Windows Web Hosting
One of the major problem face any one, when selecting a hosting plane, whether to host site windows based web hosting or Linux based web server. Windows is an operating system, designed and owned by Microsoft. You already familiar with the windows, because windows are most widely used operating system in home computers. Microsoft released two different versions of windows. One is for home computers and other for server machines. The windows operating system for server is more reliable and expensive as compared to their home version. At this time Microsoft windows 2003 server available in the market for server machines. You have to purchase license in order to operate windows 2003 server, so the windows based web hosting plan is little more expensive as compared to UNIX based web hosting plan. f you are designing your site, using Microsoft technologies like ASP, or ASP.net, for database using Microsoft access or Microsoft SQL server, then the windows based hosting plan is good for you. Linux does not have these Microsoft web technologies, only windows can run properly those websites which are designed using Microsoft technologies. While if you designed your site, using open source technologies like PHP, and Perl, for database using MySQL then it is good that you host your site on Linux based web servers. Linux or UNIX both are same operating system, so do not confuse if some one offers you Linux web server and the other one UNIX web servers. Some good hosting companies also offers to host your web site on windows web based server designed by using open source technologies like PHP.

What About Security?
Most of the people think that, Linux is more secured then windows. But after the released of Microsoft windows 2003 service pack 2, windows becomes more secure and reliable. Windows 2003 server is now running parallel to Linux in security. Windows becomes more secure, if it is properly administered. Service pack 2 resolves the security and reliability issues, which are raises about windows 2003. The administration of windows 2003 server is more easy then Linux. Linux operate through commands while the windows provide GUI environment for administration. Windows GUI environment makes windows easy to use and handle.

The Verdict
Both the operating systems are now almost same. Microsoft improving their operating system and its performance each and every day. Now windows become more secure and efficient, as people think about it. Many host companies offers both web hosting, try to find a specialist company. Now every thing is front of you. If you do not use restricted technologies to design web site, then select that operating system in which your host company is expert. Bestbuygateway is an award winning web hosting company, provides all kind of web services at equal equality regardless of the operating system. There are only few hosts, who can host your open source designed web sites, on windows web servers. But it is good that for you to host your site on related web servers.