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30 Day Free Trial on Windows ASP.NET Hosting Packages

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:54:58 +0000

Web Wiz is pleased to announce our Free 30 Day Trial, with no obligation, on all our Windows Hosting Packages including our Single Site, Multi-Site and Reseller Hosting.

All our Windows Hosting Packages come with support for ASP.NET 4, 3, and 2, as well as Classic ASP and PHP and also include SQL Server 2008 R2 and mySQL Databases at no extra cost.

Hosted on our own network of Highly Available Clustered Servers, our hosting packages are designed to give maximum uptime and are backed by a 99.9% Uptime Guarantee.

Our Free 30 Day Trial will allow you to try our Windows Hosting Packages with no obligation.

For more information see our Windows Hosting 30 Day Free Trial page.

Web Wiz NewsPad version 2.01 Released

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:50:47 +0000

We are pleased to announce the latest release of our Blogging and eNewsletter software, Web Wiz NewsPad 2.01.

This latest release of Web Wiz NewsPad addresses a number of bugs that have been reported in our Support Forums and adds a number of improvements based on user feedback of our initial version 2.0 release.

A complete listing of bug fixes and improvements is available on the Web Wiz NewsPad Release Notes Page.

More information on NewsPad is available at www.WebWizNewsPad.com

Web Wiz Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:12:45 +0000

Web Wiz turns 10 this month! Web Wiz was launched as Web Wiz Guide (www.webwizguide.com) on the 3rd of September 2001 offering a range of Free Web Apps, Hosting Services, Tips, Reviews and Information to Webmasters building their own websites.

Our balance of software, useful information and hosting services proved to be a success from the start with over 5,000 visitors within the first week and our success continues with us now reaching 60,000 visitors per month and our 15,000th customer this summer.

To celebrate our 10th birthday we are offering a 10% discount for 1 year on all new Hosting Packages and 10% discount on new and upgrade Software Licenses till the end of 2011. To receive your 10% discount just enter "HappyBirthday" in the promo code box when making your purchase.

Web Wiz NewsPad 2 Final Released

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 09:01:37 +0000

We are excited to announce the release of Web Wiz NewsPad version 2 Final. This latest version takes Web Wiz NewsPad from an eNewsletter solution with News Bulletin capabilities to a fully fledge Blogging Platform with Comments and Social Networking Tools.

Bloggers are able to create both Public and Subscriber only Blog Posts which can be sent as eNewsletters and for those looking for an eNewsletter solution Blogging Tools can be disabled.

Below are some highlights of the new features and improvements available in NewsPad version 2:

Blogging Tool - NewsPad is now a full Blogging Platform.
eNewsletters - Enhancements in creating and managing eNewsletters which can now be created separately from Blog/News Posts.
Visitor Comments - Visitors and/or Subscribers are able to Comment on Blog Posts, this can be enabled or disabled on each Blog Post.
Install/Upgrade Wizard - New easy install and upgrade wizard.
Web Wiz Rich text Editor 4.08 - The latest version of the Web Wiz Rich Text Editor is integrated for creating Blog Posts and eNewsletters.
Image Upload Resizing - Automatically resizes uploaded images over a configurable size.
Update Admin Control Panel - Updated Admin Area allows easy creation and management of Blog Posts, Comments and eNewsletters.
Social Networking - Facebook Like, Twitter Tweet, Google +1 and improved Topic Sharing.
Ad Free - Web Wiz NewsPad is now Ad Free for Free Expression Editions.
mySQL - improved support for mySQL including myOBDC 3.51 and 5.1.
FURL's - Friendly URL's to aid Search Engine Optimisation.
Dynamic Titles and Meta Tags - New Dynamic Page Titles, Description and Keyword Meta Tags for improved Search Engine Indexing.
Email Encoding - Improved encoding for eNewsletters and other emails sent from NewsPad to better support non English languages.
Private Blog Posts - Create Private Blog Posts that require an active subscription to read.
Blog Post Templates - Blog Posts can be used as a Template to create a eNewsletters.
Web Wiz Forums Integration - Integration with Web Wiz Forums to send eNewsletters to Forum Members and display Blog Posts within Web Wiz Forums.

A complete listing of the new features and improvements is available on the Web Wiz NewsPad Release Notes Page.

More information on NewsPad is available at www.WebWizNewsPad.com

Web Wiz Forums 10.02 Released

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:15:13 +0000

Web Wiz have today released version 10.02 of our popular Web Wiz Forums bulletin board software that adds a number of bug fixes, improvements, and new configuration features.

This release is aimed mainly at fixing bugs in the new version 10, but also includes a few new features including an update to Active Users and an option to select who can view Member Profiles.

A number of bugs that have been reported in our Support Forums have been addressed and fixed, including reports of Forum Members receiving permission denied errors when posting in forums, mySQL Database errors, RSS Feeds, Points System, improved character support for the Chat Room, and others.

All changes are listed in the release notes located at; http://www.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums/kb/release-notes.htm

More information on Web Wiz Forums is available at www.webwizforums.com

New Failover Cluster Hosting

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:38:50 +0000

The Web Wiz network upgrade to Failover Clustering was completed last week and all Windows Hosting, Windows Reseller Hosting and Hyper-V Virtual Server Hosting Services have been migrated over to our new Failover Clusters.

Our Highly Available Servers hosted on Active Clustered Nodes are able to failover, with no interruption to service, to Passive Clustered Nodes in the event of hardware failure, maintenance, or upgrades.

High Availability Failover Hosting for Shared Hosting and Hyper-V Virtual Server Hosting is a similar solution to more expensive solutions used to host high traffic mission critical websites.

For more information on the new Web Wiz Failover Clustered Network Architecture have a look at our High Availability Failover Hosting page.

Web Wiz Forums 10 Final Released

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:03:03 +0000

We are excited to announce the release of Web Wiz Forums version 10 Final. Web Wiz Forums version 10 is now available for download and contains numerous new tools and features.

Web Wiz Forums version 10 has been in development for over 3 years. Here are a few features and enhancements of our award winning Forum Web Application:

Chat Room - Your members can chat in real time using the new AJAX Based Chat Room.
Topic Rating - Your members can rate topics with a 1 to 5 star rating.
Post Thanking - Your Members can 'Thank' other members for their posts.
Points System - Replaces post count by setting how many points members can receive for New Topics, Replies, being Thanked and more.
Social Networking - Facebook Like, Twitter Tweet, Google +1 and improved Topic Sharing.
Mobile Optimised View - Improvements to Mobile Optimised view.
Member Profiles - Improved member profiles with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and more.
Registration - Registration Improvements including customisable registration form.
Private Messaging - Improvements to Private Messaging including Outbox, Full Inbox Alert, Full Inbox Actions.
Image Upload Resizing - Automatically resizes uploaded images over a configurable size.
SPAM Filter - New Configurable SPAM Filter with configurable actions to take when SPAM is detected.
User and Group Settings - New User and Group settings including disabling Signatures, Links, Images, Private Messaging.
Forum Ads - Support for 3rd Party Ads including VigLink, AdSense and others.
External URL's - Create External Links that are displayed on the Forum Index page in the list of Forums.
Answer/Resolution Posts - Admins and Moderators can set sticky Posts that are the Answer, Resolution, or Official Response to a question poised in Forums.
Ladder Groups - Support added for Multiple Member Ladder Groups.
[HIDE] BBcode - Hides message content till the member replies in the Topic.
Improved SEO - Lots of improvements for Search Engine Optimising and configuration.
Google Analytics - Built in support for Google Analytics.
Forum Statistics - Improved forum statistics including most active users.
Custom Header and Footers - These can now be configured from the Forum Admin Area for both desktop and mobile views.
Custom Registration Rules - Create Custom Registration Rules from the Forum Admin Area.
Security Improvements - Password complexity requirements , incorrect login settings, new error handling, and more.
Search Improvements - The admin can now set the default search age for searches.
FURL's - Improvements to Friendly URL's.
Plus many more new features and improvements.

More information on Web Wiz Forums and to download version 10 see www.webwizforums.com

Keep an eye on @WebWizUK and facebook.com/WebWiz for more information and upcoming promotions.