A note of caution: Nowadays it seems everyone with a PC and a modem in the basement is hosting Web sites! Magazines are full of ads for "web hosting" companies with only e-mail and web addresses and occasionally a P.O. box. An unavailable, slow, or worse yet - hacked web page reflects badly on your organization. Your global presence can easily become your global embarrassment!

Key Capabilities to look for:

• Responsive 24x7 tech support
• High Throughput High Speed Internet Access
• Flexibility in Windows or Unix based servers as necessary
• Simple control-panel style access and control of your site
• Bundled packages including domain name acquisition and management, certificate services, shopping cart templates, web design tools
• Secure, Reliable Facilities & Equipment
• Regular server backups
• Server side database access (MySQL, MS SQL, Postgres, etc.)
• Managed by security-conscious, experienced professionals
• Usage Reports (24 hour accessibility)
• Email accounts with spam and virus filtering