AIT says the hosted Web applications can be used as instant portals and come with a rich feature set, allowing for Web based access and management from anywhere at any time without depending on a large costly IT staff. The portals are ready for use immediately after installation and come with reliable technical support from AIT's staff.

AIT offers demos of some of the different portals businesses can customize to their liking including employment search (findworkusa.com), Web catalog and online stores (esdeele.com) and social networking portals (mixanddate.com).

The original cost of building these applications cost $30,000 to $50,000 from design to implementation, but AIT says it is offering them to customers for under $1,000 per portal. The hosting provider says this offering is ideal for home-based startups, retailers, temp agencies and human resources.

Last week, AIT reduced pricing on its Web hosting packages and domain registrations.