Centennial, Colorado - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - January 18, 2008 - Web hosting and managed services firm, Verio, has been awarded by the Small Business Computing’s Excellence in Technology Awards, named as a Finalist for the E-commerce Hosting Provider Award. Winners of the award will be announced Jan. 22, 2008.

The company was recognized for its eStorefront Hosting Plans in the ”E-commerce Web Hosting Provider” category. Highlighting companies that have helped small businesses gain access to the right growth tools, the Small Business Computing Excellence in Technology Awards allows readers to vote for companies that have driven their purchases and provided superior resolutions to their business challenges.

Dennis Boyle, Chief Operating Officer at Verio noted, ”Verio is honored to be selected as a finalist for the Small Business Computing Excellence in Technology Award. This acknowledgement is particularly important because it is the readers of Small Business Computing and business users themselves who have endorsed the technologies and solutions that Verio offers to enable online business. This recognition validates our efforts to help customers more effectively and affordably build and grow their business without having to scale IT resources or infrastructure.”

Verio’s finalist position in the Excellence in Technology Awards is based on the company’s industry leading eStorefront Hosting Plans. Designed to help small and mid-size businesses get their online stores up and running quickly with the ShopSite shopping cart, the eStorefront Hosting solutions meet the needs of a wide range of online businesses.

As part of Verio’s small business solutions, the eStorefront Hosting Plans offer a flexible range of shopping cart options and features customers can choose from. The hosting plans are easily customizable for users of all expertise levels gives, giving customers improved usability and added functionality for their online commerce. Verio’s eStorefront plans support Google Checkout and accept payments with PayPal, enabling easy integration and use of two popular online payment options. The commerce services also feature online marketing tools to help businesses increase site traffic and reach new customers, and include easy-to-use site traffic reporting tools to help measure that traffic.

SmallBusinessComputing.com’s online content is completely dedicated to small business owners’ technology needs. The site was created to help small business owners evaluate, acquire and upgrade computing technology, create and enhance online businesses, and stay current with the latest terminology.

Verio Inc. is a provider of hosting and managed services for small and midmarket companies and partners worldwide, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT America, US subsidiary of NTT Communications, which provides complementary global network access reaching over 200 countries worldwide. The company offers businesses a range of Internet services, including web hosting, managed services and value-added professional service offerings. Verio supports its operations with scalable global infrastructure and systems including the NTT Communications Global IP Network, and provides business solutions to customers and partners in more than 146 countries.

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