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Shared hosting results when multiple accounts are on a single active machine. In most cases, this is enough for small to medium businesses that have an average amount of traffic. This is the cheapest and, generally, the easiest option in terms of technology and knowledge.

The colocation of a server indicates that you have one and are looking for a place to put it. You need high speed bandwidth with excellent uptime and are not interested in the technical issues of how it is provided to you. Co-located pricing is greater than shared, however you have significantly more control -- it is your machine. There is a larger up front cost than any of the other options that ISU provides as you must purchase a machine, either through ISU or another company (such as Dell or UO Gold).

A dedicated machine is one that's leased from a hosting company. This machine is yours in name and administration, however is owned by the company you lease it from. There is no up-front cost, but usually comes with a larger monthly fee and a contract.

Managed services are added to a co-located or a dedicated server when you do not have the technical knowledge to run your own server as a full system or security admin. There are usually multiple levels of managed services.

Games have idiocyncratic needs. MUDs (Multi-User Dungeons, including MUSH, MOO, Rhost, MUX, Penn, Tiny, Diku, Circle, SMAUG, and numerous others) can be hosted on a shared machine with a MUD account, but some require more power. Real time clan MMO (Massive Multi Online) games have yet different needs and often require a colocated or dedicated server.

PHP is a scripting language that is excellent for creating dynamic and interactive websites. It is especially built for Web development and can be flawlessly integrated into a standard HTML webpage.

MySQL is an open source database management system used by a wide variety of organizations. It is mainly noted for its speed, reliability and flexibility. In conjunction with PHP, it becomes a very strong tool for dynamic and database driven websites.

A content management system (CMS) is a software based method of organizing and facilitating online collaboration. By using existing technologies, a website can be turned into a CMS driven site. This allows you to update the information in real time without needing an external consultant.

Short for Domain Name System (or Service or Server), the word DNS indicates an Internet service that translates the name (isunlimited.net) into an IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) and allows you to remember what to type into your web browser easier.

Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) is the basic building block of the World Wide Web as we know it today. It is the back end information that allows programs such as Internet Explorer and FireFox to display the information in human readable format.

An excellent tool for advertising and 'glitz', Flash is an interactive and 'movie' like display. By using it to draw attention and as a marketing tool, it has the potential to give your site that little 'something' you're looking for.

System infrastructure can include protections against security violations, the recovery of lost information, email optimization, or network troubleshooting. Support for such projects can be done remotely or, where we have consultants, even locally.