Dedicated server package details:

Dedicated Plan 1

Platform:
Operating system pre-installed on the server.
Linux
CPU:
CPU brand and type of the server.
Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz
Disk space:
Amount of storage space available on the server.
80GB
Memory:
Available RAM size on the server.
1GB
Bandwidth:
Internet bandwidth transfer limit.
1500GB
Location:
Physical location of the data center.
Utah, USA
Setup:
One-time setup fee the hosting provider charges.
$49.95
Management:
Whether the hosting provider can manage the server for you.
Managed
WestHost
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WestHost

Company Info:
Company title:
The public name of the company.
WestHost Inc.
Company description:
A short description of this company.
Offers web hosting, dedicated servers, e-commerce, shopping carts and web marketing tips.
Ownership:
Company ownership type.
Privately Held
Revenue:
Estimated annual revenue of this company.
$1 - 10M ($5,000,000 estimated) Ranked 41 at HostMonk
Employees:
Estimated number of employees of this company.
0 - 25 (15 estimated) Ranked 57 at HostMonk
Owned domains:
List of other domain names that are owned by the same owner as this site.
westserver.net, weissbrod.com, ysagoon.com, shuttleshopper.com, jayfisher.com, jackspolicegarage.com, calpolytriathlon.com, braddocklawfirm.com, corporaterefugee.com, dandltransmission.com
Contacts:
Number of public contacts listed at Jigsaw.com.
2 contacts at Jigsaw
Jigsaw company details:
Description of this company available at Jigsaw.com.

Begun in 1998, WestHost has had a singular goal to provide the most powerful, secure Web hosting environment in the world at an affordable price. Since that first day, we have provided hosting for clients all around the world. We have maintained ourselves as a leader in the Web hosting industry by keeping to that original goal providing the best technology available with exceptional customer support. The work ethic and integrity that established our business has paid off with many industry awards and happy customers.

With a large client base comes a diverse range of Web hosting requirements. We have tailored our company around these needs by providing flexible and scalable services. These services include Shared Web Hosting, Cloud Hosting, Dedicated Servers, Reseller Hosting, Domain Registration, E-commerce Tools, Web design, and Merchant Account solutions.

In 2008 the UK2 Group, a large worldwide Web hosting provider, expanded its global presence with the acquisition of WestHost. By leveraging the combined power of multiple hosting companies under the UK2 Group umbrella, we are able to provide our customers with an exceptional Web experience at affordable rates.

Our efforts and focus are always directed to our clients and their needs. We will continue to maintain ourselves as a low-cost, complete Web hosting provider, while maintaining a solid infrastructure, secure environment, unfailing and redundant connection, and superior 24/7 client support.

http://www.westhost.com/about-westhost/

Site Info:
Online since:
The date the domain of this site was first registered.
Alexa traffic rank:
A measure of the site's popularity. The rank is calculated using a combination of average daily visitors and pageviews over the past 3 months. The site with the highest combination of visitors and pageviews is ranked #1.
Alexa traffic rank in US:
A measure of the site's popularity in US. The rank is calculated using a combination of average daily visitors and pageviews from users from US over the past 3 months. The site with the highest combination of visitors and pageviews is ranked #1 in US.
Unique monthly visitors:
The Unique Visitors metric only counts a person once no matter how many times they visit a site in a given month. Unique Visitors are typically used to determine how popular a site is.
32,943 (Compete.com) Ranked 24 at HostMonk
Sites linking in:
Average load time:
Median website load time and percent of known sites that are slower.
1.334 Seconds, 45% of the sites are faster Ranked 24 at HostMonk
Site categories:
Up to 3 DMOZ (Open Directory) categories for the specified site.
Web Design and Development/Hosting
Contact Info:
Twitter profile:
Name and description of the official Twitter profile of this company.
WestHost (5271 followers)
"Since 1998, WestHost has been an affordable Web hosting provider of low cost internet services, and viewed as a leader in the Web hosting industry."
Ranked 13 at HostMonk
Address:
Physical address of this company.
200 N Spring Creek Pkwy, Providence, UT 84332, US
200 N Spring Creek Pkwy, Providence, UT 84332, US
Phone:
Official phone number of this company.
+1 435 755 3449
Fax:
Official fax number of this company.
+1 435 755 3449
Official email:
Official email address of this company.
hostmaster@westhost.com
Terms of service:
Link to the "Terms of service" page published by this hosting provider.
User Reviews:
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Blog posts
Recent posts from WestHost blog:
How to Integrate WordPress and Facebook with Plugins
May 07, 2013
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Showdown: Tumblr vs. WordPress
Apr 29, 2013
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Free Website Builder vs. WordPress Websites: Who Wins?
Apr 25, 2013
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Five ways Blogger.com is Trying to Catch Up with WordPress
Apr 22, 2013
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[Important] Secure Your WordPress Password Immediately – Global WordPress Brute Force Attack
Apr 12, 2013
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How SellBox Helps Creative Professionals Tackle Ecommerce
Apr 11, 2013
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Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Google +
Mar 29, 2013
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TweetTV Embraces HTML5 for Mobile Apps
Mar 28, 2013
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Five Challenges Getting Smartphone App Designed and Accepted for the Apple App Store
Mar 22, 2013
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Hot Trends: The Internet of Things
Mar 20, 2013
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Smartphone App Face-off: Apple vs. Android
Feb 27, 2013
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Controversy Swarms Around Facebook Graph Search
Feb 21, 2013
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Top 5 Open-Source PDF Viewers for Small Businesses
Jan 31, 2013
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Why the New WordPress “WordFence” Plugin May be the Greatest Security Tool Out There!
Jan 31, 2013
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Five Unanswered Questions Left Behind by the F.C.C’s case against Google
Jan 29, 2013
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Five Ways to Backup a WordPress Website
Jan 25, 2013
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Five Must-Have WordPress Plugins for Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Jan 24, 2013
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Four Reasons Why Apple’s “Pinch to Zoom” Patent Has Been Rejected by the U.S. Patent Office
Jan 18, 2013
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How to Deal with the WordPress Security Warning: “Pingback Vulnerability & Temporary Fix”
Jan 16, 2013
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Were they right? Five Online Retail Predictions Experts Made Before the Holiday Season
Jan 11, 2013
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