[BC] web registrars

[Chris Gebhardt]

I will get in and get out on this thread, lest I appear to be 
advertising or saying something untoward about a competitor.

My company, VIRTBIZ Internet Services, is part of a 30 year old family 
business based in Dallas, TX.   We have been in the hosting business 
since 1996.

We provide both *nix and Windows based servers, as well as VPS (virtual 
private server), dedicated servers and colocation.   We provide domain 
registration as a customer amenity.   Everything we do is from our 
wholly-owned facility in Dallas.   We own our own 10,000 sf datacenter 
and everything in it.  We have a 192Gbps-capable routing core with 
multiple upstream peers.

Hosting is really a commodity.  Providers are everywhere, and 80% of 
them are great.  I think we're pretty great.  It's the remaining 20% 
that I really worry about, and they're the ones that give the business a 
black eye.  I won't name names, but what has been previously mentioned 
regarding domains being "reserved" by some registrars is absolutely 
true.   There is work being done at ICANN right now to try and put an 
end to it.

I've been proud to have our company support Barry's service for several 
years now, and if any of you ever have an Internet-related need, I hope 
you'll drop me a line.  We're 100% US-based, family owned and operated, 
and can handle everything from basic hosting to full-on design to 
running a 10gigE metro loop and everything in between.  If we're not the 
company for you, we'll give you a recommendation.

Thanks,

Chris Gebhardt
VIRTBIZ Internet Services
chris at virtbiz.com | (972) 485-4125