Cobalt Raq Microservers are high performance UNIX servers that come with an easy to use, web based administration system for easy configuration. They are ideal for hosting and developing web sites, Perl or UNIX scripts and other Internet services. Trident Net provide hosting for Raq servers at network centres in Tele City London and Harbour Exchange providing direct Internet connectivity onto an extremely reliable network.

Hosting your Cobalt Raq with Trident Net ensures fast access times to key international networks. Basing our operations in Tele City London and Harbour Exchange gives us unrivalled protection from power failure, terrorist attack, theft or flooding and so further increases reliability. Our clients trust us to deliver the highest performance connectivity 24 hours a day.

The Sun SaQ is a server appliance for Internet Service Providers (ISPs). It can host up to 200 individual web sites or it can be dedicated to a single medium or large customer. This versatility opens up tremendous opportunity for service providers to invest in a single piece of hardware while migrating business customers up to dedicated servers.

At a single rack unit high and with minimal power requirements (50 watts), Sun Raq server appliances can be stacked 40 high in a standard 19-inch rack enclosure. In fact, they can be pre-installed. All hardware and software configuration is remote, so through a standard browser, all you will need is credit approval. The Sun Raq server appliance includes: root access, FTP, Web, e-mail and virtual domain support.

Unique to the Sun Raq server appliance is the integration of application and system functions into a unified easy-to-use user interface (UI); if users don't want to deal with Linux, they don't have to. This valuable software layer enables installation in 15 minutes, so you can respond quickly to new customers - even while they are still on the phone. The browser-based UI shields the administrator from technical complexities and minimises the need for trained staff. It also enables a customer-managed system, which reduces administration support costs.

Underpinning the Sun Raq server appliance's economic success is the tight integration of open-source software and focused hardware design, providing the high reliability and reduced support costs that result in fast profitability for hosting services. For added reliability requirements, such as e-commerce and other business critical application deployments, the Sun Raq 4r server appliance comes standard with software RAID 1 for increased data/site availability. The Sun Raq 4server appliances include built-in software tools and monitoring agents that minimise the need for ongoing system management and support efforts, all of which greatly reduce the appliance's lifetime cost of ownership.