May 1, 2003: Bestnet now offers Windows 2003 server hosting
The new Microsoft Windows 2003 server delivers better performance, tighter security, and easier management than Windows 2000 server. Windows 2003 also provides increased support for managing storage area networks and makes it easier for customers to build web services. Windows 2003 server offers build-in support for .NET and XML.

November 05, 2002: Bestnet has added a Qwest GigE Internet backbone connection
While other companies are treading water to survive an economic downturn, Bestnet is gaining ground. A second GigE connection has been added to meet consumer demand for bandwidth. The use of multimedia and media streaming servers is increasing with more end-users getting faster connections, resulting in more data transfer. Additional bandwidth capacity was added to Bestnet's St. Louis Data Center to make sure any bandwidth bottleneck would remain on the user's end. A GigE connection (1000Mbps or 1Gbps) is faster than a traditional OC12 line which can only accomodate about 622Mbps. AT&T, Sprint, Level 3, Genuity and Qwest provide Bestnet with highly scalable Internet connectivity.

July 03, 2002: Genuity added to list of multiple top brand tier 1 backbone connections
With the addition of Genuity, Bestnet now has five separate tier 1 backbone connections. Other providers to Bestnet's St. Louis data center include UUNET, Level3, AT&T, and Sprint.

June 13, 2002: Bestnet expands in New York; leases space in Newark, New Jersey
Bestnet has leased space in Newark, New Jersey, just five minutes from Manhattan. The expansion into New York will help accommodate the expansion by existing customers as well as provide expanded disaster recovery, data backup services, content distribution and redundancy. The space leased by Bestnet is within one of New Jersey's premiere telecom carrier hotels, the third largest in the Northeast. More than eighteen major carriers and service providers have a presence at the site.

June 06, 2002: Bestnet's email cluster has inbound and out bound virus detection
Any email sent through Bestnet's email server cluster will pass through an anti-virus program. The program scans inbound and outbound email for known viruses. If an email has been determined to be infected with a virus, it will be rejected and returned to the sender. An explanation for rejecting the email and a request to check for a virus and patch for known vulnerabilities will be provided.

March 04, 2002: Bestnet upgrades Level3 connection from an OC3 to GigE
The upgrade of Bestnet's Level3 Internet backbone connection from an OC3 (155Mbps) to GigE (1000Mbps or 1Gbps) was made to accommodate today's demands for more bandwidth from multimedia and streaming media customers. The GigE connection is faster than a traditional OC12 line which can only accomodate about 622Mbps.

February 26th, 2001: Bestnet has partnered with Electronic Exchange Systems (EXS) to meet a wider variety of our customers e-commerce needs. What EXS brings to the table is an Internet Payemnt Gateway and an excellent reputation to Merchant Processing. EXS maintains over 8,000 merchant accounts and is currently processing hundreds of new clients applications per month. In fact EXS approves 98% of all applicants who are looking to get a merchant account. Once you are approved, EXS has the ability to deposit funds from credit card transactions directly into any business checking account. EXS has the capability to set-up merchant processing accounts for VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, JCB, Diners, ATM and Debit network systems.

January 02, 2001: Bestnet Upgrades Sprint DS3 to an OC3 connection
Upgrading our Sprint backbone connection now gives our data center two OC3 backbone connections through Sprint, and Level 3 Communications. Our data center is also supplied with an OC12 connection through AT&T, and an OC48 connection through MCI WorldCOM.

January 01, 2001: Bestnet Named Network Solutions Premier Gold Partner
With Bestnet becoming a Network Solutions Premier Gold Partner, we will be able to work closely with Networksolutions to expedite domain creations and modification requests on your behalf. Network Solutions currently provides Internet name registration in .com, .org, .net, .edu and .gov domains. Soon we can also offer you the new .biz, .info, .name, .pro, .museum, .aero, and .coop through this same partnership.

August 15, 2000: Bestnet Opens New St. Louis Internet Data Center.
Bestnet's new data center was designed to meet the intensifying worldwide demand for increased bandwidth and help clients face the challenges they encounter while expanding their networks.

August 01, 2000: Bestnet announces support for Windows 2000 servers.
Windows 2000 Server provides a comprehensive Internet and applications platform and delivers increased reliability, scalability, and cost-saving end-to-end management features.

November 18, 1999: Bestnet launches nationwide Internet access services in USA and Canada.
Bestnet nationwide Internet access service provides business customers with 56k modem or ISDN connection to the Internet in over 500 cities in USA and Canada. This is an ideal service for business travellers, corporate Virtual Private Networks across multiple cities.

November 1, 1999: Bestnet hosts over 200 Internet servers.
With the help of our ultra fast and super reliable network, our customer base continues to grow fast. We now have over 200 Internet servers at our data center.

October 14, 1999: Bestnet added a new full T3 Internet backbone connection to Sprint.
The new T3 link connects Bestnet data center direct to Sprint headquarter in Kansas City, USA. Sprint operates one of the largest Internet backbones in the world. Our network capacity can be increased at anytime: OC48, OC192, ... etc.

September 1, 1999: Bestnet announces support for Oracle 8i on UNIX and Windows NT.
Oracle is a world leader for deploying complicated database servers in corporate and service provider environments. New generation web sites are generated and managed by databases. Oracle database is best suited for high traffic web sites.

August 12, 1999: Bestnet named InterNIC premier Partner.
InterNIC provides its premier partners with a dedicated account manager to ensure that Web address registrations in .com, .net and .org are processed with efficiency and expediency. All new domain registrations and existing domain transfers are processed within 24 hours.

July 01, 1999: Bestnet developed a new ultra fast and scalable email distribution network.
By incorporating multiple mail servers and advanced email handling technologies from qmail and ezmlm (Easy Mailing List Manager), Bestnet email distribution network can handle multi-million subscriber mailing lists. We guarantee timely delivery of email to list subscribers. This is an ideal tool for large Newspapers to deliver News Flashes to their subscribers or large humor lists to deliver daily jokes to their members.

April 08, 1999: Bestnet takes web hosting speed to new limit with a new OC3 backbone connection.
While most web hosting companies still rely on T3 (45mbps) Internet connections, Bestnet upgraded its backbone to full OC3 (155mbps) speed. The new backbone is scalable to OC192 (10Gbps) connection when demand increases.

Feburary 10, 1999: Bestnet announces support for Microsoft SQL server 7.0
SQL Server 7.0 makes giant strides in performance, reliability, and scalability, giving your organization many opportunities to create intelligent, real-world business solutions. New features in SQL Server 7.0:
 
Scalable from laptop to multiprocessor cluster
Dynamic row-level locking
Dynamic Self-Management
Wide array of replication options
SQL Server Desktop
Integrated OLAP Services
Data Transformation Services
Microsoft English Query
Microsoft Repository
Integration with Microsoft Office 2000