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Pretty sure the server you are hosting on makes no difference. &nbsp;Its the backend software you'l be running on said server that matters.<br />
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You may want to go with a host that gives you colo type access, rather than a webserver that is running lets say CPanel.
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Pretty sure the server you are hosting on makes no difference.  Its the backend software you'l be running on said server that matters.

You may want to go with a host that gives you colo type access, rather than a webserver that is running lets say CPanel.

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Hi aindelicato, thanks for your reply. I'm sorry, but i do not know exactly what you mean by colo and CPanel. I only have experience with IIS. Would we send all message via http? or use some other protocol? And does that make a difference in the type of web server we would need?
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Hi aindelicato, thanks for your reply. I'm sorry, but i do not know exactly what you mean by colo and CPanel. I only have experience with IIS. Would we send all message via http? or use some other protocol? And does that make a difference in the type of web server we would need?

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I know about web servers, but I have also heard of mobile servers and I know very little about mobile. What is the difference? We want to be able to send and receive programatically generated bytestreams, text messages, maybe xml and other things between a user operated mobile phone app, and a none user operated phone app and a central server. Any recommendations on what type of hosting service we would need and why would be appreciated. Thanks.
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I know about web servers, but I have also heard of mobile servers and I know very little about mobile. What is the difference? We want to be able to send and receive programatically generated bytestreams, text messages, maybe xml and other things between a user operated mobile phone app, and a none user operated phone app and a central server. Any recommendations on what type of hosting service we would need and why would be appreciated. Thanks.

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