All Virtual Servers ordered after November 22, 1999 feature our newest
Virtual Server Platform.
At the core of this new technology is the FreeBSD operating system.
FreeBSD is an advanced
BSD UNIX operating system developed and maintained by a large team of
individuals. FreeBSD encompasses many years of development by some of
the industries' best software engineers. The result is an extremely powerful
and stable operating system. Its open source ensures that these development
efforts will be continued well into the future.
An operating system is the set of programs that controls both the hardware
and software of a computer system and is the very root of the Virtual
Server. Previously, all Virtual Servers were based on the BSDi operating
system. Each Virtual Server is only as reliable, powerful, and flexible
as the underlying operating system. FreeBSD will allow us to continue
to provide our Clients with the very best Virtual Server technology available
anywhere in the world!
An Industry Standard
A large portion of the Internet is currently powered by FreeBSD. Over
30% of ISPs and web hosting companies have chosen FreeBSD because of its
excellent performance and reliability. In addition, some of the busiest
Internet sites in the world use FreeBSD, including:
The success of these sites demonstrates that FreeBSD is one of the most
powerful and scalable operating systems available. Now you can take advantage
of this same power and scalability.
Over 3,000 different applications are offered that run on FreeBSD. In
addition, compatibility modules enable programs for other operating systems
to run on FreeBSD, including programs for Linux, BSDi, NetBSD, and SCO.
This means that you will not have to recompile programs already compiled
for a compatible OS, and you will have access to a greater selection of
off-the-shelf software. You will be able to pick the applications that
suit your needs, not just the needs of your hosting provider.
New features and applications available on our FreeBSD Virtual Servers
include the following:
- Telnet/FTP/SMTP/POP/IMAP over SSL
- Improved Java support
- RealSystem G2 Basic Server support
- TWIG - Web-Based E-Mail and More
Our Customized FreeBSD
Our FreeBSD has been customized in order to improve Virtual Server performance
and security.
- Buffer overrun detection and prevention (our staff is paged and notified
of an attack)
- Race condition prevention (each Virtual Server has its own /tmp space)
- Better isolation
- User files are hidden from other users
- User processes are hidden from other users
More Information
For more information about FreeBSD see:
