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Globat Review - California Web Hosting Provider

Overview
Globat, a California web hosting provider, was founded on November 2001 by a team of seasoned dot-com executives and Internet veterans with broad experience in Internet and web hosting technology. Globat is a privately held company with headquarter based in Los Angeles, California.

Their popular TeraByte Package has further improved on Jan 2007 to TeraByte Xtreme Package and provides up to 1,000 GB of disk space and 1,000 GB of bandwidth (1,000 GB = 1 Terabyte)! With the accessibility of huge disk space and bandwidth, you are able to create a lot of contents images/pictures, streaming audio and video clips on your website without having to worry about hitting the limits. For the price of $7.95 per month, let's look at Globat's key features.

Latest News:
Sep 24, 2007 - Globat.com has recently acquired two web hosting providers, Newista and CHS respectively. The acquisition enables Globat to offer multiple web hosting platforms and strengthens the company's sronghold in the web hosting industry.

Jan 2, 2007 - Globat.com has increased the web space of their TeraByte Xtreme hosting plan from 100 GB to 1,000 GB disk space.

Key Hosting Features
As part of the TeraByte Xtreme Package, you are provided with 1,000 GB of disk space and 1,000 GB of bandwidth. In addition, the package also offers unlimited POP3 email accounts with unlimited email forwarding, alias and autoresponders. With $7.95 per month (1 year prepaid with free setup), Globat also supports the use of leading web technologies like Shockwave Flash, PHP4 and Perl to enhance the visual appeal, security and functionality of your web site.

Host 10 domains on 1 account - TeraByte Xtreme Package allows you to host up to 10 websites with different domain names on a single Globat account. This feature alone could cut down your hosting cost drastically if you have many websites.

e-Commerce - TeraByte Xtreme Package is fully support for basic e-commerce use. The full e-commerce capabilities include a free shared SSL (secure Web space), osCommerce & Zen shopping cart and a merchant account service (this will allow you take accept credit cards directly from your website).

Forever Free Domains - This feature essentially offers you a domain for free forever. As long as you remain as a customer with Globat, Globat will renew your domain for free every year!

mySQL databases - If your website requires dynamic pages, forums and/or shopping cart software that uses mySQL, now you have 3 mySQL databases at your disposal.

1-Click Blog - With just a click of a button using Globat's patent-pending 1-Click install process, you are now able to get Wordpress blogging software installed on your hosting account and start blogging immediately!

Instant Activation - You don't have to wait for your order to be processed. Now, you can get your account setup instantly and get your website up right away!

Customer Support
You can always expect superior customer support from Globat. In a recent survey, 91% of Globat's customers rate their experience with Globat.com's customer service between 'Very Good' to 'Outstanding'. And 98% of its customers either have recommended or would recommend a friend to Globat.

24/7 Toll-Free Phone - Globat provides two 24/7 toll-free telephone numbers that you can call. For sales and billing matters, you can call their main line: 877-2-GLOBAT (877-2-456228). For technical support, you can reach Globat at toll-free number: 866-841-2300. The above toll-free number available to US and Canada customers only. For International customers, you can call their main office at 1-(323)-874-9000.

24/7 Signature Support - Globat offers 24/7 responsive email support to all the Globat customers. Their support ticket system allows you to track your problem status conveniently.

Live Chat - Globat offers live chat which powered by 'LivePerson' where you can chat online with their support staffs on various issues.

Globat FAQ - Here, you can find Globat extensive answers to common questions in various categories.

Globat Flash Video Tutorials - This is a step-by-step online flash video tutorials designed to help you to configure your website properly.

Network Status - This is a unique service that only found in Globat. For existing Globat customers, you can login to check your server network status in real time!

Data Center
As a California web hosting provider, Globat primary equipment is housed in the main Data Center, Equinix, located in downtown Los Angeles, California and is the same one used by Google, Yahoo and IBM. Their Tier-1 providers include Level (3), Verio and Mzima Networks and operate over private peering networks to avoid overcrowded public exchanges. They also maintain a presence at a second Data Center in Marina del Rey, California exclusively for secondary DNS and email server backup. This facility uses AT&T and Time/Warner for connectivity.

Globat's new B² hosting platform features the redundancy and backup found only at top-level, commercial Data Centers. B² is capable of distributing various areas and functions of your website across multiple servers; each one manages a different application for optimum performance. Other hosting companies run numerous applications on one server, thus increasing the likelihood of failure.

Globat's B² system features Foundry Switches, Network Appliance Raid 4 Filers and on-line backup machines with additional disc drives, ensuring that even if one part of their hosting network goes down your website continues to operate without loss of any data.

Testimonials

Awards
Below are the award garnered by Globat:

> "Guaranteed Host Program List Editors' Choice" - FindMyHost
> "Top 15 Host Winner, Mar 2005" - HostReviews
> "Most Outstanding Web Host Winner, Feb 2005" - HostDirection
> "Top 10 Reviewers' Choice Gold Award Winner, 2004" - TopTenReviews
> "#1 Web Hosting Provider - Best Overall Web Hosting" - WebSiteMaven Community
> "#1 Unix Hosting Provider" - Web Host Directory
> "Best New Host of The Year, 2002" - 100 Best Web Hosting

Summary
Globat's TeraByte Xtreme Package is a comprehensive web hosting plan with almost everything you need to host your website. If you are looking for speedy customer service and glitch-free uptime to host a 'huge' website (with a lot of contents and traffics), then Globat's TeraByte Xtreme Package offers of 1,000 GB disk space, 1,000 GB of bandwidth and host up to 10 domains is one of our recommended hosting choice.