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PROJECT : Select an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to establish a Web Site for a our company, Aztec, Inc.

PROJECT : Select an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to establish a Web Site for a our company, Aztec, Inc. TEAM MEMBERS :. Michael Mancini Troy Dennison Ann DiVizio Melissia Addington. CLIENT REQUIREMENTS. Required Web Space: Minimum 75 MB Required Mailboxes: Minimum 15

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PROJECT : Select an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to establish a Web Site for a our company, Aztec, Inc.

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  1. PROJECT: Select an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to establish a Web Site for a our company, Aztec, Inc. TEAM MEMBERS: • Michael Mancini • Troy Dennison • Ann DiVizio • Melissia Addington

  2. CLIENT REQUIREMENTS • Required Web Space: Minimum 75 MB • Required Mailboxes: Minimum 15 • Must have FTP (File Transfer Protocol) included • A CGI (Computer Graphics Interface) included • Must be able to obtain Web Site Statistics

  3. WEIGHTED SCORING FACTORS • WEB SPACE • 10 MAILBOXES • FTP • 10 CGI LIBRARY • 10WEB SITE STATS • 9RELIABILIT • 8TECHNICAL SUPPORT • 7 BACK-UP SYSTEM

  4. WEIGHTED SCORING FACTORS • 6 WEB DEVELOPMENT • COST • 4 DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION • SECURE SOCKET LAYER • SEARCH ENGINE • 1DISCOUNT FOR OUTAGES • 1TRIAL PERIOD

  5. Factors Ratings (1=Worse, 4=Best) Importance Weighting (%) 1 2 3 4 Web Space 10 .1 75-80MB 80-100MB 100-150MB >150MB Mailboxes 10 .1 5 6-10 11-15 >15 FTP Services 10 .1 No Yes CGI Library 10 .1 No Yes Web site Stats 10 .1 No Yes Reliability (downtime) 9 .09 1 hour in any 24 hr period 1 hour in any week 1 hour in any month < 1 hour a year Tech Support 8 .08 8-5am weekdays 8-5am weekdays, or beeper 8-5am 7 day a week 7 by 24 Back-up System 7 .07 Monthly Bi-weekly weekly complete every 24 hrs. Web Development 6 .06 M/S Front Page Support Will do work for a price. Cost for Service 5 .05 $0-$50.00 $51.00-$100.00 $101.00-$150.00 >$151.00 Domain Registration 4 .04 Cost Something Included Secure Socket Layer 3 .03 No Yes Search Engine 2 .02 No Yes Discount for outages 1 .01 No Yes Trial Period 1 .01 No 1 week 1 month >1 month Table 1

  6. UUNET owned by MCI WorldCom • Primarily a business ISP • 100 percent availability • Proactive outage notification • 24 * 7 tech support • NO web development services • NO search engine • NO domain registration services

  7. UUNET cont. • Cost – Varies (Prices not available) • Discounts for outages – Varies • Trail Period - None Total Score: 2.10%

  8. Web Hosting • Web space provided by Verio • $99.95 month plus $50.00 set up fee • 2 free months with 12 months • 6 free months with 24 months

  9. Web hosting cont. • 120MG disk space • 7GB bandwidth • 22 e-mail accounts • 24 * 7 site access & Tech support support • CGI scripts

  10. Web site stats • Visitor Information • Access Times and dates • Individual page static's • Referred sites • Errors • Browsers used

  11. ISP • $24.95 month unlimited • Discount for outages (varies) • $19 per year for Domain registration • Secured socket layer • Internal search engine • Trail period specials (Current 5 hours) Total Score: 2.39%

  12. Web Space: 84 MB per account. • Mailboxes: 7 Screen Names with their own Mailbox. • FTP Services: Yes. • CGI Library: Yes, for their customer’s forms only. Otherwise, not offered. • Web Site Stats: No. • Reliability: Downtime less than 1 hour per month. • Technical Support: 24/7.

  13. Back-up System: System constantly backed-up. • Web Development Services: Using Easy Designer. • Cost for Service: Several Plans…. Unlimited - $21.95 month Annual - $239.40 year ($19.95 month) Limited - $9.95 month for 5 hours/$2.95 add hours Light Usage - $4.95 month for 3 hrs/$2.50 add hours BYOA - $9.95mo. unlimited (access via other provider) • Domain Name Registration: Yes. • Secure Socket Layer: No.

  14. Search Engine: Offers Many Search Engines. • Discount for Outages: No. • Trial Period: Free for 30 days. Total Score: 2.26%

  15. Advantages  Over 100 megabytes of web space  20 email accounts   Down time once a year  24 hour tech support seven days a week  Back up system  Ftp services provided 

  16. CGI library available  Web site stats  Secure socket layer  Search engine  Disadvantages  Cost of Domain registration service  No trial period Total Score: 2.60%

  17. Web Space – 100MB (3 Levels of Service offered) • Mailboxes – 10 Email Accounts with each Level of Service. • FTP Services – Yes, Data Transfer 6000MB • CGI Library – Yes, but limited. • Web Site Statistics – Site Traffic, Order Log, & Credit Card Transactions • Reliability – 99.9% - AT&T Backbone Network • Technical Support – 24x7, Toll Free Number, Online Tutorials.

  18. Back-up System – Every Night. • Web Development Services – Step-by-Step Web Wizard with easy to use Templates Smart Clicks Web Banner Exchange Service Third-Party Web Site Design Accepts MS FrontPage Extensions Online Web Registration (30 Minutes) • Cost for Service - $125 per month, $75 one time set-up fee. • Domain Name Registration – Yes.

  19. Secure Socket Layer – Yes. • Search Engine – Yes. • Discount for Outages – Yes. • Trial Period – No. Total Score: 2.66%

  20. 2.60% 2.66% 2.26% 2.39% 2.10%

  21. ISP UUNET Compuserve AOL AT & T Bell South Ratings(1-4) Factors 2.10% 2.39% 2.26% 2.66% 2.60% Web Space 2 3 2 3 3 Mailboxes 3 4 2 2 3 FTP Services 2 2 2 2 2 CGI Library 2 2 1 2 2 Web Site Stats 2 2 1 2 2 Reliability (DownTime) 2 3 3 4 4 Tech Support 4 4 4 4 4 Backup 2 1 4 4 4 Web Development Services 1 2 2 3 2 Cost 3 3 4 3 3 Domain Registration Service 1 1 4 4 1 Secure Socket 2 2 1 2 2 Search Engine 1 1 2 2 2 Disc. Outages 2 2 1 2 2 Trial Period 1 2 3 1 1

  22. After conducting an evaluation of the top five Internet Service Providers, our team is confident in our decision to recommend the services of AT&T as an excellent choice in providing our company with reliable, cost effective Internet Service that will meet the currently needs of our company as well as expansion of additional services in the future.

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