The Internet for Business

The following is a brief outline of the essential elements required to connect to the Internet and establish a corporate presence;

• An Internet connection which can range from ADSL Broadband to a permanent leased line connection with dedicated bandwidth. The suitability and cost of the various types of connection will depend on usage patterns, speed and bandwidth requirements - we strongly recommend that our advice is sought on the most appropriate and cost-effective solution before making decisions which can be unnecessarily expensive.
• Registration of an Internet Domain Name. This is the ‘label’ by which a company is known and addressed on the Internet both for e-mail and for a Web site. Aspects can register Domains in the co.uk, ltd.uk, sch.uk, com, org, net and all other hierachies. We are happy to advise if a name is available. Where Aspects register a Domain, we will typically provide the necessary Primary and Secondary DNS service by which your Domain Name is resolved to a specific computer. Domains in the .uk heirachy are regstered direct with
  There are certain Terms and Conditions associated with the registration of Internet Domain names with Nominet UK and the full details can be found by clicking on the logo above or by clicking here.
  
  
• A Web Server which sends the ‘pages’ of a Web site to Internet users on demand. This is usually referred to as Hosting a Domain. Effectively this is provided by means of disk space set aside and individually configured on aspects Servers.
• A Mail Server to send, receive and store e-mail messages. Again, this is provided by aspects and can be configured to accept Internet e-mail for from one to thousands of e-mail addresses.

More advanced facilities can be provided and tailored to a company's requirements. For example, the provision of a mail server at the companies premises which will handle both internal and Internet e-mail.