AIT Builds Internet Success; One server at a time.FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- Jean Scrocco is curator of an Internet art Internet art (often called net.art) is art or cultural production which uses the Internet as its primary medium (but not necessarily its subject, though this is often the case). Artists using this medium are sometimes called net.artists. gallery with more than 10,000 pieces. Between working with artists and blending competing styles into a single showroom, Scrocco doesn't have time for IT. "I don't pretend to know technology; that's why I use AIT," says Scrocco. "Any company whose employees give you cell phone or home phone numbers to call if there's a problem, is one that's committed to the customer." A $300-billion annual industry AIT (http://ait.com) is a web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. and ecommerce provider to thousands of digital companies appealling to the millions of consumers who spend billions of dollars on the Internet. In late 2004, AIT became the first provider to offer dedicated servers for less than $40 per month, meaning web-based entrepreneurs don't have to share computing resources with other businesses. "Our role is to make it easy for anyone to tap into the economic potential of the Internet," said Clarence Briggs, AIT's Chief Executive. That potential is huge. Forrester Research Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Corporate facts
--Millions of dollars in suction cups sold each year by a New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of company --Oysters fresh from the Chesapeake to your table in 24 hours --A West Coast software engineer who made 30K part-time selling caps "Going online is absolutely no risk," says Richard Cantwell, the Virginia oysterman oys·ter·man n. 1. One who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters. 2. Nautical An oyster-dredging vessel. . Even though Cantwell also sells offline, "I believe the business's real growth is with the Internet component." While Briggs admits that low pricing attracted a lot of customers, he knows it won't keep them. "We're in a heavy development cycle," says Briggs, "introducing new products. Our scorecard is reflected by customer success, however that's measured." Anthony Carbone Anthony Carbone (born October 13, 1974 in Perth, Western Australia) was an Australian football (soccer) player. Carbone played as a Midfielder for NSL club Perth Glory and Nottingham Forest F.C. and also represented the Australian under 20 team in 1993. owns a software company and is among the customers who moved to a dedicated server in the past months. "I upgraded because my company relies on e-commerce for most of its revenue," says Carbone. "With about 30,000 unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. per month, I can't afford performance issues and I haven't had any." Founded in 1996, AIT, Inc supports more than 190,000 domains in 107 countries and is the only hosting company listed on both the Inc 500 and Deloitte & Touche Fast 500. |
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