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The comparison chart below highlights the features of IST's services along with the Dreamhost pilot program to help you determine which option best meets your department's needs.
| Feature | CalWeb IIS (Windows) | CalWeb Pro (Unix) | CalWeb Windows Webfarm | CalWeb Unix Webfarm | Dreamhost* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platform | Windows | Unix | Windows | Unix | Linux |
| Operating System | Win2003 | Solaris 10 | Win2003 | Solaris 10 |
Debian Linux |
| Highly Available | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Environment(s) | Prod | Prod | Dev/QA/Prod | Dev/QA/Prod | Prod |
| Web Server | IIS 6 | Apache 2.2 | IIS 6 | Apache 2.2 | Apache |
| Language/Tools | ASP, .Net1.0, .Net2.0, Serverside Includes | PHP, Perl, Python, CGI, Serverside Includes | .Net1.0, .Net 2.0, PHP-Pear, ColdFusion 7, Serverside Includes | PHP-Pear, Perl, Python, CGI, Ruby-onRails, Tomcat, Serverside Includes | PHP, Perl, Python, CGI,Ruby-on-Rails, Tomcat, Serverside Includes,CVS Repository, Subversion Repository, Joomla, Wordpress, and more. |
| Database Connectivity (DB service purchased separately) | SQLServer, Access | SQLServer, MySQL, Postgres, Oracle, DB2 | SQLServer, Oracle | SQLServer, MySQL, Postgres, Oracle, DB2 | Includes up to 5 MySql Databases (at no extra cost) |
| Data Transfer | no charge | no charge | no charge | no charge | |
| Network Bandwidth | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | 5 TB |
| Restricted Data | no | no | yes | yes | no |
| Standard Disk Storage | 250MB | 1GB | 250MB per environment | 1GB per environment | 500GB |
| Additional Disk Storage | available at additional cost | available at additional cost | available at additional cost | available at additional cost | |
| Backup | no | Included for standard disk storage | Included for standard disk storage | Included for standard disk storage | |
| URL Registration | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Website Statistics | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Wiki engine | no | no | no | yes | available soon |
| Code Migration | customer-managed | customer-managed | IST-managed for QA/Prod | IST-managed for QA/Prod | customer-managed |
| Service Availability Hours | 24x7 except for maintenance windows | 24x7 except for maintenance windows | 24x7 except for maintenance windows | 24x7 except for maintenance windows | 24x7 |
| Support Availability Hours | 8am-5pm Mon-Fri, excluding holidays | 8am-5pm Mon-Fri, excluding holidays | 8am-5pm Mon-Fri, excluding holidays | 8am-5pm Mon-Fri, excluding holidays | 24x7 |
| Setup Fee | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $350.00 | $0.00 |
| Monthly Recurring Fee | $10.00 | $25.00 | $40.00 | $60.0 | $8.95** |
* Pilot program available only to current Socrates and Arachne customers.
** Dreamhost offers several pricing options. The actual price may vary depending on the option you select.