http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/tags/node.js/default.aspxTags: node.jsenCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2012/07/27/windows-server-host-now-features-node-js-support.aspxFri, 27 Jul 2012 07:45:00 GMT1e469e21-c924-44fa-a132-47b5d0a8ad47:20372Michael Garrity0http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=20372http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2012/07/27/windows-server-host-now-features-node-js-support.aspx#comments<hr /> <p><strong>Over the last few years, server-side JavaScript implementation <a target="_blank" href="http://nodejs.org/">node.js</a> has really picked up in popularity among developers, and because of this, utilizing the software system has become more of a priority for many Web hosting providers.</strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Microsoft Windows hosting solutions provider <a target="_blank" href="http://www.discountasp.net/">DiscountASP.NET</a> has been offering node.js support in its WebMatrix 2.0 beta labs sandbox for a while, and many of the developers using it have requested that it make node.js generally available in its Web hosting service. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Now, its Windows 2008 hosting platform officially features beta support for node.js.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">It was a natural choice for DiscountASP.NET to begin supporting node.js, as Microsoft announced in 2011 that it would be actively working with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.joyent.com/">Joyent</a> to port node.js to Windows. The first stable port was available last November.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=20372" width="1" height="1">Web Hostingmicrosoftdiscount aspJavaScriptdiscountasp.netwindows hostingwm-webhostingnode.js