SiteGround.com, a web hosting provider, announced the upgrade of their IMAP, POP3 and SMTP services. The company articulates that as part of its main goal to ensure a secure and reliable web hosting environment, it has dedicated time and resources into upgrading its email service by implementing an encrypted connection (via SSL) for sending (SMTPs), receiving (POP3s) and reading emails (IMAPs).

It explains that with the rapid growth of security risks during data transmission, especially on mobile and wireless networks, email security is getting more and more important for everyone. That is why, it now provides for its customers SSL-encrypted connection for checking and sending emails. The company states that this means that all the information sent or received by email is converted into a form called Ciphertext and as a result cannot be intercepted or hacked by third parties. This significantly reduces the risk of password thefts and data sniffing, it adds.

”Security and reliability of service is an ever-increasing concern for everyone. Here at SiteGround we are well aware of this and are constantly working for upgrading the security of our hosting service.” says Anatoly Dimitrov, Senior Support Team member and leader of the project. ”We believe that the introduction of IMAPs, POP3s, and SMTPs is a great benefit for our customers that guarantees secure and safe email environment”, added Anatoly.

1and1.com, a web hosting company, today launched a web portal for its Affiliate Sales Program – 1and1Affiliate.co.uk. The company says that the website integrates resources, raising the standard above what most affiliate programs offer their members.

It claims that the portal includes tools that deliver everything an affiliate could need to achieve success with the program. The company adds that the portal is also a recruitment tool offering many ways to join, information and communication directly with its Affiliate team. It avers that the program offers a centralized place for advice on starting as an affiliate, tips on how to make high commissions and link-building tools to achieve success.

The company further explains that the website offers affiliates ways to build and promote their affiliate links with both offline and online tools such as SMS texting, a personalized PDF Poster Creator and a Dynamic Product Page Creator to display its products on affiliates websites. It states that current affiliates benefit from advice articles and can also access affiliate newsletters and other tips from this new site. The portal also offers dedicated support from experienced affiliate professionals via phone, live-chat and an email contact form.

Fasthosts Internet Ltd(fasthost.com), a reseller web hosting provider, today reached out to IT and creative professionals and entrepreneurs with an offer that provides 6 months free reseller web hosting. The company says that the risk-free trial, worth £300, is the its efforts to promote reseller web hosting as an opportunity for individuals and companies to grow their income. It claims that its reseller package enables a user to retail web solutions including hosting, domains, email and broadband, under their own brand and earn profit on the items they sell.

The company explains that in today’s economy, the concept of reseller web hosting is a compelling way to develop an enterprise such as an IT or marketing related business. Its reseller web hosting equips an entrepreneur with their needs to retail own-branded web solutions (such as hosting, domains and email solutions) at prices set by themselves. It also states that resellers can combine white-label web solutions with their own services, such as web design, programming or IT advice, to create tailored services for niche markets and so charge premium prices.

Steve Holford, Chief Marketing Officer, Fasthosts Internet Ltd, said ”In a difficult economic climate, reseller web hosting is a low risk and profitable way to grow a business. Our 6 month free trial is an unrivalled opportunity for SMEs to experiment with their market and see what difference the new revenue can make.”

Holford added, ”Unlike other reseller propositions, a hosting reseller is free to focus on their sales and tailoring their new service to their corporate identity or existing offerings. By virtue of this, we expect to see reseller hosting further increase in popularity this year.”