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Web Server - A computer dedicated to the storing of and having the ability to deliver access to web pages on the Internet.

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Access - Microsoft's application for creation and maintaining databases. It is commonly used by developers who maintain online databases running on Windows NT.

Analog is an open source server log analyzer used on many operating systems. Its basic function is to report the usage patterns on your web server. Analog is ultra-fast, scalable and highly configurable. KnownHost offers Analog to our customers who choose cPanel as their control panel of choice.

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A loosely defined set of technologies developed by Microsoft. ActiveX is an outgrowth of two other Microsoft technologies called OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) and COM (Component Object Model). As a moniker, ActiveX can be very confusing because it applies to a whole set of COM-based technologies. Most people, however, think only of ActiveX controls, which represent a specific way of implementing ActiveX technologies. Once downloaded, ActiveX controls have a large degree of freedom, presenting a security risk. ActiveX controls have to be digitally signed by their creator. Major competitor to ActiveX controls are JavaBeans. Some hosts support ActiveX server components for ASP.