As per as the Hosting is concern the Apache Tomcat is used which implements the Java Server Pages specifications from the java Community process and it also includes many features that make it useful platform for developing and deploying web applications and web services.

Apache tomcat is a servlet container which is developed by the Apache Software Foundation. Specifications of the JavaServer Pages (JSP) and the java Servlet are implemented by the Tomcat. Tomcat provides the pure Java HTTP web server environment for the java code to run.

Many times people get confused Tomcat and Apache Web Server, however these two concepts are different. Apache web server is the C implementation of the HTTP web server. Apache tomcat includes tools for the management and the configuration, however it can also be configured by editing the XML configuration files.

Tomcat is a free and open source software which is developed by the Apache Software, it is famous as a cross platform and any OS can fit with a Java Run time environment. It can function independently as a web server or in conjunction to Apache HTTP Server.

If  we study the Tomcat 4.x version. The important components of the product are listed below.

Catalina: It is the main container for the servlet, which implements Sun Microsystem’s specification for the servlet and the JSP

Coyote:

Coyote is the Tomcat’s HTTP connector that supports the HTTP 1.1 protocol. It has a support for the web server or application container. It is responsible for listening the request on the TCP port on the server and forwards the request to the Tomcat engine to get processed and then sends the response back to the requesting client.

Jasper:

This is the main JSP Engine for the Tomcat. It is the implementation of the Sun Microsystems java Server Pages and the specification. Jasper at the runtime is able to automatically detect the JSP file changes and then it recompiles them.

These products is widely used for hosting and worldwide Web applications.

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Previous versions of ASP.Net too used to offer many good quality useful features, but their 3.5 version includes applications which has added majorly to the popularity of ASP.Net which a platform for development.

The Merge tool of ASP.Net is among the latest features added to the list. This tool has helped Web Hosting service providers to merge the assemblies that were pre-compiled previously. There are many features as stated below that have been added to ASP.Net 3.5.

a) An Integrated AJAX Support.

b) An IntelliSense for ASP.Net Ajax and Java.

c) It offers an improved design time experience.

d) ASP.Net 3.5 offers new and advanced Data Controls.

e) LinqData Source Control

f) Offers a Support for LINQ

The inclusion of Integrated AJAX Support into ASP.Net 3.5 hosting offers added advantages:

a) The interface has been designed such that its quicker to respond.

b) The all new neutrality of language has been introduced.

c) It assures that the system memory isn’t over-loaded.

d) Un-required web server hits have been decreased.

e) Based on Real time, the Web pages get updated.

f) The delivery time of Web pages have an increased rate.

The other addition to the Web Hosting support is the AJAX Control Toolkit. It makes the use of code sample and a SDK. This is beneficial from a web hosting providers perspective, as it enables them to make a website more appealing visually. An aesthetic appeal can be simply added to the webpages with the use of the tools.

The ASP.Net application services and web services such as Membership, Authentication, Management, Profiles etc. too are supported.

ASP.NET 3.5 Hositng enables web hosts to create websites that enable AJAX for ASP.Net. The user is also gains a privilege to create websites which enable ASMX and WCF using Microsoft AJAX Library.

DataPager and ListView too are included in with the new Data Controls of ASP.Net 3.5. The ListView enables users to Create, Read, Update,Delete functions, also termed as CRUD operations. Users can also page and sort data. Due to the flexible controllability, users have the access to controls such as Datagrid, Gridview, Repeater and similar.

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Network Load Balanced Dedicated servers can be setup on both the platforms i.e. Windows and Linux. Network load balancing is also termed as Clustered Server Hosting. This was included in the Windows Server OS enabled with TCP/IP services such as Virtual Media Networking, Web Services, Streaming Media and Terminal Services.

Hardware support is not required, the traffic is re-distributed to hosts. It offers a control and upgrade from Windows NT 4.0. This technique is popular due to its ability to offer high performance and its unique fail-over protection as compared to other load balanced servers.

There are many advantages of Load Balanced Servers.

a) Network load balanced servers offer an improved reliability of servers and has the capability to detect failure. It can distribute the traffic to different servers in the cluster depending their loads

b) Network load balanced servers are better than Round Robin Solutions

c) It has a centralized access to the servers in the cluster.

d) Network load balanced servers are offer scalability, with this it means, if you realize an increase in the traffic load, you can anytime add servers to the cluster.

e) The traffic can get distributed based on the customers request.

f) With this technology web hosting providers can offer 100% uptime to their customers.

g) It is much cheaper than the Hardware load balancing option.

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