Virtual Private Server (VPS) or Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS) is a unique solution that provides you with all the independence and power of a full dedicated server, without the "dedicated" price tag. It is a new technology of partitions on mainframes and advanced resource scheduling to divide a computer into many virtually isolated servers.

Hosting multiple domains
VPS enables you to host multiple domains. A VPS simply put is, a server that runs inside another server. Each VPS acts like a dedicated server but shares the same hardware. VPS technology completely isolates each VPS, creating a more secure and reliable hosting environment. It is not possible for one account to view/edit the files of any other account.

Own root access - no restrictions of virtual hosting
Virtual Private Servers eliminates all the restrictions of virtual (or shared) hosting. Virtual hosting cannot provide root access, and therefore customization is limited to the preferences of the web host. By allowing root access, VPS allows you to install and configure your own software, meeting your entire complex hosting needs. In addition, you may use your own unique file system and CGI-BIN, and depend on your guaranteed allotment of disk space, CPU, memory, and bandwidth.

Ideal for developers
The VPS suits ideally the needs of mid-sized businesses, programmers and developers involved in the development and hosting of Internet sites. The DBS capabilities allow to host any customers' sites, while guaranteeing the freedom of choice as to the technologies applied, software components and script languages. The VPS allows small Internet providers to set up their individual hosting applications while avoiding them extra costs relating to the hosting platform and a need to worry about the server operation.

Standalone server system
Each VPS behaves exactly like a real, stand-alone server system. It has its own isolated IP addresses, ports, disk space, guaranteed network interface bandwidth, guaranteed CPU allocation, RAM and operating system. routing rules and system configuration files for both system and application software. If a VPS on the same physical server crashes, the other accounts on the server are protected and remain unaffected. It is not possible for any account to use up the entire RAM, disk space, network bandwidth, CPU cycles, or any other resources of the hosting server.

Performance and functional isolation
Though the server is shared with other users, your VPS will perform in isolation. This means that the bandwidth and CPU resources used by other users will never affect you. To ensure this, VPS uses "fault tolerance, " which prevents errors on one private server from affecting others, and "enhanced security," which provides greater privacy for e-commerce applications. In addition to "performance isolation," the VPS provides for "functional isolation." Among other advantages, "functional isolation" allows you to obtain your own secure certificate for e-commerce use.

Full control
VPS website owners have full control of the environment with their own root accounts and have: ability to install and run its own application software, e.g.: Apache (web server), Sendmail (mail server), MySQL (database server), Bind (DNS server)

• ability to manage own config files
• ability to configure/modify root application software
• ability to delete, add, modify any file, including files in the root server
• full control over all files and processes on the virtual server.