We're in the process of adding a glossary of terms we commonly use to describe our products and services:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Aliases, Email
AWStats
DoS Attack Blocker
FTP Access
Monthly Processing Minimum
A minimum amount you will be
charged in relation to the Discount Fees (%) for your monthly Visa/MasterCard
sales.
You will pay the Monthly Minimum OR your Discount Fees for the month, whichever is greater.
NOTE: You will never be charged the monthly minimum and your discount fees.
Monthly Transfer
Multi-Cluster
PhpMyAdmin
POP3
Protected Directories
Redirects
Redundant Network
SMTP
Spam Blocker
Spam is the common term for junk email or
Unsolicited Commercial Email. Over 80% of all email is spam and it cost
US business $10 billion in 2003. The cost of spam includes the time it
takes for an employee to differentiate spam from
non-spam and delete the non-spam. The greater your spam problem, the
more likely it is that a legitimate email is mistakenly deleted. There
are additional costs associated with spam. Spam transmission takes up storage
space, bandwidth, and email server processing power.
SSL
SSL Warranty
All our SSL certificates include a limited Warranty
to provide extra assurance that your site is safe to conduct
online business. This Warranty is payable to your site visitors who rely
on your SSL certificate and who incur losses resulting directly
from an online credit card transaction as a result of a mis-issued
SSL certificate.
Storage
Streaming
Store & Forward, 5-day
Virus Blocker
A virus is a computer program that can self-replicate and infect
a computer without permission or knowledge of the user. Viruses are usually
more than just a nuisance; they can be a serious danger to your
computer and network.
Virus Facts:
- 84 percent of virus infections result in up to 20 work days lost, 50 hours for recovery, and costs an organization on average, $10,000. ICSA 2000
- Companies report losing up to 70 percent productivity during a virus attack and losing up to 40 percent of data after the fact. ICSA 2000
- The economic impact of virus attacks on information systems around the world amounted to $17.1 billion in 2000 - and increase from 12 billion in 1999. Computer Economics
- The economic impact of the Love Bug virus alone was $8.7 billion. Computer Economics
Webmail
WebTrust Compliant
WebTrust is an independent auditing process run under AICPA (American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants) guidelines designed to address customer
concerns about privacy, security, and business practices and signifies that
a company meets independent standards for the issuing
and managing digital certificates.
WebTrust is a comprehensive, thorough review by qualified independent specialists which meets or exceeds the US industry consensus standards for privacy established by the Online Privacy Alliance. The program also substantively meets the standards for the European Union and Canada. WebTrust includes both privacy and security but also includes confidentiality, transaction integrity, business practice disclosures.
Wireless Email (see WAP Email)
