Website Design and Hosting Information
“It’s our goal to be the first in the market to bring you innovative products at competitive prices without compromising strength and reliability. We started as pioneers in the web hosting industry and will continue to use innovation and forethought to keep 1&1 moving in this direction.”
—Oliver Mauss, 1&1 Internet CEO
Proud to be the Best in the World
Choosing a reliable web host is important and 1&1 Internet Inc., the world’s largest web hosting provider by known servers, makes this decision a simple one. Our global community is more than 9 million customer contracts strong. We are a financially stable and profitable web host that continues to grow.
Proven Products, Affordable Prices
From convenient domain packages and feature-rich web hosting plans to virtual private servers and powerful dedicated servers, 1&1 offers a complete range of web services for every need, skill level, and budget. With newer products like MyBusiness Site, small- and medium-sized businesses can design and execute a professional website without any experience in web development. All 1&1 products have been designed to provide the ideal combination of features and affordability. Businesses and individuals will not find a better value for their money!
Domain Registration
Domain names are an important aspect of generating brand awareness on the web. As an official registrar for top-level domains (TLDs), 1&1 has successfully registered over 10 million domains for business and private customers worldwide in cooperation with ICANN and Afilias. It’s an important part of 1&1’s initiative to provide customers with any resource necessary to help them create their place on the Internet.
Reliability & Innovation
1&1 is determined to provide the highest product quality, top security, and unshakable reliability for our customers. Our Data Centers have been built from the ground up using the most advanced technology available, giving our global network the strength to withstand all conditions. The power and stability of 1&1’s systems allows us to be the first to market web products that are innovative and dependable.
Green Innovation
1&1 continues its support of a clean environment by using eco-friendly equipment and hardware in our data centers. 1&1’s US data center, located in Kansas, has been recognized by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a Green Power Partner. 1&1 is currently in the process of transforming a formerly contentious nuclear plant in Germany into a green data center which will have the capacity to house over 100,000 servers.
Technology
Combining over 70,000 highly efficient web servers with the renowned performance of Foundry and Cisco routers in our data centers, 1&1 utilizes the best products from the world’s leading technology manufacturers and service providers to provide customers with 99.9% uptime. The infrastructure supporting 1&1’s technology is a system of state-of-the-art hardware and efficient software run in highly secure data centers across the US and Europe. 1&1’s Kansas data center, for example, is strategically located to ensure maximum uptime for customers due to equal latency for both coasts. 1&1’s strong relationships with paramount companies, including Parallels and Symantec, bring our customers the latest in virtual and security software.
Host Gator is the preferred hosting company for those looking for an affordable solution that is bar non a very reliable and cost effective hosting provider. They have been in business a very long time with thousands and thousands of very satisfied clients. Just read the info below to answer any other questions you may have about Host Gator as a company:
HostGator.com LLC is a world leading provider of shared, reseller, and dedicated web hosting. Privately held and based in Houston, Texas, the company was founded in 2002 by current Founder and Chairman Brent Oxley, who started the company from his dorm room at Florida Atlantic University. Since then, HostGator has grown from a small hosting company with just three servers into a world leading and industry recognized hosting provider with more than 7,000 servers under management. The over two million domains hosted by HostGator make up approximately 1% of the world’s Internet traffic.
As a technology and product innovator, HostGator is able to provide its more than 225,000 customers with innovative products and services designed to complement their existing businesses. HostGator serves customers ranging from individual freelancers to Fortune 500 companies in more than 170 countries.
Because of the nature of reseller hosting, HostGator customers are frequently web designers and or developers who have chosen to provide hosting services to their clients. Businesses of all sizes and shapes frequently make use of HostGator’s affordable, but still powerful shared, reseller, and dedicated hosting services. Customers range from complete novices to computer and technology experts.
In 2008, HostGator was recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing private companies in America. According to Inc. Magazine, HostGator is the 21st fastest growing private company in America, the second fastest growing private company in the “business services” sector, and the fastest growing private company in Texas.
In order to keep up with the company’s rapid growth, HostGator moved from its original office in Boca Raton, Florida into a new 20,000 square foot office building in Houston, Texas. Since moving to Houston in January 2007, the company has added more than 200 employees. The company is growing rapidly and expects to add roughly 200 employees within the next two years.
In a June 2008 customer satisfaction survey, approximately 90% of HostGator customers reported being satisfied with HostGator and the services it provides. Industry-leading customer service and support is at the forefront of what HostGator does on a day-to-day basis. The company is constantly working to improve and refine that service and support and achieve its goal of becoming the world leader in the global web hosting market.
In addition to President and CEO, Lance Custen, HostGator’s management team consists of web hosting and technology veterans working together to ensure HostGator continues to grow and progress.