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33 Million Domains Registered in 2007
33 Million Domains Registered in 2007

Report released by VeriSign, shows that over 33 Million domain names were registered in 2007, bringing the total up to 153million domains.

Below is a summary of the report:

In the last quarter of 2007, the base of domain name registrations grew 27 percent over the fourth quarter of 2006 and five percent over the third quarter of 2007… The total base of Country Code Top Level Domain Names (ccTLDs) was 58 million, a 33 percent increase year over year and a six percent increase quarter over quarter. Across all of the gTLDs and ccTLDs, .com has the highest base followed by .de (Germany), .net and .cn (China). The fifth spot is shared by .uk (United Kingdom) and .org. with approximately the same size base of domain name registrations.

This release also states that the adoption of IPv6 has been relatively slow in the United States as compared to Asia and Europe. More than 100 domain name registries (i.e. top-level domain managers) support IPv6 for name servers and DNS queries including VeriSign who has supported IPv6 for .com and .net since 2002. The root name servers were enabled for IPv6 in February 2008 with the inclusion of IPv6 addresses for six of the thirteen root servers, including the A and J root servers operated by VeriSign.

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如何利用異地備份隬補防毒軟件的不足

如何利用異地備份隬補防毒軟件的不足

從世衛在2009年4月24號發出的第一個人類豬流感個案開始，至今已有76個國家和超過3萬感染個案而豬流感病毒變種的問題也成為了全球關注的話題。其實在電腦的世界，惡性攻擊病毒每天在不斷的增加、更新和改變，而企業往往就因為病毒入侵而造成數據丟失和摧毀的受害者。如何防範數據丟失帶來的災難性影響，是企業I.T.部門經常要面對的挑戰。

企業單靠病毒掃描軟件並不足夠

根據美國FBI 2005的研究指出，約84%的公司會受到惡性病毒的攻擊。另外，美國網絡安全協會(Cyber Secure Institute) 的報告指出，企業為了清除各項病毒的花費高達90億美元！無論您為電腦做再好的隔離措施，例如擁有最新的防病毒軟件和頻密的病毒掃描，病毒也可以找到辦法入侵電腦系統然後摧毀公司重要的檔案，例如客戶清單、合約和訂單等等。公司因為數據丟失和內部電腦系統故障影響而到商譽也絕非金錢能隬補。所以，企業要防範數據丟失帶來的災難性影響，單靠病毒掃描軟件並不足夠。

設立災難性回復方案才能治本

其實要解決以上問題就要從根本著手，第一步就是要為企業電腦系統設立有效和快速的災難復原方案 (Disaster Recovery Solution)，而當中最重要的一環便是為每台電腦作鏡像備份(Image Backup)，這樣，當遇到病毒入侵造成數據丟失，企業便可快速地把事先備份好電腦鏡像直接恢復到電腦上，把受到感染或是有故障的電腦復原到正常狀態，確保企業持續運作，儲存於電腦內的業務數據亦能得以保存。

有資深企業備份經驗的Ahsay 銷售部經理候健生指出：「如何為企業設立有效和快速的災難復原方案是一個很大的課題，大小企業都需要正視。但對中小企來說，由於資源所限，加上公司內未必有專門負責I.T.方面的人員，所以很多中小企都未有實行。其實坊間都有不少能夠提供鏡像備份(Image Backup)的備份軟件，可以滿足基本備份需要。但這些軟件只能夠作本地備份，一旦公司的電腦受到病毒侵襲，用作儲存備份的電腦或伺服器亦可能已經中毒，導致已備份的鏡像無法還原而不能做到災難復原。所以企業應選擇具備異地鏡像備份的備份軟件，才能確保災難復原能發揮功效，因為就算本地公司內所有電腦和伺服器都已經中毒，儲存於異地的鏡像備份數據亦不會受到感染，企業便可快速地把電腦鏡像直接從異地恢復到電腦上，達至災難復原的目的。而Ahsay Backup Software 是市場上少數可以做到異地鏡像備份的企業備份方案。」

關於Ahsay

Ahsay Systems Corporation (亞勢系統有限公司) 建基於香港，目前在世界各地已擁有超過2, 900個服務合作夥伴和經銷商，並有超過90萬用戶安裝了Ahsay Backup Software備份軟件。

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Plurk
Plurk

Plurk is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send updates (otherwise known as plurks) through short messages or links, which can be up to 140 text characters in length.

Updates are then shown on the user's home page using a timeline which lists all the updates received in chronological order, and delivered to other users who have signed up to receive them. Users can respond to other users' updates from their timeline through the Plurk.com website, by instant messaging, or by text messaging.

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Google 7.68 Terabits Per Second Cable
Google 7.68 Terabits Per Second Cable

Search giant finalizes plan for Pacific fiber being ran.

The recent quakes in Taiwan highlighted a lack of redundancy in the Pacific, where fiber runs have about half the capacity found across the Atlantic. A number of companies are planning to rectify that -- including Verizon, who is working with a number of companies to run an 11,000 mile, five terabits per second (Tbps) cable from the United States (Oregon) directly to mainland China, Taiwan and South Korea.

Google is also laying Pacific fiber as part of a consortium named Unity, formed alongside six international companies. The coalition is building a 6,200 mile, 7.68Tbps capable fiber run from Los Angeles to Chikura, located off the coast near Tokyo. Google today announced they finalized the deal on the $300 million project. According to the press release Trans-pacific bandwidth demand continues to surge:

According to the TeleGeography Global Bandwidth Report, 2007, Trans–Pacific bandwidth demand has grown at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 63.7 percent between 2002 and 2007. It is expected to continue to grow strongly from 2008 to 2013, with total demand for capacity doubling roughly every two years. "The Unity cable system allows the members of the consortium to provide the increased capacity needed as more applications and services migrate online, giving users faster and more reliable connectivity," said Unity spokesperson Jayne Stowell.

It's obviously a nice deal for Google, given the content operator gets access to bandwidth at build cost. NEC Corporation and Tyco Telecommunications will build the fiber run starting immediately, and it should be completed by 2010, assuming that the undersea cable cutting bogeyman leaves them alone.

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Summit 2008 Agenda Announced by Parallels
Summit 2008 Agenda Announced by Parallels

Parallels has announced the following topics are to be featured at Summit 2008: Software as a Service (SaaS), Virtualization and 'green' hosting.

This free, two-day event will welcome customers, partners and other industry participants from around the world on May 19-20 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.

This year's Summit will feature keynotes by industry leaders and innovators, as well as in-depth product, strategy and networking sessions for business and technical professionals. The event will also include hands-on technical labs for Parallels Plesk Control Panel, Parallels Virtuozzo Containers, and Parallels Plesk Billing, sponsored by HP.

"The Parallels Summit 2008 brings together business and technical professionals to discuss not only virtualization and automation technologies, but also broader hosting and SaaS trends and opportunities," said Kurt Daniel, senior vice president of marketing and online, Parallels. "This year's event will build on the momentum of the previous two years and offers valuable networking with potential business partners, Parallels technical and business resources, and other industry participants."

Agenda Highlights
The Parallels Summit 2008 begins Monday, May 19 at 9 a.m. with morning sessions followed by the opening keynote at 1:30 p.m. The Summit program concludes on Tuesday, May 20 at 5 p.m.

The agenda features two tracks: a business track, which will focus on product features, profitability and use cases; and a technical track, which will focus on product-specific implementations, architectures and hands-on problem solving.

Featured speakers include:
- Bill McNee, Founder and CEO, Saugatuck Technology, who will share findings from Saugatuck Technology's most recent SaaS research program and annual SaaS Research Report.
- Dan Golding, Analyst for Tier 1 Research, who will provide expert analysis of the hosting industry and trends.
- Serguei Beloussov, CEO of Parallels, who will describe the next generation of SaaS and virtualization based on Parallels' unique perspective due to its large, global customer base.
- Top-level Executives, who represent industry leaders and innovative smaller companies who will discuss technology developments that are shaping the industry.
Parallels will also host two evening networking events for attendees. On Monday night, attendees are invited to join Parallels for an Odyssey Boat Cruise. Event participants staying through Tuesday evening can choose to attend a Washington Nationals baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at the brand new ballpark, which features a high-definition scoreboard that displays more than 1 million pixels.

A detailed agenda of planned sessions and activities is available at http://www.parallels.com/summit/agenda .

Register, Reserve Hotel before April 19
Parallels Summit 2008 is expected to attract hundreds of business and IT professionals from around the world. Space is limited and registration and hotel accommodations are subject to availability. To register or become a sponsor, visit http://www.parallels.com/summit today.

About Parallels - Optimized Computing
Parallels (formerly SWsoft) is a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software that optimizes computing for consumers, businesses, and service providers across all major hardware, operating systems, and virtualization platforms. Founded in 1999, Parallels is a fast-growing company with 900 employees in North America, Europe, and Asia.

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Glossary

SPAM
SPAM

Spamming is the abuse of electronic messaging systems to send unsolicited bulk messages, which are universally undesired. While the most widely recognized form of spam is email spam, the term is applied to similar abuses in other media: instant messaging spam, Usenet newsgroup spam, Web search engine spam, spam in blogs, mobile phone messaging spam, internet forum spam and junk fax transmissions.

Spamming is economically viable because advertisers have no operating costs beyond the management of their mailing lists, and it is difficult to hold senders accountable for their mass mailings. Because the barrier to entry is so low, spammers are numerous, and the volume of unsolicited mail has become very high. The costs, such as lost productivity and fraud, are borne by the public and by Internet service providers, which have been forced to add extra capacity to cope with the deluge. Spamming is widely reviled, and has been the subject of legislation in many jurisdictions.

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ISP
ISP

An Internet service provider (abbr. ISP, also called Internet access provider or IAP) is a business or organization that provides to consumers access to the Internet and related services.

In the past, most ISPs were run by the phone companies. Now, ISPs can be started by just about any individual or group with sufficient money and expertise. In addition to Internet access via various technologies such as dial-up and DSL, they may provide a combination of services including Internet transit, domain name registration and hosting, web hosting, and colocation.

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E-Mail
E-Mail

Electronic mail (abbreviated "e-mail" or, often, "email") is a store and forward method of composing, sending, storing, and receiving messages over electronic communication systems.

The term "e-mail" (as a noun or verb) applies both to the Internet e-mail system based on the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and to intranet systems allowing users within one organization to e-mail each other. Often these workgroup collaboration organizations may use the Internet protocols for internal e-mail service.

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HTML5
HTML5

HTML5 is currently under development as the next major revision of the HTML page standard.

Like its immediate predecessors, HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.1, HTML5 is a standard for structuring and presenting content on the World Wide Web. The new standard incorporates features like video playback and drag-and-drop that have been previously dependent on third-party browser plug-ins such as Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, and Google Gears.

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Greylisting
Greylisting

Greylisting
Greylisting reduces the amount of unsolicited e-mail (SPAM) delivered to e-mail addresses by capitalizing on spammers’ reluctance to configure their mail servers properly.

Since most spammers do not retry sending email, the greylisting initially refuses all mail from unknown sources and accepts them on a later retry. This technology can cut spam as much as 95% of spam.

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Linux Web Hosting

Why do I receive a SSL warning when I access control panel?
Why do I receive a SSL warning when I access control panel?

SSL provides a level of security and privacy for those wishing to conduct secure transactions over the Internet. Introduced by Netscape, the SSL protocol protects transmissions over the Internet by encrypting information as it passing between the server and the user. This insures that your transactions are not subject to "sniffing" by a third party.

The Plesk Panel provides two ways of access – Secured and Unencrypted. The first one encrypts the connection between your browser and control panel. The second one (Unencrypted) provides connection on the regular port 8880.

Since the Plesk Panel is a local one and is being accessed per Customer domain, we have installed a SSL certificate for server domain, which ensures your secured connection to the server when using the first method. The warnings are being prompted due to the fact that your domain name mismatches the one that the SSL is generated for (the server's).

However, this is not a reason for your connection to be left unencrypted and you may safely click Continue to this website (not recommended) when receiving the warning. Your connection will be surely encrypted.
- Example for Secured URL
  https://domainname.com:8443 (Recommended)
- Example for Unencrypted URL
  http://domainname.com:8880
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Plesk 9 Quick Start Guide
Plesk 9 Quick Start Guide

Parallels Plesk Panel is the only web hosting control panel with integrated web design, SaaS storefront and billing. Parallels Plesk Panel delivers maximum profits for growing service providers.

Parallels Plesk Panel is the most complete Web hosting control panel available today. In fact, it’s the only Web hosting panel that includes integrated Web design tools, a SaaS storefront, and fully automated billing and provisioning. Plus it delivers maximum profits for growing service providers; provides key tools for Web designers; and includes an easy-to-use server control panel for IT professionals (and small businesses without IT staff).

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PHP - How to creating own error logs for debugging PHP scripts

Please insert the following code in your PHP script. (or create separate file and adding the code in it. Include the file using "include()")

   error_reporting(0);
   $old_error_handler = set_error_handler("userErrorHandler");
   function userErrorHandler ($errno, $errmsg, $filename, $linenum,  $vars)
   {
     $time=date("d M Y H:i:s");
     // Get the error type from the error number
     $errortype = array (1    => "Error",
                         2    => "Warning",
                         4    => "Parsing Error",
                         8    => "Notice",
                         16   => "Core Error",
                         32   => "Core Warning",
                         64   => "Compile Error",
                         128  => "Compile Warning",
                         256  => "User Error",
                         512  => "User Warning",
                         1024 => "User Notice");
      $errlevel=$errortype[$errno];
      //Write error to log file (CSV format)
      $errfile=fopen("errors.csv","a");
      fputs($errfile,"\"$time\",\"$filename:
      $linenum\",\"($errlevel) $errmsg\"\r\n");
      fclose($errfile);

      if($errno!=2 && $errno!=8) {
         //Terminate script if fatal error
         die("A fatal error has occurred. Script execution has been aborted");
      }
   }

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How do upload my website
How do upload my website

To upload your files with FTP you will need an FTP client.
User name and password are the same as the PLESK.
Upon connecting, you will see a list of the following directories:
- anon_ftp
  This directory is used for anonymous ftp upload/downloads.
- cgi-bin
  A directory for your cgi scripts.
- error_docs
  This directory holds the html error pages that you can customize for your needs.
- httpdocs
  This is the root of your website where you should put all website related files.
- httpsdocs
  This is the SSL secured root of your website (https://), Of course if in the setup section of your hosting you ticked "Use a single directory for housing SSL and non-SSL content" then everything should be stored in httpdocs and you simply use http:// for normal connections and https:// for encrypted connections.
- private
  This folder is for storing personal and private files and cannot be accessed by people using your website.
- statistics
  This directory is used for storing web statistics and logging information of your website and ftp service.
- subdomains
  This is used for the subdomains of your website, Eg. subdomain.ec2biz.com.
- web_users
  This directory is for webusers you created in your plesk desktop.
The httpdocs is where your web page files has to be placed.

FTP Server:
- ftp.domainname.com (example)
User Name:
- ftp_domainnamecom (example)
Password:
- Please see your configuration email
Host Directory:
- /httpdocs/ for normal web pages (http)
- /httpsdocs/ for secure pages (https)
Home Page File:
- index.html or index.htm or index.php (lower case)
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Plesk 10 Control Panel User’s Guide
Plesk 10 Control Panel User’s Guide

Parallels Plesk Panel is the only web hosting control panel with integrated web design, SaaS storefront and billing. Parallels Plesk Panel delivers maximum profits for growing service providers.

Parallels Plesk Panel is the most complete Web hosting control panel available today. In fact, it’s the only Web hosting panel that includes integrated Web design tools, a SaaS storefront, and fully automated billing and provisioning. Plus it delivers maximum profits for growing service providers; provides key tools for Web designers; and includes an easy-to-use server control panel for IT professionals (and small businesses without IT staff).

This is a guide to the new Panel user interface called Control Panel, which is focused only on hosting management. This guide is addressed to anyone who is going to manage websites and mail using Parallels Plesk Panel 10: hosting services customers, resellers and server administrators.

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General Information

Advancedguestbook
Advancedguestbook

Advanced Guestbook is a PHP-based guestbook script. It includes many useful features such as preview, templates, e-mail notification, picture upload, page spanning , html tags handling, smilies, advanced guestbook codes and language support.

The admin script lets you modify, view, and delete messages.

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EasyMoblog
EasyMoblog

It's easy to create customizable and easy-to-use weblogs with text, links and images ... and is just as easy to keep it updated: just send your blog an e-mail!

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Protect your computer from Conficker virus
Protect your computer from Conficker virus

The Conficker virus infects computers through exploiting a vulnerability of Microsoft Windows. Variants of the virus can also spread through file sharing and via USB drives, such as removable drives.

The Conficker virus can disable some important security services on infected computer. It also attempts to prohibit user from accessing some security sites. As result, an infected computer may be unable to download certain security products. Most anti-virus software can detect and block the virus. If you have an updated anti-virus software with updated virus signature file on your computer, you are at a much lower risk of being infected by the Conficker virus.

Prevention

Perform following tasks to protect your computer from Conficker virus infection:
1. Install anti-virus software and keep the virus signature file up-to-date.
2. Install and enable a personal firewall.
3. Enable and properly configure real-time detection to scan your machine for computer viruses and malicious code.
4. Apply security patches from Microsoft Windows, in particular the security bulletin MS08-067 which was issued in October 2008.
5. Use strong passwords for user account and file shares.
6. Disable AutoRun feature for removable devices, if possible.
7. Schedule a daily full system scan to check for viruses or malicious codes.
Detection and Recovery

Your computer may be infected if it fails connecting to websites of security vendors or downloading security updates. You should:
1. Disconnect the infected computer from the network.
2. Use a non-infected computer to download a malware removal tool to clean up the machine.
  http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx
  http://www.bdtools.net/how-to-remove-downadup.php
3. Perform steps under Prevention to protect your computer.
4. Re-connect the cleaned computer to the network.
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網絡供應商(ISP)怎樣評價您發出電郵的信譽
網絡供應商(ISP)怎樣評價您發出電郵的信譽

現時網絡供應商根據寄件者IP地址的信譽來評價電郵的可信性，即是代表發電郵的域名必須保持良好的紀錄，盡量令收件者不會將自己的域名列為spammer。但有些寄件者並沒有一個獨立的IP地址，若與他人共用一個IP地址，便要多留意對方的行為。而且，假如於自己IP地址同一範圍內已有IP地址被列入spammer，亦會影響自己成為spammer的機會。除了IP地址影響電郵的可信性，以下三點亦是主要考慮的問題：
1. 垃圾郵件的投訴率太高
  
  現在有很多網絡供應商如Hotmail、MSN、AOL、Yahoo和Microsoft都提供回饋環服務(Feedback Loop)，一旦有收件者將你列為spammer，網絡供應商會向發件公司匯報有關情況，好讓及早檢討及改善電郵營銷方針。通常垃圾郵件投訴率不應多於1%，當超過1%時，網絡供應商就會開始考慮將所有電郵過濾，亦即是您很有可能會失去與另外99%客人的聯繫。
2. 垃圾郵件陷阱
  
  網絡供應商為防止spammer活動，會嘗試於網上散佈一些自己的電郵地址，故意讓spammer使用軟件搜尋到，當這些郵箱收到宣傳電郵，網絡供應商便知道此發件人很可能是spammer，這種方法被稱為垃圾郵件的陷阱。有些公司購買電郵地址以擴大database，這些電郵地址很多都是來歷不明，因此很容易跌入垃圾郵件的陷阱。
3. 不明來歷的電郵地址
  
  不明來歷電郵地址的定義是網絡供應商不能辨認的電郵地址，任何一間公司的Database List裡有太多不明電郵地址都是不健康的現象，當電郵到達網絡供應商時，若其中有很多不能辨認的電郵地址，網絡供應商會有可能將你標籤為spammer。
總括而言，除了網絡供應商有自訂的一套機制去偵測垃圾郵件，最重要的還是List的質素，即是permission based的電郵地址。這些未經用家同意的地址，即使寄出再有誠意的電郵，收件者亦會向網絡供應商回報你是spammer，加上垃圾郵件陷阱難以偵測，只好用盡千方百計避免成為spammer。方法如下：
- 淘汰無效或不活躍的電郵電址；
- 向網絡供應商登記回饋環服務(Feedback Loop)，監測垃圾郵件的情況；
- 使用double opt-in的方法，向收件人發出確認信以證明該郵箱是正確及屬於使用者的，以避免向一些不明電郵地址發出郵件。
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OpenBiblio
OpenBiblio

openBiblio is a high powered, fully scalable, and highly customisable open-source bulletin board package. phpBB has a user-friendly interface, simple and straightforward administration panel, and helpful FAQ. Based on the powerful PHP server language and your choice of MySQL, MS-SQL, PostgreSQL or Access/ODBC database servers, phpBB is the ideal free community solution for all web sites.

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Pre-Sale Services

Privacy Policy for your account
Privacy Policy for your account

We will never under any circumstance - rent, sell, exchange or in any way make your information available to third parties, unless legally required to do so.

For international domain, ICANN does require that you receive one email per year to verify and update your contact information on your domain.

Also, confirmation emails for ordering, domain name registrations and transfers, along with instructional email to activate services will still be sent to you.

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How to renew your Domain / Hosting Plan / other services?
How to renew your Domain / Hosting Plan / other services?

Our billing system will automatically send the renewal notification and invoice to your registered email address 15 day before the expiry date.

You need to ensure your registered email is valid in the billing system and to alert on any email notification sent from us, You are responsible for keeping their contact information up to date.

Please note your responsibility to track the services their expiration date.

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What are your DNS servers?
What are your DNS servers?

Please refer to:

How to point my existing domain name to "Focus Network Company" server?

ns1.powersx.com
ns2.powersx.com

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Why using free email accounts is bad idea?
Why using free email accounts is bad idea?

We recommend that you NOT use an email address from a free service (e.g. Yahoo! or Hotmail) with your account information.

Instead, please enter a traditional address, such as that from your account, or one issued to you by your ISP (Internet Service Provider).

This gives us better assurance of being able to contact you should we need to, as well as helping us protect your account and prevent fraud.

*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.
How to apply special price for international domain
How to apply special price for international domain

We are offering domain name registration for the unbelievable low price.

This offer is for a limited time only. Act fast while quantities last.

You must purchase following plan offered on our site at the same time you new register your domain name to qualify.
- E-Store
- Linux Web Hosting
- Website Design & Development
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Email Tutorial

How to setup your email account on iPhone & iPad Mobile Device
How to setup your email account on iPhone & iPad Mobile Device

Configuring your iPhone device to receive mail from your hosted email accounts is a very easy process.

This tutorial will give you a simple guide on the steps you need to perform to easily access your domain email accounts on the go with your iPhone device.

Currently tested devices are:
- Apple iPhone 3
- Apple iPhone 3GS
- Apple iPhone 4
- Apple iPhone 4S
- Apple iPhone 5
- Apple iPhone 5S
- Apple iPhone 5C
- Apple iPad
- Apple iPad2
- Apple iPad Air
- Apple iPad mini
- Apple The New iPad
- Apple iPod touch
- Apple iOS 3
- Apple iOS 4
- Apple iOS 5
- Apple iOS 6
- Apple iOS 7
*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.
Windows Mail Setup Tutorial
Windows Mail Setup Tutorial

Windows Mail in Windows Vista addresses today's serious concerns about junk mail, e-mail, and phishing attacks, while adding new features that help you search and manage the increasing volume of e-mail messages that you receive.

In this tutorial we will learn how to setup Outlook Express for use with your new hosting email account.

What you will Need:
- A valid email account, if you haven't created an email account yet please log into your Control Panel and set up an email account.
- An email client. This tutorial uses Windows Mail, which is a pre-installed component of Windows Vista.
*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.
Mozilla Thunderbird for Windows Email Setup Tutorial
Mozilla Thunderbird for Windows Email Setup Tutorial

In This tutorial we will learn about using Mozilla Thunderbird as your email client. We will cover setting up a new account and editing an existing account.

What you will Need:
- A valid email account, if you haven't created an email account yet please log into your Control Panel and set up an email account.
- An email client. This tutorial uses Mozilla Thunderbird, which is a free opensource email client.
*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.
Eudora 6 For PC Email Tutorial
Eudora 6 For PC Email Tutorial

In this tutorial we will learn how to set up Eudora 6 for PC as your email client.

What you will Need:
- A valid email account, if you haven't created an email account yet please log into your Control Panel and set up an email account.
- An email client. This tutorial uses Eudora, which is available for PC and MAC.
Eudora is an email package that is free to download from http://www.eudora.com Eudora has three modes -- Sponsored, Paid, and Light. Sponsored mode gives you the full-featured product, but displays ads on part of your screen. The ads are relatively unobtrusive. Paid mode gives you the same thing as Sponsored mode, without the advertisements, but you need to pay for and register it. Light mode is Eudora without the bells and whistles, but also without advertisements.

When you install Eudora it will be in Sponsored mode by default. You can change the mode by choosing 'Payment & Registration' from the help menu.

These instructions assume that you are using Eudora 6.x in Sponsored mode for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP. The configuration might be slightly different for other versions of Eudora.

*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.

Useful ISP email information

I S P	POP3	Port	S.S.L	SMTP	Port	S.S.L	IMAP4	Port	S.S.L
網上行 Netvigator	pop.netvigator.com	110	995	smtp.netvigator.com	25	465
商業網上行 Business Netvigator	corppop.netvigator.com	110		corpmail1.netvigator.com	25
PCCW NETMail	pop.netvigator.com	110	995	smtp.netvigator.com	25	465
PCCW NETMail Plus	ndpop.netvigator.com	110	995	ndsmtp.netvigator.com	25	465	ndimap.netvigator.com	143	993
和記寬頻 Hutchison Broadband	pop.hgcbroadband.com pop.net-yan.com	110		mail02.hgcbroadband.com mail02.net-yan.com	25
3寬頻 Three Broadband	pop.threebb.com.hk	110		mail02.threebb.com.hk	25
有線寬頻 i-CABLE	mail.i-cable.com	110		smtp.i-cable.com	25
香港寬頻 HKBN	popo.hkbn.net pop1.hkbn.net popo.ctimail.com	110		smtpo.hkbn.net smtpo.ctimail.com	25
太平洋寬頻 Pacific Internet	pop.pacific.net.hk	110		smtp.pacific.net.hk	25
SmarTone Vodafone		110	995	smtp.smartone-vodafone.com	25
HKNet	pop3.hknet.com	110		smtp.hknet.com	25
Google GMAIL	pop.gmail.com	110	995	smtp.gmail.com	25	465	imap.gmail.com	143	993
雅虎電子郵件 Yahoo Mail	pop.mail.yahoo.com pop.mail.yahoo.com.hk	110	995	smtp.mail.yahoo.com smtp.mail.yahoo.com.hk	25	465	imap-ssl.mail.yahoo.com		993
Ymail	pop.mail.yahoo.com	110	995	smtp.mail.yahoo.com	25	465	imap-ssl.mail.yahoo.com		993
Ymail Plus	plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com	110	995	plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com	25	465	imap-ssl.mail.yahoo.com		993
Hotmail	pop3.live.com	110	995	smtp.live.com	25
163 網易郵箱	pop.163.com	110	995	smtp.163.com	25	465	imap.163.com	143	993
QQ 郵箱	pop.qq.com	110	995	smtp.qq.com	25	465	imap.qq.com		993
新浪網郵箱 SinaMail	pop3.sina.com.hk	110		---			---

*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.

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E-Store

Product with Special Price
Product with Special Price

Ec2Biz的「網上商店系統」支援特價產品促銷方案，您可為指定的產品設為特價品，所有已設特價的產品無論在目錄或產品詳細頁均會顯示特價提示，而且在店面裏亦設有整頁的“特價產品”介紹，至於店面首頁，可根據需要加入“特價產品”走馬燈式的注目介紹。

每項特價產品可以具備針對普通顧客的“普通特價”，或針對群組客戶的“群組特價”。不同的客戶將可享所屬的優惠價。

特價產品亦可設定有效結束日，當到達該結束日時，系統將自動把產品轉回正常售價。

每項特價品包含的資料：
- 零售特價
  針對普通顧客的特價（必需輸入）
- 群組特價
  針對群組客戶的特價（如適用）
- 特價結束日
  設定後若超過該日期，產品將自動回復正價。若為空白，表示特價沒有結束日期，一直特價到將該特價商品刪除為止，或暫停特價。
- 狀態
  可選擇：“特價啟用中”、“特價暫停”
新增特價品：
1. 點擊主選單的“分類目錄/產品管理”
2. 點擊左選單的“特價產品”
3. 點擊主螢幕的“新增產品”按鈕
4. 選擇產品的目錄
5. 選擇相關產品
6. 點擊主螢幕的下方的“增加”按鈕
7. 輸入相關資料
8. 完成後按“儲存”或“更新”，或按“返回”放棄並返回列表
更改產品特價狀態：
- 特價狀態
  點擊狀態列的“綠色”或“紅色”按鈕
針對產品特價的動作：
- 新增產品
  從已建立的產品裏挑選一項成為特價品
- 編輯
  修改已經增加的特價產品資料，例如更改特價、特價結束日、狀態
- 刪除
  將該特價產品資料刪除，若產品特價中，將會轉回正常售價，此刪除動作只針對特價資料，不會把原有產品刪除
- 資訊
  顯示該目錄的資訊，包括各群組的特價資料和新增及修改日期
注意事項：
- 特價只針對產品的售價，而不影響“商品特性設定”的差價
- 設成特價的產品必需具備特價的數值，不能留空或輸入負數
- 特價欄內可直接輸入特價的數值，例如“86.50”，或“折扣數”，例如“20%”（即是正價減百份之二十）
- 若有修改過的特價資料不會影響之前已產生的訂購單
*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.
Customers Information
Customers Information

我們的“網上商店”系統，提供高效率的客戶（顧客、會員）管理，讓您提供優質的客戶服務之餘，更能掌握線上業務的發展方向。

所有經由您的“網上商店”登記成為會員，或曾經訂購產品的顧客，系統都會把他／她們的“聯絡資料”記錄下來，透過這些資料，可讓您進行各種聯絡、推廣、訂單跟進。

如果您的“線上商店”在“系統設定”設置“新增客戶批核選擇”屬需經管理員批核的情況，下述的“待確認會員”才會顯示及讓您處理。

如果您的“線上商店”在“系統設定”設置“現金積分系統”屬啟用的情況，下述的“現金積分”才會顯示及讓您處理。

進入“客戶資料”管理：
1. 點擊主選單的“訂單處理/客戶管理”
2. 點擊左選單的“客戶資料”
“客戶資料”包含的資料：
- 性別
  由會員登記時提供的資料
- 姓氏
  由會員登記時提供的資料
- 名稱
  由會員登記時提供的資料
- 生日
  由會員登記時提供的資料
- 電子郵件
  由會員登記時提供的資料
- 公司名稱
  由會員登記時提供的資料
- 地址
  由會員登記時提供的資料
- 郵遞區號
  由會員登記時提供的資料
- 城市
  由會員登記時提供的資料
- 地區
  由會員登記時提供的資料
- 國家
  由會員登記時提供的資料
- 電話號碼
  由會員登記時提供的資料
- 手機號碼
  由會員登記時提供的資料，您可透過系統“傳送手機短訊”給該會員
- 傳真號碼
  由會員登記時提供的資料
- 電子報
  由會員登記時提供的資料，您可透過系統的“電子報”發放新消息給該會員
- 客戶群組
  您可更改該會員的群組
- 會員確認
  您可選擇該會員屬“已確認”或“未確認”，而未確認的會員將不能登入
- 專屬客戶狀態
  您可選擇該會員是否“專屬客戶”，若是的話，則可在登入後進入“專屬客戶目錄”的觀看產品
針對每位會員的“浮動按鈕”
- 一般資料
  檢視或編輯會員資料
- 活動記錄
  檢視會員近期的於網站上的活動
- 訂單記錄
  檢視會員近期的訂單資料
- 訊息記錄
  檢視會員近期的支援服務記錄
- 寄電子郵件
  向會員發出電郵
- 發送短訊
  向會員發出手機短訊（如會員有提供手機號碼）
- 寄電子禮券
  向會員送贈電子禮券
針對“客戶資料”的動作：
- 編輯
  檢視或編輯會員資料
- 刪除
  將會員資料徹底刪除
- 訂單
  檢視會員相關的訂單
- 資訊
  檢視會員的一般資料
- 積分
  處理會員的現金積分
更改“客戶資料”狀態：
- 專屬客戶狀態
  點擊狀態列的“人型”按鈕
- 待確認狀態
  點擊狀態列的“待確認”按鈕
注意事項：
- “會員群組”需由管理員變更
- 會員的資料一般是登記時提供的，會員亦可登入後自行修改，管理員如非必要請不應修改
- 會員的資料屬於機密，請委派可信任的管理員負責處理，且需妥善處理及保存，不應向第三者透露或作其他用途
- 我們不會向您索取會員資料（您向我們提出支援要求除外），亦不會利用您的會員資料作其他用途
- 如遇會員以任何籍口索回他/她的資料，需關注身份的真偽，切勿隨意透露引致雙方損失
*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.
感謝詞

感謝詞

首先感謝您選用Ec2Biz電子商務系統。現時在亞洲各國，由以日本、台灣等地區的電子商務及網上營商已經發展成熟，而香港亦因擁有國際金融中心及先進的物流科技等重要資源，使得電子商務對各大中小企業來說已是公司業務的重要成功因素。

以往由於很多公司受資源所限，要發展電子商務需面對種種障礙，例如沒有熟識有關技術的工程人員、對投資網絡器材及日後維護顯得難以入手，以致業務未能盡享網上營商所帶來的巨大商機。

今天我們馮著多年網絡系統的設計及改良，規劃出國際水準的電子商務管理軟件、配合先進而安全穩定的美國原裝伺服器機組及防火牆設備，並由專業的工程人員分組管理及監察整個系統的運作。

我們深信貴公司的基本業務配合Ec2Biz的電子商務系統，以最低的投資，享受國際市場上達致最高的競爭能力及回報。

*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.
Member Setting
Member Setting

在我們的系統裏，會員的定義跟顧客相同，所有曾到達您的商店並完成登記的人仕，他／她們便是您的會員，而會員資料亦是您業務資產之一，請善用會員資料。

這份指南將介紹在系統裏針對會員的各項設定。

“會員設定”包含的資料：
- 新會員的預設群組
  若您有設立不同的“客戶群組”，則需選擇一個預設的新登記會員群組
- 新增客戶批核選擇
  若您的網上業務屬B2B型式，可指定所有新登記的會員是否需由管理員批核資格
- 非認可批核會員不能觀看售價
  若您的網上業務屬B2B型式，可指定未被批核的會員能否觀看產品售價
- 非會員使用告知好友產品資訊
  是否讓未登記的人仕使用“告知好友”功能
- 瀏覽自動登入
  啟用這個功能後，會員可無需每次到達您的商店均要進行登入程序，系統會利用cookies進行會員身份辦認
- 性別輸入欄
  是否讓會員登記時輸入“性別”
- 生日輸入欄
  是否讓會員登記時輸入“出生日期”
- 公司名稱輸入欄
  是否讓會員登記時輸入“公司名稱”
- 第二行地址欄位
  是否讓會員登記時輸入“第二行地址”
- 地區輸入欄
  是否讓會員登記時輸入“地區”
- 會員私人地址簿
  每個會員擁有的“私人地址簿”
注意事項：
- 一般情況下，除“初始設定”外，日後不宜修改針對會員的設定，否則影響不同時期登記會員的資料出現差別，亦容易破壞會員在資料庫的記錄。
- 如您的網上業務屬“零售”性質，則應設定會員登記“無需批核”和“能夠觀看產品售價”
*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.
Attribute Configuration
Attribute Configuration

“商品特性”能允許您在某一項產品上，預先設定可供顧客在訂購時選擇更合適的產品細節，而且有效減少收到訂單後的種種跟進工作。

例如您正在售賣的西褲，應該具備不同的“顏色”、“腰圍”、“褲長”等，以供顧客選購，而透過“商品特性”的預先設定，您便可自定產品選擇上的各種“選項名稱”和“選項值”。

當完成設定所有的“商品特性”後，您便可參考及使用下一節指南介紹的“商品特性管理”，逐一為指定的產品套用合適的“商品特性”。

為有效管理“商品特性”及避免日常汲及的產品管理及訂購單出現混亂，強烈建議在開始設定“商品特性”前，細心採集相關的資料，及草擬所有特性的架構。

這些“商品特性”建議於未進行“產品新增”及“匯出、匯入資料”前的初始設定時一併處理，而由於某一特性將來會被套用到產品售出後的訂單資料，所以商品特性一經輸入和套用，不應刪除以避免無法正確查閱訂單資料。

進入“商品特性設定”管理：
- 點擊主選單的“分類目錄/產品管理”
- 點擊左選單的“商品特性設定”
每項“商品特性”包含的資料：
- 商品選項
  特性的“中英文”名稱，最多32個字元，請盡量簡短，例如“顏色”、“尺碼”、“褲長”（必需輸入）
- 選項值
  - 選項名稱
    已建立的選項所屬特性名稱
  - 選項值
    “中英文”的選項值名稱，最多32個字元，請盡量簡短，例如“紅色”、“大碼”、“42吋”（必需輸入）
針對“商品特性”的動作：
- 增加
  新增一項“商品選項”或“選項值”，在新增“選項值”前應預先完成新增“商品選項”
- 編輯
  修改已經建立的“商品選項”或“選項值”，例如更改名稱
- 刪除
  將該“商品選項”或“選項值”刪除，此刪除動作只針對“商品選項”或“選項值”資料，不會把原有產品刪除
注意事項：
- 名稱相近的特性或選項值請盡量歸納，避免設定過於沉長和混亂的架構
- 設定前務必預先集相關的資料，及草擬所有特性的架構
- 不可在“商品選項”或“選項值”的名稱內包含或使用符號，以避免跳脫字元影響資料庫存取
*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.

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Domain Names Knowledge

Who can register a .CN domain name?
Who can register a .CN domain name?

Regarding to CNNIC request for document submission.

For new .CN / .COM.CN / .NET.CN / .ORG.CN / GOV.CN domain registration, only organization application is accepted and below documents are required:
- Copy of a valid China Business Registration Certificate, and
- Copy of applicant's China Citizen Identity Card, and
- Copy of a valid ICP license
*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.

Required Documents of Hong Kong Domain Name

Domain Category	Eligible Applicant	Examples of Document
.hk	Local or overseas individuals or entities	(Organization Registration) A copy of the Business Registration Certificate (BR) issued by the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of HKSARG (NOT registered as a Branch) i.e. name of the organization shall be that of the head office, not branch office, or (Individual Registration) A copy of HKID card or other document proofing that you are a resident of HKSAR.
.com.hk / .公司.hk	Commercial entities registered in HKSAR	A copy of the Business Registration Certificate (BR) issued by the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of HKSARG (NOT registered as a Branch) i.e. name of the organization shall be that of the head office, not branch office, or A copy of the Certificate of Registration of Overseas Company issued by the Company Registry (CR) of HKSARG, or Other documentary proof required for the application of .org.hk, .edu.hk, .net.hk or .gov.hk with a letter stating the reason of selecting .com.hk.
.org.hk / .組織.hk	Registered or approved not-for-profit organizations in HKSARG	A copy of the tax exemption letter issued by Inland Revenue Department (IRD) that shows your organization is a charity or non-profit making organization (under Section 88 or 87), or A copy of the Certificate of a Society issued by Hong Kong Police, or A copy of the proof showing exemption from Registration of a Society issued by Hong Kong Police, or A copy of the Certificate of Registration for trade unions or other unions, or A copy of Certificate of Owners' Corporation under Building Ordinance, or A copy of Registration of a Hospital / Nursing Home (under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance), or A copy of the Certificate of Registration of a Child Care Centre, or Application letter issued by Government Department, or Gazatte / Ordinance mentioned the establishment of your organization together with an application letter issed by your organization if you are a statutory body, or A copy of the Memorandum of Association shows that no dividend per share to shareholders plus copy of the Business Registration Certificate or Certificate of Incoporation, or Other valid document proofing the non-profit making nature of your organization.
.edu.hk / .教育.hk	Registered schools, tertiary institutions and other approved educational institutions in Hong Kong	A copy of the Certificate of a School issed by Education and Manpower Bureau of HKSARG, or A copy of the Ordinance showing that your institute is established by law together with an application letter issued by your institute, or A copy of the Certificate of Registration of a course issued by Education and Manpower Bureau of HKSARG, or A copy of the Certificate of Registration of a Child Care Centre (for Nurseries Running Educare Services or Pre-Primary Curriculum for Children between 2 to 6 years old), or A copy of the Certificate of Education (for Nurseries Running Educare Services or Pre-Primary Curriculum for Children between 2 to 6 years old)
.net.hk / .網絡.hk	Entities managing network infrastructure, machines and services with a license from the Office of Telecommunications Authority of the HKSARG	A copy of the PNETS (IVANS / ISP) license issued by the Office of the Telecommunications Authority of the Government HKSAR, or Fixed Telecommunication Network Services (FTNS) / Fixed Carrier License.
.gov.hk / .政府.hk	Bureaux or Departments of the HKSARG	Subject to the endorsement by the Office of Government Chief Information Officer
.idv.hk / .個人.hk	Residents of HKSAR	A copy of HKID card or other document proofing that you are a resident of HKSAR. (For the registration of .個人.hk, the domain name you selected shall be your legal name)

*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.

How do I change DNS records if my domain is registered with Directnic?
How do I change DNS records if my domain is registered with Directnic?

If your domain is registered with Directnic and you want to use Focus Network Company web hosting or E-Store service, you'll just need to follow these simple steps in order to point the domain to our name servers.
1. Log in to your Directnic account and click on the Domain Manager link. http://www.directnic.com
2. Click on the Change Nameserver Information icon located to the right of your domain name, under the Options heading.
3. Replace the nameserver information listed with the below.
  ns1.powersx.com
  ns2.powersx.com
4. Click on the Modify button at the bottom of the page and you're done.
*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.
How do I change DNS records if my domain is registered with GoDaddy?
How do I change DNS records if my domain is registered with GoDaddy?

If you recently purchased Focus Network Company web hosting or E-Store, but your domain name was previously hosted somewhere else, you will need to change your DNS information to the follow these simple steps:
1. Log in to the GoDaddy Account Manager. http://www.godaddy.com
2. Select Manage Domains from the Domain Names dropdown menu or the Manage Your Account list.
3. Select the domain name you wish to modify using the checkboxes and then click Set Nameservers Icon.
4. Select Custom nameservers (I host my domains elsewhere.).
5. Enter our name server information to Nameserver 1 and Nameserver2 from below.
  ns1.powersx.com
  ns2.powersx.com
6. Click OK at the bottom.
*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.
How to transfer my existing domain name to "Focus Network Company"?
How to transfer my existing domain name to "Focus Network Company"?

When you start using your new hosting account or E-Store with us, it may be quite inconvenient to leave your domain name to be managed by your old host. If you do that you will have to communicate with two different organizations: one will be providing the hosting services or E-Store for your website and the other will be providing domain registration services for your website.

In order to move your existing domain and manage it together with your "Focus Network Company" hosting account with you just need to order the "Domain Transfer Service".

Requirements for successful domain name transfer
- The domain name to be transferred is not in 'Locked' Status.
- The customer has access to the administrative contact email for the domain.
- The customer can provide "Focus Network Company" with the domain EPP key code, applying to domains for which there is such a code.
- There are more than 15 days till the domain name expiration date.
- The domain name was registered for the first time more than 60 day ago.
- The domain name has one of the following extensions: .com .net .org .us .biz .info .name.
*** The above information is for reference only, Please seek independent technical advice if found necessary.

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