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Example:
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Web Hosting Report
We have investigated a number of Internet Service
Providers (ISPs) which host Websites. The spreadsheet below summarizes
the five of these which most closely meet the needs of the Stony
Creek Historical Museum. Notes on each ISP are given below.
Key:
- Company: Corporate name of ISP
- Domain Name: URI (Web address) of ISP
- Technical Notes: Information about technical capabilities
of the ISP
- Tech Rank: Of the ISPs investigated, how this one
ranks technically
- Geographical Notes: Information about the location
of the ISP and its "POPs" (Points of Presence, where
clients may access them by telephone)
- Geog Rank: Of the ISPs investigated, how this one
ranks geographically
- Fee Structure: Information about fees, charges, and
other costs
- Fee Rank: Of the ISPs investigated, how this one
ranks in terms of costs
- Overall Rank: Average of the three ranks
| Company |
Domain
Name |
Technical
Notes |
Tech
Rank |
Geographical
Notes |
Geog
Rank |
Fee
Structure |
Fee
Rank |
Overall
Rank |
| Willis
Internet Link |
www.willislink.net |
Connects
to backbone via SDSL; no database service |
5 |
About
2 miles from SCHM; POP local to immediate area only |
2 |
$75
Domain name; $29.99 for 30 Mb; $49.99 for 100Mb |
3 |
3.3 |
| Provident.Net |
www.provident.net |
Connects
to backbone via T1; database available; canned CGI
only |
2 |
About
6 miles from SCHM; POPs local to SE Mich |
1 |
$35
Domain name; $19.99 for 20Mb; $39.99 for 80Mb |
2 |
1.7 |
| Compuserve |
www.cs.com |
Connects
to backbone via multiple T3s; no database or CGI |
5 |
Columbus,
OH; POPs local in most of USA, Canada, and Europe |
2 |
No
domain name service; $9.99 for 5Mb |
1 |
2.7 |
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Notes:
Willis Internet Link: Run by a local family as a hobby,
this offers very modest home-town service at fairly high rates.
Poor potential for growth of the Website, but close-by and friendly.
Provident.Net: Near-by local business with reputation
for good support. Reasonable rates and good potential for site
expansion. However, they are protective of their system and do
not ordinarily allow CGI written by unknown parties for fear of
accidental damage to files.
Compuserve: One of the oldest ISPs, Compuserve has a very
wide network of POPs, but does not offer technical features or
support. Rates are very low, but the distant location and poor
technical profile make this an unlikely choice for future growth.
etc.
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Procedure for Submitting Materials
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- Individual team members get their part of this assignment
to the Team Leader by email attachment, or some other method
mutually agreed upon in discussion.
- Team Leader makes sure all documents in the milestone
of which this is a part are gathered together in a compatible
form.
- Team Leader and/or content specialist check
for correct spelling and English usage.
- Team leader verifies that material submitted meets
the requirements.
- Team leader or content specialist FTP the
material to the team's Web site, informing the instructor
and other team members by emailing to them the URI.
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