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Server Intellect now has Beta 2 hosting!!!

Posted on April 18th

Server Intellect, my web host and the folks that I called "the best hosting company I have ever worked with" have annouced that they now have ASP.NET Beta 2 hosting available... for free for anyone using one of their other hosting plans!

Server Intellect is proud to announce hosting support for ASP.NET 2.0 Beta 2!

Free 'Starter Tier' account for all Server Intellect Clients!

The first version of ASP.NET offered several important advantages over previous Web development models. ASP.NET 2.0 improves upon that foundation by adding support for several new and exciting features in the areas of developer productivity, administration and management, extensibility, and performance.

Server Intellect is giving all clients a Free Account in the ASP.NET 2.0 Beta 2 Environment!

  • Your own Domain Name
  • 250 MB Space
  • 10 GB Bandwidth
  • Advanced Traffic Stats
  • 10 Email Accounts
  • 5 FTP Accounts
  • Much, Much More!
  • This account will remain active for up to 45 days after the final release of ASP.NET 2.0



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Comment:
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Written by:
josh
Posted on:
4/18/2005 3:57:00 PM

Those guys are really, really cool.

Comment:
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Written by:
Wayne Taylor
Posted on:
4/20/2005 5:44:00 AM

I'm of to go get one! I signed up with them because of your comments!

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Written by:
Eric
Posted on:
4/20/2005 10:58:00 AM

Microsoft posted a list of hosts offering ASP.NET 2.0 Hosting at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/asp.net/beta2/hosters/

Here is a link to the golive license: http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/golive/

Comment:
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Written by:
josh
Posted on:
4/20/2005 5:49:00 PM

Any host can get on that list, if they give up $10,000.00 each year to be a 'Featured' host.

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Written by:
tom
Posted on:
4/21/2005 4:15:00 PM

Actually, that's not true. The fee is for being listed on the asp.net site. The links above are part of MSDN and hosters listed were invited to participate in offering .NET 2.0 Beta 2 hosting.

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Written by:
Ricky
Posted on:
4/21/2005 7:50:00 PM

Any host can offer ASP.NET 2.0 Beta 2.

You don't have to be 'Invited'.

Those 3 hosts ARE 'featured' hosters and did pay MS $10,000.00 per year to be 'Featured'.

They basically paid to be on that list.

Comment:
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Written by:
Eric P
Posted on:
4/21/2005 7:54:00 PM


'Tom',

Are you trying to say that ONLY those hosts can offer ASP.NET 2.0 Beta 2?

Either you are trying to blow smoke, or are sadly mistaken.

What company do you work for again?

Comment:
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Written by:
Eric P
Posted on:
4/21/2005 8:04:00 PM


Tom,

Why not email someone at MS and ask what it takes to get on that list.

The response you will get is:

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The hosters who appear in that list are members of the ASP.NET Hosting Advantage program at the ‘Featured’ level. Please visit http://www.microsoft.com/serviceproviders/aspnethost/default.asp to sign up for the program and email asphost@microsoft.com to inquire about the featured level.

Thanks
-----------------------------

Just so you know, the 'Featured' level cost $10,000.00 per year last time we checked.

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Written by:
tom
Posted on:
4/22/2005 10:44:00 AM

Easy folks. I never said only those hosts listed can offer .NET 2.0 Beta 2. Since Duncan has pointed out that Server Intellect is offering it, and they're not on the list at the link provided by Eric, that's obvious. I only said that those hosts were invited to participate in offering hosting for Beta 2. Again, I think this is pretty obvious as I'm sure those 4 hosts are not the only "featured" hosts. As for being "featured" hosts and the fee, you may be right. However, I was under the impression that a listing on ASP.NET was part of the Hosting Advantage program. I suppose that's what I get for thinking...

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Written by:
John
Posted on:
7/14/2006 4:38:00 PM

Bad customer service. Rude unhelpful person named Adam, did not correct my problem.