2012 Top 10 Windows Hosting

Rank	Top Web Hosts	Web Hosting Features and Information	Visit Site
		DiscountASP top best Windows host of 2012! Get 3 months free on a 12 month plan. 1GB disk space, 80GB bandwidth, only $10/mo. Microsoft ASP.NET leader, 30 day guarantee.
2		Lunarpages awarded best Windows host of 2011! First 3 months free promotional offer 5GB Disk Space. 400GB Bandwidth. $9.95/mo $700 in free Windows hosting bonuses included.
3		Unlimited everything Omnis Windows hosting Unlimited Space, Bandwidth, Domains - $8.95/mo Supports ASP and .NET programming 99.9% uptime - 30 day money back guarantee
4		CoolHandle unlimited Windows hosting CoolHandle offers three Windows packages Windows hosting starting at $14.95/mo Plesk, multi-domain, high performance DBs
5		MidPhase unlimited Windows hosting Midphase Windows hosting starting at $6.95/mo MySQL, MS SQL, ASP.NET, SSL supported 99.9% uptime - 30 day money back guarantee
6		EasyCGI Windows hosting - Win 2008/2003 EasyCGI Windows hosting starting at $7.95/mo MS SQL, ASP.NET 3.0, IIS7, .NET 3.5, PHP5 99.9% uptime - 30 day money back guarantee
7		IX Web Hosting Windows hosting starting $9.95/mo Unlimited space, bandwidth and hosted domains. MS SQL, ASP.NET, .NET, Cold Fusion, ODBC Zero risk 30-day guarantee - Redundant uptime
8		1&1 Windows hosting - 12 Months Free!* Promo 1&1 Windows hosting starting at $3.99/mo MS SQL, ASP.NET 2.0, website builder *Get MS Home for 2 years, your 1st year free!
9		Dotster unlimited Windows hosting Dotster Windows hosting starting at $6.75/mo Free domain with new Windows hosting purchase 99.99% uptime track record
10		iPower Windows Hosting Windows Pro plan iPower Windows hosting starting at $6.95/mo ASP.NET, ODBC, IIS6, ASP, PHP5 supported $25 Yahoo ad credits, $50 Google ad credits

There are numerous Windows hosting services available on the web and in order to help you choose the best we created the top 10 Windows hosting list. Windows hosting is a type of web hosting service that makes use of Windows operating system such as Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003 and the most recent one – Microsoft Server 2008 on their servers.

There are several reasons why people should go for Windows hosting. If you make use of .NET script to build your site, you should go for a windows hosting service. If you make use of MS SQL, you should also use a windows hosting service. If you use server-sided programs like ASP or ASP.NET, you will require a windows hosting service. Even though most people prefer Linux hosting for PHP and MySQL databases, you can also use windows hosting for the same.

Here are some reasons as to why people prefer Windows hosting over other hosting programs:

1. A wide range of software including Microsoft products are compatible on Windows hosting. Most of the applications that are available for free in the market are compatible with Windows. Majority of the applications will run efficiently without encountering issues.
    
2. Windows hosting is available at a reasonable price. Since the cost of licensing is a factor, typically, Windows is slightly more expensive than Linux which doesn't require licensing for the operating system.
    
3. Windows hosting provides it users with simple user interface and less complexities. Even experienced or inexperience administrators and people who do not have programming knowledge can make use of it.

Windows hosting allows you to send and receive emails easily through your hosting account. After creating your mailbox, you can access your mails through WebMail interface from your web browser or use Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express for the same purpose.

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