with AbelCams builtin webserver you don't need expensive web hosting
The server supports various technologies:
SilverLight, PHP, CGI, Ajax, all documented with templates.
Configure AbelCam remotely with the Web Admin Interface
Read more about the Web Server

AbelCam can deliver images to any web browser as
single images, Motion JPEG stream or Windows Media Stream.
three different Capture Interfaces cover all requirements
Use Caption and Overlay Images, scale and zoom on demand
Read more about WebCam

Configure fixed or dynamic Motion detection level
Store images on the local disk or with FTP Upload
Optional email on motion detection
replay detected motion
Read more about Motion Detection

AbelCam supports multiple cameras
Use IP Cameras, USB Cameras and builtin captures devices
as image source. The licensing scheme allows you to
purchase what you need now and get more licenses later.
Read more about Licenses

AbelCam supports Zoom with all capture devices
and Tilt Pan for popular USB cameras like
Creative Live! Motion, Logitech Sphere / Orbit,
the TrackerPod tilt/pan unit and others
Read more about Pan Tilt Zoom

Two of AbelCams Capture Interfaces can be used as
Windows Media Server. The simplicity of the setup allows
anybody to run Windows Media Streams without much
configuration.
See also Windows Media Server

AbelCam supports Plugins extending its functionality.
Plugins offer interfaces to the real world or to services on the Internet.
Examples:
Hardware control with the X10 plugin, Upload to Picasa with the Picasa plugin
Read more about Plugins