Apps4Rent, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and a leading managed service provider of SharePoint hosting, Hyper-V hosting, and hosted Exchange announces dedicated SharePoint server hosting plans ( http://www.apps4rent.com/dedicated-managed-sharepoint-hosting-windows-sharepoint-services-3-0.html ) with full features of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.  Managed dedicated SharePoint server plans start at $225/month.  There is no setup fee for Apps4Rent’s dedicated SharePoint server, SharePoint hosting, hosted exchange and Hyper-V virtual dedicated server plans.

 “Some enterprise users are looking for greater control and flexibility over their Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hosting environment,” said Wade Dube, Manager for Apps4Rent. “With the help of our fully managed dedicated SharePoint servers and SharePoint experts available round the clock, enterprises can extract the maximum business advantage from their SharePoint implementations."

Customers have full administrative access to the dedicated SharePoint server including central administration.  They can build and add custom web parts or DLL, and can take advantage of the numerous third party web parts and applications built for the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hosting environment.  They can assign individual IPs to sub-sites, add secure socket layer (SSL), choose between Kerberos and NTLM authentication, and update hosted SharePoint site content via e-mail.

The starter dedicated SharePoint server package, includes 1GB RAM, 80 GB hard drive and 350 GB of monthly bandwidth.  The plan comes with 4 IP addresses, MS SQL Server Express Edition software, 1 free SSL certificate, and firewall.  Granular backup option can be added for a nominal monthly price.  Customers also have the opportunity to upgrade to Gold and Platinum plans that include higher amounts of RAM, hard drive space allocation, IPs, monthly traffic, and server administration hours.

About Apps4Rent LLC

Apps4Rent LLC ( http://www.apps4rent.com/index.htm ), a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, is a leading provider of hosted enterprise software applications such as hosted Exchange 2007, Research in Motion's BlackBerry® Enterprise Server hosting, SharePoint hosting, and Hyper-V Virtual Dedicated Server hosting.  Apps4Rent’s processes are designed to provide 99.99% uptime with clustered infrastructure located in highly reliable top-tier SAS 70 compliant data centers. Apps4Rent, with customers in over 50 countries worldwide, can be reached 24/7 through phone, e-mail, and chat.