Hi guys,

I need your help in verifying the legitimacy of a story below.

I just came across a PR stating that they're the fastest website in the world? The link to this PR can be found on
http://www.hostsearch.com/Newslist.asp?ID=1411
http://www.findsp.com/Press/PRText.asp?PRID=299&

The PR basically said that alertsite.com (monitoring service) named them as the fastest website in the world because their site w2n.net is faster than sites like CNN, Google, Dell, Yahoo, Amazon, MSN, About.com, Altavista, ESPN, HotBot, Napster, Disney, eBay, Earthlink etc. But when I go to alertsite.com press release archive, I can't seem to find any news related to this one. And the most disturbing thing is when I test their site
http://www.alertsite.com/cgi-bin/tsite3.pl?action=go&URL=www.w2n.net&cmd=WebTest, they are not ranked on number 1.

The joke is they boasted that they have 45 offices worldwide, and when I go to their regional sites, it all looks the same? :eek:
http://nz.w2n.net/
http://ca.w2n.net/
http://fr.w2n.net/

The bottom of the page even posted their NASDAQ stock symbol: ROZA, and when I enter it in nasdaq.com, I get the Unknown symbol error?? :confused:

If you have the time, read their interview with findsp.com
http://www.findsp.com/Interviews/Interview.asp?IID=28&
I can't believe what the said.

I really doubt if they are really what they claimed to be... If they are lying, my question is, does hosting directories like hostsearch.com and findsp.com verify the legitimacy of the press releases and interviews posted on their website?

Any feedback would be appreciated.
Thanks

At least he named his company after the girl he could never get ;)

A little random but never the less....touching :bawling:

Mike

I would say they probably did the web site sample test on the front pageand then based their cliams off form it. I did and I beat all those other sites too. Wonder if that means I can now issue a press release claiming to the be the worlds fastest web site??

Compared to Popular Sites

Site Response Time *
209.51.136.34 0.1119
Overture 0.4020
Gateway.com 0.4189
Disney 0.4622
ESPN 0.4813
Landsend.com 0.5512
Google 0.5927
Amazon.com 0.6061
CNN.com 0.6815
Monster.com 0.7797
Slashdot 0.8662
DELL 0.8986
HotBot.com 1.0475
MSN 1.1024
Yahoo! 1.2913
Napster 1.4023
eBay 1.5388
TheStreet.com 1.5574
CompUSA.com 1.5840
About.com 1.8945
Earthlink 2.0070
Altavista 15.0772

I think what they said was a huge overstatement.

Using the web test at AlertSite.com, Webhostingtalk.com also ranks higher than..

"CNN, Google, Dell, Yahoo, Amazon, MSN, About.com, Altavista, ESPN, HotBot, Napster, Disney, eBay, Earthlink..."

yes exactly.
This company looks more like a one-man operation company rather than a multinational conglomerate.

Yep and the bull about the èÿéPulse' scripting language and how it has become the most popular language used on the net today..

I did a google on it and the only site that mentions it is his and it is only one line..

This guy can spin it, you have to give him credit for that.

two more sites featuring their press releases.
http://www.linuxmax.net/news/00811.html
http://www.hostsearchuk.com/news_list.asp?ID=1411

the link to their renowned :eek: eyePulse scripting language
http://www.eyepulse.net/

They do have a nifty flash intro, but most of the pages on their stie either lead back to the same place or are 404.

lol ive never heard of eyepulse is it any good?

I always thought this (127.0.0.1) was the fastest site, at least for me... ;)

Originally posted by interactive
lol ive never heard of eyepulse is it any good?

LOL yeah! :D

lol

Eyepulse? ewwww.....

the name reminds me of Total Recall when Arnold was gasping for breath and his eyes and head were expanding....now THAT's an EyePulse!

Maybe the programming language really does what it says... to pulsate your eyes when you discover that there's no 'if else'

The speed a web site loads depends on many factors, like where you are coming from for one.

Is alertsite.com and w2n.net in the same buliding on the same internal network?

If so, Hell yes the speed would be faster.

From my location:

Roundtrip time to W2N.NET, average = 62ms, min = 62ms, max = 69ms -- 22-Aug-02 2:51:15 PM

Holy cow batman, my Rackshack Server beats them??!!!

Roundtrip time to ns1.prevo.net, average = 54ms, min = 54ms, max = 59ms -- 22-Aug-02 2:54:35 PM