Apache`s share of the Web server market pushed closer to 70 percent last month, according to research and analysis firm Netcraft`s (netcraft.com) August Web server survey.
 
Apache`s market share rose 0.16 percentage points to 69.97 percent while Microsoft lost ground, dropping from 22.80 to 22.61 percent. Sun and Zeus both last ground as well, slipping 0.05 and 0.03 percentage points respectively.
 
Netcraft`s survey, which measures Web server software usage on all Internet connected computers, also reached its ten-year anniversary this month. The August survey received responses from 70,392,567 sites, marking an increase of 2.8 million hostnames over last month. The survey crossed the 60 million mark only five months ago.
 
According to Netcraft`s data, Apache has added a total of 11.9 million sites since August 2004. Microsoft had added 10.7 million over the same period.

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Having a Web hosting server that is totally your own. It is the American dream right? You could put a little white picket fence around it, plant some flowers and call it home. Well not exactly. For you and me, buying a dedicated Web hosting server is a little out of our price range. Some can cost up to 0 or so a month to keep up and running. So with that being said, what are the benefits of having a dedicated Web hosting server?

Well the number one benefit of having your own dedicated server would be reliability. Think of it as you being stuck on a deserted island. You don`t have to worry about anybody else throwing coconuts at you or trying to take over your island. You and you alone are there and you can do whatever you want.

When you are on a shared Web hosting server, sometimes other people on the server can make life for you a little harder. Due to processes, scripts or other activities, your Web site might start coming up slower due to those other folks. With a dedicated Web hosting server, you are the only one on that server and you are not subject to such pesky activity. Well, unless you are the one causing it.

Having your own Web hosting server also provides you with a more cost effective way of hosting more than one domain. You can split that Web hosting server up as many times as you want, depending on how much space each Web site needs. True, you could do that with a Web hosting reseller account too. The only problem is a reseller account is still on a shared Web hosting server. As long as you are on a shared Web hosting server you are going to have reliability problems.

With that being said, you can also expect to see greater performance from your Web sites. Without sharing the server`s resources with 10 to 100 other people, your pages will come up quicker, your scripts will run faster, and it will be as if your entire Web hosting experience was on steroids.

Security is another good reason to go with a dedicated Web hosting server. With a shared Web hosting server, some things on the server itself are more open to see. Within a dedicated Web hosting server though you can keep more things to yourself and locked down for only your eyes to see.

Now when shopping for a dedicated Web hosting server, you might be confused by the "managed" and "unmanaged" lingo. With an unmanaged Web hosting account, you or somebody in your company will need to know how to deal with the server first hand. That is when hiring a system administrator might come in handy. Then they can worry about all the server side problems and configurations.

With a managed dedicated server though, more of those worries are in the hands of the Web host you bought it from. The only problem you might run into there is you want to make sure your Web host has a good quality staff of folks who know what they are doing when they are working on your dedicated server.

So there you have it, those are the big benefits of having your own dedicated Web hosting server. If you want to know more or want to learn about shared Web hosting solutions, you might go check out Lockergnome`s Guide to Web Hosting. It is the best guide into the Web hosting world you will ever read or need.

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On-Site Tour to Showcase Recent Expansion of 60 Hudson Street Meet Me Room

NEW YORK, July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FiberNet Telecom Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: FTGX - News), a leading provider of complex metro data services, today announced that it will host a facility tour for analysts and investors in New York City on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 at 4:30 PM. The guided tour by senior management will cover the recent 7,400 square foot expansion of FiberNet`s 60 Hudson Street Meet-Me-Room -- one of world`s preeminent `Integrated Colocation Facilities.`
 
 
The tour will showcase FiberNet`s greatly expanded colocation capabilities that enable critical traffic exchange by directly interconnecting customers with each other and will conclude with a Q&A session with FiberNet`s senior management.

Analysts and investors will be given an insight into factors driving demand for FiberNet`s network-neutral colocation facilities. Speakers during the tour and Q&A will include Jon A. DeLuca, President and CEO, Ed Granaghan, SVP of Finance and CFO, and Arthur Valhuerdi, VP of Carrier Hotels. They will elaborate on how customers are benefiting from using the facility for secure colocation and next-generation traffic exchange and peering.

Utilized by leading telecommunications carriers and global service providers, the 60 Hudson Street Meet-Me-Room houses networking equipment and provides voice & data traffic exchange. The nearly 15,000 square feet premium data center is also used as a secure disaster recovery point and is optimized for mission critical communications equipment.

To participate in the facility tour, contact Ben Billingsley at CooperKatz for FiberNet Telecom; 212-455-8008 or email your name, company & phone number to bbillingsley@cooperkatz.com.

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