Re: [cobalt-users] Cobalt Alternatives

["Steven Werby" <steven-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Surinder Mastana <mastana@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Does anyone use Network Engines? (http://www.networkengines.com/)

They left me a voicemail a couple of months ago, wanting to setup a meeting with me
and schedule a demo.  I checked out their site, found some server specs that were
wrong and emailed them to let them know.  They fixed them and thanked me and I said
I'd be glad to arrange a meeting, but I requested they give me product prices and
give me a comparison of specs and features b/w the RaQ3 and their comparable product.
I never heard back from them.

> Are they just like Cobalt but more powerful?

One of their products seems to be comparable to a RaQ3, the other is beefier, using 1
or 2 PIII chips, RAID, etc.

> Do they have the same Web Hosting features like Cobalt's??

They appear to be similar and claim to have a web-based GUI.

I'm a little suspicious of them though b/c their website is and has been broken the
last few times I checked.  Currently, of the 7 link buttons on the left of the main
page, the only one with a correct URL is the "hot jobs" link.  Further, there "info
request" form points to an IP-based URL that doesn't exist, though I got it to work
by replacing the IP with their site name and requested some info.  If I ever get any
I'll post to the list.

Steven Werby {steven-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx}