Ix Web Hosting is a subsidiary of the Ecommerce Corporation, a global company with offices located on nearly every continent since 1999.

Ix Web Hosting operates its own data center in Hopkinsville, KY . With 37,000 customers, t here are over 750 servers in operation and they are adding daily. They own and maintain all their equipment and do not colocate in any third-party facility.

Ix Web Hosting Business Plus Plan provides a complete range of features that includes almost everything you'll need for your online business.

It's marketing is done very well as all major information are provided in details, as well as the demo, unlike most of our top 10 hosts who does not even have detailed information on the features offered. Please take a look at http://www.ixwebhosting.com/index.php/home.dspPage/page/info.dspBusinessPlus

Ix Web Hosting software support is rather comprehensive, except that it does not offer shell access at the present time. However,you will still be able to access the GUI based WebShell via their control panel. This is not shell access but you will still be able to perform similar functions of shell access - deleting files, password protecting directories, renaming folders and setting up file permissions, etc via this WebShell File Manager.

Ix Web Hosting Business Plus Plan advertised the ability to host 6 domains in 1 account, and please be noted that 3 domain name registration are free. For others you need to pay $19.95 per year for each domain registration (com,.net,.org,.info,.biz) if requested. The domain name registration fees are a bit high compared to the rest of our top 10 hosts who normally charge between $10.00 to $14.95

Ix Web Hosting offers 3 types of support channel, 24 / 7 Live Chat and toll free phone assistance, Online Helpdesk Ticket System. They really pay emphasis to their customer service support by assuring that your submitted trouble ticket will be responded to within 1 hour or less; no excuses! How do they guarantee that? I f they fail to meet your 1 hour response obligation, your account's balance will be credited depending on how much delay you have experienced until they responded.

“Top Web Host� – Hosting-review.com reviewed them as the top 2 spot all year in 2005.

“Best Reviewed Web Host� – Webhostdir.com named them as a web host that gives excellent web hosting services .

Ix Web Hosting have designed our network to

1) Run on fault-tolerant systems!
2) Utilize smart-routing to ensure "speed of light" loading time!
3) Provide utmost redundancy at any time!

The actual configuration of their servers consists of :

•  Make: Dell PowerEdge 2650
•  Processors: DUAL Intel Xeon 2.8GHz, 512K Cache
•  Technology: HyperThreading, 533MHz Front Side Bus
•  Memory: 6.0GB DDR at 266MHz Frequency
•  Redundant AC Power: 2x500 Watt Power Supplies
•  Hard Drives: 5x146GB 10K RPM Ultra 320 SCSI
•  Total Capacity: 730GB working redundant via RAID5
•  Networking: Intel Pro 1000MT Dual Port Gigabit

With Ix Web Hosting, you will be given 4 types of guarantees, unlike most hosts who only offers 2 to 3 types of guarantees. Please visit their guarantee section for more information.