Installed Technology

Our hosting services are provided through RapidSite's advanced network operations center, located in the U.S. It is connected to the world by three high speed DS-3 Internet connections through three separate providers: Sprint, MCI, and UUnet. This high speed connectivity combined with exceptionaly fast and reliable servers ensures your Web site will be fast and responsive, 24 hours a day, every day.

RapidSite's advanced technology features the following:

Unix Web Servers

	Silicon Graphics Origin 200 and Challenge S Servers
	256 to 512 MB of RAM
	4 GB System Disk
	18 GB Striped Data Storage
	Dual 180 MHZ RISC CPUs
	Operating System - IRIX V6.4
	Web Server Software - Apache V1.2

Cisco 7505 Routers

Internet backbone level routing

Internal Backbone

	1.2 GB/s Cisco Catalyst 5000 switches as backbone
	Each server has dedicated 10 MB ports
	Speed to router is 100 mb/s

Connectivity

Three (3) full fiber optic T3's to multiple redundant and diverse backbones (UUnet, MCI, and Sprint), with additional redundancy / diversity from dual building entry points and multi-homed central office provisioning. Systems monitor backbone performance and automatically send IP traffic down the shortest path using the Cisco BGP4 protocol.

Backup Power

	All servers and communications equipment receive uninterrupted power via Deltec battery backup (UPS).
	Backup generator can power the entire complex and all critical equipment.

Backup Storage

All sites are backed-up daily to a 40 TB (terabyte) robotic tape backup system by Storage Technologies which employs the latest DLT4 technology.

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