Speedwell's technical services eliminate the need for your organisation to independently address the technical complexities of the Internet. We deliver operational cost savings when launching and managing your websites and online applications. Here are just some of the ways we can provide assistance.
Hosting Management
Whether you are using a third party to host your application or have decided to host in-house, Speedwell can manage the promotion of your site from our Staging servers into your chosen Live Environment. As an additional service, we can work with your hosting provider on an ongoing basis so as to take the hassle and confusion out of managing your site hosting, ensuring each request gets done properly and efficiently.
If you are unsure about where to host, we highly recommend WebCentral, which is Australia's largest web hosting company. Speedwell has Gold Partner status with WebCentral, and can liaise with them on your behalf to get your job done.
Security Certificates
If parts of your application or website process credit card transactions or are password-protected, you will probably need a security certificate for that domain. Speedwell is experienced at setting up and installing a new SSL certificate, or renewing an existing certificate.
Speedwell recommends using Thawte as the Secure Socket Layer registrar to ensure that your 128 bit or 256 bit certificate is registered or renewed quickly and easily.
Domain Name Management
For most businesses today, a domain name (Internet address) is a key component of the marketing arsenal.
Speedwell can purchase and manage the domain names your business requires on your behalf. In dealing directly with key Australian and international domain name registrars, Speedwell can swiftly register any number of domain names for your organization and ensure they won't be registered by any other party for an agreed contract period.
In addition, Speedwell can host and fully manage your domains, ensuring that your domain never gets lost or re-delegated without your knowledge and allow you the peace of mind of ignoring the many fraudulent domain name registration vendors.
Speedwell is a Channel Partner of Melbourne IT, which is Australia's leading and most trusted domain name Registrar for top-level and .au domains.
As a result, we get priority attention when it comes to putting through urgent requests.
Domain Name Registration
Speedwell can register any type of domain name:
- Top level domain names such as .com; .net; .biz; .info; .org; .name
- Country Domain Registrations (e.g. .au; .uk; .nz, .tv, .cc etc.)
Speedwell is experienced at giving advice on registration requirements, including rights to the use of the name under trademark or other relevant legislation.
Domain Name Re-Delegation
If you already have a domain name, from time to time it may be necessary to move it from one DNS server to another. Speedwell is experienced at managing such transitions, and will help to minimise disruption to your email and website.
Domain Name Parking
Speedwell can arrange domain name parking services for situations where a domain name has been reserved, but needs to reside on a Primary and Secondary Domain Name Server until a site has been built and hosting can be established.
Domain name parking protects your ongoing ownership of the domain name even if you are not ready to give that domain its own Internet presence.
Site Staging
When developing Internet applications, Speedwell places it on a staging server for User Acceptance Testing until it is ready to upload to its live environment. Where the environment is complex (e.g. specialist database, components or objects), Speedwell can custom build a staging environment which accurately emulates the final live hosting environment. Speedwell will work with your IT team to ensure a smooth transition from Development to Staging, and Staging to Live.