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POWWEB GOES THE EXTRA MILE WITH ITS ONE PLAN SOLUTION
Introduction
Powweb has been in existence since 1999 and has been able to market itself as a low-cost alternative or a cheap web hosting provider compared to the other pricier web hosting providers around. Powweb markets its services mostly to the small-sized and medium-sized companies that need a budget web hosting solutions provider ¡V so even though Powweb keeps up a high-tech web hosting platform that is load-balanced, it still adheres to this low-cost budget philosophy in business.
At the same time, Powweb creates their own specialized software and automation systems specifically for the Powweb web hosting needs of their clients. This means that Powweb has in-house software programmers and developers whose reason for being part of the Powweb company is to produce an infrastructure that is geared especially to serve Powweb clients. This helps differentiate Powweb from other web hosting solutions providers out there.
Features
Powweb is offering their "One Plan" solution which allows the client to take advantage of their All-In-One hosting package which is based on the Powweb so-called Load Balanced Technology platform.
Under this "One Plan" solution, you stand to receive:
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300 gigabytes of Raid Storage disk space
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3000 gigabytes per month of data transfer or bandwidth capacity
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and Web Site Access and Control features (such as a Member Operations Control Panel
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the DNS Management feature
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the Subdomains feature
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round the clock FTP Access with separate directories for the unlimited number of FTP users
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the Web-based File Manager feature
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access to Password Protect Directories
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#403, #404, and #500 Custom Error Pages
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the SnapShot Instant Click and Restore Daily Backups and
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the Rock Solid Unix Platform).
Since you probably will need a variety of applications for your website to function properly, Powweb will allow you to use any of the over 40 open-source script applications which fall into the following categories:
The Small Scripts open script you can use would be:
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nmsSimpleSearch
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nmsImageCounter
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php-FormGenerator and
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nmsFormMail
The RSS open script application you can employ is the Gregarius application. There are two WebMail open scripts you can make your choice between, namely, RoundCube and IlohaMail. The Chat open scripts are three, called respectively: phpOpenChat, phpMyChat, and Phorum. Take your pick between the E-commerce open scripts entitled ZenCart, osCommerce, and CubeCart. There are five Groupware open script applications dubbed WebCalendar, dotProject, ExtCalendar, netOffice, and php-Projekt. Two open script Guestbooks applications are available namely nmsGuestbooks and the Gbook application. If you're into Discussion Boards, then you can try php-BB, SMF, and the Phorum applications. And there are so many more of these open scripts so you can always have a free hand when making your choice.
Ease of Use
Powweb believes in its One Plan solution because the company claims that everything you may ever need from a web hosting solution is provided under this plan package. To get the same web hosting options from other Web Hosts, you may have to pay up to five times more in monthly and accumulated costs. If you opt for service from Powweb, you may observe the very quick rate at which the servers can access the Internet. The Powweb backbone relies on high speed OC 12/48 connection so that customers like you can get high-speed service that is both dependent and reliable.
Pricing
The "One Plan" solution of Powweb is priced at just $5.77 per month for now with set-up provided at no charge. Actually, the One Plan package is tiered as a three-month package, a one-year contract, and a Best Value package of two years minimum term for sign up. The $5.77 per month quoted above is for the one-year contract, meaning you are required to pay $69.24 per year when you sign up for this service. This gives you $39 in savings per year.
The three-month term of the One Plan package will charge you $7.77 per month, meaning when you sign up for that three-month term you have to pay $53.31 at once. Unfortunately there are no savings derived from this term option. Under the two-year contract option, you will also be paying $5.77 per month, but you need to pay $138.48 as you sign up and lock-in for the two year term. This results in $78 in savings for the term for you.
Support
Under the "One Plan" packaged solution, you gain access to their website. You can also ask questions from the Technical Support team round-the-clock, 365 days per year. Powweb also has an Active Community Forum where you can ask around the members' pool about any One Plan service-related questions (or maybe just to say hello.) In addition, you can also access the Live Chat forum where customer service representatives are available round-the-clock seven days per week.
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