Edge Upgrades Managed Hosting Network Core To 10Gb

Edge Web Hosting has successfully completed a full upgrade of our network infrastructure. Using flagship routing and switching platforms from market leader Cisco, managed hosting customers can now take advantage of enhanced network performance and increased redundancy.  The upgraded core provides massive scalability, which is essential for the ever growing demand for online content and services. Continue reading

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Edge Raises Money For The Maryland Food Bank

Members of the Edge team participated in this past weekend’s 4th Annual Spinners for Dinners, hosted by Canton Club Health and Fitness.  Spinners for Dinners is a 24 hour cycle-thon in which the club offers 24 consecutive cycling classes. The event raised over $13,000 for the Maryland Food Bank. Continue reading

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Web Application Firewall For PCI Compliance

When it comes to electronic payments, web-based threats, attacks and crimes are escalating. To combat this, the Payment Card Industry has created the Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) for all companies that process or store credit card data. These standards enhance payment account security and protect cardholder data. Continue reading

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Web Design Earns Edgewebhosting W3 Award

BALTIMORE, MD – (October 2011) Edgewebhosting Inc.’s website has become a Silver Winner in the Design and Navigation category at the 2011 W3 Awards sanctioned by the International Academy of Visual Arts. Receiving over 3,000 entries, the W3 Awards honors outstanding Websites, Web Marketing, Web Video, & Mobile Apps created by some of the best interactive agencies, designers, and creators worldwide.  Continue reading

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Edgewebhosting Inc. Named To 2011 Inc. 500|5000 Fastest Growing Companies List

BALTIMORE, MD – (September 2011) Edgewebhosting Inc., a leading provider of mission-critical managed hosting services, today announced its inclusion on Inc. Magazine’s prestigious Inc. 500|5000 list as one of the fastest growing private IT Services companies in the Maryland/DC area based on the company’s impressive 73 percent three-year revenue growth. Continue reading

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Microsoft SQL Server High Availability Technologies

MicrosoftWe offer several high-availability solutions for Microsoft SQL Server, which differ in the level of initial and ongoing investments and reliability. Note that high-availability is not a replacement for either data backup, replication or load-balancing technologies, which must be used in addition to high-availability if needed. Continue reading

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Edgewebhosting Inc. Partners with SmarterTools

BALTIMORE, MD (August,2011) Edgewebhosting Inc., a leading provider of mission-critical managed hosting services announced today it has partnered with software developer SmarterTools Inc. The new agreement will enable Edge to offer SmarterMail, as well as the full suite of SmarterTool’s products at affordable prices to customers. Continue reading

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Edge Web Hosting And Host Merchant Services Join Forces

BALTIMORE,MD–(July, 2011) – Edgewebhosting Inc., a leading provider of mission-critical managed hosting services, announced its new partnership agreement with credit card processing firm Host Merchant Services. This alliance will give Edge the ability to process credit card payments at extremely competitive rates as well as provide its clients the industry leading customer service of Host Merchant Services. Continue reading

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Prevent Malicious Code Injection, Sanitize User Input

Virtually all web developers and website owners face a pair of vulnerabilities which do not discriminate against web server types,  programming languages,  applications,  or scripting languages.  These easily exploitable vulnerabilities are called Cross Site Scripting (XSS) and SQL Injection.  As easy as they are to exploit, for personal gain or revenge, they are equally as easy to prevent.  Below I will outline each vulnerability and how to prevent them in your web application.  The cause and fix for both are exactly the same. Continue reading

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Problem Downloading Large PDF Files In Internet Explorer

MicrosoftWe recently encountered an issue with IIS 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2 that breaks large PDF files when they get viewed or downloaded within Internet Explorer.  In this situation, the company was creating large PDF files being generated by their customers on the fly and allowing them to be downloaded as needed.  These files included large images and 100+ pages worth of important data and when IIS would go to serve these PDF’s to an IE browser, the browser wouldn’t display an error message and would crash or lock up.  Continue reading

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