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A user's guide to hosting on Windows & HELM in India. Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows 2003 Server is one of the most widely used hosting platforms for small businesses. It's stability is far greater than that of Windows 2000. Features include: Active Server Pages (ASP), Java Server Pages (JSP), POP/SMTP Mail, Web Based Mail, Frontpage Extensions, ODBC Database Support etc. Microsoft has now lanucnhed windows 2008 and many Indian companies have started offering Windows 2008 hosting.
 Windows Web Hosting
The benefits of hosting your website on a Windows server are: Familiar and Easy to Use: Windows-based applications are used in so many aspects of your business. Choose a hosting platform in the same familiar Windows environment. Better Performing Hosted Applications: Hosted Microsoft applications perform better when they are hosted in a native Windows environment. .NET Compliant Hosting Environment: HostLabs Windows Hosting is fully Microsoft .NET compliant. As your Hosting services change or grow, you can rest assured that your hosting plan supports the .NET framework for new .NET services. MsSQL support: Windows provide native support for applications using MsSQL database in the backend. HELM: Helm 4 is the leading windows control panel solution, empowering hosting providers to control, automate and sell virtually any product or service. Helm 4 allows service providers to keep their operational costs down and serve their customers better, resulting in efficient service, improved revenue and greater level of customer satisfaction. Benefits of HELM: * Simple and easy to use
* Unbeatable flexibility
* Robust interface
* Extremely Secure
* High level of automation
* Built in billing system
* Unique custom built services
* Fastest development
* Best pricing
* Carbon neutral panel
More features of windows web hosting:  ASP Support, the main reason to use windows hosting service is that it support ASP language which is a scripting language and create dynamic pages. A host should not charge extra for this, check it. NET Support, as I said that one prefer windows because he use ASP language for website creation, and here asp.net is the next generation of Microsoft's Active Server Page (ASP). Some host provides this feature with the plan however some charge extra for it. Go and check if you really need it. DATABASES – windows hosting package also support databases created in Microsoft
Access. CDONTS stands for ‘Collaboration Data Objects for Windows NT Server' A windows hosting plan exclusive of this is imperfect. Windows package also support database connections. ASP Components. Windows hosting package also support numerous third party tools for asp language. Control Panel, this is the heart of any website, using control panel you can manage your whole site. When you take hosting services for your site, you must get control panel to manage your work. Windows Web Hosting in India Windows is the most commonly used operating system on desktop PC's in India. The familiarity with name and platform makes Windows web hosting very popular among end-users in India. The arrival of Windows 2003, which is more robust and secure than Windows 2000, also gave a boost to the Windows web hosting market share. With ASP .NET becoming popular as a programming language and harware costs going down, the demand for windows hosting continues to increase in India. Compare Windows vs Linux Hosting Compare Shared Hosting, Semi-dedicated and Dedicated Hosting
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