LS HOST CHOSEN TO PROVIDE WEB HOSTING FOR INTERNATIONAL YACHT CHARTER GROUP

The International Yacht Charter Group (IYC Group) based out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida has selected Connecticut-based LS Host to provide all of the web hosting and email services for their new website www.iycgroup.com.

New Milford, CT (PRWEB) September 6, 2003 -- The International Yacht Charter Group, a luxury yacht charter booking company, has chosen LS Host as the sole provider for all of their Web Hosting services and email utilities. The coordination of website requirements and web hosting technology proved valuable to the decision making process. The IYC Group website uses a mySQL database in conjunction with PHP scripting to complete yacht availability searches and book charter reservations. Per consultation with Reggie Lamson, an LS Host technology representative, a Linux-based hosting plan was specified to ensure the smooth operation of their commerce enabled website.

The international IYC Group customer base spans over one hundred time zones and requires accessibility to the website 24 hours a day. The business model demands a website run-time measure of near 100% and LS Host responded with a Service Level Agreement outlining a 99.9% uptime guarantee. Besides reliable website performance, the IYC Group also stipulated web browser-based Email accounts, enabling employee access from virtually any port connected to the Internet. LS Hosts Squirrel Mail met the criteria established by the International Yacht Charter Group and also provides additional features such as Email forwarding and autoresponders.

The IYC Group requested the availability of site management tools in order to moderate control over their web hosting services. LS Hosts self-service control panel comes standard with every web hosting account and enables Email management, disk usage regulation, bandwidth (traffic) usage monitoring, site traffic analyzing, billing activity monitoring, domain name registration/transfer, password management, user management, and resource links. Besides effective site administration, LS Hosts web hosting plan provides the IYC Group with detailed website traffic statistics via Webalizer, Analog, and raw log files. These powerful marketing tools will assist IYC Group in evaluating website visitor volume, patterns, and preferences.

For additional information on LS Host and their services or costs, visit their web site at http://www.LSHOST.com. or contact them by phone during regular business hours at 1.866.351.4678

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