Press release and news archive
2023
December 6, 2023
DiscountASP.NET launches support for .NET 8 Hosting (ASP.NET Core 8 Hosting).
July 28, 2023
DiscountASP.NET attains EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework with UK Extension, and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Certification.
June 26, 2023
DiscountASP.NET launches SQL 2022 Hosting.
2022
December 2022
DiscountASP.NET launches support for .NET 7 Hosting (ASP.NET Core 7 Hosting).
December 2022
Web Application Gallery Updates
May 2022
Microsoft Silver Partner Status Renewed
DiscountASP.NET renews Microsoft Silver Partner status with the Silver Cloud Platform competency.
April 2022
Web Application Gallery Updates
2021
December 2021
DiscountASP.NET launches support for .NET 6 Hosting (ASP.NET Core 6 Hosting).
November 8, 2021
DiscountASP.NET launches SQL 2019 Hosting.
August 17, 2021
VPN (Virtual Private Network) Solution Available at Everleap
May 2021
Microsoft Silver Partner Status Renewed
DiscountASP.NET renews Microsoft Silver Partner status with the Silver Cloud Platform competency.
April 19, 2021
Web Application Gallery Updates
2020
November 30, 2020
DiscountASP.NET launched .NET 5 (ASP.NET Core 5.0) hosting.
November 28, 2020
DiscountASP.NET updated .NET Core 3.x and .NET Core 2.x and updated PHP PHP 7.3 and PHP 7.2
September 24, 2020
Office 365 Cloud Backup Solution available at Everleap
September 23, 2020
Email Cloud Backup solution available at Everleap
July 16, 2020
Telerik Controls Security Vulnerability Warning
May 27, 2020
Microsoft Silver Partner Status Renewed
DiscountASP.NET renews Microsoft Silver Partner status with two competencies.
April 12, 2020
.NET Core 3.0.3 and .NET Core 3.1.3 is now Available
March 20, 2020
Covid 19 and DiscountASP.NET
2019
May 11, 2019
Microsoft Silver Partner Status Renewed
DiscountASP.NET renews Microsoft Silver Partner status with three competencies.
April 23, 2019
SQL 2017 Hosting is available
DiscountASP.NET launches SQL 2017 hosting as a new shared SQL hosting option in the USA- and UK- based datacenter.
2018
December 18, 2018
DiscountASP.NET wins Visual Studio Magazine Award Again
DiscountASP.NET wins Visual Studio Magazine 2019 Readers Choice Award for Best ASP.NET WEb Hosting
October 16, 2018
Privacy Shield Certifications Renewed
DiscountASP.NET renews EU-US Privacy Shield and Swiss-US Privacy Shield Certifications.
March 30, 2018
Windows 2016 hosting
Windows 2016 server platform is availble for hosting.
2017
November 1st, 2017
Live chat support (beta)
We're testing live chat support in Control Panel. The link will be visible when someone from support is available.
October 31st, 2017
Reducing .NET Core Memory Usage
If your .NET Core application is using more memory than you anticipated, check out this article about reducing memory use.
July 20, 2017
DiscountASP.NET launches new corporate website
This rates as news considering the last time the site underwent a design change was 2003 (when it was established).
June 15, 2017
Everleap introduces Private MongoDB hosting
A premium NoSQL solution that provides you with your own private MongoDB server.
June 13, 2017
DiscountASP.NET attains Swiss-US Privacy Shield Certification
We're happy to announce that we have achieved Swiss-US Privacy Shield Certification.
April 30, 2017
Microsoft Partnership Renewed With Silver Datacenter Competency
We're proud to announce that we have successfully renewed our Microsoft Partnership – this year with the Silver Datacenter Competency.
April 20 13, 2017
Everleap introduces Private MySQL Hosting
A premium MySQL database solution that addresses needs that are not met with shared MySQL hosting services.
2016
November 30, 2016
DiscountASP.NET Attains Privacy Shield Certification
The Privacy Shield framework was approved in July 2016 and the U.S. Department of Commerce started accepting certifications for Privacy Shield in August 2016.
November 4, 2016
php 7 Is Now Available
We’ve added php 7 to the options available in the ASP.NET/PHP Version section of Control Panel.
October 5, 2016
Safe Harbor Becomes Privacy Shield, and We’re on Board
Since 2010, DiscountASP.NET has maintained US-EU Safe Harbor certification, working with our privacy management solutions partner, TRUSTe.
October 4, 2016
Team Foundation Server 2015 Update 3
We have updated all of our Team Foundation Server 2015 servers to Update 3.
July 21, 2016
DiscountASP.NET Launches ASP.NET Core 1.0 Hosting
DiscountASP.NET enhances their Windows 2012 hosting platform with ASP.NET Core hosting (formerly ASP.NET 5).
July 20, 2016
Everleap Launches Managed SQL Server 2016 Hosting Solutions
Everleap launches premium customizable Managed SQL Server 2016 hosting solution.
June 23, 2016
DiscountASP.NET Launches SQL 2016 Hosting
DiscountASP.NET announces launching SQL 2016 hosting in both US and UK data center locations.
June 22, 2016
Everleap Launches Shared SQL 2016 Hosting
Everleap announces launching Shared SQL 2016 hosting option with all plans.
April 12, 2016
Everleap Launches Website Cloud Backup
Everleap introduces Website Cloud Backup solutions.
April 7, 2016
Introducing SpamExperts email Inbox Filtering and Inbox Archiving solutions
DiscountASP.NET partners with SpamExperts for premium spam filtering and archiving solution.
February 23, 2016
DiscountASP.NET Renews the Microsoft Gold Hosting Competency for 2016
DiscountASP.NET achieves Microsoft Gold Partner status for the eleventh year.
February 15, 2016
ASP.NET 4.6.1 Hosting is supported...finally
DiscountASP.NET adds support for ASP.NET 4.6.1 hosting.
2015
November 20, 2015
DiscountASP.NET Launches Managed Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2015 Hosting
Managed TFS 2015 hosting is now available in the US and UK data centers.
September 15, 2015
DiscountASP.NET Launches Shared Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2015 Hosting
Shared TFS 2015 hosting is now available in the US and UK data centers.
July 21, 2015
Everleap Recognized in CIO Review Magazine Top 100 Most Promising Microsoft Solution Providers
CIO Review includes Everleap in its annual Top 100 Most Promising Microsoft Solution Providers list.
July 7, 2015
How we retired Windows 2003, one site at a time
With the end-of-life of Windows 2003, DiscountASP.NET worked tirelessly to help our customers migrate their sites.
March 26, 2015
Windows hosting platform updated to .NET 4.5.2
DiscountASP.NET supports ASP.NET 4.5.2 hosting.
March 18, 2015
DiscountASP.NET Renews the Microsoft Gold Hosting Competency
DiscountASP.NET achieves Microsoft Gold Partner status for the tenth year.
March 10, 2015
Everleap enhances database hosting services with Managed SQL solutions
Everleap adds premium customizable Managed SQL Server solution to their hosting portfolio. The new premium SQL hosting solution offers customized SQL servers that are not shared by any other customer.
January 22, 2015
Introducing Website Cloud Backup: safeguard your site now
DiscountASP.NET announces a new Website Cloud Backup solution that will backup your website off-site onto the Amazon cloud.
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2014
December 17, 2014
Exchange ActiveSync Now Available
Exchange ActiveSync is not available as a new add-on to help improve mobile productivity.
December 10, 2014
Introducing Wiwet ASP.NET Templates
DiscountASP.NET partners with Wiwet for responsive ASP.NET templates.
October 30, 2014
Everleap Upgrades Reserved Cloud Servers with High Performance SSD without Increasing Prices
With this upgrade, the Reserved Cloud Servers now use solid state local drives that significantly increases site performance over traditional hard drives.
October 8, 2014
SQL 2014 hosting available in US and UK
DiscountASP.NET launches SQL 2014 hosting in the US and Europe.
September 2, 2014
SiteLock Website Security and Everleap Cloud Web Hosting Announce New Partnership
Everleap now offers SiteLock's suite of website security and acceleration CDN products to current and new cloud hosting customers.
July 14, 2014
DiscountASP.NET Achieves a Microsoft Gold Hosting Competency
DiscountASP.NET demonstrates best-in-class capability and market leadership through demonstrated technology success and customer commitment.
May 29, 2014
DiscountASP.NET Partners with Urban Turtle for Hosted Agile Project Management
DiscountASP.NET offers fully managed Team Foundation Server 2013/2012 hosting with hosted Urban Turtle agile project management tools.
April 15, 2014
DiscountASP.NET announces Everleap, a next-generation cloud hosting solution powered by Windows Azure Pack
Everleap Cloud brings together the reliability and scalability of big cloud providers with the predictable pricing, bundled services, technical support, and ease and familiarity of traditional website hosting.
January 28, 2014
DiscountASP.NET Launches Managed Team Foundation Server 2013 Hosting
Managed TFS 2013 hosting solutions are available in the US-based and UK-based data centers.
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2013
December 11, 2013
DiscountASP.NET launches ASP.NET 4.5.1 hosting on Windows Server 2012 R2 Platform
DiscountASP.NET launches Windows 2012 R2 hosting platform in the US and Europe and announces support for ASP.NET 4.5.1 and ASP.NET MVC 5.
November 27, 2013
DiscountASP.NET Named 2013 Community Choice Award Winner by the Dev Pro Community
DiscountASP.NET wins Dev Pro Community Choice honors for the fourth year.
November 21, 2013
DiscountASP.NET Launches Shared Team Foundation Server 2013 Hosting
Shared TFS 2013 hosting is available in both USA-based and Europe-based data centers.
November 5, 2013
DiscountASP.NET Partners with TeamExpand to provide Managed TFS Timesheet Hosting Services
Through this partnership, DiscountASP.NET now offers a fully-managed TFS hosting solution for TFS Timesheets.
October 29, 2013
DiscountASP.NET adds Scheduled Deployment to Snapp Systems Platform-as-a-Service
With the new scheduled deployment feature Snapp users can deploy them application from staging to production at a specified date and time.
October 22, 2013
DiscountASP.NET Launches Standalone Team Foundation Server Build-as-a-Service Solution
DiscountASP.NET introduces standalone fully-managed TFS build services in USA-based data center.
August 13, 2013
DiscountASP.NET Offers ASP.NET 4.5.1 Hosting Sandbox hosting for the Developer Community
DiscountASP.NET offers the developer community a free .NET 4.5.1 hosting sandbox on Windows 2012 R2.
July 2, 2013
DiscountASP.NET adds Hostname Support to Snapp Systems Platform-as-a-Service
Beta users can now use domain names with their Snapp production site.
June 4, 2013
DiscountASP.NET launches Snapp Systems, the first Platform-as-a-Service with Staging and Production Environments
DiscountASP.NET enters the Platform-as-a-Service space with Snapp Systems, an elastic cloud hosting solution for .NET applications.
May 6, 2013
DiscountASP.NET Offers Free Web Matrix v3 Hosting Sandbox for the Web Developer Community
As part of their community program, DiscountASP.NET offers web developers with a free WebMatrix v3 hosting sandbox.
April 23, 2013
DiscountASP.NET Launches SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services Hosting
DiscountASP.NET announces SQL 2012 Reporting Services (SSRS 2012) as a new optional add-on enhancement.
March 20, 2013
Website Security Leader, SiteLock, Welcomes DiscountASP.NET to the Partner Family
DiscountASP.NET has joined the partner program and will offer SiteLock to its extensive web developer community.
February 13 2013
DiscountASP.NET Achieves a Microsoft Gold Hosting Competency in the Microsoft Partner Network
DiscountASP.NET successfully renews Microsoft Gold Partner status.
February 5 2013
DiscountASP.NET Launches Windows 2012 Shared Hosting in Europe
DiscountASP.NET officially launches Windows 2012 hosting in UK-based data center.
January 29 2013
DiscountASP.NET Launches Managed Team Foundation Server 2012 Hosting in Europe
DiscountASP.NET officially launches managed Team Foundation Server 2012 hosting in UK-based data center.
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2012
October 17 2012
DiscountASP.NET Joins Internet Infrastructure Coalition
DiscountASP.NET announces joining the i2Coalition as a founding member.
October 10 2012
DiscountASP.NET Launches Managed Team Foundation Server 2012 Hosting in the US
DiscountASP.NET officially launches managed Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2012 hosting in USA-based data center.
Sept 28 2012
DiscountASP.NET Launches Windows 2012 Shared Hosting in the US
DiscountASP.NET aannounces the launch of Windows 2012 Hosting with IIS 8 in their US data center.
Sept 13 2012
DiscountASP.NET Launches Shared Team Foundation Server 2012 Hosting
DiscountASP.NET officially launches shared Team Foundation Server 2012 hosting in production in both USA-based and Europe-based data centers.
July 24 2012
DiscountASP.NET Announces Support for node.js on ASP.NET Web Hosting Platform
DiscountASP.NET now offers node.js beta support on their Windows 2008 hosting platform.
July 10 2012
DiscountASP.NET Offers 20% discount on tools to connect your databases to TFS
DiscountASP.NET works with Red Gate to offer hosting customers a database source control solution using TFS and the SQL Server Management Studio plug-in SQL Source Control and the Visual Studio plug-in SQL Connect.
June 12 2012
DiscountASP.NET Offers Free Web Matrix v2 RC beta Hosting Sandbox with node.js
DiscountASP.NET offers free WebMatrix v2 RC beta hosting sandbox with node.js support to the web developer community.
April 5 2012
DiscountASP.NET Launches SQL 2012 Hosting in the US and UK
DiscountASP.NET announces launching SQL 2012 hosting in both US and UK data center locations.
March 6 2012
DiscountASP.NET Renews Microsoft Gold Hosting Competency in the Microsoft Partner Network
DiscountASP.NET demonstrates best-in-class capability and market leadership through demonstrated technology success and customer commitment.
March 1 2012
DiscountASP.NET Launches Free ASP.NET 4.5 Hosting Beta Sandbox for Developer Community
Under their labs program, DiscountASP.NET launches ASP.NET 4.5 beta hosting at not cost.
February 22 2012
DiscountASP.NET Joins Microsoft Visual Studio Industry Program
DiscountASP.NET accepted into prestigious Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP) program.
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2011
December 13 2011
DiscountASP.NET Launches SQL 2012 Hosting Beta Program
DiscountASP.NET announces launching a free SQL Server 2012 hosting beta program available to all their web hosting customers.
November 29 2011
DiscountASP.NET and Telerik Extend their Partnership to Improve Application Lifecycle Management with TeamPulse and Ideas & Feedback Portal
DiscountASP.NET can get a 15% discount on Telerik TeamPulse and TeamPulse Ideas & Feedback Portal until Dec. 31. 2011.
November 22 2011
DiscountASP.NET Named 2011 Community Choice Gold Award Winner by DevProConnections Community for Second Consecutive Year
DiscountASP.NET announces receiving the "Best Web Hosting" award in DevProCommections 2011 Community Choice poll for second consecutive year.
November 15 2011
DiscountASP.NET Extends Free Web Matrix v2 beta Hosting Sandbox for the Web Developer Community
Web developers can experience next-generation web development with Web Matrix v2 beta for FREE until March 1, 2012.
November 9 2011
DiscountASP.NET Launches Premium Managed Team Foundation Server Hosting Solutions
DiscountASP.NET announces expanding its hosted TFS services with managed TFS hosting.
November 2 2011
DiscountASP.NET Wins a Visual Studio Magazine 2011 Readers Choice Award for ASP.NET Web Hosting Services
DiscountASP.NET announces receiving the "Best ASP.NET Web Hosting" merit award in Visual Studio Magazine's 2011 Readers' Choice Award poll.
November 1 2011
DiscountASP.NET Partners with Telerik to Improve Developer Productivity with TeamPulse
Telerik offers hosted DiscountASP.NET Team Foundation Server customers with 15% discount on Telerik TeamPulse, an Agile project management solution.
October 27 2011
DiscountASP.NET Helps Customers Drive Targeted Traffic to their Web Site
DiscountASP.NET offers $100 Free Google AdWords credit to USA and Canada based customers.
October 11 2011
DiscountASP.NET Expands Team Foundation Server Hosting Solution with Hosted TFS Build Server in Europe
DiscountASP.NET announces the availability of TFS Build Server in UK data center.
Sept 29 2011
DiscountASP.NET Extends 20% Discount Offer on Red Gate’s SQL Source Control until end of 2011
DiscountASP.NET extends Red Gate SQL Source Control solution offer.
Sept 27 2011
DiscountASP.NET Extends Free Visual SourceSafe to hosted Team Foundation Server Migration Service through end of 2011
DiscountASP.NET extends free Visual SourceSafe to hosted TFS 2010 migration offer until December 31, 2011.
Sept 21 2011
DiscountASP.NET Offers Free Web Matrix v2 beta Hosting Sandbox for the Web Developer Community
Web developers can experience next-generation web development with Web Matrix v2 beta for FREE.
Sept 1 2011
DiscountASP.NET Offers 20% Discount on Red Gate’s SQL Source Control
DiscountASP.NET works with Red Gate Software to offer hosting customers an affordable, yet powerful SQL Source Control solution.
July 12 2011
DiscountASP.NET Named Best TFS Hosting Provider for 2011 by WindowsHostingASP.Net
DiscountASP.NET wins first Best TFS Hosting Provider award.
July 6 2011
DiscountASP.NET Named Best ASP.NET Hosting Provider for 2011 by WindowsHostingASP.Net for Third Consecutive Year
Best ASP.NET Hosting Provider for 2011 for the 3rd Consecutive Year by WindowsHostingASP.Net
June 29 2011
DiscountASP.NET Extends Free Visual SourceSafe to hosted Team Foundation Server Migration Service through Q3 2011
DiscountASP.NET offers free Visual SourceSafe to hosted TFS 2010 migration services until September 30, 2011.
June 22 2011
DiscountASP.NET Extends 30-Day Free Promotion for Team Foundation Server Hosting through end of 2011
Developers can can test out hosted TFS for 30 days without risk until the end of 2011.
June 14 2011
DiscountASP.NET Enhances Team Foundation Server Hosting Solution with Hosted TFS Build Server
Team Foundation Build Server is available as an add-on to the TFS hosting service.
May 24 2011
DiscountASP.NET Wins Best ASP.NET Hosting Service in The Code Project’s Annual Members Choice Awards for the Third Consecutive Year
DiscountASP.NET announces receiving the "Best ASP.NET Hosting Service" award from The Code Project for the third year in a row.
May 17 2011
DiscountASP.NET Announces Free Visual SourceSafe to hosted Team Foundation Server Migration Service
DiscountASP.NET offers free Visual SourceSafe to hosted TFS 2010 migration services until June 30, 2011.
May 10 2011
DiscountASP.NET Introduces Discounted Tiered Pricing for Team Foundation Server Hosting
DiscountASP.NET offers discounted tiered pricing for TFS Basic hosting services making hosted TFS a more economical solution for larger developer teams.
May 4 2011
DiscountASP.NET Attains Microsoft Gold Hosting Competency Status in the Microsoft Partner Network
DiscountASP.NET earns distinction through demonstrated technology success and developer commitment.
April 28 2011
DiscountASP.NET Expands Hosted Team Foundation Server SaaS Solution into Europe
European developers have a new option for a hosted source control solution.
April 1 2011
DiscountASP.NET Extends 30 Day Free Promotion for Hosted Team Foundation Server Through Q2 2011
Developers can can test out hosted TFS for 30 days without risk until June 30, 2011.
March 23 2011
DiscountASP.NET Partners with Urban Turtle for Hosted and On-Premises Agile Project Management
Hosted TFS customers can get hosted Urban Turtle agile project management tool add-on and discounts for On-Premises Urban Turtle solutions.
January 31 2011
DiscountASP.NET Extends 30 Day Free Promotion for Hosted Team Foundation Server
Developers can can try out hosted TFS for 30 days without risk until March 31, 2011.
January 3 2011
DiscountASP.NET Launches 30 Day Free Promotion for Hosted Team Foundation Server
Developers can save money and time using a hosted solution for source control, freeing up their resources to focus on developing code. Now they can try it out for 30 days without risk.
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2010
November 30 2010
DiscountASP.NET Named 2010 Community Choice Gold Award Winner by DevProConnections Community
DiscountASP.NET announces receiving the "Best Web Hosting" award in DevProCommections 2010 Community Choice poll.
November 9 2010
DiscountASP.NET Partners with VevoCart Shopping Cart for E-Commerce on Windows Hosting Platform
DiscountASP.NET customers can get 15% discount on VevoCart shopping cart application.
November 4 2010
DiscountASP.NET Wins Visual Studio Magazine 2010 Readers’ Choice Merit Award for Best ASP.NET Web Hosting
DiscountASP.NET announces receiving the "Best ASP.NET Web Hosting" merit award in Visual Studio Magazine's 2010 Readers' Choice Award poll.
October 19 2010
DiscountASP.NET Launches SaaS Solution for Source Code Version Control with Team Foundation Server Hosting
Microsoft developers can save money and time using a hosted solution for source control and bug tracking, freeing up their resources to focus on developing code.
September 21 2010
DiscountASP.NET Attains U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Status and is Certified to Display TRUSTe’s EU Safe Harbor Seal
DiscountASP.NET demonstrates global commitment to consumer privacy protection.
September 15 2010
DiscountASP.NET Releases Windows Phone 7 and Silverlight 4 Control Panel Starter Kits
DiscountASP.NET releases a Windows Phone 7 and a Silverlight 4 control panel starter kit as a proof of concept and to provide a starting point for customers to add their own customization.
July 1 2010
DiscountASP.NET Named Best ASP.NET Hosting Provider for 2010 by WindowsHostingASP.Net for the Second Consecutive Year
DiscountASP.NET announces receiving the title of "Best ASP.NET Hosting Provider for 2010" award from WindowsHostingASP for the second straight year.
June 17 2010
DiscountASP.NET Wins Best ASP.NET Hosting Service in The Code Project’s Annual Members Choice Awards for the Second Consecutive Year
DiscountASP.NET announces receiving the "Best ASP.NET Hosting Service" award from The Code Project’s Members Choice poll for the second year in a row.
April 27 2010
DiscountASP.NET Integrates Microsoft Web Application Gallery into Control Panel for Windows 2008 Hosting Platform
DiscountASP.NET provides its Windows 2008 hosting customers with one-click installation of many free packaged ASP.NET applications.
April 13 2010
DiscountASP.NET Launches ASP.NET 4 Hosting on Windows 2008 Platform
DiscountASP.NET enhances their Windows 2008 hosting platform with ASP.NET 4.0 allowing hosting for web applications packaged with Visual Studio 2010 and deployed with One Click Publish.
April 3 2010
DiscountASP.NET Updates Free ASP.NET 4.0 Hosting Sandbox with .NET RIA Services RC
Developers can now test WCF RIA Services RC on the free ASP.NET 4 hosting sandbox.
March 9 2010
DiscountASP.NET Launches SQL Server Profiling as a Service
DiscountASP.NET enhances their SQL hosting offering with a SQL Server profiling service.
March 2 2010
DiscountASP.NET Enhances SQL Server Hosting Security with SSL Encrypted SQL Communication
DiscountASP.NET enhances security options for their sql hosting platform.
February 23 2010
DiscountASP.NET Enhances Microsoft IIS Database Manager 1.0 Support with SQL Server Backup and SQL Server Restore Integration
Microsoft IIS Database Manager 1.0 user experience enhanced by integrating a SQL Server backup and restore solution within the tool.
February 16 2010
DiscountASP.NET Updates ASP.NET 4.0 Hosting Sandbox with .NET Framework 4 RC and Extends the Free Hosting Program
Free .NET 4.0 hosting sandbox extended until April.
February 9 2010
DiscountASP.NET and /n software Partner to Provide Developers Access to E-Business Integrator Components on Windows Hosting Platform
DiscountASP.NET customers now have access to over $3500 worth of e-commerce and business components.
January 27 2010
DiscountASP.NET Wins Best ASP.NET Hosting Company Editor’s Choice Award for 2010 by Mindcracker Network
DiscountASP.NET named Editor's Choice 2010 winner of the Best ASP.NET Shared Hosting category.
January 19 2010
DiscountASP.NET Renews Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status for 2010 with New Hosting Solutions Competency
DiscountASP.NET further distinguishes itself by earning three Microsoft Competencies, including the new Hosting Solutions competency
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