Cost Effective

Cost-Effective

Many individuals and organizations who want to have a virtual web presence will research how much it will cost to set up their own Web Server. This is usually not a cost-effective solution when you consider the following expenses are needed to start:

Dedicated Web Server (Pentium II) $2,000
Server Software (Netscape Commerce Server) $5,000
Tape Back-up $1000
Router $3,000

Add to that initial $11,000 the following recurring costs:

T-1 Connection to the internet $1,500/month
UNIX System Administrator $40,000/yr.

and you can see how quickly the expenses will add up.

Many organizations, even those which have deep pockets and technical expertise, will find it hard to justify such large expenditures on hardware and manpower when Merritt-Gentry Virtual Web Hosting can deliver equal or better services for a fraction of the cost.