Scottsdale, Arizona - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - February 28, 2008 - Web hosting registrar firm, GoDaddy, has partnered with Microsoft, by offering the new Windows Server 2008 with Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS7) software.

Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons noted, ”As one of the top web host providers in the world, Go Daddy prides itself on offering cutting edge products that make it easy for our customers to have a presence on the web. We are pleased to put our customers on the new Microsoft platform. It will give our clients the speed and reliability they demand.”

As the backbone of its Windows Web hosting product line, the technology which Microsoft officially launched at its ”Heroes Happen Here” event in Los Angeles, is designed to improve web site performance, by making more efficient use of server resources. It also provides customers with new tools to help build their Web sites, and boasts enhanced security features that augment Go Daddy’s multi-faceted approach to protecting customers’ data.

Go Daddy has already seen a substantial increase in server performance in its initial testing of the new technology, and is excited to see it in production for its customers.

Bob Kelly, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft noted, ”The Windows Server 2008 web and applications platform helps web hosting companies reliably host more sites, reduce infrastructure and support costs and provide world class delivery of both ASP .NET and PHP applications. We are thrilled to work with a leading Web hosting company like Go Daddy and help them deliver a Windows Server 2008-based offering to their enormous customer base.”

The addition of the new technology means there is no better time to develop an online presence. Go Daddy also makes it fast and easy with web hosting services are designed to be ideal for both individuals and small businesses. Shared hosting packages feature 24×7 Customer Support, high-end data centers and a 99.9 percent uptime guarantee. Customers opening an account can also take advantage of Go Daddy Hosting Connection, a forum where users can install a variety of hosting applications from one location, while sharing their thoughts on products with other customers.

The Go Daddy Group, Inc. is a domain name registrar with more than 22 million domains under management and 24-hour-a-day customer support. More than 4 million customers are serviced by Go Daddy for domain registration, web site hosting, email and related Internet services. Go Daddy is a provider of services designed to enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. Go Daddy also provides a variety of on-demand and other services. GoDaddy.com is the world’s No. 1 domain name registrar according to Name Intelligence, Inc. GoDaddy.com is also rated the world’s largest hostname provider according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2006, The Go Daddy Group registered approximately one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info.

For more information about GoDaddy, please visit: www.godaddy.com.