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Cell Systems Client Case Study
Posted in Company News, Web development
So you say you need some live cell lines for your research? Well, we have designed and built the site for you. Actually, we built it for Cell Systems Corporation – developers and manufacturers of standard research tools for the science of cell biology.
The site is built on Adhost Content Management System and loosely coupled to a CFWebstore Shopping Cart. On the CMS side, we helped define and then built a custom content ‘configurator’ to handle the creation of custom ‘Cell Certificates’. On the cart side, we did the same for a complex system of domestic and international shipping and handling options intended to ensure that regardless of what you ordered or where you were, the fresh or frozen cell lines would arrive in good condition and correctly packed.
If you’ve ever wanted to see the specs of Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells – now is your chance: www.cell-systems.com
posted by Rex 11:16 am March 19, 2010permalink | digg this | technorati
Fisher Plaza East and Adhost East Data Center Update
Posted in Company NewsWe are pleased to announce that Adhost and Fisher Plaza have completed the major steps required to safeguard our services following the event and subsequent outage experienced by the Adhost East Data Center (EDC) in early July of 2009. During this process we identified and have implemented a number of improvements which we feel greatly enhance our ability to continue to operate even during significant events. The highlights of these improvements include:
• Fisher Plaza has made improvements in their electrical infrastructure and has completely isolated the electrical paths from the utility service into the two switchgears.
• Fisher Plaza completely replaced all of the affected gear and re-built the switch gear room.
• Adhost has added additional UPS redundancy.
• Adhost has achieved switchgear redundancy for all critical electrical loads in the EDC.
• Adhost has achieved switchgear redundancy for all HVAC operations in the EDC.
• Adhost has updated its emergency communications plan to include off-site emergency notification facilities as well as taking advantages of services such as Twitter for more constant communication in case of significant outages.
Of course, there have been many smaller upgrades and improvements as well. Taken as a whole, these changes will enhance not only our footing going into a significant event, but also improve the response and lessen or eliminate the impact that surround such events. In short, if the same event – or a similar one – were to happen today, Adhost would be able to maintain continuous operations throughout.
Adhost and Fisher Plaza continue to analyze the physical plant infrastructure. There are additional milestones that have been identified for future upgrades and improvements. All of the identified future projects are dependent on, and will be triggered by, growth of electrical and mechanical loads in the building. We will be sure to share these with you as they arise.
We are committed to providing an unparalleled hosting experience. We thank you for your continued business and your trust in us.
Warmest Regards,
Will Riffle
President and CEO
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Adhost Powers the New Orleans Saints Web Site
Posted in Company News
The Adhost Team would like to congratulate the New Orleans Saints on their incredible Super Bowl victory. As a behind-the-scenes partner for the Saints, Adhost supplies the redundant bandwidth, dedicated servers, Web server administration, system monitoring, data back-up, and firewall services to their Web site.
It has been exciting to watch the correlation of the Saints’ dramatic success on the field to their greatly increased network activity. After the Saints won the Super Bowl, their traffic reached an all-time high. Although unsurprised, we were pleased that our network handled their extra traffic without an issue.
The Saints have been an Adhost client for the last three NFL seasons. We work closely with the Cypress Consulting, another Seattle company, which provides the Web site development for www.neworleanssaints.com. Site features include Saints news, player interviews, photo galleries, ticket sales, and community news.
Of course, we are pleased that the Saints won. But more importantly, we are happy for the people of New Orleans who suffered such devastation during Katrina.
posted by Will R 12:16 pm February 8, 2010permalink | digg this | technorati
Puget Sound Business Journal Web Developers List
Posted in Company NewsWe’re proud to announce the Adhost Development Team is #14 on the 2009 Web Developers List in last week’s Puget Sound Business Journal. It’s our 6th year on the list!
In other Adhost Development Team news, our lead designer Doug gave the www.adhostdevelopment.com home page a wonderful makeover which includes screen shots of client sites and content blocks with stylish green buttons for each of our development services.
We also posted our latest client case study for the Big Dipper Wax Works ecommerce site. And have just helped Skyline Engineering upgrade their e-commerce site and transfer it and all their legacy data from another host.
posted by Rex 1:15 pm November 5, 2009permalink | digg this | technorati
Network Security Webinar Presented by WatchGuard
Posted in Company News, SecurityEmerging Network Security Threats Stopped: How secure is your network?
Join Adhost and WatchGuard for a fast paced webinar where you will learn about the power of Unified Threat Management (UTM) for protecting your essential employee, customer and business data.
When: Thursday, November 12, 11 am – 12:30 pm PST
Topics to be covered include:
* Today’s security landscape
* Inspecting the applications we use
* Bots malware review
* Egress filtering and data loss
* Definition
* Strategies
Who should attend:
* Adhost clients with colocated and dedicated servers
* Businesses looking to safeguard their internal networks
The presenter will be WatchGuard Senior Sales Engineer Peter McNaull. As a WatchGuard Expert Partner, Adhost offers WatchGuard firewall products and services.
posted by Amy R 12:21 pm November 2, 2009permalink | digg this | technorati
Adhost Joins Microsoft WebsiteSpark Program
Posted in Company NewsAdhost is an approved Hosting Partner for Microsoft’s new WebsiteSpark program. The program is aimed at small Web development and design companies (Web Pros) who want to gain expertise on the Microsoft platform.
Benefits for Web Pros include:
- Design and development software: Visual Studio, Expression Studio, Expression Web, Windows Web Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 Web
- Production and deployment software: Windows Web Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 Web
- Support and training
- New business opportunities
We can approve existing Adhost clients looking to use Microsoft technology for new sites or Web Pros looking for an experienced Windows host – we are a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with over 12 years of Windows hosting experience.
Adhost is offering dedicated Windows server packages with free Windows and SQL licenses starting at $149/month for WebsiteSpark Web Pros. All of our dedicated servers include 24×7 tech support, 24×7 remove hands, offsite monitoring, 100% uptime SLA and much more.
To learn about Web Pro qualifications and apply for the program, visit our WebsiteSpark page.
posted by Amy R 10:55 am October 13, 2009permalink | digg this | technorati
Reduced Price on Geotrust True BusinessID with Extended Validation SSL Certificates
Posted in Company News, SecurityIf you’re in the market for an SSL certificate, now is a great time to purchase a Geotrust True BusinessID with Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificate. These certificates are 50% off their regular price.
Only Extended Validation SSL Certificates trigger the green bar in high-security web browsers like the graphic below.
Learn more about SSL certificates and order one today at our SSL Certificates page.
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Adhost Partners with WatchGuard for Managed Firewall Services
Posted in Company News, Security
Adhost is partnering with WatchGuard to offer managed firewall services for Adhost’s server colocation and dedicated server clients. Also located in the Seattle area, WatchGuard specializes in unified threat management (UTM) solutions that combine firewall, VPN and security devices to protect networks.
As a partner, we have the training to recommend the best solution for your business, plus we receive discounts on WatchGuard products which we pass on to you. Learn more about WatchGuard devices and special deals at: www.adhost.com/watchguard.
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Ecommerce Case Study for Boma Sterling Silver Jewelry
Posted in Company News, Web developmentA Shiny New Web Site for Boma Sterling Silver Jewelry
Boma Sterling Silver has a reputation for being the leader in the sterling-silver industry based on their quality product, first-class customer service and trendy designs. However, they needed new Web site to match their reputation. Boma came to the Adhost Development team with a basket of big goals for their new Web site, and we worked with them to find an affordable, flexible solution. The new site…
- Functions as both a retail catalog and a wholesale shopping cart
- Integrates with Boma’s proprietary back-office system using XML
- Allows wholesalers to customize and buy many different products from the same page
- Includes product pages which show detailed views of all stone options – with the design differing for retail catalog shoppers and wholesale shoppers
- Uses AJAX on the product pages to quickly switch product names and detail images when a stone color is clicked
Read about the rest of the cool features on our Boma Ecommerce case study.
posted by Amy R 10:56 am September 15, 2009permalink | digg this | technorati
Adhost Managed Security Services
Posted in Company News, SecurityAre your servers prepared for the new security threats that emerge everyday on the Internet? Adhost has a dedicated team of security professionals, including two Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSPs), who are up-to-date on these latest threats and committed to providing customized security solutions to our colocated and dedicated server clients.
Our managed security services include:
- Security implementations for compliance (PCI Level 1, HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance)
- Dedicated firewalls for network security
- Virtual private networks
- Managed anti-virus protection
- Security event monitoring and remote secure logging
- Intrusion detection systems
- Web application firewalls
Based on your business requirements, we’ll work with you to find the best security solution to protect your confidential and essential information on your servers.
For more information visit Managed Security Services. Or to set up a security consultation, contact Adhost Sales at 1-888-234-6781 or sales@adhost.com.
posted by Amy R 10:34 am September 14, 2009permalink | digg this | technorati
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