WebHostin
11-25-2001, 11:55 PM
Check out this article folks...
http://www.computeruser.com/articles/2011,5,39,1,1101,01.html
(below is a section of the article)
The biggest might be the best
Lastly, look for a provider who has been around. A successful hosting operation that has been able to survive and grow throughout these tempestuous times is probably a good candidate to consider. Sometimes the merger of a couple of these players will result in the closest thing you can find to a sure bet in the industry. The executives of two national hosting companies-Los Angeles-based HostPro Inc. >www.hostpro.com< and Atlanta-based Interland Inc. >www.interland. com<-believe they have positioned their firms well in order to survive into the next era of the Internet.
The companies (at this writing) are in the midst of a merger that, in terms of total customer accounts, will transform them from the fourth-largest and sixth-largest hosting companies into the largest business-class service provider in the SME market. With 112,000 customer accounts and 227,000 paid Web sites hosted, the combined company plans to capitalize on existing brand equity by retaining the name Interland Inc. Its focus will be to empower SME customers with the same information technology resources that Fortune 500 firms enjoy.
Given that in Internet years, Interland has been around for quite a while and already has a healthy customer base, the merged operation looks to be a potentially viable safe harbor for those companies looking for a managed Web hosting provider.
http://www.computeruser.com/articles/2011,5,39,1,1101,01.html
(below is a section of the article)
The biggest might be the best
Lastly, look for a provider who has been around. A successful hosting operation that has been able to survive and grow throughout these tempestuous times is probably a good candidate to consider. Sometimes the merger of a couple of these players will result in the closest thing you can find to a sure bet in the industry. The executives of two national hosting companies-Los Angeles-based HostPro Inc. >www.hostpro.com< and Atlanta-based Interland Inc. >www.interland. com<-believe they have positioned their firms well in order to survive into the next era of the Internet.
The companies (at this writing) are in the midst of a merger that, in terms of total customer accounts, will transform them from the fourth-largest and sixth-largest hosting companies into the largest business-class service provider in the SME market. With 112,000 customer accounts and 227,000 paid Web sites hosted, the combined company plans to capitalize on existing brand equity by retaining the name Interland Inc. Its focus will be to empower SME customers with the same information technology resources that Fortune 500 firms enjoy.
Given that in Internet years, Interland has been around for quite a while and already has a healthy customer base, the merged operation looks to be a potentially viable safe harbor for those companies looking for a managed Web hosting provider.