8 December 2008

Shopping for Christmas presents online this year is going to boom by 15 per cent

UKFast has launched an exclusive server offering based on Microsoft Hyper-V, for businesses wanting to secure a quick and cost-effective Web presence in time for the festive rush.

Research from IMRG and Capgemini suggests that despite the credit crunch, shopping for Christmas presents online this year is going to boom by 15 per cent to hit £13.16 billion in the UK, with 8 December forecast as the day online volume steps up a gear.

UKFast, which has won the Internet Service Providers' Association Best Hosting Provider award four times, has brought the first e-commerce Hyper-V server packages to the UK market, combining the hardware with SQL database technology.

Many people want to talk of doom and gloom in the economy, but we are not seeing this at all in the online sector

Lawrence Jones, UKFast “Many people want to talk of doom and gloom in the economy, but we are not seeing this at all in the online sector,” said UKFast managing director Lawrence Jones. “Online business continues to be strong and with Christmas around the corner it is poised to grow rapidly. At UKFast, we take pride in having the best hosting solution available before our rivals. So we are delighted to be the first UK provider to offer Microsoft’s Hyper-V servers to clients as we head into the festive period.”

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