June 01, 1998: Bestnet announces support for Oracle database on UNIX servers.
Oracle is a world leader for deploying complicated database servers in corporate and service provider environments. New generation web sites are generated and managed by databases. Oracle database is best suited for high traffic web sites.

May 01, 1998: Bestnet announces support for Microsoft Active Server Pages.
Active Server Pages (ASP) is a powerful tool for creating dynamic database driven web pages for Windows NT servers.

February 16, 1998 A New service, Online Chat Rooms, has been added.
It is priced at $25 per month. Chat room is a Web based real-time chat program. It delivers cost-effective solutions for Web based customer service, virtual team meetings, and online communities through chat.

February 1, 1998: Bestnet launched a new advertising purchasing program.
Qualified Web site owners can make 6 cents each time when someone clicks on a Bestnet banner on their Web sites. Bestnet Banner Ads Program provide real-time activity reports and monthly payment to program participants.

January 22, 1998: Bestnet has added a second T3 (DS3) Internet connection.
The new connection provides quick T3 access to UUNET (alter.net) Internet backbone. Together with our quick T3 access to MCI (mci.net) Internet backbone, we can deliver net packets to Internet users worldwide at ultra-fast speed! With state-of-the-art BGP technology, two T3 connections work as backups for each other, which makes our
network super-reliable.

January 1, 1998: Bestnet's Virtual Host Web Account price has been lowered from $38 per month to $19 per month, and the Basic Web Account price has been lowered from $18 per month to $10 per month.

January 1, 1998: A New service, Web Forum Account, has been added.
It is priced at $15 per month. Web Forum is a message board system or BBS with a Web interface. It is an ideal tool for Web-based online discussions, training and supports.