Our Network
From early 1997 to late 2008 we owned the machines which powered our services.
Over the years the price of servers has dropped and we decided to lease server
space and invest much more heavily in our software platforms. We are a
full service provider and our hugely increased investment has allowed us to
upgrade most our core systems.
If you would like more information about how to combine our servers and services
please don't hesitate to contact us. We have
over 15 years of code and libraries in place and long experience of the
Microsoft Windows Server platform going back to the days of Windows NT and DNA.
We can think of ways of combining our services to meet your specific
requirements for a lot less than you might think! Here are just some of
the systems we have invested heavily in over the last few years (click them for
more information from the developers):
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
R2
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 &
SharePoint Services
Microsoft
Office Communications Server 2007 R2
Microsoft Expression
Encoder and Microsoft Silverlight
Microsoft Search Server
2008
In addition to our core servers we have also purchased many third libraries and
integrated them into our network to provide even better code to our customers.
Examples include PayPal libraries, AJAX powered image uploaders, best of breed
inline editors, Google Maps Enterprise components, third party search components
to link to our Search Server and many more. Our reusable code policy means
that we can usually pick up code from one site and repurpose it very quickly;
the cost savings are therefore passed onto our customers.
These server platforms, third party components and our own libraries deliver our
Integrated Services Network:
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Web Server
Powered by Windows Server 2003 R2 this server delivers web pages to users
connecting to web sites we host. Information about visitors is delivered
through our Log Server and made available by email to clients on a weekly or
monthly basis. |
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Email Server
Powered by Windows Server 2003 R2 and our award winning email server
application. You can find out more about our email services
here.
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Database Server
Powered by Windows Server 2003 R2 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 this system
stores all the data consumed and collected by our web, email, and other
services. It is capable of processing millions of operations a second and
is the powerhouse of our network. |
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Commerce Server
Our electronic commerce server uses web services and our database server with
close links to PayPal to commerce-enable any site on our network and integrate
with PayPal and other payment gateways if required. For information about
Lanzarote e-Commerce click here. |
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Membership Server
Our Membership Server provides user security at many different levels. We
use the .NET Providers (customised to our requirements) and third party
solutions such as AuthentIX to password protect parts of web sites. This
can be integrated with our Commerce Server to allow customers to charge for
their content if required. |
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Media Server
Our Media Server powers delivery of online video services and can be used with
Microsoft Silverlight to provide very innovative and user friendly streaming
movies. It can be linked to our Membership Server and Commerce Server to
deliver members only subscription based services if required. |
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Secure Server
By encrypting data using military grade algorithms this server can protect
personal information such as credit card details if required. We only use
the most widely recognised Secure Server Certificates for the broadest level of
compatibility. |
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SMS Server / Router
This server allows web sites on our network to send SMS text messages to mobile
phones. This is useful for customers who may be on the road and need
immediate notification of an order or enquiry from their web site (such as water
delivery companies where the online order can be routed straight to the delivery
vehicle). |
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Portal Server
This server delivers intranet services such as SharePoint, Blogs, and Forums to
our customers. Companies who want to use our SharePoint Services can view
the Microsoft Application Templates installed on this server here. |
We develop our solutions using a combination of
Microsoft Visual
Studio Team Suite 2008,
Microsoft Expression
Suite 2, and
Microsoft
SharePoint Designer running on Windows Vista Ultimate all targetting the
Microsoft .NET Framework v3.5 SP1,
AJAX, and
the AJAX Control Toolkit.
Of course, as a Microsoft Partner and a Microsoft Hosting Partner we have access
to the latest training and development resources and access to the unreleased
software such as Visual Studio 2010 on a Windows 7 based machine - we will be
rolling out the new Microsoft .NET 4 Framework on the day it is released.
If you would like more information about any of our systems please don't hesitate
to contact us.