DiscountASP.NET Expands Offering August 23, 2006 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider DiscountASP.NET (discountasp.net) announced on Wednesday it has introduced additional IIS management tools for developers. DiscountASP.NET has launched ASP.NET hosting enhancements with the deployment of an on-demand application pool recycling tool and a real-time Web site stop/start tool. The application pool recycle tool enables customers to shut down the process hosting their Web application and spawn a new process. The company says this tool is extremely useful to recycle a hung application, release locked files or databases, or to reset session variables. The Web site stop/start tool enables customers to temporarily stop their Web site from serving Web pages. DiscountASP.Net says this tool is useful when performing Web site maintenance, especially during a complex Web site refresh where it is undesirable to have users navigating through an incomplete Web site. ”Our goal is to provide developers with tools for maximum control over their hosting service,” says Takeshi Eto, DiscountASP.NET;s VP of marketing. “DiscountASP.NET is continually enhancing the hosting experience and is committed to innovation in ASP.NET hosting.”
