A very good friend of mine wants to start his own business on the web. So he needs a reliable web host. The problem is i only know the more common ones like Angelfire and Geocities. I'm guessing those are for the more casual users. Are there any that are aimed for the business enthusiasts? thx for any help!!!

Apache is a good one. That creates your web server.

Regards Jase

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Anyone else with web hosts plz leave them here. I want to give my friend as many choices as possible. thanks again everyone.

I have been signed up with Go Daddy for about a month now and have been very pleased. They may be able to offer products/services for your friend to use.

http://godaddy.com

try blueboxstudios, they're one of the top hosting companies right now.