Hello,

simple pointers are quite tricky as many of the choices depends on the structure and platform that your site is currently running on.  Not everything works on every type of server.  I'd probably have to talk to you directly to be able to even guess the type of hosting you need.

regards,

Denis
www.naxtech.com

try rackspace or donhost for hosting.

As for PCI, I doubt whether you would ever be able to meet the requirements hosting your own server and you would be better to outsource this to a payment gateway like Protx or SecPay for complete security.

Nigel

www.pinkdigital.co.uk

Hi Frances,

Understand that you don't want to be inundated with managed hosting provider sales pitches but NetBenefit hosts a number of ecommerce websites from high street retailers to music download sites.  We will be exhibiting at ecommerce expo 28-29 October at Olympia.  You might find the event of interest.  In the meantime, I would suggest you think about bandwidth requirements, security, back up and restore services, how your website will scale as it grows and whether you want to use a Content Delivery Network to scale to meet any seasonal demand your website is subject to.  Are you going to use technology partners for guided navigation or Zoom functionality?  Will you need additional servers for this technology or perhaps user acceptance testing?  Consider a managed hosting provider that can offer dual site hosting for increased resilience/business continuity.  

NetBenefit is PCI compliant and works as a technology partner in conjunction with our retail customers, design agencies and technology providers such as Endeca and Akamai.

If you would like to talk to one of our consultants to discuss your options - and not receive a sales pitch, please do let me know!

Thanks

Kristel
NetBenefit marketing manager
http://www.netbenefit.com/netbenefit/Managed+Hosting/managed+hosting+solutions/Ecommerce+solutions