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Christopher Wray

SA First: Cloud Servers with Windows

November 23, 2011

We’re pleased to announce that we’re once again raising the bar in South Africa Cloud technology with the launch and immediate availability of our Cloud Servers now with Microsoft Windows!

Last year we pioneered South Africa’s first true Cloud hosting platform, allowing users to deploy and provision fully operational Linux servers in seconds. Our customers have deployed more than 1,250 Linux Servers to date.

We value all the feedback we receive from our loyal customers, and we have seen an unprecedented demand for our Linux Cloud Servers, but Microsoft Windows still remains the most requested features. So, after several months of internal trial and testing phases, we are very excited to finally release Microsoft Windows on the platform.

The technology behind our Cloud Servers allows users to buy Linux or Microsoft Windows servers from the web with full control over the server resources and operating system. CPU, RAM and SAN Storage can be added to the servers on the fly as usage or demand requirements change. Users are also not bound to lengthy contracts with us, and servers are purchased on a month to month basis.

Our Cloud Servers with Microsoft Windows are available in the following configurations or resources – all of which include FREE setup:

RAMCoresSAN StorageTrafficMonthly Price *

Server 512	512MB	1 vCPU	10GB	2GB	R 395
Server 1G	1GB	1 vCPU	20GB	5GB	R 595
Server 2G	2GB	2 vCPU	50GB	10GB	R 995
Server 4G	4GB	4 vCPU	80GB	20GB	R 1,495
Server 8G	8GB	8 vCPU	80GB	50GB	R 2,795

*Pricing excludes monthly Windows licensing fees, which are as follows:

Windows Server Std 2008: R141 p/month
Windows Web Server 2008: R171 p/month

Our Cloud Servers give you – the user – complete control with full administrator access to your server, allowing you to select you choice of operating system, applications and configuration.

We’ve got a special little something for those of you who are curious to experiment with Cloud Servers – a free trial! Simply click here and sign up.

Christopher Wray

Under the sea…. where the fibre-optic cables lie

November 08, 2011

You know the Internet isn’t only on your screen. It’s also not controlled from Google’s HQ; nor is it controlled by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). So the question is: Where is the Internet?

The answer: Down below! We’re diving into the depths of the ocean, where all the fibre-optic cables live… where the Internet is.

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Christopher Wray

Greene brings home the gold for Team RSAWEB at Msunduzi

November 01, 2011

This weekend saw the inaugural Msunduzi Road Challenge – part of the UCI World Cycling Tour (UWCT) – held in Pietermaritzburg. This mass-participation road event serves a dual purpose by offering enthusiasts an all-new road cycling challenge, and offers seasoned cyclists the opportunity to qualify for the once-off UWCT Final in 2012 (previously known as the UCI Masters Road World Championship).

The weekend’s races started off with great success as Team RSAWEB took gold (Neville Cragg) and silver (Rob Quinn) in the Individual Time Trail, which took place on Saturday. The celebrations continued when Edward Greene made a crucial break in the closing stages of the 126km Msunduzi Road Challenge, and secured the victory.

Greene was part of an eleven rider breakaway that split the front peleton shortly after the halfway point at Dalton, and made his move as the contenders reached the outer city limits and reached the finish at Alexandra Park alone after a gutsy solo break. His break splintered the front bunch as individual riders tried to catch him, but to no avail.

The team almost secured a second podium spot, but missed it by a mere 6 second resulting in Jos Le Roux in 4th position – not a bad result considering Le Roux raced in the Durbanville High School PCS the day before!

Team RSAWEB continued their Pro Classic Series campaign by representing at the Durbanville High School Race, which took place this past Saturday. Carl Pasio secured yet another podium position for Team RSAWEB in second place, behind Theuns van der Bank.

Christopher Wray

Time for our Business users to benefit from some price cuts

October 18, 2011

We’re at it again… first, we introduced SA’s lowest ADSL line rental prices; then we slashed the prices of our 30GB and 50GB Super DSL, and now we’ve lowered the prices of ADSL lines on our business-grade ADSL packages – comfortably making the ADSL line rental prices on both our consumer and business ADSL products the cheapest in South Africa.

We received an overwhelmingly positive response when we announced our ADSL line price-cuts – an indication that the broadband war is still raging. Well, we’re taking it to the next level – we’re taking the price cuts to the businesses.

In addition to lowering the line rental costs, we’ve also adjusted our data prices to be more competitive, and we’ve implemented extra features. Our Business DSL products offer a true business-grade service, with lower contention ratios, higher redundancy, network prioritization for business uses and business features like static IPs and soft-capping.

Here’s how our new pricing compares to the competition:

RSAWEBTelkom*Annual SavingsSavings %

384kb/s	R129	R152	R276	15%
1Mb/s	R211	R289	R1 056	30%
10Mb/s	R322	R413	R1 092	22%

*Telkom prices as of 17/10/2011 & include VAT.

We’ve noticed that the majority of the customers who have moved across to us since we launched our cheaper line rentals, are frustrated Telkom users who are looking for a better deal; and we fear that a large portion of the market is unaware that they can have their ADSL line hosted with an ISP other than Telkom… like us, for example. Transferring your ADSL line to us is quick, easy and involves no additional costs, simply speak to one of our Helpdesk Consultants and they’ll take care of the rest.

Christopher Wray

We’re slashing prices… Again!

October 04, 2011

Yip, you read correctly – we’ve slashed our prices, this time on our 30GB and 50GB Super DSL packages.

Super DSL Package	New Price	Old Price	Monthly Savings	Annual Savings
30GB	R499	R570	R71	R852
50GB	R699	R850	R151	R1 812

These new prices are effective immediately, so it will apply to all our existing customers on 30GB and 50GB Super DSL packages. If you’re not an existing customer, feel free to hop over to our website to check out our latest offerings.

If you already are a RSAWEB customer, and this offer seems particularly enticing, you can upgrade in MYRSAWEB or contact our Help Desk and one of our friendly consultants will take you through the process.

Super low line rentals

Don’t forget, we also offer SA’s lowest ADSL line rental prices, with savings of up to 30% per annum over our competitors.

ADSL Line Speed	New Price	Monthly Savings	Annual Savings	% Change Monthly
384kb/s	R129	R23	R276	15%
1Mb/s	R211	R88	R1 056	30%
10Mb/s	R322	R91	R1 092	22%

Want one point of contact? Why not transfer your line over to us.

Moving your ADSL line from Telkom to us is quick and easy, with no additional costs involved. We’ll fully support your line and save you money. Simply contact us and we’ll do the rest.

Christopher Wray

Two wins for Team RSAWEB in Pro Classic Spring Series

September 19, 2011

The men of Team RSAWEB had a very busy and successful weekend with stage 2 and 3 of the Pro Classic Spring Series being held on Saturday and Sunday respectively.

Saturday saw the second stage of the series, the Hill Climb, an approximate 2.2km individual hill climb whereby cyclists climb from the bottom of Malanshoogte to the top. Team RSAWEB rider, Jos Le Roux, took first place and fellow team rider, Edward Greene secured 3rd place – a mere 1 second off the pace, and 0.1 second short of 2nd place.

After leading the Team Competition after Stage 1 (Orbit Tour de Worcester), Team RSAWEB entered the next stage with a firm grip on the competition. Jos’ win also gave him enough points for the General Classification lead and thus receiving the Pink Leader’s Jersey.

Sunday’s Circuit Race was a challenging course for the Team, amidst wind and undulating terrain. Team RSAWEB had 3 riders representing to defend Jos’ lead and control the peloton. Late in the second lap, a convincing group – which had Team RSAWEB rider, Edward Greene, in the mix – broke away and managed to stay away. This group fragmented before the finish line, and it was Edward that put himself in the lead to secure the win.

Back in the peloton, Jos – in the Leader’s Jersey – managed his own break away in pursuit of the lead break. He soloed for two and a half laps without catching that break, but managed to claim 7th position for the day – enough to comfortably defend his points lead of the Pink Leader’s Jersey.

An overall successful day with all Team RSAWEB riders finishing well and defending their lead in the Team Competition.

The Aca Joe Pro Classic Spring Series continues with Stage 4 on 23 October 2011 for the Tiletoria West Coast Express race, but in the interim Team RSAWEB will be focusing on a few national races.

Christopher Wray

First podium position for the season at Tour De Worcester

September 19, 2011

As with any stage race (like the Tour de France) there is competition within competition. Some race just for the stage win, while others race for the overall win. Last weekend, Team RSAWEB lined up for the Orbit Tour de Worcester – first race of the 2011 Aca Joe Pro Classic Spring Series – and kicked off the season with a 3rd place podium position for Jos Le Roux, and 5th place position for team mate Robert Quinn.

Team RSAWEB rider, Jos Le Roux, shares the team’s experience:

On this warm, sunny day for 98km Team RSAWEB spared no energy attacking to get a successful break off the front of the peloton. By half way, 7 riders formed this successful break and opened a 2 minute gap. Once through the 3.2 km dirt section (a shallow climb), the break was down to 4 riders: Jos Le Roux (Team RSAWEB), Leonardo Van Onselen, Danie Marais and Theuns Van Der Bank.

In the chase-group, teams that had missed out were in pursuit of the break. Over the dirt section the peloton split, but then shortly rejoined once on the tar again.

Jos could feel the peloton creeping back to the break (now at 30 seconds) and made a large effort over the final 12km to assist the break. This in turn weakened his sprint against his companions and managed 3rd place for the stage. This, however, has kept Jos in close contention going into the next stage.

As the bunch came in to finish, 30 seconds behind the break, Team RSAWEB lead out the field. Robert Quinn (Team RSAWEB) claimed a small win with 5th place, which has given Team RSAWEB the lead in the team competition, and again, going into the next state, the team is in a strong position.

Christopher Wray

South Africa’s lowest ADSL line rental prices

September 07, 2011

[Updated: 2017]

Pay less for your ADSL line rental with us! We are proud to announce the release of our updated ADSL line rental prices. ADSL lines can be rented directly from us when you sign up for your Capped or Uncapped ADSL package. As an added bonus, when you order your ADSL line from us we will deal with Telkom for you. Additionally, if you compare our ADSL line prices to Telkom’s you will see that you can make a significant saving when ordering directly from us!
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Christopher Wray

Win FREE ADSL & Web Hosting for a lifetime!

September 01, 2011

The party starts here: as part of our 10th birthday celebrations, we’re giving away some rather generous gifts to those that make us feel extra special by wishing us during this historic month.

A lifetime supply of ADSL and Web Hosting?

Nope, it’s not a typo. During the month of September, 10 lucky people will win a lifetime supply of ADSL and Web Hosting – plus we’ll throw in a FREE .co.za domain registration to get you started. Sound good?

The prize package includes:

• A 10GB ADSL Account. (for life)
• A Home Web Hosting Account with unlimited bandwidth. (for life)
• 1 x FREE .co.za domain registration.

How to enter

It’s really easy. Simply wish us a happy 10th birthday via Twitter (wish must be sent to @RSAWEB) or Facebook (wish must be posted on our FB wall).

From the list of Twitter wishes, we’ll select 5 winners randomly. From the list of Facebook wishes, we’ll let our community decide on 5 winners – the wishes that get the most ‘likes’ by our fans wins. Simple.
You may enter using both Twitter and Facebook, but only one entry per person is allowed on each platform.

Are you a winner?

Winners will be announced each week (for 4 weeks) via Facebook and Twitter each Tuesday, starting with Tuesday the 6th of September.

Additional mystery spot prizes will also be given to entrants showing extra creativity or love in their birthday wishes.

Be sure to stop by and wish us!

All entrants are subject our competition Ts & Cs.

Christopher Wray

Fresh new design for RSAWEB.co.za

August 22, 2011

Spring is almost here, bringing with it much change and growth. If you’ve visited www.rsaweb.co.za today, you’ll have noticed that its gone through some changes of its own recently. We’ve redesigned our web-interface to make life easier for users, and to be more reflective of what the RSAWEB brand is all about.

Check out some of the new features:

Improved navigation

The new, slick, drop-down menu system highlights our key services in – Cloud, Hosting Solutions, Web Hosting and Broadband – and makes finding the perfect solution for your needs a breeze.

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A lifetime supply of ADSL and Web Hosting?

How to enter

Are you a winner?

Improved navigation