SaskTech Servers News

Notice of Port 25 blocked for SaskTel Customers

2008-01-08T04:30:59Z

Customers of SaskTel’s Internet service. If you are having trouble sending email with your email client such as Microsoft Outlook please be advised that SaskTel has blocked access to Port 25. You will need to change the port to 80.

Instructions may be found at the following address: http://help.securepaynet.net/article.php?article_id=363&topic_id=&prog_id=initech

Dedicated & Virtual Dedicated Server Products Updated!

2007-11-21T20:36:24Z

Dedicated Servers:

We upgraded our Linux operating systems to: CentOS 5, Red Hat Fedora Core 7, and Red Hat Enterprise 5.
All Linux operating systems are now available with our Core 2 Duo 2.66 processor.
A new 4GB RAM option is now available with our Core 2 Duo processors

Virtual Dedicated Servers:

We upgraded our Linux operating systems to: CentOS 5 and Red Hat Fedora Core 7.

Traffic Facts can now be used on ANY Web site!

2007-10-31T21:39:33Z

Not only does Traffic Facts track statistics (in real time), traffic and conversions on SaskTech Servers-hosted Web sites (including WebSite Tonight® sites), but it also now works with any third party-hosted site. So get the crucial information and statistics you need for ANY and ALL of your Web sites. PLUS, you can now manage statistics on all your sites within just one interface, and get separate stats on aliases and sub-domains by purchasing multiple accounts.

Quick Blogcast – Customize your Favicon!

2007-10-22T21:37:47Z

We’ve just added the ability to customize your site's Favicon, that little icon that shows up next to your site name or URL. Simply go to the main settings page or the “Add Blog” page (if you're a paying customer). It’s easy to set up – just upload an appropriate image and press the page's “Save” button.

Plus, Quick Blogcast now has Bandwidth Overage Protection! While most people never get near their monthly allotment of bandwidth, there are occasions where the world beating a path to your door can lead to an unexpected monthly charge. There is a way to ensure this doesn't happen to you. We can monitor your daily bandwidth usage and turn off your blog if you go over. A message is displayed to your visitors until either the billing period rolls over or you buy extra bandwidth. We also send you an email when you reach 80% of capacity as well as when the actual overage occurs. Overage protection is defaulted to "Off", but you can turn it on in your Quick Blogcast account: Manage Blog > Settings > General.

New themes added to Online Photo Filer!

2007-10-17T21:36:00Z

We've just added 21 new fall and winter themes to Online Photo Filer. Now you can create the perfect seasonal design for your galleries, and quickly and easily customize your site to reflect this wonderful time of year. Just select a template and enjoy! Plus, Online Photo Filer now works with Safari, so Mac enthusiasts can now upload photos just like our PC users!

Traffic Blazer® now works with Safari!

2007-10-15T21:34:44Z

We've just added support for Safari v2.0.4 and later so Mac users can start enjoying all the same Traffic Blazer features and functionality as our Windows users!
Plus, the Keyword Generator in Traffic Blazer now uses Yahoo!® API for keyword suggestions. That means no more guessing how many times a keyword will be searched during a given timeframe. The Forecasted Searches column displays the estimated number of searches on a given keyword by Yahoo! users within the next 30 days. Using this information, you can more easily decide which keywords – suggested by the Keyword Generator – you want to use.

Increased prices at select registries

2007-10-15T21:23:13Z

On April 5, 2007, ICANN approved a price increase for the .COM, .NET, .ORG, .INFO and .BIZ registries. We strongly disapproved of this change and did our best to oppose the increase. Our concerns, however, were dismissed.

The following prices will be increased on Oct 14. 2007

Price Increase

Top Level Domain Fee Increased in US Dollars

.COM $ 0.43

.NET $ 0.36

.INFO $ 0.41

.ORG $ 0.15

.BIZ $ 1.15

*Plus ICANN fee of 20 cents per domain name year. Certain Top Level Domains only.

Managing your Online Photo Filer album just got easier!

2007-08-18T11:41:11Z

Sort and change the order that galleries appear on your Web site - now it's easier than ever to manage Online Photo Filer at the gallery level. You can also change themes, delete a gallery and move photos between galleries - all from one super-intuitive interface. Simply log in to Online Photo Filer and click "Manage Galleries" under the "Galleries" menu. You can even sort galleries by color - making it simple to search for team colors when you post photos of the Little League Championship.

Plus, you and your site's visitors can now purchase t-shirts featuring your favorite photos. It's a snap to order t-shirts for the whole family that feature a funny picture of Uncle Bill for his birthday. Simply select the image you want and add it to your Photo Store. Then click the "Photo Store Checkout" link in the upper-right corner of your Online Photo Filer site. Once you're in the Photo Store, click the "T-Shirts Tab" to select a size. It's easy!

NEW Traffic Facts - More support means more power!

2007-08-18T11:35:08Z

Traffic Facts just keeps getting better. In addition to Real Time Stats, Conversion Tracking, and Multiple Account Management, Traffic Facts now gives you Alias and Subdomain support. Now you can get separate statistic reports for the Aliases and Subdomains assigned to your primary domain by adding them as separate Traffic Facts accounts. Enjoy up to 15% savings when you purchase multiple accounts. Get an edge over the competition--try Traffic Facts today!

NEW! WebSite Tonight® - Easier to use, even better results!

2007-08-18T11:32:40Z

We've taken our best-selling site builder and revamped many of the features making WebSite Tonight easier and faster to use than ever before. Now, true click-and-type editing makes content creation and editing a snap. Plus:

We've removed pop-up windows and added pop-in windows resulting in fewer page refreshes.
An intuitive, accordion-style interface puts add-ons and editing tools at your fingertips.
Automatic image size constraining ensures images of all sizes display properly, regardless of resolution.
Content formatting issues have been removed. Italicize/bold/justify a single line without affecting other content.
Pasting text into the new editor is possible without having to jump to HTML view.

Check out new WebSite Tonight now and then start creating a site your friends will swear was created by a pro!

Track statistics for multiple Web sites from a single interface with Traffic Facts!

2007-07-15T21:58:00Z

Cut the time you spend reviewing statistics for multiple Web sites by accessing the data for ALL your sites in one place! With Traffic Facts' new Multiple Account Management feature, you can review all the vital traffic and visitor information from your different Web sites through a single interface – no more logging in and out of separate accounts to get the data you need. Plus, enjoy up to 15% off when you purchase multiple accounts. Try Traffic Facts today and discover a faster, easier, more convenient way to see how your Web sites are performing!

Important: ICANN Fee Update

2007-05-10T18:19:00Z

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) recently agreed to reduce their Registrar Transaction Fee from $.25 to $.22. Take a look around and you'll notice that this change is already implemented across our Web site. Login to your SaskTech Account at http://www.sasktech.com

Be sure that shoppers opt-in to your Express Email Marketing® campaigns

2007-05-10T18:14:00Z

Quick Shopping Cart® now works hand in hand with Express Email Marketing. That means shoppers can opt-in during the checkout process to receive your Express Email Marketing messages, giving you an even better chance to turn one-time shoppers into long-term customers. To access Express Email Marketing from Quick Shopping Cart, simply go to the ‘Site Promotions’ tab and select 'Email Marketing.'

Assisted Service Plan Provides the Best of Both Worlds!

2007-03-19T08:36:50Z

Our Assisted Service Plan allows EVERYONE to take advantage of our Virtual Dedicated Servers by having our expert staff setup, monitor and maintain your virtual dedicated server for you! You get superior power and performance, without the work of maintaining the server yourself. It's the perfect solution for users who want advanced hosting performance, but don't have the time, skills or resources to manage it on their own!

Create richer, more interactive Web sites with ASP.NET AJAX

2007-03-19T08:35:19Z

Add AJAX-based functionality to your Web sites with ASP.NET AJAX from Microsoft®, now available FREE to all SaskTech Servers hosting customers.

Make visitors' Web experience richer and more satisfying-the program's partial page update feature makes it possible for individual pages to refresh more quickly. ASP.NET AJAX also makes it easy to create "mash-up" applications, seamlessly merging information from multiple sources. Works with Visual Studio 2005 so you can take your ASP.Net 2.0 sites to the next level.

This cross-browser, cross-platform Javascript library represents a new packaging of many of the technologies you already know and love, such as JavaScript, cascading style sheets (CSS), DHTML, and XMLHttpRequest. Supports all modern browsers.

.INFO Sale - Just $0.99*!

2007-03-02T10:06:44Z

For a Limited Time SaskTech Servers is offering .info domains for ONLY $0.99*!

There's no better way to get your information on the 'Net than with your own .INFO domain. And there's no better time than now! "Info" means information to speakers of many different languages around the world. So whether you want to promote information about your business, your organization or simply yourself, .INFO is a great way to create an identity on the Web.

PLUS: You get all our FREE EXTRAS! Email, QuickBlog, A Whopping 5 Gigs Ad Sponsered WEB HOSTING!

Register your .info TODAY! Click Here for more info.

* Plus ICANN fee of 25 cents per domain name year. Certain TLD's only.

Online Photo Filer – now with RSS Feeds and Permalinks

2007-02-23T09:23:00Z

Notify friends and family every time you upload photos. It’s easy once they subscribe to your Online Photo Filer RSS Feed. To subscribe, they simply click ‘Subscribe to Site’ or ‘Subscribe to [gallery name]’ and follow the instructions. Then, the next time they look at their RSS feeds, they’ll be a notified if your gallery has new photos.

But that’s not all! Online Photo Filer also displays links to galleries and individual photos. That means you can now copy links and paste them into an email. And if you’re html-savvy, you can even use the individual photo permalink and embed a photo into a Web page. To copy a link, go to the gallery and click ‘Permanent link to this page.’ When the link text displays, right-click the text and select ‘Copy.’ Or, to copy a link to a specific photo, click on the thumbnail and go to the image page. Click ‘Permanent link to this photo’ and right-click the link text before selecting ‘Copy.’ It’s easy!

NEW! Add a Guestbook & Online Photo Filer photos to WebSite Tonight®

2007-02-23T09:18:00Z

Interact with customers, family and friends! Add a guestbook to your WebSite Tonight® site so they can leave comments and feedback. To get your guestbook up and running, simply:
Click ‘Guestbook‘ under ‘Build Web Site’ Set up the Guestbook Administrator login and email address
Your guestbook will be fully customizable – new comments can either be posted automatically or require your approval. There’s also a profanity filter with either predefined words or words you define, or you can use no profanity filter at all. You can even use the new color customizer to set comment and entry form colors. And to help protect your guestbook from unwanted spam, visitors are required to enter a valid email address and security code.
But there’s more! You can also now pull Online Photo Filer image galleries into your WebSite Tonight site – no more uploading to both sites. Simply upload the images to your Online Photo Filer site and you’ll pull the same images into your WebSite Tonight site, too!

Don't Have WebSite Tonight? Click here to learn more!

NEW! Online Quick Recorder

2007-01-27T14:28:00Z

Record your own pod casts quickly and easily with Quick Recorder. Quick Recorder allows you to upload your files directly to Quick Pod cast with a few simple clicks. Quick Recorder is installed on your computer so you can work on your pod cast at your own pace, without the need to be on line. An intuitive, user-friendly interface will enable you begin creating pod casts in just minutes.

If you have Quick Pod cast for SaskTech Servers just log into your account, it's available today!

Don't have Quick Pod cast then click here for more info!

New, high-end server options offer big-time performance at reasonable prices

2007-01-24T15:43:00Z

Our dedicated server customers can do more without slowing down! Two new Intel(r) Core)tm) 2 Duo server options offer amazing performance and unbelievable system responsiveness. You won't have to slow down for virus scans, multiple programs or multimedia downloads - these server options are super fast, efficient and ready to be put to work. And now they're available from SaskTech Servers! -- now with Core server options of 2.13GHz or 2.66GHz with up to 2x300GB hard drives.

Click Here to Learn about our Dedicated Server Options

Announcing Extended Validation SSL

2007-01-13T10:00:00Z

We are pleased to announce new Extended Validation SSL certifications as part of our SSL products available with SaskTech Servers. Extended Validation SSL (EV SSL) Certificates provide the highest level of protection available, and in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7are easily visible to your visitors via the green address bar in their browsers. They prove that a Web site is a secure place for customers to conduct business. Similar to Turbo SSL and High-Assurance SSL Certificates, Extended Validation SSL Certificates uses up to 256-bit encryption technology. EV SSLs are available only to corporations and government entities.

Starting today (January 13th) until January 28th, shoppers may purchase EV SSLs via the pre-sale period at a discounted price. When purchased during this period, our valued customers will see the credit for an EV SSL in the account management area under Secure Certificates. However, you will not be able to redeem the credit until January 29th, which will be explained within the account management area if you try to consume the credit and setup your EV SSL.

On January 29th, EV SSLs will be sold at regular price and all EV SSLs purchased can begin the setup and application process. Therefore, customers who purchased EV SSLs during the pre-sale period can redeem their EV SSL credit and complete the setup steps beginning January 29th.

We hope you enjoy our new added protection service for your web site! Please Click here to find out more information.

.MOBI +50 Bulk Prices Lowered

2007-01-11T12:31:53Z

We've changed our pricing on +50 Bulk .MOBI domain names for only $12.99/yr on Transfers, Renewals, and Registrations. Compare that to $14.99 our pricing on 1 .MOBI domain.

Thats a $2.00 savings EVERY YEAR on EVERY .MOBI Domain! Save a minium of $100! There has never been a better time to bulk register/transfer or renew your .MOBI domains with SaskTech Servers.

Don't forget about the FREE Stuff you get with each domain name when you register, renew or transfer with SaskTech Servers:

Click HERE to Bulk Register your .MOBI Domain with SaskTech!

Traffic Blazer makes search engine prep a breeze!

2006-12-26T11:26:00Z

We've reorganized Traffic Blazer making it a snap for you to prepare your sites for major search engines. Now you can quickly submit to Google, Yahoo!, MSN and many others. With 84%* of all Internet users using a search engine, it's more important than ever for Traffic Blazer customers to drive traffic to your Web sites and get the visitors you deserve. It's easy with Traffic Blazer!

If you don't already have Traffic Blazer CLICK HERE for more info!

*Pew Internet Search Engine Users Report, Jan. 2005

FREE .NAME domain name

2006-12-16T10:53:00Z

LIMITED-TIME OFFER: Get your own personal corner of the Web with a FREE .NAME domain name (a $7.95 value) when you purchase 12 months of Quick Blog! Thislimited time offer expires 12/31/2006 and is for new Quick Blog purchases only (priorpurchases do not qualify), so act now before time runs out!

Click Here to GET QuickBlog with a FREE .NAME Domain!

$6.95 on .ORG Transfers & Registrations (Exp. Dec 31/2006)!!!

2006-12-12T06:32:00Z

We've reduced the price for our .ORG Domain Name Transfers and Registrations for the holidays! So act now on this promotion because the offer expires December 31st!

As always with SaskTech Servers when you register your domain name you get $96† of free services like QuickBlog, Hosting, and email!

Click Here to Register or Transfer your .ORG Domain Name

* Plus ICANN fee of 25 cents per domain name year. Certain TLD's only.

**Prices are valid as of 12/12/2006 and are subject to change without notice.
†Quick Blog, Free Web Site and Email Account valued at $96.17/yr if purchased separately. Free hosting and blog services are ad supported. All comparison prices are accurate as of 11/9/2006 and are subject to change without notice.

Photos From your Inbox to your doorstep!

2006-12-01T21:21:00Z

Ever wish you had professional-quality prints of the photos that land in your inbox? With our new Photo Store feature, they're just a click away! Now you can order prints - in the sizes and finishes you choose - directly from your Web-based email account. We'll deliver them right to your door! Choose from standard sizes like 4"x6" all the way up to 30"x40" - even square and mini prints. Plus, your friends, family and business associates with SaskTech Servers Webmail accounts can order prints of the photos that you send to them. To get started, simply open the message with the attached image(s) you'd like to order, click "Order All Prints" and select the sizes, finishes and quantities you want printed. All that's left is to checkout.

DomainAlert ® Pro Monitoring Price Reduced

2006-11-21T07:07:00Z

We have reduced the price of our DomainAlert Pro Monitoring service from $9.95 per year to ONLY $5.99 per year! With this service you can monitor changes to any 100 domain names by anyone and any registrar!

This service is a very valuable tool if you are looking to capture a domain name from someone else, if they do not renew their domain name or it can be used to monitor your own domain names that you might look after for yourself or other people and with various other registrars.

If you purchase or transfer a domain name with SaskTech Servers this service is provided to you free of charge.

Want out DomainAlert Pro Monitoring Service? Click Here!

Reduced Rates on .TV Domains!

2006-11-13T18:47:18Z

.TV is the perfect domain name for video and multimedia Web sites... and now is the perfect time to get a .TV domain because we have reduced our rates!

They're distinct, memorable and perfect for anyone with a Web site featuring video, music or multimedia. Get your very own .TV Domain Name for only $27.99/year and as always our domain names come with FREE Hosting, QuickBlog, Email and so much more! Click Here to find out more.

Express Email Marketing - Converted to Monthly Plans!

2006-11-07T18:52:00Z

SaskTech Servers has converted our Express Email Marking subscriptions from yearly to monthly plans! This will allow our customers to send more emails more often.

To find out more about our plans click HERE!

Change to Quick Shopping Cart POS Feature

2006-11-02T18:24:00Z

Notice: Effective November 7, 2006, we can no longer let new or existing Quick Shopping Cart Point-of-Sale sites collect CVV data. The reason? Payment Card Industry standards do not allow this data to be stored on disk for any amount of time. We can no longer offer the CVV feature on Point-of-Sale transactions, but Quick Shopping Cart customers who use a merchant account to process transactions online can still provide CVV security. Please accept our sincere apology.

CentOS available NOW at SaskTech to Server Customers at NO additional charge!

2006-10-31T10:53:00Z

Now, when you choose 'Build Your Own Server,' at SaskTech Servers CentOS will be available as a free option! An enterprise-class operating system without the cost, CentOS is an open-source Linux computing platform backed by an active and growing user community, CentOS offers a friendly environment, active development, long-term core support and much more. CentOS conforms fully with upstream vendors' redistribution policy and aims to be 100% binary compatible.

Click Here for More info on SaskTech Hosting Plans

Click Here for More info on CentOS

NEW: 6-in-1 SSL Certificates - Only $69.95/yr.

2006-10-29T16:14:00Z

Perfect for single web sites with multiple domain aliases, SaskTech Servers 6-in-1 SSL Certificates save you money, securing your .com and matching .net, .info, .biz, and .org with just one Certificate.

Tradional SSL Certificates cause certificate security errors (scaring away potential customers) because they only work properly with a single domain. To prevent these errors, previously you had to buy a certificate for each domain name you pointed to your website (single hosting account or IP Address). Not anymore!!!

The following domains, for example, can all be applied to a single 6-in-1 certificate:

YourPersonalDomainName.com
YourPersonalDomainName.net
YourPersonalDomainName.info
YourPersonalDomainName.biz
YourPersonalDomainName.us
YourPersonalDomainName.org

Click Here to get your 6-in-1 SLL Certificate by Clicking Here!

WebSite Tonight Updates RSS Feeds, Adds Calendar & Templates

2006-10-29T10:27:30Z

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (June 22, 2006). Making a visual impact through an RSS feed just got easier for your SaskTech WebSite Tonight plan. The new update to WebSite Tonight 3.2.1 adds the ability to custom format RSS feeds. Users can now select font color, size, style, underline, bold, italicize and more.

In addition, users can now add a calendar to use for reference within a Web page - or add one to a custom form, so the selected date populates dynamically.

Check out WebSite Tonite

Quick Shopping Cart – now easier than ever to quote, ship and track orders!

2006-10-16T21:41:00Z

Shipping multiple products in one package doesn't have to be difficult. In fact, it's a snap with the new Quick Shopping Cart Rate Method - users can calculate UPS(r) and US Postal shipping rate quotes for entire orders with ease.

Plus, users can now create multiple packages per order, define each item in a package, and assign individual tracking numbers to each one. But that's not all - updating shipping addresses after orders are placed and the ability to upload a sitemap to your Quick Shopping Cart account are just a few clicks away.

Don't Have Quick Shopping Cart? Get it TODAY!

$1.95 Private Registration

2006-10-28T21:40:03Z

With a standard registration, your name, phone number, postal and email address are listed in the public WHOIS directory. Your personal information is available to anyone, anywhere, anytime - exposing you to an untold number of potential problems. And yes, it CAN happen to You!

But a private registration shields your personal information from public view; you control who reaches you and when!

Choose to make your domains private. Add privacy now for JUST $1.95!

.MOBI - General registration available NOW!

2007-01-11T12:29:46Z

Extend your company's reach and give your customers on-the-go access with .MOBI! This NEW top-level domain provides a standardized vehicle for businesses to launch mobile-ready Web sites that complement their main sites. .MOBI gives customers a quick, intuitive way to find you - even when they're miles away from their computers.

Click Here to Register your .mobi domain today!

New Lower Pricing on SSL Certificates

2006-09-21T21:14:00Z

Sept 21, 2006. We've lowered the prices for our SSL Certificates. Now you can build trust with your web site visitors.

Click here for information on our TurboSSL Secure Certificates

Why do you need a SSL Secure Certificate? Click HERE!

Traffic Blazer now has Google Site Map

2006-10-28T21:14:00Z

Now you can let Google(r) know about ALL your Web site pages with the NEW! Sitemap Generator!

With a detailed map of your Web site, Google will know which Web pages are most important, how often those pages change and how often its spider should crawl each of the pages.

Once generated, uploaded and submitted to Google, the sitemap ensures that the search engine will find, crawl and review all of a Web site's pages, including pages that might be missed during regular Web site crawls.

Learn more about Traffic Blazer - CLICK HERE

FREE HOST Upgrades

2006-10-28T21:18:52Z

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (July 4, 2006). SaskTech Servers gives you free hosting with your Domain Name Registration, Transfers, and Renewals. Well, we give you more than JUST free hosting. There is free QuickBlog, free Web Site Tonight, free email, etc. The list really does go on.

We have made it even better! We upgraded from 50MB free ad-supported hosting to 5,000MB… YEP there is a lot of 0’s added and YES that is MEGABYTES! And from 250MB Bandwidth to 250,000MB ENJOY!

If you have a domain name with SaskTech Servers click here for how-to’s

If you don’t have a Domain Name with SaskTech, then there has never been a better time to Register, Renew or Transfer TODAY! Click here for more info

Traffic Blazer Upgrade Enhances Keyword Analysis Tool

2006-10-28T21:13:33Z

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (June 22, 2006). SaskTech Servers provides a faster, easier way to improve your site for their customers!

The new upgrade to Traffic Blazer 4.0.3 now allows users to optimize each of the pages on their Web site for separate sets of keywords, saving them time and helping them improve the search results for ALL their pages.

Don't have Traffic Blazer? GET IT TODAY!

Custom HTML and Ad Sense Support added to Quick Blog

2006-06-21T10:31:00Z

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (June 21, 2006). Due to customer demand, Quick Blog now lets you add custom HTML in your blog sidebars.

Plus, if you've got a Google Ad Sense account, you can now use your QuickBlog to make money with your blog displaying ads!!!

Find out more about the SaskTech QuickBlog – CLICK HERE!

NEW! Online File Folder FTP Support

2006-06-21T10:28:00Z

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (June 21, 2006). Upload and download files to and from your Online File Folder account via FTP. It's as easy as sending files to ftp.onlinefilefolder.com. All you need is your user name and password to log in. It's the simple way to access online files directly from your desktop or ftp client.

Click Here to Find out about the SaskTech Online File Folder

Price Increase
Top Level Domain	Fee Increased in US Dollars
.COM	$ 0.43
.NET	$ 0.36
.INFO	$ 0.41
.ORG	$ 0.15
.BIZ	$ 1.15