Choosing a Server

• NT Servers
  • New NT 2000 available.
  • Costly (Can be up to $3000.00) to set up
  • Limited reliability 
    (NT 4.0 consistently crashed, 2000 claims to have fixed this problem but is still too new to verify this claim)
  • Costly Support
  • Closed Source
    (At the Mercy of Microsoft)
  • Programs like SSL and Shopping carts are expensive, but plentiful.
  • Unlimited supply of supported programs.
• Apache Servers
  • Low Cost
  • Most Commonly Used
  • Linux is the most common operating system used with this product.
• Using Linux
  • Very Low Cost
  • New
  • Open Source
  • Innovative
  • Low Cost Support (Almost Free)
  • Little to no downtime
  • Limited software, most not available anywhere but online.
• FrontPage Extensions
• Limitations of Business Servers to Retain Security.
  (Inter and Intranet / Network Servers)
  • Chat Room Protocols or unavailable
  • News Groups are unavailable
  • Limited Internet Interaction

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