Virtual Private Servers The "virtual server" is more expensive, because you do not share any of the resources within your server. You are able to change the configuration setup of any of the server software, install new or different software if needed, upgrade or customise your own Interchange installation, and choose to take over some of the normal administration and maintenance tasks yourself. We still provide support for you as part of our "Managed Hosting" service of course, and do this transparently while you get on with running your e-business. This is perfect for a busy shop which needs more control and privacy. You may also use a "virtual server" to re-sell web space and Interchange shops to your own customers. You may brand our Control Panel in your own theme, install several domains, with or without SSL, into Apache, and do virtually whatever you like within your own "virtual server". A "virtual server" is basically a software implementation of a hardware dedicated server, implemented in its own "sandbox" which is completely separated from all other virtual servers and the root server. The main difference, from the user's point of view, is that you get virtually all the advantages of a dedicated server, but at a fraction of the price and without the headaches. You also get more bandwidth in a "virtual server", which may be important for a shop which will become busy.