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Web World is Dublin’s fastest ISP on speedtest.net

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:16:59 +0000

We are please to announce that Web World is now Dublin’s fastest internet service provider based upon averages on speedtest.net. Our ranking came is third to Amazon & ServeCentric who are not officially internet service providers in Ireland. We are all the time making improvements to our network and will be increasing our coverage to cover more areas soon.

New Broadband Points of Presence

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:10:05 +0000

We recently upgraded our broadband network and now can offer internet access in the following areas

- Tallaght

- Rathfarnham

- Ballybrack

- Loughlinstown

We guarantee to offer the fastest and cheapest wireless broadband service available in Dublin. For more information about our broadband service please click here.

Christmas FM selects Web World

daveg — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:39:21 +0000

Christmas FM on air in Dublin on 100.3 FM and in Cork on 106.7 FM have selected Web World again this year to do all their streaming. We are very pleased to help out the all volunteer station who’s purpose is to raise awareness (and funds) for the Simon Communities in Dublin and Cork. Each day the station gets thousands of listeners online through the Web World network and we are really happy to be a part of this project. Listeners can tune in on 28kbps or 128kbps and place requests online on www.christmasfm.ie.

iframe attacks on the increase

daveg — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:12:28 +0000

Over the past couple of weeks we’ve seen a big increase in iframe attacks. Hackers use iframes to load a virus onto the users’ PCs without them knowing. An iframe is a way of loading one web page inside another, usually from a different server. That can be useful for building online applications. But malware writers have taken advantage of this to load viruses from unsuspecting websites to the users PC. Once the PC has been infected the hacker then gets a list of all the users FTP passwords. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is used to manage websites. This virus effects web designers the most as they would generally work with multiple FTP accounts.

The hacker then uses a program that automatically adds the iframes into the new websites which have been harvested and the virus spreads.

Most people notice their website has been attacked when they get a blocked message from Google in Firefox. There are many things that can be done to stop these attacks.

1) Website owners should provision a unique FTP password for each developer.

2) Websites owners should never give the same password to different developers.

3) Developers should inform owners promptly if a security breach occurs so that the owners can change passwords. If a developer has access to the hosting controls, they should consider changing the passwords immediately, using a secure machine.

4) Windows users should make sure they have installed all security updates, and preferably upgrade to XP SP2 with IE7, or Vista. Running an active anti-malware guard can also help. That should just leave the people dumb enough to think they need to install a new codec to view porn.

5) Sites that cache searches should improve their input checking, and server operators can search for iframe exploit code.

There is a really good article about iframe attacks on Internet Evolution and our thanks to Jonathan Hochman & Mary Jander for allowing us to copy some bits from their article.

Web World dedicated servers

admin — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:08:43 +0000

With so many companies to choose from how do you know that you are going to get the most out of your dedicated hosting? You may be a new client trying to learn more about dedicated hosting with Web World. Perhaps you are an existing client looking to upgrade to a dedicated server. You may have a dedicated server elsewhere that is not providing the highest standards. No matter what your unique situation is Web World is confident in our ability to surpass your dedicated hosting needs. Among the list of priorities are:

• Server Reliability
• Top-notch Support Staff
• Competitive pricing

We make server uptime one of our top priorities and have a highly skilled support team backed by our state of the art data center. We stand behind our reputation by providing a solid SLA to our dedicated server clients.

Web World is extremely proud of our internal support staff and their dedication in helping each client. We are not afraid to boast that we have one of the best teams in the Web hosting industry. Our team here is highly skilled and motivated in giving quick and convenient service. We are open 24 hours a day 7 days a week and can be reached by phone, live chat, or e-mail. We use careful selection in getting the right people to join our growing team of support personnel. One of the big reasons our support staff is so successful is that they love what they do!

Despite the above mentioned reliability and support team our pricing is extremely competitive. A Web World dedicated server is smart economics when you consider what you get for what you are paying for. We are however, always looking for ways to become more competitive by offering promotions that offer double the ram or reduced set-up fees. We believe that when you compare our size, reputation, and strength that dollar for dollar Web World is the King of the Web hosting!

If you need dedicated server hosting the choice is simple. Contact our Sales department today or order online.

Bringing down co-location costs in Ireland

admin — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:50:01 +0000

In an increasingly uncertain market driving costs down is critical, everyone expects reliability and high performance at their data centre but compared to other parts of Europe Ireland is not the cheapest for doing co-location. This is mostly due to high electricity & bandwidth costs. However there are some simple things any IT administrator can do to keep their costs down.

- Shop around, there can be a massive different in prices from one data centre to another.
- Keep the servers small. (1U to 2U)
- Move old or underutilized servers to virtualization.
- No setup fee’s! Nobody likes setup fee’s and most data centres don’t have these hidden charges.
- No contracts! A good co-location provider should be flexible.

Finally when choosing a data centre you should check that the prices are displayed on their website. A good data centre will display their prices in a clear and transparent manor.