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28Dec/120

LIVE STREAMING

SiliconHouse proudly announces that our arrow streaming server has successfully livecasted the KARTHIGAI DEEPAM function held at thiruvannamalai and also we are currently running the web TV for the velankanni shrine. We have live streamed the event with high efficiency and speed.The live stream from the events were very consistent and the audio and video was perfectly in sync.

Media Streaming Servers enable you to deliver Audio and Video streamed live or on demand over a premium Gbps network. The robust hardware and rock solid network allows you to provide seamless user experience which is very vital for any media streaming application. Besides streaming, the server can also be tweaked for business applications such as video conferencing, whiteboard etc.

With the good quality of web cams and the speed of broadband connections, it's really easy to broadcast a live event with SiliconHouse. Give this service a try. we are confident your organization will appreciate the results.

You can get more details on live streaming and on demand audio / video streaming at http://www.siliconhouse.net/media-streaming

5Aug/120

Introducing an advanced back up solution in windows – Arrow SQL Arc :

Silicon House the store house of innovation have introduced a new SQL back up Management product named "Arrow SQL Arc ". The Arrow SQL Arc is a powerful tool with which back up of the SQL database in windows is taken at periodic intervals (Weekly basis) automatically.

The presence of SQL Arc has made the job of the user less laborious. With the help of SQL Arc the weekly back up of the SQL database will be dumped automatically under the user’s ftp account for each of his domain individually. The dumped back up can be restored by the user by downloading it from the FTP account.

The highlight of the Arrow SQL Arc is that the user need not require to connect with the SQL management studio for the purpose of taking back up , once the feature is enabled in the user account the backup will run automatically for every week and the backup will be placed under the FTP account .Thus making it user friendly and time saving.

The added advantage of Arrow SQL Arc is that such an unseen product is available at very low cost which is affordable by everyone.

For Further details visit :

http://www.siliconhouse.net/apps/arrowsqlarc.php

19Jul/120

Video On Demand (VOD) – Siliconhouse:

Siliconhouse a pioneer in Media streaming has a great degree of expertise in managing On Demand streaming.

Video On Demand is a kind of streaming technology in which the live events can be recorded and viewed by the user whenever required. The Live events may include seminars , prayers , symposium, Wedding events ,Movies, Songs Play lists, Streaming  TV event and other Personal / Social events.

The major advantage of On Demand Streaming  is that it allows the end-user to  view the video quickly . This benefits both the end-user and the host site. In Video On Demand the viewer can select a time that is convenient for them to watch the video which is an added advantage of it.

In comparison with the live streaming  , the video that is encoded for on-demand viewing has higher quality. So video-on-demand is usually much more suitable than live streaming video for the majority of business  applications . The protocol used for streaming the video is the RTMP protocol .The video contents used in streaming should be in FLV format.

Siliconhouse promotes two different packages named Nano and Economy  in on demand streaming at affordable pricing.

You can get more details about on demand  video streaming at

http://www.siliconhouse.net/media-streaming

1Sep/110

Why SiliconHouse.Net ???

1. Lowest transaction rate in the country: Silicon House is one of the largest hosting company in Asia. Silicon House has exclusive tie-up with leading financial institutions which allows lesser transaction rate [ charged for every transaction made ] in the country. Most importantly, unlike others, we do not keep chain of commissions paid to others from your transactions. This allows us to provide payment gateways at unbelievably lower transaction rates.

2. Quickest Processing Time: We have been helping thousands of customers around the world to enable ecom. This gives us enormous advantage over others. We know the exact requirements and pre-requisites for enabling payment gateways. You can go live within minutes from your approval. Our processes take 75% lesser time when compared to others. You can track each and every stage of your Payment Gateway processing in our Automated Service Engine.

3. Secured: All our payment processing engines are 128 bit SSL secured. All the hardware and software meet the security requirements of VISA / MASTER standards. ControlScan Vulnerability Scans for more than 14000 vulnerabilities regularly.

4. Fully Integrated Development and R&D Team: All our development and r&d activities are done in-house. Unlike others we do not outsource our critical development or r&d requirements. This allows us full control over the entire system.

5. Complete Ebiz Suite: Silicon House is the only company in India to provide End to End ebusiness solution. We are an accredited .in domain registrar and host more than 80,000 for customers in over 36 countries. Right from domain registration, hosting, shopping cart, payment gateway integration and search engine marketing, Silicon House can be your one stop shop for your online strategy.

6. Multiple Options: Due to our huge market presence, we have tied up with multiple back end payment processing streams. This allows you to choose the best choice among various options. Unlike others you will not be stuck with one option thus jeopardizing your entire online business.

7. Silicon House - Rapid Action Force ™, Industry's most acclaimed support system: Silicon House offers world class support for its customers worldwide through;

24 hrs support with our Automated Service Engine
Exhaustive, informative Help Desk
In house call center
Rapid Action - Trouble Ticketing System

28Aug/110

SiliconHouse Reseller Reviews

" We develop ERP,CRM and ECOM applications for our customers around the globe. Being a reseller of Silicon House, we are able to provide complete solution to our customers and keep adding clients rather than worrying about managing their hosting solutions."

- Mr.Arokiyaraja, RR Solutions

21Aug/110

SiliconHouse.Net – Effective Ways For Preventing Viruses

Prevent Virus

In computer security technology, a virus is a self-replicating program that spreads by inserting copies of itself into other executable code or documents . Thus, a computer virus behaves in a way similar to a biological virus, which spreads by inserting itself into living cells. Extending the analogy, the insertion of the virus into a program is termed infection, and the infected file (or executable code that is not part of a file) is called a host.

1. Do not open any files attached to an email from an unknown, suspicious or untrustworthy source.

2. Do not open any files attached to an email unless you know what it is, even if it appears to come from a dear friend or someone you know. Some viruses can replicate themselves and spread through email. Better be safe than sorry and confirm that they really sent it.

3. Do not open any files attached to an email if the subject line is questionable or unexpected. If the need to do so is there always save the file to your hard drive before doing so.

4. Delete chain emails and junk email. Do not forward or reply to any to them. These types of email are considered spam, which is unsolicited, intrusive mail that clogs up the network.

5. Do not download any files from strangers.

6. Exercise caution when downloading files from the Internet. Ensure that the source is a legitimate and reputable one. Verify that an anti-virus program checks the files on the download site. If you're uncertain, don't download the file at all or download the file to a floppy and test it with your own anti-virus software.

7. Update your anti-virus software regularly. Over 500 viruses are discovered each month, so you'll want to be protected. These updates should be at the least the products virus signature files. You may also need to update the product's scanning engine as well.

8. Back up your files on a regular basis. If a virus destroys your files, at least you can replace them with your back-up copy. You should store your backup copy in a separate location from your work files, one that is preferably not on your computer.

9. When in doubt, always err on the side of caution and do not open, download, or execute any files or email attachments. Not executing is the more important of these caveats. Check with your product vendors for updates which include those for your operating system web browser, and email.

13Aug/110

Best Coding Practices

Optimising Codes

Optimising your server side scripts such as ASP and PHP is very important for better utilisation of server resources. Even a high end server can fail to deliver the speed and performance that you look for, if the codes are not optimised.

For ASP & MS Access 2000 Websites:

1. It is a good method to store connection string in a common file. This common file can be included as a header in all the pages, wherever it is required.

2. Do not use multiple recordsets in a single page. If your program requires mulitple recordsets in a single file, close the already opened recordsets before opening the new one. [ Use rs.close ]

3. Always close the connection at the end of each asp page. [ Use conn.close ]

4. Always use provider based or dsnless connection. DSN connections use direct system resources. Moreover, the website is not portable if a System DSN is used.

5. IMPORTANT : Avoid using multiple loops in a single pages. Most of the programmers make mistakes in handling loops thus the asp pages will not be executed after few hits.

6. Do not unnecessarily use asp pages. It is strongly adviced to keep the home page as ".html" and not as ".asp"

7. Access database has a very high restriction on simultaneous users. Hence, if your site receives higher number of hits, plan for migrating to MS SQL as Access cannot handled too many simultaneous users.

8. Table Size should be kept at minimum. Avoid opening multiple tables at a time. Moreover, avoid querying a single large table.

For PHP & My SQL:

1. It is a good method to store connection string in a common file. This common file can be included as a header in all the pages, wherever it is required.

2. IMPORTANT : Avoid using multiple loops in a single pages. Most of the programmers make mistakes in handling loops thus the asp pages will not be executed after few hits.

3. Do not unnecessarily use asp pages. It is strongly adviced to keep the home page as ".html" and not as ".php"

4. Table Size should be kept at minimum. Avoid opening multiple tables at a time. Moreover, avoid querying a single large table.

4Aug/110

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Why SiliconHouse.Net ?

  • SiliconHouse.Net Private Limited - Web Hosting Company Since 1998
  • 24 X 7 Support from 14 yrs Web Hosting experienced staffs
  • Official ICANN Accredited Registrar for .COM Domains
  • Official .IN Accredited registrar by Govt of India since 2005
  • India's Only Reseller specific Wholesale Web Hosting provider
  • SiliconHouse has more than 500+ dedicated servers located across 6 locations
  • Unlimited cPanel for Unlimited Website Hosting with cPanelWHM
  • We provide .COM registrations at Rs.399 and .IN registrations at Rs.249
  • We provide reseller partner hosting package in a 48 GB DDR3 speed server,100% Up time guaranteed
28Jul/110

Silicon House : Siliconhouse.net Advanced Linux Cloud web Hosting Servers

Silicon House Linux Cloud Servers come with Centos Linux and cPanel pre-installed. You can run PHP/MYSQL/Postgres based applications with ease and also have the ability to install any third party component with full root access. All Linux Cloud Servers come with comprehensive security shield Arrow pre-installed.

Who should use Silicon House Linux Cloud Servers?

  1. If you are developing a web application in PHP / MYSQL and require a dedicated environment to test and deploy custom modules which are not a part of standard PHP/MYSQL shared hosting can use Linux Cloud Servers.
  2. If your web application requires instant scalability due to spike in number of users or total application usage, then cloud servers are best suited for you.
  3. If you require to integrate your web application with payment gateway modules, or require special third party components to be installed in the server.
  4. If you require a complete root access to tweak a server instance according to your requirements.
25Jul/110

Open SSL Certificate

SSL alert that you get [ Untrusted Connection ] is due to the fact that the server uses Open SSL certificate for SSL. Please note that Open SSL is used in the server side for your protection only. This does no harm to you. You can just ignore it and proceed further or you can install the certificate in your browser so that such an alert will not come in future.

Why such a certificate [ Open SSL ] is used in the first place ?

Many customers ask this question. Why should be undergo such minor irritation, why is that other hosting providers work fine with them without SSL itself ?

The answer is simple. Better Security. We force our users to use ssl while accessing cpanel/whm or webmail to make sure that their login details are safeguarded. Consider a situation where your system is infected with malware. When you login to whm or webmail, your login will be sent to the remote attacker and he can use that to deface all your websites. Now when SSL is enabled, even if your system is infected, it will encrypt your login details and hence the remote attacker cannot get your login details. In short, forcing SSL does more good than harm. Why other hosting providers do not do this, because, they leave your account security to you.

Is open ssl is safe ?

Absolutely, the ssl certificate we use is safe and provide the same or better security offered by any commercial certificate like thawte or verisign. But open ssl certificate do not provide domain verfication [ which is not required as every customer accesses control panel in their own name ] and hence they trigger an alert that it is untrusted etc.

What I do now ?

Just ignore it and then proceed further to access the control panel or if you want to avoid this for ever, If you are using Mozilla Firefox, follow as below

Click on I understand the risk>>Add exception>>get certificate>>Confirm security certificate.

Bad Behavior has blocked 134 access attempts in the last 7 days.