Demon Internet founder, Cliff Stanford has promised to "change the shape of the Internet", by launching a Web hosting facility which will bring telcos, ISPs (Internet service providers) and users under the same roof.
The package provides free intranet applications, Web hosting and an individual URL for each customer. US-based Intranets.com has launched a service offering free intranet services to small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs).
As well as hosting Office 2000 software, the site will also offer marketing and management facilities. The company's president, Steve Ballmer, said the strategy will include the renting of Office 2000 applications via a dedicated Web site, bCentral.
UK domain name registrar, NetBenefit, has this week launched a Web hosting facility aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The majority of SMEs can't afford to buy a whole rack of space [in a hosting centre]," said Tidy.
Perry said many SMBs will rely on the default offerings of service providers, such as a firewall which came with the broadband setup and the anti-spam service which came with the webmail provider or hosting service.
He said the internet is rapidly moving from a "text web" to a "video web", spurred by the dropping costs of producing and hosting video. Brightcove is developing several "social media" additions to work with its video hosting and distribution system.
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