Windows® Server 2008, IIS7, ASP.NET, AJAX, MS SQL, Silverlight

 

 

 

 

 

The Microsoft® Windows based server platform is on the rise, and according to Netcraft represents 35.8% of all websites hosted on the internet as of December 2007. This is second only to Apache and has been gaining popularity over the years. And with over 10 years of experience with Windows based shared hosting, nobody knows it better than myhosting.com.

 

Our Premium and Professional web hosting plans are powered by Windows Server 2008, the latest hosting platform offered by Microsoft. Together with their web server application Internet Information Services 7.0
(IIS 7.0), it provides a security-enhanced, easy-to-manage platform for developing and reliably hosting web applications and services.

 

IIS 7.0 is designed to help web site developers:

 

• Simplify development, deployment, and configuration of web applications and services

   

• Implement powerful web solutions rapidly with a new extensibility framework

   

• Reduce downtime by quickly resolving faulty applications

 

ASP.NET is a free technology that enables web developers to create dynamic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything from small, personal websites to large, enterprise-class web applications. All you need to get started with ASP.NET is the free .NET Framework and the free Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition.

 

The .NET Framework 3.0 and Visual Studio 2008 bring great new functionality around Web development and design that makes building standards based, next generation Web sites easier than ever. From the inclusion of ASP.NET AJAX into the runtime, to new controls, the new LINQ data capabilities, to improved support for CSS, JavaScript and others, Web development has taken a significant step forward.

 

 

ASP.NET AJAX is built into .NET 3.5, and allows you to:

 

• Create Web 2.0 and next-generation interfaces with reusable AJAX components

   

• Enhance existing pages using powerful AJAX controls with support for all modern browsers

   

• Access remote services and data from the browser without tons of complicated script

   

• Take advantage of the improved efficiency and ease of use in Visual Studio 2008,
  with its built-in support for ASP.NET AJAX, improved JavaScript support, and a new Web page
  designer interface

   

 

Included with all these, myhosting.com offers a free Microsoft SQL 2000/2008 database with our Premium and Professional Hosting plans. To manage your SQL database you can use a wide range of tools including our own web-based management console to connect and develop your database schema, tables, views, stored procedures, triggers and more.

 

 

Microsoft Silverlight™ is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Silverlight offers a flexible programming model that supports AJAX, VB, C#, Python, and Ruby, and integrates with existing Web applications. Silverlight supports fast, cost-effective delivery of high-quality video to all major browsers running on the Mac OS or Windows.