Web Services

The Web Services department are responsible for creating the well known education tools available to schools and businesses.

What do we do?

We make all the fun stuff here at Primary Technology and share them with the world! To have a look at our cool stuff see our creations page.

Why are we different than your everyday web service company?

At Primary Technology we work soley to create educational tools to help improve education…

What else do we offer?


Etherpad Support and Maintenance

Customised installation of Etherpad

Like Etherpad, want it installing on your own hardware and customising to suit your enviroment? We can do that for you!

Custom plugins for Etherpad

Need something a little different in Etherpad? Want a change that is not in the upcoming feature list? Get in touch about custom plugins!

Etherpad backup services

Running your own Etherpad? Need backup? Look no further! We can custom backups to suit your needs.

Maintenance and upgrades package

Running Etherpad and need it taking care of? We will look after your instance like it was our own!

Advice and consultancy services

Thinking about using Etherpad? Not sure if it is the right solution for you? Need intergartion with your existing app? We would love for you to use Etherpad, get in touch and we can help!

Web Hosting

Got a website that you need hosting? We can help you with either Windows or Linux hosting. Space available can be customised to your needs and we can host any type of site that you require, from simple PHP sites to complex .NET sites.

WordPress hosting and template design is also available via our PrimaryBlogger service, which is currently hosting over 10,000 existing sites and blogs. For more information see our web hosting features.

All our servers are hosted in the UK owned and operated by Primary Technology Ltd. No data is shared or passed on to any third party, nor is data use for any other means.

Email Hosting

We host email accounts on our customised Microsoft™ Exchange 2010 servers and integrate with your Management Information System to automate account management. The service will continue to evolve with feedback from existing customers and already boasts a number of unique features for schools.

Setup takes two minutes, accounts are automated, email is spam filtered and works with Outlook 2007+, there are no hardware requirements, no licensing requirements and costs are low!

DNS Hosting and Management

Are you looking for a new domain for your school or business? Do you have an existing domain that you have trouble with everytime you need to make a change? Let us manage it for you.

What we offer:

  • DNS hosting for any domain
  • Change requests processed within 24 hours*
  • Advice about changes that you want to make
  • All type of records are available
  • Prices start from just £25pa!

* We will update and respond to your change request within 24 hours, it may take upto 48 hours to propagate across the internet once the change has been implemented.

Remote Backup

School Backups is an easy-to-use and cost-effective backup solution specifically designed for schools. A robust remote backup plan should be included in every school’s disaster recovery plans.

You can easily back up your SIMS Server, Windows Servers, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Lotus Domino/Notes, Oracle database, MySQL database, Linux servers, desktops and laptops to School Backup’s highly dependable datacenter.