PortalStone Overview

PortalStone delivers multiple product offerings to the small business (SBE) market. These include: business and enterprise class web and application hosting; system, server, security and database administration and support; and, software development in support of hosted customer applications. V1M, Inc., PortalStone's parent company, extends the product set with: software publishing (two portal products); e-Marketing services; and, IT project consulting focused on custom and re-engineered solutions. Our business model emphasizes SBEs and we have streamlined all elements of doing business with this sector. As such, we are able to deliver business and enterprise class products at a reasonable price. PortalStone, a Business Unit of V1M, Inc., was founded in 2001. V1M was founded in 1995. PortalStone's web and application hosting products include: Virtual Web Hosting, Semi-Dedicated Virtual Web Hosting, Application Hosting, Managed and Unmanaged Dedicated Servers and Managed and Unmanaged Co-Location Services. To order Virtual Web Hosting or Semi-Dedicated Virtual Web Hosting, go to the Hosting Page. Virtual Web Hosting Accounts are typically provisioned within 4 hours. To order, or receive additional information about, Managed Dedicated Server Hosting or Co-Location Server Hosting - contact Sales. New accounts are typically provisioned within 5 days. For a list of Applications, go to the Hosting Page. To order, or receive additional information about, Application Hosting - contact Sales. For a list of PortalStone contacts, visit the Contact Page. PortalStone's core technical competencies are based solidly in the technologies, disciplines and standards that support the online delivery of mission critical applications. This includes: Unix and Windows server operating systems; SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL and MySQL databases; webserver hardware; wide and local area networks; system, server, security and database administration; system architecture; and, software development. Our core technical competencies, and the importance that we place on them, insure the successful ongoing delivery of PortalStone's business and enterprise class service. PortalStone's core business competencies are based solidly on the management consulting model whereby the customer and solution are the central focus. PortalStone's founder has a significant background in running management consulting practices and projects and providing mission-critical technology management consulting services to numerous Fortune 500 companies including CitiBank, IBM, and Merrill Lynch.