)
PHP (versions 4.4.3 & 5.2.0) plus PhpMyAdmin
Graphical Web Site Visitor Statistics
UNLIMITED number of POP3 mail boxes, e-mail forwarders and auto-responders
E-Mail SPAM filtering & virus scanning on all e-mail
UNLIMITED number of sub-domains
Custom Error Pages
SSL Support
Password Protected Directories
Access to Raw Web Server Log Files
File Manager for easy management of folders, files and permissions
FREE subscription to our Premium Submit search engine submission service worth £29.99 per annum
All Standard Features listed below
 

ASP Ultimate package - £79.99 per annum

KEY FEATURES:

Includes all ASP Plus plan features as listed above. Plus: -
1 x Microsoft SQL Server database (500 MB - upgradable to 2GB)
Remote Connections to SQL Server supported
UNLIMITED amount of ultra fast web space
All Standard Features listed below

STANDARD FEATURES:

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Administrative Features

Graphical Web Site Control Panel
Online Account Management facility
Full 24/7 FTP access
Preview URL
Free account set-up

Domain Features

FREE domain transfer
Additional domains registered from £9.99/year
Set up an UNLIMITED number of domain aliases
Full domain ownership
Domain contact management
Free transfer away

E-Mail Essentials

E-Mail virus scanning on ALL incoming E-Mail
WebMail - Online E-Mail access
Send and receive e-mails using Microsoft Outlook or other client based e-mail programs
E-Mail Auto-responders, Forwarders & POP3 Mailboxes
MRA (Mailing lists)

Supported Technologies

Full support for the ASP scripting language
Perl and CGI scripting supported
SHTML scripting supported
SSI - Server Side Includes
Microsoft XML Version 4 and below supported
Flash enabled

Installed Components

All ASP components included as standard with IIS 6 are available. In addition, the following components are also available: -
AspEMail version 5.0
AspUpload version 3.0
AspJpeg version 1.3 / version 2.0*
AspPDF version 1.1 / version 1.7*
Jmail version 4.2 / Pro version 4.5*
ISAPI Rewrite version 3.0*
IIS7 URL Rewrite Module*
* ASP Plus, Ultimate and Reseller packages only

Data Centre / Server Features

Premium UK servers and UK bandwidth
Dedicated UK data centre
Windows 2008 IIS 7
RAID Disk Load Balancing for optimum performance and speed
24/7 network monitoring
24/7 web server performance monitoring
99.8% uptime guarantee (99.99% typical)

Support

24/7 free technical support
24/7 access to online knowledge base
30-day money back guarantee

OPTIONAL EXTRAS:

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The following optional extras can be added at any time once your account is active:-

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Cost per year

Additional SQL Server database £24.99
Additional MySQL 5.0 database £19.99
Dedicated SSL Certificate from £7.50/month

NOTE: All prices are exclusive of VAT

COSTS & ORDERING

ASP Plus plan

Windows hosting
Order Windows Hosting now £59.99 + VAT/year

ASP Ultimate plan

Windows hosting with SQL Server support
Order Windows Hosting with SQL Server support now £79.99 + VAT/year
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