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The following detailed chart shows the extensive number of features that Parcom offers.   For over eight years, our feature list has grown to this enormous chart.   We guarantee that it will continue to grow too.  Please note that many features are not found at any other host!  We understand that having many features can make for a difficult decision, so just let us know if you need help in selecting the right plan for the right job.  Our knowledgeable staff are always ready to help you and to answer any questions about the each feature below.  Or, visit our Selecting a Service page to help guide you to the right service.

What is the most important thing to know about Parcom?  It is that we own our servers and networking equipment.  We can physically access our own servers!   That's a big deal when a great number of hosting companies rent their servers.   Other hosts may not even know where their machines are!  It could be in a third world country to reduce cost.  If you want to go direct and know you are working with a company that has truly built its own high grade server network, then Parcom is right for you! 

Quick Links:

• General Features - Popular features

• Mail Features - Detailed listing of e-mail features

• Scripting Features - Details on the different scripting features Parcom provides

• Databases - Different databases clients can utilize at Parcom

• Advanced Features - Professional features typically used by more advanced clients

• Parcom Exclusive Features - Features exclusive to Parcom

• Pricing - Fees and annual discount fees

NOTE: Move your mouse over the feature you are interested in for additional information.

General Features	Parcom  750	Parcom 2500	Parcom 5000	Other Hosts
Disk Space	750 MB	2500 MB	5000 MB	?
E-Commerce Ready (Designed for Small Businesses and Forums)	No	No		Fees?
Free Sub Domains Resources Included (sub.domain.com) (More available on 5000 if you need any!)	1	5	10	?
Free "Vanity" Domain Aliases Included (yourdomain.net, yourdomain.org, etc.) - Domain Registration fees apply (Additional domain alias resources are free from setup fees if the domain is registered with Parcom! Fees apply if the domain is not registered with Parcom)	1 (Additional are free and unlimited if Registered with Parcom)	5 (Additional are free and unlimited if Registered with Parcom)	25 (Additional are free and unlimited if Registered with Parcom)	?
FTP Access Users (You can add more if you need  them.)	1	3	5	?
Powered by Windows 2003 Enterprise Grade Hosting Solution				?
Instant Account (7x24, instant account setup within minutes!)				?
Use Own Domain (No transfer fees!)				Fees?
Microsoft FrontPage Extensions 1 Administrative Account Maximum (Parcom supports all versions)				?
Secure FTP Access				?
Web Based Control Panel (Languages: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Turkish) (Manage one or more accounts!)				?
International Web Based Control Panel System (Support for most major languages included free!)				?
90 day money back guarantee				?
Available 7x24 On-Call Support Direct to Owners and Senior Staff				? Outsourced?
Standard Web Based  Statistics by  AWSTATS				?
Professional Web Based  Statistics using SmarterStats by Smartertools.com -Enterprise Edition with E-Mail Reports! (One Time Fee Only!)	Optional	Optional	Optional	?
Maximum Data Transfer per month (Megabytes) (Performance is guaranteed up to this transfer rate.  Additional bandwidth available upon request)	30,000 MB	60,000 MB	120,000 MB	?
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Mail Features	Parcom  750	Parcom 2500	Parcom 5000	Other Hosts
E-mail Space (MB) Per Domain for POP3	1000 MB	2000 MB	3000 MB	?
POP3 Mail Accounts (w/ SMTP and IMAP)	250	500	1000	?
E-mail Aliases	250	500	1000	?
MRA (Multiple Recipient Address) Lists	5	10	25	?
MRA Users for each mailing list	250	500	1000	?
Professional List Server Feature (Advanced mailing list with subscribe and unsubscribe functionality.)	No	Optional	Optional	?
Secondary SMTP Port for Very restrictive ISPs who require different outgoing mail server settings				Probably Not
Commercial Grade Mail System (At Parcom, we give you the best e-mail system because it is important to you!)				Probably Not
E-mail Auto Responders				?
IMAP Support				?
English Web Mail Interface				Yes
Additional Chinese Web Mail Interface (People's Republic of China)				Probably Not
Additional Chinese Web Mail Interface (Taiwan)				Probably Not
Additional Finnish Web Mail Interface				Probably Not
Additional Dutch Web Mail Interface				Probably Not
Additional German Web Mail Interface				Probably Not
Additional Japanese Web Mail Interface				Probably Not
Additional Korean Web Mail Interface				Probably Not
Additional Hungarian Web Mail Interface				Probably Not
Additional Spanish Web Mail Interface				Probably Not
Additional French Web Mail Interface				Probably Not
Additional Italian Web Mail Interface				Probably Not
Additional Portuguese Web Mail Interface				Probably Not
Additional Swedish Web Mail Interface				Probably Not
Web Based E-mail Spell Checker				Probably Not
Basic Level (Stage 1):  Anti-Spam Service - Up to 50% effectiveness (Flags spam using basic filtering techniques.)				Possible Fees
Advanced Level (Stage 2): Enterprise Grade  Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus Service - Up to 99.9% effectiveness (Adds a second layer of anti-spam and also includes anti-virus service!  Also allows per user filtering and threshold adjustments.  "Powered by Parcom customers" anti-spam voting system included too. )	Optional	Optional	Optional	Probably Not
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Scripting Features	Parcom  750	Parcom 2500	Parcom 5000	Other Hosts
ASP				?
ASP.NET 1.1	(shared application pool only)			?
ASP.NET 2.0	No			?
Windows ActivePerl / CGI  (ver 5.6.1.638)				?
PHP (ver 4.4.0)				?
Python	No	Coming Soon	Coming Soon	?
XML				?
Flash & Shockwave	(.swf files only)	(.swf files only)		?
Windows Server Side Includes (.shtml)				?
Client Side Java Support				?
ASPEMAIL by Persits Software				?
JMAIL				?
CDOSYS				?
Dundas  Upload				?
Shared Application Pool (Customers with this feature share memory space for scripting - typically fine for 60% of Parcom clients)		N/A	N/A	?
Separate Dedicated Application Pool (Exclusive advanced feature!  This adds superior scripting stability for sites with forums, portals, or other high end services. Recommended for ASP.NET sites.  5000 Plan adds e-commerce pool performance!)	N/A	(standard!)	(standard! Plus enhanced e-commerce performance)	?
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Databases	Parcom  750	Parcom 2500	Parcom 5000	Other Hosts
MySQL (ver 4.0.22) Databases with Web Based SQL Administration	Obsolete	Obsolete	Obsolete	Obsolete
Microsoft SQL Databases with Web Based SQL Administration (additional space available)	N/A	1 Free  10 MB Databases	2 Free  10 MB Databases	?
SQL Users	2	3	5	?
DSN/ODBC Database Connections	2	3	5	?
Microsoft Access Databases				?
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Advanced Features	Parcom  750	Parcom 2500	Parcom 5000	Other Hosts
Custom Error Page Management	Optional			?
MIME Type Management Interface	No	Optional		?
DNS Zone Editor	No	No		?
Password protected directories (.htaccess)				?
Virtual Directory Support	No			?
Private Quick SSL + Free IP  (Secure Certificate Support for E-Commerce sites)	No	No	Optional	?
Shared (Free) SSL (Great for testing and basic security. Parcom recommends a true private Quick SSL service for complete security as this uses open SSL technology.)	No			?
Web Site Templates (a huge variety of professional templates you can purchase!)				?
Real Audio/Video File Streaming				?
Microsoft Media File Streaming				?
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Parcom Exclusive Features	Parcom  750	Parcom 2500	Parcom 5000	Other Hosts
Invited member of the Better Business Bureau				Rare
Parcom 20 Year Business Plan (Not many businesses plan past 3!)				Probably  Not
Multiple Enterprise Grade Firewall Protection				Probably  Not
Microsoft Certified FrontPage  and Windows Web Hosting Provider				?
Video Tutorials				?
Visual Studio Publishing				?
Macintosh Client Publishing				?
Windows Client Web Publishing				?
Unix/Linux Client Web Publishing				?
Banner Free Hosting				?
100% Privacy Guarantee				Probably  Not
Annual and 2 Year Discounts Available				?
Lifetime price lock guarantee				Probably  Not
99.995% Uptime Guarantee for Server Network (Parcom always works towards 99.99999% for you)				?
99.99999% Uptime Guarantee for network - from routers to all of our many providers				?
Server Stability Policy (Parcom does not allow custom or any "off the shelf" sub-standard software packages or DLLs to be loaded on our systems.  Many hosts do, but at the expense of stability and uptime!  We assure every server is clean, identical, and up to date with commercial grade software and drivers. Our attention to such detail is unmatched!)				?
Triple Redundant UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) Protection				Rare
Triple Redundant 7x24 Diesel Power Generators - For unlimited power				Rare
Redundant City Power Grid Connections (Parcom is connected to 3 city power grids for serious redundancy. No one else comes close!)				Probably  Not
Daily backups				?
Redundant Routers and Sw