Crystone.com offers 5 different VPS packages, http://www.crystone.com/vps/  suited to almost everyone needs!

Below you will find the 5 servers we offer as well as an informational video for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks to a successful partnership with Microsoft, we can offer VPS servers at very reasonable prices hosted on the new Hyper-V platform, whether you want a Linux or Windows based VPS, we have them all!

Mini VPS-$15.00
2.40 GHz Xeon
384 MB RAM
15 GB Disk Space
150 GB Public Bandwidth
100 Mbps Public Uplink Port Speed

Basic VPS-$57.00
2.40 GHz Xeon
1 GB RAM
15 GB Disk Space
250 GB Public Bandwidth
100 Mbps Public Uplink Port Speed

Standard VPS-$114.00
2.40 GHz Xeon
2 GB RAM
20 GB Disk Space
750 GB Public Bandwidth
100 Mbps Public Uplink Port Speed

Pro VPS-$143.00
2.40 GHz Xeon
4 GB RAM
25 GB Disk Space
1500 GB Public Bandwidth
100 Mbps Public Uplink Port Speed

Pro Plus VPS-$243.00
2.40 GHz Xeon
8 GB RAM
50 GB Disk Space
3 TB Public Bandwidth
100 Mbps Public Uplink Port Speed

Come check out the Dedicated Servers Crystone.com is offering, http://www.crystone.com/dedicated-server/.

We have 4 different servers to choose from, below is the pricing as well as 2 informational videos:

Unmanaged Basic Dedicated Server $99.00 / month

Intel 2.6GHz
1GB RAM
1 x 500GB SATA
NO RAID
500GB Public Bandwidth
100 Mbps Public Uplink Port Speed

Unmanaged Standard Dedicated Server $185.00 / month

Intel DualCore 3.1 GHz
2 GB RAM
2 x 500GB SATAII – 7,200RPM
{ insert RAID}
640GB Public Bandwidth
100 Mbps Public Uplink Port Speed

Unmanaged Business Dedicated Server $271.00 / month

Intel Xeon X3430 Quad Core 2.40 GHz
4 GB RAM
4 x 500GB SATAII – 7,200RPM
{ insert RAID}
960 GB Public Bandwidth
100 Mbps Public Uplink Port Speed

Unmanaged Enterprise Dedicated Server $414.00 / month

Xeon E5620 2.4GHz QuadCore
8 GB RAM
2x 300GB SAS 15000 RPM
{ insert RAID}
1600 GB Public Bandwidth
100 Mbps Public Uplink Port Speed

IPv6 has finally gone live, and it’s doing so in an very big way. On the internet, the number of IP addresses alone has expanded to “340 trillion trillion trillion,” according to a report from CNN Money.
The introduction of the new platform replaces the previous protocol known as IPv4. IPv4 is used to translate web addresses into actual digital coding, making sites available to view, it plays an integral role in the function of the web. The only problem is that the web was running out of available IPv4 addresses. So th solution to this problem was make it possible to feature more digits in an IP address. That’s where IPv6 comes into play, it features expanded capability for just that purpose.

While June 6th marks the official launch through top web presences, it’s a platform that’s been in the works for quite some time. In the hosting community, it’s an especially important issue. Final availability for IPv4 was previously depleted in February of 2008.
A few of the companies that are now using the IPv6 compatibility include AT&T, Comcast, Google, Yahoo!, Cisco and more. Today’s official launch follows another event held one year ago in which top internet presences tested the protocol.

In a CNET interview yesterday, Internet co-founder Vint Cerf applauded IPv6′s launch while noting the complexity of the matter. “This is not puffery. It is incredibly hard, painstaking work by engineers looking to make sure that every line of code that “knows” an IP address is 32 bits long in a certain format also “knows” that it could also be in IPv6 format, 128 bits long,” commented Cerf.
“This is a major accomplishment for ISPs and application providers around the world. The router and edge device providers have mostly done their homework years ago, but the ISPs and app providers are largely just getting there,” continued the man who’s currently chief internet evangelist for Google.
If you want to make sure you’re ready for the new platform, there is a testing option provided for through http://test-ipv6.com/.

So how will this change the way SEO hosting is done, not really sure yet but we look forward to it!

cPanel has released new builds for all public update tiers. These updates provide targeted changes to address security concerns with the cPanel & WHM product. These builds are currently available to all customers via the standard update system. If your deployed cPanel & WHM servers are configured to automatically update when new releases are available, then no action is required. Your systems will update automatically. If you have disabled automatic updates, then you are highly encouraged to update your cPanel & WHM installs at your earliest convenience.

Releases

The following cPanel & WHM versions address all known vulnerabilities:

11.32.3.19 for EDGE and CURRENT update tier
11.32.2.28 for RELEASE, STABLE, and 11.32 LTS update tier
11.30.6.8 for 11.30 LTS update tier

The latest public releases of cPanel & WHM for all update tiers is published at http://httpupdate.cpanel.net.

Security Issue Information

The resolved security issues were identified during the course of cPanel’s normal Quality Assurance testing. There is no reason to believe that these vulnerabilities are known to the public. As such, cPanel will only release limited information regarding the vulnerabilities.

Once sufficient time has passed to allow cPanel & WHM systems to automatically update their installed software to the new versions, cPanel will release additional information regarding the nature of the security issue. If you have any questions or concerns, then please contact our Customer Service team. Contact information for cPanel can be found on the following web page:

http://cpanel.net/support.html

These Targeted Security Releases address two vulnerabilities. Additional information will be released on 2012-06-04.

Crystone Releases a New Domain Search for WordPress

Crystone has now released their new domain search function for WordPress, which can be among the fastest domain search plugin on the market.

The plugin is completely free, and to install you can simply drag files over to your plugin folder in wordpress, then select whether to use the plugin as a widget or a single page.

You will be amazed at the time that is saved on the use of their domain search plugin, and they dare you to find something domänsök which is time-efficient when the plugin is based on Advanced ‘jQuery’ technology to automatically look up availability of various TLD: ex (. com. net, etc.)

They have also made it easier for you by adding a language support so that you can translate it into any language. By default Crystone has language support for English and Swedish. You can set the language to meet your storefront.

Here you can test it out live on our site at http://www.seohosting.co.uk/domain-search

Most everyone has heard about the depletion of available IPv4 addresses and the urgency to get new IPv6 ones. IP addresses have a limits,so to compensate for that web hosting providers offer shared hosting accounts rather than dedicated IP hosting.

Whether you are using web applications for CRM (customer relationship management), POS (point of sale), or for an e-commerce storefront and shopping cart, you will probably want to make sure transactions, logins, and the collection of user data is secure. Unless you are using a third-party e-commerce provider to handle transactions, the best way to make sure they are secure is to use SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) or TLS (Transport Layer Security). With this security technology, your customers will connect to your site via secure HTTPS rather than plain HTTP.

In order to function properly, SSL requires a dedicated IP address, and many web hosts will offer special packages for e-commerce users who need them. You will also need an SSL certificate, which user agents (web browsers) will use to validate the authenticity of your secure transaction. Anytime a customer initiates a transaction on your secure site, the information exchange will be encrypted and safe from prying eyes.

So can you have an e-commerce site without a dedicated IP address? Yes, but not having SSL certificate will prevent you from being able to offer customers a secure shopping environment directly on your site. When it comes to customers you want to build a trusting relationship, and for that, you will probably need a dedicated IP so as to be able to offer them the security they need.

Will the Downtime of ICANN’s New gTLD Application System Affect Web Hosts?

In an statement released by ICANN chief operating officer Akram Atallah he stated that while they continues to investigate the technical glitch that forced them to take the new gTLD application system offline two weeks ago, they are making progress. Atallah said that over the weekend, “ICANN was able to identify all the applicants that were affected by the technical issue that allowed some users to view a limited number of other applicants’ file names and user names.”

ICANN will inform the affected applicants prior to reopening since it is still gathering information, and continues to test the fix. While the TAS was first slotted to be reopen last week, that deadline was pushed to April 30, and now ICANN expects that date to be carried over into May, although it hasn’t given a specific date yet.

Their post in their FAQ says, “ICANN reassures applicants that the system was not the target of a hack, and has not found any evidence that the issue caused corruption or loss of data, but despite this, the delay has caused a lot of frustration for applicants.”

Since they opened up in January, and organizations or individuals had to pay upwards of $185,000 to participate, the application process has already been lengthy, and costly, two factors that have compounded the frustration.

“I think a lot of what’s happening here and a lot of the noise that you’re hearing is a bit of frustration given that this whole process has taken a while, and a lot of people have a lot invested in these applications,” Adam Eisner, director, OpenSRS product management says in a phone interview with the WHIR. “A lot of what happens next is dependent on when these get approved. I think in the grand scheme of things it’s a small delay, but a frustrating delay.”

Eisner says that in the short-term, there’s no impact on OpenSRS or web hosts because regardless of the problem with the application system, new TLDs wouldn’t have been live this year anyway. He says that most web hosting companies that are planning to roll-out some of the new extensions don’t expect to do so until 2013.

One of the major concerns of the technical glitch was the exposure of applicant names and file names, but Eisner doesn’t think it will have a real effect on the outcome of the application process.

“One of the big mysteries about this whole application process is that most people are holding their cards close to their chest so a lot of people don’t know who is going to apply for what,” Eisner says. “If you happen to have logged in and you happened to see a file name so you know that a certain string was applied for or a certain person was applying for that string it gives you a little bit of knowledge.”

“If you know that somebody was applying for the same string as you you could start talking to that person I suppose or you might be able to plan accordingly or make other adjustments but it’s not going to influence ICANN’s decision on your application or anything,” he says.

Despite the delay, and the bad press that has come with it, Eisner is sympathetic to ICANN since it is under a lot of pressure and scrutiny from a lot of different groups.

“when you’re building a complex system like this there can be a tendency to over-engineer things when really what they’re trying to do is satisfy the requirements of so many different players involved and that can be really tough,” Eisner says. “Long term I don’t think it’s going to have an adverse impact but I can also appreciate that a lot of people are a bit frustrated that a process that has taken a while is now going to be extended that much more.”