If you have an application that runs on Windows, and would like to have it hosted by an Internet Service Provider, then you've come to the right place. Our high-end redundant servers run Windows 2000 and are an ideal place for the hosting of applications.

Alternatively if you have had Tech Solutions develop web software for you, consider having us host it. The advantages are that you don't have the day to day headaches in maintaining the up-time of your applications, and don't have to pay for the high cost of high-speed access, hardware and backup systems. Let us do all the hard work for you, and host on your behalf.

NOTE: We do NOT host Microsoft IIS/ASP based applications due to the increased security risks of these environments on our servers. Sorry, Apache only web based applications at this time. Java is no problem for us. 4th Dimension applications are preferred.

How does it work?

Its easy. You simply either send us an installation CD or make the installation software accessible to us, and provide us installation instructions. We will then install the software on our hardware for you. If you need, we can give you access to the hardware through PCAnywhere, where you can do the installation yourself, or maintain the application yourself. Its all secured, so you don't have to worry about hackers, etc. We upgrade our operating systems routinely and all systems have anti-virus software installed with automatic updates.

Once installed, your users will then have access to the application by accessing either the IP address of our target hardware platform, or through a domain name that is registered for you, resolving to the box that houses your application.

Are there setup fees involved?

None. However there is a minimum hosting commitment of six (6) months. This is charged on a monthly basis by credit card to you. Hosting charges vary based on the level of service, and we typically have reduced rates for hosting Tech Solutions developed applications (such as custom written software, or Eclipse Service Management Software).

What about my data? How safe is it?

Because the data is stored on our redundant hardware arrays, it is automatically mirrored through RAID disk arrays, and then backed up nightly to redundant servers. This means that if there are problems, we can recover easily to last nite's backup. If, however, you are running Eclipse on our hardware, we can give you up to the second data recovery through the inbuilt transaction logging capabilities that come with Eclipse running on 4D Server, which is our preferred hosting platform on Windows 2000.

If you need your data, we can provide data export capability that you can pickup via FTP (NOTE: This is only on Tech Solutions developed software - if you are providing us your own software to host, we suggest developing this capability into the system prior to giving it to us to host).

Who owns the application? Who owns the data?

Regardless of application license ownership, you always own your own data. However in the case of application licensing, we will only host an application that you can prove ownership of the license for the application, and that our hosting of the application doesn't violate any license agreement that you may have on the software. In the case of Eclipse Service Management Software, our license allows you to let us host the application on your behalf, therefore there is no problem, but you must first be a fully licensed owner of Eclipse before we will host it for you.

To find out more about our application hosting services, please CONTACT US.