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Maintenance & System Status

Please see the Tech Bulletin for information on scheduled maintenance and system status.

OpenAccess begins internal testing for Win2008 hosting solutions

2009.10.25 OpenAccess begins internal testing for Windows 2008 Server hosting solutions.

OpenAccess is happy to finally be able to announce that we are beginning internal testing of cPanel/Enkompass as a platform for our customers to be able to deliver Windows(c) 2008 Server solutions on.

We have been waiting a long time to be able to have a solid Windows hosting service for our customers and have in the past experimented (and still assist in maintaining) other solutions. We apologize for the delays and look forward to delivering this frequently requested product.

Our roadmap currently involves internal testing on both Windows 2008SP2 and Windows 2008R2, with an eye to begin beta (free accounts!) January 1st 2010 for qualified customers and a public release of services either late in 2010Q1 or early 2010Q2.

Overall testing shall take a bit of time, and the call for 'beta/free' accounts is entirely true both in regards to 'beta' and 'free'. On the beta program we will not lose data and do not anticipate unscheduled downtime, but more than likely, you will experience at least a couple of scheduled maintenance windows as we investigate:

Utilizing raw hardware
Utilizing vmware
Utilizing a combination of the above
Explore capabilities to transparently fail over from one geographic area to another.

About OpenAccess

OpenAccess provides internet connectivity and hosting solutions for businesses, property owners, government agencies, individuals and non-profit groups.

We offer fiber-optic, wireless and xDSL internet connectivity, as well as hosting and data storage services to clients throughout northwest Washington.

Our value proposition and competitive advantage in the marketplace is providing reliable, stable, locally supported internet service products to our customers. OpenAccess’ customers rely on their internet connection and hosting services for critical day-to-day operations and count on our friendly staff who know their needs.

OpenAccess was founded in the Fairhaven district of Bellingham, Washington in 1998 by veteran technology professionals. Located some ninety miles north of Seattle and forty miles south of Vancouver B.C., within sight of the Cascade Mountain Range and the beautiful archipelago made up of the San Juan Islands, OpenAccess continues to be committed to being a part of our local community as well as championing the continued growth of sustainable clean technology industry in Bellingham. We are members of and support such organizations as the Technology Alliance Group of Whatcom County, and Sustainable Connections.

Whats New?

2009.10.25 OpenAccess begins internal testing for Windows 2008 Server hosting solutions.

2008.07.25 OpenAccess chooses vmware.

OpenAccess has settled on vmware as the preferred solution for our server virtualization, both internally and for our customers.

2007.09.26 Changes in paper billing system.

Effective January 1st 2008 we will be doing what most of our competitors have been doing for years and adding a $1.00 surcharge for paper invoices.

2007.05.30 New web servers in production.

In May we got two new web servers in production. These machines are based out of our facilities in Seattle and were needed as we have about hit capacity on our existing webhosting infrastructure.

2007.03.15 Additional nationwide and global network capacity added.

OpenAccess is glad to announce that we have put into production a new circuit providing us with direct Tier-1 nationwide and global Internet transport.

2007.01.17 Verizon DSL speed upgrades complete

Today we did the work to convert all NAS.COM customers over to our faster connection into Verizon. Everybody should be seeing performance increases.

2006.12.22 Akamai audio/video content acceleration implemented

OpenAccess is now integrated with the Akamai EdgePlatform.

2006.11.06 Spam problems hit a new crescendo worldwide

Worldwide spam has increased by 80% in the month of October alone.

2006.08.05 Are you going global?

OpenAccess is pleased to announce that effective August 1st 2006 we now have global geo-redundant options for our offsite storage products.

2006.06.01 MailGuard Updates

Our spam-filtering system for residential accounts (username@openaccess.org) is now updated.

Acquisition of Evolutionary Visions

On June 10th 2005, OpenAccess acquired the assets of Evolutionary Visions, a Bellingham based webhosting company.

OpenAccess turns up fiber at the Port of Bellingham

OpenAccess has become a licensee of the Port of Bellingham's?high tech computing initiative (HTCI)?fiberoptic system.

$40,000 in upgrades

Although you may not have noticed, we at OpenAccess were busy during the summer of 2005, performing a comprehensive upgrade to our network.?