Web Hosting solutions consist of two components, namely:

1. the hardware (such as the CPU, memory, disk drives, etc), and
2. the software (i.e. the web, ftp, and pop servers, the e-mail gateway, and any third-party applications such as CGI scripts).

In a "Virtual Hosting" environment both the hardware and the software are configured and customized by the site administrators. Therefore, the client is left with little to no control over how his or her Internet Services behave. This kind of inflexible solution simply shares the single set of software applications on the physical server. The client in effect, has only "sub-letted" software resources controlled and maintained by someone else!

In a true "Virtual Server" environment only the hardware is controlled and maintained by the site administrators. The software (i.e. the web, ftp, and pop services, as well as the smtp gateway) is completely autonomous and affords the client complete flexibility, control, and power over how his or her Internet services behave.

How is this accomplished? The root physical server is multiplexed or "partitioned" into many Virtual Servers. Each Virtual Server can be configured and customized at the discretion of the client. This solution, developed and pioneered by BWSD, is far superior to the simple "Virtual Hosting" solution so many vendors offer on the Internet today. By choosing BWSD- you choose control, you choose flexibility, you choose power.

Is your web site currently being virtually hosted?
Chances are yes. Almost all Internet Presence Providers only provide simple Virtual Hosting solutions for their clients. As you review the chart below, compare the capabilities of your current web site to those of an BWSD AW Virtual Server System. If you find that your current hosting solution has less "YES's" than "NO's", you are using a solution inferior to what you would enjoy as an BWSD client.

Virtual Server Advantages
Below are just some of the advantages you will find with the BWSD AW Virtual Server System.

			BWSD			Virtual Hosting
	Complete control of your own server environment		YES			NO
	Individual Web Server (HTTP)		YES			NO
	Individual FTP Server*		YES			NO
	Individual POP Server*		YES			NO
	Individual IMAP Server*		YES			NO
	Individual SMTP Gateway		YES			NO
	"Virtual Root" access		YES			NO
	Complete telnet access		YES			Maybe
	Access to your own Web Server configuration files (httpd.conf, srm.conf, access.conf, mime.types)		YES			NO
	Full cgi-bin access		YES			Maybe
	Complete log files		YES			Maybe
	Access to your own passwd file, aliases file, and sendmail.cf		YES			NO
* - Services not available to the Basic Virtual Server (AW25)

Virtual Servers vs. Virtual Hosting - A Technical Perspective
BWSD's unique AW Virtual Server is created by multiplexing a single dedicated server into a system of multiple virtual machines. Each virtual machine, or Virtual Server, is given its own IP address, domain name, web server with complete logs and configuration files, ftp server, pop server, and smtp gateway.

In addition to the performance and flexibility of our Virtual Servers, our Virtual Servers also offer virtual "hosting" capabilities. In other words, virtual "hosting" is a feature of BWSD's AW Virtual Servers. Our Virtual Servers allow you to create virtual web hosts, virtual e-mail, virtual ftp logins, and quota support. Most of our competitors simply offer virtual hosting, which is simply a single feature of our Virtual Servers.

A real Virtual Server is not simply a virtually hosted (VirtualHost) site on a web server we control, rather we give you "virtual root" access. When you telnet to your Virtual Server you will see directories such as "dev", "usr", "bin", "etc". In your "etc" directory you will find your own "passwd", "aliases", and "sendmail.cf" file- this allows you unlimited flexibility to add as many POP accounts, aliases, autoresponders as you would like.

With our Virtual Servers you will also find an entire "usr/local/etc/httpd" directory structure including your own httpd.conf, srm.conf, and access.conf files, your own logs, and cgi-bin. Basically our Virtual Server acts and behaves like a dedicated server, you have complete control of your web, ftp, and e-mail services. The basic differences between a dedicated server and an BWSD AW Virtual Server is the disk space and the price.

Order a Virtual Server Today
Ensure that you get the power and control a Virtual Server can provide for your web site, order an BWSD AW Virtual Server System for your company or for the company of one of your clients. Ordering is extremely easy. Simply use our convenient on-line Virtual Server Order "Wizard" to order your Virtual Server.