Let's set this straight from the start, this isn't an April Fools Day joke. Everything in this newsletter is 100% accurate to the best of our knowledge. Now that the disclaimer is out of the way, let's get to the great news!

     For those of you who have been here since the beginning know that Blue Virtual launched our initial offering April 30th, 2003. In light of those events, we are celebrating our anniversary month in April by offering an unbelievable special! Obviously, we couldn't be happier that BV is growing month over month. We want to thank each and every one of you for helping us create what we think is the best value in the hosting industry.

Apache/PHP Upgrade - In January we upgraded Apache to version 1.3.29 and PHP was upgraded to 4.3.4. These upgrades went smooth without problems.

OS Upgrade - We are still researching possibilities for a new operating system to continue provisioning our platform on. Currently all new webservers will be outfitted with Redhat 9. It is possible we will continue to use Redhat 9 on a go forward basis. Clients shouldn't see any difference on Redhat 9.

April $1 Special - Any new service purchased from us during the month of April will cost you exactly $1. All setup fees are waived as well. This includes retail shared hosting, resold shared hosting, dedicated servers, colocation services, and our reseller program. After the first month, all accounts will renew at the normal rates. All current accounts will renew at their contracted rate.

New Website Design - If you have visited our website or the forums as of late, you may have noticed a different face for us. We are thrilled with the new look of our website. We have made some major upgrades. The most noticeable update is the "Client Login" box that is now in our header. You can log into your control panel right on our website. We also integrated the forums into our website, with the same look and feel. A full colocation section has been added to our site, which includes datacenter information and extended network information. Our employment page was updated as well. We will be adding to the content of the site over the next month. If you see or experience any issues with our new site, please report them via a support ticket or post a thread in our forums

Same Day Setup on Dedicated Servers - During the month of April any dedicated server ordered by 3 PM CDT Monday through Friday will be setup by midnight of the same day. That's right, you can get a dedicated server for $1 and have it setup the same day. All dedicated servers are setup with remote reboot capabilities now as well. Check out our updated dedicated pages here.

Ticket System Available to Resellers - We have released the same ticket system that BV uses to support our customers to our resellers. The ticket system is accessed through your control panel. It's super easy to use and setup is as easy as creating an email account. You can create custom departments to fit your company's needs. There is no limit to the number of departments you can have.

Phase 2 of Control Panel Customization Completed - We are proud to announce that we have completed phase 2 of the resold control panel customization. You can now edit and modify the look of the left side bar and the body of the control panel. There are literally hundreds of things you can change. Work on phase 3 has already begun. It will allow you to create a control panel of your very own. Look for a release within 6 months.

Fab 5 Plan Released to Resellers Only - Resellers now have privileged access to the new "Fab 5" plan. It's only available to clients who have joined the reseller program. This plan is a scaled down version of our standard hosting packages. It offers 50 MB of webspace and 5 GB of bandwidth per month. The plan will sell for $50 per year. Details of this plan can be seen here.

suPHP - suPHP is still on the horizon. It's currently installed on the VIP server and will be provisioned on the newest web server for new accounts. We hope to have testing completed by the end of April and hope to release it on legacy servers by June.

phpBB Upgrade - We still plan to upgrade phpBB but we are waiting on them to fix some security issues with their current version. Expect an updated version by June.

Happy surfing,

The Entire Blue Virtual Staff