Cape Town-based Internet Service Provider (ISP) Bucknet Internet is set to aggressively target the sector of the local ISP currently dominated by big players.

The director of Bucknet Internet, says the company has a first-tier international infrastructure as well as a solid national infrastructure with bandwidth via both fibre and satellite. They have various dial-up numbers throughout the country, thus every call is a local call.

"Our primary goal is to achieve top-notch customer satisfaction through engineering excellence, innovative and effective products, and superior service. We always work as a team and put the customer first," The Director says.

BuckNet Internet has sponsored the rack mounted root server in the South African Root Server Project. This venture revolves around a system of 13 file servers which are distributed worldwide and contain authoritative databases that form a master list of all top-level domain names. Bucknet Internet is in good company, with UUNET and IS each sponsoring bandwidth, and Cisco sponsoring a router.

According to the Director, Bucknet Internet has set its sights on becoming one of South Africa's leading ISP's. It intends to achieve this objective by leading the field in terms of quality, price and service. Bucknet Internet focuses on medium to large enterprises which require premium Internet access and a highly adaptable service.

BuckNet Internet is well positioned to fulfil these goals. It has agreements with Internet Solutions for bandwidth backup, Telkom SA for leased line connections and access to the SAT3 international fibre cable.

They are a registered member of the Proudly South African initiative as well as the European Chamber of Commerce to ensure ethical and moral business practices.

"Since our inception in 1995, Bucknet Internet has provided a reliable, affordable service to a rapidly growing client base," The director says. "We have the infrastructure, knowledge and experience of the big players."

BuckNet Internet's offering includes the fastest, most affordable dial-up access available. This package includes analogue dial-up, and both 64kbps and 128kbps ISDN dial-up access. Additional features incorporate five free e-mail accounts, an optional static IP address, a call center service and access to newsgroups and chat servers. To enhance security, free virus software is supplied with all our dial-up connections.

In addition, BuckNet Internet offers a wide range of leased line connectivity solutions to suit specific needs. "Leased lines are ideal for the needs of medium to large corporations needing a fast, permanent Internet access option available 24 hours a day,"the director explains.

"Whether clients opt for a shared server or a dedicated solution, they can rest assured that their application is being housed in a state-of-the-art data center that ensures the high availability, speed and security of their mission-critical systems."