Ecommerce Hosting
Web Site Hosting provider OpenHost recently updated it’s application installer to include a popular range of ecommerce scripts with the goal of being New Zealand’s leading ecommerce web host.
How to Register a .com.au Domain Name
July 30th, 2010 by adminThe .au Domain space is tightly controlled and only an Australian company can register .com.au Domains. The good news is it’s relatively simple for a New Zealand company to register in Australia.
Google approves .CO as an international domain
July 28th, 2010 by adminGoogle has clarified its stance on the .co domain, days after it was released for sale. Google generally keeps country specific top level domain names local, such as with .nz domain names where you will rank better in New Zealand but not elsewhere.
.CO domain names create new opportunities
July 27th, 2010 by adminWith over 90 million .com domains registered it is near impossible to find a short, recognizable international domain name. With last week’s launch of the .co namespace, for the first time in many years there is a truly useful alternative name creating a landrush of activity.
NZ Domain Names
July 1st, 2010 by adminCost of .nz domain names about to get a lot cheaper.
The New Zealand Domain Name registry is reducing the wholesale domain name fee for .nz domain names by 16% as of the 1st of July. This reduces the annual wholesale fee for the 400,000 active .nz domains from $18 to $15 per domain.
Virtual Private Servers
May 14th, 2010 by adminVirtual Private Servers or VPS as they are commonly called are a form of web site hosting that is usually based on some form of server virtualisation such as Xen, Virtuozzo or OpenVZ.
VPS are generally a virtualized host operating system, rather than virtualized hardware (such as VMware), this allows for a higher level of density and efficiency and subsequently VPS are relatively inexpensive. This density however comes at a cost usually in the form of performance especially under high load as VPS do not have dedicated hardware.
VPS are mostly used for web hosting, email, ERP and CRM applications.
Internationalised Domain Names
May 8th, 2010 by admin.nz Domain Names with macrons – Internationalised Domain Names
Beginning in Māori Language week 2010 (26 July – 01 August), registrations of .nz domain names which include macrons over the vowels will be available to everyone on a first-come, first-served basis.
What is a macron?
The written form of the Māori language, te reo, uses macrons over vowels to denote an extension of the sound of the vowel. Up until Māori Language week 2010, domain names within the .nz space are not able to include these characters. From then on, it will be possible to have a domain name which accurately reflects one of New Zealand’s official languages, Māori.
The extra characters that can be used are ā, ē, ī, ō and ū.
Private Domain Registration
April 2nd, 2010 by adminPrivate domain name registration allows users to register a domain name and remain anonymous as the owner. This is frequently requsted to avoid having contact details listed when a WHOIS query is run on a domain.
The downside of private domain name registrations is that it makes it easy for cybersquatting and phishing and general misuse of domains.
Server Hosting
March 29th, 2010 by adminServer hosting describes any form of web hosting that uses a dedicated server , Virtual Server, VPS or colocation.
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Resell .nz domain names
March 24th, 2010 by adminIf you are looking to resell domain names Web Drive offer a domain name reseller service that provides total automation and wholesale pricing.