Open Source Our expertise spans across a myriad of technologies and platforms that enable us to handle any kind of IT requirement you may have. We have deployed solutions utilizing platforms such as PHP, .NET, LDAP, JAVA, Linux, MySQL, and Apache. We prefer to utilize Open Source software whenever possible to leverage open and defined standards, reduce total cost of ownership, and deploy secure scalable solutions. We have been leveraging Open Source software since the 1990’s and base most of our solutions on freely available software. All of our hosting solutions are based on Debian GNU/Linux, Apache, and PHP with a MySQL back end database. This combination provides for a very powerful, stable and feature rich environment, at a fraction of the cost for a Oracle, DB2, MSSQL server ASP solution. “The basic idea behind open source is very simple: When programmers can read, redistribute, and modify the source code for a piece of software, the software evolves. People improve it, people adapt it, people fix bugs. And this can happen at a speed that, if one is used to the slow pace of conventional software development, seems astonishing.” – The Open Source Initiative http://www.opensource.org For more information please visit the following sites: The Free Sottware Foundation: http://www.fsf.org The Open Source Initative: http://www.opensource.org Apache Sotware Foundation: http://www.apache.org Why Open Source and Free Software? By David Wheeler: http:// http://www.dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html Data Center and Network All customer colocation and dedicated servers are provided exclusively at Equinix Datacenters. (www.equinix.com) Security includes 5 layers of biometric palm scanners to enter and leave the facility, over 600 video cameras with 30 day digital recording, along with kevlar floors and walls. Our primary datacenter offers N+1 Redundant UPS Systems backed up by 6 250 kW Onan/Cummins diesel generators with 36 hours of fuel. Redundant fiber optic cross-connects to diverse routers ensure 100% uptime. Security Checkpoint  Man Trap  Biometric Hand Scanner Customer Care  Floor View  Colocation Cages  Cable Trays   Server Racks  Generators Our network is completely fault-tolerant and redundant. We currently utilize the following transit carriers: Level3, UUNET, and Telia, as well as a diverse mix of local (in facility) peering with most major networks. This mix of transit and peering provides us unique connectivity to the Internet, and each connection is used for its best routes. We maintain a minimum of 3000mb/sec capacity to each of our upstream providers over diverse, interconnected locations. Through the design and implementation of our network, we offer the reliability, performance, and scalability required to maintain 100% uptime.