October 21, 2008 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Linux web host A2 Hosting (http://www.a2hosting.com) has added Xen VPS to it suite of offerings, it was announced recently. According to the company, the addition of its new offering enables its customers to host a site in “an environment very similar to dedicated server hosting, but at the fraction of the cost”.
“Our VPS packages are a very popular product offering,” explained Bryan Muthig, CEO of A2 Hosting. “We believe that webmasters will be very excited about the ability to choose between the Xen and OpenVZ platforms. Each environment has specific advantages based on the customer’s technical requirements and knowledge.”
Powered by the HyperVM control panel and compatible with Linux distributions such as Debian, CentOS, Fedora. Gentoo and Ubuntu, Xen is recognized for stability. Each VPS instance limits memory and CPU usage so each is in isolation from the other, and none have to vie for resources. Xen is particularly appropriate for “experienced webmasters who require a flexible VPS platform with high levels of control and customizability”. Other Xen features include customizable kernel, access to iptables for firewall security, ongoing reload and re-image capability, full root access, control over network services running on the VPS, and port monitoring and IP blocking.
A2 Hosting, Inc. is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. The company offers a range of website hosting option from personal homepages to full service solutions for businesses. Its hosting packages support a range of Internet technologies including PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby on Rails, MySQL and PostgreSQL databases.
