Key users for the new Windows Virtual Private Servers include .NET application developers, businesses seeking to run remote applications (such as QuickBooks), or groups desiring a central location for their files that they can mount remotely over a Virtual Private Network. To manage their account, customers have the choice of Plesk, DotNetPanel or no control panel.

Windows Virtual Private Server plans start at $27.99/monthly for 20GBs of storage space and 300GBs of bandwidth. All plans include 2-hour backups, Silverlight, Windows Media Server, IIS, Active Server Pages, and SQL Server Express.

According to the company, with File Guardian, even busy vBulletin message boards are backed up continuously, nearly eliminating the chance of data loss in the event of a disaster. Backup restore points are stored securely in a remote facility, and each database can be recovered in a matter of minutes following a disaster or accidental data loss.

Todd Reagor, CEO of URLJet noted, ''For owners of vBulletin message boards, the most valuable asset they own is the content in their database. Since this information is changed rapidly as end users interact with the message board, it is imperative to have an up-to-the-minute backup to utilize in the event of a disaster. Without a current backup, years of posts, member lists, and other crucial data can be lost in an instant after something as minor as a hard drive failure or upgrade gone wrong.''

File Guardian, which protects millions of posts across thousands of message boards for URLJet customers, is powered by R1Soft's CDP Server. The technology directly reads hard disk volumes at the sector level, bypassing the file system, and thereby allowing active MySQL databases to be protected without a noticeable impact on server performance or effect on database activity. With R1Soft's True Granular Restore technology, URLJet can speed recovery time with the ability to choose to restore specific tables in a database.

URLJet provides File Guardian at no additional charge to its vBulletin hosting customers. The company offers mission-critical, world class customer support for all hosting plans and provides a free vBulletin license to every annually renewed account.

Through AIHSP, organizers hope to strengthen the Industry and forge stronger community ties - creating new connections within the marketplace and building relations with the general public, which lacks a fundamental understanding of the Industry and its needs. With these crucial advances, Internet and Hosting Service Providers can secure a more prosperous future and raise the bar of ethics and credibility.

AIHSP has set forth a list of goals it hopes to reach in the next several years. The group hopes to use the collective buying power of Web hosts and vendors to secure affordable access to employee benefits (including health and dental insurance); implement robust business ethics standards to boost Industry credibility; conduct meaningful market research to aid providers in strategic growth initiatives; offer increased networking opportunities for professionals; and develop a public relations team to respond to members of the media and lobby lawmakers for key legislation.

AIHSP will exhibit at booth #221 at HostingCon 2008, to be held next week in Chicago, Ill. Representatives from AIHSP will present 'Making the Case: The Need for a Professional Association for Web hosts 'at the conference on Tuesday, July 27 at 2:45pm. The opportunity to enroll as a member is imminent, and AIHSP encourages individuals and businesses to complete an interest form on its Web site (www.aihsp.org/Yes) to receive progress updates and get involved at the grassroots level.

Portland, Oregon - (The Hosting News) - July 25, 2008 - The R1Soft Hosting Partner Program, designed as a value-added partnership opportunity to enable more effective deployment of Continuous Data Protection backup, welcomes Opus Interactive.

Opus Interactive, as a member of the R1Soft Hosting Partner Program, will receive a variety of sales and marketing resources from R1Soft, as well as priority technical support and access to new software updates before they become available to the general public. Opus Interactive will provide Continuous Data Protection as a premium value-added service to its Dedicated Hosting customers, using Windows, Linux or FreeBSD operating systems. Pricing starts at $5/monthly per protected gigabyte of data, plus an initial setup fee.

Jeremy Sherwood, Executive at Opus Interactive Business Solutions noted, ''R1Soft's data protection solution has helped us solve several problems created by our previous system and allows us to more affordably offer a very robust solution to our Dedicated Hosting customers. We have been especially impressed by the flexibility of R1Soft’s solution and the scalability across a variety of platforms and server environments. It it's a natural fit for our business model and we look forward to full implementation.''

Continuous Data Protection is unique in its ability to provide near-Continuous data protection that virtually eliminates the lag time between restore points. With traditional backup technology, there is a delay - hours, days or even weeks between restore points, resulting in significant data loss in the event of a disaster. But with Continuous Data Protection, data is protected around the clock. With but a minimal impact on server resources, Continuous Data Protection is an ideal solution for even busy servers.

David Wartell, Vice President of R1Soft division, BBS Technologies Inc. remarked, ''Opus Interactive is an ideal partner to implement our data protection technology. By combining its world-class infrastructure with our solution, Opus Interactive is able to deliver on its promise to offer mission-critical hosting solutions for businesses of all sizes.''

According to the company, high traffic Web sites will see the greatest benefit from the introduction of Litespeed, as the platform handles much greater traffic while reducing overall server load. The reduction in resource consumption allows intensive applications and services to be run alongside the Litespeed on the same server.

John Quaglieri, Chief Technical Officer at InterServer remarked, ''The Litespeed Web server offers an array of key features and enhancements that have never been available with Apache, the most commonly used web server. We have seen a real value in Litespeed and have seen excellent results from clients who have already adopted the solution independently. We are rolling out Litespeed dedicated servers today in an effort to provide existing and prospective clients with a robust alternative to Apache.''

Server administrators will also enjoy Litespeed's simple and intuitive installation process. Once installed, Litespeed immediately boosts performance - including the ability to handle more simultaneous connections and a 50% increase in PHP performance. Litespeed also comes built with protection against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, a common attack used to virtually paralyze servers. Litespeed is compatible with cPanel and DirectAdmin, and uses Apache-compatible htaccess, mod_rewrite, and httpd.conf

Litespeed dedicated servers with cPanel start at $160/monthly, which includes an Intel Core2Duo 2.66Ghz processor, 2GB DDR2 Memory, a 250GB SATA hard drive, and 2000GB of monthly data transfer.

InterServer, Inc. is a privately held web solutions provider operating since April 1999. Located in Secaucus, N.J., the company's datacenter is less than 12 miles from New York City and Newark, New Jersey. InterServer's network is powered by Cisco 6500 SUP720 routers connected to the Internet by paths to New York City and London.

For information about Litespeed dedicated servers from InterServer, please visit: https://interserver.net/litespeed-dedicated-server.html.