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Details were leaked internally to Zen’s Sales teams some 6 months ago that an entirely new, next generation hosting product had been in development and was near completion. Since that time there has been an air of anticipation on the “shop floor” and somewhat feverish activity throughout the Product Development departments.
November 1st 2005 saw the eagerly awaited official launch of not only an all new hosting and domains product range but also a polished new Web site, to be found at www.zenwebhosting.com.
The Interface
All of the Linux hosting packages now have an attractive, easy to use control panel, crammed full of features and Web design tools which are genuinely suitable for both the expert and novice alike.
Features and Functionality
Users can now almost entirely manage their own Web site and e-mail without any technical knowledge whatsoever. cPanel facilitates everything from the setting up of e-mail accounts and photo galleries to the creation of e-commerce shopping cart facilities and regular Web site back-ups. Additional features include e-mail aliases, auto responders, Webmail and improved anti-virus protection.
More Value
Customers can now mix and match Web and e-mail hosting with domain names according to their individual requirements. No combination will cost more than its closest equivalent used to, however customers will only pay for what they intend to use.
Domains
Customers wanting a domain name can now choose to “Park” or “Point”. Domain parking is £14.99 p/a and protects the name against being lost to the competition, however this contains no functionality. The second option, and by far the most common, is the standard domain name with Web and e-mail pointing or “DNS” as it is known. This is now priced at £24.99.
For a full, new vs. old package comparison contact your Account Manager. Alternatively, for a comparison of all the latest offerings see the “compare all” page of the new Web hosting site.
Performance and Reliability
A fleet of the very latest top specification custom servers are now the brains behind the operation. However, if you host your Web site or e-mail with Zen, unlike lesser providers, it is not here that your files are stored.
A company’s data is arguably its most important asset and it is for this reason that a little over £70,000 worth of investment has gone into the storage method alone. Massively scalable, the system consists of two giant shelves of high speed, interchangeable or “hotswap” hard drives, each powered by its own state of the art SANRAD disk controller.
All very interesting, but what does this mean for you and your customers? With blistering access times and ultimate reliability, you can be positive that both you and your customers’ Web sites and e-mail are always available in an instant.
Inspired by the unprecedented success of Zen’s partner programme, the Reseller package is ideal for both partner companies and those toying with the idea of managed hosting services.
A basic outline of the Reseller account specification is as follows:
- 25GB Web Space
- 250GB Monthly Traffic
- 250 POP3 Mailboxes (IMAP compatible)
- 100 SQL Databases
- Unlimited Web site Hosting
- £39.99 per month / £479.88 per year
The new Reseller package is an “easy add” to the portfolio of any Internet related business and to illustrate this further, below is a simple example of just why this is the case.
The packages, specifications and prices are purely for example purposes. These are suggestions on how the space and features provided with the Reseller account could be divided up for resale and the relative profit after initial costs.
Further Information
For further information about Zen’s Shared Hosting packages, please visit www.zenwebhosting.com or contact your Account Manager to discuss your requirements in more detail.
Alternatively, to take a tour of the product via our online demonstration, please visit http://cpdemo.myzen.co.uk/cpanel (Username: cpdemo, Password: cppass).
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